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Spider-Man (comic)

The book Spider-Man (comic) was made into the movie Spider-Man.

Which one did you like better, the book or the movie?  There are 10 votes for the book, and 5 votes for the movie.

Book details for Spider-Man (comic)

Spider-Man (comic) was written by Stan Lee. The book was published in 1997 by Berkley Publishing Group. More information on the book is available on Amazon.com.

Stan Lee also wrote Fantastic Four (comic) and The Incredible Hulk: (comic) (1978).

 

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Movie details for Spider-Man

The movie was released in 2002 and directed by Sam Raimi, who also directed A Simple Plan (1998) and For Love of the Game (1999). Spider-Man was produced by Sony Pictures. More information on the movie is available on Amazon.com.

Actors on this movie include Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Alfred Molina, Rosemary Harris, J.K. Simmons, Donna Murphy, Daniel Gillies, Dylan Baker, Bill Nunn, Vanessa Ferlito, Aasif Mandvi, Willem Dafoe, Cliff Robertson, Ted Raimi, Elizabeth Banks (II), Bruce Campbell, Gregg Edelman, Elya Baskin and Mageina Tovah.

 

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More than a few critics hailed Spider-Man 2 as "the best superhero movie ever," and there's no compelling reason to argue--thanks to a bigger budget, better special effects, and a dynamic, character-driven plot, it's a notch above Spider-Man in terms of e... Read More
More than a few critics hailed Spider-Man 2 as "the best superhero movie ever," and there's no compelling reason to argue--thanks to a bigger budget, better special effects, and a dynamic, character-driven plot, it's a notch above Spider-Man in terms of emotional depth and rich comic-book sensibility. Ordinary People Oscar®-winner Alvin Sargent received screenplay credit, and celebrated author and comic-book expert Michael Chabon worked on the story, but it's director Sam Raimi's affinity for the material that brings Spidey 2 to vivid life. When a fusion experiment goes terribly wrong, a brilliant physicist (Alfred Molina) is turned into Spidey's newest nemesis, the deranged, mechanically tentacled "Doctor Octopus," obsessed with completing his experiment and killing Spider-Man (Tobey Maguire) in the process. Even more compelling is Peter Parker's urgent dilemma: continue his burdensome, lonely life of crime-fighting as Spider-Man, or pursue love and happiness with Mary Jane Watson (Kirsten Dunst)? Molina's outstanding as a tragic villain controlled by his own invention, and the action sequences are nothing less than breathtaking, but the real success of Spider-Man 2 is its sense of priorities. With all of Hollywood's biggest and best toys at his disposal, Raimi and his writers stay true to the Marvel mythology, honoring Spider-Man creators Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, and setting the bar impressively high for the challenge of Spider-Man 3. --Jeff Shannon