Spider-Man's suit in the new 'Captain America' trailer is a nod to a classic

Publish date: 2024-08-04
2016-03-14T19:59:00Z

After Marvel's explosive reveal of Spider-Man in the second "Captain America: Civil War" trailer, the wait seems longer than ever. 

19-year-old actor Tom Holland will take on the role of the webslinger in "Civil War." We still don't have plot details on Peter Parker's role in the film, but we can discern a few hints about the third on-screen appearance of the legendary character from his costume.

His suit hasn't changed much from the webslinger's debut comic back in 1966, but there are a few important nods to his classic appearance that attentive fans were thrilled to see. Read on to see how Spidey's Marvel debut is staying in line with his old school appearance. 

"Captain America: Civil War" arrives on May 6. 

The new Spider-Man suit appears to closely resemble the original 1966 design from Steve Ditko, with elements from the partial redesign from Ditko's successor, John Romito Sr.

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Spider-Man fires his trademark webs from a shooters, placed strategically on his wrists. They shoot when he places his middle and ring fingers on the triggers.

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As we see in the trailer, Spider-Man's suit has external shooters that trigger when he touches them with his fingers. The shooters are colored black and look like bracelets.

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To fire his webs, Parker needs webbing that he keeps in cartridges. In earlier iterations, he keeps spare cartridges in a utility belt underneath his suit.

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In his "Civil War" appearance, it looks like the utility belt housing additional web cartridges are outside his suit, just above his waist.

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The final moments of his debut reveal that the suit's eyes will narrow and widen to match Parker's facial expression.

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Fans have compared the look to Deadpool. (Their similar suits are a running comic book gag.) But animated eyes will allow for more emotion from the character, which is important since so few of the Avengers have their faces covered. He'll be able to emote and react alongside the rest of the team.

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Many are comparing the suit to that of Ultimate Spider-Man from the comics and television cartoon.

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In Disney XD's animated series Peter Parker is a teen working with Nick Fury as a new member of S.H.I.E.L.D.

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Of course, the big difference on this suit are the stripes on the arms and legs.

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We can't wait to see him on the big screen in May.

—~Oracle (@4eyedRaven) March 10, 2016

 

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