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Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale really are a match made in comic book heaven. The duo established themselves at DC Comics with their work on Batman: The Long Halloween and Superman for All Seasons. Now they've turned their attention to some of Marvel's most beloved characters.
Spider-Man: Blue's premise focuses on Peter Parker's recollection of slain girlfriend Gwen Stacy. As expected, the series is quite emotional. Superman for All Seasons showed Loeb's flair for emotional storytelling, and despite what other reviewers have stated it was handled quite well in Spider-Man: Blue.
The whole book is a respectful tribute to the classic Spider-Man stories from the 60's, capturing the look and feel of those older issues and even some of the sheer fun from the animated series. From Spidey's dialogue during fights with assorted bad guys like the Vulture and the Rhino to Peter Parker's interaction with Gwen Stacy, Mary Jane Watson, and the rest of his classmates captures the spirit of Stan Lee, and Sale's artwork displays an obvious nod to Steve Ditko and John Romita Sr.
Spider-Man: Blue is a fantastic book in every way. Loeb successfully combines the fun and excitement of early Spider-Man adventures with an emotional look back at a lost character, and Sale's art adds significantly to the storytelling process. I highly recommend this to just about every comics' fan. I'm a casual Spider-Man fan at best, and I absolutely loved it.
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Following the Daredevil: Yelloe storyline, the team of writter Jeph Loeb and artist Tim Sale(Daredevil: Yellow, Hulk: Gray, Superman: For All Seasons) brings us this story of Peter Parker aka Spider-man and his first love Gwen Stacy. Pretty good but not as good as Daredevil: Yellow.
Like DD: Yellow, this story is a little more emotional and touching than other Marvel comics, but not nearly as touching as DD: Yellow. This story delves on when Peter met Gwen Stacy, and on how they fell in love, "or more appropriately, how they almost didn't fall in love." Peter's Aunt May also introduces Peter to his future wife, Maryjane Watson. This story also tells of the developing freindship between Peter Parker and Harry Osborn, son of Norman Osborn aka Green Goblin. Speaking of the Green Goblin, many of the classic villians also make battle with Spider-man including, Green Goblin, the Rhino, the Lizard....... and two Vultures? A good story by Jeph Loeb, but I just feel he can do much better than this, it's like he's just giving us half his efforts.
Artist Tim Sale have worked with Jeph Loeb in numerous other comics from DC and from Marvel, and he does a fine job here as usual. Beautifully done, and complements Loeb's story very well.
This was a good book, but from Tim Sale and Jeph Loeb, I expected more, hope they can bring back the magic they had in past books. Definitely check this book out if you're a Spidey fan or a Gwen Stacy fan, and look out for Daredevil: Yellow and Hulk: Grey, both books also by Loeb and Sale.
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The items was send in time. There is no special comment because it was just perfect.
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Being a casual Spiderman fan, I missed pretty much all of the Gwen Stacy storyline and was hoping to see something new in this book. But although I enjoyed the art and storyline, I was disappointed that it only lightly touched upon Peter Parker and Gwen Stacy's relationship. Even in this book, which purports to be dedicated to Gwen, MJ has a much meatier and interesting role (she comes off as a bit shallow, but definitely more of a go-getter than Gwen).
I'm hoping other reviewers might be able to recommend better sources for more on Gwen/Peter.
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i felt this book was pretty well done. if you are not familiar with spider-man history or marvel history, this book will be a little less enjoyable. but, if you are familiar with the history, this book is sure to entertain you. Peter reminisces( did i spell that right?) about his days in college and his short sad ending relationship with gwen stacy. Jeph Loeb does a great job...i felt he captured peter's thoughts and feelings quite nicely. Tim Sale's artwork makes you nostalgic. The story is drawn in a way resembling artwork from the 60s and 70s. Nice tribute to Stan Lee, Steve Ditko, and John Romita.
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