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Spider-Man is my favourite superhero for so many reasons. I love his earnestness, relatability, determination and his bizarre timing with his humour . Peter returns to his Highschool to see how things are going, and he realizes that for kids like him things get even more complicated in the present, crime and deterioration have grown in the area. Do you love good storytelling in comics? What I didn't like was the Earth-based origin story for the major villain. He's been around long enough and should be a major player in the world.
I'll have to read some more of this run. The last decade before this run was mired in a storytelling hell known as the "Clone Saga" and it effectively destroyed and made a mockery of Spider-Man's character. Then it was slowly rebuilt, but it never quite rose above the other Marvel titles post-Heroes Return (Compare it, let's say, to Kurt Busiek's Avengers or Dan Jurgen's underrated Thor run). Then after a change of Marvel's Editor-in-Chief, Straczynski was brought in to revitalize the title. Anyway, I suppose it's still worth a read if you're a spider-man fan, but I am now hanging out for some of the other stories in this series.
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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.
Then we come to the third issue (#32), and this is where I fall absolutely in love with the art. The characters look vibrant and bold. The character designs feel fresh and modern. For example, the illustration of Magneto was amateurish with its lack of proportions. However, I can easily look past these minor details because the illustrations of Spider-Man rock my socks. Spider-Man looks sleek and stealthy, much like a spider.
Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 1: Coming Home J. Michael Straczynski; John Romita Jr. and Scott Hanna
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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.
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On the other hand, characters often times feel anatomically...weird. I realize those aren't the most descriptive critiques, but trust me, the people in this book are odd. What's not odd and totally awesome, however, is the coloring. Each and every page is filled with beautifully vibrant and brilliant colors.
Coming Home marks a new run of the Amazing Spider-man by Michael Straczynski and John Romita Jr. and bought of them have done an exceptional job. Straczynski's writing has a very nice flow to it, and each characters tend to have their own voice. Romira Jr. has definitely had a downfall compared to what he did in the past, but this run truly marks as one his last best works. This was a special release, with a really special introductory offer price, and so I decided, why not? However, I am not accustomed to reading Graphic Novels and Comics... Without a doubt, this book by Straczynski is a jewel of modern comics, as well as being the prelude to all the important events of Spider-man of the last two decades.
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One of my favorite artist working with one of my favorite writers. Even though I'm not a fan of Spider-Man, I love this graphic novel. I am also a great fan of J Michael Straczynski's work in Babylon 5 and therefore looked forward to the first issue in the series where he teams up with John Romita JR to tell the Spider-man story 'Coming Home'.
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.
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.
Regarded by many as the definitive Spider-Man artist of the last decade, Romita's unique pace and superb storytelling perfectly complement Straczynski's vision. He works in films, television series, novels, short stories, comic books, and radio dramas. He is a playwright, a former journalist, and author of The Complete Book of Scriptwriting.
Very nearly the best part of the book. Spider-Man and science go hand-in-hand . Now, I won't try and say that everything has to stay the same and nothing can change, but the attempt here to turn Spider-Man's origin into a mystical one doesn't rest well with me. The overall scientific feel behind the character works really well and while there are certainly mystical aspects surrounding him, the insertion of the element here in such a crucial part of his story just doesn't fit. School shootings, excessive violence, some weird man running around without shoes...
A big, buff super-villain with, apparently no logical way to stop him? Another character who aids the super-hero to even the odds, although his motives are unclear? Hope regained, after a miraculous discovery which reveals the s-villain's only flaw? I checked this out from my library because it helps me get my comic book "fix" to read an occassional graphic novel. My first reaction is that I am so incredibly under-impressed with the "style" of art in comic books/graphic novels today.
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This is my first ever time writing a Goodreads review, so please be gentle. Throughout his life, Peter Parker has often felt alone. When he first discovered his spider-like abilities after being bitten by a radioactive spider, he kept them secret. His attempts to exploit them for a profit resulted in his Uncle Ben's murder. Later, his attempts at maintaining the secret from his first love, Gwen Stacy, resulted in her death.
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