Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse will be released next year, but there is already some exciting news surrounding it.
One of them is the possibility that the multiversal and cinematographic versions join the argument. According to MovieWebthere are strong indications that Tom Holland could make a special appearance in the movie.
Also, over the last few weeks, there have been persistent rumors that Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire might join the production. The mere idea could make the movie an event of considerable interest, not just for fans.
At the same time, it could be important to Spider-Man’s extensive legacy in the comic book world.
A hero with a complicated story
By now, a good part of the movies — both live action as animated — of the character have delved into the history of Peter Parker. Also in the facts surrounding the version of him on Earth-199,999, which is also the one that is part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Nevertheless, Spider-Man: No Way Home, by Jon Watts, brought to the superhero saga the possibility of multiversal versions of Peter. A novelty that will probably be explored in different ways in the future.
Until then, the film that took the greatest plot and visual risks to show all the faces of the hero was Spider-Man: A New Universe. The 2018 hit directed by Peter Ramsey, Robert Persichetti Jr. and Rodney Rothman brought together in the same argument up to six different versions of Spider-Man. Including the presentation for the general public of Miles Morales, one of the most emblematic contemporary faces of the friendly neighbor of New York.
Its immediate continuation aims to up the ante and include as many iconic adaptations of the hero. What could turn the so-called Spiderverse into a massive event that unites not only various plot lines of the comic, but also of the cinema. Which could certainly change the history of Spider-Man in pop culture. At least, to analyze from a completely new point of view the permanence of him through various stories and points of view.
The craziest versions of Spider-Man
In addition to the well-known Peter Parker from Earth-616 and Earth-199,999, there are just as many versions of Spider-Man on different planets, dimensions, and universes. They all wear the iconic costume, have more or less similar powers, and at least have origin stories that bear similarities to each other. Nevertheless, some variants have fates entirely other than Peter Parker that we know There are even others that are not related to the character.
An example is the version of Spider-Man who wears the black and red leggings on Earth-1610. The character has a story very similar to the one popularized in the movies, but ends up being killed by the Green Goblin.
His physical disappearance prompted Miles Morales to take his place. On Earth-833, his version of Spider-Man is not American. William Braddock is an English boy known as Spider-UK due to his ethnic origin. He is also part of the so-called Guardians of the Omniverse Group. Something curious? His suit adds the color white to celebrate the English flag.
How many versions of Spider-Man are there in the Marvel publishing world?
Of course, the multiplicity of versions of Spider-Man makes it more than complicated to create a record of each of the characters. But software engineer Ramtin Mesgari made a list of the top 100 incarnations.
An investigation that led him to compose what is probably the most accurate compilation of the character that can be drawn upon. Also the one that covers the largest number of adaptations, multiversal versions and, without a doubt, the most recognizable points in the always surprising history of the character. Below we include the list that Mesgari made from the review of Spider-Man’s long journey in the world of comics.
The versions of Spider-Man in the world of comics
- Spider-Man (Earth 616 Peter Parker)
- Spider-Man (Ultimate Peter Parker)
- Superior Spider-Man (Peter Parker/Otto Octavius)
- Silk (Cindy Moon)
- Spider Woman (Jessica Drew)
- Scarlet Spider (Kaine)
- Spider-Man (Ben Reilly)
- Ultimate Black Widow (Jessica Drew)
- Ultimate Spider-Man (Miles Morales)
- Spider UK (Billy Braddock)
- Old Man Spider (Ezekiel Sims)
- Spider-Assassin (Peter Parker)
- Spider Girl (Ashley Barton)
- Spider-Punk (Hobart “Hobie” Brown)
- Cyborg Spider (Peter Parker)
- Spider-Monkey
- Spider Girl (May Parker)
- Spider-Man (Earth 982 Peter Parker)
- Spider-Man (Earth 982 Benjamin Parker)
- Spider-Man 2099 (Miguel O’Hara)
- Lady Spider (May Reilly)
- Six Armed Spider-Man (Peter Parker)
- Spider-Man Noir (Peter Parker)
- Spider Gwen (Gwen Stacy)
- Spider Girl (Anya Corazon)
- Spider-Ham (Peter Porker)
- SP//dr (Peni Parker)
- Mangaverse Spider-Man (Peter Parler)
- Spider-Man J (Peter Parker)
- Spider-Man (Takuya Yamashiro)
- Spider-Man (Paviitr Prabhakar)
- Cosmic Spider-Man
- The Spider-Man (Aaron Aikman)
- Spider-Man (Bruce Banner)
- Spider Girl (Betty Brant)
- “Golden Sponge Cakes” Spider-Man
- Hobgoblin (Peter Parker)
- Spider-Man from Mexico
- Regency Spider-Man
- Spider Ma’am
- Spyder-Man (Peter Urich)
- Spider Knight (Sir Peter Parker)
- Spider-Man (Patton Parnel)
- Iron Spider (Peter Parker)
- House of M Spider-Man (Peter Parker)
- Spider Armor (Peter Parker)
- Fantastic Five Spider-Man (Spider-Man)
- Spider-Man (Ben Parker)
- Spider Wolf (Peter Parker)
- Spider-Cat
- Spider-Moon-Man (Peter Parker)
- Spider-Man 1602 (Peter Parquagh)
- Amazing Friends Spider-Man (Peter Parker)
- Spider-Man (Beastials)
- The Amazing Spider-Man games
- Spider-Man: Return of the Sinister Six—Famicom and NES
- Spider-Man X-men: Arcade’s Revenge—Mega Drive / Genesis
- The Amazing Spider-Man: Lethal Foes—Super famicom and SNES
- Spider-Man & Venom games
- Spider-Man: Web of Fire — Sega 32X
- Spider-Man 1, 2, The Sinister Six, etc.
- Spider-Man: The Movie, 2, 3
- Ultimate Spider-Man
- Spider-Man: Battle for New York
- Spider-Man: Friend or Foe
- Spider-Man: Web of Shadows
- Spider-Man: Edge of Time
- Spider-Man: Toxic City
- Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions
- Spider-Man: Total Mayhem
- The Amazing Spider-Man 1 & 2 (movie games)
- Ultimate Spider-Man: Ultimate Spider-Cycle
- Spider Man Unlimited
- Marvel vs. Capcom Spider-Man (Peter Parker)
- Spider-Man PS4 Game
- Spider-Man—1967 animated series
- Spider-Man—1981 animated series
- Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends — 1981 animated series
- Spider-Man The animated series 1994
- Spider-Man Unlimited — 1999 animated series
- Spider-Man: The New Animated Series — 2003 animated series
- The Spectacular Spider-Man — 2008 animated series
- Ultimate Spider-Man — 2012 animated series
- Marvel’s Spider-Man—2017 animated series
- Spidey Super Stories
- Spider-Man in Avengers Assemble
- Spider-Man in Hulk and the Agents of SMASH
- Spider-Man in Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel
- Spider-Man in Lego Marvel Super Heroes: Maximum Overload
- Spider-Man in Lego Marvel Super Heroes: Avengers Reassembled
- Spider-Man in Iron Man animated series
- Spider-Man in X-Men: Evolution
- Spider-Man in Superhero Squad Show
- Peter Parker in Fantastic Four: World’s Greatest Heroes
- Miles Morales in the movie Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
- Nicholas Hammond Spider-Man (Spider-Man 1977, the movie)
- Spider-Man (Toei TV series)
- Tobey Maguire Spider-Man (Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man trilogy)
- Andrew Garfield Spider-Man (Amazing Spider-Man 1 & 2)
- Tom Holland Spider-Man (MCU Spider-Man)