Since the inception of the LEGO® Marvel Superheroes theme, most of the sets have been inspired by moments and characters from Marvel’s cinematic offering. Sometimes sets have featured characters from other studio’s movies, but they haven’t been directly based on said films. So it’s nice to see a LEGO set officially based on Sony’s excellent animated Spider-Verse films. The second Spider-Verse film was released in 2023 and saw Miles Morales join forces with Spider-people from across the multi-verse. In the opening moments of Across the Spider-Verse, a mutated scientist known as The Spot, tries to rob a Brooklyn bodega and it’s that moment from the film, which has inspired this upcoming set. Here’s a preview of the Spider-Verse: Miles Morales vs. The Spot set.
Product Details
Set Name: Spider-Verse: Miles Morales vs. The Spot| Set Number: 76311 | Pieces: 375 | Theme: Marvel
Number of Bags: Bags x 3 | Instructions: Paper booklet + Builder App | Stickers: sheet x 1 | Characters: Miles Morales, Gwen Stacy, The Spot & Officer Jefferson
RRP: £44.99/$49.99/44.99€/64.99AUD/129.99CAD
Availability: LEGO Stores, LEGO Online and LEGO Retailer from January 1st
Although the MCU has long been the shining light for big-screen Marvel adventures, Sony controls many of the spider-related stories and characters. Their Spider-Man-related films have been largely terrible, but their animated offerings have been outstanding. They are also filled with numerous spider variants, making them the perfect source material for a LEGO set. This set is based on the second Across the Spider-Verse film, which already has a connection to the LEGO brand as the film visits many different universes, including one made from LEGO bricks.
We’ve been ‘treated’ to countless LEGO police cars but the one found in this set is based on the US-style vehicle. The overall appearance of the car is great, especially how the light blue stripe is running along each side of the vehicle. I also like the bumpers, they are configured nicely to side along with the body of the car. The red and blue lights on the roof are also interesting as they use a newly introduced element. This is a 1×1 clip stud but with a round plate and not the usual square one. It’s a minimal change but does provide a different finish and looks a lot better than the old square clips.
If you’ve visited or live in New York, you’ll be familiar with the bodega, a small corner shop found in many boroughs of the city. They have played a key role in many Spider-Man stories. In Across the Spider-Verse, The Spot is seen trying to steal from an ATM. Only part of the shop is featured in the set and it’s quite a small section at that. The exterior of the shop includes several signs all of which are stickered pieces. It also hides a play feature in the ice machine. The small grille element on the machine can be pressed which causes the ATM inside the shop to topple over.
There are also two large round black plates on each of the interior walls. They may look like fancy lighting rigs but they are actually dimensional portals created by The Spot. Each has a clear display peg so you can connect the minifigure for a more dynamic look. Back to the exterior, it only features the bottom half of a building. Due to the price point of the set, you wouldn’t expect it to include a full building however there have been points included in the set so it can be expanded. Which is interesting yet it makes the section of the shop seem a little unfinished.
There are four characters featured in the set, they include Miles Morales and Gwen Stacy in their Spider Suits, The Spot and Officer Jefferson who is also Miles’ dad. If I were to be picky, Gwen and Officer Jefferson aren’t technically featured in this scene from the film, but they don’t feel out of place, especially since the set features a police car and Officer Jefferson does interact with The Spot in a later scene. Miles and Gwen have appeared in many previous sets and like Spider-Man, it’s sometimes difficult to show that much variety due to the character’s costumes. But Miles’ Spider-Verse suit is unique and results in a great minifigure. Gwen’s minifigure is largely the same as other versions apart from the slightest change in the print detail. One different thing is the ability to switch out the suit heads with faces and hair.
The other two minifigures offer characters appearing in a LEGO set for the first time. Officer Jefferson is a police officer, so the torso isn’t dissimilar to other generic police characters from other sets—some of the print details needed to be yellow. The Spot is a rather plain character that lacks any features beyond a few black spots. Although the three other characters have blank legs, thankfully, The Spot’s legs feature some extra print detail. If the legs were left blank, it would have ruined the minifigure.
As mentioned it’s great to see a Spider-Man set take direct inspiration from Sony’s films. The Spider-Verse is a rich source of content so I hope we see more sets. There are rumours of a Spider-Verse minifigure series, which would be very cool. But for the first official Spider-Verse set, it’s a decent effort. The police car seems a little disconnected from the shop if you know the source material, however, it offers an additional play element to the set. The same can be said about Gwen. She doesn’t feature the moments that inspired the set, but I suppose she is more exciting than a random shopkeeper. The Spider-Verse: Miles Morales vs. The Spot set will be available from January 1st and can be pre-ordered now.
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