To celebrate the releases of films or series, Panini comics has become accustomed to offering thematic compilations at low prices. What if the Marvel-Verse collection was the best door to move from screens to comics? Superheroes and superheroines have become key figures in pop culture. In cinema, No Way Home is well on its way to being one of the biggest hits of 2022. On the platforms, Hawkeye punctuated the month of December. However, comics are not as successful as possible, especially among younger people. In order to facilitate entry into this vast world, Panini offers Marvel-Verse small flexible books. These are not complete stories but very diverse episodes around a character. The neophyte of comics thus discovers the variety of this means of expression. However, it is never lost because the summary specifies the dates and creative teams of each episode. The stories offer a self-contained story while making you want to read more. After Hawkeye and Venom, it's Spider-Man's turn.
Reinventions and adaptations for young audiences…
Logically, Marvel-Verse gathering five episodes begins with a reinvention in 2007 of the origins. Mythos: Spider-Man written by Paul Jenkins stays true to the original narrative and shows the context of the creation of Spider-Man – the very beginning of the 1960s. Peter Parker is the high school nerd that no other student notices. The recent death of his parents further weakens his self-confidence, but he finds comfort in his Uncle Ben and Aunt May. Ben also utters a well-known phrase from Sam Raimi's films. Conversely, Paolo Rivera's paintings and paintings compose a modern narrative. It certainly respects the outfits and decorations of the time but the drawing is more detailed. The next two episodes of this Marvel-Verse, Adventures Spider-Man are taken from a series in 2005 aimed especially at the youngest. Spider-Man's power has failures pushing Peter to question his life. How will he act when his most formidable adversaries make an alliance for the first time? Some will remind No Way Home viewers of something. Patrick Scherberger's drawing is very close to cartoon and manga. In facial expressions, emotions are exaggerated. Respecting the codes of Spider-Man, the screenwriter Erica David offers a fun action story by the jokes of the superhero and easy to access by simple dialogues.
To the original series
Conversely, the last two issues of Marvel-Verse come from the original series, Amazing Spider-Man. Published in 1965, episodes 32 and 33 allow you to discover the mythical creators of the series: the writer Stan Lee and the artist and co-writer Steve Ditko. A young reader is immersed in the roots of the Marvel Universe and understands the reasons for its success. Of course, this journey into the distant past can shake but it is well worth a look by the texts as direct as effective. Parker's heartbreak due to his dual identity is timeless. In addition, tension rises to save a member of his family. Ditko's drawing appears, to readers of thetwenty-first century, too simple but it is frighteningly effective. Marvel-Verse Spider-Man offers a balanced and well-thought-out summary. A modernized episode presents the origins. Light episodes will delight younger readers. A dive into the past will bring back unsuspected treasures for the neophytes of the series. You can write more chronicles on this same collection with Shang-Chi and Wanda and Vision.