It is impossible to imagine American popular culture without Marvel Comics. For decades, Marvel has published groundbreaking visual narratives that sustain attention on multiple levels: as metaphors for the experience of difference and otherness; as meditations on the fluid nature of identity; and as high-water marks in the artistic tradition of American cartooning, to name a few.
This anthology contains twelve key stories from the first two years of Spider-Man's publication history (from 1962 to 1964). These influential adventures not only transformed the super hero fantasy into an allegory for the pain of adolescence but also brought a new ethical complexity to the genre-by insisting that with great power there must also come great responsibility.
A foreword by Jason Reynolds and scholarly introductions and apparatus by Ben Saunders offer further insight into the enduring significance of The Amazing Spider-Man and classic Marvel comics.
The Penguin Classics black spine paperback features full-colour art throughout.
Product details
Publisher : Penguin Classics (14 June 2022)
Language : English
Paperback : 349 pages
ISBN-10 : 0143135732
ISBN-13 : 978-0143135739
Item Weight : 881 g
Dimensions : 17.93 x 2.49 x 25.02 cm
Best Sellers Rank: #22,535 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
#262 in Anthologies (Books)
#321 in Literary Theory, History & Criticism
#734 in Comics
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