Life Story follows Parker through 6 decades of Marvel History- but with a twist. This narrative is told in linear fashion. Yes, Peter Parker and friends and foes age through the troubled 1960s, past a nuclear holocaust threatened to a 9/11 ravaged 00s and beyond!
This was in ways a sort of 'What If...' Since the characters actually age, the history of the Marvel universe changes in some intriguing ways. What if Captain America fought in Nam? What if after the Secret Wars, the Symbiote bound itself to a different Spidey villain? And you've never seen the controversial Clone Sage quite like this!
Chip Zdarsky (Sex Criminals) knocked it out of the part with this brilliant look at the life and times of Peter Parker. I feel spoiled. I really want to see more of these type of stories. In fact, with DC and Marvel itching like crazy to have rebooted heroes take over for the iconic ones, I have an idea!
Set the classic characters in the past with linear remakes of classic story lines while setting up the next generation in the modern era. That way, we can still have our childhood heroes while staying fresh to the readers of generation Y and Z! It can happen and it can work! Zdarsky and Marvel proved it could be a success with this miniseries!
Thus, in the words of Jean-Luc Picard, 'Make It So!'
Worth Consuming!
Rating: 9 out of 10 stars.
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