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Spider-Man Collection #10
Spider-Man: The Graphic Novels
Collects Amazing Spider-Man - Hooky, Amazing Parallel Lives, Amazing Spirits Of The Earth And Fear Itself. Several of the Amazing Spider-Man's most extraordinary adventures take the spotlight in this fabulous collection! From being whisked away to a bizarre fantasy world inhabited by a creature of near limitless power to dealing with unruly ghosts in an ancient Scottish castle, things have never been weirder for our hapless hero! The secret history of Peter and Mary Jane is revealed in a moving, timelesstale - and the action turns up a notch as Spidey teams with Silver Sable to face a Nazi menace! Featuring the villainy of Doc Ock and the Hellfire Club!
269 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 27, 2012
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March 11, 2026 Why The Amazing “SpiderMan” Still remains a Hero
The Amazing Spider-Man graphic novel by Susan K. and Stan Lee shows one of Marvel’s most popular heroes… Spider-Man. The story is about Peter Parker, a regular high school student living in New York City who gains spider-like abilities after being bitten by a radioactive spider. As Spider-Man, he faces dangerous villains while trying to save school, friendships, and family responsibilities. The setting changes between busy city streets and personal spaces like Peter’s home, showing both action-packed sides of his life .
What makes this series stand out to me is how relatable Peter is. Even though he can climb walls and stop criminals, he still struggles with homework, money, and self-doubt. The famous idea that “with great power comes great responsibility” isn’t just a interesting quote; it decides every decision he makes. I also liked the artwork, especially in the issues illustrated by Charles Vess. The detailed backgrounds and expressive characters make each scene feel intense.
Another thing I appreciated was the style of writing. Stan Lee and the other writers give Spider-Man humor, which makes the serious moments hit even harder. The mix of action and emotion kept me interested the entire time. Overall, I really enjoyed The Amazing Spider-Man because it proves that superheroes aren’t just about powers. They’re about character.
The Amazing Spider-Man graphic novel by Susan K. and Stan Lee shows one of Marvel’s most popular heroes… Spider-Man. The story is about Peter Parker, a regular high school student living in New York City who gains spider-like abilities after being bitten by a radioactive spider. As Spider-Man, he faces dangerous villains while trying to save school, friendships, and family responsibilities. The setting changes between busy city streets and personal spaces like Peter’s home, showing both action-packed sides of his life .
What makes this series stand out to me is how relatable Peter is. Even though he can climb walls and stop criminals, he still struggles with homework, money, and self-doubt. The famous idea that “with great power comes great responsibility” isn’t just a interesting quote; it decides every decision he makes. I also liked the artwork, especially in the issues illustrated by Charles Vess. The detailed backgrounds and expressive characters make each scene feel intense.
Another thing I appreciated was the style of writing. Stan Lee and the other writers give Spider-Man humor, which makes the serious moments hit even harder. The mix of action and emotion kept me interested the entire time. Overall, I really enjoyed The Amazing Spider-Man because it proves that superheroes aren’t just about powers. They’re about character.
April 15, 2022
Four of Spider-Man’s deluxe adventures are collected in Graphic Novels, published in the 80s and 90s. The art is generally of a ‘prestige’ variety, (painted rather than inked, for example), and the writers take the opportunity to transport the webslinger out of his usual New York haunts. The quality varies fairly wildly, but the first story in particular, Hooky, is trippy and whimsical and a well written meditation on aging. Glad to have ticked these off.
December 6, 2020
This book collects four Spider-man graphic novels:
"Hooky" finds Spider-man being drawn into a fantasy world to help a young woman who is trying to reclaim her place and defeat a creature of ultimate power. This is not a typical Spider-man story and that's part of what makes it work. The dialog is great, the art is superb, and the story is a moving classic. Grade: A
"Parrallel Lives" tells the story of Mary Jane and what she was doing as Peter was growing up. This book expands a bit on the origin of Spider-man and adds some controversial elements to Mary Jane's but I think works...for the most part. The inclusion of Doc Ock felt more obligatory than anything else. (i.e. Well, this is a Spider-man story, we need to fight a supervillain.) It wasn't bad, but it was out of place. Grade: B
"Spirits of Earth" finds Spidey and Mary Jane going to Scotland where Mary Jane has received an inheritance. However, there's some strange goings on, and the young son of the local laird is missing so Spidey goes into action. Writer/author Chales Vess has a real love for Scotland and it comes across in the writing. The art is gorgeous, absolutely stunning and just like in "Hooky," it's very fun to see Spider-man in an atypical location. I don't think the story was quite as good, but still this one was solid. Grade: A-
"Fear Itself" features Silver Sable and involves the White Ninja, hijinxs with Nazis, and a fear gas. This isn't bad, but it's not particularly good either. It also just doesn't seem to fit as a graphic novel as it's just a typical Spider-man story. Probably, it'd been published a few years later, it'd be a three issue mini-series like so many Spidey had back in the 1990s. It'd be mediocre, but at least it wouldnt' be out of place. Grade: C-
Overall, I thought three of these were all good and worth reading, and the third is kind of mediocre, but can't make this collection anything but a must buy for Spider-man fans.
"Hooky" finds Spider-man being drawn into a fantasy world to help a young woman who is trying to reclaim her place and defeat a creature of ultimate power. This is not a typical Spider-man story and that's part of what makes it work. The dialog is great, the art is superb, and the story is a moving classic. Grade: A
"Parrallel Lives" tells the story of Mary Jane and what she was doing as Peter was growing up. This book expands a bit on the origin of Spider-man and adds some controversial elements to Mary Jane's but I think works...for the most part. The inclusion of Doc Ock felt more obligatory than anything else. (i.e. Well, this is a Spider-man story, we need to fight a supervillain.) It wasn't bad, but it was out of place. Grade: B
"Spirits of Earth" finds Spidey and Mary Jane going to Scotland where Mary Jane has received an inheritance. However, there's some strange goings on, and the young son of the local laird is missing so Spidey goes into action. Writer/author Chales Vess has a real love for Scotland and it comes across in the writing. The art is gorgeous, absolutely stunning and just like in "Hooky," it's very fun to see Spider-man in an atypical location. I don't think the story was quite as good, but still this one was solid. Grade: A-
"Fear Itself" features Silver Sable and involves the White Ninja, hijinxs with Nazis, and a fear gas. This isn't bad, but it's not particularly good either. It also just doesn't seem to fit as a graphic novel as it's just a typical Spider-man story. Probably, it'd been published a few years later, it'd be a three issue mini-series like so many Spidey had back in the 1990s. It'd be mediocre, but at least it wouldnt' be out of place. Grade: C-
Overall, I thought three of these were all good and worth reading, and the third is kind of mediocre, but can't make this collection anything but a must buy for Spider-man fans.
April 3, 2018
mixed bag of high-concept stories, most too odd for Spider-Man.
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