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No Context Tobey Maguire@OocTobeyM · Aug 23, 2026

The art book for Spider-Man: Brand New Day contains AI generated artwork Here is what real concept art looks like. A…

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A thread showcases beautiful hand-drawn concept art from Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy by artists like Wil Rees and James Carson, contrasting with recent AI-generated artwork appearing in a Spider-Man art book, highlighting the difference between traditional and artificial creation methods.

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    The art book for Spider-Man: Brand New Day contains AI generated artwork Here is what real concept art looks like. A thread of the most beautiful pieces from Sam Raimi's trilogy 👇 🧵

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    Spider-Man (2002) Concept art by Harald Belker — August 23, 2000 Spider-Man perched on a gargoyle under a full moon over New York City. The Empire State Building lit up in the distance. The Twin Towers still standing. This image was created 2 years before the film and almost a year before 9/11.

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    Spider-Man (2002) Concept art by Jim Martin The World Unity Festival at Times Square. Giant balloons. Thousands of people. Spider-Man watching from above.

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    Spider-Man (2002) Concept art by Wil Rees Same scene as Harald Belker's but with a completely different mood. The sky is deeper, more dramatic.

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    Spider-Man (2002) Concept art by Wil Rees The laboratory where Peter gets bitten. Seen from below, the spider web spirals up to the ceiling with the genetically modified spider above him. The scene that started everything.

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    Spider-Man (2002) Concept art by Wil Rees Peter stands alone in the hospital boiler room, contemplating burning his Spider-Man costume while Aunt May recovers upstairs The weight of the suit in one image

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    Spider-Man (2002) Concept art by Wil Rees Spider-Man perched on a bridge above the East River at night. The city lit up behind him. The full moon above. New York as a character in itself.

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    Spider-Man (2002) Concept art by Warren Manser Spider-Man in deep crimson, surrounded by webs against a dark city skyline One of the darkest and most dramatic takes on the character ever produced for the film

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    Spider-Man (2002) Concept art of Peter's bedroom after the spider bite Webs covering every surface. Every wall. Every piece of furniture. This is how Sam Raimi imagined the moment Peter realized nothing would ever be the same

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    Spider-Man (2002) Concept art by Wil Rees The final battle between Spider-Man and the Green Goblin in an abandoned building The city visible through the collapsed walls. Plants growing through the ruins.

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    Spider-Man (2002) Concept art by Bernie Wrightson Four pencil sketches exploring how Spider-Man moves. Swinging, crawling, climbing, crouching. Pure anatomy. Pure instinct. The character before the costume.

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    Spider-Man 2 (2004) Concept art by Wil Rees Doctor Octopus rampaging through a dark New York street at night. Cars thrown aside, tentacles everywhere, neon signs in the rain. Sam Raimi wanted this to feel like a monster movie

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    Spider-Man 2 (2004)Spider-Man 2 (2004) Concept art by James Carson — March 2003 Otto Octavius returning to his destroyed fusion lab and finding his tattered mural still on the wall The man he was, staring back at the monster he became

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    Spider-Man 2 (2004) Concept art by Wil Rees Spider-Man on top of a rooftop having captured a group of thieves. A giant stone lion overlooking the New York skyline below. Labeled "Robbery Rooftop V2" — Columbia Pictures

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    Spider-Man 2 (2004) Concept art by Wil Rees Doctor Octopus dangling J. Jonah Jameson over the edge of the Daily Bugle

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    Spider-Man 2 (2004) Concept art by Alex Tavoularis Spider-Man stopping the runaway train with his bare hands, webs stretched across the tracks The greatest Spider-Man scene ever filmed, before a single frame was shot

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    Spider-Man 3 (2007) Concept art by James Carson Spider-Man lying in his bed in his dark dingy apartment, still in full costume

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    Spider-Man 3 (2007) Concept art by James Carson Sandman's daughter Penny standing alone before a giant sand castle her father built for her The most human moment in the entire film

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    Spider-Man 3 (2007) Concept art by Kasra Farahani Spider-Man in the black suit clinging to a skyscraper window in winter New York covered in snow behind him. The city at sunset.

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    Spider-Man 3 (2007) Concept art by E.J. Krisor The final battle. Spider-Man in the black suit being choked by a giant Sandman Venom nearby. Nowhere to run.

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    Spider-Man 3 (2007) Concept art by Phil Saunders Peter holding Harry in his arms as New York burns behind them Labeled "Death Scene V4", four different versions of this moment were designed before they settled on what we got