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acehinter's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
sexyautodidact's review against another edition
3.0
oh man so campy and dated... a victim of it's own success I guess, you really have to imagine a world where this seems groundbreaking and not ubiquitously influential to understand why it was so popular and had such an impact.
rsmith05's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
kayleeshaine's review against another edition
3.0
I desperately want to know more Spider-Man lore apart from the movies (and PS4 game) and this seemed like a good place to start. It’s a good primer but the old narrative style of comic books gets a little tiresome after a while. Still, I’m glad I read it!
jmbz38's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
joseperth's review against another edition
5.0
This is the beginning of it all!! what's not to like?
juerbu's review against another edition
3.0
Early Spider-Man really is Steve Ditko's angry loner as this Peter Parker seethes with rage and barely contains violent reprisal against his bullies.
rabbithero's review against another edition
4.0
Charming. Like most comics from this era, even when they're well done the are clad in a wrap of silliness, and that's definitely true here. But there's something DELIGHTFUL there as well, a rambunctousness we definitely don't see anymore. I feels like it felt to draw comics, at the age of seven, ideas scrambling out of your head so fast you can barely get the story out, let alone make sense, but how, surprisingly, when you finished there was some fresh masterpiece of wonder. These issues are like that, building not so much an over-arching narrative but a frenetic populating of a mad universe centered around a cocky teenaged daredevil. It's neat. It feels good to be awed again.
thisgrrlreads's review against another edition
4.0
Classic Spider man is...classic. Maybe a little wordy, but how can you resist the goofy charm of Peter Parker and his alter ego?
richard's review against another edition
I am usually disappointed when I reread the superhero stories I loved as a kid. I had a great time reading these earliest Spider-Man comics. They are super corny in a way that is embarrassingly appealing to me.
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