Sue me, but my favorite Spider-Man movie is Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. While the Spider-Man franchise boasts of cinematic gems such as Spider-Man 2, Homecoming, No Way Home, and Far From Home, Into the Spider-Verse (and its sequel, Across the Spider-Verse) takes the saga of the superhero to a whole other level. While these movies, acclaimed for their groundbreaking animation and enigmatic multiverse concept, expand the Spider-Verse with their innovative world-building, if you ask me, the ingenious crossover with comics is something that isn’t talked about enough (and that’s so unfair). In this article, we will analyze how both these animated films used comic book panels in their treatment to regulate the pacing of the narrative while enhancing the overall visual language. Story AnalysisBefore we jump into the analysis, here’s a quick recap to put things into context. - YouTube Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse follows Miles Morales, who inadvertently gets bitten by a radioactive spider and becomes Spider-Man, while there’s already another Spider-Man, Peter Parker, in his dimension. Soon after Miles’ transformation, the other Spider-Man, Peter Parker, dies in a battle, leaving Miles with the responsibility of destroying Kingpin’s collider, a device that will destroy the universe. As Miles settles into his role as a Superhero, his mission opens up different portals to the multiverse, attracting Spider-Men and Spider-Women from various universes and timelines into Miles' own timeline. The sequel raises the stakes through the roof as Miles learns that he is an anomaly in his own dimension, which means...
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