‘Across the Spider-Verse’ Animators Claim Unsustainable Working Conditions

At this point, everyone who’s watched Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse agrees that the sequel is nothing short of a masterpiece.

The artwork of the Sony/Marvel title impresses even those who don’t care about animation as an art – but a new report shows that this doesn’t come free of charge.

In a new report by Vulture, a slate of animators who worked on Across the Spider-Verse revealed that over 100 professionals from the art department left the project because they simply couldn’t take the pressure anymore.

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