Super-heroes, aliens, character studies, parents and their children, time travel, the Scottish Highlands, young love, monsters, and the end of the world. Halfway through the year we take a look back at the ten best movies from the first-half of 2012.
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This comic was a hell of a lot of fun. I haven’t been picking up Marvel’s new version of Marvel Team-Up featuring Spider-Man and a current and former Avenger co-stars but the pair of Spidey and She-Hulk in this issue was too good to pass up.
After the pair take down a giant sewer monster Spidey follows She-Hulk to the Egyptian Exhibit of a local museum hoping for a free meal and some nerdy fun. When he sees some mysterious hooded figures entering the museum the wall-crawler springs into action. And that’s where the fun really begins.
The story has to do with a mystical cat statue, a cult of cat worshipers, and Bastet (the goddess of cats). It also includes She-Hulk growing a tail and Spidey putting on a cow’s head and impersonating a god. Yeah, you gotta pick this one up.
She-Hulk has been far underused in the Marvel Universe of late and any time she’s game to show for another issue here I’ll be sure to pick it up. Must-read.
[Marvel, $3.99]
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Just the other day my friend Aaron was wishing for an Ultimate Spider-Man cartoon. Wish granted. Take a look at this clip in which Spidey goes head to head with the Trapster, Klaw, and the other members of the Frightful Four. ‘Cause you’ve always wanted to see Spider-Man throw a plate of high school slop onto Klaw, right?
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Here’s our first real look at Spidey’s return to the big screen in The Amazing Spider-Man starring Andrew Garfield as the Web-Head, Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy, Rhys Ifans as Dr. Curt Connors, Sally Field and Martin Sheen as May and Ben Parker, and Denis Leary as Captain Stacy. Honestly, half of the trailer makes me think this could be a lot of fun… but the other half (Peter’s parents, some of Spidey’s wisecrackin’, and Emma Stone) I still have quite a few doubts about. Spidey swings into theaters on July 3rd.
Mark Waid gives Dan Slott a week off for the first issue of a two-part crossover with Daredevil. When the Black Cat is arrested for burglarizing Horizon Labs Spider-Man calls on an old friend for help (much to the dismay of Matt Murdock who is still trying to convince people he’s not Daredevil).
The issue has some fun Spidey/DD moments and banter including a race between the two from the top of Manhattan to the bottom and Spidey’s recognition how helpful it is to team up with the blind guy against a villain who has stolen a holographic projector that makes the hero doubt what he sees. The banter between Black Cat and Spidey to open the issue is also a lot of fun.
I haven’t been keeping up with Amazing Spider-Man lately given my lack of interest in Spider-Island and sheer the number of issues the title puts out every month. However, I have to say I love what Waid does with the ol’ Web-Head here and I’m eagerly anticipating the conclusion of the arc this week. Best of the week.
[Marvel, $3.99]
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