Although there were many more planned and not used in the finished picture, Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse featured hundreds of distinct Spider-Mans.
Despite all the Spider-Man variants we did see in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, I can tell you that there were several that were stripped out before we made it to the big screen. More than a year later, the sequel to 2018’s Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse leaves the original Spider-Man — Miles Morales (Shameik Moore), who was first bitten by a radioactive spider — behind. In Into the Spider-Verse, Spider-Man variants joined Miles on his quest in Earth-1610; in Across the Spider-Verse, Miles embarked on a multiverse-spanning journey of his own. When Miles arrives on Earth-928, a high-tech version of Nueva York, he meets the Spider Society, a large organization of multiversal Spider-People led by Miguel O’Hara, or Spider-Man 2099 (Oscar Isaac), who’s keeping the Spider-Verse in balance.
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse features dozens of Spider-People popping in for cameos because it’s set across multiple universes. Made up of characters such as The Scarlet Spider, Jessica Drew’s Spider-Woman, Web-Slinger and Widow the Spider-Horse, and the Spectacular Spider-Man, The Spider Society included just a few of its fan-favorite additions. Although the film features tons of Spider-Man cameos — around 150 different iterations of the Marvel Comics superhero were created and included — even more were created and planned but were not used. Character designers and the book Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse: The Art of the Movie have only revealed a handful of these unused Spider-People.
Man-Spider
Despite the little-known character not making it into the final film, Kris Anka, the main character designer for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, recently posted the full design for Man-Spider to Twitter. Man-Spider has appeared in several iterations in Marvel Comics, often depicted as a mutation of Spider-Man that grants him some of the physical traits of a human-sized spider. With eight limbs, teeth that resemble spiders, and many eyeballs, this scary Spider-Man variant bears little resemblance to the real Peter Parker. Anka jokingly said that he would have used Man-Spider as “the Spider Society cafeteria cook” due to the character’s numerous arms, which would have given this nightmare version a humorous undertone.
Zombie Spider-Man
When the zombie-fied Colonel America bit Peter Parker in Marvel Comics’ Earth-2149, he contracted the zombie virus. Despite the fact that after losing control of his condition, Zombie Spider-Man went on to eat Aunt May and Mary Jane Watson, he would later help Earth’s remaining heroes beat the zombies. Even though Zombie Spider-Man wasn’t included in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, readers were still able to see a preview of this variant’s design in the book Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse: The Art of the Movie. Although it’s unknown what part Zombie Spider-Man would have had in the 2023 movie, it’s likely he’ll show up in the Beyond the Spider-Verse sequel in 2024.
Spider-Man Toy
Following the premiere of Across, the Spider-Verse, director Joaquim Dos Santos spoke with Empire Magazine and disclosed that a significant live-action segment was removed from the movie. A gigantic live-action human would have been holding a toy replica of Spider-Man in this scene. The presence of a towering human hand and a Spider-Man toy may have overloaded the movie with gags, and the directors ultimately decided to delete this sequence since they wanted the Spider Society scenes to convey a sense of amazement when Miles first arrived. The humor was still maintained, though, thanks to the inclusion of variations like Spider-Cat, Peter Parkedcar, and Peter Parker.
Six Arms Spider-Man
Avengers Comics In the 1971 narrative Six Arms Saga, Peter Parker took a drug meant to take away his Spider-Man powers, and as a result, grew four more limbs. Readers were given a preview of what this peculiar character would have looked like in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse: The Art of the Movie had he not been cut. A six-armed Spider-Man wearing Venom’s outfit is also depicted in the book, indicating that numerous Spider-People with extra limbs were initially planned to appear in Across the Spider-Verse. The Spider-Verse movie series may be the only opportunity to view this version of Spider-Man because it seems doubtful that he will ever be shown in a live-action film.
Japanese Spider-Man is Takuya Yamashiro.
If Takuya Yamashiro, a.k.a. Spider-Man, from Toei’s 1978 Spider-Man series, would feature in the 2023 movie? was a question posed to Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse author Phil Lord on Twitter back in November 2019. Lord’s response, “He’s designed,” all but guaranteed that Japanese Spider-Man would appear in Across the Spider-Verse, but this didn’t happen. Through the use of the Spider Bracelet (which would later serve as inspiration for the Power Rangers), Yamashiro, a motocross driver, was given spider-like abilities by the alien Garia. It’s unfortunate that Japanese Spider-Man wasn’t featured in Across the Spider-Verse because he was a much-anticipated inclusion.
Spider-Woman Black Cat
The well-known antihero and occasionally love interest of Peter Parker’s Spider-Man appeared in the 2022 Marvel Comics event Edge of Spider-Verse. Black Cat, real name Felicia Hardy, evolved into a Spider-Woman. After a notable heist, Hardy was given the moniker Spider-Thief, but later decided to go by Night-Spider. Her participation in Across the Spider-Verse is hinted at in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse: The Art of the Movie, where her character’s precise design may be seen. Miles Morales and Gwen Stacy’s burgeoning romance may have suffered as a result, though it’s not clear what part Black Cat’s Spider-Woman would have had in the 2023 movie.
Spider-Robot
Since the wall-crawler’s debut in 1962, Marvel Comics has included numerous robotic versions of Spider-Man, but these frequently take the humanoid form of Spider-Man. However, a robot version of Spider-Man with distinctly robotic features and little resemblance to a human may be seen in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse: The Art of the Movie. Although it’s unclear what role this Spider-Robot would have played within the Spider Society and in Miles Morales’ story, it would have been an interesting addition to the roster of Spider-People already featured in the movie – and it’s likely that it would have had powers beyond just being able to resemble a spider.
Spider-Woman in Silver
Across the Spider-Verse with Spider-Man Several female versions of Spider-Man were highlighted in The Art of the Movie, and while the majority of them are straightforward alterations of Spider-Man’s own attire, one sticks out from the others. A Spider-Woman with an entirely silver suit with a distinctive insignia may be spotted on the far left. This outfit has a metallic appearance that is nearly reminiscent of Reed Richards, a.k.a. Mister Fantastic, who assembled the Future Foundation in Marvel Comics, of which Peter Parker’s Spider-Man was a member. Given that the silver Spider-Woman did not appear in Across the Spider-Verse, it is unknown whether this likeness was intentional.
Spider-Man in a suit
A extremely fashionable version of Spider-Man may be seen in the Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse: The Art of the Movie book, donning the iconic mask but wearing a three-piece suit rather than the customary skintight outfit. Another piece of concept art for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse depicts this figure with a gun, suggesting that he or she could be a spy for the Spider Society in the Spider-Verse movies in a James Bond-like capacity. There isn’t much information available on this Spider-Man variation, but if he hadn’t been removed from Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, he would have been a contemporary, stylish, and identifiable variation.
Spider-Assassin
With a crimson and black suit that fits with this darker Spider-Man’s line of work, this character’s look is practically identical in both Marvel Comics and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. In the Marvel Comics universe’s Earth-8351, a grizzled Peter Parker joined forces with X-Men member Wolverine to become an assassin. The Assassin Spider-Man stands out from his more upbeat and joyous counterparts because to his serious demeanor, willingness to kill, and frequent use of black webbing rather than the more customary white. In Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, it would have been fantastic to have these gritty Spider Society layers explored.
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