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Ever since Homecoming‘s finale, fans have been speculating on what Spider-Man’s new costume will do – and also what Marvel Comics suit it’s based on. Most fans have been referring to the new suit as The Iron Spider, but a new theory says that there may be a more recent inspiration for Spider-Man’s Infinity War suit:
As CBR points out, the look of the Spider-Man costume in Infinity War is much less like the red-and-gold design of the Iron Spider costume from the comics, and much more like the Spider-Man costume designed for the 2016 Marvel Comics storyline, “Spider-Man: Worldwide”.
Writer Dan Slott and artist Giuseppe Camuncoli used “Worldwide” as a platform for expanding Peter Parker’s role in the Marvel Universe into that of a global CEO of Parker Industries, who managed his company with his bodyguard, Spider-Man, watching his back. The suit used in the storyline was a design very much like the classic Spider-Man costume, but with armor instead of fabric, and light up eyes and emblem. It’s basically a description that perfectly fits what we’re seeing in Infinity War.
On the one hand, the actual inspiration for the costume isn’t that important: the MCU has a long history of using iconic Marvel Comics costumes in new ways – much like when Captain America donned his Secret Avengers suit while working for S.H.I.E.L.D. in Captain America: The Winter Soldier. On the other hand, the Spider-Man “Worldwide” costume may be a very purposeful choice for inspiration; with the outcome of Avengers 3 & 4 so unsure, Tony Stark’s absence (or death) could put Peter Parker into the driver’s seat of Star Industries, and truly make him a world-spanning Spider-Man.
Avengers: Infinity War opens in theaters on May 4, 2018. Thor: Ragnarok is now playing in theaters. Other upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe movies include; Black Panther on February 16, 2018, Ant-Man and the Wasp on July 6, 2018, Captain Marvel on March 8, 2019, the fourth Avengers movie on May 3, 2019, the sequel to Spider-Man: Homecoming on July 5, 2019, and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 in 2020.
