The Amazing Spider-Man

The Amazing Spider-Man

Fiction & Poetry, Modern & Contemporary Fiction, Graphic Novels, Manga & Comics, Graphic Novels & Graphic Non-Fiction
Paperback Published on: 14/06/2022
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Synopsis

It is impossible to imagine American popular culture without Marvel Comics. For decades, Marvel has published groundbreaking visual narratives that sustain attention on multiple levels: as metaphors for the experience of difference and otherness; as meditations on the fluid nature of identity; and as high-water marks in the artistic tradition of American cartooning, to name a few.

This anthology contains twelve key stories from the first two years of Spider-Man's publication history (from 1962 to 1964). These influential adventures not only transformed the super hero fantasy into an allegory for the pain of adolescence but also brought a new ethical complexity to the genre-by insisting that with great power there must also come great responsibility.

A foreword by Jason Reynolds and scholarly introductions and apparatus by Ben Saunders offer further insight into the enduring significance of The Amazing Spider-Man and classic Marvel comics.

The Deluxe Hardcover edition features gold foil stamping, gold top stain edges, special endpapers with artwork spotlighting series villains, and full-colour art throughout.

  • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
  • ISBN: 9780143135739
  • Number of pages: 384
  • Weight: 880g
  • Dimensions: 248 x 178 x 24 mm

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The Amazing Spider-Man
Spider~Man : back to the old days.
I used to read Spider~Man comics when I was a teenager. Spidey was a rebel, a lippy youngster in a colourful suit. I think Spider~Man can be judged as a do... READ MORE
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