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Millennial: What It Means That Spider-Man Is 28 Years Old
Counted among their number is Spider-Man, even if that wasn't always true As established in 2006's Civil War, Peter Parker declared he had become a super hero when he was 15 Not long before that the Marvel Knights Spider-Man series, also written by Mark Millar, saw Peter attend his high school reunion, and just to[...]
One Fan's Plea: Why Tobey Maguire Should Return As Spider-Man
Taking it a step further I would even go so far as to say that their reporting on their rumored original alien origin helped stir the collective nerd rage that stopped that from happening but hey this piece is about Spider-Man not the Ninja Turtles Or is it? No really, it's about Spider-Man, specifically; why Tobey[...]
Dan Slott Lays Down The Case For A Non-White Spider-Man
A few years ago, I wrote an article, speculating that Marvel was to announce a black Spider-Man for the Ultimate line It just felt like that something was in the air. The reaction was… let's go with mixed. Then when it was actually announced, I wrote another that showed not much had changed. And now, with Marvel and Sony recasting[...]
From Spider-Man to Hawkman: Thematic Unity And Character Appeal
While Spider-Man is flanked by a core of chance, choice and guilt that made him connect with audiences immediately, Iron Man didn't go big until the movie exploded onto a culture permeated with gadgets and technological obsession Characters like Aquaman and Hawkman, meanwhile, have never broken through to the mainstream because they lack coherency and[...]
Lying In The Gutters – 16th February 2015 – The Spider And The Sony
But what did you read this week? Top Twenty Traffic Of The Week 1. Why The Sony Spider-Man News Is Bad For Marvel Movie Fans 2. More Spider-Man Tid-Bits – Garfield Out, Sinister Six Delayed 3. I've Just Read The Pilot Script To Preacher From AMC 4. In Wake Of Huge Announcement, Marvel Changes Four Release Dates 5. The State Of Darkseid In Today's Comics –[...]
Speculator Corner: The Effect Of The Sony/Marvel Spider-Man Deal
So Sony and Marvel have done a deal to integrate Spider-Man into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. How might that affect the price of certain comic books? Well it probably shouldn't but it is. While modern comic book fans might associate Spider-Man joining the Avengers with the New Avengers series by Brian Bendis and David Finch that also[...]
Why The Sony Spider-Man News Is Bad For Marvel Movie Fans
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 movie wasn't that bad Not as good as the first one, certainly better than The Incredible Hulk and Iron Man 2 But it's true, it was no Guardians Of The Galaxy. But there's no guarantee a new Sony/Marvel Spider-Man movie will be as good as Guardians Of The Galaxy either And this[...]
Marvel And Sony Have A Deal, So What Could Be Next For Spider-Man?
With the big Marvel / Sony announcement last night about basically sharing Spider-Man, this opens up so many possibilities So many stories that fans thought were off limits because of character rights that now can be tapped So let's just take a few minutes and think about those. Civil War is the obvious one and the[...]
Bleary Eyed Comics Folk React To Sony Spider-Man Movie News
Then the Sony/Marvel Spider-Man deal was announced They changed the lineup of upcoming Marvel movies And of Sony movies While I was snoring the night away. Woah Holy shit, it's happening! #Spiderman #Marvel — Girls Reading Comics (@girlsreadcomics) February 10, 2015 #AdviceForYoungJournalists Don't release huge news near midnight eastern time It's mean #SpiderMan — Jill Pantozzi (@JillPantozzi) February 10,[...]
What Do You Do With A Broken Leopardon (Spider-Man 2099 Spoilers)
This was the scene in Amazing Spider-Man #11 On Earth 13, the Safe Zone, the Heroes Reborn world, the robot Leopardon, driven by the Japanese TV series Spider-Man getting beaten up by the Inheritors And left for dead. But did you really think that would be the end? In yesterday's Spider-Man 2099 #8, Miguel O'Hara and[...]
Sony Brazil Keeping Spider-Man Films Close To Home
There has been lots of speculation regarding the future of Spider-Man at Sony, and whether or not the character might be lent out to Marvel Studios for Civil War and the like. Well, last week, Sony Pictures in Brazil decided to make it's plans clear, with a Sinister Six promotional image posted to Facebook. That's "we have[...]