Spider-Man Far From home is filled to the brim with easter eggs and references, just
like every other MCU film that’s ever hit theatres.
Some are obvious, while others are subtle shout outs to Spider-Man and other characters’
histories in the comics.
We did a part one of this list earlier, and now we’re back at it with the top 10 easter
eggs you missed in spider man far from home part 2.
And fair warning friends, this list contains a ton of spoilers for the film, so be warned
if you haven’t already seen it.
With that in mind, let’s get to it.
10 Iron Man is everywhere Perhaps one of the most obvious easter eggs
throughout the entire film is the presence of the planet mourning Tony Stark, aka Iron
Man.
There’s literally tribute art to the fallen hero everywhere.
Right off the bat, we see Iron Man student art in the background of the classroom scene
with Peter, Ned and MJ.
At the airport they arrive at in Italy, there’s a large Iron Man poster in the background.
And then in Prague, you can spot Iron Man graffiti all over the place, including a little
candle lit vigil.
You know who you don’t see tribute art to?
Vision.
All he got was a pixelated photo at the beginning of Midtown high’s tribute school morning
news video.
9 BFP Here’s one that some of you may have actually
noticed from the Far From Home trailer.
When Peter is busy packing for his Euro trip, and choosing to not bring his spidey suit,
we get a brief glimpse at his suit case, which features the initials BFP on them.
This is without a doubt to Uncle Ben, with his initials standing for Benjamin Franklin
Parker.
8 Ned & Betty In Far From Home, Ned strikes up a relationship
with Betty Brant.
It’s pretty brief, with the two deciding at the end of the film that its time to move
on, yet they remain friends.
Ned and Betty’s brief romance also occurred in the comics, in which Betty married Ned
Leeds, the future Hobgoblin.
That being said, Ned doesn’t seem to be an adaptation of Ned Leeds, and actually shares
more in common with Miles Morales best friend than he does the Hobgoblin.
7 The Black Dahlias One of Peter’s main goals in the film is
to act out his ‘plan’; his 6 step attempt at telling MJ his feelings while they’re
in Europe.
He goes and gets her a necklace, a glass black dahlia, which is inspired by her adoration
and interest in the black dahlia murders.
It’s something she also confirms when she reveals that Happy gave it to her while Peter
was off fighting Mysterio in the film’s climax battle.
But here’s something that’s neat; the black dahlia is actually something that has
grander meaning in the comics as far as Marvel is concerned.
There’s an all girl gang in the comics called the Black Dahlias who go around protecting
women on the streets against abuse and exploitation, which seems like an ideology up MJ’s alley
if we’re being honest.
There’s some speculation that perhaps she might play a more heroic role in the future
of the MCU, with her already subverting the traditional role of Mary Jane Watson.
6 Sand Man In our part one of this list, we mentioned
that there was quite a handful of comic book references that appeared in Far From Home,
including one that referenced the very first Spider-Man appearance in Amazing Fantasy issue
15, and another that referenced elemental Hydro Man’s debut, too.
In the scene at the beginning of the film where Nick Fury and Maria Hill first encounter
Mysterio and a rock elemental who looks a whole hell of a lot like Sandman, you’ll
notice that there’s a licence plate in the frame that reads 463.
That’s a reference to Sandman’s first appearance in Amazing Spider-Man issue 4 from
1963.
5 Molten Man Speaking of Elemental comic book references,
in Prague, when Mysterio and Spider-Man duke it out with the Molten Man, there’s another
license plate that reads 2865 Sep, which is a reference to when Molten Man first debuted
in the comics.
His first appearance was in Amazing Spider-Man issue 28 which came out in September of 1965.
4 Crusher Hogan In the beginning of the film, after Peter
dressed as Spider-Man helps out Aunt May at a charity event, the two go backstage and
Happy Hogan arrives with a big check donation for the organization.
Behind him is a vintage looking sign.
On it is a nod to Joseph Crusher Hogan, the wrestler that Peter fought against in the
comics when he first gained his powers in the comics.
3 Battle of New York At the end of the film, when Peter is back
in New York City and on his way to meet MJ for their date, he swings past Grand Central
Station which has a statue on top of it.
You can only see if for a brief moment, but it’s a memorial statue of the original iteration
of Avengers, commemorating the Battle of New York, and appears to be their famous circular
formation during the climax of the first Avengers film.
2 Mysterio’s Tricks Mysterio has a different origin story in the
comics than he does in the MCU.
In the comics, when he’s introduced in the amazing Spider-Man issue 13, Quentin Beck
is a special effects guru and stunt man who worked for a major Hollywood studio.
He had higher ambitions in the film industry though, but when that didn’t work out, he
turned to crime.
In the film, he’s an ex employee of Tony Stark’s, the man responsible for BARF, before
Tony jokingly called it BARF, and had been let go from Stark Industries for being unstable.
Quentin rallied other disgruntled ex-Stark employees with this mission to become a new
breed of super hero and take the narrative back into their own hands.
But aside from this, Mysterio’s illusions from the comics have gone a long way in inspiring
the film, and during his and Spidey’s first battle against one each other, we get a callback
to one of his classic stories in the comics that appeared in Amazing Spider-Man issues
66 and 67, in which he tricks Peter into thinking he’s been shrunk down in size, all by using
holograms, post hypnotic suggest and of course, sets.
You can definitely see the similarities between the two.
1 The Incredible Hulk There’s a really cool callback to one of
the first MCU films, 2008’s The Incredible Hulk.
When Peter’s web shooters run out and he’s looking for a way to go after Mysterio and
take down his protective shield of drones, he spots a piece of drone debris that he makes
use of.
Take a closer look at what it’s doing; it’s emitting soundwaves.
Spider-Man grabs the tower bridge sign and the drone piece, swings it round and tosses
it up into the air to destroy the other drones.
Turns out it’s the same soundwave technology used against the Hulk in his 2008 film.
Far From Home director Jon Watts stated in an interview that it was the same way that
the Hulk had been stopped, and that the sonic canons were based on that technology used
in the MCU over a decade ago.
there we have it friends!
What other easter eggs did you spot in the film?
Give us a shout in those comments below!
And if you haven’t already, be sure to check out the part one of this list on our channel.
We also have a ton of other spider man far from home videos on our channel, including
ending explained, and small details you may have
missed in the movie.