Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse - Every Version Of Spidey, Ranked

There are eight Spideys in total (one for each leg, apparently). But who swings to the very top?

Spider-Man Into The Spider-Verse
Sony

Who would’ve thought that in the year Avengers, Ant-Man, Black Panther, Venom and Aquaman hit the big screen, arguably the best comic book movie would come from the studio behind The Emoji Movie?

That is precisely what happened though, as Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse swings into cinemas to end 2018 on a high. There’s an exceptional voice cast (Shameik Moore, Nicolas Cage, Hailee Steinfeld, Mahershala Ali and many, many more), but that’s par for the course in big-budget animation these days. You can really tell which movies the stars are phoning it in on, and Spider-Verse is definitely not one of those.

The whole thing is an explosion of colour and craft. It feels like a real labour of love for everyone involved. The yellow boxes displaying Miles’ thoughts and the on-screen onomatopoeia really draw you into the world of a comic book too.

Undoubtedly though, the biggest selling point is just how many Spideys they manage to cram in there. A hell of a lot have donned the moniker over the years, but the movie makes sure to pick a great blend. We see some beloved classics, some underappreciated gems and some rising stars. But which one is the ultimate?

8. Spider-Man 2099

Spider-Man Into The Spider-Verse
Marvel Comics

He’s only in the post-credits scene, so he was never realistically going to be anywhere else but dead last. Oscar Isaac isn’t even credited as Spider-Man 2099, or alter-ego Miguel O’Hara. Instead, he’s simply ‘Interesting Person #1’. However, from the suit and the context, it’s clear who he is.

Post-credits scenes are a major part of comic book movie these days. Some, like the one in Doctor Strange, are clear sequel bait, while others can just feel like a waste of time. Looking at you, Spider-Man: Homecoming. However, in Avengers: Infinity War and Ant-Man & The Wasp, we’ve had two stellar ones this year. And an ant playing drums, which was cool, but kind of pointless.

With Spider-Man 2099 though, not only do we get an interesting set up for a potential sequel, we get one of the funniest post-credits scenes there’s been to date. In keeping with the humour of the entire movie, Spider-Man 2099 finds himself in 1967, where he meets the classic cartoon counterpart. Into The Spider-Verse then riffs on the famous meme as we see both Spideys get into an argument about how it’s rude to point. Brilliant.

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