They only went and EMPIRE STRIKES BACK-ed SPIDER-VERSE. If the first film was “anyone can be Spider-Man” then this is “can (and should) Spider-Man save everyone?”. 2 years after several very different Spider-people crossed over to the world of Miles Morales (Shameik Moore) and he took the leap of faith to become a hero, the return of Gwen Stacey / Spider-Woman (Hailee Steinfeld) and the actions of supervillain the Spot (Jason Schwartzman) leads miles to encounter the fanatical Spider-Man 2099 / Miguel O’Hara’s (Oscar Isaac) Spider-Society and begins a battle to save the multiverse. One watch cannot do justice to part one of this audacious animated epic; the sheer volume of information conveyed and number of deep-cut references and gags can almost overwhelm you. This is one of the greats, from endless invention of the visuals (Gwen’s empathic watercolour world being a particular highlight) to the fearless plot swings, you still never lose track of who these heroes are and what makes them super. SSP