Tag: Steve Ditko

The Comic World Remembers Steve Ditko RIP

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Marvel Comics and others are mourning the loss of legendary talent Steve Ditko, who died Friday aged 90. “Today, the Marvel family mourns the loss of Steve Ditko. Steve transformed the industry and the Marvel Universe, and his legacy will never be forgotten. Our thoughts are with his family, loved ones, and fans during this sad time,” said Marvel Entertainment President Dan Buckley in a statement released Friday night. Legendary comic book creator Steve Ditko, who co-created Spider-Man and Doctor Strange with Stan Lee, has died aged 90, The Hollywood…

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Slott And Perez Spider-Man’s Early Years In ‘The Amazing Spider-Man Year One’

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Since the release of Frank Miller and David Mazzuchelli’s seminal Batman: Year One, DC has used a similar model and title with several of its heroes, often to great acclaim. Now Marvel has decided to do the same with its flagship character. To coincide with the return of Peter Parker, Marvel has announced The Amazing Spider-Man Year One: Learning To Crawl, a five issue miniseries from Dan Slott and Ramón Pérez that looks back at the wall crawler’s earliest adventures. Talking to the AP, Slott said the story will pay…

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Amazing Spider-Man #650 Big Time

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I don’t usually preview upcoming comics but this one looks interesting. The new Big Time story line has been a welcome change to Spider-Man. His life is changing a new suit and new job, fighting a new HobGoblin. Who could ask for anything more. The last page of Amazing Spider-Man 649 left Spider-Man in a fix with a hipper sonic HobGoblin about to cut off his head. Crime-fighting has never been so tough. And on top of all that on December 15 release date it looks like he will have…

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