Tag Archives: Spider-Man

With the war settled the issue now becomes whether or not 'Captain America: Civil War' is Marvel's best film yet.

The future of superhero movies is in for a backlash and the only way to prevent it is for the studios to keep making good films. And the only way to ensure that is by not giving our time and money to films that don't deserve it.

Perhaps the biggest fallacy that some young people grow up believing is the idea that you need money, smarts, power or beauty to be an Avenger or superhero.

This is the first in a new weekly round-up of positive geek-themed news that we here at Pop Mythology like to call #AppliedGeekism.

The newly relaunched 'The Amazing Spider-Man' series is action-packed, does a good job of getting new readers up to speed, and hits on all the notes that make Slott’s run on Spider-Man so fun. Unfortunately, it’s the new elements in the series that keep the series from being the best it can be.

Spider-Man will be joining the faculty of the Jean Grey School for Higher Learning in a new series this December entitled 'Spider-Man & the X-Men.'

If you're a Marvel completist, the Marvel Famous Firsts: 75th Anniversary Masterworks Slipcase Set is everything grandiose missing in your life that you didn't know you needed.

For busy parents, back-to-school shopping can be a royal pain in the butt, especially if your kid is a geek with specific tastes. Here is a round-up of some of the latest and coolest back-to-school essentials for your kid.

If you weren’t a fan of the 2012 reboot, chances are you won’t be a fan of this second installment either. On the other hand, if you did like the reboot (as I did), then depending on the reasons you liked it there’s a good chance you’ll find this to be a solid sequel.

My hope for the kids who, wide-eyed with surprise and wonder, pick up their copies of Amazing Spider-Man #1 off the shelves is that gradually, on an unconscious level, they'll come to interpret Spider-Man's the way I interpret all superhero resurrections throughout comic history: as symbolizing the eternal return of the human spirit.

A real MMA fight with a very lanky Batman and Robin double teaming on Spider-Man.

Slot machines that feature pop culture references are becoming an ongoing trend with game developers. As such, many slots today are targeting the younger population by featuring arcade-like game plays and themes that feature popular TV shows, movies and comic book characters.

In this latest infographic, check out how much heroes like Wolverine, Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, and even villains like Two-Face (hey, wrong comic universe!) could be potentially worth if they were to file claims for their numerous and multiple injuries.

'Ultimate Spider-Man, Vol. 1: Power and Responsibility' does a great job of drawing out the original 11-page storyline into a full graphic novel. The key to refreshing the story for the modern era is Begley’s artwork, which pops off the page.

Pop Mythology is all about using superhero stories and imagery to bring out your inner hero in a symbolic way. Sometimes, though, symbolic just doesn’t seem good enough. Sometimes, we want to literally put on some spandex and go clobber bad guys. Well, thanks to the upcoming game Marvel Heroes, …