ExperienceoneofthemostacclaimedrunsinSpider-Manhistorylikeneverbefore!ToddMcFarlane’sgorgeousworkonSpider-Manwasnothinglessthangroundbreaking.Hisintenseversionoftheweb-slingingwallcrawlertookthecharactertonewheights--instillinginthecharacterasenseofenergyandvitalityrarelyseenbefore.First,inTheAmazingSpider-Man,writtenbyDavidMichelinie,andtheninaspin-offseries,withbothstoryandartbyMcFarlane.McFarlanetookeachcharacterandmadethemhisown--classicvillainsliketheGreenGoblin,Hobgoblin,Sandman,theVulture,theLizard,plushisclassicinterpretationsofsomeofMarvel’sgreatestheroes,theIncredibleHulkandWolverine!Andlet’snotforgethisalluringMaryJane!McFarlanewasalsotheco-creatorofoneofthemostinfamousnewcharactersinyears,thevillainousVENOM--anumberofpagesfeaturingthisiconiccharacterarepresentedwithinthesepages.AndwhileanArtist’sEditionappearstobeinblackandwhite,eachpageinthisvolumehasbeenpainstakinglyscannedfromMcFarlane’shand-drawnart,allowingthereadertoexperiencetheartist’soriginalsasneverbefore,seeingforthefirsttimeallthesubtlenuancesthatmakeoriginalartsouniqueandspecial.Bluepencils,inkgradients,corrections,allarecompletelyvisible.TheonlywaytobetterexperiencethesepageswouldbeifyouwereinMcFarlane’sstudioashewasdrawingthem!Andwhiletherearenocompletestoriespresentedinthisbook,therearemanyexamplesofMcFarlane’sclassicstorytelling,filledwithkineticenergy...and,oh,thoseWEBS!
