Spider-Man: Webspinners - The Complete Collection

Webspinners: Tales of Spider-Man #1-18

by J.M. DeMatteis, Eric Stephenson, Joe Kelly

A host of comic book talents spin yarns across the web of Spidey history! Dive deep inside the goldfi sh bowl for a look at the early motivations of Mysterio! Solve the decades-old mystery of why the Silver Surfer abandoned his plan to attack mankind! Head back to Midtown High's senior prom with ladies' man Peter Parker — but who invited the Sandman? Chameleon spirals out of control, Vulture plots the perfect crime, and a black-suited Spider-Man joins Silver Sable on a mission of international intrigue! And there are no positives to a trip to the Negative Zone — particularly when Cletus Kasady is along for the ride, and Blastaar the Living Bomb-Burst is the welcoming party! Collects Tales Of Spider-Man #1-18, Material From Shadows & Light (1998) #2-3.

Genres: Comics, Spider Man, Superheroes, Fiction, Adventure, Action

470 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 28, 2017

About the author

Also Credited As:
DeMatteis, John Marc
Ellis, Michael
Lombego, Wally

Bio:
J.M. DeMatteis was a professional musician/singer and rock music journalist before entering comics in the late 70's.

Credits include Spider-Man, Moonshadow, Brooklyn Dreams, Justice League, Abadazad, Hero Squared, the Life and Times of Savior 28.

Created I, Vampire , Creature Commandos, Moonshadow, Hero Squared (co-creator), Abadazad, Stardust Kid, Savior 28 and more.

Reviews

[Baba · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read the comic books Webspinners: Tales of Spider-Man #1-18. This is a little gem of a series, 7 stories spread across 18 issues from high school prom through to current times. The mega-must reads are Rurik Tyler's Vulture crime spree, J.M. DeMatteis near-genius deconstruction of Mysterio, and one of the best Spider-Man story I've ever read, Paul Jenkins truly genius Chameleon's last stand as he first attacks and then pleads for help from Spider-Man. I cannot stress how much quality (all three are Five Star reads) is in the three stories I've mentioned. A must-read for not just Spider-Man fans and but fans of great fiction. Three Stars, 7 out of 12 overall though.

2014 read

[Anthony Rizzie · Rating 3 out of 5]

This one is terribly hard to review because about half the book/series is amazing and the other half is pretty bland and mediocre. The DeMatteis, Jenkins, and DeFalco stories are great, imo!

[Chad · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mostly boring stories with low-quality art. I liked "The Kiss," where Peter reminisces about his last date with Gwen (the day before she died), "The Bridge, Part 3," "Chameleon's Final Revenge," and "Perchance to Dream," where Peter wrestles with the guilt of many who've died during his career as Spider-Man.

[Simon Farrow · Rating 3 out of 5]

This collection of Spider-Man stories has such a variance in their quality, some were great, others were okay and a couple were frankly awful.

[Joshua Williams · Rating 2 out of 5]

Throwaway stories with mostly terrible art. Skip this one

[Joseph Gufreda · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a very uneven collection, with some unexpected heavy-hitters and an equal amount of throw away issues.

[CharlieSadNerd · Rating 3 out of 5]

meh

[Al McCarty · Rating 3 out of 5]

There wasn’t much that I liked in this. The Sean Phillips drawn issues, maybe. But as for Keith Giffen, someone take away his pencils.

[Amanda (Tucci) Hoxha · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quentin Beck is the absolute best in the first three issues (his only appearance unfortunately in this collection) and I gotta say it’s my favorite rendition of him and his alter ego, Mysterio.
To be honest, 1-3 and 11-12 were the only issues worth reading since I didn’t find myself enjoying the ones that came before and after them…