I was in college in 1987 and just getting back into comics when this came out. There was nothing like it at the time you can imagine how cool this was at a time with minimal collected editions. I hoped these would be successful but had no idea! I was able to use them to fill in runs of unaffordable books. I was able to get FF 51-300 over the years and the Masterworks gave me access to 1-50. Hope they are always in print!
Dang it Omar. I have the omnibus, the epic collection, some of the original issues, the Penguin book, the Mighty Marvel Masterworks - and now you're making me want to buy this! Can't resist Classic Spidey.
I still have the first five Spiderman Masterworks that I started getting way back in ‘87 along with the first few X-Men and Avengers Masterworks. Classics!
WOW!!!! I graduated in 1987. DECADES AGO!!!! LOL. I love your review, Omar! And I truly love the comparison with the quality. Love the Steve Ditko 9 panels!!! So cool!
Received mine yesterday. It really is lovely. The updated artwork in ASM 1 & 5 is sometimes subtle, but definitely noticeable. Finer line weights and better detail. Occasionally a color adjustment. Thanks to Cory Sedlmeier and everyone who is driving this Back-to-Print initiative.
I bought the 1st 28 Marvel Masterworks. Even then it was cheaper to buy them because the price of the actual comics was very high. My copy of this particular Marvel Masterworks retailed for $29.95. What I found interesting is on the cover the background behind the title “Amazing Fantasy “ was a sky blue instead of the brown as it appears on the actual cover. Also of note is on the end pages they would show a picture of the current Masterwork and the cover of the next Masterwork.
I've been buying SOME of the MMW's since day one. I kept buying the X-Men ones, but... now I'm pausing, because Mutant Massacre, Fall of the Mutants, Inferno, etc cover everything in omnibus format. It's killing me to break the run, though!!!
Not quite a Masterworks collector since day one; I didn't find out about them until they had published the first three volumes back in 1987-88, but I've been getting them all ever since. Looking forward to the big improvement over my 1988 edition!! The brown at the top of the cover to Amazing Fantasy 15 and the forest green on the cover to ASM #1 are spot on to the actual 1962 floppies, so it has my seal of approval.
Disappointed to see that they have not used the photographed copies of the original printed editions as they did with the Taschen edition. Similar to your comparison with DVD/Blu-ray, I feel the Taschen is like the using the film negative, and the (Re)Masterworks is like a digital upscale. Sure it is the same image, but it doesn't represent the true originally printed comic.
I love the Masterworks. They have an editorial quality better than the Omnibuses, but with a design made for actually reading instead of decorating shelves.
Looking through the comparison, I didn't notice anything completely different, besides minor changes here and there. I truly appreciate the work that the Marvel team performs to restore these books, but I don't see myself getting an entire set of these instead of the "Amazing Spider-Man" omnibuses I already have. That said, I have the Masterworks from Volume 18 onwards, so I love the format and will continue to reap the benefits of it. But for these minor changes, I don't think I can justify spending the money.
I remember back in the day when my local comic shop had these HARDCOVERS for $10. Sure if was random volumes, but I didn’t care (probably still wouldn’t tbh). I still remember how pissed I was when it went up to $20, then $30. Now they don’t have a single one lol, but PLENTY of omnibus (some at a discount).
While I am a huge Masterworks fan,I have the first 5 omnibus volumes of Amazing Spider-Man and I am more than satisfied with those.My Spider-Man Masterworks collection starts at vol.18 to current.Love the format but just can't justify the purchase.
I rewatched this video with my 1987 masterworks and compared the same pages that Omar flipped through and I was surprised to see how different the coloring was. For example: that comparison with Aunt May’s hat from issue 1 was green with a purple trim in the ‘87 printing compared to orange and red in the new printing. Background colors, the sky, walls, clothing etc, were different on many panels. I guess if I want more accurate colors I’ll need to update my old Masterworks as the new ones come out.
Love those reprint covers. Only thing missing is the changes made in those marvel tales issues. I think the colour unused cover was in marvel tales too.
Naaah.. I didn't see enough reasons to change with this my 2015 copy.. the details you have pointed out are not significant at all to me. One of the biggest differences is, I don't know if you have noticed, the cover of Amazing Fantasy! Look at that building to the right behind Spider-Man! It's like in a completely different angle or something. But it's definitely bigger in one of the versions than the other! :)
Thanks for the review. In my mind i was thinking that 'Remasterworks' meant they would be using touched-up all original scans like in the oversized Taschen books. I guess not. Although it is good that the fidelity is better.
The announcement of this reprint initiative (along with Amazon destroying Comixology)got me back into collecting MMWs in a big way. I had a small collection of black and silver volumes over a decade ago, but I was a poor college student and as they fell OOP I felt I needed the money more. Now with more disposable income I’ve decided to restart with a marble cover collection so I’m now keeping up with current releases and working backwards, and ordering all the new reprints. Such a good time to jump in! I hope demand keeps up.
Haha funny this is back in print now, i caved and bought the Taschen version of the complete reprint of Spidermans first 20 issues i believe, might be one too look into, i think its the only collected version you dont have for this 🤣
I'm looking forward to these as I have them pre-ordered. I've been getting masterworks for the last couple of years. I'm liking the added content though I really wish they would add the letters pages.
I remember when the first volume came out. I was hooked. I loved the endpapers that showed the next volume. I missed out on some of the Comicraft issues and some of the original reprints (which bummed me out) The long pause between the original run and the restart in 2003 was torture. I wish they would add more of the Atlas and Timely comics, but I guess it is called "Marvel Masterworks". At this point, I have all but given up on getting any more of those eras from Marvel. At least DC is reprinting their GA and SA in Omni format. They are not as well done as the MM series, but I still get those cost prohibitive issues. Yet another shout out to finish off the GA and SA books please. (Sgt. Fury, Young All-Stars, Marvel Comics, Howling Commandos etc.)
I have the original 1987 1st Print of this ASM Vol. 1 Masterworks Hardcover. What's the difference between this and that? I was hoping you'd also compare the OG to this Re-Masterworks. Does anyone know???
So this is the first 10 spiderman comics ever made? Im looking to read the original amazing spiderman run and not sure how to go about it, i would like a way to read the first 100 issues
I hate Kraven's last hunt, I don't like Michellini's job on Spider-man. I read a little of Straczynski's Spider-man, and it didn't like me... But Stan and Ditko's Spider-man is the BEST.
If there's no difference between the standard cover and direct market cover, if the contents are the same, why bother with the direct market cover? Who cares if it's limited to 800-something copies?
@@NearMintCondition I guess I'm just not a "true" collector. I care about the contents, and the only difference from the standard edition is the "rare" dust jacket. I don't get it.
I hate Kraven's last hunt, I don't like Michellini's job on Spider-man. I read a little of Straczynski's Spider-man, and it didn't like me... But Stan and Ditko's Spider-man is the BEST.
I was in college in 1987 and just getting back into comics when this came out. There was nothing like it at the time you can imagine how cool this was at a time with minimal collected editions. I hoped these would be successful but had no idea! I was able to use them to fill in runs of unaffordable books. I was able to get FF 51-300 over the years and the Masterworks gave me access to 1-50. Hope they are always in print!
Dang it Omar. I have the omnibus, the epic collection, some of the original issues, the Penguin book, the Mighty Marvel Masterworks - and now you're making me want to buy this! Can't resist Classic Spidey.
LOL I have the original 1st Print of this! What do I do!?
@@danielmitchel31310If you're confused with it, then you can send it to me 😁
I still have the first five Spiderman Masterworks that I started getting way back in ‘87 along with the first few X-Men and Avengers Masterworks. Classics!
WOW!!!! I graduated in 1987. DECADES AGO!!!! LOL. I love your review, Omar! And I truly love the comparison with the quality. Love the Steve Ditko 9 panels!!! So cool!
Received mine yesterday. It really is lovely. The updated artwork in ASM 1 & 5 is sometimes subtle, but definitely noticeable. Finer line weights and better detail. Occasionally a color adjustment. Thanks to Cory Sedlmeier and everyone who is driving this Back-to-Print initiative.
I've decided to wait for the re-remasterworks edition.
😂
I bought the 1st 28 Marvel Masterworks. Even then it was cheaper to buy them because the price of the actual comics was very high. My copy of this particular Marvel Masterworks retailed for $29.95. What I found interesting is on the cover the background behind the title “Amazing Fantasy “ was a sky blue instead of the brown as it appears on the actual cover.
Also of note is on the end pages they would show a picture of the current Masterwork and the cover of the next Masterwork.
I've been buying SOME of the MMW's since day one. I kept buying the X-Men ones, but... now I'm pausing, because Mutant Massacre, Fall of the Mutants, Inferno, etc cover everything in omnibus format. It's killing me to break the run, though!!!
Not quite a Masterworks collector since day one; I didn't find out about them until they had published the first three volumes back in 1987-88, but I've been getting them all ever since. Looking forward to the big improvement over my 1988 edition!!
The brown at the top of the cover to Amazing Fantasy 15 and the forest green on the cover to ASM #1 are spot on to the actual 1962 floppies, so it has my seal of approval.
Disappointed to see that they have not used the photographed copies of the original printed editions as they did with the Taschen edition. Similar to your comparison with DVD/Blu-ray, I feel the Taschen is like the using the film negative, and the (Re)Masterworks is like a digital upscale. Sure it is the same image, but it doesn't represent the true originally printed comic.
I love the Masterworks. They have an editorial quality better than the Omnibuses, but with a design made for actually reading instead of decorating shelves.
5:44 Honestly underneath the dust jacket, it looks like the ASM 36 cover.
this made my day! so happy to help and give you the tools you need for a great video and technical analysis as always
p.s. this MMW was sealed bc I read it all in the latest print of the Omnibus I bought when I first started collecting after watching NMC overview!
Looking through the comparison, I didn't notice anything completely different, besides minor changes here and there. I truly appreciate the work that the Marvel team performs to restore these books, but I don't see myself getting an entire set of these instead of the "Amazing Spider-Man" omnibuses I already have. That said, I have the Masterworks from Volume 18 onwards, so I love the format and will continue to reap the benefits of it. But for these minor changes, I don't think I can justify spending the money.
I remember back in the day when my local comic shop had these HARDCOVERS for $10. Sure if was random volumes, but I didn’t care (probably still wouldn’t tbh). I still remember how pissed I was when it went up to $20, then $30. Now they don’t have a single one lol, but PLENTY of omnibus (some at a discount).
Started day 1 have every one. Upgraded as the upgrades happened and gave the prior version away or sold em.
While I am a huge Masterworks fan,I have the first 5 omnibus volumes of Amazing Spider-Man and I am more than satisfied with those.My Spider-Man Masterworks collection starts at vol.18 to current.Love the format but just can't justify the purchase.
I recently sold off most of my comic collection with the intent of replacing some of it with Masterworks. These look like a solid choice.
I rewatched this video with my 1987 masterworks and compared the same pages that Omar flipped through and I was surprised to see how different the coloring was. For example: that comparison with Aunt May’s hat from issue 1 was green with a purple trim in the ‘87 printing compared to orange and red in the new printing. Background colors, the sky, walls, clothing etc, were different on many panels. I guess if I want more accurate colors I’ll need to update my old Masterworks as the new ones come out.
Love those reprint covers. Only thing missing is the changes made in those marvel tales issues. I think the colour unused cover was in marvel tales too.
the original unused cover to AF 15 by Steve Ditko was published in color in the AMSM MMW vol1 Softcover from 1992
I was just starting to collect Spider-Man epic collections might have to buy this too.
Naaah.. I didn't see enough reasons to change with this my 2015 copy.. the details you have pointed out are not significant at all to me. One of the biggest differences is, I don't know if you have noticed, the cover of Amazing Fantasy! Look at that building to the right behind Spider-Man! It's like in a completely different angle or something. But it's definitely bigger in one of the versions than the other! :)
Thanks for the review. In my mind i was thinking that 'Remasterworks' meant they would be using touched-up all original scans like in the oversized Taschen books. I guess not. Although it is good that the fidelity is better.
The announcement of this reprint initiative (along with Amazon destroying Comixology)got me back into collecting MMWs in a big way. I had a small collection of black and silver volumes over a decade ago, but I was a poor college student and as they fell OOP I felt I needed the money more. Now with more disposable income I’ve decided to restart with a marble cover collection so I’m now keeping up with current releases and working backwards, and ordering all the new reprints. Such a good time to jump in! I hope demand keeps up.
what a coincidence that this drops today when I reached the issues where peter finally marries mj. I'm super close to todd mcfarlane's era!🎉🎉🎉🎉
Getting this 💯
So which is better?
I like these old comics
I’m still holding out for a box set like Xmen Children of the Atom
Haha funny this is back in print now, i caved and bought the Taschen version of the complete reprint of Spidermans first 20 issues i believe, might be one too look into, i think its the only collected version you dont have for this 🤣
I'm looking forward to these as I have them pre-ordered. I've been getting masterworks for the last couple of years. I'm liking the added content though I really wish they would add the letters pages.
damn it. I have to collect the remasterworks now
Got the latest printing of the omnibus but if I didnt I might have got this haha
At what point is enough enough? There are more Spider man vol 1 reissues than The Who reissues.
I started with the originals. Then rebought them when they restarted with the Comic Craft (?) covers.
I remember when the first volume came out. I was hooked. I loved the endpapers that showed the next volume. I missed out on some of the Comicraft issues and some of the original reprints (which bummed me out) The long pause between the original run and the restart in 2003 was torture. I wish they would add more of the Atlas and Timely comics, but I guess it is called "Marvel Masterworks". At this point, I have all but given up on getting any more of those eras from Marvel. At least DC is reprinting their GA and SA in Omni format. They are not as well done as the MM series, but I still get those cost prohibitive issues. Yet another shout out to finish off the GA and SA books please. (Sgt. Fury, Young All-Stars, Marvel Comics, Howling Commandos etc.)
I have the original 1987 1st Print of this ASM Vol. 1 Masterworks Hardcover. What's the difference between this and that? I was hoping you'd also compare the OG to this Re-Masterworks.
Does anyone know???
Will they ever continue the tpb marvel masterworks with Dean White's painted covers by any chance?
I still prefer collecting in Omnibus format. Love those big spines on my shelf!
I was really curious to see what rhese would look like. Not enough for me to "upgrade" especially with the Taschen edition sitting on my shelves.
Gonna have to stick with the omni's for now, I got too many books to add to my collection as it is and precious little room to store them.
Damn it am I convinced to collect these in my 4th format??
Wow insane!
Omar, do you know if the Remasterworks are going to continue after the 8th edition (vol 1 of Hulk) ? If so do you have any release dates ?
I will be asking.
Thank you
11:43 I wet my shorts if anyone can tell does the original cost can you tell where did you get it?
Will spider woman mmw vol 1 be reprinted? How is Marvel determining which ones to reprint? Thank you.
Chronologically Marvel is re starting with the oldest Masterworsk so no they will not reprint Spider Woman because it would take 30 years.
@@Blarsfengard ouch! Thanks
I'm collecting ASM in Omnibus format and using Epics as placeholders so can't really justify MMWs also 😅
Is the May 30 release date an update from the original May 9 date?
Nice
So they are restarting with different covers so even if you have some they want to make sure they don't match on your shelf?
Uh...no
No there’s two covers. Every marvel masterwork has a plain silver cover and a variant cover.
So this is the first 10 spiderman comics ever made? Im looking to read the original amazing spiderman run and not sure how to go about it, i would like a way to read the first 100 issues
Yes it is. And there are Omnis of this run available too.
@NearMintCondition okay thank you, what is an omnis?
I hate Kraven's last hunt, I don't like Michellini's job on Spider-man. I read a little of Straczynski's Spider-man, and it didn't like me... But Stan and Ditko's Spider-man is the BEST.
nice
If there's no difference between the standard cover and direct market cover, if the contents are the same, why bother with the direct market cover? Who cares if it's limited to 800-something copies?
People that like limited editions.
@@NearMintCondition If the content is no different, though, the "limited edition" is just the cover.
Correct. Same as videogames and sometimes physical movies.
@@NearMintCondition I guess I'm just not a "true" collector. I care about the contents, and the only difference from the standard edition is the "rare" dust jacket. I don't get it.
Collect what you like. :)
It takes an hour to read a single amazing spiderman issue because stan lee put way to many speech bubbles
So?
I hate Kraven's last hunt, I don't like Michellini's job on Spider-man. I read a little of Straczynski's Spider-man, and it didn't like me... But Stan and Ditko's Spider-man is the BEST.