Fantastic Four Archive

There are numerous things about Marvel’s newly minted FF series that have made me skeptical, all of which have nothing to do with the actual writing and artwork in the comic book. For one, the premise of the FF, the Future Foundation, came after the death of the Fantastic

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So I’m breaking my own rule and despite the fact that Spider-Man is still yet to play a significant role in any of the new FF (nee Fantastic Four) being pumped out by Marvel and writer, Jonathan Hickman, I still want to dedicate a post on the series. What

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As you might have guessed from the décor around here, Chasing Amazing is a blog about Spider-Man comic books. While I originally intended to keep my focus on this site to the very narrow world of Amazing Spider-Man comics, I’m also a very pragmatic person, so I understood in

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A few years ago, due to process of elimination, I attended a Tori Amos concert with my wife. Even though I would not describe myself as a “fan” of Amos, I didn’t have anything against her, and even knew a few of her songs, primarily because my wife was

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When I first started reading Amazing Spider-Man comics in the 1980s, it was towards the bitter end of the “black suit” saga – the first truly long-standing alternative costume used by Spidey in the character’s history. Prior to that era, it was his traditional red and blues, and after

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When Marvel announced a few months ago that Spider-Man would be joining the Fantastic Four – now calling themselves the “Future Foundation” in the wake of the death of their youngest team member Human Torch/Johnny Storm, I didn’t even debate my next move: I called up Marvel and subscribed

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The Marvel universe had a major shake-up a few months ago when Johnny Storm, aka, the Human Torch, a member of the Fantastic Four, was killed. Keep in mind that killing a character in the world of comic books is about as permanent as it is on a television

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