The Amazing Spiderman: Pop-Up... Very Cool and Cheap; Great Gift Item!!
Written: Nov 07 '09 (Updated Nov 07 '09)
Product Rating:
Pros: Cool pop-ups Marvel Character Collection
Cons: Must be cared for
The Bottom Line: I can highly recommend the Retro Character Pop-up Collection book to any Superhero and/or Spiderman fans. Very Cool and filled with facts. The price is right too. Great gift item.
Spiderman was a very well known comic book character before he made the big screen. He also had many other characters, mostly rivals, that were introduced many years ago. In this book, "They're Baaaack!" Yup, this book The Amazing Spider-Man Pop-Up: Marvel True Believers Retro Collection has them all.
Why a Spiderman Book?
My wife is always looking for some little gifts for our adult children that will add to the merriment of Christmas giving. It's not the amount of dollars spent, it's giving something that connects with that person.
I have two sons. My younger son was well into comic books before the advent of video games that even as a young man setting up home with a lovely nurse of a mate and three lovely little girls, continues to play them. Way back though, comics were his time consuming vice and Spiderman a super hero of his.
The Amazing Spiderman Pop-Up with Retro Character Collection
A couple of ideas in this book make it a winner. One is that it is a Pop-Up book and Two the Retro characters are fun to see.
The pop-aspect is very cool. There are eight double pages of pop-up fun and excitement. The first page opens with a 3-D image of Spiderman, bigger than life, as he makes his way above the confines of city blocks. Some of the po-up characters have a metallic like look. Very cool when the page opens and fills the air with the villain.
We get to see Green Goblin, Sandman, Mysterio, Dr. Octopus, Kraven, Electro, and the Vulture in this Marvel retro collection!
Each has his own double page and pops up and out. The surrounding comic book like foldouts and such are filled with Spiderman stories. Some characters stand out a bit more than others.
That's not all. Small pull out tabs present more back story about the villian. This is great for those who want some information.
I also happen to like the trapezoid shape of the book. It's certainly different and an attention getter. You can see the shape in the image above the review.
Though the book has much text to read it is NOT conducive to story telling for youngsters. There is however excellent background on Peter Parker and the hows and why he became the superhero he is and much more.
The book mentions five and up but I say seven to nine and up. The pop-up pages that move in and out smoothly can easily be harmed by hard or abusive use.
I can highly recommend this Retro Character Collection book to any Superhero and/or Spiderman fans. It is full of great facts and the pop-ups very cool. The price is right too. Great gift item.
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