Reading Experience Archive

Kraven’s Last Hunt (Part II): The Will to Live and Die

May 13, 2013Reading Experience, the big box of comics2 Comments

JM Dematteis and Mike Zeck’s presentation of death and rebirth, and how they often mirror each other is one of the themes that elevates “Kraven’s Last Hunt” from a great storyline to a legendary one. One of the most controversial aspects of the arc is its ending – or

Kraven’s Last Hunt and Being Superior

By Mark Ginocchio

May 9, 2013Reading Experience, the big box of comicsNo comments

In the two-plus years I’ve been writing Chasing Amazing, I’ve managed to steer clear of talking about the Kraven’s Last Hunt arc, for reasons both intentional and unintentional. I understand that this is a travesty. I know last summer, the readers of Comics Should Be Good (where I guest

Happy 50th Anniversary Amazing Spider-Man #1

By Mark Ginocchio

March 14, 2013Reading Experience1 Comment

In the two-plus years I’ve been recording my chase to collect every single issue of Amazing Spider-Man, I’ve talked so much about my desire to own ASM #1 that I don’t know if I’ve ever actually talked about the actual contents of the comic. And that’s a tragic oversight

Hawkeye, Spider-Man and the Do’s and Don’ts of Current Events Comics

By Mark Ginocchio

February 15, 2013Reading ExperienceNo comments

The “tribute” to a national tragedy comic book issue has always come across to me as a very slippery slope for the superhero medium. Of course, I can’t think about one of these “very special” issues without immediately reflecting on Amazing Spider-Man #36 (volume 2), which was written/illustrated

The Greatest Spider-Man Love Story

By Mark Ginocchio

February 14, 2013Reading ExperienceNo comments

Spider-Man has long been perceived as a superhero comic book, but at its core, it’s also a love story. More so than any other comic book I can think of, there has always been an emphasis on romantic and familial relationships in Spider-Man – i.e. love – whether it’s

Where Does Amazing Fantasy #15 Rank, and a Few Other Outstanding Questions

By Mark Ginocchio

January 28, 2013Reading Experience3 Comments

As I got to the end of my “Top 10” issues of Amazing Spider-Man countdown last week, I entertained a number of questions and hypotheticals from people on Twitter that I thought were worth addressing in a separate post today (and who am I to turn down an opportunity

Amazing Spider-Man #300, My Favorite ASM of All-Time

By Mark Ginocchio

January 24, 2013Reading Experience1 Comment

1. Amazing Spider-Man #300 (script by David Michelinie, art by Todd McFarlane)

My Second Favorite Issue of Amazing Spider-Man

By Mark Ginocchio

January 22, 2013Reading ExperienceNo comments

2. Amazing Spider-Man #50 (script by Stan Lee, pencils by John Romita Sr., inks by Mike Esposito)

My Favorite Issues of Amazing Spider-Man: #6 and #5

By Mark Ginocchio

January 14, 2013Reading ExperienceNo comments

As we start week two of my top ten list, we reach the the first two entries of my final “special six.” I’ll admit I’m a bit shocked I haven’t heard much criticism of some of the issues I’ve been throwing out there – in fact I got quite

My Favorite Issues of Amazing Spider-Man: #8 and #7

By Mark Ginocchio

January 10, 2013Reading ExperienceNo comments

On Monday, I posted about my #10 and #9 all-time favorite issues of Amazing Spider-Man. Today, I continue with my list by discussing two more (personal) favorites that will always be near and dear to me: