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The Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998) #298-305
Spider-Man Visionaries: Todd McFarlane, Vol. 1
After a wildly popular run on Spider-Man, Todd McFarlane held the single-comic sales record. He then went on to create the multimedia explosion known as Spawn. Now, see how it all began.
Collects:
- Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #298-#305
Collects:
- Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #298-#305
208 pages, Paperback
First published October 15, 2001
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September 13, 2022
Pretty great stuff. When McFarlane jumped on Spidy the art was fresh as hell. On top of that we get a husband and wife (peter and mj) living in the big city enjoying life. Some cool marriage issues and moments mixed with the birth of venom. All good stuff even with some cheesy dialogue.
November 18, 2017
I'm not always the biggest fan of McFarlane's art, but I have to agree that his early Spider-Man work is very good, and he's ably abetted by David Michelinie's predictably strong scripts.
December 17, 2023
« Et le lendemain arrive… aussi inévitable qu’un concert de Klaxons pendant votre première grasse matinée depuis des mois. »
Dans ce premier volume, nous retrouvons dans antagonistes emblématiques de l’univers de Spider-Man comme le docteur Octopus. Toutes les petites histoires sont sympa ; je ne me suis pas ennuyée au cours de ma lecture malgré la taille imposante de l’album.
J’apprécie Peter Parker : son humour et sons sens de l’honneur en font un personnage admirable. C’est d’ailleurs intéressant d’observer de quelle façon Peter jongle avec son côté super-héros dans se relation avec MJ. Mary Jane, qui, malgré un numéro qui la met à l’honneur, apparaît tout de même avec l’étiquette « je suis la femme de Peter Parker » collée sur le front. Ç’aurait été bien de la faire apparaître comme plus que ça même si j’apprécie le soutien qu’elle offre à Peter.
Les dessins sont rétros, plutôt cool même si quelques fois certaines planches sont un peu vides et brouillonnes. Ça reste agréable à lire et à regarder. Le petit point qui me gêne, c’est le personnage de MJ qui est souvent sexualisé par les traits qu’on lui donne (ce sont des vieux comics, mais bon, c’est toujours un peu frustrant.)
Malgré ces petits points, j’ai apprécié cette lecture. J’ai passé de très bons moments aux côtés de Spider-Man, l’un de mes héros préférés.
PS > mention spéciale au Caméléon qui est en réalité le jumeau de Lord Voldemort (ça m’a bien fait rire de noter la ressemblance.)
Dans ce premier volume, nous retrouvons dans antagonistes emblématiques de l’univers de Spider-Man comme le docteur Octopus. Toutes les petites histoires sont sympa ; je ne me suis pas ennuyée au cours de ma lecture malgré la taille imposante de l’album.
J’apprécie Peter Parker : son humour et sons sens de l’honneur en font un personnage admirable. C’est d’ailleurs intéressant d’observer de quelle façon Peter jongle avec son côté super-héros dans se relation avec MJ. Mary Jane, qui, malgré un numéro qui la met à l’honneur, apparaît tout de même avec l’étiquette « je suis la femme de Peter Parker » collée sur le front. Ç’aurait été bien de la faire apparaître comme plus que ça même si j’apprécie le soutien qu’elle offre à Peter.
Les dessins sont rétros, plutôt cool même si quelques fois certaines planches sont un peu vides et brouillonnes. Ça reste agréable à lire et à regarder. Le petit point qui me gêne, c’est le personnage de MJ qui est souvent sexualisé par les traits qu’on lui donne (ce sont des vieux comics, mais bon, c’est toujours un peu frustrant.)
Malgré ces petits points, j’ai apprécié cette lecture. J’ai passé de très bons moments aux côtés de Spider-Man, l’un de mes héros préférés.
PS > mention spéciale au Caméléon qui est en réalité le jumeau de Lord Voldemort (ça m’a bien fait rire de noter la ressemblance.)
August 30, 2024
Michelinie's writing isn't the best but once McFarlane gets turned loose, the book just looks so gorgeous. I love how he puts Spider-Man through all these impossible poses as he's flipping through the air. It gives you a real sense of how lithe and acrobatic Spider-Man is for the first time really. And it only took 300 issues. Plus you have the first appearance of Venom in here. I also love how issue #300 and #301 is the exact same cover, one with the black suit and one with the traditional red and blue. So simple yet so iconic. McFarlane really changed how I looked at Spider-Man and made this a must read every month.
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August 18, 2025Didn't like it ✖️
I read to about page 95 which is soon after the Venom story line ends. Venom is what i was looking for and it is cool to see his first appearence but its really not too exciting. A lot of the time in these issues is spent on Peter and Mary Jane moving house which is really boring. I also feel the Spider-Man side of the issues aren't terribly compelling either. The art is really cool of course seeing as it's Todd Mcfarlane but its not enough to keep reading.
I may come back and finish the rest of the book at some point, I flicked through the rest a bit and there is a Prowler story line in there which could be cool but I can't be bothered right now.
I read to about page 95 which is soon after the Venom story line ends. Venom is what i was looking for and it is cool to see his first appearence but its really not too exciting. A lot of the time in these issues is spent on Peter and Mary Jane moving house which is really boring. I also feel the Spider-Man side of the issues aren't terribly compelling either. The art is really cool of course seeing as it's Todd Mcfarlane but its not enough to keep reading.
I may come back and finish the rest of the book at some point, I flicked through the rest a bit and there is a Prowler story line in there which could be cool but I can't be bothered right now.
December 2, 2017
good classic McFarlane art, with good story-telling. It helps that Micheline is doing the writing (unlike McFarlane's solo Spiderman book with its lacking writing)
January 8, 2022
me pareció sumamente interesante y sobre todo entretenido
March 23, 2013
Todd McFarlane's debut on the Spider-Man franchise is by no means earth-shattering, even though it was a step up from his recent predecessors, but the stories by David Michelinie were of a fun done-in-one variety (there were multi-issue stories, but mostly they were single-issue stories).
I really got into Spider-Man when Erik Larsen was on pencil duties (he took over from McFarlane in 1990), and that is the Spider-Man I remember, the one I enjoyed reading most, but this collection by Michelinie & McFarlane is in the same spirit, and I'm sure that it was only a question of timing that made me get into Spider-Man during the Larsen run. This stuff is just as good.
I really got into Spider-Man when Erik Larsen was on pencil duties (he took over from McFarlane in 1990), and that is the Spider-Man I remember, the one I enjoyed reading most, but this collection by Michelinie & McFarlane is in the same spirit, and I'm sure that it was only a question of timing that made me get into Spider-Man during the Larsen run. This stuff is just as good.
June 2, 2015
This really is a 3.5 for various reasons, but the experience was pleasant enough to warrant a rounding up. The characters are super 90's era. Overly muscled and sexualized. The art is incredibly detailed, but I don't know if that's a compliment or critique.
Venom will always be a character that was super popular with people who didn't read the comics. There is no sense of anti-hero here. Just pure evil. It's nice. I'm kind of interested to read more of his early appearances.
Venom will always be a character that was super popular with people who didn't read the comics. There is no sense of anti-hero here. Just pure evil. It's nice. I'm kind of interested to read more of his early appearances.
December 11, 2013
Back in the day Todd McFarlane was a talented artist with a good mind for plotting a story. This was his the start of his best work at Marvel. It was also a great time for Spider-Man which included the debut of one of his better villains, Venom.
July 1, 2015
This is notable for the proper introduction of Venom, in the form of Eddie Brock. Spiderman also meets Silver Sable again. The Venom story is very good, the other stories are just normal run of the mill Spiderman stories. Nothing really unusual or character building. A good read.
October 8, 2011
Silly and simple Spider-Man stories with early art by McFarlane. Art that shows promise.
April 7, 2013
Pretty pictures, little substance.
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September 26, 2021DNF... For now. Besides Venom's first appearance there's nothing really interesting going on here. Might continue later, right now I just want to read something else.
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