spider-man | Unwinnable

Spiderman sitting looking out over a story.

Cancer, OCD, Spider-Man & Me

By Blake Hester • December 12th, 2018

Sometimes you just need a fucking break. Sometimes you don’t need to be challenged, sometimes you just need to drown out all the noise.

The Uncomfortable Thoughtlessness of Spider-Man

By David Shimomura • October 2nd, 2018

Spider-Man works hard to portray Peter as a guy good, but it fails to find nuance in incarcerated populations, foreigners and the ecosystem of New York itself.

Spider-Man moutned on the side of a wall in a slightly heroic looking pose. This is a promotional image for the 2018 game Spider-Man

Spider-Man in Arkham New York City

By David Shimomura • June 19th, 2017

In a way, it seems fitting that Spider-Man would find himself Batman-ing through his own game in 2018.

Does Whatever a Hacked Out Game Can – Spider-Man: Edge of Time Reviewed

By Ian Gonzales • November 1st, 2011

Ian Gonzales’ enthusiasm dissolves like hour-old web fluid as he plays Spider-Man: Edge of Time.

Spider-Man Isn’t Gay, He’s Just Miles Morales from Brooklyn.

By Peter Lang • August 4th, 2011

According to the Daily Mail, the new Spider-Man is gay. Yes, he’s from New York, but it doesn’t look like he has plans to marry there any time soon.

Ultimate Spider-Man R.I.P. 2001-2011

By Ian Gonzales • June 22nd, 2011

Ian Gonzales laments the demise of Ultimate Spider-Man. Brian Michael Bendis, Mark Bagley gave us one of the best Spidey’s around, and now he’s gone.

Spider-Man Did Turn Off Some of the Dark – Part 2

By Carmen De Luccia • May 18th, 2011

Re-write of Spider-Man Turn off the Dark, while still lukewarm, had some good moments.

Spider-Man Did Turn Off Some of the Dark – Part 1

By Carmen De Luccia • May 17th, 2011

Re-write of Spider-Man Turn off the Dark, while still lukewarm, had some good moments.

The Unwinnable Spider-Man Broadway Saga

By Stu Horvath • May 17th, 2011

Unwinnable takes a look back at the horrors of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, as recounted by Carmen De Luccia, Brian “Bee Tee Dee” Daly and Ian Gonzales.

Delay: The Deadly Foe of Spider-Man

By Ian Gonzales • March 9th, 2011

Julie Taymor’s Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark is delayed while Justin Moran’s parody musical, The Spidey Project, is still a go.

Oh, It’s the New Spider-Man Costume. Yay.

By Ian Gonzales • January 14th, 2011

Unwinnable saw the promotional still of Andrew Garfield in the new Spider-Man costume and wonders about to Spidey’s eyes.

The Craptacular Spider-Man: Epilogue

By Carmen De Luccia • December 12th, 2010

Carmen De Luccia takes a final look at Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, & the reception it received elsewhere on the net, before closing the book on it forever.

A Mild Defense of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark

By Bee Tee Dee • December 9th, 2010

Unwinnable presents a defense of the Julie Taymor musical, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, written by Bee Tee Dee.

The Craptacular Spider-Man: Turn Off The Pain Part 4

By Carmen De Luccia • December 3rd, 2010

Carmen De Luccia reviews Julie Taymor’s Disaster of a musical, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark and its anti-climactic conclusion.

The Craptacular Spider-Man: Turn Off The Pain Part 3

By Carmen De Luccia • December 2nd, 2010

Carmen De Luccia reviews Julie Taymor’s Disaster of a musical, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark and its bungling of Spidey’s villains – Carnage, Electro & Kraven.

The Craptacular Spider-Man: Turn Off the Pain Part 2

By Carmen De Luccia • December 1st, 2010

Carmen De Luccia reviews Julie Taymor’s $65 Million Disaster of a musical, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark and its bungling of Spidey’s origin and the Green Goblin.

The Craptacular Spider-Man: Turn Off the Pain Part 1

By Carmen De Luccia • November 30th, 2010

Carmen “Felicia” De Luccia reviews Julie Taymor’s $65 Million Disaster of a musical, Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark.

No Accounting for Taste

In a still from Evangelion: 3.0+1.0, a dark-haired boy stares longingly in front of a blue sky filled with fluffy clouds.

Everything Old is New Again. And Then Some

By Adam Boffa • April 12th, 2022

Thanks to one weird trick, the reboot has gotten a new lease on life.

I Played It, Like, Twice...

Versus Mode: Batman: The Animated Series – Rogues Gallery x Sinister Six

By Orrin Grey • April 5th, 2022

To be honest, at the time I played Rogues Gallery, I had never so much as heard of Sinister Six. Once I had played them both, though, the startling similarity of their concepts was enough to make me briefly wonder if they shared a designer.