Description
Author: Paul Jenkins – Illustrator: Mark Buckingham.
Heroes Don’t Cry. But you will if you read this one-shot :/
Paul Jenkins and Mark Buckingham’s run on Spidey tells the story of a young inner city boy named Jamal and his everyday life. Jamal’s life is not easy, his mom usually passes out on the filthy couch, his father is nowhere to be seen. However, Jamal likes to imagine he has Spider-Man, protecting him, caring for him. Now, this is a special kind of comic. The story doesn’t trivialize or diminish the real problems Jamal faces, and it explores topics we don’t normally see in superhero comics, such as morality.
This is a great comic to get you started if you are not familiar with the literature or characters.
- A heart-wrenching Marvel must-read.
- Great for new comic readers as well as more experienced ones.
- Publisher: Marvel Comics (2001)
