10 Insane Alternate Versions Of Spider-Man You Won't Believe Exist
9. Spider-Man: Unlimited
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The only nineties Spider-Man cartoon worth revisiting is obviously the one that aired on Fox Kids, but that doesn't mean fans should forget Spider-Man: Unlimited - the weird, half-sibling of that original series.
Centred around Spider-Man as he chases Venom and Carnage into a place called 'Counter Earth', Unlimited was Marvel's answer to Batman Beyond. Peter is placed in a futuristic, noir dystopia, given a new, snazzy suit, and leads a revolution alongside J. Jonah Jameson's son against a bunch of half-human, half-animal hybrids.
Needless to say, the show didn't last long, airing just a measly thirteen episodes before it was cancelled during its cliffhanger finale. It made for an interesting take on the wall-crawler though, and while it's probably the most obscure Spidey show going, one thing it did have was a brilliant aesthetic. Just look at that Spidey suit and try to say otherwise.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
