Gimmick or Good Archive

Gimmick or Good? Spawn #1

October 15, 2013Guest BlogsNo comments

Better late than never, the good people at Comics Should Be Good published my latest installment of “Gimmick or Good?” over New York Comic Con weekend, so for those of you who may have missed my column the first time around, may I present to you my thoughts on

Spider-Man 2099 #1 – Gimmick or Good?

By Mark Ginocchio

October 5, 2013Guest BlogsNo comments

Taking a cue from the current pages of Superior Spider-Man #1, for my latest Gimmick or Good? column at CBR’s Comics Should Be Good blog, I take a look at 1992’s Spider-Man 2099 #1. This red foil book was the first installment in Marvel’s 2099 line and featured a

Gimmick or Good? The Incredible Hulk #377

By Mark Ginocchio

September 28, 2013Guest BlogsNo comments

It may be 20 years after the fact, but I’ve recently discovered the greatness that was Peter David’s run on The Incredible Hulk. As such, for my most recent edition of Gimmick or Good? at CBR’s Comics Should Be Good blog, I reviewed the neon colored Incredible Hulk #377,

Guest Blogging: Gimmick or Good? – X-Force #1

By Mark Ginocchio

September 14, 2013Guest BlogsNo comments

My Gimmick or Good feature at Comics Should Be Good returns with one of the biggest selling comics of all-time, X-Force #1, which features the artistic stylings of the controversial Rob Liefeld, with script by long-time “X” writer Fabian Nicieza. This comic came in a polybag with a trading

Guest Blogging: Gimmick or Good? – Batman #500

By Mark Ginocchio

August 25, 2013Guest BlogsNo comments

While we’ve been hearing a lot the past few days about the decision to cast Ben Affleck as Batman in the upcoming Batman vs. Superman movie, what about DC’s decision in the 1990s to replace Bruce Wayne with the psychotic Jean-Paul Valley? The latest installment in my Gimmick or

Chasing Amazing Joins Matt and Brett Love Comics

By Mark Ginocchio

August 19, 2013PodcastsNo comments

As somebody who loves comics, I was happy to talk about my quest to collect every issue of Amazing Spider-Man, along with some of the other comic book writing I do around the Interwebs with the super-awesome Matt Little and Brett White, hosts of the Matt and Brett Love

Guest Blogging: Gimmick or Good? – Infinity Crusade

By Mark Ginocchio

August 18, 2013Guest BlogsNo comments

With Marvel launching its brand new “Infinity” mini-series, I thought the timing was right to review 1993’s Infinity Crusade mini-series for my latest Gimmick or Good? feature on Comics Should Be Good’s web site. Crusade was the third “Infinity” event penned by Jim Starlin in as many years and

Guest Blogging: Gimmick or Good? – Daredevil #321

By Mark Ginocchio

August 10, 2013Guest Blogs1 Comment

Gimmick or Good? takes on “Fall from Grace,” the major 1993 status quo shift in the world of Daredevil that saw him get a new costume, fight his doppleganger and fake his own death. Daredevil #321, Part II of this arc, features a glow-in-the-dark cover. Is this comic better

Guest Blogging: Gimmick or Good? – X-O Manowar #0

By Mark Ginocchio

August 4, 2013Guest BlogsNo comments

For my most recent edition of Gimmick or Good? at CBR’s Comics Should Be Good blog I reach back to one of Marvel superstar Joe Quesada’s earliest works as an artist, Valiant Comics X-O Manowar #0, an immensely successful origin issue that sports a unique, hand-painted chromium cover. The

Guest Blogging: Gimmick or Good? – Wolverine Loses his Adamantium

By Mark Ginocchio

July 28, 2013Guest BlogsNo comments

In case you missed it on Friday, for my latest Gimmick or Good? feature on CBR’s Comics Should Be Good blog, I spotlighted two parts of 1993’s “Fatal Attractions” arc that celebrated the 30th anniversary of X-Men (by adding holographic panels to the cover of all five of its