Essential Spider-Man, Vol. 10

The adventures of the Amazing Spider-Man continue as Peter Parker tries balancing his work problems and his love life, while Spider-Man faces enemies right and left!  See the web-spinner trade blows with the classics (Doctor Octopus, the Vulture), the deadly (Foolkiller, the Juggernaut), and the new (Ramrod, Speed Demon)!  Guest-starring the Fantastic Four, Moon Knight, the Black Cat, and the Punisher!

COLLECTING: Amazing Spider-Man #211-230 and Amazing Spider-Man Annual #15 -- written by Dennis O'Neil, Michael Fleisher, Bill Mantlo, J.M DeMatteis, Jan Strnad, and Roger Stern; and illustrated by John Romita Jr., Luke McDonnell, Bob McLeod, Alan Kupperberg, Bob Hall, Frank Miller, and Rick Leonardi.

"Denny O'Neil's run on this title is criminally underrated. He had a knack for spotlighting the  supporting cast as well as building subplots without losing the point of it all. He turns the reins over to Roger Stern, whom, along with Tom DeFalco, are my 'golden age' Spider-Man writers.

"John Romita, Jr. ... [we see] evolve as an artist, going from competent to incredible in only a couple of years. His action sequences are burned into my brain, with issues 229 and 230 ranking in my all-time top 10 comic books ever made. Nothing Can Stop the Juggernaut is a classic." -- Kris Shaw

"Overall, Volume 10 delivers a welcome reminder of what's been lost in both modern Spider-Man comics and the industry as a whole ... and that's a real shame. From the moment Spider-Man burst onto the pages of Amazing Fantasy #15, the character has always been about good, simple fun. Marvel's Essential series does a superb job of reminding readers of that, as well as providing them with great stories and compelling continuity. They're amazing, they're spectacular, they are, in every way, truly essential." -- Paul Bullock, starburstmagazine.com

"This book really shines, though, when one of my favorite Spider-Man writers of all time, Roger Stern, takes over. There's a fun Vulture story, a borderline goofy but still entertaining new Foolkiller, the reintroduction of a much more interesting version of the Black Cat and, of course, the classic 'Nothing Can Stop The Juggernaut.'

"Looking forward to the next volume, because I've read some but not all of Stern's early run, and I don't own most of it, so I'm looking forward to revisiting some of my favorite comics that I haven't read in probably two decades." -- Randy Lander, goodreads.com