The Official Spider-Man TPB Discussion Thread

[Sean Whitmore]

You've asked for it, and I've finally decided to give it to you! My (eventual) generosity knows no bounds!

This thread is dedicated to discussion of the hundreds of collected (and original) volumes of the Spider-Man library. Ask for recommendations, find out what has and hasn't been collected, talk about your favorites, share any great deals you find in your online travels.

I'd like this to be as much a discussion thread as it is a recommendation one, and I'd like to see if we as a board can step up our game a bit. Threads about which Spidey costume is the best and what should happen in the 4th movie are fun and all, but let's try to be more substantive here.

This'll be a work in progress for a little while, so bear with me. The first few posts will continue to evolve over time, and for right now I've just thrown up some lists from older threads. If you see any mistakes or have any books to add, let's hear it.

TPB Links:
http://tplist.millarworld.net/spiderman.html
http://www.maelmill-insi.de/UHBMCC/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bibliog...der-Man_titles

Special thanks to bw38 for beginning the heavy lifting!


SEAN

[Sean Whitmore]

Chronological Collections

Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus Vol. 1 (1-38, Annual 1-2, Amazing Fantasy 15, Strange Tales Annual 2, Fantastic Four Annual 1)

Essential Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 1 (1-20, Amazing Fantasy 15)
Essential Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 2 (21-43, Annual 2-3)
Essential Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 3 (44-68)
Essential Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 4 (69-89, Annual 4-5)
Essential Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 5 (90-113)
Essential Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 6 (114-137, Giant-Size Super-Heroes 1, Giant-Size Spider-Man 1-2)
Essential Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 7 (138-160, Annual 10, Giant-Size Spider-Man 4-5)
Essential Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 8 (161-185, Annual 11, Giant-Size Spider-Man 6, Nova 12)

Essential Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man Vol. 1 (1-31)
Essential Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man Vol. 2 (32-53, Annual 1-2, Amazing Annual 13)
Essential Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man Vol. 3

Marvel Masterworks Vol. 1 (1-10)
Marvel Masterworks Vol. 2 (11-19, Ann. 1)
Marvel Masterworks Vol. 3 (20-30, Ann. 2)
Marvel Masterworks Vol. 4 (31-40)
Marvel Masterworks Vol. 5 (41-50, Ann. 3)
Marvel Masterworks Vol. 6 (51-61, Ann. 4)
Marvel Masterworks Vol. 7 (62-67, Ann. 5, Spec Spidey Magazine 1-2)
Marvel Masterworks Vol. 8 (68-77, Marvel Super Heroes 14)

Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 1: Coming Home (Vol. 2 30-35)
Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 2: Revelations (Vol. 2 36-39)
Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 3: Until The Stars Turn Cold (Vol. 2 40-45)
Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 4: The Life & Death of Spiders (Vol. 2 46-50)
Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 5: Unintended Consequences (Vol. 2 51-56)
Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 6: Happy Birthday (Vol. 2 57-58, 500-502)
Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 7: The Book of Ezekiel (503-508)
Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 8: Sins Past (509-514)
Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 9: Skin Deep (515-518)
Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 10: New Avengers (519-524)
Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 11: Civil War (Amazing 532-538)

Peter Parker Spider-Man Vol. 1: A Day in the Life
Peter Parker Spider-Man Vol. 2: One Small Break
Peter Parker Spider-Man Vol. 4: Trials and Tribulations
Peter Parker Spider-Man Vol. 5: Senseless Violence

Spectacular Spider-Man Vol. 1: The Hunger (1-5)
Spectacular Spider-Man Vol. 2: Countdown (6-10)
Spectacular Spider-Man Vol. 3: Here There Be Monsters (11-14)
Spectacular Spider-Man Vol. 4: Disassembled (15-20)
Spectacular Spider-Man Vol. 5: Sins Remembered (23-26)
Spectacular Spider-Man Vol. 6: The Final Curtain (21-22, 27, Peter Parker 39-41)

Marvel Knights Spider-Man Vol. 1: Down Among the Dead Men (1-4)
Marvel Knights Spider-Man Vol. 2: Venomous (5-8)
Marvel Knights Spider-Man Vol. 3: The Last Stand (9-12)
Marvel Knights Spider-Man Vol. 4: Wild Blue Yonder (13-18)
Marvel Knights Vol. 1 HC (1-12)

Sensational Spider-Man Vol. 1: Feral (23-27)
Sensational Spider-Man Vol. 2: Civil War (28-34)

Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, Vol. 1: Derailed (5-10)
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, Vol. 2: Mystery Date (11-16)

Untold Tales of Spider-Man (1-8)
Reprinted as Spider-Man Visionaries: Kurt Busiek 1

Spider-Man's Tangled Web Vol: 1 (1-6)
Spider-Man's Tangled Web Vol: 2 (7-11)
Spider-Man's Tangled Web Vol: 3 (12-17)
Spider-Man's Tangled Web Vol: 4 (18-22, Peter Parker 42-43)

Spider-Man: Death of Captain Stacy
Spider-Man: Death of Gwen Stacy
Spider-Man: Saga of the Alien Costume (Amazing 252-259)
Spider-Man: Round Robin: The Sidekick's Revenge (Amazing 353-358)
Spider-Man: Revenge of the Sinister Six (Spider-Man 18-23)
Spider-Man: Return of the Sinister Six (Amazing 334-339)
Spider-Man: Invasion of the Spider Slayers (Amazing 368-373)
Spider-Man: Carnage
Spider-Man: Assassin-Nation Plot (Amazing 320-325)
Spider-Man: Torment (Spider-Man 1-5)
Spider-Man: The Death of Jean DeWolff (Spectacular Vol. 1 107-110)
Spider-Man: Clone Genesis (Amazing 142-150)

SPIDER-MAN: VENOM RETURNS
SPIDER-MAN: WEDDING
SPIDER-MAN: NOTHING CAN STOP THE JUGGERNAUT
SPIDER-MAN: ORIGIN OF THE HOBGOBLIN
SPIDER-MAN: RETURN OF THE GOBLIN
SPIDER-MAN: REVELATIONS
SPIDER-MAN: REVENGE OF THE GREEN GOBLIN
Spider-Man: The Savage Land Saga (Sensational Vol. 1 13-15)

[Sean Whitmore]

Collected Storylines
These are for stories that crossed over into several Spidey books, or into other comics altogether.

Spider-Man: The Other: Evolve or Die (Amazing 525-528, Marvel Knights 19-22, Friendly Neighborhood 1-4)

Road to Civil War (Amazing 529-531, Fantastic Four 536-537, New Avengers: Illuminati)

Spider-Man: Clone Genesis

SPIDER-MAN: COSMIC ADVENTURES TPB (1993)

SPIDER-MAN: IDENTITY CRISIS TPB

SPIDER-MAN: MAXIMUM CARNAGE TPB (1994)

Spider-Man: Kraven's Last Hunt
Spider-Man: Son of the Goblin (Amazing 136-137, 312, Spectacular 189, 200)
Spider-Man: Revenge Of The Green Goblin TPB

[Sean Whitmore]

Collected Mini Series and Original Graphic Novels

Spider-Man/Black Cat: Evil That Men Do
Spider-Man/Doctor Octopus: Year One
Spider-Man/Doctor Octopus: Negative Exposure
Spider-Man/Human Torch: I'm With Stupid (digest)
Spider-Man: Blue


FANTASTIC FOUR/SPIDER-MAN CLASSIC TPB (2005)
SPIDER-MAN: BREAKOUT TPB (2005)
SPIDER-MAN: HOBGOBLIN LIVES TPB


Spider-Man/Wolverine

Spider-Man/Kingpin: To the Death

Spider-Man/Spider-Man 2099: Future Shock

Spider-Man: Fear Itself
Spider-Man: Parallel Lives
Spider-Man: Hooky
Spider-Man: Spirits of the Earth
Spider-Man/Dr. Strange: The Way to Dusty Death
Spider-Man: Quality of Life
Spider-Man: Made Men
Spider-Man: The Lost Years
Spider-Man: The Hobgoblin Lives
Deadly Foes of Spider-Man
Daredevil/Spider-Man: Usual Suspects
Spider-Man:
Spider-Man:
Spider-Man:
Spider-Man:
Spider-Man:
Spider-Man:
Spider-Man:
Spider-Man:
Spider-Man:

[Sean Whitmore]

Team-Ups, Anthologies, and Best-Ofs

Spider-Man vs. Silver Sable
Spider-Man vs. The Black Cat, Vol. 1
Spider-Man Visionaries, Vol. 1: Todd McFarlane
Spider-Man Legends Volume 2: Todd McFarlane Book 2 TPB
Spider-Man Legends Volume 3: Todd McFarlane Book 3 TPB
Spider-Man Legends Volume 4: Spider-Man & Wolverine TPB
Spider-Man Visionaries: John Romita, Sr.

GHOST RIDER & SPIDER-MAN: SPIRITS OF VENOM TPB

GREATEST SPIDER-MAN & DAREDEVIL TEAM-UPS TPB

SPIDER-MAN & X-MEN TEAM-UP TPB




SPIDER-MAN VISIONARIES: JOHN ROMITA, SR. TPB (2001)

SPIDER-MAN VS. DOCTOR DOOM

SPIDER-MAN VS. DOCTOR OCTOPUS TPB

SPIDER-MAN VS. GREEN GOBLIN TP

SPIDER-MAN VS. VENOM TRADE PAPERBACK

SPIDER-MAN'S GREATEST TEAM-UPS TPB

SPIDER-MAN: SPIDER-MAN'S GREATEST VILLAINS TPB

SPIDER-MAN: STRANGEST ADVENTURES TPB

VERY BEST OF SPIDER-MAN TPB

[Sean Whitmore]

Alternate Universe Spidey

Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 1:
Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 2:
Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 3:
Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 4:
Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 5:
Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 6:
Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 7: Irresponsible
Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 8: Cats and Kings
Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 9:
Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 10:
Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 11:
Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 12:
Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 13:
Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 14: Warriors

Marvel Adventures: Spider-Man Vol 1: The Sinister Six (1-4)
Marvel Adventures: Spider-Man Vol 2: Power Struggle (5-8)
Marvel Adventures: Spider-Man Vol 3: Doom with a View (9-12)
Marvel Adventures: Spider-Man Vol 4: Concrete Jungle (13-16)
Marvel Adventures: Spider-Man Vol 5: Monsters on the Prowl (17-20)
Marvel Adventures: Spider-Man Vol 6: The Black Costume (21-24)
Marvel Adventures: Spider-Man Vol 1 HC (1-8)

Marvel Age: Spider-Man Vol. 1: Spider-Man (1-4)
Marvel Age: Spider-Man Vol. 2: Everyday Hero (5-8)
Marvel Age: Spider-Man Vol. 3: Swingtime (9-12)
Marvel Age: Spider-Man Vol. 4: The Goblin Strikes (13-16)
Marvel Age: Spider-Man Vol. 5: Spidey Strikes Back (17-20)

Marvel Age: Spider-Man Team-Up Vol. 1: A Little Help from My Friends (1-5)

Spider-Man: India (1-4)

Spider-Man Manga

House of M: Spider-Man

Spider-Man: Reign

Spider-Man Adventures (1-5)

MARVEL AGE SPIDER-MAN/DR. OCTOPUS: OUT OF REACH DIGEST
MARVEL CHILLERS: SPIDER-MAN & THE MARK OF THE MAN WOLF

[1WEBHEAD]

Two years, Whitmore?!

Did anybody read SpiderMan India?

Was it any good?

[1WEBHEAD]

How was SpiderMan: Break Out?

What's it about?

Is it worth checking out?

[Sean Whitmore]

Two years, Whitmore?!

And next year, I'll update the Rules Thread!


SEAN

[1WEBHEAD]

And next year, I'll update the Rules Thread!


SEAN

We have a rules thread?










:p

On topic I suggest these SpiderMan books if you are hungry for a "Spidey on the edge!":

Marvel Knights Spider-Man Vol. 1: Down Among the Dead Men
Marvel Knights Spider-Man Vol. 2: Venomous
Marvel Knights Spider-Man Vol. 3: The Last Stand

For a lighthearted read I suggest:

Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, Vol. 1: Derailed
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, Vol. 2: Mystery Date

:)

[Cody H]

How was SpiderMan: Break Out?

What's it about?

Is it worth checking out?

Meh.... The artwork is good but the story is just okay. I'd say you can do without it.

[Sean Whitmore]

Meh.... The artwork is good but the story is just okay. I'd say you can do without it.

Yeah, nothing to write home about. It was sold mainly on the strength of tying in to the first New Avengers storyline. Great if you like obscure villains teaming up and fighting each other, though.


SEAN

[Will.S]

Spider-Man Breakout is like a slightly inferior version of Villains United but with MU villains. If you for some reason love Crossfire, Mandrill, Mr. Fear, The Controller and the U-Foes, this book is for you.

[1WEBHEAD]

Meh.... The artwork is good but the story is just okay. I'd say you can do without it.

Yeah, nothing to write home about. It was sold mainly on the strength of tying in to the first New Avengers storyline. Great if you like obscure villains teaming up and fighting each other, though.


SEAN

Spider-Man Breakout is like a slightly inferior version of Villains United but with MU villains. If you for some reason love Crossfire, Mandrill, Mr. Fear, The Controller and the U-Foes, this book is for you.

Thanks guys. I think I'll just skim through it at the store.:)

[Sean Whitmore]

Seeing that this story was collected in a trade makes me think to bring this up...

Round Robin: The Sidekick's Revenge. What the HELL was up with that story?

The plot itself was a straightforward super hero adventure, but how friggin WEIRD is it that it was a plot line in Amazing Spider-Man?

It was not written by series regular David Micheline, but rather by Al Milgrom. (Though it was drawn by Bagley, in what was only his second story as regular ASM artist)

The story was about a relatively minor supporting character from Moon Knight teaming up with old-time bad guys from the '70s Captain America run to kidnap Nova from New Warriors. To get him back, Spider-Man teamed up with Night Thrasher, Moon Knight, Punisher, and Darkhawk. Along the way, they faced such henchmen as the Seekers, three guys in armor who made exactly one appearance in Fantastic Four years earlier, and one member of the Wrecking Crew.

This was 1991. Moon Knight and the New Warriors both had their respective series. What the heck was this doing in Amazing Spider-Man? And as a SIX-ISSUE arc, no less (albeit released over three months)? It's commonplace today, but again, this was 1991.

It's just strange, is all. It's like Micheline was out with the flu, so Milgrom decided to say, "Hey, Spidey fans, here's all these other heroes who's books you could be buying!"


SEAN