In this edition, the friendly Spidey-verse presents a super-heroic homecoming for comic animation. Amidst the drastic CGI of the current MCU, Lord and Miller find pace and spectacle in the timelessness and beauty of the cartoon. And we are all caught up in the web.

Miles (Moore), looking to temper the discipline of his police officer dad (Henry), turns to his cool Uncle Aaron (Ali) with confusion and discovery to ensue soon thereafter. Miles’ character is just perfect; both bashful and charismatic, dressed in classic Jordan 1s and offering a rejuvenating spirit. And, with Aunt May showing off her own sense, this picture overflows with style points.

As dimensions are crossed and the layers of the multiverse revealed, an array of Spideys appear including Gwen (Steinfeld), Miles’ petite crush, a fabulous nod to Anime with Peni Parker (Glenn) and the incomparable Spider-Man Noir (Cage) who stumbled right out of Casablanca to garner high FC praise. And this eclecticism brings a fervor and originality to a story that has seemingly been told many times before.

Commingling classic comic book speech bubbles and onomatopoeia with innovative animation, this film finds itself in the FC Elite-verse, tangled up in 4.83 napkins out of 5.