Spider-Man fans might have thought that they'd escaped the infamous image of Peter and Miles standing in an alleyway from the Spider-Man 2 reveal trailer, but it's invaded real-life thanks to a photo opportunity at San Diego Comic-Con.
As the Spider-Man community patiently waits for the sequel's release later this year, it's been coping with a ton of different memes, ranging from roasting Uncle Aaron's awful beats to trying to figure out canon events from Across the Spider-Verse. By far the biggest meme of them all, however, is how sick the community is of seeing that one static image of Peter and Miles standing in an alleyway from the Spider-Man 2 reveal trailer.
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That image was pretty much the only one that Sony used to advertise the game up until the State of Play gameplay reveal, showing up on the back of comic books, in TV ads for the PS5, and even used as memes by Insomniac itself. Over time, the hatred of the image has slowly turned into an ironic love and, while everyone thought we'd managed to get away from it with new footage having since been released, it looks like it's never truly going to be gone.
Not only is the image making a grand comeback, but this time it's actually in real life. Spider-Man 2 will be having a panel at San Diego Comic-Con later today and, since it's making an appearance at the show, it has a dedicated section at the Marvel booth that lets you take a photo next to life-size versions of Peter and Miles next to that same iconic alleyway while Venom's head peeks out around the corner.
Insomniac is once again aware of the memes and playing into them here as it not only says that the booth allows for fans to "recreate
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