A review by joshbrown
The Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus, Vol. 1, by Steve Ditko, Stan Lee
5.0
(Read on Marvel Unlimited) It is absolutely incredible to go back to the beginning of this character and see how much of what made him iconic is there from the very beginning. A teenager balancing money, love, and crime fighting in New York is established right from the start. Lee gives Spider-Man the witty quips we've come to expect, while Ditko's art is fundamental in showing how these great characters move and interact. So many classic side characters and villains are introduced in this run, and we even get a couple almost sightings of a certain Mary Jane Watson.
The depiction of the females in this book definitely feel like the 60's though, with all the women being suddenly attracted to Peter and Aunt May going in and out of the hospital and not much else. The Silver Age of Comics will always suffer from being at least a little problematic due to the time it was created, but there's actually less of that in these Spider-Man issues than I expected. I will definitely be continuing on with these early issues and see what John Romita offers with the art.
The depiction of the females in this book definitely feel like the 60's though, with all the women being suddenly attracted to Peter and Aunt May going in and out of the hospital and not much else. The Silver Age of Comics will always suffer from being at least a little problematic due to the time it was created, but there's actually less of that in these Spider-Man issues than I expected. I will definitely be continuing on with these early issues and see what John Romita offers with the art.