I was skeptical about the upcoming reboot of the Spider-Man movie franchise, but the early look I got at some footage back in February really sold me on the film. The latest trailer for “The Amazing Spider-Man” included quite a few segments from that footage, and I put together a list for IFC of key [...]

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Toy Fair kicked off this week, but I got an early start on the show Saturday, courtesy of Hasbro’s annual Fan Media Day. I wrote up two reports on the event for Newsarama, with one focusing on the company’s upcoming Marvel toys — which includes toys based on the “The Amazing Spider-Man” and “The Avengers” [...]

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As part of my added coverage of Monday’s preview event for “The Amazing Spider-Man,” I wrote up this list of ways the new, rebooted Spider-Man franchise with Andrew Garfield will be different from the original franchise with Tobey Maguire. It’s a question a lot of people I know are asking about it — especially given [...]

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I got an early peek at “The Amazing Spider-Man” today, thanks to a preview event organized by the studio. Along with showing off the trailer that debuts tonight (I got to see it in 3D, and it actually looked pretty good), the studio also brought out a sizzle reel of some still-in-progress footage from the [...]

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So IFC asked me to weigh in on the rumor that Andrew Garfield will be making a cameo as Spider-Man in “The Avengers” movie. Along with providing a little background for everyone who wasn’t aware of the rumor, I devoted quite a few words (probably more than necessary) to explaining why I think the rumor [...]

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I love the animated comic covers produced by Halo & Sprocket webcomic creator Kerry Callen and posted over on his blog. While the cover to The Amazing Spider-Man #33 is my favorite of the bunch, there’s something hypnotic about watching Tony Stark sweat whiskey and tremble uncontrollably in Callen’s version of the famous “Demon in [...]

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San Diego Comic-Con is in the rearview mirror, but since I wasn’t actually on the West Coast this year, its passing isn’t as bittersweet as usual. Me? I’m looking ahead to New York Comic Con in October. It’s always one of my favorite “big” shows. (Of course, it also helps that it’s local for me.) [...]

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