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Spider-Man AU
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Spider-Man AU is a popular fusion trope in the Stranger Things fandom, also present in other fandoms, in which a character from the given fandom is Spider-Man. They usually incorporate few or no Marvel characters, though they may have ST characters take their places, and instead only use the superhero role.
Development
Archive of Our Own
Spider-Man AUs first appeared in the Stranger Things fandom in April 2021, when a Billy/Steve fic was published that featured Steve Harrington as Spider-Man and Billy Hargrove as Venom.[1] The second fic appears to be from July 2022 and stars Robin Buckley as Spider-Girl.[2] Published shortly after is another with Steve as Spider-Man, this time a Steddie fic,[3] and he continued to appear in the same role in a number of fics in the months after. Will Byers was first Spider-Man in late August,[4] and ended up being a very popular choice.[5] In September, a fan wrote a fic in which Stranger Things characters made up the entire Avengers team, including Lucas Sinclair as Spider-Man.[6] One fic incorporated a Mad Max fusion and had Max Mayfield as Spider-Man.[7]
TikTok
TikTok user roguealien has been credited as helping to popularize Steddie Spider-Man AUs, and their fanart and fancomics can be found on TikTok and Instagram.[8] Cosplays appeared in October 2022,[9] not long after roguealien began posting their works.[10]
Example Fanworks
Fanfiction
- Will Byers the Masked Menace Returns! by MogulMama (2022-2023)
- STEVE'S FIRST BRUISE by cairparavels (2022)
- I Need To Know by beetlesandstars (2022)
- mike wheeler's guide to falling in love with a superhero by moonsooms (2022)
Fanart
- assorted spidermansteveharrington works, copy by rogue_alien (2022-2023)
- Spider!Steve by maatdraws (2022)
Zines
- Indestructible zine by roguealien
Cosplay
- HE'S HERE by vauxphantasma (2022)
- Stranger Things x Spider-Man by yoyo.cosplay (2022)
Fannish Links
- search for Spider-Man in the Stranger Things tag on AO3
- Steve Harrington as Spider-Man tag on AO3
- Lucas Sinclair as Spider-Man
- Mike Wheeler as Spider-Man
- Nancy Wheeler as Spider-Woman
- Robin Buckley as Spider-Man
- Will Byers as Spider-Man
- steveharringtonspiderman tag on TikTok
- spidermansteveau tag
- Alternate Universe - Spider-Man Fusion broad tag on AO3
References
- ^ Dumb Luck by Pondermoniums (Apr 2021)
- ^ Spider-Sense by PinkLemonade25 (Jul 2022)
- ^ Harrington, Harrington, Does Whatever a Harrington Can by an_drommi (Jul 2022)
- ^ Capes are overrated by fruitypizza (Aug 2022)
- ^ Will Byers the Masked Menace Returns! by MogulMama (Aug 2022)
- ^ Unlike the Kids Next Door by MusicHeart08 (Sep 2022)
- ^ Stranger things elmax marvel's Maxima as spider-man by Katbadslayer (Sep 2022)
- ^ Who wears the mask? by Randomjulius (Nov 2022)
- ^ HE'S HERE by vauxphantasma (Oct 2022)
- ^ Trying my hand by rogue_alien (Oct 2022)