Amazing Spider-Man

November 30, 2015 Phil

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April 16, 2014 Phil

Another Open Letter to Dan Slott

[Spoilers for The Superior Spider-Man #31, and, well, heck, the entire series.] Hey, Dan, I know, it’s been a while since we last talked. Don’t worry, I didn’t forget you or my promise to see where The Superior Spider-Man went. Things just have gotten busy for me. In these past sixteen months, a lot has happened. I’ve had a kid, I’ve lost sleep, I’ve lost some sanity (the latter two thanks to the first event). But I’ve still been reading SSM, anticipating the big day when Mental Ghost Peter would take back control from Otto. And then you had Otto erase Peter early on

August 1, 2013 Phil

EW.com Shows a… Unique Take on Venom

This week, EW.com posted a very unique unofficial fan-film featuring Venom, the symbiote-wearing Spider-Man villain. Starring Ryan Kwanten of HBO’s “True Blood” (and sporting a New York accent, once again convincingly disguising his Australian-origins), this film is a different take on the character. It purports to be a documentary by a French film team, detailing Eddie Brock’s investigative journalism into the seedy world of New York crime. But, as you can expect, Eddie shows off his partner during the course of this “found footage”. Take a look below. Would you like to see this expanded into a stand-alone film, outside

January 9, 2013 Phil

An Open Letter to Dan Slott

[Spoilers for The Amazing Spider-Man #698-700 and The Superior Spider-Man #1.] Dear Dan, (Can I call you Dan? The only reason I ask is that these open letters usually start that way, with the writer asking if it’s okay to be on a first-name basis with the recipient. And I hate to buck a trend.) You probably know why I’m writing. I’m writing because you have thoroughly desecrated, trashed, maimed, and destroyed Spider-Man. Trust me — even before I read The Amazing Spider-Man #700, I knew you had done it. Heck, I didn’t even need to read #698 to know that you were the