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Spider-Man: India TPB (Spider-Man Graphic Novels (Marvel Hardcover)) | 
 enlarge | Author: Jeevan Kang
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Category: Book
List Price: $9.99
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Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 514872
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 104
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 10 x 6.5 x 0.3
ISBN: 0785116400
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5973
EAN: 9780785116400
ASIN: 0785116400
Publication Date: May 18, 2005
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Product Description
Everybody knows the story of Spider-Man... but what if things had happened differently? What if it wasn't a New Yorker named Peter Parker, but an Indian teenager named Pavitr Prabhakar who was gifted with the abilities of the spider? Collects Spider-Man: India #1-4!
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Spider-man is in India! October 21, 2005
5 out of 8 found this review helpful
"SPIDER-MAN: INDIA" TP
writer/artist: Jeevan J. Kang
reprints the original M.S. "Spider-man: India" #1-4!
THE CAST OF CHARACTERS:
. Pavitr Prabhakar - is Peter Parker
. Uncle Bhim - is Uncle Ben
. Aunt Maya - is Aunt May
. Meera Jain - is Mary Jane
. Flash - is Flash Thompson
. Nalin Oberoi - is Norman Osborne
. Doctor - is Dr. Otto Octavius/Dr. Octopus
This is a what-if story. Pavitr Prabhakar is Spider-man. He is an Indian Boy. Divinity gives Pavitr the power(Spider-man's power) to fights the forces of evil that are about to come.
These are the strenghts & weaknesses of this book:
WEAKNESSES:
1. Pavitr is too masculine.
2. Jeevan Kang's Spider-man action sequences are not very clear & look stilted.
3. Uncle Bhim is not old enough(or do not look).
4. Spider-man's origin story is not strong at all. A radioactive spider should bites him(like the original), or etc.
STRENGHTS:
1. Pavitr & his circle of friends' allegory are strong and warmth(like the original). We meet his usual cast of characters-- Meera Jain, Flash, Uncle Bhim, & Aunt Maya.
2. Meera Jain is a very good character. She steals the show. She is the highpoint of this story.
3. The supernatural theme is good(surprise).
4. The artwork is pretty, despite some technical flaws.
Pavitr's physical appearance & personality turns me off. He is too masculine. His origin story is also not good. It could have been better.
It is not bad at all.
For Tsunami readers! For Spider-man fans!
These are the greatest Spider-man's stories of all-time:
l. Amazing Fantasy #15 - the very first appearance of Spider-man.(Stan Lee/Steve Ditko)
2. Amazing Spider-man #3 - Doctor Octopus humiliates Spider-man for the very first time(his 1st defeat).
3. Amazing Spider-man #18 - this is the greatest earlier issue up to this point. The Sandman makes an appearance.
4. Amazing Spider-man #25 - the very first & the best appearance of Spencer Smythe's Spider Slayer!
5. Amazing Spider-man #32-33 - this is the greatest Spider-man story of all-time!(Stan Lee/Steve Ditko)
6. Amazing Spider-man #36 - the first appearance of the Looter.
7. Amazing Spider-man #39-40 - the best Green Goblin story ever!
8. Amazing Spider-man #41-43 - the very first appearance of Mary Jane Watson!This 3-issue arc belongs to the top 5 greatest Spider-man stories of all-time!
9. Amazing Spider-man #44-45 - the best Lizard story ever!(S. Lee/ J. Romita Sr.)
10. Amazing Spider-man #50 - Many fans consider this the greatest Spider-man story of all-time!
11. Amazing Spider-man #96-98(Stan Lee/Gil Kane)
12. Amazing Spider-man #121-122
13. Amazing Spider-man #259
14. Amazing Spider-man #290-292 - MJ answers "yes" to Peter.
15. "Kraven's Last Hunt" arc
16. Amazing Spider-man annual #21
17. Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-man annual #7
18. Amazing Spider-man annual #1(S. Lee/S. Ditko)
19. Amazing Spider-man annual #3(S. Lee/S. Ditko)
20. Spectacular Spider-man #178-184
21. "Power & Responsibility" arc
22. Web Of Spider-man #84-89
23. Amazing Spider-man(vol.2) #30-35
24. Amazing Spider-man(vol.2) #38
FINAL ANALYSIS:
"Spider-man: India" TP
3 of 5 stars
*** = good, but subject to one's opinion
Rating: C+
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MILDLY RECOMMENDED!!!
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