Lego Spider-Man
Lego Spider-Man (stylized as LEGO Spider-Man) is a product range of the Lego construction toy, based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. When the theme first launched in 2002, it was inspired by the Spider-Man film released the same year and was part of the Lego Studios line. Additional sets were released two years later, based on the film's sequel, Spider-Man 2.[2][3] The theme was discontinued before the release of Spider-Man 3, and the rights were sold to rival Mega Brands, who entered a multi-year licensing deal with Marvel Enterprises, giving them the rights to produce playsets, vehicles, and other building-themed products based upon various Marvel characters for their Mega Bloks toys.[4]
Parent theme
Lego Studios (2002–2003)
Lego Marvel Super Heroes (2012–present)
Columbia Pictures (co-licensed from Marvel Comics)
The Walt Disney Company
2002–2004 (original run)
2012–present
14 (original run)[1]
47 (current run)
In 2012, Lego revived the theme, starting with several waves of sets based on the Ultimate Spider-Man animated series in their Marvel Super Heroes line. Starting with 2016, the theme was renamed simply Spider-Man. In 2017, 2019 and 2021, sets based on the films Spider-Man: Homecoming, Spider-Man: Far From Home, and Spider-Man: No Way Home, respectively, were released. A LEGO Spider-Man, voiced by Nic Novicki, was featured as a minor character in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.
Overview[edit]
Lego Spider-Man was originally based on the original film, but now focuses on newer films and television shows. The product line focuses on Spider-Man battling against super villains in New York City. Lego Spider-Man aims to recreate the main characters in Lego form, including Spider-Man and his rogues gallery.[5][6]
Development[edit]
Lego Spider-Man sets are inspired by the mainlime Marvel Universe. The construction toy range was based on the Marvel franchise and developed in collaboration with Marvel Entertainment. While sometimes recreating events from storylines, the sets are most often playsets with no connection to any sense of timeline previously established in the Marvel Universe.[5][6]
Film and television[edit]
Lego Marvel Super Heroes: Maximum Overload (2013)[edit]
Lego Marvel Super Heroes: Maximum Overload (also known as Marvel Super Heroes: Maximum Overload) is an animated Lego film based on Marvel Comics characters that were also featured in Lego Marvel Super Heroes.[32] It premiered online in five parts on November 5, 2013. The film can also be viewed on Netflix and Amazon Video being free with Amazon Prime.
Lego Marvel Super Heroes: Avengers Reassembled (2015)[edit]
Lego Marvel Super Heroes: Avengers Reassembled is an animated Lego film based on Marvel Comics characters that appeared in Lego Marvel Super Heroes and Lego Marvel's Avengers. It is a re-imagined retelling of Avengers: Age of Ultron while using some elements from Ant-Man and Spider-Man. The film first aired on Disney XD. It is available to watch at Lego.com.[33]
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)[edit]
A LEGO Peter Parker / Spider-Man appears briefly in the 2023 animated superhero film Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, voiced by Nic Novicki. In the film, LEGO Peter is working for J. Jonah Jameson at the Daily Bugle. The Spot suddenly appears in his universe and he then immediately contacts and alerts Miguel O'Hara / Spider-Man 2099 about the circumstance and is later assigned by Jess Drew / Spider-Woman to a team to aid in dealing with the Spot situation. The sequence was animated by the 14-year-old Preston Mutanga, who attracted attention from the filmmakers after he published a re-animated version of the movie's trailer in a Lego style, which he made in Blender.[38][39][40]