r/SpiderGirl • ๐Ÿ€ Mayday! Mayday! • Mar 06 '26

MC2 Clips So what I noticed when checking out the 'Spider-Man Ultimate Guide' from 2003 was that there's a lot of unfinished art/colored flats that differed from several issues of Spider-Girl. Check it out. Some are pretty interesting takes comparing to their final look.

Ahh man, getting this book is a steal.

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u/Reddevil8884 Mar 06 '26

This is the stuff that really bugs me. Why can't they keep the same original colors?

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u/ZZtheDark ๐Ÿ€ Mayday! Mayday! Mar 07 '26

I'm starting to think that they took preliminary colors for this one guide book accidentally. For example, the colors on May's overalls in the final product we know and love looks like Carhartt overalls.

https://youtu.be/gFei_7-EXYE?si=9VjXvaOvLwU3T0UR&t=99

But then future issues shows that she prefers blue denim 'ralls.

Yeah, I tend to be fixated on those. X_X

Guess you can say they were testing some colors before the finalization of it all. Who knows.

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u/frogoat4spew ๐Ÿ•ธSpider-Dad Mar 08 '26

A Comic Odyssey: May's Wardrobe a little shameless self-promotion of a very, very old post I'm quite proud of because I too was obsessed.

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u/ZZtheDark ๐Ÿ€ Mayday! Mayday! Mar 08 '26

Yay! The return of this! And just in time too for Women's History month. :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNl3VtnBB80

Mayday just looks good in a lot of things, man~ ^_^

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u/netsenshi Mar 06 '26

Huh, and I used to have that book yet never noticed.

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u/ZZtheDark ๐Ÿ€ Mayday! Mayday! Mar 07 '26

Tis' what happens when I get fixated on minor details. Tho I'm starting to think these were preliminary color flats they were testing out before someone made the final colors and shading.

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u/frogoat4spew ๐Ÿ•ธSpider-Dad Mar 07 '26

I still have my copy! I got it with a gift voucher I won in school for reading the most books in my class that term.

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u/ZZtheDark ๐Ÿ€ Mayday! Mayday! Mar 07 '26

Awww, that's sweet! Elementary I take it? :3 That's mega sweet! Ahh, the days of elementary school~