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A review by dtrain3000
Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 1 by Stan Lee
5.0
Growing up, I loved watching cartoons of my favorite superheroes on TV. I always had interest in reading the source material for the cartoons. But I could never get my hands on the right comic books to tell a linear narrative.
The reason I like Marvel Masterworks is because it collects all the original comics from when the character was first created and organizes in chronological order. I was now able to read the full story! This volume covers how Peter Parker gets his powers as well as the birth of some of his first enemies including Electro, Vulture, and Sandman. I found myself genuinely interested in learning the origins of the many themes surrounding Spider-man.
As for the actual stories, most of them were quite campy and simplistic. It was the 60's after all! But I remembered that Stan Lee and Steve Ditko were actually trailblazers in this type of story telling which put it all into context.
This book is no Moby Dick , but it's still a quick, entertaining read especially if you're a big fan of superheroes. Highly recommend!
The reason I like Marvel Masterworks is because it collects all the original comics from when the character was first created and organizes in chronological order. I was now able to read the full story! This volume covers how Peter Parker gets his powers as well as the birth of some of his first enemies including Electro, Vulture, and Sandman. I found myself genuinely interested in learning the origins of the many themes surrounding Spider-man.
As for the actual stories, most of them were quite campy and simplistic. It was the 60's after all! But I remembered that Stan Lee and Steve Ditko were actually trailblazers in this type of story telling which put it all into context.
This book is no Moby Dick , but it's still a quick, entertaining read especially if you're a big fan of superheroes. Highly recommend!