LEGO Art 31209 The Amazing Spider-Man is based on a classic comic book panel

The inspiration for the upcoming LEGO Art 31209 The Amazing Spider-Man is based on a panel from a classic issue of the Marvel comic book.

The LEGO Group officially revealed full details of 31209 The Amazing Spider-Man today, with the 2,099-piece LEGO Art set swinging into view on August 1. Featuring a three-dimensional interpretation of the webbed wonder crawling out of a brick-built picture frame, the set joins such previous comic book-inspired releases as 31199 Iron Man and 31205 Jim Lee Batman Collection.

The style of artwork that 31209 The Amazing Spider-Man is based on appears to have been taken from a classic issue of the series drawn by the recently-departed Marvel legend, John Romita Sr. In Amazing Spider-Man # 67, the wall-crawler faces off against Mysterio, with the villainous master of illusion convincing Peter Parker’s alter ego that he’s been shrunk to 6” and placed in a model fairground.

On page 12 of the comic book, the second panel shows the exact same pose as featured in 31209 The Amazing Spider-Man, with the LEGO Group’s social media accounts also highlighting the visual connection between the two. One of the greatest Spider-Man artists of all time, John Romita Sr. took on the task of drawing the character in 1966 when the webhead’s co-creator, Steve Ditko, stepped aside due to editorial disagreements with his former creative partner, Stan Lee.

31209 The Amazing Spider-Man will be released on August 1 and priced at £169.99 / $199.99 / €199.99. You can find more about the upcoming LEGO Art set in our visual tour and gallery right here.

Image: Marvel

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