Spider-Man: Brand New Day

Set after “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” Doctor Strange’s spell permanently erases the entire world’s memory of Peter Parker & Spider-Man are the same person. This includes his best friend, Ned Leeds and girlfriend, Michelle “MJ” Jones. Peter resumes his superhero career as Spider-Man protecting the citizens of New York City. Suddenly, he stumbles upon a […]

Comics Review: Spider-Man: The Other

Peter Parker experiences unusual symptoms while on superhero duty as Spider-Man. One day, Captain America recommends a doctor without exposing his identity. Peter takes a blood test. The results? He’s dying. It’s not an advanced stage of cancer. It’s his spider powers affecting his physiology. Internal conflict ensues between his wife, Mary Jane Watson & […]

Flashback Review: Spider-Man: The Animated Series: Season 1

In the 1990s, James Cameron was developing a live-action film adaptation of Spider-Man. I already covered the background regarding the character from my review of Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man. Moving on. Season 1 officially aired in 1994 (same year The Mask came out) on Fox Kids. Like “X-Men: The Animated Series,” Spider-Man became an instant hit. […]

Comics Review: X-Men: Proteus

Picking up were previous story arc, Second Genesis left off, the X-Men embark on an adventure as they square combat old and new adversaries, Magneto in his volcano base, Sauron (not from Lord of the Rings) located in the Savage Land, Arcade who captures them in a room full of death traps, meet Alpha Flight […]

Comics Review: The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes

1963 was a big year for Marvel. Spider-Man starred in his main series after making his debut in “Amazing Fantasy” #15. Notable heroes and villains made their debuts including Iron Man, Hulk, Ant-Man/Hank Pym, The Wasp/Janet Van Dyne, Doctor Octopus, Magneto and the X-Men. One team in particular were assembled in response to the Justice […]

Comics Review: Daredevil: Guardian Devil

Fresh from making “Chasing Amy,” Kevin Smith (one of my favorite filmmakers) worked on two projects. First, “Dogma.” A religious comedy set in the View Askewinverse (featuring Jay and Silent Bob) as I considered his best work besides “Mallrats.” Second, “Guardian Devil” An eight-issue Daredevil storyline focusing on the character who looks after a random […]