Almost anybody who says they’re a writer will tell you that they are also avid readers. I’ve always believed that they go together – you can’t be a good writer unless you spend a chunk of your free time reading other people’s writing. I’m most certainly an avid reader.

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If you couldn’t tell, I’ve been buzzing quite  a bit about Iron Man on Chasing Amazing this past week. I wonder why that could be? Well, I took my Iron Man obsession over to Comic Should Be Good as Gimmick or Good? this week focuses on Iron Man #288

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In my Amazing Spider-Man #530 write-up, I mentioned some of the defining character differences between Tony Stark and Peter Parker as demonstrated by the first two parts of 2006’s “Mr. Parker Goes to Washington,” arc. In the storyline’s third and final section, ASM #531, these stark differences are even

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Amazing Spider-Man #530 is a significant entry in the title’s history because it’s the first issue that explicitly starts to outline the proposed parameters of the government’s Superhero Registration Act – a piece of fictional legislation designed to have Americans with super powers out themselves as part of a

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I’m back with Gimmick or Good? at CBR’s Comics Should Be Good blog. This week, I’m spotlighting Amazing Spider-Man #358, the final chapter in the six-part “Sidekick’s Revenge” arc, which had guest stars galore, such as Punisher, Moon Knight, Nova, Darkhawk and more! Continuing with the April theme, ASM

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I often wonder what my appreciation for Iron Man/Tony Stark would be without Robert Downey Jr.’s incredible (and funny) portrayal of the character in the 2007 film. Up until then, I had viewed Iron Man as a hero who was more fitting for the DC Universe – a man

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I’m pleased to announce a new project I’m involved with designed to reach Spider-Man enthusiasts via a different medium. Superior Spider-Talk is a brand new podcast where I talk Spider-Man news and reviews with fellow superfan and collector Dan Gvozden from the movie web site Grind My Reels. You

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Superior Spider-Man #8, the second part of the “Troubled Mind” arc, does something that no previous issue of Superior has truly nailed yet – the comic features a true moment of redemption for Spider Ock, while also maintaining the overall loose cannon/prick-ishness that has defined his personality through the

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Never one to ignore an opportunity to tout my insightfulness when it comes to … everything, really, a couple of weeks ago I published an article with the non-profit comic book magazine/web site Sequart about the projection of memories in Superior Spider-Man. As someone who read and analyzed many

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As a tongue-in-cheek acknowledgement of DC’s “WTF” gatefold cover promotion this month, I’ve been highlighting some gatefold cover issues from the 1990s for my recurring “Gimmick or Good?” column at Comics Should Be Good. This week, I take on Captain America #400, which was both a special “centennial” issue

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