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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[...]

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[...]

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 –[...]

It is Valentine's Day 2015. And this is a thing.  #taylorswift4spidergwen. Art from Cameron Williams. It's Taylor Swift for Spider-Gwen. Sorry,

Spider-Man is all the rage, and the speculation continues on what is really going on behind the scenes Cancelled TV shows were a sore subject for the team, as they ran down the list Constantine has been a constant favorite for Marty, and Julz, and sadly it's on the chopping block Maybe SyFy will pick[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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[...]

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,[...]

According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, Spider-Man will indeed be appearing in Captain America: Civil War This was the obvious choice as the original press release said Spider-Man would appear in a Marvel movie prior to the release of the next solo Spider-Man movie on July 28th, 2017 The only Marvel films[...]

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[...]

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[...]

And you'll get an explanation of that in… Amazing Spider-Man #13. Before the story continues into… …Spider-Verse Team-Up #3 where it all kicks off But back to Amazing Spider-Man Because not only does the Superior Spider-Man see what he might have done if not stopped by Peter Parker… he also discovers who this current Peter Parker is[...]

Jonah Jameson in the Sony Spider-Man films as well as a television regular on Law & Order as Dr Emil Skoda, Vern Schillinger on Oz or Assistant Chief Will Pope on The Closer. NBC has now announced that Simmons will be the host for Saturday Night Live on January 31st Musical guest will be D'Angelo[...]

Still married to Mary Jane Watson? Could this be the first appearance of the Spider-Man who will featuring in this particular part of Battleworld in the Secret Wars series spinoffs? Renew your vows indeed… speculators, start your engines…   In Spider-Verse #2 published yesterday, we made much of the observation that Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield were part[...]

It was certainly hinted at. They've already done it with Ben. But could Marvel be so bold? Yes, yes, they could. That character Spider Ma'am appearing in

That run was brokn in 14th and 15th place by Batman, who plays hopscotch with Amazing Spider-Man for many of the subsequent points on the chart Image also have Outcast and Wytches #1 and another isse of Walking Dead in the top 100 Dark Horse's best selling tile is not on the chart, Serenity: Leaves[...]

Eddie DeAngelini has been a huge fan of Spider-Man since he was a kid and spent four decades putting together a complete collection of the wall-crawler including a CGC-certified 1.0 Amazing Fantasy #15 But when DeAngelini was offered a chance to be part owner of Hi De Ho Comics in Santa Monica, he decided to[...]

Chris Samnee (Daredevil) has a tumblr page where he posted the following images showing his art process on two sketches (Wolverine and Spider-Man) and then on a page with the Avengers Its always amazing to see how the art happens.   One of the good things about social media[...]

Here is something I had never thought of... if Superheroes aren't killed in the line of duty, just how long would some of them live? Seems the folks over

Last week's issue of Axis revealed that Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver were not the biological  children of Magneto, leaving them open to be recreated as

It is a kind of proof that things have changed… TOP 50 COMIC BOOKS Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in November 2014 RANK DESCRIPTION PRICE VENDOR 1 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #9 $4.99 MAR 2 ALL NEW CAPTAIN AMERICA #1 $3.99 MAR 3 BATMAN #36 $3.99 DC 4 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #10 $3.99 MAR 5 SPIDER-WOMAN #1 $3.99 MAR 6 THOR #2 $3.99 MAR 7 SUPERIOR IRON MAN #1 $3.99 MAR 8 AVENGERS AND X-MEN AXIS #4 $3.99 MAR 9 AVENGERS AND X-MEN AXIS #5 $3.99 MAR 10 JUSTICE LEAGUE #36 $3.99 DC 11 AVENGERS AND X-MEN AXIS #6 $3.99 MAR 12 HARLEY QUINN #12 $2.99 DC 13 SPIDER-VERSE #1 $4.99 MAR 14 WALKING DEAD[...]

We salute you, and the keenness you bring to your passion. Amazing Spider-Man takes the top spot, spurred on by Spider-Verse, as Marvel's Annuals take top spots across the chart, pushing ahead even of the Harley Quinn Holiday Special But The Walking Dead saw them all off, though Axis, spurred by No More Mutants, took the[...]

Some folks have asked why Marvel Studios have been playing all hardball with Fox over X-Men and Fantastic Four rights, but all happy-go-lucky with Sony and the Spider-Man rights. The Wall St Journal may have the answer, after poring through data released during the recent Sony hack. They show that Sony and Marvel have discussed including Spider-Man[...]

As it were. Copperhead however prefers to play a little… While Charmed can make even the most innocent game pretty  filthy… Yeah, sorry, but sixties' animated Spider-Man doesn't come close, I'm afraid, in Spider-Verse Team Up Still at least he had one solution to another problem.. The pig knows who is in charge in Amazing Spider-Man[...]

Next week sees the launch of Bitch Planet, Spider-Man & The X-Men, Herald: Lovecraft & Tesla, Eternal, Lady Demon and The Valiant. And the week after sees Multiversity Thunderworld, Smallville Season 11 and Rumble. DARK HORSE COMICS ABE SAPIEN #18 $3.50 GOON OCCASION OF REVENGE #4 $3.50 ITTY BITTY COMICS THE MASK #2 $2.99 PROMETHEUS FIRE AND STONE #4 $3.50 X #20 (MR) $2.99 DC COMICS ASTRO CITY[...]

Hosts Randy Young and Chris Hunter say: Thanks for pressing play! Another awesome week of comics that will take us right into the Thanksgiving holiday here in the USA! There still is soooo much going on this week as we get even more Godhead storyline in Red Lanterns, Time is still running out for the Avengers, Nova and[...]

This issue shows the birth of Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson's baby May Parker, stillborn. In the MC2 alternate universe, she was portrayed as a grown teenager, becoming that universe's Spider-Girl, and has recently returned to comics in the current Spider-Verse series. We did suggest that there was a possibility, the standard Marvel Universe version of[...]

We know that the three central totems of the Spider-Verse are The Other, The Bride and The Scion. As Ezekiel told us. We know The Other is Kane. We know

Such as Hulk's monologues… Spider-Man's quips. More Spider-Man's quips. Even Redditors got confused. BlazeFaia So I'm not the only one who instinctively read left to right at first right? Like I read manga all the time I know the deal But  I also read comics as well So that threw me for a loop[...]