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LEGO Marvel’s Avengers adds a complimentary six-pack of spiders today. Now that Peter Parker is established in the Marvel cinematic universe, he gets to be in the game based on it. The Spider-Man Character Pack is available for free starting today across all versions of the game.
By Mike Fahey Published May 24, 2016 -
Spider-Man And Iron Man Have Beef Now
Spider-Man and Iron Man have been on-and-off allies for decades and worked in close partnership on the Avengers. Nowadays, they’re more like frenemies. It used to be that Peter Parker and Tony Stark saved the world in differently scaled adventures. The wall-crawler was more of a street-level guy while the armored genius fought everywhere from…
By Evan Narcisse Published May 4, 2016 -
Kotaku East
Spider-Man as a Samurai
This works way better than I thought it would. Via Japaaan, Bandai is releasing a samurai version of your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man. Previously, Bandai did the same for Darth Vader, Boba Fett, and a Sandtrooper. Very cool how Spider-Man’s web motif is incorporated into the samurai armor. The samurai Spidey will be out this August…
By Brian Ashcraft Published May 1, 2016 -
That Time Max Landis Wrote Fan Fiction About A Loser Spider-Man Villain
12 years ago, Max Landis wasn’t a Hollywood screenwriter yet. He was just another guy writing fan-fiction about C-list Spidey villain The Shocker. Yeah, the guy who wears a quilted unitard. The Shocker is a Spider-Man villain who’s been a joke for years. Decades, even. He’s so much of a never-was that other lame bad…
By Evan Narcisse Published April 26, 2016 -
Spider-Man Is Totally Okay With Letting Someone Else Be Spider-Man
The original wall-crawler is a little salty about Miles’ costume, though. Because even he has to admit that it’s cooler. Spoilers follow. For those who may not know who Miles Morales is, he’s a teenage Spider-Man from a now-dead alternate universe. He started webbing up bad guys after the death (and eventual resurrection) of that…
By Evan Narcisse Published March 2, 2016 -
Sorry, Peter Parker, But Miles Morales Is The Better (Young) Spidey
Marvel’s putting out two comics with teenage Spider-Men in lead roles. Spidey features a young Peter Parker at the start of his crime-fighting career; Spider-Man serves to introduce Miles Morales into the newly revamped Marvel Universe. I was afraid that one book would be a carbon copy of the other but, thankfully, that’s not the…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 3, 2016 -
In Space, Venom Is Much More Than A Tired Spider-Man Villain
Between the glut of appearances following the debut of Spider-Man’s nemesis in the late ‘80s and his mediocre appearance in 2007’s Spider-Man 3, Venom was all but dead to me. But now he’s Venom: Space Knight, and I can’t get enough. If you had told me six months ago my second favorite (Squirrel Girl forever)…
By Mike Fahey Published February 2, 2016 -
Here’s How Miles Morales Comes to the New Marvel Universe
There are lots of Spider-people in the Marvel Universe right now. But only two of them call themselves Spider-Man. One, of course, is the newly-rich Peter Parker, originator of the wall-crawler identity. The other is an alternate-reality successor to the Spider-mantle named Miles Morales. This week, we see Miles play a pivotal role in the…
By Evan Narcisse Published December 19, 2015 -
An Hour-Long Look At What Made Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man Movies Great
In our current age of mega-Marvel machinations and decade-long transmedia story arcs, it’s easy to forget what it was like before the Avengers assembled. Way back at the turn of the century, we got a pair of films that in many ways paved the way for the Marvel Cinematic Universe we know and love today.…
By Kirk Hamilton Published December 7, 2015 -
CultureCosplay
Cash Money For A Picture Of Spider-Man!
He doesn’t wanna be famous? Then I’ll make him infamous! Photographer Peyton Crim wanted to do a Spider-Man shoot that was a bit more “dynamic” than your average cosplay gallery, and teaming up with Chris Villain (as Spider-Man), they sure succeeded.
By Luke Plunkett Published November 15, 2015 -
Five Reasons You Should Be Reading Spider-Gwen
There are lots of Spider-people in Marvel Comics nowadays but only one of them has the distinction of being the parallel universe version of Peter Parker’s long-dead girlfriend. Making an alt-Gwen into a superhero is a good twist but it’s not the sole reason that readers should check out her adventures. Gwen Stacy actually fights…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 19, 2015 -
Major Changes in Today’s Amazing Spider-Man Comic
We all know Spider-Man, right? He’s a guy from Queens named Peter Parker, who got bitten by a radioactive spider and became CEO of a multimillion dollar company. He owns a car that can drive upside down, too. Yep, good ol’ Spidey. A few months ago, Marvel announced a new direction for their flagship character.…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 7, 2015 -
Looks Like Iron Man Might Be Getting Closer with Spider-Man’s Ex-Girlfriend
You can’t say the name “Mary Jane Watson” without immediately thinking about Spider-Man. Peter Parker’s favorite redhead originally appeared in the webslinger’s comics more than fifty years ago and has primarily been used in Spidey storylines since then. But she’s leaving webshooters behind… for Stark-brand power armor. Marvel’s just announced that Mary Jane will be…
By Evan Narcisse Published September 11, 2015 -
CultureCosplay
Marvel vs DC Cosplay Extravaganza
Photographer Jason Laboy and a whole bunch of cosplayers took to the streets of New York recently for a shoot that featured everyone from Batman to Daredevil to Spider-Man. You can see more of Jason’s photos at his website The cosplayers involved were *deep breath*: Nightwing Daredevil Spider-Man Batman Armor Batman Spider-Gwen Deadstroke Batwoman Scarecrow
By Luke Plunkett Published September 6, 2015 -
Spider-Man’s Daughter Just Wants to Be Like Her Dad
Let’s hope Annie May doesn’t have the ol’ Parker luck like her famous, web-slinging father. The newest issue of Renew Your Vows—the what-if comic where Spider-man stayed married to Mary Jane instead having their relationship done away with via faustian bargain—show Mr. and Mrs. Peter Parker being overprotective helicopter parents. BUt, given that they live…
By Evan Narcisse Published August 19, 2015 -
This Is Marvel’s New Movie Spider-Man
Marvel said they were going young for their next on-screen Peter Parker. And they’ve done it, casting Wolf Hall star Tom Hollandas the wall-crawler with Cop Car director Jon Watts helming the upcoming production. The news came from Marvel today, a day after they said that their main Spider-Man book would be starring Miles Morales,…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 23, 2015 -
Tomorrow’s Spider-Man Comic Undoes One of Marvel’s Stupidest Mistakes
Eight years ago, in a Marvel Universe far, far away, Spider-Man was married. Then Marvel editorial had him make a deal with the devil—a villain called Mephisto—and he wasn’t a husband anymore, like it had never happened. It was stupid. People hated it. This week, Marvel’s teasing fans with the a world where that bonehead…
By Evan Narcisse Published June 2, 2015 -
Amateur Spider-Man Fails Backflip, Destroys Face
This footage, from a kid’s birthday party in Argentina, shows some guy dressed as Spider-Man attempting a sick backflip to impress the children. Emphasis on attempting Hope he’s OK. On one hand it’s funny, yes, because haha Spider-Man, but on the other, those are tiles he landed on. With his face. Ouch. You can see…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 24, 2015
