I’ve bought some crap Spider-Man comics over the years for the sake of John Romita Jr artwork. I persisted with J. Michael Straczynski’s run long after it ran out of inspiration, and I’ve even got Howard Mackie-written Clone Saga issues that I don’t feel an urge to take out and burn. So it’s no surprise [...]

Hey, how about that. A few weeks after I complained that it was getting a little ridiculous, the “Brand New Day” logo has disappeared from the covers of Spider-Man. Glad to see I’m finally being taken seriously around here!
After a few looser stories, Brand New Day’s next arc - I think it’s Guggenheim’s third for [...]

It’s well-known that the 1990s weren’t kind to comics. A wave of 80s-inspired grit washed through the industry, and Spider-Man in particular suffered ridiculously under the weight of it. As increasingly dark storylines brushed his supporting cast aside and sent Peter himself into a downward spiral, the convoluted and editorially botched Clone Saga was conceived [...]

It’s been a while since we checked in on Brand New Day, as it’s still being called. Seriously, isn’t it time to drop that particular piece of marketing-speak? The initial thrill has now roundly worn off, and the glut of new enemies and characters is starting to weaken a little.
It’s fairly confusing that, of all [...]

In something of a quiet week, our attention switches to British football comics, with the sad news of the passing of writer Fred Baker, and the rather more pleasant prospect of a happy nostalgia trip for Roy of the Rovers fans. Elsewhere, we bemoan the fact that it’s… well, a quiet week, really - and [...]

Comics Daily coverage of Final Crisis continues as our more qualified DC enthusiast, Seb Patrick, takes a look over the events of DC Universe #0 and, elsewhere, the viral marketing for The Dark Knight. I geek out about the latest Spider-Man announcement, and then there are more examples of articles we’ve written for Den of [...]