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40 Years Of The Amazing Spider-Man Win/Mac | 
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| From: Topics Entertainment
Category: Software
List Price: $49.99
Buy New: $49.95
You Save: $0.04
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Rating:  19 reviews
Sales Rank: 2742
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows Xp, Mac Os X, Windows Nt
Media: CD-ROM
Operating System: Windows 2000
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 9.6 x 7.9 x 1.9
MPN: CS-531s
Model: cs-513s
UPC: 781735805312
EAN: 0781735805312
ASIN: B0006Q7FEM
Release Date: November 15, 2004
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 11-disc CD-ROM collection of 500+ Spider-Man comic books | | • | Covers 40+ years of all Amazing Spider-Man comic books printed | | • | Mind-blowing 10 Milestones of Amazing Spider-Man | | • | Spider-Man's debut issue: The Amazing Fantasy #15 | | • | All articles and vintage ads, Spider's-Web column, and Bullpen Bulletins |
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Product Description
40 Years Of The Amazing Spider-Man collects forty years worth of the famous hero's adventures. Experience the thrills and action of Spider-Man, a teenage boy who learns the hard way that great power brings great responsibility. His trials and tribulations have thrilled young people for over a generation - now you can enjoy those thrills from the comfort of your desktop or laptop PC.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 14 more reviews...
 very good product October 12, 2008
I bought this for a friend who happens to be a big spiderman fan, he said it was a great gift and he still has not finish reading everything on yet. he likes the extras.
 Spider-Man February 21, 2006
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
An awesome detailed history; having to view it in Adobe can be awkward though.
Surprisngly good method to revisit comic books February 3, 2006
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I just got this last week and am even more pleased than I thought I would be. Despite the small flaws noted by others (primarily the omission of the annuals that are included in the FF collection) this is a terrific way to revist my youth. I started reading buying Spider-man somewhere between issues 10-20 (I was about 11) and have greatly enjoyed revisiting these stories.
Assuming that you have an interest in collecting/reading Spider-man, reaction to this product will largely depend on two questions: whether you are comfortable spening long stretches reading a computer screen (I am) and the size of the that screen. On my 19 inch LCD, choosing full screen presents a two page image almost exactly the size of the original comic books, and without the distracting interface, that is perfect to read. On a smaller screen, constant scrolling up/down and left/right might prove quite irritating.
Aside from the obvious cost effectiveness of this set, the experience (at least for me) is probably better than any of the hard copy reprints. The black and white reprints are just not acceptable to me. And while the Masterworks might present a somewhat higher quality image, the computer presentation--suprisingly--does a better job recreating the experience of reading the original book. The slightly yellowed appearance of the image, as well as the odd stain and tear, almost trick me into thinking I am rereading one of my old comics. And the inclusion of the contemporary ads and letter pages (complete with the trademark Marvel banter of the era) is just wonderful.
This collection is um.. amazing January 9, 2006
Overview: 501 complete comics(thats amazing spider-man #1-#500 and amazing fantasy #15 spideys debut issue) packed onto 11 cd-roms, so that you can follow the exploits of the web spinner as he fights hoods, super villions, colds, acne,etc.
Pros: I think spidey's the greatest and I love the idea that I can read amazing spider-man from 1963 to 2003 especially because I never would really have a chance to read most of the issues anyway because their expensive now.
Cons: Their are no annuals but other than that this collection is great
Top Buy for Spider-man Fans December 30, 2005
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
You'll note that this used to be available in CDs. Now the DVD version of Spider-man is available, but not at Amazon. You can get it cheaper at Tales of Wonder.
I have the CDs (maybe the DVDs will be different?). Unlike the FF set, they do not include annuals. The company has scanned in all the pages (including ads, Bullpen page, letter pages, and back cover) from actual issues. Often some of the pages are scanned in slightly crooked--what's the matter, don't you have time to line things up? (The FF version does a better job).
I thought it might be difficult reading the comics on a computer screen, but after a few pages I liked turning a page with the push of a button. If you have a bright monitor or laptop, the colors should look nice.
Make sure that you upgrade to Acrobat Reader 6 (included on the disk) so that the Marvel watermarks don't show on your screen. If you try to print a page the watermarks will (I believe) appear.
Overall, a wonderful addition for those who have the original issues but can't read them because of their value, for those who don't want to buy a bunch of the Masterworks titles, for those who want to see the comics with the original colors and printing quality, and for those who want to read all the issues in color. The cost of the total collection may seem high, but think about buying over 500 comics. That's less than a dime an issue--more than I paid years ago!
As Marvel does more of these (X-Men is out; an Avengers set is coming), they may "crash" the back issue market. People who have the comics may decide to buy these CDs and/or DVDs and sell their back issues.
Highly recommended.
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