Spider-Man 2 (2004) Comic Influences
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Summer 2019 marks the release of Spider-Man: Far From Home and also happens to be the 15th anniversary of Raimi’s Spider-Man 2 (2004), so now seems like as good a time as any to go back and take a look at that movie and the comics that might have influenced it.share
As with the previous Raimi Spider-Man film, much of the inspiration came from the original Silver Age stories of the sixties and the Ultimate Spider-Man line that was popular at the time of the movie’s production. Raimi specifically cited ‘Unmasked by Doctor Octopus!’ (Amazing Spider-Man Vol 1 #12, May 1964) and the ‘Spider-Man No More!’ storyline from Amazing Spider-Man Vol 1 #50 (July 1967) as major influences: