The superhero movie genre changed forever as a result of the release of Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man films, which officially brought the world of Stan Lee’s Marvel Comics into the mainstream.

Sam Raimi almost ghosted the MCU, and it wasn’t because of scheduling or salary. The real reason? A wave of “awful” fan backlash from Spider-Man 3 nearly crushed his superhero spirit.

Peter Parker, Miles Morales, Gwen Stacy—even Spider-Man 2099—and every other Spider ... though. While the Sam Raimi trilogy ...