spider-man
By Rick Aristotle Munarriz, The Motley Fool
| 2:10PM 3/21/2012
John Carter is just the latest disappointment: Is Disney snuffing the creativity out of its Pixar and Marvel purchases?
| 2:00PM 10/18/2011
Why not let a superhero save you from the evil economy? Investing in comic books can be a recession-proof path to steady returns, according to experts at last weekend's New York Comic Con. Just don't let ignorance be your kryptonite.
| 12:30PM 6/21/2011
In theory, the Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark had a lot going for it, including a popular Marvel superhero and songs by U2 stars Bono and the Edge. But one thing the critically savaged show doesn't have going for it is a monetary investment from Bono.
| 7:15PM 11/16/2010
Marvel Entertainment plans to unveil a new storyline in February titled "Death of Spider-Man," implying that at least one version of the popular 48-year-old character will be killed off. But don't panic, fans. The new storyline won't affect the more mainstream "Adventures of Spider-Man" storyline.
| 7:00AM 8/24/2010
Reading and collecting comic books can get expensive: These days, comics run between $3 and $5, which adds up after umpteen issues of Iron Man and the Fantastic Four. As a poor college student, it's difficult to justify buying or reading comic books when you have to pay for, say, textbooks.
But...
| 11:00AM 7/22/2010
As die-hard comic fans flock to San Diego for Comic-Con, the legendary Stan Lee, who created Spider-Man and now heads POW! Entertainment, talked to us about comic books, Disney's investment in POW! and what investors should expect.
| 10:00AM 3/03/2010
The firing today of Spider-Man's alter ego, Peter Parker, will put him in the unemployment line, but he shouldn't expect to get unemployment benefits.
That's because his misconduct -- doctoring a picture to clear his wrongly-accused boss of some illegal activity -- likely makes him ineligible for...
| 6:00AM 11/25/2009
What's hokey, full of hot air and increasingly looking like a Thanksgiving miracle for NBC? The network's 61-year old tradition of broadcasting the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. The three-hour broadcast remains as popular with viewers as it was in 1991 -- a feat that's remarkably rare among...