BOOK REVIEW:
Bet that you had ever wanted to be a superhero at least once
in your lifetime. Most guys would agree with that, especially
during their juvenile years. Among all the popular superheroes,
most teenagers would probably identify and relate to Spider-Man
/ Peter Parker as he is less dark and omnipotent compared
to the other superheroes.
Let’s
take that daydream a step further and consider this; what
if you had just inherited the same radioactive spider power
as Peter Parker did? What if you were bitten by a radioactive
spider?
Now
Pete Parker / Spider-Man had gone through many tough tribulations
and wouldn’t you like to learn some valuable lesson
from him? Lessons like crime fighting and choosing a superhero
identity?
Well all this information and lot more are compiled into a
handbook that make your foray into the superhero world a whole
lot more easier than what Peter Parker had underwent.
With
this handbook, you get to learn how to roll with the punches
(incase your spidey sense couldn’t prevent you from
getting punched) or how to place a tracking device on your
stalking subjects? Superhero duties aside, it even give you
some advice on how to handle a relationship.
All
this in step by step instruction and some even come with illustrations.
As a novice with Spidey power, life can’t get any easier.
But
of course, one must separate the fantasy from reality and
not perform some of the feats that are taught in this handbook,
particularly jumping from rooftop to rooftop or scaling a
high-rise building. At least wait until you have been bitten
by a radioactive spider.
CHOICE XCERPT:
“Pete had to learn all of his spider - lessons through
trial and (more often) error. Lucky for you, fearless reader,
this book is designed to spare you the bumps and bruises of
the Spider-Man learning curve – accrue fraught with
villainous geniuses, gun-wielding thugs, venomous robot babies,
and past-due notices. The following pages will teach you how
to defect them all. They will teach you how to keep your marriage
together, if you’re into that sort of thing.”
EXTRA:
This handbook contains randomly inserted information on Spider-Man’s
most well known villain such as Venom and The Sandman (which
incidently will be featured in the latest Spider-Man’s
Movie).
In
this one page information that contain tidbits such as when
was their first appearance in the comics realm and the nature
of their power. There are also a brief summary of their history
with Spider-man. Nuff Said!
VERDICT:
Since
Spider-man 3 will be hitting town in a few months time, it
will be just the right book for the casual readers to pick
up to get into groove of things. But of course, it does feel
like this book is steered for the more juvenile crowds, so
be warned if you are already a serious fan who knew almost
everything about Spider-man.
Review
by Richard Lim Jr
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