Tag Archives: Spider-Man Movies

If I Wrote Spider-Man 3

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Thomas Mets

I liked the first Spider-Man film, but I left the theater thinking about how I would have done it differently. When Spider-Man 2 came out, I left the theater thinking about what could be done with Spider-Man 3. There were … Continue reading →

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They Neutered Mary Jane

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Thomas Mets

Priest, formerly the Spider-Man writer/ editor named James Owsley, described how Mary Jane had changed from the 1960s to the 2000s. My favorite line is bolded. I’m not sure where the misfire was on Mary Jane. MJ was a man-eater: a … Continue reading →

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Brand New Day and All-Star Superman

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Thomas Mets

Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely’s twelve-issue run of All-Star Superman is probably the best comic book of the last decade. It’s when I discovered that The Dark Knight Returns can be surpassed by DC. It made me realize I prefer Superman to Batman. And … Continue reading →

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Muddied Waters

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Thomas Mets

As part of the Infinite Spider-Man series, Thomas Mets considers whether One More Day worked to muddy the waters about Spider-Man’s future. Continue reading →

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Amazing Spider-Man Review Part 1: The Source Material

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Thomas Mets

I just saw The Amazing Spider-Man, and I’m going to split the review into two parts. First, I’ll look at some of the choices Director Marc Webb and Writer James Vanderbilt made regarding their incorporation of the source material: the … Continue reading →

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