Spiderman Logo PNG
The evolution of the Spiderman logo has been closely interconnected with the evolution of Spider-Man himself. One of the most iconic and recognizable superheroes in the world has gone through numerous amendments.
Meaning and history
Even though Spider-Man appeared several decades later than the most famous superheroes in the world, Superman and Batman, he is the third on that list.
The history of the superhero began in the early 1960s when Stan Lee and Steve Ditko introduced the world to the ordinary teenager Peter Parker. And even though he was bitten by a radioactive spider and now possesses amazing powers (spider-sense, the ability to climb walls, and his cartridges shooting spider webs), he was first and foremost a teenager with all the age-related problems that come with it. And this was the main secret of its popularity — this “normality”.
Spider-Man first appeared in the pages of Amazing Fantasy #15 in August 1962. It came as a surprise to many because teenager Peter Parker was learning how to control his powers without a mentor, realizing what it means to be a hero and fight crime by protecting civilians.After that, Spider-Man appeared in several magazines, but the most significant was The Amazing Spider-Man.
What is Spider-Man?
Spider-Man is the name of one of the world’s most popular superheroes, which was created by Marvel Comics at the beginning of the 1960s. Today the franchise consists of thousands of comic books, nine animated series, and dozens of video games.
1963 – Today
Originally, the logo consisted of a single wordmark written as ‘Spider-Man’, but with exclusively capital letters. The font used here was a soft-shape sans-serif style. The colors: yellow with red undersides. By ‘undersides’, one should mean the sides seen because of the perspective effect. The word was also curved downwards somewhat.
1976 – 1987
The wordmark used then uses wider, more linear shapes. They also reversed the curve upwards and shifted the color scheme to white letters with red undersides.
1985 – 1988
The 1985 logo was a lot stricter. Now, they made them look like proper 3D constructs (like the wordmark in the intro of 20th Century Fox). They were viewed on as if from above. The font used here is even more linear, and the letters are much taller and more proportioned. The colors switched to red with yellow.
1994 – 2005
This is the wordmark for the ‘Spider-Man: the Animated Series’. They finally made it flat and upgraded the font to look more aggressive and fell spider-y, so to speak. They basically made the letters extra tall, jagged and covered in red outlines. The letters proper were white.
1996 – 2005
In 1996 has straightened up the gothic and a bit scary typeface of the previous version, placing the inscribe in a horizontal line, but switching the color palette to white and red, which has created a cleaner and a more modern look. This version of the logo stayed in use by the franchise for almost ten years.
2016 – 2018
The redesign of 2016 has introduced a more geometric and stable style of the Spider-Man logotype; with the white letters in a thin red outline featuring a heavy black shadow, rounded corners and smooth square shapes of the characters. The angle of the insignia created a very energetic feeling, full of motion and power.
2005 – Today
When in 1966 John Romita, Sr. started to work as the main artist, he changed the color scheme of the superhero’s costume, replacing most of the black surfaces with blue. However, the logo remained identical. It was only in 1984 that the logo was heavily modified. To suit the Symbiote costume, the emblem was made several times bigger. Due to its white color, it stood out against the black background. Interestingly enough, the idea for the costume was contributed not by a professional designer but by a fan, Randy Schueller. Marvel purchased the idea and commissioned Mike Zeck and Rick Leonardi to bring it to life.
2013 emblem
The Superior Spiderman logo (2013) designed by Humberto Ramos was inspired by a draft, which Alex Ross created for the first episode of the series. The spider was bigger than in most other costumes and had an unusual outline.
Alternative logos
We cannot but mention the 1992 design created by Rick Leonardi. The costume featured a spider, whose body resembled a skull. The outfit belonged to the first Hispanic Spider-Man.
The Ultimate II version introduced in 2011 sported a red insect against the black background. The author of the image was Sara Pichelli.
Font
The Spiderman logo does not include any wordmark. The way the superhero’s name is shown may differ from one episode of the series to another.
Color
In most cases, the spider and its net are black, while the background is red. Some of the exceptions to this rule include the versions that appeared in 1984 (white spider, black background) and in 1994 (blue background), as well as special costumes.
