Spider-Man: Maximum Carnage is a game I always wanted to play but never could. I had always seen ads on the back of my old comics as a kid, but by the time I’d seen them, that game had come and gone.
With the Marvel Maximum Collection, my dreams were finally realized! I was finally able to pick up and play Spider-Man: Maximum Carnage! But was it Carnage that challenged the ‘ol Web-Slinger the most in this game? NO!
How about Carrion? Or Demogoblin? Or Shriek? Literally any supervillain? Nope. It was these two bums. Dana and Lizzie. Two female street thugs that are twice as tough as the men and 10x more difficult than Cletus Kassady himself. They killed me. So. Many. Times. But finally, FINALLY, at last, I beat them! I BEAT THEM! And the proof is down below! I hate them both. So much.
Now my Mama taught me never to hit women, but for Dana and Lizzie? Well, since this is a video game, let’s just say that these hands, are rated E for Everyone!
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Spider-Man: Return to the Spider-Verse Episode 13: One More Day, The Return to the Spider-Verse Finale is now set to premiere on Wednesday, November 11, 2026.
In place of the original release date, October 23, there will be a special Return of the Sinister Sixth Year Anniversary Livestream event, only on Face Front Blog’s YouTube channel!
On top of all that, the official trailer for One More Day will be released Wednesday, October 21. This will offer a new and exciting look at what True Believers can expect to see in the Finale.
To recap:
October 21 – Official Trailer
October 23 – Anniversary Livestream
November 11 – One More Day Release Date
This is the final delay, simply to add polish and give my voice actors more time for a quality performance than I had initially allowed them. I appreciate your understanding, and honestly cannot wait for you all to finally see the Finale!
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So I was very, VERY, excited about this new Marvel Legends Rivals Spider-Man figure. I was even willing to overlook the outdated articulation, because he looks really good. But… I have another, really big concern. Look.
Do you see it?
Look closely.
For the uninitiated, notice that any picture with an open hand is on his left, and any picture with a Thwipping hand is on his right. He has pictures with two fists though. Exhibit A:
This leads me to very nervously believe that he only has one Thwipping hand and one open hand. Which, for the only Marvel Legends Marvel Rivals figure that’s going to be on the market, is a very, very big problem. I am desperately hoping since we haven’t seen their packaging yet that they include two of each set of hand and this post ages like bad milk. But… maybe that’s just why we haven’t seen the packaging…
The Punisher, Luna Snow, Moon Knight and Venom all look phenomenal! (Jeff is a statue, literally inexcusable for a line that has done Lockjaw, Cosmo and Zabu.) But I’m telling you, if this Spider-Man has an incomplete set of hands… dang, they know I have choice but to buy it if I want a Rivals Spider-Man, but I will be VERY LOUD ABOUT IT!!!!
Let’s hope that’s not the case. Fingers crossed. Face Front True Believers, and I’ll see you in the Multiverse!
I’m unboxing the NEW Spider-Man vs. Venom FANDROP Collectible inspired by Marvel Comics, provided to me by Moose Toys! Destined to become the next must-have collectible, FANDROP is Art x Collectibles where its unique execution captures iconic moments throughout the history of the world’s biggest IP. Launching with Marvel FANDROP showcases the most epic moments that all fans will love. Collect all FANDROP iconic team-ups or battles today! Collect all FANDROP iconic team-ups or battles today at Target.
MV02 in their Marvel series, this FANDROP is based on The Amazing Spider-Man #375, pitting Spider-Man in a desperate fight against his greatest foe Venom in a desperate bid to save his recently returned parents!
This collectible puts Spider-Man and Venom on a city block, battling high in the sky, Venom lunging at Spidey who remains suspended by two highly detailed web lines. Each 2″ figure is painted and sculpted with enormous care a precision.
The Scene Marker in this collectible is a replica of the cover art for The Amazing Spider-Man #375.
And the Artifact is a Symbiotic Sample, where I pulled the 80% option. This gooey, creepy-crawly stalks the scene from below, ready to bond to its next host!
You know I love Spider-Man True Believers, so this particular FANDROP was just for me! And if you’re a Spidey or even Venom fan as well, I suggest you add this to your collection as well. Go and collect all FANDROP iconic team-ups or battles today!
I’m giving away one Marvel Legends Maximum Spider-Man figure to the Ultimate Face Front Fan! This highly sought after Hasbro figure can be yours by simply completing a scavenger hunt I’ve set up across several Face Front videos! Here’s how you can win this figure!
Subscribe to Face Front Blog YouTube Channel
Watch the following videos, and note how many times each of the following phrases are said within the video:
Send an email to Mail@FaceFrontBlog.com with your answers. Format as follows, replacing “xx” with the correct number:
S.H.I.E.L.D. – xx
Loki – xx
Dormammu – xx
Peter Tingle – xx
Fight Back – xx
And that’s it! You have until June 30, 2025 to submit your answers! After that I will gather all correct answers and choose randomly from those. The winner will be notified with an email during the month of July. Good luck True Believers! And may the Ultimate Face Front Fan win!
Some rules:
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We’re back with Issue #2 of the Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man prequel comic! (Click Here if you missed the write-up for Issue #1!) Now we didn’t get as many reveals about this universe’s lore as we did in the first issue, but we got to see Spider-Man in action for more or less the first time. Without anymore delay, let’s get into it Brigadier!
We begin with the well known wrestling match between the new masked figure Spider-Man (in his OG wrestling outfit from Amazing Fantasy #15) and Crusher Hogan. But as we established last time, Uncle Ben is already dead and gone. So the placement of this historic match is definitely off course from the usual canon.
It’s being run by a rich kid named Trip in his parents’ backyard, who so aptly named it Trip’s Tournament of Titans. Peter reveals that he specifically wanted to be called Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man because people are scared of spiders, and he’s trying to be ‘approachable’ and ‘local’. Good to know they’re actually working the title into the plot as opposed to the fact that every other Spider-Man TV show and movie have taken all of the usual adjectives!
Peter mentions he’s fighting for back rent, remember last ish we established he’s dirt poor in this universe. After getting walloped by Crusher, Peter, determined to win the cash, decides to go all out and chucks the poor guy into the stratosphere.
Peter does catch Crusher, thankfully, and informs Trip to wire the winnings to an account he gave them, which is smart because that’s a problem Peter faced in the original books. Spider-Man once got a check he couldn’t cash because it was made out to Spider-Man, and the bank can’t do anything with that. After Crusher accuses the match of being rigged, Spider-Man deposits him into a trash can, and declares that until he figures out exactly how strong he is, it’s “Spider-Man no more”, leading to a clever little callback from the famous scene.
So after tossing around a couple of water heaters to test his strength and stick ’em powers, Peter brainstorms he needs a way to snag things out of reach, like Crusher was, and take down bad guys without hurting them. This of course leads him to developing the Web Shooters, with his chemistry nerd knowledge and a little left over cash from the match. First try is an explosive bust, which then gives him the idea for the self-dissolving agent…
… which he quickly discovers needs to dissolve faster than two hours because he hilariously ends up stuck to a criminal he takes down. I know it varies from iteration to iteration, but typically Spider-Man’s webs dissolve in one hour.
The next day Peter catches up with Nico at their new school. It’s called Rockford T. Bales High. Now I’m not sure if this is where he’s going to be in the show, but Midtown was destroyed in that mysterious battle, so if it isn’t repaired, this is where Pete and Nico are going to school. Peter already ends up on Trip’s bad side for no reason, he goes to the same school apparently. But Nico gets him to back off and the two agree that they’ll be unstoppable if they stick together. That was a sweet little moment solidifying their friendship, I think.
That night, Peter perfects the Web Shooters and hits the town, preventing a car accident and declaring himself officially Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man. Which doesn’t make Silvermane very happy at all. So he makes good on the threat from last issue and calls in the infamous classic Spidey villains: The Enforcers! They more or less resemble their comic counterparts, and they fit very well with the 60’s-inspired aesthetic they say the show is going for.
Peter switches up his outfit a bit to the hockey jersey we see in the show, no emblem yet but he’ll figure out something that ‘says Spider-Man’ later. He finds that the web tank’s a bit big, having trouble fitting through the window, so that’s probably why he eventually goes for the horizontal design on his lower back we’ve seen in the trailers.
While on patrol he happens upon The Enforcers shaking down a shopkeep, noting he’s got an instinct, maybe a sense (get it?), to find people in danger. He gets into it with Ox and Fancy Dan, and I really like this fight. He starts strong, but Fancy Dan easily registers Spider-Man’s Thwipping gesture as a ‘tell’, and gets the drop on him, while Ox joins the walloping.
But Spider-Man adapts mid-fight. As he says, they’re pros, but he can do things they can’t. He relies on his Spider-Sense. He adjusts the kind of web he uses to catch Fancy Dan. He packs a bit more of a punch to pummel Ox. It’s really great stuff that makes watching Spider-Man fight so amazing!
Unfortunately, Montana gets involved, severing Spider-Man’s web tubes and letting The Enforcers get the upper hand once again.
The issue ends with poor Spider-Man, defeated, in the middle of the street, surrounded by The Enforcers. An honest-to-goodness “To Be Continued!” if I’ve ever seen one!
And that’s all we’ve got for this one. Big takeaways are notably designing the webs, the wrestling match, and his new, maybe permanent school. I didn’t mention earlier, but Aunt May shows up a few times, who Peter is becoming uncomfortable with lying to, the ease of it bothering him more than anything. But that fight between a novice Spider-Man and The Enforcers was the highlight of the issue for me. It was such a good comic book battle that took me back to the old days of reading Spider-Man! More of that, please, in the comic and the show!
Next issue the fight obviously continues, as he’s featured on the cover taking on the three troublemakers. Solicits have it dropping February 19, which is well after the show’s January 29th premiere date.
I don’t know if this was planned and coordinated with the show’s release schedule to add context or if it’s still supposed to be filling in that time gap they mentioned this story takes place in. But either way, I’ll probably still do a write-up. For the show itself I plan on doing a Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man Aftershow on Thursdays, so stay tuned to Face Front’s YouTube channel for more info on that. I hope you guys are enjoying these, I can’t wait for the next issue, and of course the show! Until next time, Face Front True Believers, and I’ll see you in the Multiverse!
