For many of these articles, I’ve looked at the most acclaimed Spider-Man stories. And some of those have been the kind of stuff that can’t happen any issue. It’s often material that is consequential or […]
In 1998, WIZARD magazine published a special one-shot devoted to Spider-Man. I probably read it more than I have most Spider-Man comics. The highlight was a top ten Spider-Man stories list by writer Andrew Kardan, which gives […]
When I was younger and getting into comics, I loved WIZARD magazine. It had information on what was going on in the comics industry, and what the most popular comics were, as well as recommendations, interviews […]
The release of a comic book memoir of Stan Lee—co-written by Peter David, another notable Spider-Man writer—makes it an appropriate time to look at what comic book writers were up to before they were coming up […]
There are quite a few times when I read an old Marvel comic, and think that it’s quite similar to something that happened in a classic Spider-Man book. The thing is that in some cases […]
In previous editions, I considered where readers can start with the Spider-Man comics. First, I picked the stories and issues that were the right combination of significant, well-regarded and good. Then, I made the case for […]
Since my first column was about where two great writers started reading Spider-Man, it seems appropriate to consider the question of where everyone else should start. There are two ideal ways to do it. The first […]
Amazing Spider-Man #40 is one of the most important Marvel comics ever published. It’s not mainly because of the creative team, even though it was the second issue with John Romita Sr on art and […]
“I thought it was clones, but you’re from parallel worlds, aren’t you?” Peter Porker, the Spectacular Spider-Ham! Old-Man Spidey! Spider-Man Noir! Six-Armed Spider-Man! BEN REILLY!! Five Spider-Men in two tales for the price of one […]
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