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Required Reading: Essential Amazing Spider-Man Volume 1

Too often, the artistry of older superhero comics is underestimated.  They were, after all, “kids stuff,” good for their time but quaint by today’s more sophisticated standards.  That’s the image the i...
by Andrew Taylor
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The Digital Age: A Comic Book Singularity

In the beginning, there was Superman. The history of superhero comics is divided into generally accepted “Ages”, and it all began with Superman.  The Golden Age was kicked off by Action Comics #1, the debut of Supe...
by Seth Jacob
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Bullet Reviews #48: Adventure Time, Scarlet Spider, Haunt and More!

Each week at Comic Booked we like to offer Bullet Reviews of the previous week’s books in hope of introducing fellow readers to books you might not generally think about trying. This comes in handy, especially if you’re hav...
by Skott Jimenez
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Best of 2011: Wrap Up

Hello there comic fans, and welcome to 2012! As we begin the new year, it only makes sense to take a quick look back at the past year and remember some of our favorites. To celebrate the best of the best, each year Comic Booked...
by Jordamus Prime
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Best of 2011: Best Crossover Event

As 2011 comes to a close, it’s safe to say that it has been a banner year for the comics industry and fans alike. Here at Comic Booked, we have always taken our comics pretty seriously, and after a stellar year of new materia...
by Jordamus Prime
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Best of 2011: Suprise Hit

As 2011 comes to a close, it’s safe to say that it has been a banner year for the comics industry and fans alike. Here at Comic Booked, we have always taken our comics pretty seriously, and after a stellar year of new materia...
by Jordamus Prime
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Scarlet Spider Swings Back To Action In January

First of all, let me just say how excited I am that the Scarlet Spider is returning to the Marvel Universe. The character was the best part of the Clone Saga from the ’90s, allowing Peter Parker to withdraw from the actio...
by Michael Wirth
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Review: Amazing Spider-Man #674

Spider-Island, in my opinion the best crossover event of 2011, is over, and this issue picks up where it left off.  The aftermath of a city infested with millions of spider-powered people is seen in this issue, and Dan Slott i...
by Seth Jacob
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Bullet Reviews #36: Spider-Island Wraps! Farscape! Turtles and More!

Another week gone by and that means another round of Bullet Reviews! This time around we have books from last week and a few from two weeks ago managed to sneak in! Amazing Spider-Man #673! Annihilators: Earthfall #2! Farscape ...
by Skott Jimenez
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Spider-Island Concludes!

Alright, Spider-Fans, this is the big finish so hang on tight, we have four, count ‘em, FOUR books to cover! To keep the size of this review manageable I’m going to go through the miniseries titles pretty fast. SP...
by Skott Jimenez
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Review: Amazing Spider-Man #672

Okay, it’s official: Spider-Island is one of my favorite Spider-Man stories of all time. Spider-Man is the character that brought me into comics.  The first comics I ever read (maybe the first anything I ever read for fu...
by Seth Jacob
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What Grinds My Gears? Unnecessary Comic Deaths and Manufactured Events!

Something has been nagging at me for some time now: gimmicky comic book marketing ploys.  We all saw the damage this practice did to the industry in the 90’s.  I thought that everyone had learned their lessons, and that the...
by Robb Orr
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Spider-Island: Heroes For Hire and Amazing Spider-Man!

We’re fast approaching the end of this event and these reviews have become bi-weekly because Marvel seems to be putting out just one issue a week. It’s more fun for me to cover more than one book in these reviews, ...
by Skott Jimenez
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Review: Amazing Spider-Man #671

Spider-Island is so good that it looks like it may go down in Marvel history as one of the best Spider-Man crossover events of all-time.  This comic is jam packed with fun from the first page to the last, and it’s been a...
by Seth Jacob
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