Everything you wanted to know about the worlds favorite wall-crawler…from his creation by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko to his move to the big screen.  Includes info on videogames, comics, Spidey merchandise, profiles on the actors who have played Peter Parker and all the supporting characters.  An absolute must for the Spider-Fan in your life!

For a Spider-man mag, the “Ultimate Guide” is awesome. The Guide is made up of multiple articles, short stories, and brief histories, general explanations across generations and comic titles, and spotlights of major storylines over the years.

Here's a scoop that would make even J. Jonah Jameson jealous.

Ultimate Guide to Spider-Man is chock full of interviews, photographs, and behind-the-scenes tidbits about everyone's favorite friendly neighborhood webslinger. Before Tom Holland swings back into action in the upcoming Spider-Man: No Way Home (out Dec. 17), he opened up to EW in an exclusive interview about his journey with the franchise so far — as well as what might be next for Peter Parker.

"The first film, [director] Jon Watts and I were sort of flying by the seat of our pants," Holland says. "This one, I think we both felt really confident, so we were able to relax. We actually had so much more fun on this one than we did on the previous two."

That and more are packed into the pages of this brand new guide, filled with insights and access to rival even The Daily Bugle. Not only does the issue have exclusive details on No Way Home, Holland's third outing as Spidey, but it also takes a deep dive into Peter Parker's rich history — from the origins of how Stan Lee and Steve Ditko first dreamed up the character to his many iterations across stage, film, TV, and video games.

In addition to chronicling Holland's trilogy, from his early auditions to his big-screen team-ups with the Avengers, the issue also explores past versions of Spidey — Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield's outings, as well as recent hits like Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.

Spider-Man: No Way Home is a 2021 superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man, co-produced by Columbia Pictures and Marvel Studios and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing. It is the sequel to Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) and Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019), and the 27th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The film was directed by Jon Watts and written by Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers. It stars Tom Holland as Peter Parker / Spider-Man alongside Zendaya, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jacob Batalon, Jon Favreau, Jamie Foxx, Willem Dafoe, Alfred Molina, Benedict Wong, Tony Revolori, Marisa Tomei, Andrew Garfield, and Tobey Maguire. In the film, Parker asks Dr. Stephen Strange (Cumberbatch) to use magic to make his identity as Spider-Man a secret again following its public revelation at the end of Far From Home. When the spell goes wrong, the multiverse is broken open which allows visitors from alternate realities to enter Parker's universe.

No Way Home features several actors reprising their roles from non-MCU Spider-Man films directed by Sam Raimi and Marc Webb, including previous Spider-Man actors Maguire and Garfield. The involvement of both actors was the subject of wide speculation and numerous leaks despite the efforts of Sony, Marvel, and the cast to conceal their involvement.

Spider-Man: No Way Home premiered at the Fox Village Theatre in Los Angeles on December 13, 2021, and was theatrically released in the United States on December 17, as part of Phase Four of the MCU. The film received positive reviews from critics, who praised the story, direction, action sequences, and the cast's performances and chemistry. No Way Home has grossed over $1.8 billion worldwide, surpassing its predecessor as the highest-grossing film released by Sony Pictures. It became the highest-grossing film of 2021, the sixth-highest-grossing film of all time, the highest grossing Spider-Man film, and set several other box office records, including those for films released during the pandemic. The film received numerous awards and nominations, including a nomination for Best Visual Effects at the 94th Academy Awards. A sequel is in development.

Spidey will next be seen in animated form with Across the Spider-Verse Part One.

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Part One) is scheduled to be released in the United States on October 7, 2022, delayed from an initial April 2022 date due to the pandemic. Part Two is expected to be released in 2023, and a female-focused spin-off film is also in development.

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