TEAM BUILDING

Miles isn’t the only Spider-Guy on the scene. He “lives in a world where there’s already a SpiderMan” and, according to Ramsey, all-manner of Spider-Folk are pulled into his universe from the furthest reaches of comic-book canon when the Kingpin (Liev Schreiber) uses a super collider to rip a hole in the fabric of reality. These include Spider-Gwen (Hailee Steinfeld), Spider-Man Noir (Nic Cage) and Spider-Ham (John Mulaney). And while they come in different shapes, sizes and species, every SpiderBeing shares something important.

“By throwing a bunch of really obscure, really diverse Spider-characters together, you’re reaching something that isn’t just for hardcore nerds, it’s universal,” Miller explains. “‘I’m not the only one’ is the big idea. That seemed really powerful. While superhero stories are often about the chosen one, it’s really nice to know that all of us are the chosen ones, and we’re all trying to figure out what to do about that.”