CONTENTS

Introduction

PART ONE: SPIDER-MAN (2002)

1. A New Species

2. With Great Power …

3. Be Careful Who You Change Into

4. Bone Saw

5. The Greenness of Greed

6. Our Goblin Nature

7. The Situation

PART TWO: SPIDER-MAN 2 (2004)

8. Control Problems

9. Spidey in Love

10. The Gift of Intelligence

11. The Smart Arms of Sin

12. The Power of the Sun in the Palm of My Hand

13. Spider-Man No More

14. A Hero in All of Us

15. I Was Responsible

16. Even Superheroes Need Help

PART THREE: SPIDER-MAN 3 (2007)

17. “I’m Not a Bad Person”

18. The Root of Bitterness

19. Wife Before Husband

20. Rise of the Sandman

21. Letters from a Father

22. Humility and Humiliation

23. Vengeance Breeds Vengeance

24. Forgive Yourself

25. Take Your Sins to the Cross

26. The Lord’s Prayer … Not Eddie’s

27. No Greater Love

28. The Unconditional Love of Uncle Ben

29. The Choice

30. The Most Powerful Weapon

Conclusion: Real-Life Superheroes