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This comic dealt with some very adult issues in such an approachable way; it was so much fun! Who’d of thought I’d go on to discuss literary themes in a spider-man comic off all things? I’ve not read a great deal of graphic novels. I’m slowly worming my way into the genre by reading one a week. I’ve enjoyed a couple, but I’ve not felt an inclination to pursue reading them for much longer.
These are some of the natural progressions of Peter's character that I found really interesting to read through. It's one of the things that I particularly love about this volume, especially since it's the point of the story where time doesn't forever stand still for Spider-Man. He isn't forever stuck in high school, working through the angst, living with his Aunt, or scrapping by on some freelance photos -- something we've seen a hundred times over.
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J. Micheal Straczynski starts his apparently controversial run on Spiderman with this critically acclaimed first volume. Here we see an older middle-aged Peter Parker trying to make a name for himself as Peter Parker. He is reconciling his decision to be Spiderman but never giving up on it. This book is also a lot darker than I would have expected.
No, this is the next stage of Peter's life (as a married man, his shift as a mentor & role model for kids, etc) that mature and long-time readers can particularly enjoy and relate to. The next issue (#31), Peter Parker develops a new direction in his life, which I absolutely love. 1 it makes sense to give Peter this new story.
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Jeez Louise, I should never have let this happen. I liked all of Spiderman/Peter Parker's internal dialog that he was having with himself. Somewhat surprisingly, the child did not find any of the subject matter scary. Now I'm stuck with the challenge of how to make this thing disappear, so that he will quickly forget it's existence and I won't have to worry about what mystery substances are covering this thing. This volume sets an example for what a superhero comic book run should be like. And if this trend continues, this run may get down as one of the bests in history, unless there's one more day unlike any other that may prove to be a hinder in this great run.
We had Peter Parker finally evolving into a mature adult, carrying more responsibility on his shoulders by becoming a high school science teacher to a bunch of alienated public school kids. We also explored the mystical and esoteric lore behind Peter's powers, a great turn considering that the comics in the past were always focused on the scientific part. Oh, and Straczynski also revitalized Aunt May's role, making her less of a feeble old heart attack-prone old lady to an active part of Peter's life.
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JMS writes an overall entertaining story, far from perfect though it may be. For one, he writes excellent dialogue. He really nails the balance between witty banter and serious colloquy that makes Peter such an entertaining character.
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From beginning to end the story runs smoothly with humour and mystery, making it a very nice reading experience. I wouldn’t consider myself a literary snob, far from it, but I’ve always been somewhat reproachful to comics. The medium has always felt, well, rather childish. And that’s coming from someone who reads children’s literature on occasion.
I don't know if this style has been defined in any of the comic-related media, but I think of it as "comic book dwarfism" -- body parts, particularly heads, often larger than the rest of the body. While the coloring and inking might be better than that from the comics of the 70's-80's, they actually look less realistic to me. Straczynski's run brought new exciting things and all of them were innovative and great.
On the other hand a new and mysterious character appears out of nowhere, this old man who has the same spider powers comes to warn Peter about a great danger ... JR, Jr's art has for my money never been better. There's humor and action and variety.
I won't go on to say that everything leading up to the Civil War storyline was exactly brilliant, but there are definitely some fine moments, and this volume is easily one of them. JMS really nails Peter's character and humor down. Add this to Romita Jr's artwork, and it really makes for a very worthy read. It's definitely a favourite of mine that I can easily recommend to anyone looking to get back into Spider-Man comics. Straczynski is given the task of returning Peter Parker to the role of Spider-Man after a lengthy absence and sets up some themes that will be important through his run on the series. In this volume we are introduced to a new ally and a new enemy.
To my mind, this character should have been given an off-Earth origin in line with his mystical nature. I'm not a great fan of Romita JR's art. There's nothing wrong with it, I just prefer a simpler more graphically realistic style. This is purely personal preference and if you like this artist's work this will be a plus for you. Straczynski writes the character well both in and out of costume.
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I honestly can't wait to find out what happens next. I think I have an idea, but I better wait to find out. JMS gets Peter's voice exactly right. Like most comedians, Peter uses humor to mask his own pain. That comes through on every page, as Peter deals with his own memories of bullying and eventually has to face a seemingly invincible foe. In fact, Peter's battles with Morlund remind me of Batman vs Bane in the Knightfall story.
It flowed very well and had a very satisfying ending. Some of Morlun's lines I could have done without though. 2 in particular that I am almost certain that other people had a problem with as well. Peter Parker's narration is frickin awesome as well. You can tell he has grown a lot and definitely thinks as a bit of man-child. I love the ending because it's a great cliffhanger and makes you want to read volume two instantly.
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