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Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN EPIC COLLECTION: ASSASSIN NATION
Revered creators David Michelinie and Todd McFarlane continue their fan favorite run on Spider-Man!
Archenemies, assassins and Inferno! David Michelinie and Todd McFarlane’s fan-favorite run continues as the superstar artist takes on classic Spidey villains Mysterio, Green Goblin, Hobgoblin, Lizard, Rhino and Scorpion — and Spider-Man faces a brutal rematch with Venom, his newest and deadliest enemy! As Manhattan goes mad, the web-slinger must contend with the demonic threat of Inferno — but Peter’s powers can’t save him and MJ from a Christmastime eviction! Then, Spidey tackles international espionage when he’s drawn into the Assassin Nation Plot alongside Silver Sable, roguish gun-for-hire Paladin and Captain America! But when the assassin is revealed, who will survive? As Atlantis Attacks, Spidey and She-Hulk battle the Abomination! And a classic graphic novel sheds new light on Peter and Mary Jane’s lives!
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #311-325 and ANNUAL #23 and MARVEL GRAPHIC AMAZING SPIDER-MAN — PARALLEL LIVES.
Archenemies, assassins and Inferno! David Michelinie and Todd McFarlane’s fan-favorite run continues as the superstar artist takes on classic Spidey villains Mysterio, Green Goblin, Hobgoblin, Lizard, Rhino and Scorpion — and Spider-Man faces a brutal rematch with Venom, his newest and deadliest enemy! As Manhattan goes mad, the web-slinger must contend with the demonic threat of Inferno — but Peter’s powers can’t save him and MJ from a Christmastime eviction! Then, Spidey tackles international espionage when he’s drawn into the Assassin Nation Plot alongside Silver Sable, roguish gun-for-hire Paladin and Captain America! But when the assassin is revealed, who will survive? As Atlantis Attacks, Spidey and She-Hulk battle the Abomination! And a classic graphic novel sheds new light on Peter and Mary Jane’s lives!
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #311-325 and ANNUAL #23 and MARVEL GRAPHIC AMAZING SPIDER-MAN — PARALLEL LIVES.
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First published May 15, 2019
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November 5, 2020
Not the greatest Spidey story ever told, but it’s still Spidey, and McFarlane’s art is solid throughout (except for drawing ladies’ faces, which still remains, well, sketchy). So, better than a bucket of earwax for sure.
March 27, 2025
A year's worth of Todd McFarlane drawn Spider-Man stories. Turns out at one point Todd McFarlane could actually meet a deadline. He draws 14 of the 15 regular issues in the book, with Erik Larsen filling in in the remaining issue. McFarlane has been more influential on Spider-Man than any other artist since John Romita Sr. He was the first to draw Spidey as the bendy acrobat that is now the norm for the character. He does draw MJ as a pinup queen though, always showing her in skimpy underwear or workout outfits. Michelinie brings in a lot of classic Spider-Man villains during this run such as Scorpion, Venom, Mysterio, Hobgoblin, and the Green Goblin. Also included is a surprisingly good annual drawn by Rob Liefeld as part of the Atlantis Attacks crossover and a one shot by Gerry Conway recapping Peter and Mary Jane's history.
August 1, 2019
This giant collection has some amazing McFarlane art and an old school Mark Bagley, who later did a historic spidey run with Bendis. This is not a connected story, but a collection. There are several stories in here, some that could have been uncollected. It is rife with the old style say everything and fill every panel with words. MJ and Peter’s relationship and financial troubles are in full swing here, which makes these stories so dynamic. And the bad guys abound.
April 30, 2021
I read this as part of my Venom read-through. Like many of these early volumes, I'm getting over a dozen issues of story, where Venom usually shows up for one or two issues. But it's still a fun read.
This is the last gasp of the Spider-80s. I mentioned to a coworker how it's really fun watching the writing evolve from the ashes of the Bronze Age into more teleplay-like plotting and dialogue. Michelinie throws all sorts of characters and villains at the wall in this run, and a few of them stick. There's the title storyline where Spidey, Captain America, Paladin, and Silver Sable have to stop an assassination, the weird Atlantis Attack crossover that in no way reminds me of The Atlantis Attacks storyline, the Inferno saga where an X-Men villain turns New York into a hellish realm, and a primer rehashing of Peter and MJ's relationship origins.It's a lot to take in, and while the writing is consistent, the quality of the plots vary wildly.
The actual Venom issues are pretty good. This is his second real battle with Spider-Man, and while learn virtually nothing new about Venom, it's still a fun series of action sequences with very late 80s zingers, and a ton of behind the scenes plots with MJ having her own enemy that gets them kicked out of their new condo, Peter repairing his relationship with Aunt May and doing favors for her boyfriend Nathan, and lots lots more.
It's a great late 80s Spider-book, but if you're just trying to read through Venom, you can skip these Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collections, and pick up the Venom Epic Collection Vol. 1: Symbiosis instead.
I rarely mention art unless it's awful or fantastic, as I'm more of a story person. The art in this book is clear, classic, and easy to follow, but I did find myself reacting negatively to McFarlane's style in this collection. I liked it in the original Venom Epic Collection, but the faces felt huge for much of this volume, and the anatomy was off enough that I noticed, which is something that rarely happens to me outside of the late 80s/early 90s future Image Comics founders era of Marvel books. It unsettled me here.
This is the last gasp of the Spider-80s. I mentioned to a coworker how it's really fun watching the writing evolve from the ashes of the Bronze Age into more teleplay-like plotting and dialogue. Michelinie throws all sorts of characters and villains at the wall in this run, and a few of them stick. There's the title storyline where Spidey, Captain America, Paladin, and Silver Sable have to stop an assassination, the weird Atlantis Attack crossover that in no way reminds me of The Atlantis Attacks storyline, the Inferno saga where an X-Men villain turns New York into a hellish realm, and a primer rehashing of Peter and MJ's relationship origins.It's a lot to take in, and while the writing is consistent, the quality of the plots vary wildly.
The actual Venom issues are pretty good. This is his second real battle with Spider-Man, and while learn virtually nothing new about Venom, it's still a fun series of action sequences with very late 80s zingers, and a ton of behind the scenes plots with MJ having her own enemy that gets them kicked out of their new condo, Peter repairing his relationship with Aunt May and doing favors for her boyfriend Nathan, and lots lots more.
It's a great late 80s Spider-book, but if you're just trying to read through Venom, you can skip these Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collections, and pick up the Venom Epic Collection Vol. 1: Symbiosis instead.
I rarely mention art unless it's awful or fantastic, as I'm more of a story person. The art in this book is clear, classic, and easy to follow, but I did find myself reacting negatively to McFarlane's style in this collection. I liked it in the original Venom Epic Collection, but the faces felt huge for much of this volume, and the anatomy was off enough that I noticed, which is something that rarely happens to me outside of the late 80s/early 90s future Image Comics founders era of Marvel books. It unsettled me here.
October 22, 2022
Rating this album with 3 stars would break the heart of 7-8 year old me :( This Todd McFarlene's run defined Spider-man for me (this + Torment). I was completely captivated by his imagery - dynamic poses, weirdly shaped faces, and amazing details. It has changed how Spider-man was drawn forever. After all these years, the art still looks great but the rest is not as impressive.
The first part of this album, Inferno crossover, illustrated by McFarlane takes my nostalgia score to the max. By itself, it deserves 4 stars and finishes with the 2nd coming of Venom which was one of my favorite issues. The only difference is that in the early 90. Poland it was printed on the cheapest paper and all colors looked like different shades of gray ;) Here, the colors are crisp and vibrant, making it all look phenomenal. The first ~200 pages were pure joy for me, bringing me back to the best moments of my childhood. The only problem is that the context of the whole Inferno is missing, as it was more X-men storyline than Spidey, so there is no explanation nor conclusion to the strange events happening in NYC.
The next part of the album consists of random stories out of context + Silver Sable storyline, which is repetitive and rather anticlimactic. Even though the art is mostly solid here, I can't connect with the story. There is almost no Peter Parker here and this makes half of the protagonist missing. This brings my final score down.
This collection ends with the graphical novel Parallel Lives, released in Poland as the first Spider-man special issue. Here, it doesn't feel so remarkable. It's just a retelling of an origin story we already know... because there is a second one earlier on in this album. It's not bad, not great either, but somehow IMHO doesn't fit very well with the rest.
The first half of this book is solid, the second one is "meh". It made me travel 30 years back in time and it was an amazing journey. However, I don't feel like doing it again anytime soon. It's not a material that stands on its own, even though I respect McFarlane's illustrations a lot.
The first part of this album, Inferno crossover, illustrated by McFarlane takes my nostalgia score to the max. By itself, it deserves 4 stars and finishes with the 2nd coming of Venom which was one of my favorite issues. The only difference is that in the early 90. Poland it was printed on the cheapest paper and all colors looked like different shades of gray ;) Here, the colors are crisp and vibrant, making it all look phenomenal. The first ~200 pages were pure joy for me, bringing me back to the best moments of my childhood. The only problem is that the context of the whole Inferno is missing, as it was more X-men storyline than Spidey, so there is no explanation nor conclusion to the strange events happening in NYC.
The next part of the album consists of random stories out of context + Silver Sable storyline, which is repetitive and rather anticlimactic. Even though the art is mostly solid here, I can't connect with the story. There is almost no Peter Parker here and this makes half of the protagonist missing. This brings my final score down.
This collection ends with the graphical novel Parallel Lives, released in Poland as the first Spider-man special issue. Here, it doesn't feel so remarkable. It's just a retelling of an origin story we already know... because there is a second one earlier on in this album. It's not bad, not great either, but somehow IMHO doesn't fit very well with the rest.
The first half of this book is solid, the second one is "meh". It made me travel 30 years back in time and it was an amazing journey. However, I don't feel like doing it again anytime soon. It's not a material that stands on its own, even though I respect McFarlane's illustrations a lot.
July 18, 2023
Całkiem ładny zbiór, wydany w Polsce pt. "Inferno", stanowiący trzeci tom aktualnie ciągle wydawanej serii. Jest też to najsłabsza odsłona, aczkolwiek ma nadal sporo do zaoferowania, zwłaszcza dla tych, który zbierali w latach 90. XX wieku zeszyty z serii o Spider-Manie.
Początek jest najfajniejszy, bo zawiera w sobie sporo czaru komiksów z tamtych lat. Zresztą miano Todd McFarlane jest niejako obietnicą naprawdę fajnej zabawy oraz specyficznej oprawy, jaką wtedy stosowano. Czuć tu dosłownie ołówek, zaś sylwetki postaci czasami budzą uśmiech politowania, ale to nadal cześć tego sentymentu, jaki odczuwam do tych tytułów.
Jak Pajęczak, tak na pewno będzie menażeria specyficznych przeciwników. Na sam przód wysuwa się Mysterio i jego dziwne akcje, choć niepokojące zjawiska trwają nawet po pokonaniu przeciwnika. Czuć tu pewną tajemnicę i aż szkoda, że nie ma tu więcej z tego eventu o X-man. Na pocieszenie mamy innych przeciwników. Raz Pajęczak weźmie się za Jaszczura, potem zaś znajdzie się pomiędzy starciem Goblinów. A to nie koniec.
Przyjdzie nam zobaczyć odrestaurowanego Skorpiona, Rhino czy w końcu Venoma, który ma misterny plan zabicia Pajęczaka. Ale to nie starcia z nimi mogą się okazać najgorsza przegraną, bowiem przeciwnicy Petera oraz Mary Jane pozbawiają ich... Lokum. Para będzie musiała poszukać nowego gniazdka, ale zawsze mogą liczyć na ciocię May.
Mamy tu też kilka dodatków, które chociażby pokazują początki Spider-Mana czy nawet trzydziestkę jego najgorszych wrogów. A to nie koniec przygód, bo na koniec mamy jeszcze dwie rzeczy. Assassin Nation, gdzie Pajęczak będzie pomagał Silver Sable zapobiec zamachowi w Syrkanii. No i do zabawy dołączy sam Kapitan Ameryka... W bonusie na końcu dostaniemy zeszyt ukazujący początki Pajęczaka i Mary Jane, a wszystko dzieje się do siebie równolegle. Ładny dodatek, ale troszkę zbędny.
Zwłaszcza, że moment jak Peter jest gryziony przez pająka jest tu aż za dużo, przez co nie sposób uniknąć wtórności. Zresztą po pierwszej partii zeszytów przestaje się robić tak intersująco, jak było z początku. Całe zebrane tu wydarzenie też nie jest wybitne. Ot, taki średniak. Niemniej jak wspomniałem na początku, oprawa stanowi tu świetny dodatek, tak jakbym przeniósł się w czasie i chociażby dlatego warto te pozycje nabyć. Tę, albo dwie poprzednie, bo są nieco lepsze.
Początek jest najfajniejszy, bo zawiera w sobie sporo czaru komiksów z tamtych lat. Zresztą miano Todd McFarlane jest niejako obietnicą naprawdę fajnej zabawy oraz specyficznej oprawy, jaką wtedy stosowano. Czuć tu dosłownie ołówek, zaś sylwetki postaci czasami budzą uśmiech politowania, ale to nadal cześć tego sentymentu, jaki odczuwam do tych tytułów.
Jak Pajęczak, tak na pewno będzie menażeria specyficznych przeciwników. Na sam przód wysuwa się Mysterio i jego dziwne akcje, choć niepokojące zjawiska trwają nawet po pokonaniu przeciwnika. Czuć tu pewną tajemnicę i aż szkoda, że nie ma tu więcej z tego eventu o X-man. Na pocieszenie mamy innych przeciwników. Raz Pajęczak weźmie się za Jaszczura, potem zaś znajdzie się pomiędzy starciem Goblinów. A to nie koniec.
Przyjdzie nam zobaczyć odrestaurowanego Skorpiona, Rhino czy w końcu Venoma, który ma misterny plan zabicia Pajęczaka. Ale to nie starcia z nimi mogą się okazać najgorsza przegraną, bowiem przeciwnicy Petera oraz Mary Jane pozbawiają ich... Lokum. Para będzie musiała poszukać nowego gniazdka, ale zawsze mogą liczyć na ciocię May.
Mamy tu też kilka dodatków, które chociażby pokazują początki Spider-Mana czy nawet trzydziestkę jego najgorszych wrogów. A to nie koniec przygód, bo na koniec mamy jeszcze dwie rzeczy. Assassin Nation, gdzie Pajęczak będzie pomagał Silver Sable zapobiec zamachowi w Syrkanii. No i do zabawy dołączy sam Kapitan Ameryka... W bonusie na końcu dostaniemy zeszyt ukazujący początki Pajęczaka i Mary Jane, a wszystko dzieje się do siebie równolegle. Ładny dodatek, ale troszkę zbędny.
Zwłaszcza, że moment jak Peter jest gryziony przez pająka jest tu aż za dużo, przez co nie sposób uniknąć wtórności. Zresztą po pierwszej partii zeszytów przestaje się robić tak intersująco, jak było z początku. Całe zebrane tu wydarzenie też nie jest wybitne. Ot, taki średniak. Niemniej jak wspomniałem na początku, oprawa stanowi tu świetny dodatek, tak jakbym przeniósł się w czasie i chociażby dlatego warto te pozycje nabyć. Tę, albo dwie poprzednie, bo są nieco lepsze.
February 3, 2022
Eu tenho curtido essas aventuras do Aranha pela dupla Micheline e MestreFarlanne, eu sei que não são histórias que vão mudar os quadrinhos de novo pela última vez, mas são divertidas, leves, soltas; como aquela camiseta velha com uma mancha de mostarda na barriga e furo desconcertante no sovaco, para andar em casa é bem confortável e talvez não seja a melhor ideia para o churrasco na casa do sogrão.
Enfim temos um sortimento bem clássico de vilões com o Mysterio, os Duendes Verde e Macabro, Rhino, Lagarto, Escorpião, o vizinho taradão que expulsa os Parkers do condomínio de luxo, o Venom fugindo da prisão e procurando vingança contra o Peter - foi mais ou menos por aqui que eu peguei nojo do Venom e nunca mais consegui levar o melecoso a sério. Também tem algumas bobagens do Inferno mutante - o crossover que mais estragou gibis na história.
Sério, as edições do Demolidor e dos Vingadores durante o Inferno são horripilantes.
O grande destaque fica, claro, com a AssassiNação, um plano maquiavélico para desestabilizar Symkaria, um daqueles países fictícios do Leste Europeu que faz fronteira com a Latvéria e lar da Silver Sable, a mercenária mais gata de todos os tempos. Sério, eu adorava a Silver Sable, além de rica e linda, tinha café no bule, não levava desaforo para casa, chutava a bunda de todo mundo e não tava nem aí pro resto. Os caras inventam gibizinho até do Anti-Venom, mas da Silver Sable não.
É o fim da picada.
Essa confusão toda envolve o Paladino e o Capitão América também, ainda que a história tenha aquele rescaldo patriótico da ficção oitentista americana funciona muito bem e diverte.
De bônus, rola uma edição daquele pavor que foram os Ataques Atlantes em que o Aranha e a Mulher Hulk saem no tapa com o Abominação; vale ressaltar que essa edição é desenhada pelo mais importante desenhista dos anos 90 - #RobIsGod - que desenha um cabelo gigantesco e inequilibrável para a MJ. Não sei como a guria não caía a cada dois passos. Nessa mesmo edição também tem uma recapitulação da história do Aranha contada pela ótica da MJ, nada muito inovador, mas marca presença.
No geral, eu achei bem divertido.
Enfim temos um sortimento bem clássico de vilões com o Mysterio, os Duendes Verde e Macabro, Rhino, Lagarto, Escorpião, o vizinho taradão que expulsa os Parkers do condomínio de luxo, o Venom fugindo da prisão e procurando vingança contra o Peter - foi mais ou menos por aqui que eu peguei nojo do Venom e nunca mais consegui levar o melecoso a sério. Também tem algumas bobagens do Inferno mutante - o crossover que mais estragou gibis na história.
Sério, as edições do Demolidor e dos Vingadores durante o Inferno são horripilantes.
O grande destaque fica, claro, com a AssassiNação, um plano maquiavélico para desestabilizar Symkaria, um daqueles países fictícios do Leste Europeu que faz fronteira com a Latvéria e lar da Silver Sable, a mercenária mais gata de todos os tempos. Sério, eu adorava a Silver Sable, além de rica e linda, tinha café no bule, não levava desaforo para casa, chutava a bunda de todo mundo e não tava nem aí pro resto. Os caras inventam gibizinho até do Anti-Venom, mas da Silver Sable não.
É o fim da picada.
Essa confusão toda envolve o Paladino e o Capitão América também, ainda que a história tenha aquele rescaldo patriótico da ficção oitentista americana funciona muito bem e diverte.
De bônus, rola uma edição daquele pavor que foram os Ataques Atlantes em que o Aranha e a Mulher Hulk saem no tapa com o Abominação; vale ressaltar que essa edição é desenhada pelo mais importante desenhista dos anos 90 - #RobIsGod - que desenha um cabelo gigantesco e inequilibrável para a MJ. Não sei como a guria não caía a cada dois passos. Nessa mesmo edição também tem uma recapitulação da história do Aranha contada pela ótica da MJ, nada muito inovador, mas marca presença.
No geral, eu achei bem divertido.
July 31, 2025
311 ★★
Inferno Crossover. After a guy is killed trying to help Spidey he gets depressed and mopes through the entire issue. Vs Mysterio.
312 ★★★
Inferno. Green Goblin vs Hobgoblin. (Continued from Spectacular 146 & Web 47)
313 ★★★
Inferno is affecting the Lizard.
314 ★★
Christmas time. The Parker's are evicted and MJ won't get her money back anytime soon.
315 ★★★★
A quick fight with Hydroman. Venom escapes prison. Peter catches Nathan stealing from Aunt May. (Jeez I hate that guy!)
316 ★★★
Venom is back in NY and looking for Spidey. Peter's having money troubles and MJ can't get a modeling job. Black Cat runs into Venom.
317 ★★★
Eddie Brock shows up at Aunt May's. He wants a showdown with Peter.
318-319 ★★★
Scorpion. Jameson has evidently been replaced by the Chameleon. Scorpion double crosses his new boss who sends Rhino and Backlash after him. Cesar is causing trouble for MJ.
320-225 ★★★
Assassination Nation 6 part.
Sable heard rumors of a conspiracy against her king and followed her suspect to the US who was arranging a hideout for an assassin. Spidey teams up with Paladin to help Sable, then Captain America joins in Part 4. Peter heard a phone call and hears 6 months to live and thinks it's May, but it's Nathan. And they help Harry move.
Inferno Crossover. After a guy is killed trying to help Spidey he gets depressed and mopes through the entire issue. Vs Mysterio.
312 ★★★
Inferno. Green Goblin vs Hobgoblin. (Continued from Spectacular 146 & Web 47)
313 ★★★
Inferno is affecting the Lizard.
314 ★★
Christmas time. The Parker's are evicted and MJ won't get her money back anytime soon.
315 ★★★★
A quick fight with Hydroman. Venom escapes prison. Peter catches Nathan stealing from Aunt May. (Jeez I hate that guy!)
316 ★★★
Venom is back in NY and looking for Spidey. Peter's having money troubles and MJ can't get a modeling job. Black Cat runs into Venom.
317 ★★★
Eddie Brock shows up at Aunt May's. He wants a showdown with Peter.
318-319 ★★★
Scorpion. Jameson has evidently been replaced by the Chameleon. Scorpion double crosses his new boss who sends Rhino and Backlash after him. Cesar is causing trouble for MJ.
320-225 ★★★
Assassination Nation 6 part.
Sable heard rumors of a conspiracy against her king and followed her suspect to the US who was arranging a hideout for an assassin. Spidey teams up with Paladin to help Sable, then Captain America joins in Part 4. Peter heard a phone call and hears 6 months to live and thinks it's May, but it's Nathan. And they help Harry move.
August 11, 2024
McFarlane is good at drawing Spider-Man, Venom and… nope, that’s about it. He characters are mostly grotesque, an amateurish aping of Art Adams’ style that really would have benefitted from someone else inking his lines. His storytelling isn’t up to much either. It frequently feels like Michelinie is having to wrestle the art back towards a coherent story in the scripting because McFarlane will often just draw what he thinks looks cool as piece of art rather than a page that flows as a story.
Not that Michelinie’s plots here are that great either. There’s nothing awful (beyond an annual story that’s part of a wider cross-over and features one real stinker of a horribly tone deaf remark for She-Hulk) but they’re not top tier Spider-Man fare. Possibly the most interesting element is what’s not being told here, the clear opportunity and groundwork for a drug abuse story for Mary Jane, which the book just seems slightly too scared to go for.
Not that Michelinie’s plots here are that great either. There’s nothing awful (beyond an annual story that’s part of a wider cross-over and features one real stinker of a horribly tone deaf remark for She-Hulk) but they’re not top tier Spider-Man fare. Possibly the most interesting element is what’s not being told here, the clear opportunity and groundwork for a drug abuse story for Mary Jane, which the book just seems slightly too scared to go for.
November 23, 2024
A collection from the 90's - I read most of these during their first run but it's always nice to head back in time for some classic Spider-Man and with the exception of the Assassin Nation Plot, this was amazing, great storytelling, great villians but I am knocking it down a star for the art. Most of the art was done by McFarlane and I know it's sacrilegious not to bow down to McFarlane so let me explain ~ any one frame or any one cover is a work of art, but put them all together on a page or an entire comic and it's cluttered and busy and does not flow smoothly. Later in his career I think he figures it out but during this run the art is jarring. But all told, this was a really good collection.
April 17, 2023
After feeling underwhelmed with the last volume, I was kind of dreading this one. But about halfway through I realized the only thing I like about this era of Spidey is McFarlane’s weird art - and that’s okay! These comics are a great example of stories where I really don’t like the writing, and I can still find some fun in other aspects. So it’s definitely a mixed bag for me and I think a more current run of Spider-Man will just suit me better next time.
January 26, 2020
Il volume raccoglie una saga del ragno con diversi comprimari, e fu il motivo per cui lo acquistai. McFarlane ai disegni mi ha sempre fatto un poco ribrezzo, quindi ho cercato di concentrarmi sugli altri disegnatori ma soprattutto sulla trama di Micheline.
Alla fine, 2 stelle e mezza le merita. Con un disegnatore meno cartoonistico e pupazzoso sarebbero state certamente 3 stelle.
Alla fine, 2 stelle e mezza le merita. Con un disegnatore meno cartoonistico e pupazzoso sarebbero state certamente 3 stelle.
March 28, 2024
McFarlane at the top our his game
Venom is back, and McFarlane's drawing him! What could be better?
This collection starts with Inferno, has several other stories, including Assassin Nation and finishes out McFarlane's run on ASM.
The OGN Parallel Lives completes the collection, which is a depressing retelling of Spidey and MJ's origins.
Venom is back, and McFarlane's drawing him! What could be better?
This collection starts with Inferno, has several other stories, including Assassin Nation and finishes out McFarlane's run on ASM.
The OGN Parallel Lives completes the collection, which is a depressing retelling of Spidey and MJ's origins.
May 19, 2020
Best of the Michelinie run so far in these epics. He and McFarlane found their voice and style in this volume and were telling good stories consistently.
Two versions of spidermans origins were unnecessary in this epic though.
Two versions of spidermans origins were unnecessary in this epic though.
July 23, 2024
Gems include Mysterio exploits Inferno, Hobgoblin v. Green Goblin, Lizard v. demons, Peter & MJ Xmas eviction, Spidey negs Hydro Man, Venom v. Black Cat, Eddie flirts w/ May, Scorpion>Wolverine, & Spidey v. Justin Hammer’s crew
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 3, 2025
solid book overall with great writing and classic stuff on the art side of things. the graphic novel at the end was a big standout and I wish it was longer and continued more of the history but other than that the book was good on the whole.
September 14, 2025
This collection is great, but the story I surprisingly enjoyed most in it is the “Peter Parker/Mary Jane: Parallel Lives” graphic novel at the end. Just a real treat to read that reminds you of why Peter and MJ are so great together.
June 3, 2020
More than 30 years after the fact, Todd McFarlane's art on Amazing Spider-man still feels like a revelation.
January 26, 2022
Todd McFarlane utterly fails at drawing women’s eyes.
May 22, 2022
Pajączkowy udział w "Inferno" podbił - jak zawsze - wysoką już i tak stawkę. Późniejprzygody wraz z Silver Sable i Capem nie zwalniają tempa.
January 6, 2023
One of the Golden Ages for Spider Man with art by Todd McFarlane and scripts by David Michelinie.
April 26, 2023
A solid Spider-Man collection.
August 14, 2024
Michelinie’s writing is still pretty hit-or-miss for me; it really seems to depend on the villain. His Mysterio and Venom are fun, but Lizard and Scorpion feel like total retreads. Assassin Nation vacillates wildly between interesting and dull.
The real consistent superstar here is McFarlane’s art. It carries even the weak stories. Liefeld, on the other hand, really does not and easily manages to be the absolute low point of this whole volume.
Parallel Lives manages to make up for most low points here, though. It’s a classic.
The real consistent superstar here is McFarlane’s art. It carries even the weak stories. Liefeld, on the other hand, really does not and easily manages to be the absolute low point of this whole volume.
Parallel Lives manages to make up for most low points here, though. It’s a classic.
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