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The Deadly Foes one-shot serves to tie-in the two main antagonists who will be involved in the Spider Island storyline: Hobgoblin and the Jackal. Both can be classified as “classic” Spider-Man villains, though I’m certain the bulk of ASM’s readership over the past 30-years or so views each of

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There’s a lot to react to after reading an issue like Amazing Spider-Man #667, which marked the “official” first part of the anticipated “Spider Island” story arc. Nice storytelling by writer, Dan Slott, neat comic book art from Humberto Ramos, whose more “cartoonish” style I think is going to

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At the risk of sticking my nose in other people’s business, I was struck by an exasperated-sounding Internet rant penned by current Amazing Spider-Man writer Dan Slott which was seemingly inspired by a wave of complaints directed at Slott by various critics around the web. Only in the Internet

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Before there was Spider Island, there was Maximum Carnage, a major Spidey-centric Marvel crossover “event” from the 1990s. Split into 14-parts and featuring prominent guest appearances from the likes of Captain America, Venom, Morbius the Vampire, Iron Fist and more, Maximum Carnage may go down as one of the

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Perhaps the most significant recent change in the Amazing Spider-Man’s status quo is the fact that Peter Parker/Spider-Man finally seems to have his life altogether. Allowing Peter some happiness may go down as one of the most defining characteristics of the Dan Slott as head ASM writer era. But

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I’m concluding the birthday haul with a biggie – not that issues 12, 10, 7 and 5 aren’t biggies either. But we’re talking Amazing Spider-Man #2 here – the second-ever issue of my favorite comic book series of all-time, and only the third-ever appearance of Spider-Man (don’t forget about

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With the six-part Ultimate Fallout: Spider-Man No More series recently wrapped, I’ve been reminded why I’ve never been much of a fan of Marvel’s “Ultimate” universe. I guess it all comes down to a matter of taste. I’ve always been more of a traditionalist when it comes to my

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Picking out a favorite issue of Amazing Spider-Man is akin to a parent picking their favorite child. Sure, secretly, deep down, they recognize that there’s a black seep in the family, but that can never be publicly acknowledged unless the parent is willing to foot an expensive therapist bill

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My Amazing Spider-Man collection has gone through numerous fits and starts over the years. When I was younger, I didn’t have the attention span to be fixated on one specific comic book series or character and when I was in my teen years, I learned very quickly that serious

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The first and greatest lesson ever learned by Peter Parker/Spider-Man was “with great power comes great responsibility.” It’s a mantra dozens of Amazing Spider-Man writers have repeated and recited like the “Pledge of Allegiance.” The idea behind this mantra goes back to the origins of Spider-Man in Amazing Fantasy

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