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With out a doubt the most engaging Spider-Man story i have ever read. Period.
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Everything about this book is outstanding : Stan Lee's foreword, MILLAR's scenario, the DODSONS and CHO work. This epitomizes the Spider-Man/Peter PARKER fans have grown to like.
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Even though I read these graphic novels a few months ago, the storylines have been stuck in my head. I love the very adult feel and the willingness to show the gore and horror during battles. These books are not kid stories, and they deal with some very real issues. The blend of humor and seriousness is just right where you really feel sorry for all the crap spiderman must put up with. The villians are much more fleshed out as well so they arent a typical "I will kill you" type. I will definetly re-read these again soon.
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WRITING: Mark Millar, superstar writer of Authority, Ultimates, and Civil War, takes a turn on what is perhaps Marvel's signature property. In a break from his usual method, Millar gives us an internal monologue for Spider-Man, a look into what he's thinking. This is highly effective given the premise of the story: Spider-Man has had the original Green Goblin, Norman Osborn himself, arrested. And very soon thereafter, Spider-Man's Aunt May is brutally kidnapped and the reader is left to wonder if it is or is not connected to the Goblin (who's long known Spider-Man's secret identity as Peter Parker).
What follows, originally told in 3 arcs over 12 issues in Marvel Knights Spider-Man, is part mystery, part re-examination of what it means to Peter Parker to be Spider-Man. Guest-stars include the Avengers (pre-Disassemblage) and X-Men, as well as the required full ensemble (sinister twelve, if you would) of Spider-Villains, including Venom, Scorpion, Electro, Vulture, Hydro-Man, and others. Indeed, although not fully integrated into the story, Millar makes use of the opportunity to play around with the concept of super-villains as a counter-balance to super-heroes, manufactured by the military industrial complex--something to wink and nudge at the repetitiveness and seeming obsession of the comic-staple "rogues gallery".
Indeed, if there is one drawback to what is, in my opinion, one of Millar's best realized and most compelling runs to date, it's his need to somehow rationalize or poke fun at the conventions of the genre--the masks, the capes, the secret identities--and treat them as somewhat juvenile. And it pulls the reader out of the story. Millar is clearly one of the best writers in the medium today, and if he would only accept and embrace this, most modern, North-American of hero mythologies, without apology or self-consciousness, it would make the reads even stronger.
Still, Millar knows his Spider-Man, knows how to make us care, and knows how to hurt us by hurting him. From the classic angst and self-doubt of the original Lee era to the terror of the modern techno-age, and from past tragedies (and defining moments) like the deaths of Uncle Ben and Gwen Stacy to fresh, new ideas such as identity auctions and the aforementioned super-villain conspiracy, Millar draws the reader in and holds them tight (around the throat).
ART: The majority of the art is provided by Terry Dodson and his wife, Rachel (currently on Wonder Woman), with two issues filled-in by Frank Cho (Mighty Avengers). Usually, I find different artists to be a negative on collected editions, but in this case the art is similar enough not to draw attention away from the story. Both the Dodsons and Cho are renowned for their women--The Dodsons more angular, Cho, rounder--and Mary Jane and Black Cat are given the full, voluptuous treatment all around. However, Spider-Man and the villains don't suffer for lack of attention. The story-telling is clear and concise, the background detailed without being distracting, and the lines clean and powerful. Gorgeous stuff overall.
BONUS MATERIAL: Although hardcover collections still have a long way to go to equal the goodies provided on a similarly special edition DVD, there is a nice sampling of character sketches and designs, pencils, cover samples, etc. The introduction by Stan Lee is--wait for it--marvelous as is to be expected.
OVERALL: A great read, incredibly rendered.
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