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The Return of Emo Spidey!

By Dustin Rowles | Posted Under Trade News | Comments (45)

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Here’s your first look at Andrew Garfield’s Spider-Man, in the Marc Webb reboot.

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Looks like he needs to work on the eye-liner.

I think Brian is right. I also think the new Spider-man wants to rock out to some 30 Seconds to Mars.










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Comments

Man, Keira Knightley went pretty butch for this role.

Posted by: D-Day at January 13, 2011 3:18 PM

He looks like Freddie fucking Highmore. What the hell, Andrew? I know you're hot.

Nice hipbones, though.

Posted by: Internet Magpie at January 13, 2011 3:18 PM

There's hope for my skinny freakin' self yet. Go skinny Spiderman!!!

Posted by: Littlejon2001 at January 13, 2011 3:22 PM

what garfield you cant get jacked up for your role? the freakin cider house rules got jacked up for spiderman and you can't even hit the gym and put on some lean muscle mass?

Posted by: superking at January 13, 2011 3:29 PM

he just lost all his facebook shares

Posted by: Lionel Pepe at January 13, 2011 3:32 PM

Can't be any worse than Tobey "Hey, look at me! don't you want to punch me in the face?" Maguire.

Posted by: Figgy at January 13, 2011 3:32 PM

Wasn't this reboot supposed to be gritty? He looks like he got his costume out of a soft serve machine, and then dipped it in liquefied Linkin Park CDs.

Posted by: Torint at January 13, 2011 3:40 PM

Ohhh. Not sure how I feel about that costume.

Posted by: camytaru at January 13, 2011 3:41 PM

The costume looks like recycled mats with the pokeys on them. You know what I mean, the pokeys? Meh, screw you. This Spidey looks STUPID is what I'm saying. Pbbbtthhhthhh!

Posted by: Pinky McLadybits at January 13, 2011 3:48 PM

Red? Check. Blue? Check. Black symbol? Check.

Yup that's Spider-Man.

Posted by: Paul Southworth at January 13, 2011 3:49 PM

I like the costume and I've got no problem with him being lean, but (1) he needs muscle and (2) that's a lot of hair to fit under the mask...Won't it look lumpy? Maybe a do-rag?

Posted by: sars at January 13, 2011 3:49 PM

She's hot.

Posted by: Brian (brian) at January 13, 2011 3:58 PM

Well, better than looking like Ultimate.

Posted by: Jay at January 13, 2011 4:19 PM

Is he wearing a black thong under those fishnets?
I thought the spider logo was a girl dancing with an iPod.
Is he carrying a backpack?
Is that lipstick on his cheek?
Walk of shame, much?

Posted by: BWeaves at January 13, 2011 4:23 PM

He's got a look about him that says, "This is not your momma and daddy's spiderman. This is not your Toby Spiderman. This is somewhere between Emo Spiderman and Ultimate Spiderman."

That being said, we'll see how well it does.

Posted by: Lordninja at January 13, 2011 4:23 PM

We at the Caspar Salmon house of not-being-into-muscles think this looks perfectly nice - except for being a still from a dumb-ass comic book adaptation that has no need to be whatsoever, that is.

Posted by: Caspar at January 13, 2011 4:25 PM

I like it. I give it a pass.
Anything is better than old "Punch Face".

Posted by: Odnon at January 13, 2011 4:28 PM

Spiderman. AKA Crotch Arrow. I mean, come on, it's Practically Pointing at Peter's Penis.

Posted by: Lauren at January 13, 2011 4:32 PM

The costume, that is. In case that just sounded weird.

Posted by: Lauren at January 13, 2011 4:33 PM

The costume doesn't really say Spider man. It says Wasp man, or Rush album Cover man, or Carnival Spin Art man. Or Cher.

Posted by: mrcreosote at January 13, 2011 4:37 PM

Well what do you want, jazz hands and skipping? He's a superhero by night, high school loser dork by day. I'd have angst, too, damn.

Posted by: Dorothy Snarker at January 13, 2011 4:48 PM

Even after getting enspidulated, Peter Parker's supposed to be kinda scrawny. And he's supposed to be in high school for this movie. So this looks fine to me. The texture on the suit is a little weird, but hey, movies.

Man, I hope this is good.

Posted by: Soulless Merchant of Fear at January 13, 2011 4:50 PM

I like everything about this. The costume has it's own spin on it, which amuses me. And for the people saying "OMG! Emo Spidey!" - Go read the Symbiote arc or even when he brings the black costume back in 2009. Shit gets real for him.

Also, this "he needs more muscle!" shit - he's in high school. He was a nerd. What fucking nerd did you know in high school that went to the gym with the jocks just to get picked on? Not a single one.

My judgment is being held until the final product is out. But, I've went from "Not interested in the least" to "This could be what I want?".

Posted by: Zerath at January 13, 2011 4:54 PM

I still want him muscular. Maybe not Carrot Top muscular. Just enough to carry himself up a wall.

Posted by: sars at January 13, 2011 5:19 PM

Ok, I'm 47 and all and fully understand they're not shooting for my demographic...but this is a joke, right? Has this boy ever been in a gym?

IT IS A BOY, RIGHT??


Posted by: Barry at January 13, 2011 5:19 PM

to all the people saying that peter parker was skinny in the comic books he was also insanely ripped up with sick abs and muscle tone because he had superhuman strength and agility... also in some comics he's buff as all hell like in the identity crisis arc he was jacked up like he could lift mad shit with his arms not even bending his legs

Posted by: superking at January 13, 2011 5:27 PM

i also hope they include the storyline where he gets molested as a kid

Posted by: superking at January 13, 2011 5:28 PM

This picture CEMENTS for me that I'll see the movie.

I knew I loved them skinny, but I didn't realize till skimming these comments that I was so alone. Fine by me!

Posted by: Abby at January 13, 2011 5:51 PM

@ Abby You've got competition.

I think I need a tissue.

Posted by: laylaness at January 13, 2011 6:04 PM

Explain to me how high school students get access to such freaky material and seamstress skills?

Posted by: Fuckchop at January 13, 2011 6:24 PM

and i was worried bout Tobey's legacy.

Posted by: haplo at January 13, 2011 7:47 PM

Guy designed the web-shooters, webbing, and a pretty nifty utility belt as well.

Posted by: Ken Hart at January 13, 2011 8:11 PM

Huh. I see a lot of 'weedy' going on here in the comments.

No problem.

Step aside ladies, I've got this one.

No, seriously, get the fuck outta the way, I'm about to turn that boy into a man.

Posted by: Laurie at January 13, 2011 8:26 PM

LOVE this new look.

To the people saying he looks too weedy. That's the point. He was never supposed to be a muscle bound hulk and the comic artists that drew him like that are idiots.

I also love the fact that this suit looks like it could actually be home made. That alway bugged the shit out of me with McGuire's suit. How did some kid in high school manage to make that thing with all the custom raised webbing and rubber di-cut spider logo and shit. This thing looks like he got whatever durable material he could find and painted it.

Posted by: Ben at January 13, 2011 8:30 PM

Yeaaa there's nothing close to "emo spidey 3" here. This is DEFINITELY Ultimate Spidey.

Posted by: Alex at January 13, 2011 11:47 PM

wow, kind of a lot of talk about "emo" spidey, when I can recall how pretty much all of the early spiderman comics were filled with teen angst.

Posted by: KaGe at January 14, 2011 1:56 AM

This looks perfectly fine. Artificial web-shooters FTW!

Posted by: Man of Stool at January 14, 2011 4:28 AM

Oh ye of little faith. It's Marc Webb. You know after the newly formed web-slinger slings his first web he'll break into a spontaneous roof-top rendition of a Hall & Oates tune with the web-bound bad guys singing along below.

Posted by: zeke the pig at January 14, 2011 5:18 AM

since when is spiderman emo

Posted by: xXburekXx at January 14, 2011 7:43 AM

I don't have much of an opinion on the picture but I love that we can now use "Carrot Top muscular" as a qualifier.

Posted by: poptart at January 14, 2011 9:20 AM

I want to know where Peter Parker gets the money and/or resources to make a costume like that one -- or even the other one from the other movies. Or even the one in the comics.

It crushes my willingness to suspend disbelief when the basic item -- costume design -- overcomes credulity.

See: I can buy webs shooting out of his wrists. But the sew up a costume made of some kind of polymer with that ornate a design? No way. Can't happen.

You know how I know: of course, I tried.

Posted by: Hater from Siloam Springs at January 14, 2011 9:39 AM

Seriously, people, if you know squat about comics and shit, don't fucking whine, okay?
"But he's skinny!"
Peter Parker is a not-so-athletic nerd by default, on the other hand you should hit the gym, fatty.
"But he's so emo!"
Ever been in a fight? Thought so.. well you tend to get hurt, your clothes get torn sometimes and your hair might get messy. As for the dark atmosphere - it's kind of, you know, night time.
"But where the fuck does a high school kid get a rad costume like that?"
It's a comic book, live with that, or go line up for another 2 hours of John McLane shoot 50 bullets without reloading in Die Hard 5.

Posted by: Anon E. Moose at January 14, 2011 2:22 PM

he's way sexy. I think that's all that really matters in order to get me to see this movie.

Posted by: ninetwenteetoo at January 14, 2011 2:50 PM

Diggin it. The gauntlets bother me but that really is nitpicking. I like the look of Garfield in the suit. Looks more like Spidey after a beatdown than emo spidey to me.

BTW, in the first Spider-Man stories in the early 1960's Steve Ditko drew Spider-Man as just a guy in a suit, which to me, was the point to the character: a normal guy thrust into extraordinary situations. Peter Parker didn't have 19" biceps or 50" chest and a pompadour. He was frail, skinny, human, even when he donned the outfit.

Suffice it to say I like where this image is leading.

Posted by: Mr.West at January 14, 2011 4:15 PM

I am so afraid for Andrew Garfield's career.

Might need to go watch Boy A again just to feel better.

Posted by: grace b at January 21, 2011 4:55 PM