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Title: Peter Parker, Spider Man: One Small Break by Paul Jenkins, Mark Buckingham, Wayne Faucher ISBN: 0-7851-0824-6 Publisher: Marvel Books Pub. Date: 01 July, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: This book is very good-Fusion rocks!
Comment: While many people have been dissing Mr. Jenkins in favor of the current "Amazing Spider-Man" team, he actually presents a very good collection of stories. His tale on assisted suicide makes you think, and the baseball story was touchy. I for one also enjoyed the William story, due to it's inspiring ending. However, the highlight of the book is the Fusion saga- Fusion, an cool-looking villian, has a very personal gripe with Spidey, even though they've never met. What's this guy's major malfunction, and why is it driving him to kill hundreds? You'll have to read the book to find out!
Rating: 2
Summary: SPIDERMAN SLIPS A BIT WITH THESE STORIES!
Comment: Paul Jenkins presents four storylines in Spiderman: One Small Break...one of them is good. I'm a huge fan of Spidey but he has been portrayed in a much better style (both plotwise and artistically), look no further than J. Michael Straczynski's Spiderman: Homecoming for a perfect example. Jenkins stories seem to slide back-and-forth between serious and cartoonish way too easily, the artwork only emphasizes the cartoonish nature.
The storylines presented here cover Peter Parker: Spiderman issues #27-28 and 30-34. They include...
#1 - Spiderman battling his arch-enemy Stromm...and then being placed into a situation where he has to decide, "Is it right to kill someone if thousands of future lives will be saved?" Interesting question but it could have been presented in a much stronger light. The villain of Stromm is also not one of the stronger antagonists that Spidey has battled.
#2 - Spiderman battling a revenge hungry foe called Fusion. This storyline takes several interesting turns, the most interesting being when Spiderman receives that "One Small Break" of the title's name. Overall an average outing but there was plenty of untapped potential.
#3 - The best storyline of the bunch (and the only one worth reading in this collection) is a story dealing with Peter Parker (not Spiderman) and his past relationship with his Uncle Ben. The story focuses around an annual attendance of a Mets game and it works on several levels. Again there is some cartoonish nature that detracts from it and keeps it from reaching a "Best of..." level, but overall this one is a great read.
#4 - A silly and stupid and underdeveloped story about a man cursed with dangerous powers and who is being chased by some friendly monks (in the Monk-Mobile!). UG! Why was this story written in the first place...much less included in a TPB? What a waste of space and it doesn't say much if this is the higher level of story to be included into a mainstream TPB.
If you're "Jones-ing" for a Spiderman read then you may want to pick up One Small Break. But if you want to read Spidey in some of his top storylines then look for other TPB's available such as: The Death of Gwen Stacy, Power and Responsibility, or Untold Tales of Spiderman, you'll have a better time there.
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Title: Spider-Man: Return of the Goblin (Peter Parker, Spider-Man) by Paul Jenkins, Humberto Ramos ISBN: 0785110194 Publisher: Marvel Books Pub. Date: January, 2003 List Price(USD): $8.99 |
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Title: Peter Parker: Spider-man by Paul Jenkins, Mark Buckingham, J. G. Jones, Sean Phillips ISBN: 0785107770 Publisher: Marvel Books Pub. Date: 01 June, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Amazing Spider-Man: The Life & Death of Spiders by J. Michael Straczynski, John Romita, Scott Hanna ISBN: 0785110976 Publisher: Marvel Books Pub. Date: July, 2003 List Price(USD): $11.99 |
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Title: The Amazing Spider-Man Revelations by J. Michael Straczynski, John, Jr. Romita, Scott Hanna ISBN: 0785108777 Publisher: Marvel Books Pub. Date: August, 2002 List Price(USD): $8.99 |
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Title: Peter Parker, Spider-Man: Senseless Violence (Peter Parker, Spider-Man) by Zeb Wells, Marvel Comics, Francisco Herrera ISBN: 0785111719 Publisher: Marvel Books Pub. Date: October, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.99 |
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