Madame Web should have been a game-changer for Sony Pictures. While Venom and Venom: Let There Be Carnage were box office hits, neither received overly glowing reviews and the awful Morbius left any possible goodwill fans had for the studio bleeding out on the floor.
With Madame Web billed as a standalone adventure and a movie that finally put the spotlight on some of the heroes from Spider-Man's world, it looked like the stage was being set for a new female-led superhero franchise. Three Spider-Women swinging into the action under the watchful eye of Cassandra Webb seemed like a genius move, but when it hit theaters...well, you know the rest.
One of the biggest critical and commercial flops the genre has ever seen, Madame Web made it clear changes need to be made. It's likely too late for Kraven the Hunter and Venom: The Last Dance, but Sony...
With Madame Web billed as a standalone adventure and a movie that finally put the spotlight on some of the heroes from Spider-Man's world, it looked like the stage was being set for a new female-led superhero franchise. Three Spider-Women swinging into the action under the watchful eye of Cassandra Webb seemed like a genius move, but when it hit theaters...well, you know the rest.
One of the biggest critical and commercial flops the genre has ever seen, Madame Web made it clear changes need to be made. It's likely too late for Kraven the Hunter and Venom: The Last Dance, but Sony...
- 5/9/2024
- ComicBookMovie.com
This Spider-Man article contains spoilers.
Every comic book fan knows about the night that Gwen Stacy died. The two-part story from 1973’s Amazing Spider-Man #121–122 stands as a watershed moment in comics, not only upping the stakes of Spider-Man’s inability to balance his personal and heroic lives, but also giving permission for superhero comics to push the envelope in a way that had not been done since the pre-Comics Code days.
For most of Spider-Man’s history, Gwen fell into the same category as Thomas and Martha Wayne or (pre-Superboy punch) Jason Todd. She existed only to die, to give tragic backstory to our hero. Decades before Major Force killed Alex DeWitt in Green Lantern #54, Gwen was the patron saint of fridged girlfriends. Her death hangs over the entire story of Spider-Man, even when played by the sparkling Emma Stone in The Amazing Spider-Man movies. The writers know we expect...
Every comic book fan knows about the night that Gwen Stacy died. The two-part story from 1973’s Amazing Spider-Man #121–122 stands as a watershed moment in comics, not only upping the stakes of Spider-Man’s inability to balance his personal and heroic lives, but also giving permission for superhero comics to push the envelope in a way that had not been done since the pre-Comics Code days.
For most of Spider-Man’s history, Gwen fell into the same category as Thomas and Martha Wayne or (pre-Superboy punch) Jason Todd. She existed only to die, to give tragic backstory to our hero. Decades before Major Force killed Alex DeWitt in Green Lantern #54, Gwen was the patron saint of fridged girlfriends. Her death hangs over the entire story of Spider-Man, even when played by the sparkling Emma Stone in The Amazing Spider-Man movies. The writers know we expect...
- 4/24/2024
- by Joe George
- Den of Geek
The first "Spider-Verse" film was a miracle. It not only set a standard for movies about the multiverse, but also broke new ground and proved that American animated movies didn't have to compromise in their visuals, but could actually look as good as their concept art. It also set impossibly high standards for the sequel, and yet somehow "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse" not only met those expectations, but surpassed them with one of the best and biggest movies of the year.
"Across the Spider-Verse" doubled down on everything that made the first one great and added to it. It delivers a movie that actually explores the ramifications of a multiverse, handles dozens of characters and makes them all compelling and fleshed out, interrogates ideas about Spider-Man and canon in nuanced ways that build on what came before, and still delivers an earnest and heartfelt story about Miles Morales coming into his own.
"Across the Spider-Verse" doubled down on everything that made the first one great and added to it. It delivers a movie that actually explores the ramifications of a multiverse, handles dozens of characters and makes them all compelling and fleshed out, interrogates ideas about Spider-Man and canon in nuanced ways that build on what came before, and still delivers an earnest and heartfelt story about Miles Morales coming into his own.
- 8/4/2023
- by Rafael Motamayor
- Slash Film
"Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse" had big shoes and expectations to fill. The sequel is coming after an Oscar win and a revolution in Hollywood studio animation that has inspired experimentation in every major studio. And yet, the movie not only exceeded expectations but also crushes them. This is a grand achievement in myth building and deconstruction, with the film pulling not an "Empire Strikes Back" but a "Matrix Reloaded," interrogating the idea and tropes of the hero, while continuing Miles' poignant coming-of-age story.
Unsurprisingly, the film is gorgeous. It is easy to take that for granted but to see it with your own eyes defies description and expectations. Like the first film, it breaks apart the rules of animation to challenge the entire medium, but "Across the Spider-Verse" goes beyond, breaking film itself like it's the second coming of Chuck Jones and Michael Maltese's "Duck Amuck." The result is...
Unsurprisingly, the film is gorgeous. It is easy to take that for granted but to see it with your own eyes defies description and expectations. Like the first film, it breaks apart the rules of animation to challenge the entire medium, but "Across the Spider-Verse" goes beyond, breaking film itself like it's the second coming of Chuck Jones and Michael Maltese's "Duck Amuck." The result is...
- 6/2/2023
- by Rafael Motamayor
- Slash Film
Take a look @ Marvel Comics' "Spider-Gwen Annual" #1, written by Jason Latour and illustrated by Chris Brunner, with covers by Robbi Rodriguez:
"...'Spider-Gwen' and 'Captain America' go on a secret mission!
"'The Mary Janes' get loud!
"'Captain Stacy' and 'Gwen' meet 'She-Hulk' and 'Spider-Ham'..."
The "Spider-Gwen" comic book series revolves around the 'Gwen Stacy' of 'Earth-65', an alternate Earth that debuted in Marvel's "Edge of Spider-Verse" #2 as part of the 2014–15 'Spider-Man' event "Spider-Verse".
Spider-Gwen explores a universe where Gwen Stacy was bitten by the radioactive spider instead of 'Peter Parker', forcing her into a career as the 'Spider-Woman' of her world.
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"...'Spider-Gwen' and 'Captain America' go on a secret mission!
"'The Mary Janes' get loud!
"'Captain Stacy' and 'Gwen' meet 'She-Hulk' and 'Spider-Ham'..."
The "Spider-Gwen" comic book series revolves around the 'Gwen Stacy' of 'Earth-65', an alternate Earth that debuted in Marvel's "Edge of Spider-Verse" #2 as part of the 2014–15 'Spider-Man' event "Spider-Verse".
Spider-Gwen explores a universe where Gwen Stacy was bitten by the radioactive spider instead of 'Peter Parker', forcing her into a career as the 'Spider-Woman' of her world.
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- 3/17/2022
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Written by James Tynion IV | Art by Jorge Jiménez | Published by DC Comics | Format: Hardback, 336pp
As the Clown Prince of Crime battles the Dark Knight Detective head-to-head one last time. The Joker has never wanted to win before–he’s never wanted his battle with Batman to end. But now his motivation has shifted. This collection features the Joker’s confrontation with Batgirl; his manipulation of the amnesiac Nightwing; and a turf war between Gotham City’s many evildoers! Plus, the debut of Clownhunter, a cameo by Ghost-Maker, and an epic battle between Harley Quinn and Punchine!
Collecting Batman #95-100, Batgirl #47, Detective Comics #1025, Red Hood: Outlaw #48, Nightwing #74, The Joker War Zone #1, plus stories from Harley Quinn #75 and Catwoman #25, The Joker War Saga brings together all of last Summer’s huge blockbusting storyline that introduced new Joker sidekick Punchine… In fact this was, honestly, one of most anticipated graphic novel releases of the year.
As the Clown Prince of Crime battles the Dark Knight Detective head-to-head one last time. The Joker has never wanted to win before–he’s never wanted his battle with Batman to end. But now his motivation has shifted. This collection features the Joker’s confrontation with Batgirl; his manipulation of the amnesiac Nightwing; and a turf war between Gotham City’s many evildoers! Plus, the debut of Clownhunter, a cameo by Ghost-Maker, and an epic battle between Harley Quinn and Punchine!
Collecting Batman #95-100, Batgirl #47, Detective Comics #1025, Red Hood: Outlaw #48, Nightwing #74, The Joker War Zone #1, plus stories from Harley Quinn #75 and Catwoman #25, The Joker War Saga brings together all of last Summer’s huge blockbusting storyline that introduced new Joker sidekick Punchine… In fact this was, honestly, one of most anticipated graphic novel releases of the year.
- 6/1/2021
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Harbinger is a title with a long history for Valiant Entertainment. As part of the first wave of releases for both the original 1990s and revived 2010s incarnations of the comic book publisher, it’s been at the center of Valiant’s shared universe of storytelling from the start. Next year, the series returns with new focus and new ambition.
The slightly retitled The Harbinger will be written by Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly (Idw’s Star Trek: Year Five, DC’s Gotham City Garage), with artwork from Robbi Rodriguez (Marvel’s Spider-Gwen, DC’s Goddess Mode), and will pick up the story of Peter Stanchek — one of the ...
The slightly retitled The Harbinger will be written by Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly (Idw’s Star Trek: Year Five, DC’s Gotham City Garage), with artwork from Robbi Rodriguez (Marvel’s Spider-Gwen, DC’s Goddess Mode), and will pick up the story of Peter Stanchek — one of the ...
- 10/5/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Harbinger is a title with a long history for Valiant Entertainment. As part of the first wave of releases for both the original 1990s and revived 2010s incarnations of the comic book publisher, it’s been at the center of Valiant’s shared universe of storytelling from the start. Next year, the series returns with new focus and new ambition.
The slightly retitled The Harbinger will be written by Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly (Idw’s Star Trek: Year Five, DC’s Gotham City Garage), with artwork from Robbi Rodriguez (Marvel’s Spider-Gwen, DC’s Goddess Mode), and will pick up the story of Peter Stanchek — one of the ...
The slightly retitled The Harbinger will be written by Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly (Idw’s Star Trek: Year Five, DC’s Gotham City Garage), with artwork from Robbi Rodriguez (Marvel’s Spider-Gwen, DC’s Goddess Mode), and will pick up the story of Peter Stanchek — one of the ...
- 10/5/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Jim Dandy Apr 22, 2019
Zoe Quinn, Robbi Rodriguez, and Rico Renzi have crafted a fascinating magical tech future in Goddess Mode.
When you imagine a cyberpunk world in your head, the image you conjure is probably full of grime and dinge. Neon street signs whose glow is diffuse through a thick smog that's condensing to rain before it can get to the top of the suffocating skyscrapers that occasionally let the rich folks go higher than the pollution and see natural light. One where technology is the enemy, whether it's biological tech that exacerbates economic inequality to a horrifying degree (like Altered Carbon) or tech that's gone mad because it's got a few valid points (like Blade Runner). But while most of what makes the genre stand out is set dressing, what all of its best examples have in common are their focus on the people of that future: how they shape their world,...
Zoe Quinn, Robbi Rodriguez, and Rico Renzi have crafted a fascinating magical tech future in Goddess Mode.
When you imagine a cyberpunk world in your head, the image you conjure is probably full of grime and dinge. Neon street signs whose glow is diffuse through a thick smog that's condensing to rain before it can get to the top of the suffocating skyscrapers that occasionally let the rich folks go higher than the pollution and see natural light. One where technology is the enemy, whether it's biological tech that exacerbates economic inequality to a horrifying degree (like Altered Carbon) or tech that's gone mad because it's got a few valid points (like Blade Runner). But while most of what makes the genre stand out is set dressing, what all of its best examples have in common are their focus on the people of that future: how they shape their world,...
- 4/22/2019
- Den of Geek
Marvel Comics' "Spider-Gwen" #34, available July 18, 2018, is written by Jason Latour and illustrated by Robbi Rodriguez, with a cover by Rodriguez:
"...in the 'The Trial of Spider-Woman', for months, 'Gwen Stacy' has been fighting the world as 'Spider-Woman'.
"Now her mask is off, and she's got to face the music..."
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Find "Spider-woman" Comic Books Here...
"...in the 'The Trial of Spider-Woman', for months, 'Gwen Stacy' has been fighting the world as 'Spider-Woman'.
"Now her mask is off, and she's got to face the music..."
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Find "Spider-woman" Comic Books Here...
- 7/13/2018
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
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