By: Kurt Busiek Publisher: Marvel Comics Average Rating: Binding: Paperback Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 176 Publication Date: 1997-02 Studio: Marvel Comics
Contains one of my all-time favorite Spider-Man stories! ^ The whole book is enjoyable, but it is worth getting for the story by Adam-Troy Castro alone. His short story "The Stalking of John Doe" was riveting!
I LOVE Castro's writing and handling of the characters... he really gets them. After this I had to read his other Spider-Man novels, The Sinister Six trilogy, which I HIGHLY recommend for any Spider-Man fan.
iT plays havoic with Spider-Man continunity ^ These are all supposed to be stories that take place at various points in Spidey's career as a hero, but it's all so much to place within the context of the comic. Spidey's past adventures were very well written from Stan Lee and Steve Didko to more recent writers like David Michelinie, and to say that these stories take place between this issue of the comic or that issue, is too difficult to keep track of all of it. Maybe they can get away with this with the X-Men, but not Spider-Man. No more untold tales from the past, let's focus on the present.
DREWSHI Rules! ^ This edition features the first of what will be a long list of stories written by John S. Drew. Watch for his name in the future. He writes as though he's been writing the characters of Aunt May and Peter Parker all his life! His story is called "Moving Day," and it is the best in the collection.
what a fantastic anthology! ^ This great anthology covers most of Spidey's career. The best story is "The Stalking of John Doe" by Adam-Troy Castro, which is one of the best Spider-Man stories ever written anywhere. You should buy this book just so you can read this story. Also really really good are the stories are by Tom DeFalco (who captures the early Spidey perfectly), Christopher Golden & Jose R. Nieto (great look at the Spidey/Torch relationship), John Garcia & Pierce Askegren (just a fun adventure story), Michael Jan Friedman (killer ending!), Ann Nocenti (deals with issues the comics _never_ deal with), Ken Grobe & Steven A. Roman (hilarious!), and Keith R.A. DeCandido (best Doc Ock story _ever_). The other stories are OK, too -- the only ones that really stink are Danny Fingeroth's stupid "The Doctor's Dilemma" and Glenn Greenberg's overwritten "Poison in the Soul."
An astonishing book for all ages ^ This book includes 15 different Spider-Man adventures. Each one with an astonishing villian and great storyline. Below I have listed the Title, my grade for the story, and a summary. Side by Side With the Astonishing Ant Man- B, This story takes place in fairly old Spider-Man comics and basically Manhatten is confronted with a giant spider inwhitch is latter found to be a machine and since Spider-Man has a bad reputation the Ant Man thinks he is behind it and accidentaly shrinks Spidey. To find out how he gets out of this you must read it. After the First Death- A-, Spider-Man stops a usual robbery but it then turns into something more. One of the two crooks ramed his brother of the ladge of the bank for years of neglect which sent him to his death. Spider-Man of course got blammed for this and police had a shoot first ask questions warrant on him. To find out how he gets out of this one read the book. Celebrity- C+, A villain know as the SandMan is leading a normal life and eating at a fancy resturaut whith his date when the Human Torch shows up. The Sandman's is so preoccupied with the Torch that the Sandman gets agrivated and attacks the torch. Spider-Man shows up and him and the Torch must duke it out with this shap shifting monster or die trying. Better Looting Through Modern Chemestry- A, A "reformed" crinimal known as the Looter is freed from jail but not much latter he once again breaks open a meteor and in hails the fumes inside which turn him into the Looter and goes on and briliant schem to steal a huge meteor. Read the book to find out what happens when Spidey gets involved. Identity Crisis- B-, The Green Goblin makes a short lasting attempt to find out who Spider-Man is underneth his mask. The Doctors Dilema- C+, Peter Paker is confronted by his aunts doctor and is ofered a safe lob at a lab but soon after a new crinimal shows up calling himself Impact. See how Spidey deals with this one. Moving Day- B, Peter Parker is moving out of his birth home into an apartment with his friends. While his aunt is riding with the moving man Peter confronts Mysterio as Spider-Man right infront of His aunt. Find out what happens. The Liar- B-, Peter is going out with two girls and taking his aunt shopping all in three hours. During his date the Vulture shows up for a fight. Find out how he deals with that and stays on eneryones good side. Deadly Force- A, A very powerful serial killer tortures young blond wemen and discardes them on the streets like garbage. Spidey confronts him and is beaten. He believes he should cut loose on the Ripper and if he must kill him than so be it. See what happens with Spideys new method of handleing the Ripper in Deadly Force. The Ballad of Fancy Dan- A-, A young boy is kidnapped by his own step father and Spider-Man and Fancy Dan are the only ones able to do anything. Read the book, see what happens. Poison in the Soul- B+, When a young man takes his life the Shocker breaks out of prison for a simple attempt to pay his respects to the dead boy. See what Spider-Man does with the Shocker. Livewires- A-, Electro is being experimented on when he finally broke free and took E.S.U. hostage. Find out how Spidey cleans up this mess. Arms and the Man- C, A biographer tries to write a biography on Dr. Otto Octavious also known as Doctor Octopus. Well Doc Ock isn't very happy with this and spidey tries to help. Find out what happens in Arms and the Man. My Enemy My Savior- B-, J. Jonah Jameson is put in a Spider Slayer robot and sent to kill Spider-Man. Can spidey save himself and J.J. in time. The Stalking of John Doe- A+++, This is an excllent story about a man who's name is never reavealed is admitted to a siciatric care unit but his super human strength over comes all their deffense and then the hunter shows up for an awsome batal throughout the ward. Read the book to reaveal who John Doe is and what happens to him. Again I believe one word sums up this book Awsome. Thisa is a must read book for any Spidey fan.
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