by Alan Kistler | Jul 3, 2017 | Comics, Nerd 101
Spider-Man: Homecoming debuts in theaters later this week on July 7 (or July 6 if you’re in certain places). Although this is technically a reboot of the film incarnation of the character, Marvel Studios decided not to spend yet another film focused primarily on...
by Alan Kistler | Mar 25, 2017 | Comics, Nerd 101
This week, Marvel Studios released new ads for Spider-Man: Homecoming, a movie that might just become the best live-action adaptation of Marvel’s web-slinging wonder. But did you know that Spider-Man, introduced in 1962, wasn’t the first web-using or...
by Alan Kistler | Feb 21, 2017 | Comics, Nerd 101
Aside from wall-crawling, Peter Parker’s most famous feature is his webbing. While other heroes fly or run across rooftops with grappling hooks, Spider-Man swings on web-lines, zooming through New York at up to 40 MPH. But just what is this webbing and its true...
by Alan Kistler | Dec 13, 2016 | Comics, Film, Nerd 101, TV
Peter Parker’s “spider-sense” is arguably his most famous power. It’s been called a “spider-sense” a “danger-sense” and even a “spider instinct.”It gets referenced throughout all corners of pop culture. If...
