STACK #156 Oct 2017

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Founder Nic Short Editor-in-Chief Paul Jones Film & DVD Editor Scott Hocking

Music Editor Zoë Radas StaffWriter Alesha Kolbe

Issue 156 OCTOBER 2017

Creative Director Michelle Black DVD Consultant Kerrie Taylor Games Consultant Andre Eivik Music Consultant Mike Glynn Marketing Manager Fleur Parker Chief Contributors Bob Jones , Gill Pringle Contributors Graham Reid, Amy Flower, Michael Dwyer, Jeff Jenkins, Jonathan Alley, Simon Lukic, Billy Pinnell, Denise Hylands, Simon Winkler, Adam Colby, Tim Lambert, Jake Cleland, Holly Pereira Social Media Manager Sally Carlier-Hull Production Manager Craig Patterson Accounts Coordinator Tracy Kingman

WELCOME Counting this month’s Spider-Man: Homecoming , there have been six standalone Spider-Man films and one Marvel tie-in released over the last 15 years. Over the same period, Batman and Superman, combined, have only featured in the same number of standalone titles – and that’s counting last year’s infamous face-off. There’s no denying that the scarlet web-slinger is popular, but what is the fascination with the Stan Lee/Steve Ditko comic creation that almost didn’t happen? As far as superheroes go, Spider-Man is probably one of the most relatable and accessible to audiences. He doesn’t have overt superpowers, isn’t wealthy beyond imagination, or possess a colossal frame bristling with the muscle and sinew associated with quintessential comic book physique. He’s sensitive, gawky, a nerd, hopeless with girls, and even a little antisocial. Stan Lee’s original brief back in ’62 was to create a superhero that appealed to teenagers, and this is exactly how British actor Tom Holland, pulling on the red suit and mask for the second time now, depicts Spidey in Homecoming . The film eschews the hackneyed origin story, instead providing a platform for the Spider-Man’s reinsertion into the Marvel Cinematic Universe following a guest role in last year’s Captain America: Civil War . But it also reinvents the modern superhero film as a high school coming-of-age story with humour and heart. So while it would be easy to dismiss this as just another Spider-Man film, as I did when it was initially announced, you’ll be surprised at what you find inside the cover. Paul Jones, Editor-in-Chief

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