Visually,Spider-Manis one of the most recognizable superheroes to date. His color scheme of red and blue spandex, and those impressionably animated white eyes prove to be one of the most perfect designs. TheSpider-Manoutfit is perfect, and it’s no wonder that after 60 years, Spider-Man’s costume has gone through little changes in Marvel Comics.
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Yet, with 20 years on the silver screen, Spider-Man has gone through a fair amount of costumes, actors, and wardrobe changes. Each iteration of Spider-Man has its costume, and every Spider-Man suit has its popularity contest to deal with.
15The Amazing Spider-Man Suit
When theSpider-Manfranchise was first rebooted, there were many bold changes were established. One was having Peter’s first love, Gwen Stacy, be the main focal point, another was theunique design of the classic suit, which had become popular with fans, which turned into an “origin” suit, divulging from the original to enter this bold and gritty reboot.
The Amazing Spider-Mansuit just doesn’t hold the wow factor that many other outfits from before or after have. The dulled color scheme and basketball texture make this suit seem weird and out of place, and not in an endearing, homemade way. Ugliest of all are the eyes, which are narrowed and recolored with sunglass-like lenses, making fans long for the classic and simple design that worked for years.
14Avengers: Infinity War & Endgame Suit
Ever since Spider-Man’s historic MCU debut inCaptain America: Civil War, fans were excited to see Spider-Man come home into a large playground of other iconic Marvel heroes in live-action. This time around, Peter Parker was starting high school as a high schooler, thus giving audiences their youngest Spidey yet.
However, it wasn’t long before Spider-Man’s first suit was taken over by the Iron Spider suit, once again built by Tony Stark. This costume featured inInfinity WarandEndgameserved its purpose but outstayed its welcome. It’s far uglier than the comic version, and it’s an over-designed mess of colors that makes fans long for the spandex.
13Far From Home’s “Night Monkey”
It makes sense that Peter Parker wouldn’t be able to run around Europe withhis classic Spider-Manoutfit. After all, it would be too easy for his fellow students to conclude that one of them is Spider-Man. So, with the help of Nick Fury, Spidey gets a S.H.I.E.L.D. inspired suit, and a dubbed name of “Night Monkey”.
There’s nothing relatively wrong with Night Monkey’s outfit, other than the fact that it is not Spider-Man. It’s a boring stealth suit, and it would have been much funnier to see Spider-Man use a paper bag like the Bombastic Bagman. The tactical outfit leaves much to be desired but also shows the symbolism of how Peter Parker continues to struggle with being his hero, as he seeks the approval of Nick Fury.
12No Way Home’s Black And Gold Suit
The black and gold suit for Spider-Man may seem like an interesting concept. Initially, the mysterious costume looked like the creation and infusion of Doctor Strange. But, it turns out that the costume is just theFar From Homesuit turned inside out.
The suit has some interesting details, as it shows the level of craftsmanship and technology that goes into Peter Parker’s Far From Home red and black suit. However, it doesn’t need to stay for long, as it just isn’t a color scheme that works for this Spider-Man, much like the dependency on billion-dollar tech.
11No Way Home’s Integrated Suit
Once again, Tom Holland receives a Spider-Man costume, and once again, it steers away from the classic. This suit was created through the old nanotechnology of the Iron Spider suit, as well as the assistance of Doc Ock’s fashion senses. The Integrated Suit is an interesting design, but it doesn’t make much sense.
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The Integrated Suit has too many upgrades that make it visually ugly. The bright gold spider symbol on the front that hugs the rest of the suit, mixed with the dull reds and random patches of black just makes audiences desire something simpler.
10Far From Home’s Final Suit
The final Spider-Man suit seen inSpider-Man: Far From Homefeatures the iconic reds, meshed with black rather than blue. Although the contrast of black and red is nice, and the material seems both tactical and comfortable, it is held back by the fact that the design is once again only possible through Tony Stark, whereasmost Spider-Man variantsmake the suit themselves.
It became tiresome to see the MCU rely so heavily on Iron Man, the man that started the entire MCU. Spider-Man failed to become his hero as his suit was made entirely through Stark’s funds. However, the reference to Steve Ditko’s original Spider-Man design was a subtle yet nice touch.
9Homecoming’s Homemade Suit
One of the first things that the MCU got right about Spider-Man is the fact that the poor kid from Brooklyn wasn’t swinging around New York City in expensive spandex. Instead, Peter Parker’s homemade suit made a strong impression, due to its iconic color scheme and simple design of sweatpants, gloves, a balaclava, and a sleeveless sweater.
The handcrafted suit of “Homemade” suit inSpider-Man: Homecomingshows that Peter Parker does not need a fancy suit from Tony Stark to prove that he is a superhero. The suit does a great job of being an origin point, whilst showing audiences that this is the iconic Spider-Man identity they know.
8Spider-Man 3’s Black Suit
When the Venom Symbiote debuted inSpider-Man 3, there were immediate and big changes to Peter Parker. Not only was the character more violent and powerful, but his suit had deviated far from the comics counterpart of the Black Suit, changing the way Spider-Man’s suit would look wheninfected with the Symbiote, forever.
SinceSpider-Man 3, the suit would just be the same, but infected black. This worked in the favor ofSpider-Man 3, as there’s something so pristine about the Tobey Maguire suit in all black. As the light hits the suit, it simply pops thanks to the amazing texture.
7Miles Morales’ Into The Spider-Verse Suit
The heavily stylized animatedSpider-Manfilm is just as much a piece of cinema as the rest.Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Versewas a success on so many levels, but what stood out (other than themultiverse dimension hopping) was Miles Morales’ Spider-Man suit. This suit perfectly encapsulates the identity of Miles Morales in his cinematic debut suit.
It’s a costume that Miles Morales comic fans will be happy with and one that will have him swinging through New York as the one and only Spider-Man in style. It has a personal flair, with the spray-painted spider symbol, and the red lenses, patches, and finger prints add some bold color to the all-black suit.
6Homecoming’s Stark Suit
Although this Spider-Man costume was introduced inCaptain America: Civil War, it wasn’t untilSpider-Man: Homecomingthat fans got to see the suit in action. It had everything that fans wanted from a modern Spider-Man suit, with web wings, animated lenses, and the bright colors of red and blue.
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There was, of course, a few issues with the suit. Not only was this a Stark product, and not from the hard work of Peter, but the lack of raised webbing on the suit makes it look like a pair of comfortable pajamas. Another issue with the suit comes from the notable CGI that makes it look cheap and weightless, and the lack of seams and motion in the fabric takes away from how human Spider-Man is.
