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A New Costume For Spider-Man In Superior #14

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Rich Johnston

In a recent interview with Dan Slott, for Newsarama, Slott slipped in something significant that may be just around the corner. Spider-Man is getting a new costume. Whether that’s the Doc Ock Spidey, or Peter Parker somehow returning to the …

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Everybody’s Angry About Superior Spider-Man Again. But Some Of Them Love It.

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Going to bed. My last night before issue 9 of superior spider-man drops. Don’t cry for me. I led a good life. — Ryan Stegman (@RyanStegman) May 1, 2013 When the rumours about what was happening towards the end of …

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Thirteen Thoughts About Ten Comics – All New X-Men, Superior Spider-Man, Dial H, Age Of Ultron, Phantom Stranger, Thanos Rising, Savage Dragon, Uber, Action Comics And Snow Angel

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Is it me, or has Wolverine been hanging around too much with Psylocke of late? Is that a Malcolm Tucker quote he’s partially using in today’s All New X-Men? Too much The Thick Of It boxset watching? Where does he …

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Murder, Damnation And The Superior Spider-Man (SPOILERS)

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Spider-Man doesn’t kill. We know that. But this isn’t Spider-Man. Not the one we knew, however. Superior Spider-Man has been a story about a bad man, Otto Octavius, trying to be a good man. Often not from exactly the purest …

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Monetizing Fanboy Rage – Saturday Trending Topics

Posted on February 10, 2013 by Mark Seifert

The general concept is nothing new under the sun, to be sure, but in the social media era it’s interesting nonetheless. I’ve been thinking a lot about Marvel and DC as social platforms over the past couple years, and it’s …

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Thirteen Thoughts About Fourteen Comics – New Avengers, Secret Avengers, Hit Girl, Avengers, Animal Man, Swamp Thing, Earth 2, Snapshot, All New X-Men, Superior Spider-Man, Hellboy, Youngblood, Epic Kill and Mudman

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Rich Johnston

New Avengers #3 is full of lots of important Marvel Universe moments that will no doubt have implications for stories across the next year. But it also has a rare Doctor Strange moment using his earlier skill as an actual …

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Marvel Dominates The Advance Reorder Charts, But Not Completely…

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Marvel dominates the top, middle and bottom of this advance reorder chart from Diamond Comic Distributors.. But others make a good stab, including Nightwing, Saga, Star Trek, Vibe and Black Beetle. And the long delayed Dexter comic seems to be …

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Rape, Redemption And The Superior Spider-Man (Spoilers)

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Rich Johnston

On Boxing Day, I wrote; Superior Spider-Man #1 looks to be, in many ways, a tale of redemption. Someone trying to change and be a better man. Knowing what he knows now, experiencing what he has now experienced, will he …

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A Comic Show – Hyrule Hysteria!!!

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Aaron Haaland writes; It’s a great week for comics with Dark Horse publishing a Zelda HYRULE HISTORIA on the one year anniversary my old co-host Tri-force Mike’s passing as tribute! Invincible #100 was full of death. Also, Deathmatch from Boom …

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That Superior Spider-Man #1 Letters Page

Posted on January 22, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Shot on my iPad before this happened…. the letters page of Superior Spider-Man #1. Spoilers obviously.

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Superior Spider-Man Dominates Reorders Again, Along With Much Of Marvel NOW. But Django Unchained, New 52 Valentine’s Day, Django Unchained And Adventure Time Make Honourable Appearances

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Superior Spider-Man #2 topped Diamond’s Advance Reorder charts last week and it’s done it again this week with issue 3, putting on in one week more than the entire order of the second print of Superior Spider-Man #2 (which can …

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Superior Spider-Man Tops The Reorder Charts

Posted on January 12, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Taking another look at the coal face of the comics industry, reorders by retailers for comics through Diamond Comic Distributors that have both been published and are yet to. As always second prints, variant covers and high priced itemss are …

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Amazing Spider-Man #700 Now Tops 300,000 Print Sales

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Rich Johnston

We reported that Amazing Spider-Man #700 has sold a quarter of a million, bringing in a total of two million dollars (plus all the 1:150 Steve Ditko variants selling north of a thousand dollars each). Well, with the second print, …

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How Marvel And DC Get Retailers To Order More Comics

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Rich Johnston

With Justice League Of America #1 soon to launch, DC Comics are keen to try and capture a little of that lightning and inject it into other titles. Such as the comics Green Arrow , Katana, Justice League of America’s …

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Superior Spider-Man 1 vs Amazing Spider-Man 700 – Wednesday Trending Topics

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Mark Seifert

End to new beginning, Rich tells us that anyone upset by Amazing Spider-Man 700 ought to take a look at Dan Slott and Ryan Stegman‘s Superior Spider-Man 1. Haven’t read it yet, so I’m not going to look at the …

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Pop Culture Hounding Christian Ward! (UPDATE)

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Rich Johnston

[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Chris Thompson writes; This week Taylor and I are joined live in the studio by a very special guest, but first we take some time out to look at one of Marvel Now’s …

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A Comic Shop – How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Superior Spider-Man #1

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Aaron Haaland, of A Comic Shop in Orlando, Florida, writes; Hey Fandom, my name is Aaron, and I loved Superior Spider-man #1! I’m not going to spoil the ending, but I do think most of the haters of Amazing #700 …

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Superior Spider-Man Webs Up The Reorder Charts

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Rich Johnston

So what’s been happening at the retail ground level over Christmas and the New Year? The reorder charts gives us the highest reordered books through Diamond, both before they’ve shipped and afterwards. Second prints and cover variants are often only …

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