There are more Spider-Man movies than you think, and most of them might take place in the same universe.
Mass audiences may see a certain string of high-profile, well-moneyed, live-action Spider-Man films -- that is, the ones released from 2002 until 2022 -- as the only "official" ones, largely because of how much media exposure they got. In that span, there were five separate notable Spider-Man continuities, but those continuities became a little bit chummy as time passed. Eventually, at least three of those continuities would cross over with one another. These kinds of crossovers, however, are easy for Spider-Man fans to accept, as parallel universes have been a common feature in Spider-Man comics going back many decades.
Also, Spider-Man appeared in so many animated shows and movies over the years that it took no major mental calisthenics to imagine each version existing in its own world. Spider-Man gets rebooted all the time,...
Mass audiences may see a certain string of high-profile, well-moneyed, live-action Spider-Man films -- that is, the ones released from 2002 until 2022 -- as the only "official" ones, largely because of how much media exposure they got. In that span, there were five separate notable Spider-Man continuities, but those continuities became a little bit chummy as time passed. Eventually, at least three of those continuities would cross over with one another. These kinds of crossovers, however, are easy for Spider-Man fans to accept, as parallel universes have been a common feature in Spider-Man comics going back many decades.
Also, Spider-Man appeared in so many animated shows and movies over the years that it took no major mental calisthenics to imagine each version existing in its own world. Spider-Man gets rebooted all the time,...
- 11/11/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
By Rick Klaw
(June 2011)
Arriving in theaters on July 22, “Captain America: The First Avenger” chronicles the initial adventures of a character who first premiered more than seven decades ago. Comic-book creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby introduced Captain America in December 1940*, one year before Pearl Harbor.
In 1940, war raged throughout Europe, but most Americans saw Nazi Germany and the accompanying atrocities as a strictly European problem. Though U.S. citizens were sympathetic to the plight, polls showed that a vast majority stood against entering the war. The virulent antiwar movement, spearheaded by the “America First” organization and its 850,000 members, hampered Franklin D. Roosevelt’s efforts to aid his British allies, the lone European force against the Nazi tide.
“Captain America Comics” No. 1
Amid this public sentiment, Timely Comics, a precursor to today’s Marvel, published “Captain America Comics” No. 1. Not the first patriotic hero — that distinction belongs to The Shield,...
(June 2011)
Arriving in theaters on July 22, “Captain America: The First Avenger” chronicles the initial adventures of a character who first premiered more than seven decades ago. Comic-book creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby introduced Captain America in December 1940*, one year before Pearl Harbor.
In 1940, war raged throughout Europe, but most Americans saw Nazi Germany and the accompanying atrocities as a strictly European problem. Though U.S. citizens were sympathetic to the plight, polls showed that a vast majority stood against entering the war. The virulent antiwar movement, spearheaded by the “America First” organization and its 850,000 members, hampered Franklin D. Roosevelt’s efforts to aid his British allies, the lone European force against the Nazi tide.
“Captain America Comics” No. 1
Amid this public sentiment, Timely Comics, a precursor to today’s Marvel, published “Captain America Comics” No. 1. Not the first patriotic hero — that distinction belongs to The Shield,...
- 6/29/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
By Rick Klaw
(June 2011)
Arriving in theaters on July 22, “Captain America: The First Avenger” chronicles the initial adventures of a character who first premiered more than seven decades ago. Comic-book creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby introduced Captain America in December 1940*, one year before Pearl Harbor.
In 1940, war raged throughout Europe, but most Americans saw Nazi Germany and the accompanying atrocities as a strictly European problem. Though U.S. citizens were sympathetic to the plight, polls showed that a vast majority stood against entering the war. The virulent antiwar movement, spearheaded by the “America First” organization and its 850,000 members, hampered Franklin D. Roosevelt’s efforts to aid his British allies, the lone European force against the Nazi tide.
“Captain America Comics” No. 1
Amid this public sentiment, Timely Comics, a precursor to today’s Marvel, published “Captain America Comics” No. 1. Not the first patriotic hero — that distinction belongs to The Shield,...
(June 2011)
Arriving in theaters on July 22, “Captain America: The First Avenger” chronicles the initial adventures of a character who first premiered more than seven decades ago. Comic-book creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby introduced Captain America in December 1940*, one year before Pearl Harbor.
In 1940, war raged throughout Europe, but most Americans saw Nazi Germany and the accompanying atrocities as a strictly European problem. Though U.S. citizens were sympathetic to the plight, polls showed that a vast majority stood against entering the war. The virulent antiwar movement, spearheaded by the “America First” organization and its 850,000 members, hampered Franklin D. Roosevelt’s efforts to aid his British allies, the lone European force against the Nazi tide.
“Captain America Comics” No. 1
Amid this public sentiment, Timely Comics, a precursor to today’s Marvel, published “Captain America Comics” No. 1. Not the first patriotic hero — that distinction belongs to The Shield,...
- 6/29/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
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