Spidey, Volume 1: First Day by Robbie Thompson

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


This book takes a look at Spidey as a modern teenager start out at mid-town High.

The first issue is a bit rough. It's frentic and jumps all over the place. It features the out of character moment where Gwen Stacy punches Flash Thompson in the face and then there's the lady in a bunny suit who robs a bank so Spidey makes puns, Peter goes to a lab and a fight with Doc Ock is shoe-horned in.

However, after the first issue, the book gets better as we feature Spidey battles with all-time great foes like the Vulture, the Lizard, Doctor Doom, Green Goblin, and Sandman. The stories are fun and make for light breezy reads. If you like simple Spidey away from all ways the Marvel 616 version have been messed up, this reads great. Also, if you want to introduce a kid to Spidey, this is a good book to do it with if you're afraid they won't be able to get into the originals. Although, these aren't on par with that.

My one complaint after the first issue is that the story reuses the art for the same opening page telling the story of how Peter got his powers.

Other than that, though, it's a fun book for kids and for fans who just want a simple continuity-free Spider-man story.



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