Spider-Man

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

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Spidey seems kinda listless if you ask me. via YouTube Haiku To contact the author of this post, write to [email protected] or find him on Twitter at @papapishu

By Chris Person Published March 17, 2015

Spider-Man’s Dead Girlfriend Is a Kick-Ass Superhero Now

Spider-Gwen is a weird title for the newest heroine to swing through the Marvel Universe. Technically, she’s a Spider-Woman. But the ‘Gwen’ part of her moniker highlights the most potentially exciting aspect of her: she’s an alternate version of Gwen Stacy, a character most famous for how she died. Forty-two years ago, Spider-Man lost a…

By Evan Narcisse Published February 25, 2015

Spider-Man Joins the Avengers Early in This Fan-Made Movie Mash-Up

This week’s big comic-book movie news was the deal that lets Marvel use Spider-Man in their upcoming big-budget superhero movies. So here’s a well-done mash-up that re-imagines the Avengers‘ chaotic Manhattan battle sequence with a little extra wall-crawler in the mix. Presented by ScreenCrush, the remix is the work of mash-up creator Sleepy Skunk and…

By Evan Narcisse Published February 13, 2015

Marvel’s Next Cinematic Spider-Man Should Be a Black Guy

Here’s how Marvel should introduce Peter Parker to the Marvel Cinematic Universe: by killing him off. They’ve done it in the comics. And that development in Marvel’s Ultimate Universe resulted in one of the freshest narrative branches of its Spider-Man mythos, the introduction of Miles Morales, a Black and Latino teenager who becomes an all-new…

By Evan Narcisse Published February 10, 2015

Spider-Man Can FINALLY Join The Other Marvel Movies

Ever wonder why Spider-Man hasn’t at least made token appearances in the big Marvel movies like The Avengers? That’s because Sony Pictures, not Disney, hold the movie rights to the web-slinger. But they’ve just signed a deal with Marvel that will mean Spider-Man can finally appear alongside the likes of Thor and Captain America. The…

By Luke Plunkett Published February 9, 2015

Kotaku East

Hospital Buys Spider-Man Boner Statue

Last year, Kotaku reported that a South Korean artist, Eunsuk Yoo, created a very friendly Spider-Man statue that made some people angry and was taken down. You’ll be happy to know that the work of art has found a new home. Note: This article contains content that some readers might find objectionable. The sculpture, which…

By Brian Ashcraft Published January 23, 2015

Kotaku East

Stan Lee Finally Makes His Kpop Video Debut

Phew! With all that Stan Lee has already done, you were probably wondering when he was going to appear in a Kpop video. Well, at the tender age of 92, it’s happened. As tipster Sang points out, Lee makes a special guest appearance in Clara‘s new music video “Gwiyomi Song 2.” You might remember the…

By Brian Ashcraft Published January 19, 2015

We Interrupt This Program For The Best News Bloopers Of 2014

Remember late last year when Spider-Mandropped that Good Morning America correspondent on her head? How about the time the news anchor wondered who this 4chan guy was? Here’s 15 minutes of the year’s best news bloopers to help ease us laughing into the new year. Each month the folks at NewsBeFunny compile the best tongue-slips,…

By Mike Fahey Published December 27, 2014