Tangled Up in Spidey's Web
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man
Everyone’s favorite web-slinger will be swinging by your town this spring. You heard right, Amazing Spider-Man 2 is scheduled for release on May 2, 2014 and arachnid fever is already starting to spread. It looks like our hero will have his hands full fighting Electro and possibly The Green Goblin and The Rhino too. With that kind of hero and villain celebrity presence, how can anyone resist the allure of this next installment? Just like any great marketing campaign, the Amazing Spider-Man 2 movie is supported by countless other forms of collateral and entertainment. It promises to be an epic blitz that will reach all of us. Are your spider senses tingling yet?
Play the Game
A few days before the big movie release (April 29th to be exact), Activision will release The Amazing Spider-Man 2 video game for PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Xbox 360, and PC. If you pre-order your copy from Gamestop, you will get four in-game Spidey suits, each with special combat bonuses. The four suits, shown on IGN, are the iron suit, the cosmic suit, the black suit and the noir suit. All of the gamers are resting their thumbs in preparation for the big day.
Remember the Comic Book?
​Right around the same time of the movie and video game, Amazing Spider-Man, the comic book, will relaunch with Volume 3. Volume 2 ended in controversy after 700 issues with the death of Peter Parker. Fear not, people and superheroes have been known to rise from the dead in the comic book universe from time to time. Comics Alliance does a pretty good job dishing out the spoilage if you don’t know the details of Peter’s demise.
​An Eight-Legged Epidemic
As if the movie, the video game, and the comic book were not enough, the web is flooded with tons of other Spider-Man related merchandise and pastimes. Here are just a five of the more interesting finds discovered in a not-so extensive search:
1) The Amazing Spider-Man Classic Cosmic Rug can be found at Super Hero Stuff. Featuring a retro appearance with vibrant colors, it measures 48 x 60 inches and just looks really cool.
2) Hasbro/Marvel is releasing an army of Amazing Spider-Man 2 action figures as seen in this Geeks of Doom showcase. The characters in the series are not just limited to the ones appearing in the movie, they will also include many of the other comic book figures as well.
3) [client here*] has The Amazing Spider-Man jackpot slot game with special Spider-Man and Web Features that give you chances to win extra prizes.
4) If you don’t want to spare any precious bucks, you can go to Marvelkids and play the free Ultimate Spider-Man: Iron Spider game. You don’t have to be a kid to enjoy this one.
5) Check out The Disney Store for an awesome looking Spider-Man men’s watch that features three-hand movement, so you can be as punctual as our superhero friend.
A Beautiful World
The writing is on the wall and this much is clear, Spider-Man continues to spin his web in every nook of society. He flies through the air and takes us along for the ride as he rids the city of crime and villainy. He spins his colorful webs of entertainment in many forms and comforts us with his presence. Old Spidey is amazing indeed.
*Due to confidentiality restrictions, I cannot disclose the client's link.