It’s very rare in the world of comic books for creators to land upon an appropriate arch-nemesis right out of the gate. It wasn’t until the fifth issue of Fantastic Four when the world was...
Monthly Archives: February 2012
My suspension of disbelief is a funny thing, especially when it comes to comic books. For example, I’m perfectly fine and okay accepting that I’m reading about a universe where the protagonist was bitten by...
In pasts posts I’ve talked about the psychological benchmarks for collecting, and how they often guide, or in some cases, dictate your approach once you seemingly pass one. After writing about the J. Jonah Jameson...
When it comes to J. Jonah Jameson, I’ve long debated the argument of whether or not he effectively crosses the line from “antagonist” to out-and-out villain. He’s certainly long been one of Spider-Man’s greatest adversaries...
Spider-Man’s relationship with former Daily Bugle publisher/current New York City Mayor J. Jonah Jameson, has always been a complicated one, in large part because Spidey’s kind and forgiving nature has always prevailed over more basic...
While it was not intentional, I realized that this week’s posts had trended towards a theme – one that discussed Peter’s relationship with first love Gwen Stacy, and then a follow-up about a new issue...
Before I discuss these two issues proper, just a few comic book logistical things to get off my chest: The premise behind a comic book “crossover” it certainly not new or uncommon, but I have...
When I think “love” and “Spider-Man” an outsider may assume I’m going to talk about Peter Parker's long-time relationship with Mary Jane Watson – that IS the girl he married after all. But maybe because...
My acquisition of Amazing Spider-Man #101 is a tale filled with a lot of blank spots and unanswered questions. I can’t guarantee you how interesting any of this is going to be, but since this...
Unless your take on the world of comic books is even more myopic than my own, you probably heard last week that DC is controversially going to release prequels to the all-time great graphic novel...
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