When SFUniverse counted down our Top 10 Black Superheroes, a couple of folks (only half-jokingly) suggested Barack Obama should make the list. Well, the newly elected commander-in-chief is well on his way as he appears in the pages of a special issue of The Amazing Spider-Man.
USA Today tells us that Marvel Comics Editor In Chief Joe Quesada came up with the idea after hearing that Obama collected Spider-Man comics as a kid. In an Entertainment Weekly pop culture survey, Obama picked Spidey and Batman as his favorite heroes because of their inner turmoil. Presidential runner-up John McCain picked Batman.
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Activision’s Spider-Man game offerings have been a little lackluster of late, but this one looks very, very promising. In Spider-Man:Web of Shadows you can choose between using the world famous Black Evil Symbiote Suit or the regular ol’ Red and Blue Spidey tights.
This game is designed by the same team responsible for the popular Tony Hawk series and they’ve reportedly perfected a system allowing you to switch costumes in mid-combo. It’s similar to the method you use to string together “tricks” in that series.
The two costumes come with different sets of powers and are apparently leveled up separately. You will …read more

First, for those who don’t know Toon Disney is airing the classic 80s toon Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends. It parallels not much of anything that ever happened in the books, which as an adult would be the first thing I would pick apart.
But man, when you’re six or seven years old, seeing Spidey battle evil alongside Firestar and Iceman is the greatest thing in the history of ever. I think Firestar was the first cartoon character I ever had a crush on.

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No, we’re not kidding. Spider-Man: The Musical is coming to Broadway. And it’s got big name talent attached to it. Tony winning director Julie Taymor is helming this one with music and lyrics by Bono and The Edge.
The casting call out currently is for Peter Parker (of course) Mary Jane and Arachne, a dangerous but seductive Spider-Woman. Well, if Evil Dead can have a musical I guess anything is possible. I wonder if they’ll use the infamous Peter Parker dance sequence from Spider-Man 3. Yes, it all makes …read more

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Latino Review has posted rumors about potential replacements for Tobey Maguire in the fourth and fifth installments of the profitable Spider-Man series. According to that site, Almost Famous star Patrick Fugit and Michael Angarano (seen most recently in Forbidden Kingdom)are leading candidates.
Angarano did play young superhero Will Stronghold in Disney’s Sky High, which was a pretty cute family film.  I would really hate it if Maguire leaves because he’s been great.

Word has gotten out that SciFi Channel’s attempt at reviving Flash Gordon is no more. The confirmation came not from an official announcement (fans of the Dresden Files will tell you SciFi doesn’t do those) but from an offhanded comment from the channel’s president admitting the revival sucked.

Famed Babylon 5 and comic book scribe J. Michael Straczynski fielded an hour’s worth of questions at Wondercon ‘08, including the legacy of his acclaimed sci-fi show.
The award-winning writer said B5 (the TV show, not the awesome blog network) paved the way for current shows like Battlestar Galactica, Lost and The 4400. He believes his work allows today’s TV writers to craft long, complex story arcs with lasting consequences.
Wondercon attendees also got the announcement that JMS, no longer exclusive to Marvel Comics, will do some work for DC. He can’t yet announce what specific titles he’ll helm. His list …read more