It’s Spider-Man vs. Spider-Man as “Beyond” comes to a close in Amazing Spider-Man #93 written by Zeb Wells, art by Patrick Gleason, colors by Bryan Valenza, and letters by Joe Caramagna! The illusion of change is the ultimate backbone of serialized comics. Amazing Spider-Man #93 is both a great example of it, and leans into…
It begins with a ping in my pocket. It’s Monday afternoon, a little bit after 3 EST. A Slack notification has gone off, and lo and behold, our comic collection for the week has dropped. I work a full time job (thank goodness, despite how I feel in the mornings), so I can’t always read…
A lot of people will tell you that Miles Morales has a branding problem. Depending on who you ask — or, more likely, who’s offering you their unsolicited opinion — there are two trains of thought that’ll lead to that conclusion. The first, typically loudest, is that Miles is held back by being a legacy…
Miles Morales #35 concludes one arc and leads into another. As the Assessor and Quantum return to wreak havoc on Miles’ life, he and Shift have to seek out some unlikely allies. Miles Morales: Spider-Man #35 written by Saladin Ahmed, drawn by Michele Bandini and Luigi Zagaria, inked by Michele Bandini, Elisabetta D’Amico, and Luigi…
Two Spider-Man comics. One One Black Cat. Did either of them get Felicia right? Amazing Spider-Man #87 comes courtesy of writer Jed MacKay, artist Carlos Gómez, colorist Bryan Valenza, and letterer Joe Caramagna. Mary Jane & Black Cat: Beyond #1 is (also) written by Jed MacKay, drawn by C.F. Villa, colored by Erick Arciniega, and…
Ben Reilly is back, and this time he’s more continuity-inserted than ever! Ben Reilly: Spider-Man #1 is written by J.M. DeMatteis, with art by David Baldéon, colors by Israel Silva, and letters by Joe Caramagna. Nostalgia is a hell of a drug. Sometimes that’s a good thing, but others not so much. For the last…
There’s a tension in critique between judging a piece of work for what it is and judging that work against our internal monologue of what we think the actions and resolutions of the work should be. Honest, good critique does not degrade a work because it doesn’t live up to head-canon fan fiction; good critique…
There’s something about Spider-Man and horror. Whenever the Marvel Universe takes a turn for the scary, Peter Parker is often right in the middle of it. Other times there are horror stories, both within the Prime timeline and alternate universes, just straight up centered on Spider-Man in a horror context. With two issues out this…
Peter Parker attempts to face his greatest foe: the lies he tells himself in Darkhold: Spider-Man #1. Written by Alex Paknadel, art by Dio Neve, colors by Jim Charalampidis, and letters by Clayton Cowles. Think about the biggest lie you’ve ever told. You’re thinking about the bad things: the fake job experience you put on…
In Miles Morales #33, we see Miles’ best friend fit the sidekick trope to a tee: outrage with the protagonist – in this case outrage if the incredulous cease and desist order given to Miles by the Beyond Corporation, demanding he stop using the Spider-man identity; he gives the reader context around the protagonist’s recent…
The Doctor is out, and Ben Reilly may have to scrub in to help, in Death of Doctor Strange: Spider-Man #1 from Jed MacKay, Marcelo Ferreira, Wayne Faucher, Andrew Crossley, Pete Pantazis, and Joe Caramagna. If you believe the song, New York is a hell of a town. In Death of Doctor Strange: Spider-Man we…
The decimal issues are back in Amazing Spider-Man #78.BEY, written by Jed MacKay, artwork by Eleonora Carlini, colors by Federico Blee, and letters by Joe Caramagna. Spider-Man has the best supporting cast in comics. That’s probably one of the least controversial things I could say about Spider-Man. I mean sure, there are individual supporting characters…
Miles Morales goes on a delightful date with someone he feels he can connect with in Miles Morales: Spider-Man #32 written by Saladin Ahmed, art by Christopher Allen, colors by Guru-eFX, and letters by VC’s Cory Petit. Do you remember your first date? Your favorite one? Were you nervous? Did you hold hands? Did you…
Years ago I asked my partner what their favorite flower was. They wouldn’t tell me. They liked purple; their personality was gregarious, bombastic in tone and tenor. I thought they’d like a Lilly. I was wrong. They loved red roses – basic, predictable, thorny, and reliable. “But” they told me, eyes playful, voice low, “a…
It’s a new era of Spider-Man, with a new Spidey (well, a new-old Spidey), a new love interest (well, a new-old love interest) and… Well, you just have to check it out, in the launch of the 19 part epic Spider-Man Beyond in The Amazing Spider-Man #75 from Zeb Wells, Patrick Gleason, Marcio Menyz, and…