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| Amazing Spider-Man Complete Comic Book Collection Win/Mac | 
 enlarge | From: Git Corporation
Category: Software
List Price: $49.99
Buy New: $33.99
You Save: $16.00 (32%)
New (7) Used (1) from $29.95
Avg. Customer Rating:  40 reviews
Sales Rank: 382
Format: Dvd-rom
Platforms: Windows Me, Mac Os X, Windows Xp, Windows 2000
Media: DVD-ROM
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.5 x 1.4
MPN: 100722
Model: 90004
UPC: 791149900046
EAN: 0791149900046
ASIN: B000HKIM7Q
Release Date: October 9, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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 Not what you pay for December 21, 2006
11 out of 41 found this review helpful
I ordered this for a relative of mine as a Christmas gift, thinking it was the version pictured. Why shouldn't it be? I mean, there's a picture of it, and if it's not really what it says it is, isn't that illegal??? Anyway, I read the other reviews for the item which were posted months earlier, hoping that Amazon had straightened the issue out and now offered the latest version pictured instead of the older edition which is only complete up until June 2006. I was wrong. The version that I received, 3 days before Christmas, is in fact the older edition. It is not the amazing gift that I had imagined, in fact, this Amazing Spiderman collection isn't really amazing at all. My recommendation is to buy elsewhere, where you know that what you get is what you paid for. Speaks very lowly of Amazon as a whole. What else will I buy that is not the same as what is pictured???
 Top Buy for Spider-man Fans December 10, 2006
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
Like the Avengers, FF, and X-Men runs, the company has scanned in all the pages (including ads, Bullpen page, letter pages, and back cover) from actual issues. Some of the pages are scanned in slightly crooked--what's the matter, don't you have time to line things up? (Probably another out-sourced job.)
I thought it might be difficult reading the comics on a computer screen, but after a few pages I liked turning a page with the push of a button. If you have a bright monitor or laptop, the colors should look nice.
Make sure that you upgrade to the latest Acrobat Reader (a copy on the disk) so that the Marvel watermarks don't show on your screen. If you try to print a page the watermarks will (I believe) appear.
Overall, a wonderful addition for those who have the original issues but can't read them because of their value, for those who don't want to buy a bunch of the Masterworks titles, for those who want to see the comics with the original colors and printing quality, and for those who want to read all the issues in color. The cost of the total collection may seem high, but think about buying over 500 comics. That's less than a dime an issue--more than I paid years ago!
As Marvel does more of these, they may "crash" the back issue market. People who have the comics may decide to buy these DVDs and sell their back issues.
Highly recommended.
Be careful of defective copies November 7, 2006
2 out of 10 found this review helpful
I rate this 5 stars based on my knowledge of the Fantastic Four and X-Men complete editions. I'm writing this review to warn people about my receiving 2 defective copies of the Spider-Man version from Amazon. I'll have to try a 3rd time.
Absolutely worth the price. October 28, 2006
24 out of 27 found this review helpful
I'm not a Spider-Man fan. I love POWERS, THE ULTIMATES, SUPREME POWER, PLANETARY and other stuff by Warren Ellis, Brian Michael Bendis, et.al. So when I bought this, I wondered if spending a whopping $49 would be worth it.
I wanted to read Straczynski's recent run of Spider-Man, but if I was going to spend about $20 on a graphic novel, why not spend a little more for the whole thing. And that's just what you get. In addition to getting Straczynski's 4-year run (which includes Spider-Man's evolution and discovery of his totemic powers), you get everything leading up to JUNE 2006 (which is just like 3 issues ago!). And all on 1 DVD-ROM.
True, the Cons are that when it comes to Crossovers, you only get the Amazing Spider-Man stories and reading it off your computer isn't as fun as reading the actual comics -- but that doesn't compare to getting the entire run. It's like complaining about getting a free PS3, XBox360 AND Nintendo Wii, because the box didn't come with it or you're missing one controller.
$50 may seem steep, but if comics cost $3 now, so for the price of like one or two months worth of comics -- or for 2 books, you get everything. And it's true, you can just print out the pages if you want (so if you want to abuse your office or school's printer, go for it!)
MUST HAVE FOR ANY SPIDER-MAN FAN! October 18, 2006
17 out of 17 found this review helpful
This set has got everything. Almost every major Spider-man moment is in this collection. From Spider-man's first appearance in Amazing Fantasy #15, his wedding, and not to forget those great super-villain battles with the Green Goblin and Venom.
Each issue is scanned in .pdf format. It has all the original colors, ads, and fan mail printed. They are all organized by year and it says they are all printable. If you are looking for the entire Stan Lee and John Romita Sr.'s run, here it is. It is great to see where Todd Mcfarlane, the creator of Spawn got his start on old webhead. J. Michael Strackzynski, the writer of Babylon 5 also takes a crack at Spider-man's life.
The collection covers the beginning from Amazing Fantasy #15 to Amazing Spiderman #531, which is around the start of Marvel's Civil War.
Instead of spending thousands of dollars on purchasing back issues, you can own this entire collection for around $40-$45. If you have the ink, you can print out any issue to your heart's desire.
The only drawbacks are around the 80s when several spider-man books begin to crossover. You only get a part of the story in Kraven's Last Hunt or Maximum Carnage. One major moment of Spider-man's life is left out, where he fights Harry Osborn as Green Goblin. The conclusion of that story took place in The Spectacular Spider-man title. That problem is going to fixed in the future as GIT Corp. has plans to release a complementary collection dvd that includes The Spectacular Spider-man, Web of Spiderman, and Peter Parker: Spider-man. They say on the boards that it will be out by fall of next year, but you never know with this company. I waited about six months for this dvd after it was delayed from its original release date from march.
Now that I have it, I cannot wait to dig into the mythos of the old webhead. I recommend this to anyone who loves comics and loves Spider-man.
Be sure to look out for the Ultimate Spider-man collection and there are a few others like the Hulk, Daredevil, Iron Man, and Captain America collections that are due out next year.
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