Blue note

Peter Parker, the evening of Valentine's Day (today), speaks into a tape recorder while he is isolated in an attic. He remembers his encounter with Gwen Stacy and his superhero debut. His meeting with Mary Jane, Harry Osborn, his early battles with the Vulture, the Green Goblin, the Lizard, Rhino and Kraven the hunter ...

If the album cover may seem completely anecdotal, the first page, all blue, electrified us. And then it's gone and never giving this beautiful album, directed by Jeff Loeb and Tim Sale, the most fabulous duo comics creators "postmodern", where nostalgia is mixed with current guns to give birth to timeless works.
The mastery of Jeff Loeb that the neophyte will learn many things as possible about the past of Spiderman, where the old fan with delight relive childhood memories. All without an ounce of infantilism, as six episodes are brilliantly narrated and dialogued, so we can read them with the same pleasure from 7 to 77!
Personally, when I went back to read comics, adult, and I reread the old Spiderman of my childhood, I was particularly disappointed by the obsolescence of the equipment of the 60s and 70s, especially infant. "Spiderman Blue" has been a revelation, evidence that could tell a story about this character for a perfectly adult readership ...
Divided into six chapters, each carrying the title of a standard jazz era ("My Funny Valentine", "Let's fall in love", "All of me" ... as romantic ballads, blues close, d hence the title of the album), the book flows alone and closes it with a heavy heart, upset at the idea of ​​leaving the characters as endearing.
The drawing-as for him, is absolutely unique. Tim Sale has peaked and is here a colorist completely in harmony with its graceful and magical trait, both sounding cartoonish but still incredibly fair! His style has something so timeless, so romantic, he became a specialist proofreading and stories set in the past.

This wonderful duet offered us other masterpieces: Daredevil: Yellow and Hulk: Gray Marvel, Batman: Halloween and Batman: Halloween 2, Batman: The Long Halloween, Batman: Bitter Victory in Rome and The Catwoman Superman seasons with DC Comics.