Peter Parker

Amazing Spider-Man: Full Circle – Jonathan Hickman, Gerry Duggan, Jason Aaron, Nick Spencer, Al Ewing, Kelly Thompson, Chip Zdarsky, Chris Bachalo, Greg Smallwood, Michael Allred, Valerio Schiti, Cameron Stewart, Mark Bagley, Rachael Stott & Chris Sprouse (Panini / Marvel)

There’s a nifty idea, and an underused literary staple, behind Full Circle that could have, in the hands of lesser authors, gone horribly wrong. Thankfully though, the ensemble responsible for this book all have well-earned…


Norman Osborn Returns As The Insidious Green Goblin In Amazing Spider-Man #850!

Spider-Man will have his hands full with the Sin-Eater’s reign of terror in the upcoming “Sins Rising” epic – but things will be getting much, much worse. As revealed on Comicbook.com, Spider-Man’s greatest foe, Norman Osborn,…


Spider-Man: Life Story – Chip Zdarsky, Mark Bagley, John Dell, Andrew Hennessy & Frank D’Armata (Panini / Marvel)

First things first, as this really is kind of important… Spidey fans, before you plunge headlong into Life Story, make sure you’ve got a box of tissues and a couple of handkerchiefs nearby as this book is…


Spider-Man: Life Story – Chip Zdarsky, Mark Bagley, John Dell, Andrew Hennessy & Frank D’Armata (Marvel)

First things first, as this really is kind of important… Spidey fans, before you plunge headlong into Life Story, make sure you’ve got a box of tissues and a couple of handkerchiefs nearby as this…


The future is in peril in The Amazing Spider-Man ‘2099’ launch trailer!

The past and future collide! Can the Spider-Men of two times set things straight, or will there be only dark times ahead for the Marvel Universe? The first chapter in the epic Amazing Spider-Man event, “2099,”…


Spider-Man / Deadpool: Eventpool – Robbie Thompson, Matt Horak & Jim Towe (Panini /Marvel)

Nothing lasts forever.  All good things eventually come to an end, and even though they’ve reaced the final stop on their odd-couple, best buds, foiling evil wherever they find it, roadtrip and team-up Spidey and…


Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man: Secrets and Rumours – Tom Taylor, Juan Cabal, Yildiray Cinar, Douglas Franchin & Nolan Woodard (Marvel)

For as long as I can remember, I’ve been in Spidey’s corner. Peter Parker and his arachnid powered alter-ego have been part of my life longer than pretty much anything, and everything, else and the…


Marvel Platinum: The Definitive Spider-Man Redux – Various (Marvel/Panini)

 It’s a bittersweet experience reviewing collections such as this if, like me, you owned the originals of the early issues featured and long ago sold them for beer, food, rent, or to the devil in…



J.J. Abrams and Henry Abrams Make Their Marvel Comics Debut With SPIDER-MAN #1…

The secret is out! This September, legendary filmmaker J.J. Abrams (Star Wars, Star Trek, Super 8) and his son Henry Abrams will co-write SPIDER-MAN, a five-issue limited series years in the making, with art by…


Spider-Man: Kraven’s Last Hunt – Neil Kleid (Titan Books)

The moment I saw Nicholas Hammond, the lamented and oft-forgotten on-screen Peter Parker, scale what, at the time, seemed to be a towering skyscraper on a cinema screen at the tail end of the nineteen…


What If? With Great Power – Sebastian Girner, Leah Williams, Gerry Conway, Carl Potts, Ethan Sacks, Bryan Hill, Casper Wijngaard, Filipe Andrade, Rachelle Rosenberg, Michel Bandini & More (Marvel)

With Great Power the latest chapter in Marvel’s peak behind the curtain of parallel superhero realities and alternate costumed crusader histories, tears down the barriers between worlds that are separated by a single decision, event…