Spider-Man Watches Over New York

About this drawing

Spider-Man New York skyline views are part of his identity, because few heroes are tied so closely to a real city. Plenty of superheroes protect made-up places, but Peter Parker grew up in Queens and swings past bridges and towers you can actually visit.

New York sits on the East Coast and is split into five boroughs: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Staten Island. Manhattan is a long, narrow island packed with skyscrapers, which makes it the perfect playground for web-swinging.

His stories regularly feature famous landmarks like Times Square, the Brooklyn Bridge and Central Park. On the skyline, two of the most recognizable towers are the Empire State Building and the Chrysler Building, with its shiny Art Deco spire.

Marvel set many of its comics in New York, so it is common to see several heroes sharing the same streets. For Spider-Man, though, the city is more than a backdrop. It is his neighborhood, and that is why he works so hard to keep it safe. Every year, many visitors travel to the city hoping to spot the places they first saw in his comics and movies.

• spider-man
• new york
• skyline
• marvel
• moon