The Art of Spider-Man Classic

by John Rhett Thomas, Chris Arrant, Marvel Comics (Illustrator)

Comics' most iconic character gets his own coffee-table book chock full of the best Spidey art through the decades! The names of the great artists cascade down through the years: Ditko, Romita Sr., Kane, Andru, Romita Jr., MacFarlane, Bagley, Deodato, Garney, Martin and more - from 1962 to today, they'll all be represented. The finest art - augmented by sketches, pencils and character designs from the Marvel Vault -combined with commentary from the creators who've helped shape the web-spinner's world, will make THE ART OF SPIDER-MAN CLASSIC a book fans will treasure forever.

Genres: Art, Nonfiction, Spider Man, Graphic Novels, Comic Book, Comics, Marvel

239 pages, Hardcover

First published December 21, 2011

Reviews

[Peter · Rating 5 out of 5]

WOW! What a beautIful book. In here is some of the finest art from the very begining of good ol' Spidey.

Informative and a pleasure to the eyes. My wife knows what I lime for christmas.

Thankyou dear XXXX!

[Parka · Rating 4 out of 5]

(More pictures on my blog)

I'm not a follower of Spider-man comics so this book to me is more of an introduction to the history of the series. For fans, it's a look at the evolution of Spider-man over the years from the 60s to the 21st century. Movies are not included.

The content is presented in chronological order. In between there are chapters for Spider-man's enemies and the ladies.

The selection of comic pages included is great. It covers the main story arcs and gives a lot of flashback to the characters. Commentaries are rather brief but provide enough information to the stories.

There are also short profile for the artists who have drew Spider-man over the years, like Ditko, Romita Sr, Romita Jr, Mooney, Kane, Andru, McFarlane, Deodato, and many more. It's interesting to see how the art has evolved, and the style of each artist.

Over, it's a good collection for Spider-man fans.