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url 2023-08-22 07:58
Across The Spider Verse Release Date and More

Discover the Across the Spider Verse release date and learn about the future Marvel Cinematic Universe voyage. Read on.

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url 2023-08-11 07:45
Spiderman 4: Thomas Hayden Church Teases Sam Raimi’s Return

Thomas Hayden Church has hinted at the intriguing prospect that Sam Raimi would return to direct Spiderman 4. Keep reading to know more.

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url 2017-07-13 08:50
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 – Xbox360 ZTorrents

Dans The Amazing z torrents  Spider-Man 2, les joueurs prennent une fois de plus le rôle de l’emblématique Super Hero. Tout au long de son voyage, Spider-Man va rencontrer un certain nombre de nouveaux ennemis ainsi que quelques vieux amis, comme il affronte une nouvelle menace pour sa ville bien-aimée. Le récit donnera Peter Parker, ringard photojournaliste persona de Spider-Man, un rôle plus important à l’honneur, comme il étudie les motivations complexes et des personnalités uniques derrière la ménagerie des menaces Marvel menaçant Manhattan.
Comme Spidey, les joueurs seront en mesure de libre-roam à travers un paysage urbain Manhattan grandement améliorée, un ensemble d’offrir des opportunités plus vives, plus attrayantes avec lesquelles mettre ses compétences sensationnels à utiliser. Central à la profondeur expansive et le détail étant versé dans The Amazing Spider-Man 2 jeu vidéo est le nouveau « Hero ou Menace » système, ce qui incite le comportement Superhero en récompensant les web-frondeurs efforts lutte contre la criminalité, et ajoute des conséquences pour laisser la criminalité envenimer . marque personnelle de Spider-Man de web-balancer et de près et personnelle combat va voir une variété de nouvelles fonctionnalités ainsi.

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review 2017-01-04 14:38
Spider-Women
Spider-Women (Spider-Woman) - Jason Latour,Dennis Hopeless,Helen Chen,Javier Rodriguez,Robbi Rodriguez,Robert Thompson

I LOVE Spider-Woman! First she's an Avenger, then she quits to do street-level crime, then she's pregnant and subsequently a new mom, and she's a MENTOR! Where has she been all my life?

Oh yeah, covered by the mountain of overly marketed male heroes. Okay, to be honest, I hated her old costume and the way they drew her until Febuary '16, so I wouldn't have picked it up until the awesome new costume after the drama about the pose. If you aren't familiar, here's an article covering that whole issue. It's from the Mary Sue, who I just adore also. Let's get back to the review, though.

Yeah, Silk is here too!! Okay, I'll deal with Spider-Gwen's presence. I even get her a little better now, but let me not get ahead of myself. When I picked this up during the same B&N dinner that I read and fell in love with Spider-Woman, I had literally no idea what was going on. I took it off the shelf because I love Silk and I had just grabbed Spider-Woman anyway. I did also get Spider-Gwen and I've read her first issue but it's not my thing. She seems to be the most beloved of the Spider-Women, given that I see her hoodie all over the place on women at cons and stuff, but I don't like her comic. I like the idea of her comic but learning new Earth's in new dimensions isn't fun for me, despite my affinity for science fiction and occasional delve into fantasy. I just can't, not for a comic like this.

Still, the inter-dimensional  thing totally works in this volume. I think it's because we have a bit more of a gateway as things are explained but not really info-dumped or left to be figured out. It is a little interesting to think that there could be an alternate you somewhere out there with a slightly different back story and making completely different choices. Like, completely, apparently and I don't want to spoil a big reveal but choices aren't the only things that may be different.

As in the description for the issue, the women get together for a mentoring session. I absolutely love that. In all the social media circles I have frequented for this blog and  the one I previously had that focused much more on feminism than books, I read a lot about the importance of women having mentors and of women being mentors to other women. This should not be underestimated and it looks like Marvel is paying attention. While mentoring shouldn't be inherently gender-based (and she has men she mentors too!), there is an element to our lives that are soaked in our gendered experience and what society throws at us on account of this aspect of our lives. The male superheroes have been seen mentoring each other for a long time now and it's great to see the women get it too. (I can't really speak to the prevalence because I'm relatively new to comic reading, but I'm just happy to see it's presence here) The mentoring session gets hijacked by some villainy and all three women have opportunities for growth.

It's an interesting arch and tact to take with these three women at such transitional times in their lives. Spider-Gwen and Silk are new heroes and figuring out their individual ways in the landscape of their own Earths and Spider-Woman is getting used to this superhero/mom thing. I adore that she brings a breast pump and that she has to stop and pump. The comic manages to make it look like it's manageable to work and give your kid breastmilk while not even insinuating that not doing so is somehow shameful. As a working mother, it's fairly empowering in that regard.

Our younger heroes are going through entirely different problems and Spider-Gwen doesn't hide her distaste for the not-so-easy way that Silk is coping and handling the hero thing. Like I said before, I'm not a Spider-Gwen fan, but I felt like I understood her issue with Silk and I appreciated her eventual ability to have a teensy bit of empathy for Silk's plight. Also, I get the problem with Silk and her flighty habits on account of her extreme isolation for so long. It can be hard to assimilate to a  team when you're used to not even having someone to talk to, but still. She treats Silk the way the Mary Jane's treat her and she should know that it's rough from the onset. She should get that it means there's more going on in her head but that's more a mark of experience than compassion and it's fitting that Spider-Woman is the one who gets it.

As far as the art goes, this one was not the best. It's not that it didn't have great art but it combined three different comics with three different sets of creators for a few issues and so the look of it is inconsistent. This aspect alone wouldn't keep me from buying it but it's was a little annoying anyway and I'd rather let you all know ahead of time. I get what they were doing, I just wish the art had been consistent throughout the issues, but then it would have been strange for the art within each series to change and there I would go in circles again. That's not the point. It was a necessary evil but that doesn't mean I had to enjoy it.

I loved the whole concept of this volume and the execution was great (the art thing is really all that keeps it from being perfect). Spider-woman is definitely my new favorite superhero but that doesn't lessen my love of the others that I have been following. I have got to work harder on catching up on all the titles I enjoy following (Silk included) and add this to the list.

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review 2016-11-07 14:29
Spider-Man India
Spider-Man: India TPB (Amazing Spider-Man) - Jeevan J. Kang

This was an amazing comic! I loved the way the feeling of Spider-Man stayed the same and I loved all the details that were changed. For those who live and die by canon, this isn't a good idea to read but for the rest of us who enjoy having familiar stories retold or reimagined and given new perspectives, this is a must read!

Well, if you like superheroes and comics. I checked all the other reviews I could find of this comic in an effort to find out how well the changes played with Indian audiences, but I couldn't find anything. Goodreads had a non-Indian who studies Hindu and Indian cultures that said it was well done, but that was the best I got. That said, I loved it and was annoyed by most of the negative reviews.

It's not that people aren't entitled to not enjoy a book that I like, but most of the negative reviews reminded me of the negative reviews of Cinder. It's a retelling/reimagining based on a single big difference that changes some elements of the way the story progresses. Don't go into a book or comic knowing that it's a retelling and then be upset that it was essentially the same story. You knew it was the same going in! Now, for the people who thought the story was weak or something, I just respectfully disagree.

Nevertheless, I do enjoy reimagining the possibilities. One of the negative reviewers I saw on Amazon went on about "why not just move -" and continued listing other heroes to move to other countries and I loved just thinking about it, even though he (or she or ze or they, the tag didn't indicate gender) meant in a bad way. I think it's a great idea to imagine our heroes in other countries. For one, it points out that hero stories are universal, two it showcases culture  differences in positive ways, three it lets us vicariously visit other countries. Why not?

I did understand some issues that people had with the dialogue. It wasn't quite as witty as we're used to, but that was the only criticism I could really agree with. I wish I knew enough about Indian heritage and all the supernatural/spiritual things mentioned to safely speak on it but I don't. At the same time, the comic is rewritten by an Indian artist, so I think it's safe to say that he melded the story with his own culture in a way that is not offensive or insensitive to his own culture. At least, I hope so.

Meera Jain and Flash were so much better than the originals! The spiritual and supernatural elements, especially with the shift in where everyone got their powers was a lot of fun. It gave me that tingle like the first time I heard the Spider-Man origin way back in the day. I liked the new costume. I loved the two-paged spreads every time they happened. They changed enough for me to feel like the story was refreshed but not so much that it was a difference story. I even liked the choice at the end and the way he handles it all.

As  I said before, I really loved this comic and all the things that changed and all the things that remained the same, but it's time to get into the details and so here's you warning to get out now if you want to read it first.

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