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[Thanos]

così a pelle mi ispira devo ancora capire bene cosa sia...

[Azrael]

"The Spider" #1 is a great reintroduction to this fantastic old school pulp creation. If you don't know a thing about this strange vigilante then everything you need is right here. If you do know a little, then you are rewarded with an updated version that honors the original while carving its own path ahead.

David Liss writes a very caption heavy issue, which works for the tone of the book. Much of the action plays with the Spider narrating over the top as he explains himself and his actions. This double hit of information gives us a clear understanding of what he does, how he does it, and even why he does it. Richard Wentworth is a solitary soul and he sees his vigilante actions as a very large mission. Liss and artist Colton Worley go a long way in this issue to showing you how unrelenting the Spider needs to be.

For a caption heavy issue, this book is absolutely action packed. The Spider does his fair share of killing as he gets across the whole town. We need to know that the Spider never hesitates and will not stop. With the character established, we end the issue by looking at a new, intriguing case for Wentworth to sink his teeth into, which Liss handles by using it to establish more characters beats and drop some very cool narrative moments into our lap. Liss works every angle for every scene.

Colton Worley delivers some phenomenal pages when it comes to style and layout. Worley steps away from the conventional to generate some spectacular ideas using the spider as a general concept of structure. There is an inventive quality coming to life in what Worley attempts to do in his grander moments. The only problem comes in the execution. His faces often fall lifeless and while the broad strokes are good, it's the detail that let the game down. It would help for Wolton to change his colors to better make the skin tones and grim cityscapes pop. This comic wants to look amazing and Worley is so clearly working for this to happen but some tweaks will need to be made before this occurs.

"The Spider" #1 is a fantastic slice of action and world building. It's bleak and it's harsh but it's all in service of the story and not just for the sake of it. Liss has previously shown some really good writing prowess and here it is capitalized upon. Read the first four pages and see if I'm wrong. I just found my new favorite pulp comic.

5 su 5

Da CBR

[Batmonio]

qualcuno sà se verrà pubblicato in italia?

[Guardiano della Notte]

Ancora no, anche perché è uscito solo ora il primo numero USA...

[Guardiano della Notte]

Qualcuno ha letto qualcosa? 

[emmeemmeesse]

Sono pronto a prenotare il tp! 

[Azrael]

Anput is behind the zombie-like creatures. Can the Spider stop her before she turns the whole city?
The Good
This book continues to be the purist form of awesome. We learn a whole lot more about Anput, the woman who controls the undead, in this issue as we get a bit more of backstory on how she came to be. We get to truly see her for the first time as she, her accomplice Mohamed, and Spider square off against each other.

Once again, the artwork by Colton Worley is phenomenal, especially when it comes to page set-up. I love the flow and panel composition, in which his style starts right from the beginning. Panels are tilted and fade into each other. How Worley puts a page together is innovative, unique, and the most interesting storytelling, by way of art, in the independent scene. On top of that, the art (no pun intended) is dynamite.

Writer David Liss does a great job of telling the story of Richard Wentworth, also known as the Spider, through inner-monologue. The character introduces us to the city and its players through his words and tone. It adds a heavy pulp and noir element to the book and it's probably my favorite thing about the series so far.

This issue has a fantastic reveal page at the end. It's going to raise the bar for the next couple of issues.

The Bad
The banter, while the Spider was fighting Anput, was just a bit over-the-top and a tad cheesy. Long conversations, while fighting, are a bit too much.

The Verdict
I'm loving this series. Everything about it is just so awesome. Writer David Liss and artist Colton Worley are fantastic on this book. It's darks, gritty, and amazing. I loved how Wolrey sets up each page. His composition is great. Liss does a great job at keeping the reader up-to-date on the world the Spider lives in through some internal monologue.

On the downside, I've never been a fan of banter during a fight scene, and this issue has a bit of that. Not a big problem though.

Overall, I highly recommend this issue, and the first as well. I'm loving this series.

4 su 5

Da CVine

[Occhi nella Notte]

Praticamente la vera versione Noir di Spiderman 

[emmeemmeesse]

Anche se, in realtà, è nato prima dello stesso Spiderman.

[Guardiano della Notte]

E' nato prima di tutti gli eroi DC e Marvel, fa parte di quella bellissima era pulp che diede i natali a Black Bat, The Shadow, Mandrake, Flash Gordon, The Phantom, The Phantom Detective eccetera 

[Akanith Wan]

E' nato prima di tutti gli eroi DC e Marvel, fa parte di quella bellissima era pulp che diede i natali a Black Bat, The Shadow, Mandrake, Flash Gordon, The Phantom, The Phantom Detective eccetera 

Non dimenticare Conan di Cimmeria e Doc Savage!

[Guardiano della Notte]

   ciusto, chiedo venia

Ho letto il primo numero: bella atmosfera noir e molto cupa, personaggi duri e praticamente amorali (piacerebbero tantissimo a Clark Kent  )
Della trama si può dire ben poco al momento, sembra interessante, Liss è riuscito intanto a modernizzare una storia pulp seppur con tinte retro (gli abiti dei personaggi e i tipi di villains citati).
Si fa interessante.

[BatMax]

Che figata!
Voglio recuperare tutti gli eroi pulp degli anni '30.
In italia non è uscito e non uscirà mai, vero?

[eddiekrueger]

Non è detto, magari la Panini ci fa un pensierino

[Capitan Italia]

  ciusto, chiedo venia

Ho letto il primo numero: bella atmosfera noir e molto cupa, personaggi duri e praticamente amorali (piacerebbero tantissimo a Clark Kent  )
Della trama si può dire ben poco al momento, sembra interessante, Liss è riuscito intanto a modernizzare una storia pulp seppur con tinte retro (gli abiti dei personaggi e i tipi di villains citati).
Si fa interessante.

I dialoghi a volte però sono stati un po' prolissi, in stile Bendis...
Il resto è ok e mi è pure capitata la cover di  Francavilla!