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A review by anotherpath
The Amazing Spider-Man by Steve Ditko, Jason Reynolds, Stan Lee
4.0
When I saw the Marvel X Penguin collab was a thing I got excited about it. I've got over two hundred of the little black classics, and I think they're peerless in format, presentation, and design. Oftentimes the commentary is integral to pulling anything out of the book, or in perceiving what others may have gleaned. That was not the case here, as the very commentary meant to elevate pulpy American cartoons to the status of classic, came across as... Idk a fellow-kids attempt at a cash in.
Beyond that the book is great. I got it for Christmas after pointing it out to Zandra for my Birthday. Lol. As I had only seen it online, I was surprised when it came and was full sized. I think I expected shrunken pages printed cheaply as more of a kitschy thing that looks cool, but isn't entirely readable. But it was full sized, on decent paper, and made with a sense of quality that exceeded its $16 price tag.
I'm going to get the other five, so that they look great together, and I'll have to figure out a way to work them in with the rest of my classics collection.
Seeing how early much of the Spider-Man mythos took shape is crazy to the continuity of that character, without Venom, Miles, Gwen and the multi-verse though, Peter really still is that guy who could be anyone. I've read these before, but there's something about the early years that is worth revisiting every now and again. The other collections will contain material I've never read, so I'm excited to get those.
Beyond that the book is great. I got it for Christmas after pointing it out to Zandra for my Birthday. Lol. As I had only seen it online, I was surprised when it came and was full sized. I think I expected shrunken pages printed cheaply as more of a kitschy thing that looks cool, but isn't entirely readable. But it was full sized, on decent paper, and made with a sense of quality that exceeded its $16 price tag.
I'm going to get the other five, so that they look great together, and I'll have to figure out a way to work them in with the rest of my classics collection.
Seeing how early much of the Spider-Man mythos took shape is crazy to the continuity of that character, without Venom, Miles, Gwen and the multi-verse though, Peter really still is that guy who could be anyone. I've read these before, but there's something about the early years that is worth revisiting every now and again. The other collections will contain material I've never read, so I'm excited to get those.