If you could only recommend one story to someone who has never read a comic book in their life (it could also be to an avid reader, but it's easier to think about recommending it to a non-reader since that would mean the story is "universal" if you know what I mean), which would it be ?
I want two options:
Which single issue would you recommend ?
Which story arc would you recommend ?
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06-27-2018, 06:36 PM #1BANNED
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If you could only recommend one Spider-Man issue/story arc
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06-27-2018, 07:34 PM #2Astonishing Member
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Story arc, if I can pick from any series, it would be Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 1. That is probably the perfect introduction to Spider-Man that anybody can get in to, and an excellent start to an excellent run.
Single issue, that's alot harder because there's so many of them and I'm trying to think of a really good one that you could recommend anyone to read it alone without much context. Because its so recent and still in my mind, I would say ASM 801, just because that really is such a great standalone Spider-Man story that encapsulates what the character is, and that someone who may not read Spider-Man but know who he is could pick up and get engaged in.
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07-02-2018, 04:15 PM #3BANNED
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Anyone else ?
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07-02-2018, 04:59 PM #4Ultimate Member
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Single issue....The Kid Who Collects Spider-Man (Amazing Spider-Man #248)
It can work with people who don't read superhero comics.
Arc...Power & Responsibility (Ultimate Spider-Man #1-7)
It's not the best story, but it is very accessible, and an excellent entry point to 200+ issues.Sincerely,
Thomas Mets
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07-02-2018, 06:21 PM #5The Spirits of Vengeance
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Single issue - Parallel Lives
Story arc - The Amazing Spider-Man #252-259 (The Saga of the Alien Costume)
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07-03-2018, 06:38 AM #6Astonishing Member
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Single issue: AF#15. Honourable mention to USM #13.
Story arc? The Night Gwen Stacy Died in TASM #121-122.Last edited by Batman Begins 2005; 09-29-2018 at 04:35 AM.
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07-03-2018, 07:03 AM #7BANNED
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Single story: To Have and to Hold (Sensational Spider-Man annual#1), an eisner nominated story.
Story Arc: Harry Osborn Saga from Spectacular Spider-Man#189-200
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07-03-2018, 11:41 AM #8Mighty Member
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Single issue:
Amazing Fantasy #15
Storyline:
Amazing Spider-Man #121 and #122.
The death of Gwen Stacy
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07-03-2018, 04:58 PM #9Amazing Member
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Arc: 2-parter Amazing Spider-Man #269 & 270..the Firelord story...just always enjoyed reading it since I first bought it growing up. I remember rushing to the supermarket weekly looking for it to not miss the end
Single issue: Amazing #200.
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07-03-2018, 07:24 PM #10Astonishing Member
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I might actually go with the Spider-man and the Sinister Six. There are a few.
Single issue Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1. Which introduces the Sinister Six.I think restorative nostalgia is the number one issue with comic book fans.
A fine distinction between two types of Nostalgia:
Reflective Nostalgia allows us to savor our memories but accepts that they are in the past
Restorative Nostalgia pushes back against the here and now, keeping us stuck trying to relive our glory days.
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07-03-2018, 07:31 PM #11World's Greatest Hero
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Single issue: The Kid Who Collects Spider-Man (Amazing Spider-Man #248) or No One Dies (Amazing Spider-Man #655) for people who may be turned off by the older style of the first one.
Story arc: If This Be My Destiny (Amazing Spider-Man #31-33) or Coming Home (Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 2 #30-37) for people who may be turned off by the older style of the first one.Last edited by blackspidey2099; 07-03-2018 at 07:38 PM.
"Anyone can win a fight when the odds are easy! It's when the going's tough - when there seems to be no chance - that's when it counts!" - Spider-Man
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07-04-2018, 04:17 AM #12Rachel Grey-Summers
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Gotta be Kraven's Last Hunt.
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07-04-2018, 05:00 AM #13Incredible Member
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So great! This is also one of my favorite arcs in all of Spideydom
Originally Posted by farmernudie
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07-04-2018, 08:36 AM #14The Superior One
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You can't get much better than these, IMO -
Single issue:
Amazing Fantasy #15
Series:
Amazing Spider-Man #121 and #122: The deaths of Gwen Stacy and Green Goblin (it didn't take)"So you've come to the end now alive but dead inside."
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07-04-2018, 10:44 AM #15BANNED
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Single Issue - Amazing Spiderman 181 - covers a lot of ground and does it very well
Arc - Amazing Spiderman 121 -122 - don't know if it will ever be topped. straight out gut punch..
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