After the spider-bite, before the great responsibility! Meet Peter Parker, "Midtown High's only professional wallflower," a hapless young nerd suddenly gifted with great power - no strings attached! Happy at home with his Aunt May and Uncle Ben, but plagued by the bullies and mean girls of high school, see what Peter does when the bite of a radioactive spider gives him the strength to take the things he wants. Fame? Money? Fast cars? Girls? This dweeb's up to his pencilneck in 'em! Surely things can't suddenly be this easy. It's a side of Spider-Man's early life you've barely glimpsed, written by David Lapham (Stray Bullets, Terror, Inc.) with art by Tony Harris (Ex Machina)! Collects Spider-Man: With Great Power... #1-5.
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Spider-Man: With Great Power... takes us back to the days of Peter Parker at Midtown High. David Lapham does a short re-telling of the origin of Spider-Man, but the main focus of this story is the dynamic of how Peter deals with his life of fame as Spider-Man and his responsibility to the people as a super hero. Peter initially lets the fame of Spider-Man get to him and he feels above everyone else and that people should cater to him. Through a series of events that includes being labeled as a menace by Jonah Jameson and a harrowing encounter of a Fantastic Four battle while out with Liz Allen and his Uncle Ben, Peter learns and understands his responsibility to help people in need of his help.
I have been reading Spider-Man comics and trades for 15 years and for those of you who have been Spider-Man fans for a long time and may think "oh great, another rehash of his origin and Peter dealing with the great power and responsibility cliche," this story is much better than that. Lapham uses the second person narrative, giving the story and added touch to the already beautiful story telling he is capable of. Harris' artwork is well done and up to his standards for anyone familiar with his work. I highly recommend this book to all groups of Spider-Man fans.
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