DESCRIPTION AND GENESIS OF THE ARTWORK

The cover of "The Amazing Spider-Man #50" (1967) is one of the images

most iconic in Marvel history. Drawn by John Romita Sr., it shows

Peter Parker with his back to Spider-Man, hunched over and tired, an image that tells it all

speechless. Here the hero gives up, not out of cowardice, but out of emotional exhaustion.

It is the culmination of an internal crisis and a revolutionary choice for the time,

which makes Spider-Man fragile, human, deeply recognizable.

In painting this picture I felt a slow and deep emotion,

different from the instinctive enthusiasm that often accompanies me while painting Spider-Man.

I didn't celebrate the hero, but shared his burden.

The acrylic on the canvas made the decision definitive, the color did not flow: it remained.
It was an act of empathy towards the man, rather than towards the superhero.

In a domestic space, the work becomes a silent presence,

open to ever new readings.

This is not a nostalgic poster, but a daily reminder:

"Even heroes have the right to be tired."
Images that continue to generate emotions, to multiply them,

to create a living connection.

This is the tribute I pursue through my art.