EW previews the new Spider-Man

iFanboy has scans up (now posted in hi-res elsewhere) from Entertainment Weekly's "Amazing Spider-Man" cover story. The piece itself is so much P.R.-driven fluff (EW, after all) but there's some new stuff to see: Action poses of the new suit (still looks like an overdesigned mess to me, and the least-likable thing about the Raimi-era suit - the "texture" stuff - is turned up to eleven) first look at Martin Sheen as Uncle Ben (MEGA-SPOILER!!! He looks like... Martin Sheen in a work shirt!!!) and Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy.


The big "nerd-minutiae" stuff is real, visual confirmation that the web-shooters are oldschool mechanical - which pretty-much everyone has known for over a year now (yeah, I'll brag about it - called it right off the bat as the easiest bit of fanservice they could do) but it's still nice to see.

Still no explanation for Spidey's odd metal toe-shoes - at least, no official one. It's not solid enough for me to "tip my hand," but some of the early rumbles suggest that the "source" of Peter's powerset (and maybe even transformation/origin itself) are getting a major overhaul that leans heavy on the home-made-hero angle; so take that for what you will.