Ok, this review is going to be short, since I actually read this some time ago, and haven’t reviewed it yet. I picked up the hardback version in my local Comic Book Store.
As per many of the books in this series, it is designed to give a reader some indication of back story and some really important plot points in the hope that interest will be sparked to delve deeper into a character.
So in this book, we start with early Spidey. The early telling of origin story, the artwork, colouring and lettering from a bygone age where technology didn’t necessarily match the vision. Story telling? Decent. Rendering? Probably/possibly pioneering at the time, but compared to what’s available now? Ehhhh…
I remember a time before the T-2000, before bullet time and doing homework without the internet, so I know how things can change, how fast, and sometimes even for the better.
Anyway. The rest of the book shows how the telling has moved on. How the images get less crude, have more depth and colour. There’s the concept of different multiverses, where Aunt May is less meek, Uncle Ben is still around etc…
This hardback is therefore useful for those who only have a vague idea about Spider-Man, and/or those who have an interest in comic books developing as an art form.
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