Black Cat, female comics characters, and character development. I’ve seen it noted elsewhere that Marv Wolfman overwhelmingly chose non-physically super-powered antagonists for the wall crawler in his year and a half run on The Amazing Spider-Man. it’s true: they use gadgets, conventional weapons, and disguises, but a Wolfman foe- unless, of course, he’s a Man-Wolf!- is a non-super powered foe. (He does bring in a formidable even-match criminal Human Fly who adds to the drama nicely during the twenty-four hours spent shackled to a bomb with Jonah, and there’s a Starlin- drawn bout with Electro I believe was intended for Marvel Team-Up.) He created one, too. In genuine Wolfman fashion, her apparent gimmick’s later revealed to be a gadget-type set-up, but if Luck be a Lady, the Black Cat’s bad news all around for Spider-Man! Say what you will about Madame Web, but I recognize how cool it was for Spider-Man to gain a character who’s enigmatic, non-physically powered, elderly, phy...

Here's a nice set of lyrics inspired by Steve Gerber's early Daredevil stories, part of the cycle I call "Roshomonics." I think of them from Natasha's point of view. Matt’s Not Coming Back Matt’s Not Coming Back To San Fransisco where it’s just the man And dreams are pulling stakes Homeless, now my heart aches. I didn’t know he could live without me. 1/ Moondragon, she could read his mind No longer blind So of the chances I have taken by his side It seems a mansion is no home Where there’s nobody home Are we all alone? Sold out, he’s the hold out man The show won’t sell to feed the band And all beside the Bay as planned Fell down once they took their stand And here am I on another sand Love, adventure life was grand But there’s no final act Matt’s not coming back. Matt’s Not Coming Back Matt’s Not Coming Back To San fransisco where it’s just the man And dreams are pulling stakes Homeless, now my heart aches. I didn’t know he could live without me. 2. Hear my hear...