The following contains major story spoilers forMarvel’s Spider-ManandMarvel’s Spider-Man 2.
Besides how many influences or loose adaptations may be connected between all comic book media, what one video game/movie/show/comic book does might not inspire something else to iterate on it. However, Spider-Man is one of countless comic book movie characters whose stories are retold or repurposed ad nauseam, either because his stories are so timeless or they present an opportunity for reflection and revelation when an ongoing story is beginning to sour. In the case ofTom Holland’sSpider-Manmovies, the “Brand New Day” arc fromThe Amazing Spider-Man, no matter how much of it is adapted, is an excellent well to draw from.
Marvel’s Spider-Man, developed by Insomniac and bearing an original, blank canvas continuity, has its own fair share of inspirations, and its first installment was also an extremely loose adaptation of “Brand New Day” with Mister Negative being a primary villain before Dr. Otto Octavius decides to make his revenge plot against Norman Osborn public and unleash Devil’s Breath on New York City. Interestingly, bothSpider-Man: Brand New DayandMarvel’s Spider-Man 3are at crossroads regarding their respective storylines, and it may be in Insomniac’s best interests to lean across and copy Sony’s homework when it comes to the most spectacular reveal that the movie has made with filming now underway in Glasgow, Scotland: Spider-Man’s costume.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day is the Best Excuse for Another New Costume
Tom Holland’s Spider-Man has a fleeting yet bottomless catalog of costumes. Some costumes have only been featured in a single movie while others have spanned multiple, and they’ve all been disposed of for Peter Parker’s upcoming outing:
Spider-Man: Brand New Day’s costume was officially revealed with Tom Holland unmasked shortly before filming began, and set photographs have since depicted basically every angle of it imaginable. Besides undeniably beingSpider-Man’s most comic-accurate live-action costumeto date, it’s also a bold statement that the movie will hopefully not abscond from by ditching nanotech and revisiting hand-sewn threads: Peter is on his own, without mentor figures to guide or dress him.
Marvel’s Spider-Man Needs a Leash on Its Blistering Pace
Marvel’s Spider-Man, on the other hand, only treated players to the idea of a basic, friendly neighborhood Spider-Man in its opening tutorial with the NYPD’s assault on Fisk Tower. Peter Parker had been Spider-Man for eight years by then, to be fair, but he soon evolves intoMarvel’s Spider-Man’s Advanced Suitand is suddenly designing elaborate gadgets.
Now, thanks to the third act ofMarvel’s Spider-Man 2’s story, Peter possesses a curative symbiote. It may not be Insomniac’s plan to reel Peter back after having so much costume development thrust upon him, butSpider-Man: Brand New Dayis proof that hopping back to basics is not a form of regression so much as it’s a means of instilling nostalgia and initiating a creative blank slate for the character.
