Spidey #6 is all age comic book web slinging magic

There was a three year period when I was a kid where I read every issue of Spidey comics. I look back at those old comics now and still recall re-reading them, looking at the art, the dog eared pages and more. An updated version of that classic Spidey comic book is out and it’s bound to create the same long lasting memories for today’s kids.

Spidey is not the same as the Marvel Universe Ultimate Spider-Man. The later is based on the Disney XD television series and has an All Ages rating from Marvel Comics. The former is also from Marvel, but for some reason is rated teen. Parents don’t be put off by that teen rating on Spidey. This is a comic book that ages 7 and up will absolutely love, packed with action, villains and the issues that face an upper-middle school aged student.

The art is Spidey is more realistic, moves faster and is a logical jump up from its younger sibling. An example of this is that our 4 year old is more likely to enjoy Marvel Universe Spider-Man, with the somewhat softer art and simpler vocabulary.

Spidey #6 has a recap one-pager, just in case any new readers need to know the back story on Peter Parker’s life. The story starts off with Peter in a math test, he’s stressed out and sitting next to Gwen Stacy, which isn’t helping his concentration much. He’s also nervous about asking her to the dance and is just about the get the courage up to ask her when his Spidey sense starts going crazy.

Once in costume he crawls up to where he senses trouble and sees The Vulture in the middle of a theft at Stark Industries. A fight ensues with The Vulture escaping and Iron Man coming in just as his nemesis flies out of the hole in the wall. Iron Man’s sensors determine that Spidey is just a teen and most likely is telling the truth about not being a thief.

However, Spidey has to chase down The Vulture, which leads Iron Man to pursue them both. When The Vulture starts to fight Spidey as they fly through the city Iron Man suggests that they team up to take him down. Spidey has visions of him being an actual Avenger and the banter between the two heroes is quite funny and something that young readers will really enjoy.

Once The Vulture is grounded Iron Man tries to give Spidey some advice on life and being a super hero, both of which our teen hero needs help with. Young readers will enjoy the balance that Spidey weaves between the action and relatable story line. A young boy who is nervous about asking a girl out? You bet, these are the struggles of middle school and when you include Spider Man and Iron Man battling a giant dragon in Brooklyn to close things out you’ve got a superb all ages comic book.

Ignore the ‘teen’ rating on this one. It’s there due to the real situations that a 13 year old would encounter and not for any violence or language.  Parents will also like the fact that Spidey comes with a digital code so that kids can load it to their Marvel App.