Spider-Man and the Punisher … and the X-Men’s Nightcrawler?
In Amazing Spider-Man #161–162 from 1976, Marvel gives us one of those gloriously odd Bronze Age situations that feels less like a plotted crossover and […]
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Stilt-Man will always stand tall
When CotB started reading comics, Marvel Comics were the comics to read. We’re talking the early 1980s, and it was sometime then that we picked […]
Before Man-Wolf there was Colonel Jupiter
We have to admit we’re not super-familiar with Spider-Man’s earliest adventures. Or, at the very least, his middle-early adventures. Comics on the Brain can rattle […]
Marvel and DC must focus on core characters and concepts
At this point in the comic-book industry, Marvel and DC Comics have several proven sellers. You know the names — Batman, Spider-Man and all the […]
Relocating the Marvel Universe — The Series Hub
Through most of my comic-book collecting life, I have always been bothered by a simple thing about the Marvel Universe: Nearly every Marvel comic highlights […]
Spider-Man swings on to the silver screen
Spider-Man swings on to the silver screen Ack! My Spidey sense is tingling, and it’s telling me that you want to read even more about […]
How do superheroes get away with that?
I’ve collected comics for a long time and have always wondered why superheroes aren’t slapped with all sorts of charges, such as disorderly conduct, destruction […]