Robert J. Sodaro

Review Credits

American Needle: #15

Amazing Spider-Man Promo (NACME): Minorities in Engineering Riot At Robotworld

Avengers Classic: #11 [Pt 2]

Black Cat (Vol. 1): #1, #2, #3, #4

Blade (Vol. 5): #1

Breaking into Comics the Marvel Way: #1 [Pt 1], #1 [Pt 6]

Convention Promo (Big Apple): Big Apple Con Convention Book 2009

Exiles: #44

Fantastic Four: The End: #5, #6

Foolkiller: #8

Free Comic Book Day: Free Comic Book Day 2005 Buzzboy, Free Comic Book Day 2007, Free Comic Book Day 2007 [Pt 1], Free Comic Book Day 2008, Free Comic Book Day 2009 Avengers

GLA: #1, #2

Hardee's Marvel story cups (1990): SM & Captain America vs. Dr. Octopus

Imperfects: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6

Infinity Crusade: #3, #4, #5, #6

Love And Capes: #4

Marvel Adventures Spider-Man: #1, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14 [Pt 1], #14 [Pt 2], #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #2, #20 [Pt 1], #20 [Pt 2], #21, #22 [Pt 1], #22 [Pt 2], #23, #24 [Pt 1], #24 [Pt 2], #25, #26, #27, #28, #29, #3, #30, #31, #32 [Pt 1], #32 [Pt 2], #33, #34 [Pt 1], #34 [Pt 2], #35, #36 [Pt 1], #36 [Pt 2], #37 [Pt 1], #37 [Pt 2], #38 [Pt 1], #38 [Pt 2], #39 [Pt 1], #39 [Pt 2], #4, #40 [Pt 1], #40 [Pt 2], #41, #42, #43, #44, #45, #46, #47, #48, #49, #5, #50 [Pt 1], #50 [Pt 2], #51, #52, #53, #54, #55, #56, #57, #58, #59, #6, #60, #61, #7, #8, #9

Marvel Adventures Super Heroes: #1, #13, #2, #3 [Pt 1], #3 [Pt 2], #4, #5

Marvel Holiday Special: 2005 [Pt 1], 2005 [Pt 2], 2005 [Pt 3]

Marvel Humour One Shots: Sergio Aragones Massacres Marvel [Pt 1], SERGIO_ARAGONES [Pt 3], SERGIO_ARAGONES [Pt 8], Wha... Huh?

Marvel One Shots: She-Hulk Sensational [Pt 1], SHE_HULK_SENSATIONAL [Pt 2]

Marvel Promo (Halloween): 2005

Marvel Promo (Misc): Amtrak: All Aboard, BBDO Campbell's Diversity Ultimate/Ultimate X-Men, Bubblicious Bursts Bubble Trouble, Discovery Kids Tutenstein, Elks USA Hard Choices, American Dental Association Heroes vs. Plaque, Home Depot Safety Heroes, Florida Marlins Billy Marlin, Appears, New Avengers, Office Max/Teachers Count Brain Drain!, Amazing Meets Sally's Superheroes, SM3 Movie Prequel, SM3 Black, Toilet Paper Amazing " Gamma Gambit", Toy Fair Special, Universal Studios Marvel Superhero Island Adventures [Pt 1]

Marvel Promo Reprints (Misc): Hulk/Iron Man Promo

Marvel Reports: Marvel 1991 Ann. Report, 1991 Third Quarter Report, Marvel 1992 Ann. Report, 1992 Third Quarter Report, Marvel 1993 Ann. Report, 1993 First Quarter Report, 1993 Second Quarter Report, 1993 Third Quarter Report, Marvel 1994 Ann. Report, 1994 First Quarter Report, 1994 Second Quarter Report, 1994 Third Quarter Report, Marvel 1995 Ann. Report, 1995 First Quarter Report, 1995 Second Quarter Report, 1995 Third Quarter Report

Marvel Saga One Shots: Marvel Saga Secret Invasion, Marvel Saga Your Universe

Marvel Sketchbooks & Samplers: Avengers/Invaders Sketchbook

MegaMorphs Toys Mini-Comic: Marvel MegaMorphs Toys Mini-Comic

New Avengers (Military - AAFES): #1, #10, #11, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, New Avengers Activity Book

New Thunderbolts: #13, #14, #15

Paradise Books: Spider-Man Ready For Adventure?: SM & Friends Pop-Up Farmyard Fun

Spider-Man Promo (Drakes Cakes 1993): #3, #4

Marvel Promo (Drakes Cakes 1994): #2

Pronto Comics: Adventures of Hot Girl & Totally Hot Girl

Target Presents: Reading to the Rescue: Target Presents Reading to Rescue, Target Presents Reading to Rescue, Target Presents Reading to Rescue 2005, Target Presents Reading to Rescue 2006

Secret Invasion: One Shots: Secret Invasion Prologue

Shadows & Light: #2 [Pt 4], #3 [Pt 3]

She-Hulk (Vol. 4): #11

Sledge Hammer: #2

Son of M: #1, #2

Spectrum Catalog (Vol. 3): #2

Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1): #573 [Pt 2]

Spider-Man Books (XYZ): Lights, Camera, Danger!

Spider-Man Family (Vol. 1): Family [Pt 1]

Spider-Man India: #1, #2, #3, #4

Spider-Man Magazine: #1 [Pt 1], #10 [Pt 1], #11 [Pt 1], #2 [Pt 1], #3 [Pt 1], #4 [Pt 1], #5 [Pt 1], #7 [Pt 1], #8 [Pt 1], #9 [Pt 1]

Spider-Man Marvel Adventures: #1 [Pt 1], #10, #11, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9

Spider-Man One-Shots: I Heart Marvel Web of Romance, Swing Shift DC [Pt 1], SWING_SHIFT [Pt 2], SWING_SHIFT [Pt 3]

Spider-Man Promo (American Cancer Society): ACS - Smokescreen

Amazing Spider-Man: You're Hired! (NYC) New York Daily News: Amazing You're Hired! NYC

Spider-Man Promo (NAOSN): NAOSN Battles Myth Monster

Spider-Man Promo (NCPCA): NCPCA/Jubilee Flip Book [Pt 1], NCPCA on Bullying Prevention, NCPCA, Reed Richards For Fatherhood

Spider-Man Recap One-Shots: Ultimate 100 Project

Spider-Woman One-Shots: Giant-Size Spider-Woman #1 [Pt 1]

Stormbreaker: #6

Trashmasters: #1A [Pt 1], #1A [Pt 2], #1B [Pt 1], #1B [Pt 2]

What If? (One Shots): What If... Aunt May had died instead of Uncle Ben

Wolverine/Power Pack: #1 [Pt 2]

Wolverine (Vol. 3): #31

X-Men/Power Pack: #1

Young Avengers: #7, #8

Introduction

Back in 1962 Robert J. ("Bob") Sodaro was bitten by a radioactive comicbook, and has been hooked ever since. With a nearly complete collection, he is clearly a hardcore Spidey fan. Bob has actually worked as a writer for many comic book fan mags, plus, he is the author of a book on fast food collectables (Kiddie Meal Collectables), as well as on on advertising trivia (Trivia Mania: Commercials and Ads).

Bob also wrote the (admittedly short-lived) comic-book Agent Unknown, which was published by Renegade Press in the late '70s. He is currently not only the features editor for Comics Values Annual, but he is a the Communications Director for Guild Works Productions, as well as a regular contributor to the company's line of comics (Psychosis! and CAG).

Bob has just recently begun working for Marvel Comics again (after a 12 year absence). Among the writing that he is doing for Marvel is contributing to The Official Index to the Marvel Universe (beginning with issue #2 of that title).

Collects

All non-reprint Spider-titles (yes, all of them!). As well as any title that regularly features Spidey or his kith and/or kin, plus every appearance of him another title

Over the years, I have amassed literally thousands of comics from all publishers, but have remained loyal to Marvel. My Spider-Man collection begins at Amazing Fantasy #15 and runs through all first-run Spider-Titles (including guest appearances) to the present day, (with only one smallish 5 or 6-year gap between '96ish and '01ish; but I am not only swiftly filling that in), but am close to completion of that task.

For a while during the '80s and early '90s I actually worked in the comics industry, writing for nearly every fan mag that was published (Amazing Heroes, Wizard, Hero Illustrated, The Comics Buyer's Guide, Flux, The Comics Journal, Combo, Marvel Age, and others). I also did some freelance marketing writing for Marvel, DC, Image, Valiant/Acclaim, Dark Horse, and other publishers.

Why Spider-Man

Although I was reading Spidey comics on and off throughout most of the early '60s & '70s, it wasn't until I got to High School and I met another comicbook fan (with whom I quickly became best friends and sometime after college, for a brief time became roommates) did I seriously get into collecting comics. That was around issue 100 of Amazing Spider-Man.

But mostly I love Spidey because I am, (as my kids remind me) not just a Spider-Geek, but the head Spider-Geek.

[Editor's Note: Claim to position of Head Spider-Geek not independently verified.]

Favourites

I guess my favorite Spidey stuff is not only the early Lee/Ditko stuff, but the Romita, Sr. period (I especially love the 8-10 issue run about the Tablet around Amazing 60-70. I also really liked Bill Mantlo's run in Spectacular Spider-Man.