Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus Vol. 1 (The Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus)

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This issue has both a great villain and great cameos, though Ditko’s version of the Fantastic Four is a little jarring for me. I love that Peter thinks of becoming a member of the Fantastic Four (that will take awhile), and their fight is really fun. Spider sense is introduced rather inconsistently, and people calling Spidey through his Spidey sense is rather dumb, but I’ll give it a pass. The Chameleon fight section is expertly crafted as an intelligent battle of minds. This is everything I want in a Spider-man story. A detail that may have to do with the decrease in quality is that the new edition was PRINTED IN CHINA, whereas to my knowledge all of the the earlier editions of masterworks and omnibuses were printed in the U.S.A. Ah, the first relative dud. Even Stan Lee admits that aliens and Spider-man don’t really mix, especially not this early. It’s nice to see the sciency side of Spider-man, but the Tinkerer and his plan aren’t great. The aliens even get retconned out in the 70s The Amazing Spider-Man never got better than this - ASM 1-38, Amazing Fantasy 15, and Annuals 1 & 2. This represents the entire Stan Lee/Steve Ditko run - a watershed of popular culture and arguably the most important development of "heroes in tights" since Superman's debut in 1938's Action Comics #1. The art is always pretty solid with some standout fight scenes and moments of Spider-man posing. I'm not always a mega-fan of Romita Jr. art but he fits Spider-Man very well. Especially when Peter is fully suited, it looks amazing. The faces on the human characters though can use some work sometimes.

It’s a fun adventure story with a lot of interaction between Jonah and Peter. Lizard stories are all a little samey, and this is the archetype. The lizard is a neat foe, though his motivations are less than clear. It’s good spider fun!Ah, the Living Brain. He’s fun kitsch in a really silly story. The Flash Thomson vs. Peter Parker aspect is way more interesting, but the rest is rather meh. Journey into the imagination of Stormbreaker Peach Momoko as she takes her version of the Marvel Universe to the next level! Welcome to another dimension — one filled with wondrous creatures: sentient samurai armor, a winged individual in a falcon mask, a mysterious panther person and a red, snakelike monster with a deadly appetite. When Mariko Yashida finds herself in the middle of a war between these creatures, will she be forced to choose a side? As Iron Samurai clashes with Shield of Justice, this war is anything but civil — and their cataclysmic clash could devastate two worlds!

Overall, this story feels like a classic Spider-Man story, in a way that nothing else in JMS' magic-infested run did. We got a classic mystery, unveilings of various supporting cast members, deftly crafted secrets revealed to different characters, and the introduction of a new Goblin. This story could have been a major new foundational stone in Spider-Man's mythology, and I suspect JMS thought it should be. But the great bit of this story is JMS' new focus on Peter as a scientist. The issue where he gets a job at his old high school is the best one in the volume, and the fact that the Morlun plot twist is based on Peter acting like a scientist is nice too [3+/5]. The hatred is, of course, all about the darkening of Gwen Stacy's character thrrough the introduction of a severe character flaw: that she would fall victim to the charms of Norman Osborn. And perhaps JMS should have seen that coming, because Gwen Stacy was (and is) such a beloved character. But I find it a believable twist that takes her '60s era saccharine sweetness and gives it just a little depth. Sins Past (#509-514). This is definitely JMS' most controversial story arc, amidst a somewhat controversial run. It's so hated by a large portion of the fan base, that even if it hasn't exactly been dropped out of continuity, it's one of those stories that is just generally ignored by everyone who came after. Which is a pity, because I think it's one of JMS' best story arcs. The conclusion is strong! It continues playing with reader expectations, and aside from a little narrative convenience, sets up a new Daily Bugle status quo nicely.Spider-Man v podaní JMS je pretkaný mystikou. Jeho schopnosti získali nádych nadprirodzena a v niektorých príbehoch sú tak jeho parťákmi napríklad Loki alebo Dr. Strange. Zároveň sa však nezabúda na bežné pouličné problémy, o ktorých sa Parker vďaka svojej učiteľskej pozícii. Silné príbehy tak vznikajú o deťoch bez domova a o ich bezvýchodiskovej situácii. JMS zvláda Parkera aj v jeho osobnej rovine. V úvode prejde jeho vzťah s tetou May obrovskou skúškou a zároveň môžeme sledovať "telenovelu" medzi ním a MJ. Všetko je krásne vyvážené a príbeh teda bez väčších zádrhelov príjemne plynie a je plný emócií a napätia. This omnibus includes the run by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko (who co-created Spider-Man with Stan Lee). The volume includes Spidey's debut in Amazing Fantasy #15, the first 38 issues in the Amazing Spider-Man series as well as the first two Spider-Man annuals. So, I like Mysterio, but this issue seems like a lot of repeated themes. Spider-Imposter stealing things, Betty frustratingly worrying, and J. Jonah Jameson being webbed at the end, Even Mysterio seems to mostly just have smoke. He does a few other things, but that’s all to confound Spidey before the smoke. The movie studio fight is fun, and Mysterio posing as a hero is nice, but it just leads to very samey Jonah stuff. It’s not a bad issue, this is where the series starts to spin its wheels sometimes.