This was tough. I've been a long time Spider-Man fan and was reading comics at least a decade before this material even came out. When it did come out back in the 90's I too was taken by McFarlane's art even though I'm a die-hard classic Romita guy. It was an exciting change and really redefined Spidey's look for a long time.Looking at it now, there's still quite a bit of excitement there. His Spider-Man just exudes power and agility. While some people draw him contorted, often times it looks aw...

Well, this is another one of those runs I've been meaning to read since it was first printed in the 80's. Was a student at the time and didn't have the dollars way back when but I do recall some initial impressions that have stuck with me all these years later. It's hard to see now. Impossible really. But McFarlane's art was quite shockingly different than anything Marvel had ever printed before. People went nuts for it. Especially once he started in on this Spider-man series. At the time I thou...

I left comic book heroes behind sometime around '88 but with new and awesome movies coming along I thought I should give them another spin and choose to go with this solely because of McFarlane.Well, I must say that the collected stories didn't arouse me at all. They're all rather unidimensional and the art is overall appaling especially concerning faces with horrible eyes and lack of perspective in almost every frame. I really have no idea why McFarlane is so highly ranked as an artist. Maybe h...

Like him or hate him (I'm in the latter camp), Todd Mcfarlane revitalized Spiderman at a time when he was at somewhat of a low-ebb, and set the style-template that was used for Spidey for years, even after he had long since left the title.Sp, beyond the art, this omnibus is also notable for the triumphant return of many of Spideys iconic foes (the Lizard, Green Goblin/Hobgoblin), as well as the true introduction of Venom (though the ALien Costume had been around for some time by this point, the

I own all but two of the issues collected here, but it has been decades since I read any of them.They actually were better than I remembered them being, even though I still cannot say I was overly impressed by the majority of the stories, even if this collection contains such pivotal issues as the first appearance of Venom in ASM #300 (which I used to own but no longer do - getting this omnibus collection was cheaper than trying to get my hands on the original again...)Back then Marvel editorial...

Es una gran etapa, Michelinie presenta a un Peter Parker recién casado que tiene que batallar por estar a la altura del compromiso de ser esposo mientras tiene que enfrentar a varios de sus villanos más clásicos y un nuevo enemigo que conoce su identidad aparece para acecharlo a él y a Mary Jane, además de que cuenta con el arte de McFarlane que redefinió el look del personaje y lo colocó en el top de ventas en su momento.

The standard for Todd McFarlane’s run on the title series.

Wow, this was absolutely phenomenal. The stories David Michelinie told from the introduction of Venom to Inferno to Assassination Plot to Acts Of Vengeance and everything in-between. All that with the brilliant art of Todd McFarlane. Just blended to well together. I also loved the way he wrote Petter and Marry's marriage, they're perfect for each

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...

I haven’t read all that many Spider-Man issues from the 80’s, so I thought it’d be fun to check out this collection, as well as examine some of the earlier work from McFarlane. All in all, I found the stories to be generally entertaining, if rather campy- especially by modern standards. The storylines also jump about a bit, frequently referring to events in other Spider-Man comics running parallel to the “Amazing” series, which I found somewhat irritating. McFarlane’s faces aren’t necessarily my...

I was hesitant about this Omnibus purely because of Todd McFarlane. I'm not a big fan of his art style and didn't like Torment too much (I realise I'm probably in the minority there). However, tempered with Michelinie's writing the combination is really quite entertaining and I have to say I started to appreciate his style a lot more, in particular, there are some brilliant panel layouts and his depiction of Spidey in motion is highly kinetic. I've been dipping in and out over the last few month...

I got this Omnibus as a b'day gift and I didn't quite know what to expect from David Michelinie in terms of plot or scripting. Yes, Todd's artwork is still considered as ground breaking and revolutionairy in todays comic world which is what prompted me to hint that this Omnibus would make a great b'day gift! Well, first things first, the story lines presented in this Omnibus are simple yet tight and well paced! Most of the issues seem to flow in a clear direction and Todd gets to draw most of sp...

Aside from this being a HUGE book, these stories seemed to resonate with me from my childhood. I would always wake up early and rush downstairs to watch the new episodes of Spider-Man on Fox, and I still remember more of the plots in the episodes than I'd like to admit.

Weak, one-dimensional villains in recycled and somewhat cliched stories. Art by McFarlane is solid in my eyes though nothing to write home about. His style has been improved upon tenfold since the 80s by other artists. The dynamic poses and ropy web was above and beyond anything from that era and set the standard for drawing Spidey but again, with fantastic modern era Spidey artists, it feels a tad run-of-the-mill. His art does improve significantly throughout the book and it was cool to see his...

surprisingly good, although by no means great. The writing can get a little spotty and oddly the art lacks detail in many places. the best art is where a character leaps or swings and improbably sticks his leg out.interesting because it didn't last long but apparently ASM was bimonthly and contained different content from the others.

This awesome collection of classic spiderman is simply beautiful. You actually bear witness as Mcfarlane hones his skills. This is simply a COOL book

This awesome collection of classic spiderman is simply beautiful. You actually bear witness as Mcfarlane hones his skills. This is simply a COOL book

This awesome collection of classic spiderman is simply beautiful. You actually bear witness as Mcfarlane hones his skills. This is simply a COOL book