Popverse Spotlight: Spider-Man
Listen, bud... Spider-Man is the definition of a modern superhero. From his comic books to his TV shows, movies, games, and more, he is the epitome of the superhero genre — even without a cape! In Popverse Spotlight: Spider-Man, we celebrate all the facets of Marvel's wallcrawler, across all major media, and even include other people who have been Spider-Man in addition to Peter Parker. Face it tiger, you just hit the jackpot!
Dates
-
Location
Popverse,
Follow Popverse for upcoming event coverage and news
Popverse Spotlight: Spider-Man Spotlight
Spider-Man's 'Death Spiral' ends a Spider-Carnage, a killer MJ/Venom moment, and a new Parker family mystery
An Amazing Spider-Man: Death Spiral event post-mortem with writer Joe Kelly & Marvel Spidey-editor Nick Lowe.
Chris Arrant
Jake Johnson wants his own Spider-Verse spin-off about Peter B. Parker getting to be the Spider-Man we know he could be
I mean, Spider-Noir and Spider-Punk are both getting their own Spider-Verse spinoffs. Why can't the most sweatpantsed of the Spider Society join them?
Grant DeArmitt
How fan complaints to Gwen Stacy's shocking death in Amazing Spider-Man led Marvel to the ill-fated Clone Saga
Stan Lee and Marvel Comics weren't ready for how hard Gwen Stacy’s death would hit fans, and backlash led to something worse: the Clone Saga.
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Why did Marvel kill the Green Goblin? Because he killed Gwen Stacy, according to the late Gerry Conway
Amazing Spider-Man writer Gerry Conway says Norman Osborn needed to die because it would’ve been “unsatisfying” to imprison him after he killed Gwen Stacy
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Popverse Spotlight: Spider-Man Feed
Spider-Man's 'Death Spiral' ends a Spider-Carnage, a killer MJ/Venom moment, and a new Parker family mystery
An Amazing Spider-Man: Death Spiral event post-mortem with writer Joe Kelly & Marvel Spidey-editor Nick Lowe.
Chris Arrant
Jake Johnson wants his own Spider-Verse spin-off about Peter B. Parker getting to be the Spider-Man we know he could be
I mean, Spider-Noir and Spider-Punk are both getting their own Spider-Verse spinoffs. Why can't the most sweatpantsed of the Spider Society join them?
Grant DeArmitt
How fan complaints to Gwen Stacy's shocking death in Amazing Spider-Man led Marvel to the ill-fated Clone Saga
Stan Lee and Marvel Comics weren't ready for how hard Gwen Stacy’s death would hit fans, and backlash led to something worse: the Clone Saga.
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Why did Marvel kill the Green Goblin? Because he killed Gwen Stacy, according to the late Gerry Conway
Amazing Spider-Man writer Gerry Conway says Norman Osborn needed to die because it would’ve been “unsatisfying” to imprison him after he killed Gwen Stacy
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
John Romita Sr.'s Spider-Man was too good-looking for Stan Lee, but after six months he gave up trying to change it
Spider-Man became more handsome and muscular when John Romita Sr. took over the title, despite Stan Lee’s efforts to keep him scrawny and average
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Ultimate Spider-Man co-creator Mark Bagley said he left after 111 issues because it was just time, he was tired, and there were some Marvel business things he wasn't happy with
Mark Bagley left Ultimate Spider-Man because he was burned out and feared the series would be the only thing he was known for.
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
How the No Context Spider-Man Instagram page is keeping us all from losing the plot
No Context Spider-Man (@nocontextspidey) provides a positive online fandom space that's become rarer in recent years
Jules Chin Greene
Spider-Man: Brand New Day ending explained: Peter Parker's comic revamp, with new villains (Mr. Negative) and new vibes (The Daily Bugle)
What the Amazing Spider-Man: Brand New Day comics era is about: Aunt May, Mary Jane, and the new status quo.
Grant DeArmitt
Love Power Rangers? You should thank Toei's Spider-Man 1970s show for the inspiration
The live-action Spider-Man series from Japan might not have gotten a lot of play in the US, but it had a profound influence on Power Rangers years before it aired overseas.
Trent Cannon
Spider-Man goes bad: Every time a big bad villain took over for Peter Parker in Marvel Comics
You probably know about the time Doc Ock took over as Spider-Man - but how does he compare to the *other* baddies that have spent time in the webbed spandex? We'll break it down here
Grant DeArmitt
How Spider-Man's version of the Batmobile was created, and then promptly driven into the East River
Spider-Mobile: Why Marvel thought Spider-Man needed a car, and why Spidey’s writer decided to crash it
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Ultimate Spider-Man co-creator Mark Bagley thought he was done with the series, then he got the call to draw the death of Peter Parker
Mark Bagley had moved on from Ultimate Spider-Man until Brian Michael Bendis said he was killing Peter Parker.
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
The moment Gwen Stacy stopped being an “ice princess” and became iconic, according to John Romita Sr.
Defrosting Gwen Stacy: How John Romita Sr. transformed Spider-Man’s college girlfriend from a short-tempered classmate to a sweet love interest
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Miles Morales' superpower is his family - and they're at the heart of the third Spider-Verse movie
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse directors Christopher Miller and Phil Lord dished on what fans can expect from next year's conclusion to the Spider-Verse trilogy
Jules Chin Greene
John Romita Sr. wanted to do a 10-year run on Amazing Spider-Man and beat Stan Lee & Jack Kirby's Fantastic Four run, but here's why he didn't
Stan Lee and John Romita Sr. still holds the record for longest issue on Spider-Man (at least for the 616 version)
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Marvel's revolutionary Ultimate Spider-Man was originally a six-issue series, but when sales made it an ongoing Mark Bagley had second thoughts
Mark Bagley was originally going to leave Ultimate Spider-Man after issue six
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Best Spider-Man characters... from Mary Jane to J. Jonah Jameson and beyond
From his allies to his frenemies to his lovers (and sometimes from all of those at once), old Peter Parker has been surrounded by some of the best non-supes in Marvel Comics history. Here are a few
Grant DeArmitt
Why Gwen Stacy’s death made her one of Marvel’s most compelling characters, according to the writer who did it
The late Gerry Conway said he has no regrets because the character didn’t become interesting until after she died
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Why DC's Superman and Milestone's Static told better Spider-Man stories than Marvel's Spider-Man in the ’90s
If you wanted classic Spidey comics in the 1990s, you would have been better served looking at what DC Comics was publishing at the time
Graeme McMillan
Marvel’s Spider-Man avoided putting Trump Tower in the game, then built Fisk Tower right next door
Fisk Tower in the Insomniac Spider-Man games is so closer to the real life location of Trump Tower in New York that it certainly doesn't feel accidental.
Trent Cannon
The most expensive Magic: The Gathering cards in the Marvel's Spider-Man set
How much will the Soul Stone cost you from Magic: The Gathering x Marvel's Spider-Man? Almost as much as your soul itself
Jules Chin Greene
The 1990s Spider-Man: The Animated Series created the Spider-Verse, more than 20 years before Miles Morales' big screen debut
Without the 90s Spider-Man: The Animated Series, we never would have gotten the highest grossing Spider-Man movies of all time (or a whole host of Marvel Comics)
Trent Cannon
How Stan Lee reacted to Marvel killing Spider-Man’s girlfriend Gwen Stacy (and why he allegedly lied about approving it)
Stan Lee didn’t anticipate the backlash Marvel Comics would get for killing Gwen Stacy, and he quickly tried to distance himself from the decision
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Mark Bagley was afraid Ultimate Spider-Man would be another "turd in church," so Marvel had a unique proposition to get him onboard
Mark Bagley was reluctant to pencil Ultimate Spider-Man because he was afraid it would be a failure like John Byrne’s Spider-Man: Chapter One
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Marvel's best Spider-Mans (or is it Spider-Men?)
There are a whole lot of alternate versions of Spider-Man in the sprawling Marvel Comics Multiverse; we're highlighting the best and brightest
Grant DeArmitt
Gwen Stacy was killed in comics partially because the Amazing Spider-Man writer wanted Peter to end up with Mary Jane
The late Gerry Conway wanted Peter to end up with Mary Jane, which is one of the reasons he said he killed Gwen Stacy in Amazing Spider-Man.
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Amazing Spider-Man introduces Spore as Joe Kelly brings back a classic Spidey trope
“A lab accident gone wrong”: Spider-Man’s new villain Spore finally emerges.
Chris Arrant
Spider-Man suits ranked: The 10 best costumes in Spider-Man history
The best Spider-Man suits ever, from the Iron Spider costume to Miles Morales.
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
How Sony's Spider-Verse movies changed Marvel's Spider-Man comics forever
Into the Spider-Verse, Across the Spider-Verse, and (we assume) Beyond the Spider-Verse have taken as much inspiration from Marvel's Spider-Man comics as can fit in an NYC skyscraper. But what about the other way around?
Grant DeArmitt
Mary Jane is better off as Venom than as a Spider-Man love interest, I said what I said (Sorry not sorry, Peter!)
As the host of the Venom symbiote, Mary Jane Watson has gone full goblin mode, and it's delightful
Jules Chin Greene
Oral History: The story behind Spider-Man’s Brand New Day and Marvel’s radical Amazing Spider-Man overhaul
In 2008, Marvel turned its flagship book Amazing Spider-Man into a TV-style experiment, with rotating writers, weekly issues, and the creative chaos that defined a new era of Marvel storytelling
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Who is the best Spider Man girlfriend? All of Peter Park's GFs and love interests, ranked
Who is Spider-Man’s one true love, and who was Peter Parker’s worst girlfriend? Let’s break it down!
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Spider-Gwen explained: How the Spider-Man variant became a phenomenon Marvel never planned for
From variant cover idea to Spider-Verse standout, Spider-Gwen’s rise explained.
Kat Calamia
The best Spider-Man comics, covering Peter Parker, Miles Morales, and beyond
From first swing to greatest hits, the Spider-Man stories that matter most.
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Who is Spider Noir? Exploring the dark Spider-Man variant & his name change
Spider-Man Noir: who is he?
Sara Century
Spider-Man variants: The weird, weirdest, and most bizarre Spider-Men from across Marvel's Spider-Verse
Meet 15 strange Spider-Man variants from the depths of the Spider-Verse
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Marvel’s Miles Morales redefines Spider-Man without replacing Peter Parker
Miles Morales isn’t Peter Parker, and that’s the whole point.
Reid Carter
