Spider-Man: Web-Slinger, Hero, Icon is a dynamic curation of
Spider-Man's seminal comic book stories and related story lines spanning
the comic book's run.
Spider-Man: Web-Slinger, Hero, Icon covers all things Spidey: his
character's first appearance in Amazing Fantasy comic book, before he
had his own stand-alone series; his allies, love interests, and
archenemies; and his ongoing popularity as a cultural icon.
Spider-Man has been one of the most recognizable pop-culture characters
of twentieth- and twenty-first-century Americana. Spider-Man:
Web-Slinger, Hero, Icon explores the phenomenon of one of Marvel
Comics' most popular super heroes and his appearance in the most
memorable and influential comic book stories. Longtime comic-industry
insider Rich Johnson examines the character using more than three
hundred Spider-Man illustrations, including covers, interior comic art,
variant covers, sketch treatments, and Marvel Studios film concept art.
Beginning with Spidey's first appearance in comics in the early 1960s to
present-day treatments of the character, Spider-Man: Web-Slinger, Hero,
Icon will thrill new and mega comic book fans and Marvel collectors
alike.
(c) 2022 MARVEL