All the multiversal web-slingers in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse has fans dreaming about solo comics starring alternate versions of Spider-Man.
The highly-anticipated sequel Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse dropped an exciting new poster and trailer. The multiversal adventure teased quite a few alternate versions of Spider-Man. Exciting original new versions of Spider-Man and Spider-Woman appeared alongside popular multiversal variants of the characters from the comics.
A few of these multiversal Spider-Man variants have proven to be popular or intriguing enough with fans to warrant their own comic series. While characters like SP//dr appeared on the big screen, Peni Parker has never starred in her own comic. Other interesting versions like Spider-Kid and Spider-Assassin played a role in events like Spider-Geddon, but fans wanted to see more.
5 SP//dr
First Appearance: Edge of Spider-Verse (Vol. 1) #5, by writer Gerard Way, penciler/inker Jake Wyatt, colorist Ian Herring, and letterer Clayton Cowles
Fans of the hit anime Neon Genesis Evangelion will find similarities to love with the characters of Peni Parker and her symbiotic suit of armor, SP//dr. One of the best versions of Spider-Man first appeared prior to the Spider-Verse event when she joined the multiversal Spider-Army in the comics.
Peni Parker followed in her father’s footsteps as SP//dr’s pilot after his death. She bonded with the suit of armor when SP//dr’s radioactive spider CPU bit her. Peni Parker and SP//dr appeared in the hit animated film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, yet she has only appeared in a few event series over the years. Fans would love to see more of SP//dr’s story in her own comic series.
4 Spider-Assassin
First Appearance: What If? Spider-Man Vs. Wolverine (Vol. 1) #1, by writers Jeff Parker & Paul Tobin, penciler/inker Clayton Henry, colorist Chris Sotomayor, and letterer Nate Piekos
One of the darkest versions of Spider-Man is from Earth-8351, which started branching away from the mainstream reality after the events of Spider-Man vs. Wolverine. After Spider-Man accidentally killed a former KGB agent, he decided to walk down a new path.
This version of Spider-Man began working closer with Wolverine and he honed his killer instinct as a highly-trained assassin. He became the Spider-Assassin and modified his web-shooters to fire bullets as well as webs. Spider-Assassin played a large role in the Spider-Geddon event after his initial debut in a What If…? story, but a solo comic could explore the dark character better.
3 The Spider/George Stacy
First Appearance: Vault of Spiders (Vol. 1) #2, by writer Geoffrey Thorne, penciler/inker Todd Harris, colorist Andres Mossa, and letterer Travis Lanham
New York City Police Captain George Stacy was the ill-fated father of Gwen Stacy in the mainstream universe. He died during a battle between Spider-Man and Doctor Octopus, revealing he knew Peter Parker’s secret with his final breath.
The Vault of Spiders series from the Spider-Geddon event introduced a different take on Stacy who had gained his own spider powers. He operated as a police officer by day but became the masked vigilante known as The Spider at night. This version of The Spider doesn’t have many comic appearances so there are a lot of potential stories left to tell.
2 Spider-Kid
First Appearance: Spider-Force (Vol. 1) #1, by writer Christopher Priest, penciler Paulo Siqueira, inkers Oren Junior & Craig Yeung, colorist Guru-eFX, and letterer Joe Sabino
One of the newest alternate versions of Spider-Man appeared during the Spider-Geddon event. Peter Parker of Earth-218 dealt with years of abuse from his Uncle Ben, so he changed his name to Charlie and struck out on his own.
After gaining spider-powers, Charlie Parker became Spider-Kid and began warring with drug dealers to earn money and protect the streets. Spider-Kid was thrust into the action of Spider-Geddon as a member of Spider-Force, intriguing fans with the tragic new take on Peter Parker’s origin. Spider-Kid’s return during the End of the Spider-Verse event further showcased his potential.
1 Old Man Spider
First Appearance: Edge of Spider-Verse (Vol. 1) #5, by writer Gerard Way, penciler/inker Jake Wyatt, colorist Ian Herring, and letterer Clayton Cowles
Technically, the “Old Man Spider” character that appeared during Spider-Verse was an amalgamation of two different characters. The Spider-Man of Earth-4 was actually Ezekiel Sims, the character who first clued Spider-Man into his totemic abilities in the 616 reality before his death.
Earth-4’s Ezekiel Sims eventually took over as Spider-Man after the death of Peter Parker in his reality. He wore one of Spider-Man’s most impressive costumes which fans first saw Peter Parker wear in the mainstream reality’s future. Ezekiel Sims was an interesting character, and a comic exploring his evolution into Spider-Man on Earth-4 could fill in a few holes in his story.
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