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by Corona's Coming Attractions (Thu 07-01-2004)
Genre:Action/Superhero/Comic Book Adaptation/Sequel.Studio:Columbia Pictures.Production Company:Unknown.Project Phase:In the Can.Who's In It:Tobey Maguire (Peter Parker/"Spider-Man"); Kirsten Dunst (Mary Jane Watson); Alfred Molina (Dr. Otto Octavius/"Doc... AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #50
by Tony Whitt (Mon 03-10-2003)
Few writers have emphasized the "man" part of "Spider-Man" quite as well as J. Michael Straczynski has. Off the top of my head, I can only think of two who brought out Peter Parker's human side just as well: Stan Lee and Gerry Conway. The latest issue - a... 'Spider-Man 2' DVD crawling with extras (Fri 08-20-2004)
...on of The Amazing Spider-Man #50 comic book, in which Peter Parker decides to give up his alter ego.
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN: Brian Michael Bendis
by Edward Gross (Wed 09-13-2000)
Marvel Comics will be the first to admit that comics have hit on hard times in recent years. Some of the company`s key titles have lost their once impenetrable foothold in the marketplace, and marquee characters such as Spider-Man have lost their stature ... SPIDER-MAN 2 webbed on video 11/30
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 08-23-2004)
Straight from a smash summer run at the box office (where it still remains in the top ten), Columbia TriStar Home Video has announced a November 30 release date for SPIDER-MAN 2 on VHS and a two-disc DVD -- but you'll have to choose from five different D... SPIDER-MAN 2
by James Stevenson (Tue 06-29-2004)
I've just spent an entire day sitting in a room with pizza, chips, brownies, Mountain Dew and a copy of SPIDER-MAN 2 for the Xbox. While it's somewhat disappointing to have spoiled the movie story for myself, the gameplay may be the closest any game has e... A Spider-Man For All Seasons, Part 1
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Sat 08-24-2002)
None of us ever had the character to ourselves - not really. From early in his illustrious crime-fighting career, there was a steadily increasing number of avid fans thrilling to his tragedy-tinged adventures. But sometimes, sitting alone with a stack of ... Spider-Man Does Whatever A Spider Can
by Craig Reed (Fri 01-26-2001)
Sitting in Stage 27 on the Sony lot, a webshoot away from the actors and filmmakers of the upcoming Spider-Man film, I`ve been continually humming to myself that jazzy song from the 1967-1970 animated TV series Spider-Man. `Spider-Man, Spider-Man, does w... A Spider-Man For All Seasons, Part 2
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Sat 08-31-2002)
...e classic AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #50 as his favorite Spider-tale."I have to go with Gwen Stacy's death [in AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #121]," says Bendis. "[It's] the first time I remember seeing something like that in a comic. It raised the bar for comic writers ... SPIDER-MAN: Senior Editor's Review
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Sat 05-11-2002)
It was never going to get an "A" from me. I'm way too close to it. I have too much emotional investment in the character from my childhood to be completely won over by anything they could have put on screen, not with the compromises that would inevitably ... AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #39
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Thu 03-14-2002)
Last December, the Marvel Universe went silent throughout many of its mainstream superhero titles, but AMAZING SPIDER-MAN did not. Due to the schedule-shifting that occurred when AMAZING scribe J. Michael Straczynski decided to make #36 a tribute to the m... Review: 'Spider-Man 3'
by Rob M. Worley (Fri 04-27-2007)
The review contains some minor spoilers.
I should start by saying that I'm a huge fan of the first two 'Spider-Man' movies. I should also add that I've been a big fan of Sam Raimi's ever since I saw "Evil Dead" at the Roseville Theater the first summer... The Spider-Man Chronicles: The Art & Making of Spider-Man 3
by Tim Janson (Thu 07-05-2007)
Whenever there are big budget blockbuster films coming out you can bet that there will be an avalanche of media tie-in material from toys and clothing to calendars and books…A film like Spider-Man 3 is going to generate even more than the usual mas... Amazing Spider-Man #546
by Kurt Amacker, Columnist (Tue 01-15-2008)
Amazing Spider-Man #546, the first issue of Marvel’s controversial Brand New Day has finally landed. You likely know the story by now – Peter Parker reset his world and sacrificed his marriage to save dear Aunt May, with whom he now lives... AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #36
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Wed 11-14-2001)
As most readers know by now, this particular issue of AMAZING SPIDER-MAN is not the original installment planned for this week. Following the tragic events of September 11, writer J. Michael Straczynski was charged with a seemingly impossible task sum up... Animating Doc Ock for The Amazing Spider-Man (Thu 11-14-2002)
The new UK magazine Widescreen has an interview with Spider-Man Animation Director Anthony LaMolinara and Lead Animator Spencer Cooke. The second issue of the magazine contains the interview, in which both men talk about the challenges they are faci...Spider-Man 2 Soars Past its Predecessor
by Adam Thur (Fri 06-25-2004)
Note: This review is entirely free of major spoilers, though some very minor story details may be mentioned.
It seemed nearly impossible that Sam Raimi would be able to outdo the first Spider-Man film, a summer blockbuster that outdid every other mov... DVD Review of Spectacular Spider-Man: Attack of the Lizard
by Robert T. Trate (Mon 09-08-2008)
In case you work on Saturday mornings, don’t watch the CW or don’t have kids you might not have known that Spider-Man has returned, in the Spectacular Spider-Man cartoon. Sony has released a full length animated adventure called Spectacular Sp... AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #34 (475)
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Wed 08-15-2001)
Straczynski knows how to tell a story, but then we already knew that. With a few short issues of AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, he's managed to reinvent the character by returning him to his determined roots as a fighter who refuses to quit even when the odds are no... AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #36 Reprinted
by Rob Allstetter (Thu 11-15-2001)
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #36, the World Trade Center story that arrived in stores on Wednesday, will be reprinted as part of a collection book in December.The issue, along with INCREDIBLE HULK #34 (first issue for writer Bruce Jones), DAREDEVIL #26 (the first i... Marvel Comics November Solicitation SPIDER-MAN
by Eric Moro (Wed 08-22-2001)
Due out this November from the Marvel Comics Spider-Man line: SPIDER-GIRL #40Cover by Pat Olliffe and Al WilliamsonWritten by Tom Defalco; art by pat Olliffe and Al WilliamsonIt's time for "A Death in the Family," as a member of our colorful cast ends up ... Comicscape: I Am Iron Man
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 05-07-2008)
Marvel Studios released the long-in-the-making cinematic adaptation of Iron Man this weekend. Thus far, it has garnered both rave reviews and over $100 million in box office grosses. Despite a few minor flaws, the film resets the standard for Ma... THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #515
by Kurt Amacker (Tue 01-04-2005)
Apparently, Peter Parker knew a guy named Charlie Wiederman in high school. He was an even bigger nerd than Peter, and to take the heat off himself, Parker joined his classmates in tormenting him, albeit quite a bit less. Thus J. Michael Straczynski onc... AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #544
by Kurt Amacker (Fri 09-14-2007)
Peter Parker and his lovely wife, Mary Jane Watson-Parker, stand at the bedside of Aunt May, as she slowly expires from a sniper’s bullet. The Kingpin sent the sniper to kill Peter, but the hitman accidentally shot May. Now, having dissoci... Spider-Man: Best Superhero Movie Ever!
by Michael Mason (Fri 04-26-2002)
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by Tony Whitt (Thu 10-07-2004)
M.J. tells Peter who fathered the two super-powered, fully-grown children who are trying to kill him, and who think he killed their mother, Gwen Stacy. And...well, that's all that happens this issue. But oh, what an issue...Those of you who have not read ... AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #500
by Tony Whitt (Wed 10-29-2003)
The world is in danger, and Spider-Man is the only one who can save it. Problem is, he's stuck in his own past, and with Doctor Strange's help, he must move forward through his own personal history to the moment at which the decision which saves or destro... AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #37
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Wed 01-16-2002)
OK, so we all agree that Straczynski's arrival on AMAZING SPIDER-MAN was indisputably one of the highlights of the comics year 2001. His scripting revitalized a character most of us never expected would languish as much as he did. With a fresh and clever ... 'Spider-Man 3' casts its web over Howard (Thu 01-19-2006)
Bryce Dallas Howard is in negotiations to play Peter Parker's love interest Gwen Stacy in Columbia Pictures' "Spider-Man 3." Sam Raimi is directing the movie, which is scheduled to roll this month. Gwen is pivotal in Spider-Man lore as Peter's high school...SPIDER-MAN has a bad back?
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 03-18-2003)
Even if they turn out to be not true, rumors have a nasty habit of having a negative effect on a project. One rumor that Tobey Maguire's people are trying to shoot down fast is that the star won't be returning to play Spider-Man in the sequel because of ... SPIDER-MAN #13
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 04-20-2005)
Yes, that's Wolverine flirting with Mary Jane Parker on the cover of SPIDER-MAN 13. And yes, Wolvie and Spidey fight. But, that's about it. I don't think we'll be seeing any little Logans with red hair running around Stark Tower anytime soon, so don't ... SPIDER-MAN isn't going anywhere
by Karl Schneider (Mon 08-28-2006)
This will come as no supprise to anyone, but Marvel's new CEO Kevin Feige recently told MTV that the SPIDER-MAN franchise will be continuing for the foreseeable future."There will be many more Spider-Man films to come. We already have stacks of ideas for ... AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #44
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Fri 08-30-2002)
Woohoo! Now we're talkin'! Spidey in pitched battle with not one, but two deadly Doctors Octopus! (And yes, that's correct grammar.) The original Doc Ock is finally - finally - regaining some of his former glory after years of being played for laughs or a... Spider-Man 2: Amazing Trailer Online Now!
by Rob M. Worley (Fri 04-09-2004)
The amazing, full-length trailer that debuted during "The Apprentice" tonight is now online for streaming viewing or download in vivid QuickTime! New Amazing Spider-Man 3 Venom Trailer (Thu 04-12-2007)
A new trailer from the May 4th Spider-man 3 has been released by Sony featuring mostly Venom and Eddie Brock with some new footage...AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #38
by Tony Whitt (Sun 02-10-2002)
It's official: Aunt May knows her beloved nephew Peter is Spider-Man, the vigilante she's always regarded with fear and loathing. This time, there's no blackouts, no eleventh-hour explanations, nothing that Peter can say that will convince the one family ... WEBS & WONDER: MARK BAGLEY (Part 2)
by JENNIFER M. CONTINO (Fri 09-22-2006)
If you missed part one you can find it here. Now let's get back to the interview with Mark Bagley, one of the most well-known Spider-Man artists in the industry!CINESCAPE: I know you worked on a lot of different characters since you "broke in" to the ind... ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #50
by Tony Whitt (Tue 12-09-2003)
Peter is nearly killed during a fight with a peculiar cat burglar (a far more gorgeous one than he's used to dealing with, however), and the whole encounter makes him reconsider the crime-fighting biz. Mary's all in favor of the career change, but she's g... Gold Rush: Spider-Man Swings to the Rescue
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Wed 12-05-2001)
When it came time for Marvel to issue a "definitive statement" set within the Marvel Universe addressing the terrorist attacks on the United States that took place on September 11, 2001, the choice of title should have been fairly obvious to any fan, and ... Swinging SPIDER-MAN trailer now online
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 12-15-2003)
As promised by Sony Pictures last week, the teaser trailer for SPIDER-MAN 2 has hit the web. Make your way here and you too can see a preview of Peter's next adventure as the amazing Spider-Man plus what the nasty Doctor Octopus looks like in action!Got a... SPIDER-GIRL #50
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Fri 08-09-2002)
... original AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #50 way back in 1967 (no, you don't need to be that old, you could've read a reprint for heaven's sake), the final page of SPIDER-GIRL #50 should have added resonance.May's best friend Courtney lies in a coma; the Clone Sag... SPIDER-MAN
by BRIAN THOMAS (Wed 11-13-2002)
In case you haven’t heard, the hit movie SPIDER-MAN has been released on home video and DVD, shipping a record 40 million copies in its first week. Columbia TriStar gets extra points right off the bat by putting their widescreen and fullscreen editions (b... New 'Spider-Man' Animated Series Officially Announced
by Jim Harvey (Thu 03-01-2007)
Spider-Man swings back into television action in early 2008 as an animated series from Culver Entertainment to air on Kids' WB! on The CW. Tentatively titled "The Amazing Spider-Man," the new series is being produced by Culver Entertainment. Greg Weisman ... PETER PARKER: SPIDER-MAN #41
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Tue 03-19-2002)
Sometimes you need comfort food. After all the Mangaverse this and Ultimate that and upcoming film version the other, it?s nice to get back to the Spider-Man we remember from our old fogey youth. You know, the original ? the one who stars in the core titl... Spider-Creators Spin A Web of Praise
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Wed 07-03-2002)
OK, so we all know the wall-crawler's big screen debut was a monster smash, yadda yadda yadda. Thanks to the efforts of director Sam Raimi, stars Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Willem Dafoe and the many men and women behind the scenes of this summer's firs... Amazing 'Spider-Man 3' spoilers? (Wed 02-01-2006)
An unnamed source reveals potential spoilers about the role of Harry Osborn in 'Spider-Man 3'. Source is deemed reliable and "no grain of salt required."SPIDER-MAN: THE NEW ANIMATED SERIES
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 02-23-2004)
Spinning out of the mega-success of Sam Raimi’s SPIDER-MAN movie came a new collaboration from MTV, Sony Pictures and Mainframe Entertainment: a new 3D SPIDER-MAN animated series with a look that hasn’t been seen before. While the use of computer graphics... ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #13
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Thu 09-06-2001)
There's never been a more potent, more dazzling moment in the memory of Spider-fans than that first amazing meeting between Peter Parker and Mary-Jane Watson. When John Romita's curvy creation crooked her hand and uttered the immortal words, "Face it Tige... Amazing Spider-Man Script "Done"
by Christian Koch (Tue 02-11-2003)
"That's
it. We are done," is what Marvel Comics studio chief Avi Arad told Sci
Fi Wire about the script for the The Amazing Spider-Man, the
sequel to last summer's smash comic adaptation.This
refutes recent rumors on the net that Spidey comic sc... Chabon To Rewrite Amazing Spider-Man
by Rob M. Worley (Fri 09-20-2002)
Pulitzer
Prize-winning author Michael Chabon has been tapped for a rewrite on Spider-Man
2, now referred to as The Amazing Spider-Man, according to
today's Variety. Chabon is well-known as
the author of the comic-themed, Pulitzer-Prize winning novel... SUPER POSEABLE SPIDER-MAN
by Andrew Kardon (Tue 03-19-2002)
As a general rule, movie-based action figures blow. Maybe they're rushed, designed before the film's even started or the budget was just exhausted on licensing. Who knows? But for whatever the reason, movie toys are usually boring, cookie-cutter designs w... ABC Family cashes in with ultimate SPIDER-MAN marathon
by Christopher Allan Smith (Tue 04-16-2002)
The ABC Family Channel has come up with one of the cooler SPIDER-MAN tie-in events with a three-day marathon of the best episodes of the four animated SPIDER-MAN cartoon series. The series, which at various times have run from the 1960s all the way until ... Howard Gets Caught in SPIDER-MAN Love Triangle
by News Editor (Thu 01-19-2006)
Columbia Pictures is in talks with Bryce Dallas Howard to play Peter Parker's love interest Gwen Stacy in SPIDER-MAN 3. She joins a cast that already includes Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Topher Grace and Thomas Haden Church. The character ... AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #54
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Thu 07-03-2003)
I have to hand it to Straczynski the man single-handedly rescued the webslinger from years of aimless storytelling and abysmal misfires (Clone Saga...no more need be said there). And to top it all off, a few months ago he finally wrote an end to our long... Spider Trailers, Promotions, and Tickets
by Jason Lethert (Tue 04-16-2002)
Comic book fans are experiencing a windfall of Spider-Man exposure from the
film, and the wallcrawler's ancillary multimedia presence is enough to leave
them spinning. Along with Sony's first rate Spider-Man: The Movie website,
big and small screens a... 'Spider-Man 2' Trailer to air down under (Mon 03-22-2004)
MSN reports that patrons in Australia can be the first in the world to see the new "Spider-Man 2" trailer before sessions of "50 First Dates" from Thursday this week. It's screening at Hoyts cinemas before it's available on the internet.Mary-Jane gets new boyfriend in SPIDER-MAN 2
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 04-10-2003)
Variety is reporting that Daniel Gilles has won the role of Mary-Jane Watson's new boyfriend in THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, a.k.a. SPIDER-MAN 2. But for those of us familiar with the litany of Spider-Man's supporting cast members, the name of MJ's new beau w... The amazing Spider-Man lawswuit
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 01-19-2005)
After filing a lawsuit against the company that publishes his creations, the courts have ordered that Marvel Comics legend Stan Lee should receive 10% of all of Marvel's profits from its recent slate of movies.According to the decision rendered by the Uni... SPIDER-MAN/DAREDEVIL in August
by Rob Allstetter (Fri 05-10-2002)
Spider-Man meets Daredevil again in August in the appropriately named SPIDER-MAN/DAREDEVIL, a Marvel Knights one-shot arriving in August that features two creators new to Marvel. The book is written by Brett Matthews, with art by Vatche Mavlian. "Brett ... AMAZING SPIDER-MAN # 52
by TONY WHITT (Tue 05-06-2003)
Now that things are slowly getting better between he and M.J., Peter finds he's got a whole new mess of trouble on his hands. After being attacked by a creature made up of the bodies of dead mobsters, whose green skin suggests its longevity comes from som... Spider-Man and his amazing 'Electric Company' friends on DVD (Wed 02-08-2006)
A nice starter set from Shout Factory in 'The Best of The Electric Company', a 4-disc collection of 20 episodes and a few other goodies, including some espisodes which guest-star 'Spider-Man'...Update: Who Could Be the New SPIDER-MAN?
by Jarrod Sarafin (Wed 05-28-2008)
Update: Sony has told ComingSoon that there is no truth to the below rumors and that Tobey Maguire is still Spider-Man. Amazing that they can respond to these news reports for our sites but can't put out an official press release on their own, which would... Dan Poole Reviews Spider-Man
by Rob M. Worley (Sun 05-05-2002)
Poole's Spider-Man...
...and Raimi's
Poole's Goblin...
...and Raimi's
Poole as Peter Pa... Dan Abrams on Spider-Man 2 and Superman FX (Mon 03-14-2005)
3dyanimacion have and in-depth chat with Dan Abrams on his training, his beginnings in the world of the VFX, his experience in movies like 'Spider-Man' and 'Spider-Man 2', 'Aviator ' and its amazing effects and his next project (Superman Returns).Enter the 'Spider-Man 2' Adventure Sweepstakes (Thu 07-08-2004)
Enter the Spider-Man Adventure Sweepstakes for your chance to win one of two amazing family adventures for 4 at Universal Orlando Resort. You'll get 4 roundtrip tickets to Orlando, 4 days/3 nights hotel accommodations, a VIP tour to Universal Studios Flor...Kiss of the Spider Woman Part One
by Paul Zimmerman (Tue 04-16-2002)
In the new SPIDER-MAN movie, you'll believe a man can swing from building to building. And that his girlfriend can fall. "I was being dropped all the time," says Kirsten Dunst, who plays Peter Parker/Spider-Man's lady love Mary Jane Parker in the hotly an... Sam Raimi on SPIDER-MAN 2... and 3
by Den Shewman (Wed 06-23-2004)
Sam Raimi talked to Chuck the Movie Guy about how the story for SPIDER-MAN 2 came together, and said that he's ready to direct SPIDER-MAN 3. Raimi's decision that Peter Parker needed to lose his powers in the second film was influenced by the comics thems... 12" SPIDER-MAN COLLECTOR SERIES: SPIDER-MAN
by JEFF BOND (Sat 06-22-2002)
I don't make toys for a living, but even I can tell you that it's pretty damned hard to make an action figure in a little sewn polyester costume look like a superhero in a skintight supersuit. This has been a given ever since Mego launched a line of 8" su... Comicscape - November 26, 2003
by Tony Whitt (Wed 11-26-2003)
...s such as Amazing Spider-Man #50 (cover seen here) are being downloaded every day using the internet.
© Marvel Comics
been 'trading' comic scans via the usenet newsgroup alt.binaries.pictures.comics (abpc) for the last four years. We have probabl... SPIDER-MAN's Doc Ock described
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 03-21-2003)
Steve Johnson, the anaimatronic designer working on the Doctor Octopus tentacles in THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, told Sci-Fi Wire the reasons why the Doctor's mechanical arms will be real and not pixels."Sam's [Raimi, the director] a fan [of animatronics], and... Comicscape - February 4, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 02-04-2004)
...aption in AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #500 telling us about the upcoming DOCTOR STRANGE miniseries). The reason for the cross-reference caption's disappearance is three-fold. Firstly, a large number of comics today are plotted in story arcs, so that the events ... Comicscape - September 28, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 09-28-2005)
Last week, I asked everyone to send me their thoughts on story pacing decompression versus compact and the "talking heads" trend versus balls out action. Sometimes things just come together, because I got a lot of compliments on the column and some real... Randy Jandt pits Doc Ock against the 'Spectacular Spider-Man'
by Rob M. Worley (Fri 05-02-2008)
Writer Randy Jandt makes his 'The Spectacular Spider-Man' debut with a tight, exciting, frequently funny script that offers Doctor Octopus entrée into the series this Saturday, May 3 in the all-new episode, "Reaction." The episode, dire... The Amazing Spidey-Store!
by Rob M. Worley (Fri 05-21-2004)
'Spider-Man 2' is coming. You can't stop it, not even if you're Doc Ock. In honor of what will certainly be the event movie of 2004, C2F has stocked up our Spider-Man store with all the latest toys, games, books, posters and DVDs, including the upcoming D... Spider-Man 3 Continues to Dominate
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 05-13-2007)
Spidey cast his web and captured more box office cash this weekend with a 60.0 million box office take here in the States. I’d have to say though there was no doubt whom I would be writing about this weekend. No, it was never a question of if Spider... Disturbia wins but not by much
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sun 04-29-2007)
Did you think Disturbia winning 1st place last week with only 13 mil in receipts was something hardly worth talking about? Well, it’s worse this week. The winner, Disturbia, doesn’t even in pull in 10 mil. Yep, you heard me. In a box office... Daredevil Flies... Off The Shelves!
by Thom Stricklin (Tue 04-23-2002)
... Kingpin (Amazing Spider-Man #50), Elektra (Daredevil #168), and Bullseye (Daredevil #131), which are selling at $560, $50, and $25 respectively.
And with Fox's Daredevil film in production, these prices have nowhere to go but up. This comes as no ... SPIDER-MAN Movie Clips
by Frank Kurtz (Thu 11-15-2001)
The official SPIDER-MAN movie website has posted two short film clips from the coming SPIDER-MAN movie. One clip shows Spidey in action as well as Tobey Maguire in the suit, while the other shows the sinister Green Goblin in action. Check out the cl... Iron Man, Hulk, Spidey and Transformers topline new Hasbro offerings (Thu 02-14-2008)
From a press release: Hasbro, Inc. reveals its exciting new product offerings at New York's annual American International Toy Fair with innovation in a wide range of entertainment categories. Among the traditional toy and game categories, highlights inc...Comicscape: The Ever-Expanding Comic-Con
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 08-06-2008)
San Diego Comic-Con International 2008 ended last week with the usual fanfare. Comic book and Hollywood talents alike came together to mingle with over 100,000 fans. Those fans learned about the next year’s slate of comics, movies, televis... "Spectacular Spider-Man" swings in on Wal-Mart-exclusive "Spider-Man 3" DVD
by Jim Harvey (Thu 10-25-2007)
The trailer for The Spectacular Spider-Man animated series will be available on the exclusive Wal-mart Spider-Man 3 DVD release, on sale next week. Raimi on Fans, Venom and Spider-Man 4
by Leslie Morgan (Thu 04-26-2007)
With two incredibly successful Spider-Man movies under his belt, Director Sam Raimi comes back better than ever with 'Spider-Man 3'. His cast and the Producing team praise his talent and he has spearheaded a franchise worth billions of dollars. So what ... Pulitzer Prize winning author tapped to rewrite SPIDER-MAN sequel
by Jennifer H. Tomooka (Fri 09-20-2002)
Earlier this summer, CINESCAPE reported that Alfred Gough and Miles Millar (SMALLVILLE's executive producers) had been tapped to write the sequel to SPIDER-MAN. Now, however, it appears that another thread has been woven into the proverbial web. VARIETY ... Taking the Good with the Bad: My Thoughts on Spider-Man 3
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 05-09-2007)
Spider-Man 3 opened on Friday to mixed, yet mostly positive reviews. It also opened to record-breaking box office receipts, making it the biggest opening weekend in history. Effectively, more people saw Spider-Man 3 in a single weekend than any ... Spider-Man 3: The new Spider-Man 3 Mobile page has launched (Fri 04-13-2007)
User your cell phone to "Veek" answers to question What are you most looking forward to seeing in Spider-Man 3, get a Spider-Man 3 wallpaper frame which surrounds your personal cell phone pictures. Visit the mobile site now to find out more. Or visit ...Comicscape - November 17, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 11-17-2004)
...
THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #500.
© Marvel Comics
can only make good arguments for Marvel characters. I guess I'll start with one of my favorites, which is DAREDEVIL. I have always found the concept of the character interesting, that we have a b... Does SPIDER-MAN Measure Up?
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Sat 06-08-2002)
Somewhere deep in the bowels of Cinescape City, the vast metropolis built in the late 21st century to house all genre entertainment artifacts after the great Pop Culture Wars of 2077, there lies a machine unlike any other. Sitting patiently under a dusty ... Untangling the Web?
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Wed 04-17-2002)
The impossible has happened. Marvel has seen several of its major properties adapted in some solidly entertaining motion pictures, and now, after decades of waiting and wondering, we are about to see the flagship hero of the Marvel Universe swinging his w... The Dead Have Their Day While SPIDER-MAN, LOGAN'S RUN and THE TIME MACHINE Hit CD
by Randall D. Larson (Wed 03-20-2002)
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONI Hear Dead People: The music for George Romero's DEAD saga was inaugurated in 1968 to the accompaniment of an assemblage of vintage library music with NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (re-released in 1998 in a new version by John A. Rus... Comicscape - December 17, 2003
by Tony Whitt (Wed 12-17-2003)
OPINION: A brief warning before we start: I had so many varied and intelligent responses to the question of how you'd characterize the main differences between Marvel and DC that I'm having to make this column extra-long. Do not try to adjust your televis... Comicscape - April 27, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 04-27-2005)
Before we dive in, there's a new, official-type e-mail address you can reach me at. You can still get me at kurtamacker@yahoo.com, but now comicscape@cinescape.com is up and it comes directly to me. It mostly just makes me look slightly official when I'... Spider-Man 3: Spider-Man Appearances (Tue 05-01-2007)
Be sure to check out these Spider-Man cast appearances this week: Monday - Kirsten Dunst on The Late Show with David Letterman Tuesday - Entire cast on MTV TRL - Tobey Maguire on Live with Regis and Kelly More...82-year-old Vic Mizzy weaves fresh 'Spider-Man' theme
by Rob M. Worley (Wed 07-07-2004)
Fans may find themselves humming Danny Elfman's melodies after watching Spider-Man battle Doc Ock in theaters this summer, but when the DVD arrives in stores later this year they'll likely be singing an altogether different tune. At the request of directo... Raimi plays head-games with Maguire on SPIDER-MAN
by Christopher Allan Smith (Mon 04-29-2002)
In a quick interview with the CALGARY SUN, SPIDER-MAN star Toby Maguire and director Sam Raimi thankfully side-stepped the normal boosterism of creatives hyping their next film, and let us in on how directors sometimes mess with the heads of actors to get... Shades of Green: The Green Goblin in Film and TV
by Jason Lethert (Tue 01-01-2002)
By Jason Lethert (originally
published November, 2001)
Fans met the Goblin for the first time in Amazing Spider-Man #14
It takes a lot to please
fanboys with comic to film translations, but i... How Green Was My Goblin
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Wed 10-31-2001)
"Black cats and goblins and broomsticks and ghosts, Covens of witches with all of their hosts, You may think they scare me, you're probably right, Black cats and goblins on Halloween night. Trick-or-treat!"poem as quoted in John Carpenter's HALLOWEENYes, ... Comicscape - June 8, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 06-09-2004)
OPINION: OK, I goofed. Although it's been amended since then, any of you who read this column before Thursday will have noticed that I misattributed the recent words of Warren Ellis to M. Ali Choudhury, who reported them to me. (Amongst those who caught t... Dunst talks SPIDER-MAN
by Christopher Allan Smith (Mon 04-08-2002)
Kristen Dunst is talking about what's on the mind of most genre fans right about now: SPIDER-MAN. She's also defending director Sam Raimi's surprise casting of Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker."People don't necessarily picture him doing this kind of role, bu... SPIDER-MAN: THE '67 COLLECTION
by Brian Thomas (Wed 06-30-2004)
For those not old enough to have experienced the series of Spider-Man Saturday morning cartoons that debuted in the fall of 1967, or even the syndicated reruns that came later, all the fuss over the release of this DVD collection may be perplexing. After ... Raimi: Bringing The Amazing To Life
by Rob M. Worley (Thu 04-18-2002)
Click thumbnails for larger images
In yesterday's
write-up Spider-Man director Sam Raimi said he was unsure if they
woul... Spinning a New Web
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Mon 10-29-2001)
It's been a long and winding road for the web-spinning wall crawler known as Spider-Man, and not a very pretty one at that. For many years now, the flagship titles of the Marvel Universe the family of Spider-series that chronicle the life of our irrepres... Comicscape - April 14, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 04-14-2004)
OPINION: It seems that I made a mistake while writing last week's column which has led to several helpful e-mails correcting me about something I already knew. At one point, I wrote "Eventually I'll be doing a column on which comics should be made into on... Comicscape: Sucking Life with Gabe Soria
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 05-14-2008)
You think your life sucks. You think your job sucks. It feels like it will never end. But for Dave Miller, it’s all true. Dave is a vampire, but he owes his allegiance to Lord Radu Arisztidescu, the vampire owner of the Last Stop convenience store i... Amazing Music
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 06-22-2006)
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATION In the first of an intended three-volume series, Intrada's two-CD collection of music from the 19805-86 TV anthology series, AMAZING STORIES is an absorbing compilation of music from some of film scoring's top talents. The... SPIDER-MAN 3: Two Disc Special Edition
by Tim Janson (Sun 10-28-2007)
One of the biggest films of 2007, Spider-Man 3, hits DVD this Tuesday so it’s time to take a second look at the film, and the wide range of extras on the two disc special edition. Have you noticed how the directors of superhero films cannot res... SPIDER-MAN: REVENGE OF THE GREEN GOBLIN - Roger Stern, Paul Jenkins & Howard Mackie
by James Busbee (Wed 09-27-2000)
Every great hero has that one villain who stands above all the rest, that archenemy who isn’t a cartoonish `bad guy,` but a dark, disturbingly close reflection of the hero himself. Batman has the Joker, Wolverine has Sabretooth and Reed Richards has Docto... The Arachnid Action Man
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Mon 12-31-2001)
Just one year shy of his 40th birthday, Peter Parker ? a.k.a. the Amazing Spider-Man ? is still one of the most popular and recognizable comic book superheroes ever created. He?s also very human, weighed down by the knowledge that with great power comes g... Spider-Man 3
by Captain Gordon Edward (Mon 05-07-2007)
Well another Spider-man release indicates that we have another Spider-man game on the shelves to eat up like candy. In the third movie we see Spider-man dealing with Venom, Harry Osborn / Green Goblin 2, and Sandman. Since this is a game base on the movie... 300 and Captain America: Your Mail
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 03-21-2007)
Happy Wednesday, Maniacs, and welcome to another sequential art escape, courtesy of Comicscape. Last week’s column about the death of Captain America and the successful release of 300 at the movies garnered a respectable amount of mail &nd... Spider-Man 3
by Karl Schneider (Mon 07-17-2006)
Last Updated: July 17, 2006Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, ThrillerProduction Company: Columbia Pictures, Marvel Enterprises, Laura Ziskin ProductionsDistributors: Sony PicturesProject Phase: Post-ProductionBudget: 300,000,000 [IMDB]Who's In It... SPIDER-MAN Gets Ready to Swing
by Craig Reid (Thu 01-04-2001)
Inside a makeshift, Wrestle-Mania, steel death cage, a giant `Spider-Man` banner dangles above 9 empty chairs. On the hardwood floor, lies the insignia `NYWL,` surrounded by a single thread of tattooed barbed wire. The anxious, pastry-totting media rep... Kirsten Dunst says MJ comes full circle in 'Spider-Man 3'
by Leslie Morgan (Wed 04-25-2007)
When Kirstin Dunst walks into a room you notice. It's not merely the dimpled cheeks or her blonde tresses, but what makes Dunst stand out is her grace and smile. When she greets you, as she enters the room, she is genuinely happy you are there to speak ... Composer Deborah Lurie Adds Magic To Spider-Man 3, Dreamgirls
by Randall Larson (Tue 05-22-2007)
Over the past few years, Deborah Lurie has quietly become attached to the biggest blockbusters. Her musical arrangements and original compositions have repeatedly made their way to the top of the Billboard and Box Office charts. Just this year... SPIDER-MAN 2 Game Preview
by James Stevenson (Mon 06-21-2004)
Sitting on a United Airlines flight on the way back from an Activision event, I'm watching/listening to the new Dashboard Confessional music video, Vidnicated, the big song to come out of the new feature film, SPIDER-MAN 2. The event in San Francisco gave... Comicscape - October 19, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 10-19-2005)
Last week's column on the industry's reliance on old characters and the need for new blood garnered a lot of mail. Some weeks COMICSCAPE really resonates with people and my inbox groans under the weight of responses, criticism, praise, and the occasional ... Cycle of Gimmicks
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 09-12-2007)
Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another adventure into the astounding unknown with Comicscape! I, your host, will take you aboard this craft of my own design – one powered by fan-boy indignation! So, quickly – climb in, strap in, ... The tangled (legal) web of SPIDER-MAN
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 04-22-2003)
For the better part of a decade the movie rights to SPIDER-MAN were in a legal limbo. This tangled web was eventually ironed out by the courts and Sony Pictures emerged as the winner, going on to earn almost a billion dollars worldwide from the first SPI... What Free Comic Book Day?
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 05-02-2007)
Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another riveting episode of Comicscape, where I alternately bring you hard-hitting editorials and utter fluff. Some weeks, we talk about a threat to graphic novels in public libraries. Other weeks, we just me... Eat-Man 98 Collected
by Justin Coole (Sat 02-16-2002)
The Review!To be perfectly honest, when I heard AnimeVillage was about to start pushing out DVDs, two titles immediately came to mind: Cowboy Bebop and Outlaw Star.
While I enjoy both of the above, I wanted to see one of my favorite shows on DVD: Eat-M... Winner: Spider-Man 3 / Thinkway Toys Pack
by Rob M. Worley (Thu 11-22-2007)
Updated November 22nd
Congratulations to harvey7297
It is a day for you to be giving thanks because you just won the prize pack! NOTE TO ALL CONTEST ENTRANTS
If you're entering the contests make sure that:
The email address you registered... Goblins a Go-Go
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Mon 04-22-2002)
Recently we gave everyone a heads-up on a problem sure to plague anyone who wishes to learn more about a certain webhead this summer - namely, the many versions of this guy that are currently web-swinging their way across the many Marvel Universes availab... Stan the Man Adapts Spider-Man Movie!
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Sat 07-21-2001)
It’s an announcement sure to send a shiver up the spine of Spider-Man fans everywhere and set their spider-sense a-tingling. Stan "The Man" Lee, one of the living legends of the medium and the mind behind Peter Parker and his arachnid alter ego, will hims... The creator of SPIDER-MAN INDIA speaks
by Patrick Sauriol (Sat 07-10-2004)
25-year-old Jeevan Kang is living one of his dreams: he gets to create a new spin on one of his beloved childhood characters, Spider-Man. Kang is the writer/artist working on SPIDER-MAN INDIA, the Indian counterpart to Marvel's Manhattan-based wall-crawle... The Spider-Man Handbook
by Tim Janson (Tue 05-08-2007)
The Spider-Man handbook won’t give you super powers or make you a hero, but it is a fun, quirky read (appropriate since it is from Quirk Books) that does have several bits of practical information for the hero wannabe. The book is part fantasy,... 'Spectacular Spider-Man: Attack of the Lizard' coming to DVD
by Rob M. Worley (Mon 06-30-2008)
From a press release
CULVER CITY, CALIF. (June 30, 2008) – The web-slinging super hero returns in an all-new-to-DVD, full length animated adventure 'The Spectacular Spider-Man: Attack of the Lizard'!, arriving on DVD September 9 from Sony Pictures ... Spider-Man 3 Xbox360 Hands-on Impressions (Tue 04-10-2007)
If you're a comic book fan, videogame fan, or movie buff you know that the third Spider-Man movie is coming to theaters this May. Along with it is Activision and Treyarch's "third" Spider-Man game (technically it's the sixth Activision Spider-Man game), S...Comicscape - March 15, 2006
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 03-15-2006)
Greetings, fellow crack addicts. Yes, I just said you were all addicted to crack-cocaine. Metaphorically speaking, we all are. I assure you, the guy behind the counter at your comic shop is a half-step above the schmuck pushing dope at the public high sch... SPIDER-MAN: LEGEND OF THE SPIDER-CLAN #1
by Tony Whitt (Thu 10-10-2002)
There are few things that have come out of the Marvel line of comics that are more useless than the Marvel Mangaverse idea. (MARVILLE still takes the prize for "most useless comic concept ever spawned," naturally.) Don't get me wrong: I'm all for doing ne... Spider-Man Non-Review Review
by 4 Color Review (Thu 05-02-2002)
SPIDER-MAN,
eh?
Is there anyone
reading this right now that's actually going to make a decision about going
to see the Spidey flick based on what I - or any other reviewer/writer - say?
I mean, seriously. If you're a Spider-Man fan, you'... Comicscape - November 10, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 11-10-2004)
I'm not sure whether the subject of comics and politics was simply not of much interest to everyone, or whether people were simply too stunned by the election results to write in about it. Perhaps it was a combination of both. However, a few of you did wr... 'Spidey' animated DVD: Amazing Animation at a Spectacular SRP
by Rob M. Worley (Mon 01-12-2004)
Following the events of the
blockbuster "Spider-Man" movie, Marvel, Sony and MTV developed the new
animated "Spider-Man" series with the CGI animation gurus at Mainframe
Entertainment. The first season of the series began airing o... SPIDER-MAN
by MICHAEL TUNISON (Fri 05-03-2002)
For decades, Spider-Man fans have waited not-so-patiently to see a movie based on their beloved webhead's adventures waited through lawsuits, bankruptcy, endless script development and director switches, until it seemed the project was doomed never to ha... Winner: Spider-Man 3 Video on Demand Runner Up Prize
by Rob M. Worley (Fri 12-28-2007)
Updated December 28th
Congratulations to endocrine
THWIP! I webbed you. You got the DVD! NOTE TO ALL CONTEST ENTRANTS
If you're entering the contests make sure that:
The email address you registered the site with is a valid working addres... Cartoonophobia
by BRIAN THOMAS (Sat 05-20-2006)
I was discussing the upcoming weekend's new theatrical releases with some friends last week, and inevitably OVER THE HEDGE was mentioned. Someone said that they definitely wouldn't be seeing it, because they "don't watch cartoons". Some tried to sway him ... Winner: Spider-Man 3 Video on Demand Runner Up Prize
by Rob M. Worley (Wed 01-09-2008)
Updated January 9th
Congratulations to off2europe
You win the Spidey 2 DVD! NOTE TO ALL CONTEST ENTRANTS
If you're entering the contests make sure that:
The email address you registered the site with is a valid working address (otherwise ... Spider-Man Classic Toys, Wave 2 (Thu 12-07-2000)
Comic Continuum reports that Toy Biz has announced plans to release a second series of Spider-Man Classic action figures this spring, around March. The figure list for the second series this time around includes Classic Spider-Man, Battle Ravaged Spider-M...Comicscape: Conquering the Marvel Universe with Robert Weiner
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 06-11-2008)
Six years ago, Robert Weiner set out to conquer the Marvel Universe—or at least to read as much of it as he could. Being both a fan of Marvel and a librarian and instructor at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, he combined his passions to create... SPIDER-MAN: SWEET CHARITY #1
by Tony Whitt (Sat 06-29-2002)
Just when I thought Ron Zimmerman's writing couldn't get any more obnoxious, repulsive, or dumb, SPIDER-MAN: SWEET CHARITY comes along and shows that, given enough ballast, even the lowest can sink even lower. Rarely have I come across such a complete cro... SPIDER-MAN 2 and KILL BILL: VOL. 2 win big at this year's SATURN AWARDS (Thu 05-05-2005)
The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films handed out their 31st Annual Saturn Awards on May 3 and two films dominated the accolades for the evening: SPIDER-MAN 2 and KILL BILL: VOL. 2 SPIDER-MAN 2 walked away with a total of five Saturn ...Comicscape - July 26, 2006
by KURT AMACKER (Wed 07-26-2006)
Here's the obligatory San Diego Comic Con aftermath column. I wasn't able to make it this year for financial reasons, but I can't really ignore the event and the announcements that came out of it. Thanks to the magic of the Internet, I can still read ab... The Amazing DVD Shopping List!
by Brian Thomas (Tue 06-29-2004)
For Chicagoland readers: we’re having a GODZILLA ticket giveaway over at www.psychotronic.info. For everybody: A plug for the folks at Sinister Cinema, whose terrific Drive-In Double Features are now available on DVD-R, including 10 new volumes. They also... ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN writer signs-on to SPIDER series
by Christopher Allan Smith (Thu 01-31-2002)
The CGI SPIDER-MAN TV series coming to MTV has landed the writer many SPIDER fans have been hoping for: Brian Michael Bendis. According to a report on the Comics2Film website, Bendis is high on the series, keyed to make its premiere a few months after thi... Bryce Dallas Howard falls for Spider-Man
by Leslie Morgan (Mon 04-30-2007)
Being the daughter of Ron Howard, Bryce Dallas Howard could be considered Hollywood royalty, but you would never know it. In person she is probably one of the most down to earth people you could ever meet. Howard, who plays Gwen Stacy in 'Spider-Man 3',... Spider-Man Movie Tidbits
by Rob M. Worley (Thu 02-07-2002)
Fans who enjoyed
the Spidey Super
Bowl Pre-Game Show Trailer may be curious to know what the music is on the
clip. According to Dark Horizons the
music from the ad is "Hell above Water," a track from Curve's CD "The
Gift."
Dark Horizons
also repo... Sam Raimi gives a Spider-Man 4 update (Tue 10-16-2007)
While promoting '30 Days of Night', producer and 'Spider-Man' director Sam Raimi fielded questions about the fate of the 'Spider-Man' franchise. Collider.com has the scoop: [Raimi said they] have had a number of screenwriters coming in and pitching ide...Winner: Spider-Man 3 / Thinkway Toys Pack
by Rob M. Worley (Tue 11-20-2007)
Updated November 20th
Congratulations to tylerman
Your favorite hero will soon be under your control!
For those of you who didn't win, remember: we've got another one of these still open for giveaway, and we'll be posting two more this week, so k... Comicscape - August 24, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 08-24-2005)
Preface to the PrefaceThe following is a rant. As such, I expect some readers to agree wholeheartedly, and others to write unkind things about me and my family. For next week, feel free to step in the ring: e-mail me at comicscape@cinescape.com or at ku... Face it Tiger - A Brief Look at the Life of Mary Jane Watson-Parker, Part 2
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Wed 07-17-2002)
When last we left Mary Jane Watson, she had been frightened at the prospect of marrying Peter Parker and left New York and our hero's life. While Pete soldiered on and dated some other ladies - including temporary crime-fighting partner and former crimina... Winner: Spider-Man 3 / Thinkway Toys Pack
by Rob M. Worley (Fri 11-30-2007)
Updated November 30th
Congratulations to Dennis Hays!
Hope springs like evil jazz bangs! You win the prize pack! NOTE TO ALL CONTEST ENTRANTS
If you're entering the contests make sure that:
The email address you registered the site with i... Goblins a Go-Go, Part 3
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Mon 04-29-2002)
Last time we looked at the beginning of the Hobgoblin saga, and how the true Hobby created his persona based on the technology and costume of the Green Goblin. Now we'll examine his strategy of duping other parties into donning the Hobgoblin gear in order... SPIDER-MAN 3 Actual Numbers
by Jarrod Sarafin (Tue 05-08-2007)
Hello fellow Maniacs. Normally, I’m restricted to the weekend content but since it’s the summer, I’ll be trying to update everyone on current activities and updates of the industry. My weekly box office report is sometimes not accurate a... Robert Englund is Vulture on 'Spectactular Spider-Man'
by Rob M. Worley (Thu 03-06-2008)
Robert Englund expands his legacy of creating engaging, iconic characters within the fanboy realm as the voice of Vulture, Spider-Man’s initial super foe in the premiere episode of “The Spectacular Spider-Man.”
An all-new animated tel... Spidey Biography Doesn't Tell All
by Rob M. Worley (Thu 04-04-2002)
Review
by squedge
4/4/2002
Let's talk Spider-Man.
No-- Not the movie. I haven't seen that yet (fingers crossed for an early
screening).
Recently, amid
the ever-growing onslaught of movie-driven publicit... Spin into Action with the Spider-Man 3 Video-Game (Thu 04-05-2007)
The hugely anticipated action-RPG "Spider-Man 3" follows other Activision video game titles based on Marvel comics including "Marvel: Ultimate Alliance" and previous Spider-Man games such as "Spider-Man 2" and "Ultimate Spider-Man." Spider-Man 3 follows i...House of Sand and Venom: Special FX work in 'Spider-Man 3'
by Mark London Williams (Thu 05-24-2007)
It's quite a year for special effects. And while author Salman Rushdie's observation that most movies are, strictly speaking, "cartoons" now - i.e., they have as much, or more, animation (even if digital) in them than live action elements - this year,... Hear 'The Spectacular Spider-Man' theme song
by Jim Harvey (Tue 02-12-2008)
Spider-Man!
Spider-Man!
Does whatever a spider can!
Who can forget the opening refrain from the classic 'Spider-Man' TV show of the 1960s? Well, that indelible bit of TV music magic is about to get a challenge from an updated hipster song that ope... Dykstra ditches 'Spider-Man 3' for 'Hot Wheels' (Mon 03-14-2005)
Hot off his Oscar win for the visual effects in "Spider-Man 2," John Dykstra is suiting up for a ride on Columbia Pictures' "Hot Wheels" as visual effects designer for director McG rather than sign on for "Spider-Man 3." "I will miss all the terrific peop...Raimi Too Exhausted for SPIDER-MAN 4
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Tue 11-13-2007)
Nothing too shocking there since he's said it many times since SPIDER-MAN 3 hit theaters. Still, Sam Raimi gave his take on the development of SPIDER-MAN 4 while talking to our good friends over at Wizard Entertainment. He confirms that developing the fir... SPIDER-MAN
by JEFF BOND (Wed 06-12-2002)
Danny Elfman’s score is just about the only thing that hasn’t been unanimously praised about Sam Raimi’s SPIDER-MAN movie. Early reviews on the Internet slammed it as “tuneless” with one reviewer going so far as to state, “There is literally NO THEME!” We... Review: 'Spider-Man - The High Definition Trilogy' DVD Box Set
by Jim Harvey (Fri 10-26-2007)
"Spider Man: The High Definition Trilogy is a mixed blessing. It's fantastic that we've got the entire Spider-Man series in 1080p high definition, but the first movie has terrible picture and subpar sound, and neither of the first two films have any extra... 'Spectacular Spider-Man' vs The Vulture on March 8th
by Rob M. Worley (Sat 03-01-2008)
An all-new animated television series, 'The Spectacular Spider-Man' premieres Saturday, March 8 with back-to-back episodes airing at 10:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. (ET/PT) on Kids' WB! on The CW.
The series picks up the original web-slinger's mythology at t... Daredevil Vs. Spider-Man Available For Pre-Order
by Rob M. Worley (Mon 11-25-2002)
Just in time for
the Daredevil movie, Buena Vista Home Entertainment is releasing Daredevil
Vs. Spider-Man, the latest release in their series of DVDs collecting
episodes of various Spider-Man cartoons.
This new DVD
collects episodes of the Spider-... Grant Curtis Behind the Scenes of Spider-man ---Part 2 (Mon 06-04-2007)
With the success of 'Spider-Man 3', Sony Pictures is certainly looking for more movie sequels. Production hasn't started yet on those films, so now is the perfect time for producer Grant Curtis to catch his breath. Curtis served as co-producer on the firs...Just 3 episdoes left in season one of 'Spectacular Spider-Man'
by Rob M. Worley (Thu 05-29-2008)
Just three original episodes remain for the first season of 'The Spectacular Spider-Man' ... starting this Saturday, May 31 with the blockbuster gathering of The Sinister Six in an all-new episode entitled "Group Therapy."
Ratings for the ser... Say hello to SPIDER-MAN INDIA
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 06-21-2004)
Marvel Comics and Gotham Entertainment Group have announced plans to release a new comic book series that takes one of America's most-recognized crimefighters and transplants him to become an Indian superhero.SPIDER-MAN INDIA will be released to stores to... Acclaimed writer Kevin Hopps brings "Uncertainty" to 'Spider-Man'
by Rob M. Worley (Thu 05-08-2008)
Acclaimed animation writer Kevin Hopps offers his third script of the 'The Spectacular Spider-Man' season in "The Uncertainty Principle," an all-new episode premiering Saturday, May 10 at 10:00 a.m. ET/PT on Kids' WB!/The CW.
Hopps has worked... Spider-Man 3 PS3 Hands-on: Can he still swing from a thread? (Wed 04-11-2007)
The reaction to Activision and Treyarch's Spider-Man 3 game trailer has been less than stellar. "It's Spider-Man 2 with better graphics," fanboys have screamed across the Internet, but after a day in the Activision offices and some hands-on time with the ...SPIDER-MAN 2
by Lisa Keeler (Wed 06-30-2004)
SPIDER-MAN 2 is one of those happy sequels (for the audience the characters are as angst-ridden as ever) that builds on rather than merely repeats the original. 2002's SPIDER-MAN was a very good and spiritually faithful adaptation of the Marvel comic boo... Comicscape - August 17, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 08-17-2005)
Greetings, COMICSCAPE faithful, and welcome to another edition of THERE GOES YOUR LIFE!. Last week, Voodoo Maverick's Tedd Walley and John Williams helped me walk you through the soul-sucking, wallet-draining endeavor that is self-publishing. This week,... Lee says 'Excelsior!' to SPIDER-MAN rough cut
by MICHAEL TUNISON (Tue 03-12-2002)
Spider-Man nuts around the world still have two long months to wait before their favorite wall-crawler officially arrives on the big screen in May, but one famous fan of ol' Webhead is already giving director Sam Raimi's take on the character the thumbs-u... May it Be
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Wed 01-16-2002)
You can't be a Spider-Man fan without having griped about Aunt May at some time or another. Let's face it, as elements of the Spider-mythos go, May is one of the most annoying, exasperating facets of Peter Parker's life that we've ever encountered. With h...