Chasing Amazing

Guest Blogging: Adam Warlock and Cosmic Existentialism

May 24, 2013Guest BlogsNo comments

Today, as part of Sequart Research & Literacy Organization’s SciFi Week, I tackle some “far out” comics from the 1970s with my analysis of the tonal shift of Adam Warlock after Jim Starlin took over writing about the character. While not a traditional SciFi story, I argue that by

Superior Spider-Talk Episode 3

By Mark Ginocchio

May 23, 2013PodcastsNo comments

Episode 3 of the Superior Spider-Talk podcast is live and ready for you to download. Check it out on our Podomatic website or on iTunes (and if you haven’t yet, be sure to rate us and leave a review, which will read on air during the recording of Episode

Remembrance of Comics Past: Amazing Spider-Man #17

By Mark Ginocchio

May 23, 2013Remembrance of Comics PastNo comments

For years, the oldest Spider-Man comic book I owned was my copy of Amazing Spider-Man #25 – a comic I was basically embarrassed to have in my collection because I purchased it as a teenager for all the wrong reasons. As silly as this may sound, it was beyond

Guest Blogging: Gimmick or Good? – Sandman Special #1

By Mark Ginocchio

May 21, 2013Guest BlogsNo comments

For my Gimmick or Good? column at Comics Should Be Good, I move away from superhero comics this week with a review of Neil Gaiman’s Sandman Special #1. Gaiman’s Sandman series is considered one of the most important and well-written comic book titles of all-time. The Sandman Special #1,

New Issues: Avenging Spider-Man #20 and Otto’s In Charge

By Mark Ginocchio

May 20, 2013B Titles1 Comment

Given the ending to Superior Spider-Man #9 earlier this month, I can’t say I’m all that surprised by the contents of Avenging Spider-Man #20, but all the same: DAMN, Marvel went ahead and did it … they’ve made Spider-Man into a full-fledged baddie. At least that’s the direction Chris

Blind Spots: Marvel Knights Spider-Man #1-12

By Mark Ginocchio

May 16, 2013Blind Spots3 Comments

The first 12 issues of Marvel Knights” Spider-Man is exactly why I wanted to start doing a recurring column on many of the Spidey “B” titles that I’ve neglected to write about since launching Chasing Amazing in 2011. Here we have a fairly famous and popular arc, with a

What Are My Blind Spots?

By Mark Ginocchio

May 15, 2013Blind Spots4 Comments

As I hope most of you are aware, the name of this blog is Chasing Amazing. And while that might sound like a pun on the title of a Kevin Smith movie, the adjective “amazing” is quite intentional. The mission of the site is to follow “one man’s quest

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

By Mark Ginocchio

May 13, 2013Reading Experience, the big box of comics3 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

Guest Blogging: Gimmick or Good? – Batman #497

By Mark Ginocchio

May 8, 2013Guest BlogsNo comments

Fans of the Dark Knight Rises movie should be familiar with the storyline of Batman #497, the latest installment in the Gimmick or Good? feature I’ve been writing for CBR’s Comics Should Be Good blog. Just months after DC killed off Superman, Bruce Wayne had his back broken by