false 2 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Mar 07 13:03:16 -0800 2009 Sat Mar 07 13:58:24 -0800 2009 the definitive Spidey story and his trippy take on Dr. Strange has been the bedrock of anything mystic in the Marvel Universe ever since. But the guy also created Speedball and Squirrel Girl.

The early sci-fi stories are a rarely seen bit of history, but not particularly entertaining and the hodgepodge of superhero stuff seems like filler, lacking any real standout qualities. Ditko's philosophy and the way it shaped his storytelling is the most interesting thing about the man and it is never addressed here, the most glaring omission in a collection in need of substance.]]>