{"product_id":"essential-spider-man-book-stan-lee-9780785102861","title":"Essential Spider-Man","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe Penguin Classics Marvel Collection presents the origin stories, seminal tales, and characters of the Marvel Universe to explore Marvel's transformative and timeless influence on an entire genre of fantasy.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eA Penguin Classics Marvel Collection Edition\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It is impossible to imagine American popular culture without Marvel Comics. For decades, Marvel has published groundbreaking visual narratives that sustain attention on multiple levels: as metaphors for the experience of difference and otherness; as meditations on the fluid nature of identity; and as high-water marks in the artistic tradition of American cartooning, to name a few. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This anthology contains twelve key stories from the first two years of Spider-Man's publication history (from 1962 to 1964). These influential adventures not only transformed the super hero fantasy into an allegory for the pain of adolescence but also brought a new ethical complexity to the genre--by insisting that with great power there must also come great responsibility. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A foreword by Jason Reynolds and scholarly introductions and apparatus by Ben Saunders offer further insight into the enduring significance of The Amazing Spider-Man and classic Marvel comics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Deluxe Hardcover edition features gold foil stamping, gold top stain edges, special endpapers with artwork spotlighting series villains, and full-color art throughout.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49576933523729,"sku":"GOR003944563","price":22.49,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ WELL_READ \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49654038561041,"sku":"GOR002690642","price":29.49,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":51137106706705,"sku":"CIN0785102868VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":51399847837969,"sku":"CIN0785102868G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":53499382989073,"sku":"GOR004359766","price":39.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0785102868.jpg?v=1751232691","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-au\/products\/essential-spider-man-book-stan-lee-9780785102861","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}