![]() ![]() I also highly recommend Essential Spider-Man ( my review).ĭISCLAIMER: This is a review of the 2017 reprint of the book, so some stuff may not be in the original Tom DeFalco version. ![]() Most of my Spider-Man knowledge comes from the 1990s cartoon, so I was unfamiliar with several characters and events in this book. I read this because Spider-Man is my favorite superhero. It’s clear from this book that the writers of Spider-Man created increasingly outlandish stories over the years in an attempt to retain readers. Characters turn out to be other than they claim, people “die” and return to life and shocking events are later revealed to be illusions or hoaxes. One thing that I knew about Marvel comics, which this book reinforced, is that no story is final everything’s open to revision. The pages aren’t laid out well either there are blocks of text and captions scattered all over, and it’s difficult to tell in which order you’re supposed to read them. ![]() The book isn’t well-organized it’s not always clear what order it follows. The text details the bios and origins of the characters, as well as memorable events in the web-slinger’s history. It covers Spidey’s comics from 1963 (his first appearance) to 2000, and features many illustrations and panels from the comics. This compendium includes heroes, villains, and civilians from the Spider-Man comics. ![]()
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