{"product_id":"the-art-of-the-amazing-spider-man-9781506746586","title":"The Art of the Amazing Spider-Man","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis oversized hardcover gallery collects iconic original art from \u003ci\u003eThe Amazing Spider-Man\u003c\/i\u003e #39-122, is accompanied by essays from comics editor John Lind, and featured an introduction by Brian Michael Bendis.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Amazing Spider-Man\u003c\/i\u003e has remained the flagship title for the classic Marvel Comics character Spider-Man for over six decades. Stan Lee and Steve Ditko co-created the character in 1962, and it quickly became a sensation. Then, with \u003ci\u003eThe Amazing Spider-Man\u003c\/i\u003e #39, John Romita Sr. replaced Ditko as the main artist and began an epic run. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis oversized Bullpen Books edition focuses on Romita's work on \u003ci\u003eASM\u003c\/i\u003e from 1966 to 1973, a run that would dramatically reshape the world of Spider-Man and his alter ego, Peter Parker. With his unmatched skill in dynamic layouts and composition, Romita, working alongside Stan Lee on some of Spider-Man's most enduring storylines and with contributions from a supporting cast of legendary Marvel Bullpen contributor--including Gil Kane, John Buscema, Jim Mooney, and Mike Esposito--would help lead Spider-Man to even greater heights in pop culture. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis evolution told through essays, covers, and original artwork-including seven full \u003ci\u003eASM\u003c\/i\u003e stories, reproduced from the original art in the Marvel Comics archives-allows readers to engage with and appreciate the legacy of some of \u003ci\u003eThe Amazing Spider-Man\u003c\/i\u003e's most important contributors. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBullpen Books is a new series of art books that honors the work of legendary Marvel Comics characters and creators, starting with \u003ci\u003eThe Art of the Amazing Spider-Man\u003c\/i\u003e in Fall 2024! This oversized hardcover features essays on work by John Romita Sr. and Gil Kane, covers, and original art scans from the Marvel archives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dark Horse Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/22\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781506746586\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200","brand":"John Romita","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44589893779637,"sku":"9781506746586","price":50.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_65eab406-c6f9-413d-a795-733bcb137627.jpg?v=1724733948","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-art-of-the-amazing-spider-man-9781506746586","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}