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My Problem With The New Spider-Man Costume

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My Problem With The New Spider-Man Costume

Recently, the new trailer for "Captain America: Civil War" was released and it sent many geeks like myself into a frenzy. If you have yet to see it, check it out. The trailer shows a little of the original Avengers cast as well as some new characters: Ant-Man, Black Panther, and Spider-Man.


There is only one character who I can take issue with out of the whole beautiful minute and some odd seconds of that trailer: the web-slinger in red and blue. Why did they make this choice? This is the third iteration of the character and while a new Spider-Man film is in the works, this is the third attempt at making Peter Parker in his high school years.

They couldn't do it the first time and they couldn't do it the second time, so three times is the charm, right? Maybe, Spider-Man will actually be played by someone who is fresh out of high school this time.

Now, I don't hate Spider-Man. On the contrary, I've got at least two graphic novels and nearly 25 comic books about the character. However, the one thing that I cannot get past is that damn costume at the end of the trailer.

For those who don't want to go through the trouble of watching the trailer, the costume looks like this:

The costume is meant to look like it's designed by a 15-year-old and, while that's all fine and dandy, it doesn't compare well to the other versions.

This is the costume that was used in the Raimi films, which was also meant to be created by a high schooler.

Ultimately, what I am getting at is that the third Spider-Man didn't have a great costume designer to help him, unlike his previous counterparts. Raimi's costumes had texture added to the design and the eyes were big and iconic. Webb had a vibrant costume that resembles the actual "Amazing Spider-Man" costume. This looks like the costume from "Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends."

Nevertheless, what I am getting at is that having your character be a high school student, just like how the other versions started, is no excuse for a not-so-great costume.

However, that's my opinion and opinions are like pencils: everyone has one.

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