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Peter Parker spends his birthday as Spider-Man fighting an interdimensional threat that's descended on Manhattan alongside a Who's Who of the Marvel Universe - including the Fantastic Four, Iron Man, the X-Men's Cyclops and Dr. Strange.
208 pages, Hardcover
First published October 1, 2006
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J. Michael Straczynski
1,372 books1,281 followersJoseph Michael Straczynski is an American filmmaker and comic book writer. He is the founder of Synthetic Worlds Ltd. and Studio JMS and is best known as the creator of the science fiction television series Babylon 5 (1993–1998) and its spinoff Crusade (1999), as well as the series Jeremiah (2002–2004) and Sense8 (2015–2018). He is the executor of the estate of Harlan Ellison.
Straczynski wrote the psychological drama film Changeling (2008) and was co-writer on the martial arts thriller Ninja Assassin (2009), was one of the key writers for (and had a cameo in) Marvel's Thor (2011), as well as the horror film Underworld: Awakening (2012), and the apocalyptic horror film World War Z (2013). From 2001 to 2007, Straczynski wrote Marvel Comics' The Amazing Spider-Man, followed by runs on Thor and Fantastic Four. He is the author of the Superman: Earth One trilogy of graphic novels, and he has written Superman, Wonder Woman, and Before Watchmen for DC Comics. Straczynski is the creator and writer of several original comic book series such as Rising Stars, Midnight Nation, Dream Police, and Ten Grand through Joe's Comics.
A prolific writer across a variety of media and former journalist, Straczynski is the author of the autobiography Becoming Superman (2019) for HarperVoyager, the novel Together We Will Go (2021) for Simon & Schuster, and Becoming a Writer, Staying a Writer (2021) for Benbella Books. In 2020 he was named Head of the Creative Council for the comics publishing company Artists, Writers and Artisans.
Straczynski is a long-time participant in Usenet and other early computer networks, interacting with fans through various online forums (including GEnie, CompuServe, and America Online) since 1984. He is credited as being the first TV producer to directly engage with fans on the Internet and to allow viewer viewpoints to influence the look and feel of his show. Two prominent areas where he had a presence were GEnie and the newsgroup rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated.
Straczynski wrote the psychological drama film Changeling (2008) and was co-writer on the martial arts thriller Ninja Assassin (2009), was one of the key writers for (and had a cameo in) Marvel's Thor (2011), as well as the horror film Underworld: Awakening (2012), and the apocalyptic horror film World War Z (2013). From 2001 to 2007, Straczynski wrote Marvel Comics' The Amazing Spider-Man, followed by runs on Thor and Fantastic Four. He is the author of the Superman: Earth One trilogy of graphic novels, and he has written Superman, Wonder Woman, and Before Watchmen for DC Comics. Straczynski is the creator and writer of several original comic book series such as Rising Stars, Midnight Nation, Dream Police, and Ten Grand through Joe's Comics.
A prolific writer across a variety of media and former journalist, Straczynski is the author of the autobiography Becoming Superman (2019) for HarperVoyager, the novel Together We Will Go (2021) for Simon & Schuster, and Becoming a Writer, Staying a Writer (2021) for Benbella Books. In 2020 he was named Head of the Creative Council for the comics publishing company Artists, Writers and Artisans.
Straczynski is a long-time participant in Usenet and other early computer networks, interacting with fans through various online forums (including GEnie, CompuServe, and America Online) since 1984. He is credited as being the first TV producer to directly engage with fans on the Internet and to allow viewer viewpoints to influence the look and feel of his show. Two prominent areas where he had a presence were GEnie and the newsgroup rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated.
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February 28, 2023
Fantástico e Espetacular.
Tudo que um fã de quadrinhos quer, a história de origem, uma história importante e uma história que seja pra despertar os sentimentos do fã.
As duas primeiras histórias que são mais antigas são incriveis, têm todo o charme de revistas antigas sem tanta seriedade e divertidíssimas já a mais atual me lembrou o motivo de tanta paixão por Hqs, cada quadro mais emocionante que o outro e no fim você se sente mudado para melhor e a cereja do bolo, no fim têm tudo que um iniciante num personagem procura, curiosidades, uma passada por toda história daquela personagem e com edições mostrando onde mais ele pode se aventurar e o que mais buscar.
Tudo que um fã de quadrinhos quer, a história de origem, uma história importante e uma história que seja pra despertar os sentimentos do fã.
As duas primeiras histórias que são mais antigas são incriveis, têm todo o charme de revistas antigas sem tanta seriedade e divertidíssimas já a mais atual me lembrou o motivo de tanta paixão por Hqs, cada quadro mais emocionante que o outro e no fim você se sente mudado para melhor e a cereja do bolo, no fim têm tudo que um iniciante num personagem procura, curiosidades, uma passada por toda história daquela personagem e com edições mostrando onde mais ele pode se aventurar e o que mais buscar.
August 28, 2024
3-3,5 ⭐
September 15, 2022
Bring me a macciato PRRONTOOOO
April 4, 2014
Spider man was basically exactly what you would expect it to be. Full of action and whole lot of awesome illustrations. I enjoyed reading this and thinking back to the Spider Man comics I used to read when I was a kid, and I would highly recommend it. If you enjoy superhero books, this is the graphic novel for you.
December 19, 2020
Marvel's Mightiest Heroes Book 12.
Three stories including Spider-Man's first appearance, his first battle with the supervillain team-up of the Sinister Six and a retrospective story written for issue 500 of 'The Amazing Spider-Man'.
Spider-Man's origins are pretty well-known so there's not much to excite readers in the character's origin story here, unless you're the kind of person who looks forward to seeing Bruce Wayne's parent getting shot in whatever the next Batman movie is (honestly, the best thing 'Spider-Man: Homecoming' did was to not feature the whole radioactive spider scene). I suppose it is interesting to see just how unpopular Peter was at school and be impressed that he didn't turn into a homicidal loner instead of a selfless hero.
I was a little disappointed by 'The Sinister Six' (still with Lee and Ditko before they fell out).
I've been reading stories with this iconic team of villains for as long as I've been reading comics but, honestly, their first appearance is pretty lacklustre. I think it's the fact that they make a whole point of teaming-up because they can't beat Spider-Man alone, but then immediately decide to face him one at a time. The shameless plugs for other comics via pointless cameos by other superheroes didn't help either.
'Happy Birthday' from Straczynski's brilliant run with the wall-crawler is far better, however. When New York's heroes fight an interdimension horde of Nameless Ones, Spidey and Doctor Strange are scattered across time and space by Dormammu. This leads Spider-Man to re-live pivotal moments of his timeline and have to reassess all of his past mistakes, whilst faced with the choice of interfering and preventing himself from ever being bitten by the spider.
Sure it's a bit corny and self-referential but it allows us to revisit some iconic comics moments, as well as giving Peter his mission-statement going forward. I have to admit that the fact that this story is from when he and MJ were happily married helped me like it, because their relationship has always been something I've loved (damn you 'One More Day!').
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Three stories including Spider-Man's first appearance, his first battle with the supervillain team-up of the Sinister Six and a retrospective story written for issue 500 of 'The Amazing Spider-Man'.
Spider-Man's origins are pretty well-known so there's not much to excite readers in the character's origin story here, unless you're the kind of person who looks forward to seeing Bruce Wayne's parent getting shot in whatever the next Batman movie is (honestly, the best thing 'Spider-Man: Homecoming' did was to not feature the whole radioactive spider scene). I suppose it is interesting to see just how unpopular Peter was at school and be impressed that he didn't turn into a homicidal loner instead of a selfless hero.
I was a little disappointed by 'The Sinister Six' (still with Lee and Ditko before they fell out).
I've been reading stories with this iconic team of villains for as long as I've been reading comics but, honestly, their first appearance is pretty lacklustre. I think it's the fact that they make a whole point of teaming-up because they can't beat Spider-Man alone, but then immediately decide to face him one at a time. The shameless plugs for other comics via pointless cameos by other superheroes didn't help either.
'Happy Birthday' from Straczynski's brilliant run with the wall-crawler is far better, however. When New York's heroes fight an interdimension horde of Nameless Ones, Spidey and Doctor Strange are scattered across time and space by Dormammu. This leads Spider-Man to re-live pivotal moments of his timeline and have to reassess all of his past mistakes, whilst faced with the choice of interfering and preventing himself from ever being bitten by the spider.
Sure it's a bit corny and self-referential but it allows us to revisit some iconic comics moments, as well as giving Peter his mission-statement going forward. I have to admit that the fact that this story is from when he and MJ were happily married helped me like it, because their relationship has always been something I've loved (damn you 'One More Day!').
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October 2, 2022Nice introduction of Spider-Man, with a remake of the Spider-Man first adventure in Amazing Fantasy #15, and although I'd rather have the original version, the new drawings and colors were competent enough, so it didn't bother me that much. Then you have the first Spider-Man annual, which is also the first appearance of the Sinister Six. Even if you have never read a Spider-Man comic before, you can understand what is happening, and it's a nice time capsule seeing Betty Brant as the love interest of Peter Parker.
Finally, you have the birthday arc of J. Michael Straczynski, which is a nice introduction of his run, and it's full of heartwarming moments and throwbacks to iconic moments of Spider-Man that you most likely know even if you aren't a fan of the character, like the death of Gwen Stacy or the moment where Spidey is trapped under rubble. I have never read the Straczynski run before, but I enjoyed this arc so much that I'll definitely read it later, so if you want a sample of his work, along a few extras, you should absolutely read this.
Finally, you have the birthday arc of J. Michael Straczynski, which is a nice introduction of his run, and it's full of heartwarming moments and throwbacks to iconic moments of Spider-Man that you most likely know even if you aren't a fan of the character, like the death of Gwen Stacy or the moment where Spidey is trapped under rubble. I have never read the Straczynski run before, but I enjoyed this arc so much that I'll definitely read it later, so if you want a sample of his work, along a few extras, you should absolutely read this.
June 10, 2021
En el segundo tomo de la colección "Los Héroes más Poderosos" se centra en nuestro amigable vecino, Spidey y en 3 historias con peso
Primero, la que fuera la primera aparición y origen de Spider-Man en Amazing Fantasy, lamentablemente arruinada por un recolorado digital. Un fail, un epic fail de esta colección
Segundo, el primer anual, que nos estrena a los Seis Siniestros. Una historia débil, muy de su época, pero con unas splash pages de Ditko que son una real delicia... hasta uno le perdona ser seguidor de Ayn Rand
Por último, Feliz Cumpleaños marca un hito (la llegada a los 500 números de la serie) donde Spidey se ve envuelto junto a Dr Strange en un viaje por las líneas temporales, profundizando los eternos conflictos de Peter Parker
Le hubiera dado 5 estrellas, pero ese recolorado... que dolor, de verdad, que dolor y falta de respeto
Primero, la que fuera la primera aparición y origen de Spider-Man en Amazing Fantasy, lamentablemente arruinada por un recolorado digital. Un fail, un epic fail de esta colección
Segundo, el primer anual, que nos estrena a los Seis Siniestros. Una historia débil, muy de su época, pero con unas splash pages de Ditko que son una real delicia... hasta uno le perdona ser seguidor de Ayn Rand
Por último, Feliz Cumpleaños marca un hito (la llegada a los 500 números de la serie) donde Spidey se ve envuelto junto a Dr Strange en un viaje por las líneas temporales, profundizando los eternos conflictos de Peter Parker
Le hubiera dado 5 estrellas, pero ese recolorado... que dolor, de verdad, que dolor y falta de respeto
July 22, 2022
La verdad es que disfruté bastante de las historias que trae este cómic, Spiderman esta dentro de mis súper héroes favoritos así que me entretuve bastante recordando como fue su origen, viene su enfrentamiento contra los seis siniestros y la crisis que tuvo que enfrentar frente a su dualidad de seguir siendo héroe o ser una persona del común. Me gusta el transfondo y los sentimientos que abarca este tomo.
December 14, 2020
Este libro trae 1 historia muy buena y otra que es importante para el futuro del trepamuros.
Spoilers: el origen de los 6 siniestros en los comics, los cuales fueron muy trascendentes a lo largo de los años apareciendo en comics, series y videojuegos.
La otra historia es una excepcional donde vemos un Peter más oscuro y frio.
Spoilers: el origen de los 6 siniestros en los comics, los cuales fueron muy trascendentes a lo largo de los años apareciendo en comics, series y videojuegos.
La otra historia es una excepcional donde vemos un Peter más oscuro y frio.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 29, 2021
Nunca había leído comic , pudo decir que la primera vez que lo hice fue por medio de spiderman, eso le da un valor especial a este personaje, el mejor comic que he leído de esta agrupación de comic sería "feliz cumpleaños "🥳🕷️🕸️🤯, y eso que pensé que los seis siniestros sería el mejor, una mención de honor a "sábado en el parque con may ",🤝🔥🧐.
June 30, 2022
This is why Spiderman is so valuable in the Marvel universe. Straczynski knows how to bring the good old conflicts that make Spiderman one of the greatest superheores ever, one that inspires readers, with good adventures where he shines over the Avengers or the F4. Also, having the classic origins story modernly colorized is a great plus.
July 21, 2018
Estuvo bueno, su bebé origen más la primera vez que aparecen los seis siniestros, aunque como los venció fue algo tonto. Los siguientes números fueron más interesantes, viendo como se debate ser héroe o no, y como sus familiares pasan por algo similar al saber quién es.
January 10, 2022
Komiks o Spidermanie, bohaterze z sąsiedztwa. Okazja do poznania początków jego superbohaterstwa, chociaż każdy je zna, ale jak to wyglądało w komiksach?
Ciekawy zbiór kilku komiksów, a na końcu esej o jego całej historii :D
Ciekawy zbiór kilku komiksów, a na końcu esej o jego całej historii :D
January 2, 2018
Spideyho komiksy Stana Lee jsou asi naprosto nečitelné - minimálně tento výběr určitě byl. Strazcynski dobré, celkově tedy jenom trochu špatné.
June 24, 2021
El contenido de este tomo no brilla por las batallas. Brilla porque las historias que contienen son muy importantes y a la vez lo que representan en el universo de spider-man
November 18, 2021
Entretenida, pero algo dispar lectura, que el dibujo de Romita Jr levanta bastante
December 10, 2022
No hay nada, nada que las películas de Marvel le vengan a contar a los fans de los cómics
April 10, 2023
Con un gran poder... ya saben.
January 11, 2025
I’ve never read a comic book before so it was cool.
The book was better than I expected.
Reading the story of spider man wayyyyyy better than watching the movie
The book was better than I expected.
Reading the story of spider man wayyyyyy better than watching the movie
September 21, 2025
A solid collection for web-heads, the Sinister 6 are a classic and the Happy Birthday story is great!
December 23, 2021
Tohle bylo mnohem lepší, než "první díl". Byl mnohem zajímavější a lépe provedený.
March 16, 2014
(This review may contain spoilers).
I watched the slightly older films of Spider-Man and I have to say, I was intrigued by a superhero whose 'real' life was that of a teenager. I've always been fascinated by the masked heroes - it's the air of mystery.
I've never before been that interested in superhero comic books. When I saw this collection advertised, though, it was after I was getting interested in the films... so getting to know the original characters was too good an opportunity to pass up. So I signed up to get these books delivered to me.
It was really interesting to see these focal points to Peter Parker's character. I liked seeing his origin as Spider-Man and I also found it interesting that he originally seemed unwilling to work with the other superheroes.
It was also fairly interesting to see glimpses of the other superheroes in the second comic contained in this book. I liked seeing Peter's reactions to them. Some of his quips were amusing and I particularly liked the first Birthday comic - particularly the first scene. Then again, the last scene in the final Birthday comic was pretty emotional.
Although I didn't know a lot of the characters who appeared in the comics, I found them really easy and quick to read. It was also good to see the thought processes behind the creation of Spider-Man. It was interesting that he was originally going to be scrapped.
I actually have Hawkeye's issue to read, but it has to be fairly low on my list of to-read books, what with First-Reads giveaways and NetGalley.
I watched the slightly older films of Spider-Man and I have to say, I was intrigued by a superhero whose 'real' life was that of a teenager. I've always been fascinated by the masked heroes - it's the air of mystery.
I've never before been that interested in superhero comic books. When I saw this collection advertised, though, it was after I was getting interested in the films... so getting to know the original characters was too good an opportunity to pass up. So I signed up to get these books delivered to me.
It was really interesting to see these focal points to Peter Parker's character. I liked seeing his origin as Spider-Man and I also found it interesting that he originally seemed unwilling to work with the other superheroes.
It was also fairly interesting to see glimpses of the other superheroes in the second comic contained in this book. I liked seeing Peter's reactions to them. Some of his quips were amusing and I particularly liked the first Birthday comic - particularly the first scene. Then again, the last scene in the final Birthday comic was pretty emotional.
Although I didn't know a lot of the characters who appeared in the comics, I found them really easy and quick to read. It was also good to see the thought processes behind the creation of Spider-Man. It was interesting that he was originally going to be scrapped.
I actually have Hawkeye's issue to read, but it has to be fairly low on my list of to-read books, what with First-Reads giveaways and NetGalley.
June 12, 2016
Muy interesante.
Trae el Amazing Fantasy 15# (primera aparición de Spiderman) pero re-coloreado, una historia muy buena y fundamental. Incluye también el primer anual de spiderman que a mi me pareció muy divertido e interesante pero porque amo la historia de los comics y me encanta poder leer comics clásicos (cuanto más viejos mejor :D).
Como historia principal trae "Feliz cumpleaños" y dos historias breves más. A mí personalmente "Feliz cumpleaños" me gustó mucho, aparecen mucho otros personajes de Marvel y la historia es atrapante. Las otras historias están bien, son un buen complemento.
Los extras de la edición (como los de toda la colección) son flojos, muy "wikipedia" por decirlo de alguna forma (espero que se entienda).
No me canso de recomendar esta colección para todos los que quieran conocer el origen de algún personaje en particular. Trae historias de los orígenes e historias más modernas pero no las más famosas que ya todos conocemos. Yo personalmente no la pienso comprar toda porque hay muchos personajes que sinceramente no me interesan, pero de los más famosos no me la pienso perder.
Trae el Amazing Fantasy 15# (primera aparición de Spiderman) pero re-coloreado, una historia muy buena y fundamental. Incluye también el primer anual de spiderman que a mi me pareció muy divertido e interesante pero porque amo la historia de los comics y me encanta poder leer comics clásicos (cuanto más viejos mejor :D).
Como historia principal trae "Feliz cumpleaños" y dos historias breves más. A mí personalmente "Feliz cumpleaños" me gustó mucho, aparecen mucho otros personajes de Marvel y la historia es atrapante. Las otras historias están bien, son un buen complemento.
Los extras de la edición (como los de toda la colección) son flojos, muy "wikipedia" por decirlo de alguna forma (espero que se entienda).
No me canso de recomendar esta colección para todos los que quieran conocer el origen de algún personaje en particular. Trae historias de los orígenes e historias más modernas pero no las más famosas que ya todos conocemos. Yo personalmente no la pienso comprar toda porque hay muchos personajes que sinceramente no me interesan, pero de los más famosos no me la pienso perder.
August 6, 2020
Klasyk, o którym trudno nie usłyszeć. I słusznie, ponieważ historia Petera Parkera jest warta uwagi.
Wstęp do historii tej postaci jest cudowny; wprost płynie się przez tę opowieść.
,,Złowieszcza szóstka", choć oceniam ją jako najsłabszą z tego zbioru, ma wszystko czego potrzebuje czytelnik- genialnych bohaterów, których jest tu co niemiara (ale są na tyle dobrze wprowadzeni, że nie można się w nich pogubić), cudowny pomysł na fabułę oraz oczywiście skradające serce ilustracje.
Nie trzeba chyba zaznaczać, że po przeczytaniu komiksu ,,Wszystkiego najlepszego" pokochacie Spider-mana już na dobre. Nie tylko za jego historię- przeszłość związaną ze szkołą oraz wątek jego cioci i wujka, ale również za jego sposób bycia, kompletny brak wyczucia tego co, kiedy i do kogo ma powiedzieć, tego jak się zachować. Jednak przede wszystkim, za tą, jakże znaną nam wszystkim, bezradność, która ogarnia nas w najmniej oczekiwanych momenatch- to, jak on pokonuje te najtrudniejsze chwile.
Wstęp do historii tej postaci jest cudowny; wprost płynie się przez tę opowieść.
,,Złowieszcza szóstka", choć oceniam ją jako najsłabszą z tego zbioru, ma wszystko czego potrzebuje czytelnik- genialnych bohaterów, których jest tu co niemiara (ale są na tyle dobrze wprowadzeni, że nie można się w nich pogubić), cudowny pomysł na fabułę oraz oczywiście skradające serce ilustracje.
Nie trzeba chyba zaznaczać, że po przeczytaniu komiksu ,,Wszystkiego najlepszego" pokochacie Spider-mana już na dobre. Nie tylko za jego historię- przeszłość związaną ze szkołą oraz wątek jego cioci i wujka, ale również za jego sposób bycia, kompletny brak wyczucia tego co, kiedy i do kogo ma powiedzieć, tego jak się zachować. Jednak przede wszystkim, za tą, jakże znaną nam wszystkim, bezradność, która ogarnia nas w najmniej oczekiwanych momenatch- to, jak on pokonuje te najtrudniejsze chwile.
March 4, 2014
The second of Hachette’s Mightiest Hero series. The origin story is given a modern sheen with a restored an coloured version from the character’s fiftieth anniversary but the volume falls apart a little with the main feature. The Happy Birthday two-parter is fine but to bulk it out to graphic novel length they’ve had to feed in two one part stories, the first of which fits at least thematically with the intention of exploiting Spider-Man’s past but the second of which comes across as pure filler. Something of a patchwork effort.
December 15, 2021
Prvý príbeh so Spider-Manom príjemne aj po druhom prečítaní pobavil. Zápletka so Sinister Six bola taktiež dobrá a mala príjemné tempo , aj keď bolo zvláštne vidieť na jednej až dvoch stránkach doraziť Spider-Mana zločincov, s ktorými v bežných single issues bojuje po celý čas. Posledný príbeh od Straczynského mi prišiel natiahnutý a osobne ma to vôbec nebavilo. Je však možné, že to bolo prítomnosťou ďalších hrdinov, zvlášť Dr. Strangea, ktorý mi v komikse nesedí, čo sa dá povedať rovnako aj o F4.
September 20, 2020
Classics: I'm not sure if other editions of this 'Happy Birthday' include Amazing Fantasy 15 and the first Annual, but these are golden treasures of Marvel. The Happy Birthday story has an overwhelmed Peter fighting Mindless Ones, and more. Romita Jr is a titan, his portrait of Mary Jane is not one to be missed, Jr. Jr is essential in Spidey's history. Straczynski give us delightful dialogue, clever jokes, and a more than enjoyable plot.
February 27, 2021
Los Héroes más poderosos de Marvel, tomo 2. Traduce Amazing Fantasy #15 (con un recoloreado horrible), Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1 (por suerte con el coloreado original o uno parecido) y
Spider-Man (Vol. II) #57-58, 500-502, y 13 páginas de extras.
Edición impresa en España pero corregida en Argentina (por Loris Ziggiotto) y distribuida acá, en Perú, y aparentemente en otros países vecinos.
Spider-Man (Vol. II) #57-58, 500-502, y 13 páginas de extras.
Edición impresa en España pero corregida en Argentina (por Loris Ziggiotto) y distribuida acá, en Perú, y aparentemente en otros países vecinos.
March 10, 2014
Spider-Man what more do you need, you get a great round-up of stuff in this collection, from early stuff, the great story of the sinister six and you get happy birthday. Must read for any web-slinging fan.
September 16, 2016
Remasterovaný Amazing Fantasy mi sedlo, Annual k mému překvapení bavil, samotný arc byl divný, ale svižně napsaný. Bonusový sešity fajn.
Spokojenost.
Spokojenost.
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