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Stan Goldberg, born in 1932, was a comic book creator who worked principally on Archie and Marvel Comics, including contributing to designing the look of Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four, working for as a colourist, penciller and inker He also worked as the principal Archie Comics penciller from the nineties until the the mid noughties,[...]

Donald Glover made his love of Spider-Man known a few years ago when the Amazing Spider-Man was being cast and Glover came out and supported an idea of him playing Peter Parker. That internet campaign was noticed by Brian Micheal Bendis and was part of the inspiration for making Miles Morales. Now the former Community star has[...]

Death will be found in this week's issue of Wolverine! Can the Marvel Universe survive without him? Several very interesting new series start this week as see the release of Wayward, POP, Sundowners, and Bob's Burgers! All of them look like spectacular debuts to what really looks like a small week of comics hitting the shelves. And[...]

We only see an ass, and it's a girl with a nice ass, from my point of view." Possibly not the point being made. He also talks about the art of super-heroics, echoing what I've often heard everyone from Stan Lee down say. "Superheroes are like that, they are naked, they are just painted. Superman is naked, painted blue,[...]

To go along with their 75th anniversary, Marvel comics is producing a series of videos looking at the history of their comics. Here we get the 1960's and

As folk who dress up like this… …and hang around Times Square to take photographs with tourists in exchange for donations, are unionising as New York Artists United For A Smile, to get rid of some of the less welcome element and protest against police who work against them. The less welcome elements? Well, as the New[...]

We salute you, and the keenness you bring to your passion. And this week, the behemoths of Batman fights The Walking Dead, the Amazing Spider-Man and Original Sin, but even without Greg Capullo, and Scott Snyder stepping back, it still beats out the zombies, spiders and sins. Just. Batman #34 by Scott Snyder, Gerry Duggan and Matteo Scalera, published by[...]

One reader reports their placement on a standee beside copies of Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy DVDs and Spider-Man animated DVDs. Here's what awaits you… The Brian Bendis/John Romita Jr relaunch of Avengers from 2011, a $20 book normally. The Dan Slott/Humberto Ramos Amazing Spider-Man: Big Time story from 2011, a $15 book normally. Last year's relaunch of[...]

It isn't the first time we've had a mystery phrase said by one Marvel character to another, too small to see... And we were able to zoom in on the digital

So what have Peter Parker and Silk been up to in today's Amazing Spider-Man #5? Well, probably a not-very-original sin And what does Marvel know of Googling? Is this the new euphemism we should be using? So Spider-Man editor Nick Lowe is telling us to… what with Silk? "Google" it? Please… But one other thing, you know how[...]

This week, Image comics got us with six awesome releases! Low and Outcast were among our favorites! We absolutely love Vertigo's Quarterly Magenta! And DC Comics' release Bodies #1 is going to be stellar! As always, thank you for watching! Please be our Facebook friends! Books covered in this episode include: Marvel Comics: Punisher #9 Image Comics: Imperial #1[...]

Today with the publication of Superior Spider-Man #32, we get a clue about where the Spider-Verse event will all the Spider-Men you ever thought of all together is birthing from. We knew that Doc Ock, the Superior Spider-Man was getting a trip to the future. But it's getting back that's the problem, landing the poor fellow in[...]

Spider-Man is headlining a new line of Sofubi soft vinyl figures from Japan. They previously ran these equally distressing DC characters, in a retro freaking-out style. Seriously, are they being designed by Dan Clowes or something? Well now it's Marvel's time. You can buy spidey direct from Japan for $84 plus shipping But you can also buy[...]

This just came in from Deadline: Having pushed it's next Spider-Man film out until 2018, Sony is eyeing a female lead superhero movie for a 2017 release This will be a character from the Spider-verse. Now we know that Sinister Six, from writer/director Drew Goddard, is scheduled for November 11, 2016 And it's still unsure which incarnation[...]

I would see friends wearing costumes at conventions and wanted to get into it as well as I could tell it made the convention experience more fun for them. [GothamScarecrow as Green Goblin from The Amazing Spider-man, photo by PhotosNXS] AM: What has been some of your favorite things to work with when constructing costumes and why? GS:[...]

Spinning out of Peter Svensson's Spider-Verse panel liveblog, here's some of the break-out news for the panel: First we've got Scarlet Spiders, a

Editor Nick Lowe, Amazing Spider-Man writer Dan Slott and Mark Waid attending Waid not actually writing Spider-Man at all right now being a bit of a clue that something is going to be announced. Nick Lowe is loud and getting the panel off to a roaring start Senior Editor of Marvel Comics, it's all about Spider-Man. Your[...]

Wanted to write Spider-Man when he grew up, and made his dream come true. Quesada asked if you weren't on assignment you're on, what would you want? Everyone said Spider-Man JMS said Spider-Man, when he was working on it Dan said Moon Knight, mainly because he never thought he'd get it This was the Marvel retreat[...]

According to the Hollywood Reporter, after announcing 5 new dates last week, today Marvel and Disney swooped in on the vacated date of May 4, 2018 just hours after Sony announced it delaying Spider-Man 3 two years moving it from 2016 to 2018 and bumping Spider-Man 4 off the schedule. This adds a third date to[...]

With all of that in mind, this week I'm turning the controversy dial to 11 (well, 8) and exploring Essential 8 Comic Book Controversies! The Night Gwen Stacy Died What many of us now take for granted as a classic story that changed Spider-Man, Marvel Comics and perhaps all of comics forever was not instantly greeted with[...]

I wonder who he could be? And did he steal all the backgrounds from this comic? Because, yes, even if you set a comic at a comic convention, it's probably a good idea to show some of that comic convention when drawing it, Also, in cosplay, from Amazing Spider-Man #1.2,  the early days of Spider-Man are[...]

Filled with some genuine surprises, great action sequences and strong tie-ins (with Black Panther and Avengers: the Initiative coming immediately to mind), the Secret Invasion event was just the kind of big popcorn-chewing, universe-shaking spectacle that summer comic book events are made of. Spider-Island What if everyone on the island of Manhattan had great power and no[...]

With the rumors of a Guardians of The Galaxy animated series on the horizon, the team returned this morning to Ultimate Spider-Man We also get to see Nova… or at least a young version of the Nova Corps. And in this clip below we also get to see Rocket for a quick second. [youtube]http://youtu.be/8Glev9klzqA[/youtube] [...]

Alex Ross will be set up as usual at the San Diego Comic Con this year (July 24-27) at booth 2419 where he will be offering up a few new things. First is

From the final page of this week's Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man.   That's the revived, renewed Green Goblin there, the creature who killed Peter Parker in the Ultimate Universe. But is there something hidden behind those flames? Trying to break free? Maybe spurt some web fluid of its very own? There must be a name of the habit of[...]

From the upcoming Amazing Spider-Man #4… the secret, the original sin of Spider-Man… that he was not alone. Before this could happen… Someone else was bit. You may have seen her briefly in Amazing Spider-Man #2. And in sketches… But Amazing Spider-Man #3 will bring Silk out into the open But why has she been a mystery for so long? Well,[...]

Will it become just… & The X-Men? Kinda. I've been told that as well as a number of Fallen Son-style tie-in titles to follow The Death Of Wolverine, that the Wolverine & The X-Men comic will follow a similar pattern to the DC title Batman And Robin after Robin died. And the first arc will be called Spider-Man &[...]

all in one place. Such as issues of Titan's Doctor Who series, exclusive to San Diego Comic Con Skottie Young's two covers from Superior Spider-Man #32 and Amazing Spider-Man #9                               The Eastman and Laid cover for TMNT #35… Chip Zdarsky's 100 limited edition cover[...]

He seemed to have been out of sorts with Marvel and DC Comics of late. But the impending Spider-Verse event seems to have brought writer David Hine back to Marvel, reviving his popular Spider-Man Noir character with Fabrice Sapolsky, as the event sees to take in every version of Spider-Man ever portrayed, legally at least. The Edge[...]

There are panels on comics art and inking, panels on the history of Batman and Spider-Man, a focus on female heroes in comics, and plenty of talent supporting the educational and fan-inspiring programming. The full comics programming schedule is: FRIDAY, MAY 30 5:30 – 6:15PM SUPERSTAR ARTISTS: JUNE BRIGMAN, BILLY MARTIN, AND ALE GARZA Three top comics artists talk about[...]