No Way Home Concept Art Shows Off Cut Vulture Storyline

Phil Saunders broke down the artwork in his post, explaining, «An early version of ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ had Peter Parker enlisting the aid of a former foe in rehabilitating the captured multiverse villains.» Tonally, Saunders assured that «Much fun would have been had watching [Peter] frog-march the multiversal miscreants across town with the help of Doc Ock’s hacked tentacles. It was a great joy to try to capture the diverse attitudes of these incredible actors.»

While it is incredible to see Peter pulling the villains along for a tense group walk, the disappointment is that it would’ve led to a better outcome for Adrian Toomes than the one depicted in future films. Saunders’ mention of rehabilitation would suggest that following the events of «Spider-Man: Homecoming,» the Vulture may have gotten his act together in this version. Instead, audiences didn’t see the character again until a cameo in «Morbius» that had fans scratching their heads, finding himself in another dimension thanks to Peter’s magical mix-up with Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch). Seeing Michael Keaton perched on the doorstep reacting dryly to the madness unfolding on his lawn arguably would’ve been miles better than the alternative.