Sunday 27 November 2016

My top 5 Spider-Man comics

So in this entry I'll be counting down my top 5 Spider-Man comics I've read and I've liked. I'll be doing this for a few more like Batman, X-Men and Marvel graphic novels. And if you're a comic book fan, then definitely check these out if you haven't. And here I'm counting down my top 5 comics of my favourite superhero ever, Spider-Man. Let's began.
5. Spider-Man: No More: One of the most inspirational and iconic Spider-Man comics ever created. It's no surprise that Peter Parker gets frustrated with his powers at times and threatens to give up on several occasions. But here he really seems serious. He gets rid of the suit by throwing it in a trash can and walks away in the rain, which is one of the most iconic Spider-Man panels ever.

He attempts to live a normal life without using his powers. J. Jonah Jameson finds the costume and writes about it in a newspaper where the Kingpin finds out. And this is the Kingpin's very first appearance. But after helping an old man in trouble and being reminded of what Uncle Ben said to him about with great power, comes great responsibility, Peter steals back his suit and fights Kingpin. This comic was one of the biggest inspirations for Spider-Man 2 and even now, it still holds up.
4. Venom: The 300th Spider-Man issue, we see Peter attempt to get rid of the black costume and destroy it. But while in a church getting it off him, it finds itself attaching to Eddie Brock who also hates Peter. Being Spider-Man's 300th issue, you know Stan Lee had something special planned and he delivered and brought to life of the best Spider-Man villains ever, Venom.

3. The Wings Of The Vulture: In one of the very first comics I ever read, this is story that starts off with Spider-Man against Kraven and Green Goblin, he beats up Kraven and gets away. Just then a man puts on he Vulture costume and tries to look like Adrian Tooms to cause trouble for Spider-Man and at the end of this story, Peter meets Eddie Brock and now Kraven is even more obsessed with killing Spider-Man.
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2. The Green Goblin's Last Stand: Following the events of the death of Gwen Stacy, Spider-Man attempts to get revenge against the Green Goblin. While in the fight, Spider-Man has Green Goblin down and starts beating him to death but stops at the last second. And in a final attempt to kill Spider-Man, the Green Goblin has his glider launch itself at Spider-Man who avoids it and it hits and kills the Green Goblin himself, creating one of the most iconic deaths in Spider-Man history.

Honourable mentions:
Kraven's Last Hunt,
The Kid Who Collects Spider-Man,
To Crush The Kingpin,
The Punisher Strikes Twice,
Green Grows The Goblin,
... Just A Man Called Cage
And my number 1 favourite Spider-Man comic is... The Night Gwen Stacy Died: Was there any doubt? Of course the most famous Spider-Man comic ever and the comic to change comic books forever. This comic killed off Peter's first girlfriend and ended the golden age of comics and caused them to be more dark and gritty. During a fight between Spider-Man and the Green Goblin, Gwen is knocked off a bridge. Spider-Man shoots a web to catch her but the whiplash from the webbing catching her snaps her neck and kills her.

This scene traumatised so many comic readers and shocked them and changed a whole era of comics. And this scene was the inspiration for the same scene in the Amazing Spider-Man 2. And so everyone, those are my top 5 Spider-Man comics. Thank you all for reading and please comment below to tell me what your favourite is.

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