SPIDER-MAN NO WAY HOME visited Raimi & Amazing Universes

Spider-Man: No Way Home underwent significant changes as a result of the pandemic, but the finished product was nonetheless nothing short of amazing. One sequence that's often overlooked is Peter Parker's mind-bending battle with Doctor Strange in the Mirror Dimension.

Phil Saunders of Marvel Studios recently posted new concept art to his ArtStation account, featuring the two Avengers engaged in combat in a setting that is recognizable from the Spider-Man and The Amazing Spider-Man films.

"One early idea for Spidey and Dr. Strange's chase through the multiverse was to have them battle over the source of the spell (in this early version the Book of Vishanti) through scenes from the previous movies," the artist explains. "We were given a couple of days to play with that idea, taking screen caps from the movies and painting in Spidey and Doc.:

"I liked the idea of taking the familiar shots and shifting the gravity and POV so that the characters would be in a completely different orientation than the action."