A Spider-Man Podcast

Mark Ginocchio

Mark has been a collector and reader of Spider-Man comics since 1987, and over the years has collected every single issue of Amazing Spider-Man including (begrudgingly, the Annuals – even though they don’t count). He chronicled his journey to collect these issues on his personal blog, Chasing Amazing. In 2013, he started co-hosting the Amazing Spider-Talk podcast with Dan, an endeavor he has maintained with passion and enthusiasm even though he once told Dan he wouldn’t last five years doing it. In 2017, he was contracted by Triumph Publishing to write 100 Things Spider-Man Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die, a book you can still buy today and should do so because it made Mark a raving lunatic for months while writing it. He lives on Long Island with his wife (and sometimes pod contributor) Erin, and his son John.
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Amazing Spider-Man #801 – REVIEW

I’ve been a fan, reader and collector of Spider-Man comic books for more than 30 years, having consumed stories by all the greats: Lee, Ditko, Romita, Conway, DeFalco, Frenz etc.

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Amazing Spider-Man #797 – REVIEW

Over the past six issues, it’s been difficult to get a proper handle on the direction of Amazing Spider-Man. Sure, outgoing writer Dan Slott was certainly moving a number of

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Amazing Spider-Man #794 – REVIEW

Amazing Spider-Man #794 marks the title’s first installment since the diversion known as “Venom Inc.” It marks the return of the Dan Slott and Stuart Immonen creative pairing as well

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Venom Inc. Omega – REVIEW

Followers of this site and the Amazing Spider-Talk podcast know that my partner/co-host Dan and I haven’t been terribly impressed with pretty much every facet of the “Venom Inc.” crossover.

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Amazing Spider-Man #792 – REVIEW

Less than a month ago, Amazing Spider-Man wrapped up a mostly excellent “Marvel Legacy” debut, capping off a nearly six-month effort to rehabilitate a title that had lost its fastball

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Amazing Spider-Man #790 – REVIEW

The “big two” comic book publishers are often loathe to label a new branding initiative a “reboot” but the fact of the matter is that Marvel’s “Legacy” event marks one

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Amazing Spider-Man #789 – REVIEW

If there’s one thing that has defined the Dan Slott-era on Amazing Spider-Man it’s a high level of chaos and disorder for its main character Peter Parker. Regardless of whether

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