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Andrew Garfield’s The Amazing Spider-Man sixth scale figure unveiled by Hot Toys

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Sideshow and Hot Toys have unveiled the sixth scale collectors edition The Amazing Spider-Man figure which is inspired by the likeness of Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker in 2012 superhero outing. The collectible is available to pre-order now, priced at $340; check it out here… At the end of the day, someone has to swing […]

The Amazing Spider-Man: Still Underrated 10 Years Later

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Ricky Church revisits The Amazing Spider-Man as it turns ten years old… It goes without saying Spider-Man is one of the most popular superheroes ever created. For nearly 60 years, Marvel’s wall-crawler has captured the imaginations of fans young and old alike with the struggles he faces both as a superhero and young teenager/adult through […]

Andrew Garfield on playing Spider-Man and being overly critical of his work

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Andrew Garfield has been ducking questions concerning the upcoming film Spider-Man: No Way Home but still has time to talk about his own Amazing Spider-Man films.  While promoting his new film The Eyes of Tammy Faye, the actor opened up about playing Spider-Man and being critical of his performances. Speaking with Total Film, Garfield was […]

Comic Book Preview – The Amazing Spider-Man #850

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The Amazing Spider-Man #850 swings into comic book shops this coming Wednesday, and you can take a look at the official preview of the milestone issue here… SEE ALSO: The Green Goblin wreaks havoc in Marvel’s Amazing Spider-Man #850 trailer AMAZING SPIDER-MAN reaches another landmark and we’re celebrating Spider-Style! As if things weren’t bad enough […]

Marvel to launch Headshot variant covers this November

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Starting this November, Marvel is launching a series of Headshot variant covers from artist Todd Nauck and featuring some of the most iconic characters in the Marvel Universe, beginning with Amazing Spider-Man #52, Spider-Woman #6 and Eternals #1; check them out here… A new series of covers starring Marvel’s best and brightest super heroes is […]

The Most Amazing Scenes in the Spider-Man Films

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Ricky Church on the most amazing scenes in the Spider-Man films… Spider-Man has been one of the most popular superheroes in the comic book industry since his creation in 1962, resonating so much in pop culture that mainstream audiences turn up in droves to see his films. Over the last 18 years, Spidey has appeared […]

Conan battles Marvel heroes and villains in Conan the Barbarian variant covers

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With Conan set to make his grand return to Marvel for the brand new Conan the Barbarian ongoing series, the publisher has announced that it is celebrating the occasion by releasing a series of variant covers throughout December and January showcasing the sword-slashing hero facing off against some of Marvel’s most important heroes and villains. […]

Go behind the scenes of Marvel’s The Amazing Spider-Man #1 with launch trailer

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Coinciding with its launch this week, Marvel has unveiled a trailer for The Amazing Spider-Man #1, which takes us behind-the-scenes of the web-slinger’s new series and sees writer Nick Spencer, editor Nick Lowe and editor-in-chief C.B. Cebulski teasing Peter Parker’s latest adventure. Check it out here… SEE ALSO: Preview of The Amazing Spider-Man #1 “Spider-Man […]

Reboots and Rebrands and Remakes, Oh My! What’s with the lack of originality these days?

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Sade Green on reboots, rebrands and remakes… There is a distinct lack of originality in the film industry at the moment. Perhaps that’s too harsh actually; there is a distinct lack of originality in Hollywood. The market is over run with sequels, spin-offs, reboots, rebrands, films-that-are-now-television-shows and the dreaded ‘late-sequel’. You know, that sequel that […]