{"id":3515,"date":"2018-11-27T00:32:20","date_gmt":"2018-11-27T00:32:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog-proxy.atomtickets.com\/?p=3515"},"modified":"2018-12-13T02:22:19","modified_gmt":"2018-12-13T02:22:19","slug":"your-guide-to-all-the-spider-people-in-spider-man-into-the-spider-verse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/spider-man-into-the-spider-verse-characters\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Guide To All The Spider-People In &#8216;Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You\u2019ve likely seen the trailer for\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atomtickets.com\/movies\/spider-man-into-the-spider-verse\/263659\">Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse<\/a>\u00a0<\/i>by now, and if you don\u2019t actively follow the webslinger\u2019s adventures, you might be wondering just who in the hell all the other Spider-people in the trailer are. As it happens, Peter Parker was just the beginning of a whole universe filled with radioactive spider-bitten heroes, and they\u2019re all coming together for the first time on the big screen in the December release of the aforementioned film. Sounds confusing? It&#8217;s not. We\u2019ll help break down the who\u2019s\u00a0who of the Spider-Verse. That way you only\u00a0have a couple of questions when Spider-Ham shows up and not, you know\u2026 all of them.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Vav97pz346E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>For starters, the original webhead and patriarch of the comic book Spider-Verse&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2>Peter Parker, a.k.a. Spider-Man<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It seems only fair that we kick things off with the OG. The original nerd-turned-superhero first swung into the world\u2019s heart back in 1962. Like so many heroes, Pete was brought to life by the <a href=\"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/marvel-legend-stan-lee-dies-at-95\/\">legendary creators Stan Lee and Steve\u00a0Ditko<\/a>. The two men would\u00a0produce\u00a0hundreds more beloved characters throughout their impressive careers, but if you ever asked Stan who his favorite\u00a0creation\u00a0was, his answer would always be Spider-Man. It then makes it even more fitting that Peter Parker would inspire a whole universe of other wall-crawlers, each one unique in their own way.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Peter Benjamin Parker taught us all that with great power comes great responsibility. Despite great tragedy in his life, Peter has always been one of the more earnest heroes in the comic book world (as well as one of its biggest motormouths). Losing his parents, his uncle, and many of his teenage years to heroics does little to quell the innate good in his heart, adding to the long list of reasons to love him.\u00a0In\u00a0film, television, or comic books, Peter always does his best to live up to his personal mantra. Whether via the narration in\u00a0<i>Amazing Fantasy #15<\/i><b>,\u00a0<\/b>or from Uncle Ben during his tragic death, the phrase has been a cornerstone for the Spider-Verse, and a critical foundation for both Peter Parker and his heroic alter ego.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Miles Morales, a.k.a. Spider-Man<span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Sometimes a kid just wants to be a kid. That&#8217;s where Miles Morales comes in as a formerly normal kid in an alternate dimension of Earth k known as Earth-1610.\u00a0The youth of Brooklyn have enough to worry about without adding power-granting radioactive spiders to the mix. Unfortunately for Miles Morales, comic book heroes don\u2019t get to choose their fate. His misfortune is our gain, though. Created by Brian Michael Bendis and Pichelli in 2011, the half-black, half-Hispanic teenage protagonist immediately became one of Marvel&#8217;s most beloved characters. Miles solidified his place in the Spider-Verse because of his hesitance to be a hero, not in spite of it. There\u2019s something real about a kid just trying to survive kid stuff, getting superpowers, and\u00a0then\u00a0leaning into the narrative that it\u2019s hard enough to get through high school without also being expected to save the world.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>All the same, save the world Miles does. After witnessing the death of Peter Parker in his world (and realizing that he could have helped prevent it), Miles finally gives in and lets himself become a hero, taking up the mantle that dropped when Peter died. Though the people aren\u2019t ready for a new<b><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/b>Spider-Man at first, the young hero eventually finds his feet with the help of Spider-Woman (the Jessica Drew one, this time), his best friend, Ganke, and S.H.I.E.L.D.\u00a0\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3517\" style=\"width: 918px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3517\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3517\" src=\"http:\/\/blog-proxy.atomtickets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/pete-vs-miles.jpg\" alt=\"Yeah...it did not go well for Pete.\" width=\"908\" height=\"946\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/pete-vs-miles.jpg 908w, https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/pete-vs-miles-288x300.jpg 288w, https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/pete-vs-miles-768x800.jpg 768w, https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/pete-vs-miles-500x521.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 908px) 100vw, 908px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3517\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yeah&#8230;their first meeting did not go well for Pete.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Since Peter\u2019s still alive in\u00a0<i>Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse<\/i>, at least in his version of Earth, it\u2019s likely we\u2019ll see Miles\u2019\u00a0story altered just a touch to fit into the movie\u2019s narrative. Even with that in mind, it still seems likely that they\u2019ll keep to the heart of the character &#8211; and maybe this time, Miles won&#8217;t accidentally paralyze Peter the first time they meet.<\/p>\n<h2>Gwen Stacy, a.k.a. Spider-Gwen<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Comic books have a way of illustrating devastating deaths (both literally and figuratively), but few stick with you\u00a0like\u00a0the death of Gwen Stacy, at that time the love of Peter Parker&#8217;s life.\u00a0In an attempt to break Peter, the Green Goblin kidnaps Gwen and hurls her off the George Washington Bridge.\u00a0Spider-Man\u00a0attempts to save her, but\u00a0the\u00a0quick impact of the fall &#8211; or the whiplash from Peter&#8217;s webbing &#8211; inevitably kills her. Fans have debated for years as to whether it was the Green Goblin or Spider-Man that caused the young scientist\u2019s death. Gwen Stacy\u2019s murder was so shocking and caused such an impact that many view it as the end of the Silver Age of comics. In addition to ticking off a whole lot of comic book fans, it also\u00a0caused\u00a0a pretty serious ripple effect within the Spider-Man stories themselves. Mary Jane Watson went from a self-absorbed airhead to a\u00a0genuinely compassionate person, ultimately rekindling the romance between her and Peter. Gwen\u2019s death would also directly result in more supervillains being born and for some to lose their faith in heroes. In summation: it was big\u00a0friggin&#8217; deal.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 2299px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/images.atomtickets.com\/image\/upload\/h_960,q_auto\/v1538502544\/ingestion-images-archive-prod\/archive\/1538502543796_263659_cops_10.jpg\" alt=\"Gwen Stacy as Spider-Gwen in 'Into the Spider-Verse'\" width=\"2289\" height=\"960\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gwen Stacy as Spider-Gwen in &#8216;Into the Spider-Verse&#8217;<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Fast-forward to 2015 (and\u00a0hop on over to Earth-65). The Gwen Stacy of this Earth never died because in that reality, Peter Parker is never bitten by a radioactive spider. Instead, it\u2019s Gwen who\u2019s bitten. Her life flips upside-down much like Peter\u2019s did on Earth-616 (that&#8217;s our Earth), but she\u2019s met with a whole different set of challenges. Just like\u00a0in our world, however, the more things change, the more they stay the same.\u00a0Depressed, bullied, and obsessed with Spider-Woman (Spider-Gwen this time, not Jessica Drew &#8211; multiverses are complicated), Peter Parker turns himself into a giant lizard while\u00a0subsequently driving himself insane. The inexperienced Spider-Gwen gets a little too rough and accidentally kills\u00a0the creature, not realizing it\u2019s Peter until too late. After holding her dying friend in her arms, Stacy flees the scene, directly resulting in the public blaming Spider-Woman for Peter Parker\u2019s death and kicking off the Spider-Gwen comic series.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The role reversal of Peter and Gwen\u2019s deaths worked out pretty well for the series.\u00a0<i>Spider-Gwen<\/i><b>\u00a0<\/b>has maintained a solid popularity with readers due to her rocker persona and engaging\u00a0stories. Spider-Gwen is an incredibly exciting addition to\u00a0<i>Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.<\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Peter Porker, a.k.a. Spider-Ham<span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Welcome, boys and girls, to the weird corner of the comic book world. Peter Porker might not be the oddest thing that\u2019s materialized out the minds of the mad geniuses behind the pages, but you\u2019re right to raise an eyebrow at\u00a0the character. In case the on-the-nose name didn\u2019t give it away, Peter Porker is, indeed, a pig.\u00a0Like his counterparts,\u00a0Mr. Porker begins his story without powers,\u00a0but the experiments of his owner May Porker would result in his heightened spider-piggy abilities. As you\u2019d imagine, he was a bit disoriented after being a\u00a0pig\u00a0one second and a super\u00a0spider-pig the next. If you\u2019re wondering if he was as confused as you are about whether or not he\u2019s a super pig with spider powers or a super spider with pig powers, please know that they cover that in the comics and he is for sure just as lost as you are!\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Spider-Ham\u2019s stories are mostly riffs on established Marvel villains. Peter Porker has to use the smarts he gained from his not-quite-mad-scientist creator, May, and the spider abilities she granted him through her experiments\u00a0to defeat them. During his misadventures, he also teams up with animal version of some of Marvel&#8217;s popular heroes as well. If you want to see the Incredible Hulk as a bunny, Spider-Ham is definitely the story for you.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>1933 Peter Parker, a.k.a. Spider-Man Noir<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_3520\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3520\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3520\" src=\"http:\/\/blog-proxy.atomtickets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Spider-Man-noir.jpg\" alt=\"Spider-Man Noir\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Spider-Man-noir.jpg 600w, https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Spider-Man-noir-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Spider-Man-noir-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/atomtickets.com\/movie-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Spider-Man-noir-500x500.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3520\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spider-Man Noir<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Despite his tragic backstory and the loss in his life, Spider-Man has never been known as a dark character &#8211; Batman, he isn&#8217;t. But the Marvel Noir universe changed all that. This alternate timeline gave us a version of Peter Parker set in the midst of the Great Depression in 1933, with the comic book run having a heavy noir vibe.<\/p>\n<p>This version of Earth (Earth-90214 to be exact) has a Peter Parker who is training as the apprentice of a veteran reporter, Ben Urich. The soon-to-be-noir version of Spider-Man receives his powers when he&#8217;s investigating a ring of ancient artifact smugglers and is bitten by an illegally imported spider. When Norman Osborn has Ben Urich murdered due to what the dogged journalist uncovers in the criminal underworld, Peter takes up the Spider-Man mantle to avenge his mentor&#8217;s death, becoming a feared vigilante in the process.<\/p>\n<p>This version of Spider-Man is\u00a0grimmer than our modern day Earth counterpart. The noir version of Peter Parker is an excellent marksman, using revolvers and even a Tommy gun to take out the bad guys, and he normally carries a pistol with him at all times. He uses his webbing a little differently, too, preferring to parkour his way across the rooftops and using his webbing like a net to catch criminals. With his unique-looking costume and noir vibe, Spider-Man Noir has popped up in various other mediums, including cartoons and games. It will be interesting to see how he fits into the bright, eye-popping world of <em>Into the Spider-Verse &#8211;<\/em> especially as he&#8217;s voiced by Nicolas Cage.<\/p>\n<h2>Peni Parker, a.k.a. SP\/\/dr<\/h2>\n<p>There&#8217;s one character in <em>Into the Spider-Verse<\/em> who might even weirder than Spider-Ham, and that&#8217;s saying something. Weird, but awesome. That would be Peni Parker, a.k.a. SP\/\/dr. If you watched the trailer, you&#8217;ll know her as the tiny girl with the giant robot-thing. Peni is a Japanese-American middle school student in Earth-14512 who was adopted by May and Ben Parker. Instead of having crazy spider powers, she instead inherited her dad&#8217;s SP\/\/dr mech suit (based on\u00a0<em>Neon Genesis Evangelion<\/em>), which is piloted by sharing a psychic link with a radioactive spider. Because everyone in this world has crazy gadgets and tech and mech suits. Along with the giant mech she pilots, Peni also has wrist-mounted webshooters, because it just wouldn&#8217;t be a Spider-person without them.<\/p>\n<p>Otherwise, the tl;dr version is tiny girl + big mech suit = awesome badass.<\/p>\n<p>All of these unique characters coming together for the first time will be anything but boring. There\u2019s a whole host of reasons to be excited for this strange, multiverse team-up, but none so much as seeing Miles Morales on the big screen for the first time. And there&#8217;s always the added fun of watching Peter Parker as an exhausted father-figure trying to keep his fellow spider chums together and, you know, alive. Let\u2019s hope they don\u2019t make any visits to the George Washington Bridge while Gwen\u2019s with them!\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>You Might Also Like<\/h2>\n<hr style=\"color: #000; width: 95%; margin-left: 0;\" \/>\n<!-- The Grid Plugin Version 2.7.4 --><div class=\"tg-error-msg\" data-grid-name=\"Home Featured\">No post was found with your current grid settings.&#xa;You should verify if you have posts inside the current selected post type(s) and if the meta key filter is not too much restrictive.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You\u2019ve likely seen the trailer for\u00a0Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse\u00a0by now, and if you don\u2019t actively follow the webslinger\u2019s adventures, you might be wondering just who in the hell all the other Spider-people in the trailer are. 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