10 Insane Alternate Versions Of Spider-Man You Won't Believe Exist
5. Spider-UK
Marvel Comics
Funnily enough, the design for Spider-Punk was originally intended to be used by Spider-UK - a version of Peter Parker raised in the British Isles. What makes the character so interesting, however, is that he's actually an amalgamation of the Captain Britain and Spider-Man identities - hence the rather garish webbed Union flag on the character's chest.
The character, who goes by the name of William Braddock in Earth-833, had a key part to play in the original Edge of Spider-Verse event from 2014. The novelty of seeing a British version of the web-slinger doesn't wear off either, with the character also being a member of the Captain Britain Corps - a collective that draws together all the alternate versions of Captain Britain (yes, there are that many) under one banner.
Braddock then goes on to form the Warriors of the Great Web - a super-team of Spider-Men and Spider-Women who respond to multiverse-threatening events. He's actually a really important character, and while Spider-Gwen is certainly the most noticeable of the recent additions to Spidey's alternate selves, Braddock's role should not be overlooked.
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.
