"Spider-Man: From Father to Son" is a mini-series signed by JJ Abrams ... and his son -
Marvel / Panini Comics
Spider-Man: From Father to Son
was released in full on Wednesday at Panini comics, with four different editions and covers
JJ Abrams signs the script for this mini-series with his 20-year-old son Henry, while the drawing is provided by the talented Italian designer Sara Pichelli
Legacy, deconstruction, resurrection, mythology… The author of the
Lost
series
, the
Star Trek
reboot
and the last
Star Wars
works the same obsessions
Mission: Impossible
,
Star Trek
,
Star Wars
… In fifteen years, JJ Abrams has left his mark on pop culture and resurrected among the most cult franchises.
Surprisingly, he never made a superhero movie, the most popular genre at the moment.
He failed, as a screenwriter, in the early 2000s with the
Superman: Flyby
project
that McG was to achieve, before Bryan Singer, with his X-Men, landed with
Superman Returns
.
But the day has come.
JJ Abrams finally takes on superheroes, and perhaps the most famous in the Marvel universe: Spider-Man.
He does it not on the big screen, but through the small box, well, so to speak, since he comes back to the original material, to the comics.
Available since Wednesday at Panini Comics, with four different editions,
Spider-Man: From Father to Son
is original in more ways than one, and the first is… well… in the title.
Indeed, JJ Abrams signs this unprecedented mini-series with his 22-year-old son, Henry Abrams.
A story of heritage?
A new Spidey and a new villain
Under the design of Sarah Pichelli, already co-creator of Miles Morales, father and son tell how Peter Parker aka Spider-Man pays a high price in his fight against the villainous Cadaveric, namely - spoiler attention - the death of his wife, Mary-Jane.
Desperate, he entrusts their son Ben to Aunt May and tries to forget the tragedy by traveling the world as a reporter photographer.
But ten years later, Ben, a teenager, develops the same powers as his father, as Cadaveric resurfaces.
Deconstruction and resurrection
Despite the change of universe, JJ Abrams works on the same themes (obsessions?) And thus makes Ben a rebel like Kirk from Star Trek and Rey from Star Wars before him.
His conflicted relationship with Peter guides part of the narrative, and doesn't make the mistake of forgetting about Mary-Jane, but this Spider-Man wouldn't be totally a work of JJ Abrams if he didn't lead one. an enterprise of deconstruction, and of course, of resurrection.
She is also personified in the character of Cadaveric, an unprecedented nemesis, who seeks to resuscitate the dead.
But that's not all.
Without dwelling on it, the Abrams portray a world, or at least a New York, without superheroes, either too old or already dead.
We will not reveal the many twists here, but it is impossible not to draw a parallel between the Parkers and the Skywalkers.
With only 5 parts and 130 pages,
Spider-Man: From Father to Son
almost deserved more time to set up his universe, flirting with horror, his characters, only sketched, and especially his Spider-Man.
Ben Parker struggles to make people forget the different interpretations of Peter Parker, but also and especially Miles Morales, in the process of establishing himself among new generations of fans, as recent animated films and video games prove.
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