One perfect moment: Amazing Spiderman

[sherkahn.insanejournal.com]

An old but goodie, when the hero was measured by the strength of his heart, not his might.

(If we are going to end One Perfect Moment, better to end it on a high note.)

From comicvine.

The set up. Ah heck, I don't compare to the masters. I'll let them do it... and let us step back in time to one of the defining moments in Peter Parker's life.











My youngest brother and his old frat bros are in town and they are staying over at my place. Some events bring out the kid in you, and as the designated driver, I was also the recipient of a dog pile... (minds out of the gutters). So, pinned underneath 3 'jolly' and loaded grown men, trying to struggle up, I was reminded of this scene, and had to post it. The final image is the pay off, but it NEEDS to have the tension and drama of the previous pages for the moment to work. And the boys will be in for a very rude awakening in the morning. Oh what fun....

Comments

[alschroeder.insanejournal.com]

I remember when that came out (yeah, I'm that old.) It was close to the same time as when the Galactus trilogy was coming out, Lee at the height of his scripting powers, and he wisely was giving Ditko credit for the plotting. Ditko left soon after this one, but like the Galactus thing, it was a trilogy and a defining moment for Spidey. It was one of the few where our lovable loser actually succeeded on several fronts. (I remember Parker finally negotiating with JJJ for the full value of the pics, to pay for Aunt May's medical bills.) Since Parker came out on the losing end most storylines, it was a welcome change.

You could FEEL the effort, the pain, that Spidey felt, lifting this locomotive sized piece of equipment, far beyond his usual strength. To me, and because of scenes like this, Ditko will always be THE Spidey artist---far beyond Romita (Sr. or Jr.) or Kane or the current flavor-of-the-month. Yeah, he drew ugly people...ordinary people. But he drew compelling scenes.

[vrbtm.livejournal.com (from insanejournal.com)]

Good commentary.

[vignettelante.insanejournal.com]

Thanks for posting. I only knew this scene from the version that was done on "Spectacular Spiderman" this season. This is quite epic (although that take on it had Gwen Stacy be right out of reach instead, which is a nice touch imo)

[qob.insanejournal.com]

yea, I'm that old too. The best Spiderman pages ever. the last page was as triumphant a scene as could be imagined. I gotta think Stan didn't really write the dialog so much as unveil it, it barely needs it.

[silverzeo.insanejournal.com]

Spectacular Spider-Man capture this really well.

[proteus_lives.insanejournal.com]

One of the finest Spidey moments ever.

[joysweeper.insanejournal.com]

He's got a lot of exposition here but, well, it's not a bad thing.

Man, I love this scene.

[(Anonymous)]

I particularly like the vertical post in the middle, showing the slow rise of the machine, giving you an idea of how heavy it is by showing how deep into the ground the post is.