The Amazing Spider-Man
The Amazing Spider-Man is a comic book series created by Stan Lee and published by Marvel Comics in 1963. It is the debut of Peter Parker: nerdy photographer by day, web-slinging crime fighter by night.
Parker was bitten by a radioactive spider, empowering him with arachnid agility, strength, and a sixth sense that forewarns danger, a.k.a. "spider sense." After the murder of his Uncle Ben, Peter vows to use his new-found powers to combat evil. The chief conflict in the series is not just between Spider-Man and supervillians, but between Spider-Man and Peter Parker.
"With great power comes great responsibility."
Spider-Man films
The first film in the Spider-Man franchise was released in 2002. It was directed by Sam Raimi, who also directed The Evil Dead, and starred Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker/Spider-Man and Kirsten Dunst as his love interest, Mary Jane Watson.
The film was a box-office smash, and it received an 89% rating at RottenTomatoes.com. The movie's plot is more closely aligned with the Ultimate Spider-Man comic books, a reboot of Stan Lee's original series, made in 2000. The chief difference is the nature of Spider-Man's web-shooters. In Lee's comics, Peter invented the contraption that allowed him to shoot webs; in the movie and Ultimate Spider-Man series the ability is granted to him when he is bitten by the radioactive spider.
Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark
The rock musical based on the Spider-Man franchise began production in 2007. It was a risky project that was met with numerous setbacks. The notable ones being the resignation of the director, Julie Taymor, the life-threatening injuries sustained by five cast members, and the ever-increasing budget.
The opening preview on November 28, 2010 attracted huge amounts of media attention, but reviews were mixed. Audiences responded well to the score, written and performed by Bono and The Edge, and the play has been described as "One of the most technically elaborate Broadway musicals of all time."
The Amazing Spider-Man (film)
An unreleased film based off the Marvel Comics' hero, Spider-Man. It is a reboot of Sam Raimi's films, and is intended to be more faithful to the original comic series. An article in Entertainment Weekly said the reboot would reinvent the franchise, just as Christopher Nolan did with Batman Begins and The Dark Knight. The decision to make the film was in response to the production company axing Raimi's "Spider-Man 4." It is rumored that this movie will be a "more gritty, contemporary redo of the series."
It stars Andrew Garfield, who also appeared in The Social Network, as the title character, and Emma Stone of Zombieland and The Help as Gwen Stacy. Set for release on July 3, 2012. Check out this blog for lots of info and behind-the-scenes extras.
Comics
The term "comic" comes from the Greek word komikos, meaning "pertaining to comedy." The comic strip as a medium arose in 1889 and gained popularity in the 20th century when they began to be published in newspapers and magazines. There are short panel comics whose visuals and text are mutually dependent on each other and combine to produce a (usually) humorous situation.
Comic strips were compiled to create comic books (sometimes referred to as "graphic novels") and they divided into sub-genres such as adventure, war, and superheroes. Competing publishers Marvel Comics and DC Comics control over 80% of the market.
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