Tales of heroism are performed by supernatural people, and it is up to the characters to decide whether they fall under myth or role model. In his book “ Super Heroes: A Modern Mythology ,” Richard Reynolds proposes that superheroes in comic books today share many similarities with mythology of old. The characters are very similar in the broad sense of what they are and what created them, but once juxtaposed, the reader sees the differences in their role, drives and the struggles they face while maintaining their two lives. Batman is a myth created to strike fear into criminals, while Spider-Man is a hero meant to generate hope in the common folk. Both are victims to crime and become masked vigilantes to process their loss and seek vengeance for it. JRJR might not be everyone’s favorite, but he drew one of my favorite recent Spider-Man stories, which is this one, where Peter Parker’s entire life has fallen apart and also he gets the hell beaten out of him.Batman and Spider-Man are arguably comics’ two most recognizable characters. This is such a stylish comic, and as well told as any one the stands.
There are dozens of pages in this trade that I can point to that are just S-tier to me, that build drama, or have sick poses, or whatever. As long as he’s drawing Spider-Man, though, I will be reading, and hoping that Peter gets another ass beating next week, both because good lord look at that mushy face, oh my god that’s painful, but also, damn JRJR can draw amazing action and drama. It’s okay with me if people think he’s already drawn enough issues of Spider-Man and that someone else deserves an opportunity at bat. It’s okay with me if people don’t like JRJR’s art. Its like if you filtered the pulp out of an extra pulp orange juice and then put it in a pillow case, i love it so much The real star of the book, though, is Spider-Man icon John Romita JR, who returned to the book with his absolute A-game, all to display the most pulpy smushed face Peter Parker has ever had, and it is glorious. It all wraps around itself in a meaningful way that’s enhanced by sitting down and reading the whole trade as opposed to reading it monthly. He puts this skill to excellent use here, with Peter being the butt of just about everyone’s jokes and it being extremely hilarious both because it’s the Rabbit but also because we know that Peter is on the verge of another mental breakdown, and damn dude same.īut it’s so well imbued in the comic that the goon named Kareem isn’t just a punchline tel,or three times, he ends up being an important character in his own right, while also providing one of the more sweet moments in a superhero comic recently. On one hand, we have Zeb Wells writing, who is maybe the master at presenting the saddest, most depressing events while somehow being one of the funniest books Marvel publishes.
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This volume is the latter on full display, done perhaps as brutally and fully as I’ve read in the last decade of Spider-Man comics.
Seeing Peter succeed after many failures is heartening: seeing him fail after many failures is the exact amount real that I want. The combination of Paler Luck, Peter’s blue collar air about himself, and the general badness that happens to him on a weekly basis makes him easy to root for, easy to identify with, and lend itself to cathartic moments fairly often. “The world outside your window” is THE Marvel Comics tagline, and Spider-Man tends to represent that idea as well as any other. This is the most I’ve ever felt like Peter Parker. I didn’t have hot water for half of this week.Īnd for so,e reason I continue signing up for comics to review. I’m finishing up my credential program to become an elementary teacher, with no idea if I will even be able to get a job next school year, or where I will have to move in order to have one. Listen to the latest episode of our weekly comics podcast!
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