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/ 16 January 2008

Spider-Man loses a wife and upsets comic fans

Spider-Man fans are outraged that Marvel Comics has turned back the clock and dissolved the marriage of its wall-clinging superhero. While followers of the movie version know the character is single with a sweetheart, as far as comic-book fans are concerned Spider-Man has been married to Mary Jane Watson for the past 21 years.

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/ 13 November 2007

Spider-Man and friends go online

Marvel is putting some of its older comics online on Tuesday, hoping to reintroduce young people to the X-Men and Fantastic Four by showcasing the original issues in which such characters appeared. It is a tentative move, but it represents perhaps the comics industry’s most aggressive web push yet.