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Marvel Cinematic Universe
SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME PRELUDE
Peter Parker returns home to Queens, balancing his normal life as a high school sophomore with fi ghting street crime. When mysterious, high-tech weapons turn up in his neighborhood, it's his chance to make the name Spider-Man stand out in a world full of Super Heroes.
COLLECTING: SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME PRELUDE 1-2; TBD
COLLECTING: SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME PRELUDE 1-2; TBD
136 pages, Paperback
Published June 4, 2019
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July 15, 2021
This was okay, but not a prelude. More a recap of some of Homecoming, decently drawn and scripted. It's kind of difficult trying to balance the cinematic universe with the various alternates that are extant in the comics. It's only two short issues, art by Luca Maresca and words by Peter David and Will Corona Pilgrim, so that added other random stories to make it closer to decent book-length. It also includes two issues of the most recent ret-con reboot (the one that has 2015 after the issue number, 'cause Marvel thinks their readers are dumb), written by Dan Slott and drawn by Giuseppe Camuncoli, which has Peter as a kind of Superman/Iron Man mash-up. It has some cute moments but no conclusion of any kind. I did really enjoy the reprint of #95 from way back when, written by Stan Himself with art by John Romita before he had to add a Sr. to differentiate. Peter flies to London to pursue Gwen after her father's death, but gets involved in international intrigue. It also has #311, written by the under-appreciated David Micheline and illustrated by the inimitable Todd McFarlane, which features the return of Mysterio. I love McFarlane's work, but this sure looks a lot more like a Dukes of Hazard casting run than a Spider comic. Comparing the line work and backgrounds of the new material to the classic reprints really illustrates the difference between computer-generated and paper-drawn art. But hey.... Excelsior, True Believers!
April 27, 2019
These prelude comics used to be worth reading and gave you additional insight into the upcoming movie. The last couple of these have simply been an adaptation of the previous movie, almost shot for shot and with identical dialogue, there's no point in these any more.
December 13, 2019
Review of the movie, quick read and great reminder of what happens
November 25, 2024
While the prelude comic itself stumbles (as most MCU prelude comics do), the Spider-Man: Far From Home Prelude collection reaffirms that Spider-Man comics are really in a class of their own.
The first two issues are typical Marvel Cinematic Universe Prelude fare -- it's not really a prelude that adds new context or teases the movie, it's just a recap of the previous movie (Spider-Man: Homecoming, in this case). As usual, the dialogue doesn't flow particularly well and the story careens from big moment to big moment with little regard for pacing. Unlike some previous preludes though, the art is at least passable and most of the characters look like their cinematic counterparts (except MJ, distractingly).
The other stories in this collection are where it shines, however. I'm a huge Spider-Man fan, more-so than any other comic series, and these four additional issues reminded me why.
The first two I've already read before: Amazing Spider-Man #95 and #311. #95 is part of that absolute classic run with Stan Lee still writing. Keeping with the Far From Home theme, Peter goes to London to visit Gwen Stacy but runs into enough bad guys that he doesn't get to see her. It's just a pitch perfect heroic, down-on-his-luck Spider-Man story that hits all the right notes. These Stan Lee comics really just hit different for me. #311 is part of the era where Todd McFarlane was drawing -- so all the characters look kind of weird -- but it tells an emotionally-affecting Mysterio tale where the villain finds a way to hit Spider-Man where it hurts. It's nowhere near as good as vintage Stan Lee, but it still feels much better than any of the classic comics included in other recent MCU prelude collections.
The last two comics, Amazing Spider-Man #9-10 from 2015, don't hit quite as hard. They're focused on a gimmicky story with the Zodiac villain group, which doesn't interest me, and the Far From Home connection is just that Spider-Man spends some time in Europe again (France, this time). But even when the villains fall flat, Spider-Man as a character -- and his interactions with Nick Fury and his supporting cast -- jumps off the page. When you're looking for a comic book hero, accept no substitutes.
As is tradition, the prelude comics are the worst parts of these MCU collections. The real stars here are the two classic Spider-Man comics -- and a couple capable recent ones too. If you need a reminder of why Spider-Man is so popular, you could do worse than this.
The first two issues are typical Marvel Cinematic Universe Prelude fare -- it's not really a prelude that adds new context or teases the movie, it's just a recap of the previous movie (Spider-Man: Homecoming, in this case). As usual, the dialogue doesn't flow particularly well and the story careens from big moment to big moment with little regard for pacing. Unlike some previous preludes though, the art is at least passable and most of the characters look like their cinematic counterparts (except MJ, distractingly).
The other stories in this collection are where it shines, however. I'm a huge Spider-Man fan, more-so than any other comic series, and these four additional issues reminded me why.
The first two I've already read before: Amazing Spider-Man #95 and #311. #95 is part of that absolute classic run with Stan Lee still writing. Keeping with the Far From Home theme, Peter goes to London to visit Gwen Stacy but runs into enough bad guys that he doesn't get to see her. It's just a pitch perfect heroic, down-on-his-luck Spider-Man story that hits all the right notes. These Stan Lee comics really just hit different for me. #311 is part of the era where Todd McFarlane was drawing -- so all the characters look kind of weird -- but it tells an emotionally-affecting Mysterio tale where the villain finds a way to hit Spider-Man where it hurts. It's nowhere near as good as vintage Stan Lee, but it still feels much better than any of the classic comics included in other recent MCU prelude collections.
The last two comics, Amazing Spider-Man #9-10 from 2015, don't hit quite as hard. They're focused on a gimmicky story with the Zodiac villain group, which doesn't interest me, and the Far From Home connection is just that Spider-Man spends some time in Europe again (France, this time). But even when the villains fall flat, Spider-Man as a character -- and his interactions with Nick Fury and his supporting cast -- jumps off the page. When you're looking for a comic book hero, accept no substitutes.
As is tradition, the prelude comics are the worst parts of these MCU collections. The real stars here are the two classic Spider-Man comics -- and a couple capable recent ones too. If you need a reminder of why Spider-Man is so popular, you could do worse than this.
April 25, 2019
As always these preludes are a great way to revisit the events of the film. I love what MCU has done with Spider-man and hope to see his story evolve into things we haven't seen yet. Until then, what Marvel has done with him cinematically is pretty cool and does set him apart from other iterations of the wall crawler. I am looking forward to Far From Home.
August 16, 2025
스파이더맨 prelude라고 하여 닥스 1편 prelude처럼 영화 도입부 이전의 내용으로 구성되어있을 줄 알았으나 스파이더맨 파 프롬 홈 영화 내용과 동일한 코믹스가 수록되어있어 조금 실망스러웠다. 이 외의 수록된 코믹스로는 미스테리오와 싸우는 내용인 클래식 코믹스 1편, 스콜피오와 닉퓨리가 등장하는 어메이징 스파이더맨 코믹스 1편이 수록되어 있었다. 전자는 단편만 봐도 이해가능했기에 재미있게 읽었으나 후자는 단편만 보기에는 이어지는 떡밥과 다음 편을 암시하는 내용이 많아 완독 후 뒷이야기와 앞 이슈의 내용이 너무 궁금해졌다. 나중에 마블 코믹스 어플을 재구독하게 되면 해당 이슈를 정주행해야겠다.
March 8, 2021
Not a prelude.
May 10, 2022
I only read the part that was a reprint of an old Spider-Man comic book.
May 25, 2022
literally just an exact play by play of spiderman homecoming in comic form which is very much a waste of time for just about everyone involved but it was nice to see it in a different format i guess
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