Miguel O’Hara Archive

Spider-Man 2099 #4 and the Inevitable Letdown

October 6, 2014B Titles1 Comment

Despite the fact that I’ve been one of Spider-Man 2099’s biggest cheerleaders since the series rebooted over the summer, in the interest of fairness and objectivity, I will absolutely be critical if I feel that an issue misses the mark. To that point, while Spider-Man 2099 #4 is is

Superior Spider-Man #23: Needing Characters to Do Stuff

By Mark Ginocchio

December 9, 2013New Issues2 Comments

After the self-contained stories of Superior Spider-Man #20 and #21 and the slow-simmering set-up for the title’s next major arc in Superior #22, the creative team of Dan Slott, Christos Gage and Humberto Ramos slam their foot on the gas pedal in Superior #23, giving me a lot of

Superior Spider-Man #19: Me Getting My Popcorn Ready

By Mark Ginocchio

October 21, 2013New Issues10 Comments

When the Superior Spider-Man era kicked off in January, I was certainly intrigued by a series that focused on long-time villain Otto Octavius learning how to be a “hero,” via the great power/great responsibility credo of his “sworn enemy” Peter Parker, but I also wondered if such a concept

New Issues: Superior Spider-Man #18

By Mark Ginocchio

September 23, 2013New Issues1 Comment

Superior Spider-Man #18 is an instance where the more time passes from my initial read, the more issues I seem to have with the comic’s plot progression, characterization, artwork and overall structure. It actually pains me a bit that I feel this way because after the mediocre “No Escape”