Stan's Version: Amazing Spider-Man 1966

 

How did Stan Lee’s partnership with John Romita differ from his earlier, famously fraught collaboration with Steve Ditko?

And how does that shift play out on the comic book page?

Following his acclaimed series on the formative Ditko years, Rilstone turns his scholarly eye—and fannish heart—to the next era of The Amazing Spider-Man: the 1966 run, where John Romita gave Spidey a new face and Stan Lee gave him a new voice.

This new series offers close readings of each issue, with equal parts critical insight and Watsonian speculation. (When is Peter Parker’s birthday? Why is he always broke? And seriously—what is wrong with Aunt May?)

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It runs for seven days, until June 11th. I will attempt to answer any question anyone throws at me . Whether about the blog, Spider-Man, the price of fish, or any other subject.

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1: Your old pre-blog site contained much that is worthy of preservation, including your thoughts on the LotR films. Do you have any plans to restore these posts?

2: Who does the grail serve?