Spider-Man: India (Spider-Man: India (2004))

I’ve thought for a long time that Spider-Man would be interesting in India. Instead of making something unique, it’s essentially a reskin of the Spider-Man story without much depth.There’s an MJ, green goblin, Dr. Octopus, Uncle Ben, etc. and a vague mythological underpinning that isn’t even Hindi. Indian locales aren’t really used and there’s no interesting villain or things that are specific to India.Spider-Man 2099 was able to make something keep the heart of Spider-Man, but be different. Hope this series does as well.

Trying to squeeze the story of Peter Parker into Indian culture wasn't going to be easy. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. The artwork is a little sub-par, and the dialogue can be a little clunky, but kudos for the effort! It's always fun to see a new iteration of Spider-Man, and this one is worth a read.

I hope marvel will bring this version of the spider back, he deserves more love. Definitely a must read for any marvel fan.

This is a fantastic book. Very, ingenious and well written and illustrated. This book tells a tale answering the question: What if Peter Parker was born in India instead of America? How would this new "Peter's" life be different? Who would be his enemies? The art is beautiful and tells the tale very well. I only wish this were a series. I would love to know what Spider-man would be like if he were Russian.

An unimaginative refresh of Spider-Man as an Eastern Indian lad with Spidey powers who has the usual background and problems amidst deities of said sphere.OVERALL GRADE: C plus (lower if we take out the artwork)

"SPIDER-MAN: INDIA" TPwriter/artist: Jeevan J. Kangreprints the original M.S. "Spider-man: India" #1-4!THE CAST OF CHARACTERS:. Pavitr Prabhakar - is Peter Parker. Uncle Bhim - is Uncle Ben. Aunt Maya - is Aunt May. Meera Jain - is Mary Jane. Flash - is Flash Thompson. Nalin Oberoi - is Norman Osborne. Doctor - is Dr. Otto Octavius/Dr. OctopusThis is a what-if story. Pavitr Prabhakar is Spider-man. He is an Indian Boy. Divinity gives Pavitr the power(Spider-man's power) to fights the forces of evil that are about to come.These are the strenghts & weaknesses of this book:WEAKNESSES:1. Pavitr is too masculine.2. Jeevan Kang's Spider-man action sequences are not very clear & look stilted.3. Uncle Bhim is not old enough(or do not look).4. Spider-man's origin story is not strong at all. A radioactive spider should bites him(like the original), or etc.STRENGHTS:1. Pavitr & his circle of friends' allegory are strong and warmth(like the original). We meet his usual cast of characters-- Meera Jain, Flash, Uncle Bhim, & Aunt Maya.2. Meera Jain is a very good character. She steals the show. She is the highpoint of this story.3. The supernatural theme is good(surprise).4. The artwork is pretty, despite some technical flaws.Pavitr's physical appearance & personality turns me off. He is too masculine. His origin story is also not good. It could have been better.It is not bad at all.For Tsunami readers! For Spider-man fans!These are the greatest Spider-man's stories of all-time:l. Amazing Fantasy #15 - the very first appearance of Spider-man.(Stan Lee/Steve Ditko)2. Amazing Spider-man #3 - Doctor Octopus humiliates Spider-man for the very first time(his 1st defeat).3. Amazing Spider-man #18 - this is the greatest earlier issue up to this point. The Sandman makes an appearance.4. Amazing Spider-man #25 - the very first & the best appearance of Spencer Smythe's Spider Slayer!5. Amazing Spider-man #32-33 - this is the greatest Spider-man story of all-time!(Stan Lee/Steve Ditko)6. Amazing Spider-man #36 - the first appearance of the Looter.7. Amazing Spider-man #39-40 - the best Green Goblin story ever!8. Amazing Spider-man #41-43 - the very first appearance of Mary Jane Watson!This 3-issue arc belongs to the top 5 greatest Spider-man stories of all-time!9. Amazing Spider-man #44-45 - the best Lizard story ever!(S. Lee/ J. Romita Sr.)10. Amazing Spider-man #50 - Many fans consider this the greatest Spider-man story of all-time!11. Amazing Spider-man #96-98(Stan Lee/Gil Kane)12. Amazing Spider-man #121-12213. Amazing Spider-man #25914. Amazing Spider-man #290-292 - MJ answers "yes" to Peter.15. "Kraven's Last Hunt" arc16. Amazing Spider-man annual #2117. Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-man annual #718. Amazing Spider-man annual #1(S. Lee/S. Ditko)19. Amazing Spider-man annual #3(S. Lee/S. Ditko)20. Spectacular Spider-man #178-18421. "Power & Responsibility" arc22. Web Of Spider-man #84-8923. Amazing Spider-man(vol.2) #30-3524. Amazing Spider-man(vol.2) #38FINAL ANALYSIS:"Spider-man: India" TP3 of 5 stars*** = good, but subject to one's opinionRating: C+---------MILDLY RECOMMENDED!!!

Apart from the origin and the "last boss" this is pretty much the same story we all know. The details are slightly different but not enough to make things interesting. Another reviewer pointed out all the similarities and complained that the origin story was not the same and called that a deficiency. I call it one of the only good things about this comic. Why do I need to read the same old story again? Why couldn't the writers have tried something new instead of just cutting and pasting the same Spidey origin story onto Mumbai? Did we really need an Indian Doc Ock, MJ, Flash, Aunt May, etc?Anyway, about the most interesting thing about this comic is Spidey's Indian suit (kurta and pyjama) and some of the cultural stuff i.e. Peter (sorry Pavitir) getting ridiculed for being a poor village boy wearing dhoti.If you're interested in India it's interesting somewhat. If you're interested in Spiderman it's lame.

One of the coolest alternate universe about spider-man story. Best comic ever. Tell a superhero in india one of the coolest places of the world.

It's short and simple, but a great, very well-executed start, and given how Pavitra Prabhakaran turns out in the Spider-Verse, I want to see more of this Spider-Man India as a solo hero! also, REPRESENT! #brownpower !

Only first issue comic part is in comic