Tag Archives: Spider-man

Marvel announced Spider-Island from the best-selling creative team of Dan Slott and Humberto Ramos. Kicking off this August in Amazing Spider-Man #667 (with a special prelude in #666) the citizens of Manhattan-including some of Spidey’s closest allies and deadliest foes-begin exhibiting the web-slinger’s very own powers! But as Spider-Man must stop a seemingly insurmountable super powered …

Spider-Man, Spider-Man, does whatever a spider can … but also what no other 1960s comic book can do … sell for $1,100,000! ComicConnect.com, one of the industry’s leading online auction sites, just sold an extremely rare, highest graded copy of Amazing Fantasy #15, the Marvel comic book by legends Stan …

Hasbro gives kids more ways than ever to re-enact the actions of their favorite Marvel Super Heroes with an extensive line of role play toys! MARVEL STUDIOS brings action and excitement to the theater with THOR and CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER and Hasbro brings the adventure, energy, and emotion …

Marvel is announced Infested, an all new series of short stories beginning in Amazing Spider-Man #659, leading into the biggest Spider-Man event of the year – Spider Island! And to set the stage, a whole cavalcade of superstar artists like Barry Kitson, Lee Garbett and Emma Rios join the red-hot Dan Slott for a …

There is no more Fantastic Four, so just what is the FF? This March, the superstar creative team of Jonathan Hickman and Steve Epting present the over-sized FF #1, introducing the biggest new super hero team of the century! After the death of the Human Torch, the surviving members of the Fantastic Four-Mr. Fantastic, Invisible …

Last time we spoke (or, more accurately, I wrote and you read) about how comic books themselves — in spite of a resurgence in licensing and big-budget comic-themed events (ranging from blockbuster films, to Broadway plays, to theme parks) find themselves in an ever-aging, ever-dwindling audience. As preposterous as this …

Check out the greatest titles that comics have to offer as Marvel puts the POINT ONE initiative into action TODAY with the release of Invincible Iron Man #500.1! From Amazing Spider-Man to Uncanny X-Force, each of these special POINT ONE issues serves as a perfect starting point for a flagship Marvel series — and …

Martin Sheen has signed on to play Uncle Ben in Marc Webb’s reboot of the spider-man franchise, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Heat Vision blog and Deadline. Although Sheen probably won’t be in the film too long, the role is pivotal to Spider-man’s origin story.  If not for Uncle Ben’s …

Geared for new and long-time readers alike, the all-new Marvel: Point One initiative delivers the perfect jumping on points for the biggest super hero series in the world! Beginning in February 2011, select Marvel comic series marked with a “.1” after the issue number feature full-length, self contained stories by Marvel’s top creators, laying …

Rhys Ifans has been cast as the villain in the upcoming spider-man reboot, according the Deadline, although at this point, the filmmakers are keeping quiet about which Spidey villain Ifans will be playing in the film. “We have been very fortunate to attract some of the best actors working today …