Unearthed: Jaw-Dropping Spider-Man Villain Designs from Across The Spider-Verse Will Haunt Your Dreams

Summary

The unused artwork for the Spot in Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse creates hype and does justice to his character, setting him up as the trilogy's arch villain.

The Spot is depicted in the alternative artwork as a terrifying, otherworldly entity shrouded in darkness and tormented by his supernatural abilities. This horrifying portrayal of the Spot signifies his necessity to escalate and evolve into a genuine cosmic terror in Spider-Man: Beyond The Spider-Verse, potentially leading to significant ramifications within the Spider-Verse and beyond.

Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse has gained renown for its unique art style, but recently unveiled unused art has transformed its villain into a terrifying source of fear. The Spot, a character capable of creating and traversing through portals, was last seen in Across The Spider-Verse ascending from a mere "villain of the week" to a legitimate threat across multiple universes. With the Spot now established as the trilogy's central antagonist, this unreleased artwork for Across The Spider-Verse showcases his character in an exceptional manner, generating even more anticipation for the forthcoming Spider-Man: Beyond The Spider-Verse narrative and the evolution of this formidable villain.

In a social media post on X/Twitter, one of the individuals responsible for the groundbreaking animation style featured in the film revealed alternative artwork featuring the Spot. Jesús Alonso Iglesias, the character designer for Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse, shared four images illustrating the progression of the Spot. Iglesias describes the Spot as "someone who's constantly changing, evolving, fading as if diluting in a liquid medium but solid at the same time." The outcome is a haunting depiction of this once-innocent villain, portraying him as an almost ghostly figure submerged in darkness, seemingly tormented by his unearthly abilities.

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Why Spot Needs To Be Terrifying For Spider-Man: Beyond The Spider-Verse

To ensure a memorable conclusion for the Spider-Verse trilogy, it is crucial to conclude with a remarkable impact. As the Spot has now been established as the primary antagonist, it is upon him to raise the stakes significantly. Although initially introduced as a character providing comic relief, it is imperative that his newfound level of threat is reflected in his appearance. Jesús' artwork effectively captures this menacing nature, transforming Spot from a mere "dalmatian" into a formidable cosmic horror. Undoubtedly, the animation in the third movie will do justice to this transformation.

The Spot's role in the third Spider-Verse movie is an exciting opportunity for both the Sony Spider-Man Universe and the MCU. As the Spot's actions in different dimensions align conveniently with the Multiverse Saga of the MCU, it is speculated that these worlds will collide as the Spider-Verse trilogy concludes, finally introducing Miles Morales to the MCU. In order for this to happen effectively, the Spot's character development must be given the attention it deserves, creating a truly terrifying presence that will have significant consequences following the events of Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse and potentially beyond.