Spider-Manmovie suits are always a talking point, and while many of them have become quite popular, there are a few that have not been given the same treatment, but they are still great for a variety of reasons. TheMarvel Cinematic Universeproved just how excitingSpider-Man’s suitsare by putting three of them together onscreenfor the first time.
Spider-Man: No Way Homewas a generational event that spotlighted the legacy ofall Spider-Man moviesby having Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield, and Tom Holland’s Spider-Men share the screen. That opportunity allowed fans to compare the heroes' Spider-Man suits more closely, andit has even inspiredSpider-Man: Brand New Day, as the MCU is taking inspiration from Maguire and Garfield.
As has been revealed bySpider-Man: Brand New Dayset photos and videos, Holland’s new Spider-Man costume takes clear cues from the two past cinematic Spider-Men, with the raised webbing in the MCU suit being a clear improvement.Holland is the Spider-Man actor who has worn the most suits, with a wide variety throughoutSpider-Man’s MCU timeline, including crossover movies.
Due to Holland’s many appearances, the number of live-action Spider-Man suits has risen exponentially over the past decade. As such, a few of the heroes' costumes have not been given as much attention as I believe they should have.Spider-Man has many underrated live-action suits, and after taking a look at his entire live-action legacy, these costumes are the most underrated:
8Andrew Garfield’s Vigilante Outfit
First up is Andrew Garfield’s starter suit. While he would get a formal Spider-Man suit over the course ofThe Amazing Spider-Man, the actor’s first costume did not look much like his Marvel hero. The main connection between the vigilante outfit and classic Spidey is the red mask Peter Parker wears. However,the jacket, beanie, and shades make it distinct.
Due to that difference from Spider-Man’s classic design, this suit is not often talked about. However, I feel like it is theperfect representation of the more vindictive vigilante Garfield’s Peter Parker is at the start ofThe Amazing Spider-Man. The mix between Spider-Man’s red mask and the dark general outfit combined perfectly with Peter going after Uncle Ben’s killer.
7The Night Monkey Suit
As the Spider-Man with the most costumes in live-action,some of Tom Holland’s Spider-Man suits in the MCU do not get as much attention as his splashier ones. That is the case for the Night Monkey suit. While it did receive attention whenSpider-Man: Far From Homewas released, the suit has mostly been forgotten since then, which is a shame.
Given how Spider-Man’s black suit is a classic, I’m a fan of costumes that tease that. The Night Monkey suit made perfect sense story-wise, too, as Peter needed to assume a completely different identity while fighting crime in Europe to not make people connect him to Spider-Man. It is a functional stealth suit andfeels like a modern Spider-Man Noir adaptation.
6MCU Black And Gold Suit
Continuing on the subject of nods to Spider-Man’s classic black, symbiote suit isone of the most unexpected costumes fromSpider-Man: No Way Home. While I found the setup for Peter to don the black and gold suit kind of silly — his red and black costume gets paint thrown at it — I liked how Marvel found a unique way to switch costumes.
The black and gold Spider-Man suit ended up beingthe inside part of Holland’s red and black Spider-Man costume. As such, we could see all the wires and technological bits from the suit created with Stark Tech. The black and gold looked striking, setting it apart from other live-action Spider-Man costumes both visually and in terms of how it was crafted.
5Tobey Maguire’s Wrestler Suit
This one is a classic. Due to how Tobey Maguire’s Spider-Man movies were the hero’s first ones, a lot of the main events of Sam Raimi’s Marvel movie franchise are still relevant to this day. Peter Parker’s start as a wrestler before ultimatelyletting Uncle Ben’s killer walkand blaming himself for it is a key part of his story.
That said, I feel like Spider-Man’s wrestler suit deserves more love. It is a perfectly stripped-to-basics approach toa believable hero in a real-world setting while using his iconography in a major way. The red and blue color scheme is present, the giant spider with a street-like style fits the wrestler angle, and we can see Maguire’s eyes emoting.
4Andrew Garfield’s Firefighter Outfit
This entry is not really a full-on suit, as it is mostly Andrew Garfield’s main costume fromThe Amazing Spider-Man 2. However, it does something that I absolutely love about the comics, which is adding other pieces of clothing to a superhero’s costume,something Spider-Man is particularly known for, and we have not seen happen a lot in the movies.
While I love all Spider-Man movie actors, there is something about Garfield’s wise-cracking lines when in the suit that just feels the most accurate to Spider-Man from Marvel Comics. Seeing him don a firefighter’s helmet whilesplashing Electro with a firehose — helped by actual firefighters— was a treat. The contrast between the helmet and Spidey’s costume creates a fun look.
3MCU Iron Spider Suit
The Iron Spider suit is one of Spider-Man’s best alternate costumes from the comics. It belongs to Marvel’s Civil War era, though it comes a little later in the MCU’s timeline. When it was first revealed,the MCU Iron Spider suit was heavily criticized for looking way too different from the original comic book suit, not using the red and gold scheme.
InSpider-Man: No Way Home, Peter’s Integrated Suit would be the perfect mix between the MCU and Marvel Comics Iron Spider suits. Despite that fact, I believe the original MCU Iron Spider suit already looked good even with all the negative chatter. I felt the black cut the red nicely, andthe armored look was unique for Spider-Man onscreen.
2MCU Homemade Suit
Tom Holland’s final Spider-Man suit on the list comes from his first MCU solo movie.Spider-Man: Homecomingused the Stark Suit for most of the film, but my favorite Spider-Man costume was not the more technologically advanced one, but Peter Parker’s homemade suit.Given how much the hero has been connected to technology in the MCU, the basic suit feels refreshing.
We never got to see Peter’s origin story in the MCU, but I believe we got a feel of what that looked like through the Spider-Man homemade suit. The classic red and blue color scheme is present, andit is fun to get a Spider-Man mask with such small eyes, which is unlike anything we have seen elsewhere in the franchise.
1The Amazing Spider-Man Main Suit
Finally, I firmly believe that Spider-Man’s most underrated movie suit is easily Andrew Garfield’s main costume fromThe Amazing Spider-Man. Sure, there are some stark differences from the hero’s classic suits. Namely,the yellow lenses did not land well with many fans. The suit also features way more blue than normal, which stretches even to his fingers.
The texture, sneaker-like soles, fresh red and blue scheme, and overall edgier tone make it one of my favorite Spider-Man movie suits.The Amazing Spider-Mansuit looks sleek, and it perfectly suits the tone of the franchise, as well as Garfield’s Spider-Man being more acrobatic and spider-like than Maguire’s. While not universally beloved, it is a striking Spider-Man suit.
