Marvel Adventures Spider-Man Vol. 7: Secret Identity (v. 7) [Paperback]

Chris Kipiniak (Author), Patrick Scherberger (Illustrator)

Book Description

Grade Level: P and up

All-new, all-ages, all-action fun featuring the Circus of Crime, Night Thrasher, Jester and the Green Goblin! Plus: Can the web-slinger survive a close encounter of the Spider-Slayer kind? Collects Marvel Adventures Spider-Man #25-28.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Marvel; Direct Ed edition (September 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0785123857
• ISBN-13: 978-0785123859
• Product Dimensions: 1 x 1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,044,734 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent all-ages superhero fun!, February 8, 2008

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Michael Poteet - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Marvel Adventures Spider-Man Vol. 7: Secret Identity (v. 7) (Paperback)

When my young son (at the time, age four) started showing an interest in superheroes, I had a problem finding current comic books that I felt comfortable reading to him. Thankfully, the Marvel Adventures line came to the rescue! We started with Marvel Adventures Spider-Man and moved onto the Fantastic Four, and have had a lot of fun with every new digest that is published. The stories are entertaining, with lots of colorful action and healthy dollops of humor; plus, Marvel's writers both tip their hat to and embellish upon the lore of the Marvel Universe in respectful but innovative ways, insuring that long-time comic fans will not be alienated.

My only complaints are minor: the digest format makes text-heavy and color-shaded speech/thought balloons occasionally hard to read; and, while billed as "all ages," there is the occasional mild trace of the sexism so sadly prevalent in comics today (e.g., why does Sue Storm revert from the "Invisible Woman" to the "Invisible Girl" after the first few issues of Adventures FF?) But overall, these are top-notch superhero stories you can feel comfortable reading to your own kids and giving as gifts to young relatives and friends. Excelsior!

3.0 out of 5 stars Not the A-team of villainy, December 27, 2010

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Charles Ashbacher (Marion, Iowa United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Marvel Adventures Spider-Man Vol. 7: Secret Identity (v. 7) (Paperback)

The scrawny Spider-Man that has evolved over the years is a step backwards in terms of the visual power of the hero. While so many of the Marvel characters were over-muscled in the past, moving too far in the other direction is not a viable approach. There is little room for the sickly looking superhero persona and that is the way Spider-Man is portrayed in this book.
The most entertaining characteristic of Spider-Man has always been the humorous dialog, where he is constantly making jokes and snide remarks at the super villains that are trying to kill him, take over the planet and create general mayhem. That also was toned down a bit in this book, although not a great deal. I was pleased to see J. Jonah Jameson is still as loud and obnoxious as always, he is a character that should always remain the same. Jameson's role as a man whose demands cannot be satisfied represents a great part of the world that we all face, people that are never satisfied with our work, no matter what the level of our performance.
The stories are average, the cast of villains consists of the Green Goblin, a hypnotic circus act, an arachnid slaying robot and a failed actor that calls himself the Jester. With the exception of the Green Goblin, this group is definitely not in the A-team of villainy. I enjoyed the book, but not a great deal.