Spider-Man handmade poster artist says theater removed the art as to not upset Sony
Spooderman artist has been revealed
A theater employee drew a Spider-Man: Brand New Day poster when the location did not get an official poster. The art, now known as “Spooderman,” quickly went viral, but sadly the image was removed so as not to anger the studio.
The artist behind the Spooderman poster has been identified as Drake Landon via a Reddit post he made.
Drake had drawn a Spider-Man poster for his Cineplex theater workplace when they did not receive an official one.
The art quickly went viral online, but his employer made him take it down.
Here is what Drake said,
“So yes, I’m the Spooder man poster artist.
And yes I’m revealing myself, because I honestly don’t care at this point.
Didn’t do a post saying i did it because I was worried of being called a fraud.
But I have the poster back, but sadly due to my boss telling me that head office called and asked for it to be taken down, for reasons that make sense now I realize. I don’t wanna upset the studio so yeah. But I plan on copying and printing a limited amount and/or making re-drawn duplicates.
If anyone has questions feel free to ask, may not be able to respond to all, sorry in advance :/”
IGN said that the viral art piece got Drake a free table at his local comic convention.
The internet thinks the studio or its legal team killed the fun
“The head office or the studio are vehemently opposed to joy.
Whimsy? Absolutely not!” -always-wanting-more
“Capitalism allows humor only if it makes money”- DrSheldonCooperPhD
“Kid, you gave the entire internet a chuckle, and you’ve learned a valuable life lesson: Lawyers suck the fun out of everything.
Well done on the poster! Don’t let this kinda thing keep you from having fun!”- bloodytemplar
“So that's the creator of SpoderMan. Thanks man! You had us all crack up! But the apology note at the bottom says it all 'sorry we never received the actual poster'… meaning the studio never even SAW it until it was already loved by everyone else”- Mags
“A massive multi-billion dollar studio getting physically intimidated and upset by a hand-drawn meme poster at a local theater is pure cinema” - FosterDVB
“Sooo you’re having him take down something that was bringing people in to see that movie you’re trying to sell tickets for…common sense isn’t so common anymore”- DahX
“a fan made poster creating enough noise to upset the studio say a lot about how powerful the artwork was” - Big Perfect Motivation
“This is the only Spider-Man brand new day poster that I want” - scottydysseus
The poster was an attempt to solve a problem and became so much more.
Article compiled with the help of the Pirates & Princesses newsroom.
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