Electro Archive

As part of Chasing Amazing’s X-Men/Avengers 50th anniversary celebration in September, the site is reposting older posts that relate to these great franchises. This post is originally from July 1, 2013. With the Raft supervillain prison being such a focal point in the current Superior Spider-Man arc, I thought

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Continuing the trend I first talked about earlier this week, the Avenging Spider-Man series appears to be the series where Marvel’s creative powers have decided to focus almost exclusively on Spider Ock’s internal evolution – specifically vis a vis other Marvel superheroes. In the case of Avenging Spider-Man #18,

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Front seat conversation between my wife and I during long car trips inevitably devolve into something along the lines of me randomly asking, “name your top five (insert just about anything here, i.e. songs, bands, movies, sandwiches, secretaries of state, etc).” I’ve often wondered if individuals born with the

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While the comic book medium is notorious for its “can you top that?” mentality, sometimes that old K.I.S.S. adage (depending the edginess of your audience, it’s either keep it simple silly or stupid) really holds true. While I appreciate backstories with incredible depth and development, or storylines with shock-twist

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The Haul: ASM #9 (Very Good minus) ASM #29 (Good plus) ASM #38 (Good plus) ASM #47 (Good/Very Good) Final Tally: 23 issues left to complete the run. In an unexpected surprise, my collection reached a milestone this month as I’ve cracked the Amazing Spider-Man “Top 10” for the

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