DoctorOctopus

The eighth night of Hanukkah is upon us, and we at ComicsAlliance still want to sincerely (if unintentionally retroactively) wish the very best to all of our friends, family and valued readers who celebrated the festival of lights. Thanks to the help of our own David Wolkin and the artistic prowess of Nedroid creator Anthony Clark, we've posted a special card commemorating the annual observance in the Considerably Compelling ComicsAlliance Custom. Feel free to print or copy them and send to your friends so they'll know exactly how much you're thinking about them this holiday season!

After achieving a second season on Disney XD, the Ultimate Spider-Man animated series is getting its action figure due from Hasbro with a number of toy lines spanning multiple scales. There's a 3.75" line with "flex and fire" launching features, a core 6" action figure line with more articulated sculpts and increased detail, plus a variety of deluxe toys, role-play costumes an

The biggest accomplishment of writer Dan Slott and artist Ryan Stegman's Superior Spider-Man #1 is, quite frankly, that's it's something different. It's not the first time a super-villain has taken over for Spider-Man (Kraven did that a while back, you'll recall)...

Hey, remember that time Wolverine, the Hulk and Ghost Rider became permanent members of the Fantastic Four? Or when Superboy, the Eradicator, Cyborg Superman and Steel replaced the forever-dead Clark Kent? Or how Jean-Paul Valley remains Batman to this day...

If your daughter desperately wants you to be a believable Doctor Octopus for Halloween, it sure helps to know a Mythbuster. When Patton Oswalt tweeted that his daughter wanted him to accompany her Spider-Girl as Doctor Octopus this year, the always-helpful Adam Savage came through with an amazing getup that wouldn't break the comedian's back...

Science: A pair of MIT scientists have developed a set of robot arms that extend from a harness, similar to Doctor Octopus' arms. Doesn't seem like anything could go wrong there. Creators: Former Doctor Who Executive Producer Russell T...

We got a decent look at Hasbro's expansive line of The Amazing Spider-Man movie toys during Toy Fair, but as with the toymaker's line of The Avengers toys, there's plenty more left to see -- especially when it comes to the comics-inspired portion of its 3...