The five tests of the spider suit Ultimate Spider-Man
As anyone who doesn’t live in a cave knows, superhero comics have been captivating a large number of readers for many years, something that is undoubtedly due to the quality of the scriptwriters and, of course, the artists, who, in addition to creating the most credible characters and environments possible, must also imagine uniforms for heroes and villains that are striking enough to attract the attention of readers. In this article we will focus on one of the most recent cases related to what is mentioned in this very paragraph.
And if we talk about all the outfits that he had worn in his day, Spiderman Classic since its inception until 2015, it is also logical that we start paying attention to the uniforms that were tried on Peter Parkerbefore getting the final one, in Marchwhich is the title of the adventure that has seen the light in the number 3 from the third volume of the collection Ultimate Spider-Man (whose publication began this year), by the work of Jonathan Hickman y Marco Checchetto.
The truth is that it is quite likely that, when analyzing the different uniforms that appeared in said comic, Ultimate Spider-Manfans of the character’s audiovisual adventures may remember the film Spider-Man (2002), in which we could see how the Peter Parker of Tobey Maguire He was drawing different sketches of the suit he planned to use to make a name for himself in the world of wrestling, before the idea of becoming a superhero crossed his mind.
However, since we are going to dedicate an entire article to this topic, we will not be satisfied with just showing separately each of the suits that appeared in said issue of Ultimate Spider-Manbut we will also take the opportunity to analyze which classic suit each of the uniforms was inspired by, as well as clarifying in which of the different headers the originals could be seen, as can be seen if you continue reading this article.
First uniform test
The first uniform you wear Peter Parker In this third volume of Ultimate Spider-Manrejected by his daughter because it is too dark and scary, is clearly based on the variant that could be seen in the film Spider-Man 3 (2007) of the alien suit first appeared in the comic Invasion!published in Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars nº 8 (1984), scripted by Jim Shooter and drawings of Mike ZeckInterestingly, this variant was also used in chapters 10, 11 and 12 of the animated series. The Spectacular Spider-Man (2008 – 2009), graduates Change, Group therapy e Interventionrespectively.
Second uniform test
The second uniform that Peter Parker is tested in this new version of Ultimate Spider-Manwhich, according to his daughter, makes him look old is inspired by the one he wore Ben Reilly when acting as Scarlet Spidersuit that was first worn in the comic strip Memorieswritten by Terry Kavanagh and drawn by Steven Butler for Web of Spider-Man nº 118 (1994), although, on this occasion, the colors differ from those of the original costume.
Third uniform test
And we move on to the third test suit of Peter Parker in Ultimate Spider-Man with this design, which did not convince her daughter either, but which, without a doubt, is inspired by the spider suit that Miguel O’Hara will wear in the year 2099, although again with altered colors, which could be seen for the first time in a five-page preview shown by Peter David y Rick Leonardi in The Amazing Spider-Man nº 365 (1992).
Fourth uniform test
For the third test suit of Ultimate Spider-Manon the advice of his daughter, Peter Parker She opted for blue as the main colour, even though she thought it was too monochromatic when she saw it on. As for the design, the inspiration, although again with altered colours, seems to have been taken from the stage when Ben Reilly took on the role of Spidermanwhen he believed himself to be the real one, which is why he modified the suit a little, as shown in the adventure Ultimate Commitmentwhich saw the light in The Sensational Spider-Man nº 0written and drawn by And Jurgens.
The ultimate suit
And, as expected, the costume that the daughter of this version liked the most Peter Parkerand therefore the one that will be carried out throughout the entire journey of the header Ultimate Spider-Man It is the classic, something that could already be predicted from the beginning, despite the fact that other characters, such as the case of Green Goblinhave undergone much major changes. However, it should be noted that we are not referring to the design of Steve Ditkobut to that of John Romita Sr.as it is red-blue (instead of red and black) and does without the armpit webs.
