"Spider-Man" news and stories

What's the world's most famous webslinger doing in the kitchen? Fighting bad guys, of course. The latest Marvel digital comic, Spider-Man: A Meal To Die For, is set in the middle of an "Iron Chef"-type cooking competition, and features Eli Kirshtein, a former contestant on Bravo's popular "Top Chef." But why the change of scene for Spidey? Turns out Marvel's Senior Vice President of Creator & Content Development, C.B. Cebulski, is a huge foodie, with a popular Twitter feed and food blog, reports Comicsalliance.com. Now all we need is for Alton Brown to narrate the audiobook.

• Whether you call it Mardi Gras or Shrove Tuesday, pancakes are a mainstay of the day.
• When you're down South, you're going to drink sweet tea. Where's the best spot in Atlanta?
• Or, for a different type of beverage, check out the Brew Your Cask Off fest on March 5.
• Celeb chef Eli Kirshstein is joining forces with Spider-Man. (If only he could do something for the broadway show...)

The number of bizarre things people collect and post about on the web never ceases to amaze me. The latest such site I came across is Super Hero Food. As you can tell from the photo, this fanboy's creation is not about what Superman and his friends eat on a daily basis; it's an online museum devoted to various food products that feature a compendium of caped crusaders from comic books and movies.

The list of Super Hero Foods this guy has collected is as long as your arm and contains characters from both the Marvel and D.C. universes. It includes products emblazoned with images of most of the A-list superheroes like Spiderman, Batman and the X Men. Apparently nobody ever made any cereals or soups featuring more obscure superheroes. Of course not every item on this list is as conventional as breakfast cereal.

One of the stranger items on the list is a 3-pound bottle of Hulk Green Chocolate Syrup. Then there's Spider-Man Potato Chips, which come to us from Japan, of all places. If you find the thought of possessing any of these strange items for your very own compelling, then you'll be glad to know this guy is selling off parts of his collection on eBay. For a mere $4.99 you can be the first kid on your block with a set of rare Spidey cookies and crackers.