Amazing Spider-Man #600
I haven’t seen it, but it’s out. It’s getting good notices. Stan Lee worked on it. That’s so cool, it makes me tingly. Here’s a review from IGN, sent in by Bartleby:
The book’s five other stories are likewise quite enjoyable. Mark Waid joins forces with the venerable Colleen Doran for a heartfelt exploration of Uncle Ben and Peter’s relationship, with Waid wisely allowing Doran’s evocative art to do most of the heavy lifting in the most emotionally poignant panels.
I didn’t realize I was venerable. That’s kind of neat. Thanks for sending it in, Bartleby.
Over at Comic Book Resources, another nice notice with particular mention of the Uncle Ben story by Mark Waid and me.
Also included in this issue is an appearance by the much-maligned Spider-Mobile with a familiar tour guide providing insight, a sit-down conversation between Ben Parker and his nephew (quite touching, and beautifully drawn) and some more sparks of stories set to pop up in the next year or so of “Amazing Spider-Man.”
Nice one over at the Sci-Fi Channel’s news hub.
The giant-size issue features a handful of backup stories, the best of which are “Identity Crisis” by character co-creator Stan Lee (a fantasia on the wall-crawler’s disorienting continuity tangles, that pretty much comes out and confesses that the character’s much-revised life makes no sense), and “My Brother’s Son,” by Mark Waid and Colleen Doran, a touching incident from the young Peter’s relationship with his doomed Uncle Ben.
Thank you very much.
Now that the book is out, here’s a peek at one of the pages in progress.
As usual, I’m not going to surf the internet for egoboo, because we live in a world where fans (and sock puppets) excoriate Alex Ross as a terrible artist, and if he’s terrible, I’m screwed. If I read something awful about my work, I still have to do my work afterward, and I don’t want to kill my drawing buzz.
Hope you enjoyed the story.
And please don’t pick on Alex Ross. He painted a comic book cover, he didn’t murder your grandmother. Geez.
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July 23rd, 2009 at 3:59 pm
Congratulations on your part in 600! Very eager to read it! I don’t have many buying dollars these days, but I’ll find money for this one.
I don’t feel the need to eviscerate Alex Ross, but I do find his work a bit rigid at times. It does need to be said that I adore the covers for Astro City, and find his current work on that title a significant departure from Ross’s other fare, much more to my taste.
I much prefer Kent Williams and Jon Muth, and Charles Vess. I know that dates me, but hey, someone has to date me!
July 23rd, 2009 at 6:12 pm
As far as epithets go, ‘venerable’ is a pretty good one to have. Stan is The Man and Colleen is… venerable.
Well, okay, it needs a little work perhaps.
July 23rd, 2009 at 6:12 pm
Now I’m gonna have to go out and buy it! Why didn’t you say something on Saturday? Man, I would have gotten it yesterday!
July 23rd, 2009 at 7:55 pm
Hi Bodefan!
Well, I can see what people would and would not like about Ross, but there are some rabid fans online who are unreasoningly cruel.
I started reading a thread about Spider-Man 600 and it was full of people complaining about what a bad artist John Romita JR is. I can understand his work not being to one’s taste, but he’s not a bad artist. He is a flawless storyteller.
People are going to go on expressing their opinions, but it’s just not a good use of my time to read stuff like that.
I can understand preferring more expressive work like Vess and the like, which is also my preference. And you expressed your preference politely. That is cool.
I just refuse to read any more online screeds.
Rus, I am sorry, I just forgot about it! We do those jobs so far in advance that sometimes they slip my mind. I only did a short story, anyway.
It was nice to work with Mark Waid again. It’s been years.
July 23rd, 2009 at 10:32 pm
BTW, I am surprised how many people are popping in to check out the site while they are at San Diego Comic Con. Good lord, how do you people find the time?
July 24th, 2009 at 12:36 am
where do we find the time? Personally while I’m in the hotel room with the Large Bag Of Loot and the Free WIFI
BTW I saw your Manga Pro Workshop and Girl to Grrl Manga books at the Impact table and made a point to mention how great they were within earshot of a couple of people who were waffling whether to buy them or not. They did
July 24th, 2009 at 2:32 am
You had told me at Heroes Con and I was intrigued. Since the Civil War and OMD mess I had no care for the Web Slinger, but after just a Page In Progress I have to go out and get this. I can’t wait to see the whole thing. And of course you are venerable.
July 25th, 2009 at 10:23 am
How to I have the time to check this out? I’m sitting in my car in the parking garage under the Convention Center. I pulled in here around 6 am. I am now killing time (and my laptop battery charge) by doing a little email and websurfing. Then I’m going to take a nap.
But cool about the reactions to your story, Colleen!
July 30th, 2009 at 9:37 pm
I forgot to reserve my copy, and I haven’t been to the comic-book store in weeks. I thought I was good and screwed but they had one copy left. I haven’t had time to read it yet (it’s been that kind of day), but I am thrilled to have found a copy.
August 5th, 2009 at 12:14 pm
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