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Peter Parker was bitten by a radioactive spider as a teenager, granting him spider-like powers. After the death of his Uncle Ben, which he could have prevented, Peter learned that "with great power, comes great responsibility." Swearing to always protect the innocent from harm, Peter Parker became the Amazing Spider-Man!

Which Spider-man graphic novel should I buy?

#1 Posted by ThePartridge (11 posts) - 9 months, 26 days ago - Show Bio

I'm just starting to get into comics and would like to buy a spider-man graphic novel however I'm not sure which I should buy -

Either 'Amazing Spider-man Ultimate Collection Book 1', 'Amazing Spider-man: Spider Island' or 'Marvel Platinum: Definitive Spider-man'?

Spider Island sounds a really interesting story however I'm not sure if I should start from the start of Amazing Spider-man, or read the so called best stories in Definitive Spider-man?

#2 Posted by Superguy0009e (1909 posts) - 9 months, 26 days ago - Show Bio

Ultimate Collection Book would be your best bet.

#3 Posted by ThePartridge (11 posts) - 9 months, 26 days ago - Show Bio

@Superguy0009e said:

Ultimate Collection Book would be your best bet.

I was just checking the prices and it seems like the cheapest I can get that is around £20, whereas I can get Spider Island at about £12...

Do I need any background knowledge for Spider Island? (I obviously know the origins and have a basic knowledge of the character)

#4 Posted by r3d_rob1n (534 posts) - 9 months, 26 days ago - Show Bio

@ThePartridge: You can follow Spider Island with no extra knowledge, however to truly enjoy it I recommend reading Big Time and Matters of Life and Death first. All of Slott's run has been great

#5 Posted by ThePartridge (11 posts) - 9 months, 26 days ago - Show Bio

@r3d_rob1n said:

@ThePartridge: You can follow Spider Island with no extra knowledge, however to truly enjoy it I recommend reading Big Time and Matters of Life and Death first. All of Slott's run has been great

Thanks, I think I'm going to go with 'Spider Island' as it seems to have lots of appearances of other characters, and as I'm new to it all I would like to see them all in action. I might read Matters of Life and Death afterwards - it doesn't have to be read chronologically right?

#6 Posted by r3d_rob1n (534 posts) - 9 months, 26 days ago - Show Bio

@ThePartridge: Things happen to Spidey in "Life and Death" that affect him in Spider-Island. You should have no trouble following the plot though, and you can always get filled in on the wiki here if you have questions

#7 Posted by Replicant0658 (82 posts) - 9 months, 26 days ago - Show Bio

At some point I would give the first volume of Ultimate Spider-man a go, it's a really great series and probably the definitive Spider-man book in my eyes!

#8 Posted by ThePartridge (11 posts) - 9 months, 23 days ago - Show Bio

Thanks for the advice guys, received Spider Island today and read it all in one day, it was great :)

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