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“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” is now on Netflix, and #SpiderManFarFromHome is in theaters now. It’s a lot of spider-people to keep track of. We know. Let’s get you up to speed 👀🕸️ wired.trib.al/qDWKevj 1/
“The Amazing Spider-Man” was the first real live-action iteration of the character. It ran from 1977-1979. 2/ wired.trib.al/m5tbQe4
“Spidey Super Stories,” ran on “The Electric Company,” a kids’ show, beginning in 1974. That version of Spider-Man was mute and communicated via speech bubbles, as if in a comic strip.💭 3/ wired.trib.al/qDWKevj
The animated series “Spider-Man” laid the groundwork for most of the tropes associated with the character today, as well as producing an iconic theme song. 4/ wired.trib.al/m5tbQe4
Between 2002-2014, Sony released two series of Spider-Man movies. He was first portrayed by Tobey Maguire and later by Andrew Garfield. While the films did well at the box office, director Kevin Smith says neither quite captured the character. 5/ wired.trib.al/m5tbQe4
In 2015, Marvel regained the film rights to the character, and introduced actor Tom Holland’s Spider-Man in 2016’s “Captain America: Civil War.” Longtime comic fans quickly took a liking to his interpretation of the character. 6/ wired.trib.al/qDWKevj
Now, in a post-Endgame world, we get to see Spider-Man leap into his second solo film and—at least in part—usher in a new era of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. 7/ wired.trib.al/qDWKevj
