Why I Dislike Miles Morales

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[@funkymunky7935]

The best tokenised character is Token from South Park, because they were honest about it

[@Shoeless598]

Race War!! Race War Everybody!!

[@TheSsbcandidates]

@surfitlive Token hated Black Panther. Maybe even better on your Token as a writer take; he would still place white looking characters as the heroes and dark skin characters as the bad guys. For even more heat.

[@saintpoli6800]

His full name is “Token Black”... And he literally has more personality than most characters in modern day Marvel characters (not including Shazam).

[@blackmercury2796]

Polarity Shazam isn't Marvel

[@blackgoku5868]

@surfitlive that would be fucking genius. Please send this idea to trey and Matt.

[@fantasynerd8]

When Blade was hot at the box office, I wanted to be Blade. Who cares what shade of melanin you were born with. A great character is a great character

[@Krystalmyth]

Yeah, except people do. Not realistic.

[@WhiskeyPatriot]

@@Krystalmyth Ketamine is a superior drug

[@salomaonplanetsaturn674]

Omg. It's story of my childhood. I wanted to be Blade after first movie was relised.

[@bickleyjonas6145]

Exactly. But they thought they had to darken spiderman's melanin way down for some very sepcific reason.

[@lenny_boxx4206]

Im a Filipino and I want to be spiderman when I was a kid since he represents my expectations of what teenage life is like with a superhero twist, and I dont care about his race at all

[@jaytheartman610]

Marvel: we want a black spider-man *venom has entered the chat*

[@fyeotrill]

Nightmare Fuel Reviews 🤣

[@saintpoli6800]

*Black suit Spidey enters the chat*

[@lyingninja8020]

Nightmare Fuel Reviews why is trapper watching a video about spiderman

[@jaytheartman610]

@@lyingninja8020 shhh

[@blackgoku5868]

Well he is black spider man

[@tonya4029]

I guess I'm from the old school, growing up there was one Spiderman and his name is Peter Parker.

[@Blaiyan]

This. Still is for me and Spider-woman to a lesser extent.

[@JulianRodriguez-sn6nr]

💯💯

[@licataadam9]

thats why i saw into the spider-verse was because i wanted to see peter parker, and didnt care for miles

[@o.8.p149]

@@braindance3765 alternate universes are alternate universes and those other characters usually have been around for a while

[@nikolaytablet1394]

​​@@licataadam9 wait a second You didn't know the main character is miles but not peter?

[@micah459]

I honestly hate Miles Morales but the Spiderverse movie really made him somewhat his own character as his personality is totally different from Peter. In the comics he's trash

[@roadkill0800]

micah white where did you start reading his story?

[@BeastMaster-gc5zg]

@@roadkill0800 well I have read his stories and they're nothing new. Just plain marvel comics with same old stories.

[@roadkill0800]

BeastMaster 64 main reason I asked was because his old ultimate universe comics are better than his current run by a mile. The stuff up until they upped his age when he was first introduced is actually good

[@metalliclark86]

If the miles morales old ultimate comics were better than the modern ones, Im speechless. Morales sucked from the beginning, Bendis didn't even try to give him his own personality and character motivations, he did it because Fury told him to do it and since he had spider powers decided that he always was a fan of Spiderman. I thought that Rodimus Prime was the worst iteration of killing off your main guy for no reason and put a replacement that no one ever wanted, but I gotta give it to Bendis. The absolute madman lol

[@kal0247]

micah white While I didn't hate the movie he's still a rip off

[@Czah5]

Honestly, my biggest gripe with Miles wasn't so much about the character himself, it was about the complete lack of understanding by the writers. People don't like Spider-Man because he "does whatever a spider does", it is because people genuinely want Peter to succeed. Spidey does not have anywhere close to a top tier power set and has taken plenty of L's (in fights and in life). Yet, he gets by through intellect, heart and pure determination. To try to replace Peter Parker displays a complete disconnect from what made him the face of Marvel Comics in the first place. (BTW, as a kid, I used to see myself in a green-assed ninja turtle)

[@bilbodabbins7682]

I don’t like Spider-Man because I want him to succeed. I like him because of his wise cracking attitude and badassitude

[@smith9747]

Exactly. We followed the character not for the superficial stuff like his powers, but for the man behind the mask.

[@silverbullet537]

I’d say miles is developed most in the recent Spider-Man game

[@Czah5]

@@silverbullet537 I think Miles Morales is fine as a character. Wise-ass, naive young characters are actually pretty fun to read when given proper substance. For instance, having a pop who is a cop and a close uncle who is a criminal opens the potential for some incredible internal and external conflicts and a good launch point for a new character. It is just too bad that the writers, from what I can only assume, were too racist to think that he could stand on his own as an original hero.

[@igodreamer7096]

Good point

[@MMZERO9]

Miguel O’ Hara > Miles Morales. I have spoken.

[@mateoreyes6921]

Yep Miguel is incredible He is pretty much the Batman Beyond of Marvel He feel unique even if he wears the mantle of someone else

[@mattcalloway8936]

Peter Parker is my Spiderman Barry Allen is my Flash Thor Odinson is my Thor Hal Jordan is my Green Lantern Tony Stark is my Iron Man Steve Rogers is my Captain America

[@mattcalloway8936]

_EmperorGoldenDawn _ nah

[@mattcalloway8936]

_EmperorGoldenDawn _ why?

[@mattcalloway8936]

_EmperorGoldenDawn _ Hal Jordan is more powerful and he ain’t boring like his character is designed to be the complete opposite. You sure you ain’t going on about Kyle Rayner cuz then I would agree with you

[@vibeguy1052]

I personally like Wally west as flash more than Barry. I'm talking about red haired wally west not the token version they tried to push

[@khayree7929]

Matt Calloway Hal Jordan and John Stewart are the only green lanterns, the other guys are just there

[@pastorhulk7174]

I like miles,but i still think peter is the best spider-man.

[@Red45Dead]

Peter will always be the true Spider-man, don't know why people even argue that. At least Miguel O'Hara stands as his own character due to how different he is from Peter.

[@GothamKnight84661]

Agreed.

[@ChasingCloudsTTV]

My boy Miguel! I love 2099.

[@Sunglare1]

Peter is the only Spider-Man

[@JP-ww5vz]

As you should

[@johndespo423]

Well written original black characters Storm (from X-Men) Blade Luke Cage Spawn Black Panther Miles Morales is an unoriginal copy paste diversity token.

[@wrestlinganime4life288]

Storm has always been seen as the equivalent of Wonder Woman . She's possible the most well known heroine of marvel.

[@terryowens3860]

Luke cage is an awesome character. I wish he would make it to the big screen.

[@CrazeyHaze]

I'm not absolutely sure, but I'm pretty sure she's ranked in top of most popular in Marvel (that was a few years ago though). #1 female for sure.

[@bloodsport93]

Static Shock

[@wrestlinganime4life288]

@@CrazeyHaze unfortunately her characters has never received a push like Captain Marvel

[@DrCat-mb1yk]

Original black characters that worked well: Spawn, Blade, Static Shock.... Lazy writers are lazy

[@talentroller4413]

black panther....

[@vxy357]

Storm, Vixen, Luke Cage (Power Man), Capt Marvel #3, the Falcon, Black Lightning, Giant Man, the Prowler, Deathlok, War Machine, Thunderball (A villain who was part of the Wrecking Crew)

[@vxy357]

@Jaren Lacy He started off as a black person. But when he died, he became a demon. Haven't you seen the movie?

[@daboiyep5935]

Miles is original. This is not Peter Parker. He has a different origin story. He has different powers. A different suit. Almost everything is different and original. This is in no way a copy paste.

[@daboiyep5935]

Jonathan Rayne please explain how it’s copying when almost everything is different. You literally just said your wrong cause I said so.

[@souviksikdar1864]

I am still offended by how they Killed Peter. To add salt to the wound they coupled him with Gwen Stacy from another universe. It seemed like they were stripping Peter of everything and giving it to Miles.

[@artie_0382]

Spider gwen never dated Peter parker. What's so hard to understand about that

[@souviksikdar1864]

@@artie_0382 Dude we live in one universe, we know of no other. How can you expect someone to differentiate between the 2.

[@artie_0382]

@@souviksikdar1864 What are you waffling about? I said that spider gwen and Peter never dated. Spidergwen in 19 while Peter is pushing 30. And why isn't spidergwen allowed to have love interests?

[@afro025]

"To add salt to the wound they coupled him with Gwen Stacy from another universe." ah yes let's have a literal 30 year old adult date a teenage girl bro get out of here 💀 you're an actual creep

[@winterblake3321]

exactly this!!

[@matineyang]

What happened to the Puerto Rican side of Miles? It’s never acknowledged. It was also a shitty line in Spiderman NWH where Jamie Foxx tells Garfield that because he was from queens wears the suit and helps poor people that he was black. I didn’t know only black people helped out poor people. Plus spidey helps out everyone.

[@biddergick2890]

And Jamie Foxxs character Electro is white.

[@Dumbo-zx7oc]

It’s shown in the movies begging his mom and him talk in Puerto Rican and English back and fourth to his mom

[@shaobingboy]

@@Dumbo-zx7oc talk in Puerto Rican??? lol

[@Dumbo-zx7oc]

@@shaobingboy yeah or something there where talking in a different and isn’t his mom Puerto Rican

[@mana-uv7cz]

Okay thank you for saying this! I agree the movie showed next to nothing about Puerto Rican culture.

[@mattparks2153]

There was NEVER a need to bring in another Spiderman.

[@DanielBMS]

You have to admit he is a great character in Marvel: Contest Of Champions. And he is qualified to be in Marvel Versus Capcom 4.

[@user-tq6fx7tl7e]

Well im sorry but ur also reject ing the infinite number of different spiderman of other dimensions

[@Kn1ghtborne]

@@user-tq6fx7tl7e tbh I do dislike all the other spider-men except for Miguel O'Hara and Ben Reily. Those are the 3 Spider-Men who should have been left as is. Noir gets a pass too. The Spider Island event was stupid as hell. ITSV put it in a very fun way but its still boring to see 1000 different people taking the same exact mantle. I miss when it was only Peter. I wouldnt have minded a Black Spider-Man if he wasnt literally written to replace the OG. That's where I completely stopped regarding Bendis

[@jamesholcombe675]

I hate the whole spiderverse concept but I don't want it to be without Miles if it's going to exist.

[@erekpey]

Dude marvel introducing multiversal counterparts of heroes is not a new thing

[@firestarrusty]

When I was a kid, I never identified with characters in my "group". Even though I'm a girl, I connected more with a lot of male characters, rather than the female ones they tried to throw at me. I was much more interested in characters like Batman, Nightwing, Superman, Captain America etc. I liked them because I identified with their personalities and struggles, or because I liked their powers, but never because of their race or gender. Characters don't have to look like you to be like you. You are more than your skin color, or your sex. Great video!

[@josebottom5211]

Because the human dishwasher is kinda a lame superhero

[@metintanpnar8782]

yeah it is bullshit. a black can't love ironman or peter, captain..? doesnt make any sense.

[@darthlemon]

@@metintanpnar8782 that’s not the point the point is that it doesn’t matter, about their skin colour or gender just, how they’re portrayed.

[@codyfulk]

Well-fucking-said you nailed it. Our superficial appearance has nothing to do with our heroism and character. Making things about how we look invalidates who we actually are.

[@elongatedmanforever1252]

@@josebottom5211 Wut?? Dude you're comment makes no fucking sense & really is derailing common sense in general.

[@jbstudios3000]

The worst thing about him is his very existence makes Peter less special.

[@artie_0382]

How?

[@jbstudios3000]

@@artie_0382 you can’t be one of a kind and special for doing and being the same thing as someone else. “When everyone’s Spider-Man, no one will be”

[@Requiem0139]

⁠@@jbstudios3000 that’s how it’s been for yearsssssss 🤣🤣 bro just blabbing

[@Shawn.Mathew]

@@Requiem0139 and it’s lame and lazy, miles in the movies relies on multiverse and other spiderman to sell, when it was his own video game, he didn’t sell as the SpiderMan 1 game

[@digimonalvatrax2738]

THANK YOU

[@andrewt6338]

He’s just boring. He’s token Spider-Man. He’s almost exactly Peter, but with brown skin. On the flip, Miguel O’Hara sticks out a bit. Neuva York, more aggressive attitude, talons, fangs, he’s an adult, not a teenager... he’s different enough. Miles is just black Spider-Man. Even Thunderstrike was more interesting. It was a normal guy who became Thor. And he had a son, job, an ex-wife, whatever. And it sort of went back to Don Blake being a human. Miles is just a better Spider-Man because of his color? No, make him interesting as a character.

[@kingj9664]

At least they tried somewhat make him an interesting character in into the spider verse also I'm curious what would it you have done if you were written miles what would you make his personality different from all the other spider.

[@hitokirij]

Nacho Libre it was actually the death of Peter that lead Miles to becoming a hero.

[@kingj9664]

@Nacho Libre but miles became a hero when Peter died and he felt like Peter death was his fault so he became a hero because he feels it is his responsibility to take over for Peter.

[@andrewt6338]

ThanosIsExtra Thicc I think he can turn invisible too. For awhile they rumored he was going to be a secret agent. That could have been interesting. As is, he’s just black Peter Parker.

[@willofthecreator]

He's still tokenized as well 😂

[@Hibernial]

They killed off Peter? Man. I’m a total normie on comics but that’s pretty lame...

[@DaywalkerNL94]

More context. It was the ultimate universe which was the little thing they created to attract new readers. A reboot set in 2000s "More modern and edgier" and it actually was pretty cool... Until they just said 'fuck it'

[@emperorjoker9240]

Hibernial when he was first introduced it was kind of cool but after a while they just start shoehorning him in everything.

[@metalliclark86]

I was there. It was shit, no need to sugarcoat it. They were testing the waters for their All New Marvel sjw reboot with tokenized characters.

[@AC-gb7do]

UserName UserLastname 👏👏👍🏻 Exactly, we got a couple of knockoff Avengers with Jane Foster Thor and Ironheart.

[@Nytellem]

Hibernial You never watched Into the Spider verse as well? Straight Normie lmfao

[@marketmakerstreet]

can't they just have an original character that has black skin instead making a white skin character to black?

[@xmiles2894]

Black panther

[@manishsen8432]

Exactly, my friend. I don't like Miles Morales, because we've all known Peter Parker to be Spider-Man. I have similar reasons for disliking Ben Reilly's Spiderman. They can be great side characters, I just cannot dream of having anyone other than Peter Parker as Spiderman and that too in his own dimension.

[@daviddunmer3889]

Because it takes effort, and Marxists don't like hard work, they like to take the fruits of the hard work of other people.

[@NARRATIVE-CHAN]

@@manishsen8432anybody could have been bitten by the spider not just Peter

[@arkevolto5243]

Miguel O'Hara is better that Miles Morales. Change My Mind

[@AlanJunior1]

i agree

[@Nozverah2]

Nobody wants to, we all agree with you.

[@aysn2277]

...but i dont want to change your mind

[@jevz7512]

@@Nozverah2 not everyone don’t speak for other people

[@theamazingspider-man3648]

There's no point on changing something that's already right.

[@terryowens3860]

Didn't you know if people dont look exactly like you, you can never come together because you have nothing in common? Im pretty sure people like that dont believe we are all the same species. Then again, i question it with these people lol

[@terryowens3860]

@Geoff Shaw 😂😂😂

[@MrAMOG1990]

If that was the case you people wouldn't lose your shit every time a non white man was the lead in a story

[@niamhmorrissey2187]

@@MrAMOG1990 Blade 1&2 would like a word...

[@jchinckley]

@Xiaomu K What?!? What are you talking about? The biggest difference between any individual and another from any other country is culture. That's it. We are not all that different, except in our cultures. Which is why we need to learn as much as we can about other cultures and how they work. And how they're different from our own frame of reference (culture).

[@darthplagueis3400]

U just need the proper shades to tell the difference from the humans and the non humans

[@Sunglare1]

Bendis pretty much admitted to why he created Miles. He wanted a spiderman his daughters can look up to because appearently parker isnt a good enough role model.

[@Artemisarrowzz]

Correction. Because apparently black people are only allowed to see other fictional black people as role models and so Bendis made Miles for his black daughters. Because he is, like most leftists sjw, racists. Skin color is all that matters for people like him.

[@Dangerous2099]

Exactly.

[@cthulhutentacles4994]

Artemisarrow these people are completely idiotic, a character doesn’t have to look exactly like you for you to relate

[@Artemisarrowzz]

@@cthulhutentacles4994 That concept requires more actual empathy, something they lack.

[@garym6315]

Once you open the floodgates, there is no end to it. Start with broad strokes like male and female, black and white, but eventually they will need everyone represented down to the people with one finger amputated.

[@mikenayers5981]

My problem with Miles is they make it clear that he’s just meant to be “black Spider-Man” because of how inconsistently he’s portrayed. He’s everything from an average kid that could be up to decades younger than Peter, to Peter’s classmate with an intelligence that rivals his. Not to mention that Bendis kept giving him stupid new non-spider powers like the ability to explode. Also, give him a different code name if he’s going to be in the same universe as a living Peter.

[@S4ns]

Peter Parker has been Spider-Man for almost 60 years. Mild Morales has been around for less than ten and really hasn't been of any importance since Spider-Verse and basically a DLC of a far better game with a far more interesting character. Someone call me in 2052 and we'll see who is the more remembered Spider-Man, Peter Parker or Token McDiversityHire.

[@daveday9052]

i agree with you 110%. i thought killing off peter parker was the dumbest idea ever.

[@wymankemble9227]

no it was a great ideal too bring miles morales in and take over as Spider-Man after peter parker was killed off in the comicbook. whats the dumbest ideal is you complaing and acting like a crybaby. when Gwen stacy from earth 65 gets spider powers peter parker still dies in that comicbook too so stop complaing about peter parker being killed off.

[@zjmstrash7181]

@@wymankemble9227 No it isn't lmao, well just the way they did it in the comics, this dude showed up at the end of the fight when peter was practically dead, theres no logical reason he would even blame himself.

[@CyGea]

I blame Miles for all the latest diversity changes. Everyone loved him, so they decided to do it to every character.

[@zipzopzoobitty]

No the reason its being done is not because it pleases people, the reason it is done is laziness and to use demographics as their human shields against criticism, while also pissing people off and convincing them to hate Black people and other demographics, which Disney themselves already do behind closed doors. To the poibt that peoples standards will be lowered enough they will beg for them yo do anything else so long as there are no Black people and the like. Disney has gotten too big to fail specificly not to appeal to people, but to influence the masses through dubious method.

[@purplekitkatemily]

Miles was good in the film but i heard not in the comics. Hes a bit too much like peter but he is tolerable. As many spidermen there are, my favorite one is peter.

[@erichurd7605]

Correction: Editorial loved him. They've been pushing him ever since. Until that damn movie he wasn't nearly as cared for as they wanted by the public and even then it's normies, not fans.

[@Smitty753]

You can blame miles for being successful but honestly Miles Morales is not like Peter Parker he may not be the most developed character but his whole family dynamic is different and that is a major plot and I'm not even sure he's even smart as Peter I think they try to say he's smart and speeder but I think they pushed it back but the movie dig give him good groundwork for the comic book writers to build him up more but the ultimate universe affect him on how it ended

[@corennet.6776]

It is so irksome when non-comic readers like the movies and think they can impose themselves and their movie versions on our comics. Honestly, Miles is only his own character and enjoyable from the Spider-Verse movie. In the comics he is intolerable because he's just a reskinned Peter.

[@thewilhelmscream7912]

Bad writers are allergic to continuity, good writers lift the material while preserving the character!!!!

[@shawn6860]

Even the spiderwomen had different webbing, powers and origins. Persoality wise they were atleast different people.

[@nyboy76]

I agree with you on the representation being forced on the kids...it's the adults who created that whole rationale...under the guise of progressivism. It is a learned trait...couldn't agree more.

[@5DeepHustla]

What the heck is going on in this comment section?

[@harristhesecondcomin]

It's like I was sharing with one of my coworkers no kid gives a damn about race until a adult comes along and indoctrinates them with that nonsense.

[@chickenwangrecords3501]

Idk man, race isn't necessarily viewed the sam way as adults but when I was a kid we loved Batman, Spidey, etc. but we wanted a superhero that looked like us and our family to identity with more as well. So the Static Shock animated show was pure bliss when it dropped.

[@harristhesecondcomin]

@@chickenwangrecords3501 that was your parents and those older than you instilling that mentality. Nothing wrong with wanting a relatable character but if skin color is the only trait that's cared about, then the character is shit. Static Shock is fantastic though still holds up to this day!

[@sonofaquack6987]

@@chickenwangrecords3501 no not really. As a kid I liked characters that looked like me- no- mildly appreciated it. But they were never my favorites and I usually didn’t relate to them at all

[@AbdulMalikAllie]

My friends (who I passionately disagree with) make the argument that "New York needs Spider-Man." First of all, Peter Parker isn't dead, so New York already has a Spider-Man. Also, if Spider-Man dies, he doesn't need someone taking his name to fill the space Peter Parker left, I don't understand why an original character can't fill that space. Anyway, I'd just like to hear your opinion on the excuse "New York needs a Spider-Man"

[@o.8.p149]

New York doesn’t need Spider-Man they need a Neighborhood hero like him

[@AbdulMalikAllie]

@@o.8.p149 that’s what I’m sayin

[@FoggyBeemerGamer]

I grew up loving Peter Parker/Spider-Man because I could relate to him. The moment I heard of Miles Morales, I was peeved because instead of creating an all new superhero, they had to steal the legacy of another.

[@agonleed3841]

explain. Cause at 34 today..when I first saw Mile back when....I saw it as original. He got bit by a spider. Ok. so obviously his power set will have some similarities. But he has some differences. His quips? He's LITERALLY a teen. Where as Peter was damn near an adult. Peter's quips were fun and funny..but as the age he was, they HAD to show examples of him being such a bullied kid and loner as to why he was such that way. For Miles, it makes sense just in itself. His story is about respcting peter. He wants to be something peter would be proud of. It would be different if he wanted to be better. Boasted about being better. Or never showed any respect to Peter, but he didn't. He literally becomes a superhero because he feels disappointed to have known Peter to be a hero when people needed him..and now peter isn't there. Peter was his main motivation. He could've easily became a villian in his own time. They did a rewrite of a hero the best possible way, and yall mad just cause he isn't white.

[@spidey2430]

Zepheron yes

[@cruzwindu777deffsff4]

@@agonleed3841 yes yes we are all racists and hate blacks. It doesn't work anymore and you are a piece of shit.

[@yoyo3725]

@@agonleed3841 he's the same person bitch

[@agonleed3841]

@@yoyo3725 this is how lame you all are...you can accept a story that says superman is the last krypton, but then we get a new story that says a few others survived a d he has to fight them. then we get a bizarro world, basically another dimension superman. acceptable. but what you cannot accept is that Peter Parker is a very smart college aged white guy who is bitten by a spider that's an experiment where in another dimension it happens to a darker skinned person, where the story obky slightly changed...there is a spider that escaped after being stolen, and bit a random kid as well as the onethat bit Parker? that's toomuch imagination for you, hunh? Peter is a white smart scientific guy. Morales is basically a middle schooler who just had these powers he's trying to figure out. Peter tells no one and morales tells his best friend. sure, same story. bitch 🤣

[@steviesmith4986]

If Miles Morales is Spiderman then why does everyone say Mile Morales instead of Spiderman? Because he isn't Spiderman.

[@jaysteezz7333]

This comment makes no sense...

[@coolbeans3752]

This comic makes perfect sense.

[@coolbeans3752]

@@jaysteezz7333 When you say "spiderman" you immediately think of Peter Parker. When people say Miles Morales, they think of the black bootleg spiderman.

[@jaysteezz7333]

@@coolbeans3752 I hope y’all keep that same logic for any other spider person

[@jaysteezz7333]

@@coolbeans3752 2099,Kane, Jessica, etc they’re all bootleg Spider-Man’s since they ain’t 616 peter

[@endorbr]

I dislike the unoriginality shown with the creation of Miles. If Marvel really wanted to create Miles as his own unique new character they wouldn't have felt the need to give him the Spider-Man name. Marvel wouldn't take a risk and have him be his own character.

[@TheSsbcandidates]

At times they call him Kid Spider, as Ultimate Spiderman sounds too big for him; and Black Spider/Arachnia sounds well...

[@bigesmalls3593]

His name was kid arachnid

[@NYCKZ360]

I would just go with The Black Spider.

[@gearmaster1583]

IntRoVertsRus Hell no. First off DC already has a character named Black Spider, second naming “Black” in a black American superhero is lazy

[@NYCKZ360]

@@gearmaster1583 lol I'm just brainstorming. Ik there's better names. But I was saying black because of the suit not skin. Maybe Skarlet Spider. Or Kid Widow.

[@blaiserusso2170]

Miles should have stayed in the ultimate universe

[@axelwulf6220]

I was more interested Spider-Girl As his daughter, she has all of his powers and took up the mantle because the world still needed Spider-Man But he's older, with a bum leg suffered from his absolute last fight with Green Goblin, and he couldn't fight crime anymore How about that? They already had a great replacement, and just completely ignored her

[@notataco4203]

Bro I loved those comics

[@JayRedGear]

Thank you. Spider-Girl is actually the perfect legacy character Peter seeing as it is his own daughter. Its annoying how despite Spider-Girl being well received back then and being the perfect option as Spider-Man's legacy, she is just forgotten in favor of Miles and Gwen.

[@Kennymacdougall]

Man, I loved Spider Girl, she had her own comics and it was awesome. I will accept only her as his replacement.

[@84C4]

X-23 was ok too, till they stripped the originality right outta her and just made her wolverine.

[@henryjenkins2839]

I ABSOLUTELY HATE what Bendis,Hopeless,Taylor, and Mariko have done to her character! 🤬

[@leozar69]

What's her original comic title? Did she have multiple issues? I know about her, and always wanted to read her comics, but I don't know what the original title of her comic is.

[@leozar69]

@Robbie Drake Noted. Thanks man. 👍

[@yeetnessthegreater1298]

Ehhh...to each their own I was glad that she got out of her emotionless robot stage where she just doesn't say nun and slices you

[@SubSonicCub]

@@yeetnessthegreater1298 yeah but she didn’t have to become a copy of her pops though kinda lame and lazy

[@randomperson-up5vt]

He didn't have to be a reskin of a existing character. He was turned into it sadly.

[@jesusriced]

Yeah but hes spiderman from a different universe Peter parker isnt the only existing spiderma. Across the multiverse theres all different kinds of web slingers that are chosen by this giant space spider

[@randomperson-up5vt]

@@jesusriced the multiverse is just a cheap way so they don't have to have worry about a story/characters making sense. Everytime they make a mistake or want to change something they can just cop out and blame its from a different universe on why things are different or characters act differently. It's a cheap mechanic for bad writing in most situations. Edit: think about this real fast. You exist in a multiverse, sometimes you might be rich, maybe you got assassinated for political beliefs, maybe you married to a cthulhu creature. Those variations keep happening in hundreds to thousands of universes and the other versions of you keep changing. So now ask yourself does any of those other you matter to current you in your universe?

[@AC-gb7do]

Miles served a purpose in the Ultimate universe, he’s redundant in the 616.

[@risso2309]

@@randomperson-up5vt Because the universe you exist in is YOUR universe, everything you do inside it effects it. Sure, the other choices exist somewhere else, but the choice YOU made changes the reality you live in. YOU still make a difference there. This is especially true considering the bad endings exist too, YOU avoided or stopped that bad ending with your choices, and your world is better for it.

[@brianfuller7691]

@@randomperson-up5vt this is the issue with the multiverse. If you actually work at it, multiverse expands what you're able to do. But that means you're actually creative. If you're lazy or incompetent, its only an excuse for lazy or inept character or story arcs. It's like saying- This makes no sense and I can't explain but it's perfectly logical in this other universe. AND I'M REALLY LAZY!

[@calagarx1950]

Yes! Thank you! Someone finally said it! So many people are afraid of being labeled "intolerant" for criticizing them. It's not like we needed another Spider character anyways. All these crappy modern writers can't come up with anything original so they steal from others and push identity politics. Then they wonder why the industry is dying.

[@MysteriousTomJenkins]

From what I have seen of Miles, he really does seem unoriginal in the comics. They just seem to give him everything Peter has. His costume looks like a black and red version of Peter's, he has the same name even now that he exists in the same world as Spider-Man, his love interest is Gwen Stacy (an alternate version but still) that is one of Peter's biggest love interests, he is now the focal point of Spider-Verse events when that used to be Peter (it originally revolved around the family of one of Peter's villains), he's made a deal with Mephisto and I actually saw an article where they were apparently going to make a Clone Saga for Miles. Hell, he's even jokey and lost his uncle, besides his race and two new powers, how is he different from Peter? Hell, from what little I have seen of Miles those two new powers seem like a crutch. I read the most recent Spider-Verse comic with Spider-Zero and most of the problems were solved by Miles' Venom Strike and cloaking. So basically he has nothing original to himself from what I have seen since he has Peter's super hero name, costume design, 99% of his powers, his love interest, his jokey personality and his mistakes, but the things that do make him unique seem like a crutch where he doesn't have to be smart or struggle, just turn invisible and taze someone with your fingers. I liked him in the movie and he seemed cool in the PS4 game (haven't seen or played the one centered on him) but with the comics it seems like they can't really do anything with him besides retreading Peter Parker. On the topic of alternate realities, I do actually really like them but I can definitely understand why you wouldn't. When used well, it can take characters in a completely different place that they couldn't go to in canon or you could get different versions of them which is my main interest in alternate universes, seeing how different an established character is. When used poorly, which seems to be a lot of these stories, it seems to just be the writer wanting to murder characters in horrible ways to be edgy. You'll have characters getting raped or turning into horrible villains or getting killed like a Mortal Kombat fatality or some shit. One alternate universe I can think of where it was needlessly gruesome was Marvel Zombies with Marvel Zombies Return. A zombie Spider-Man appears in a normal universe and loses control, slaughtering this universe's version of his villains with the exception of Sand Man who runs off. This reality's Spider-Man finds Sand Man and since he wasn't around to see what Zombie Spider-Man did, he just assumes Sand Man is running from the law and is being his jokey self, which pisses off Sand Man who thinks he's the same Spider-Man who just ate his friends. In response to this, he goes into Spider-Man's mouth and fills him with sand until he bursts....why couldn't he just beat him to death? It'd still be gruesome either way but at least it would make sense for Sand Man. Even being traumatized by watching a zombie kill his friends, why would his first thought be to enter his body to kill him from the inside? Needlessly gruesome. Similarly in Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe, he is needlessly gruesome in his killings. Why did he need to stab Daredevil in the eyes with his own Billy Clubs, why did he need to skin Beast and wear him as a coat, why did he need to hang X-23 and Draken or whatever his name is up and constantly burn them to keep them from regenerating instead of any other method to prevent this? Because some of these comic writers REALLY have a murder fetish and they can't do that to the main universe characters...well, they can, just not the big names. Event comics also seem to be a thing where their murder boners show up where they kill lesser characters or torture them. Why does Thor need to blast a hole in Goliath's chest, couldn't he just NEARLY kill him to show that something is wrong with Thor? Why did Elongated Man's wife need to be raped for the Justice League to decide to mind wipe him, he broke into their headquarters and had knowledge of their personal lives, he was already dangerous as is without the rape. Alternate universes should be used as either a what if to tell what would happen if a thing in the main universe went differently (like what if Peter stopped the criminal before he killed Uncle Ben) or go to crazy different realities where things are really different (like say Tangent where the world and super heroes are nowhere near the same as regular DC). There is no reason to make an alternate universe story just so you can write the character's getting raped, tortured, murdered or mutilated, just make your own dark, edgy, shitty comic that won't sell and leave DC and Marvel alone.

[@jmcd_]

I'm sorry bro no one's gonna read that whole thing

[@salamatusuleiman2393]

On the topics of the dark and edgy, I think the reason why is to keep up with their usual audience, most comic books reader started initially as kids and they want it to be dark and greusome to keep those audience, which is why a lot of superhero show back then was tame and now they're trying to show they have matured with the audience without actual mature themes or so

[@__M7MD]

How did you like him in the PS4 game ? he was terrible there he’s another nerdy kid who lost a father figure it’s the exact same character as Peter

[@Couch_Banana]

@@jmcd_ I did.

[@pdexBigTeacher]

Folks writing these aren't good writers. They aren't creative enough to make new characters, and don't have the writing skills to even write good stories/dialogue even with what they have.

[@alexjames6506]

Peter Ford And they don't ever seem to bother to hire black writers in most circumstances to write or create the stories/back stories and leave it to white writers. Sad.

[@toons8744]

Miles was a new character though... and so is almost his entire supporting cast

[@godmvskvisions8831]

I agree with you on comic Miles Morales. I've disliked him. The only version of Miles I acknowledge is Into The Spiderverse. His personality, aesthetics, and his background are vastly different than his comic counterpart.

[@stoyanpetkov3853]

GOD MVSK VISIONS Read his new comics, they are really quite good.

[@NMbones98]

Yea movie beats comic version hopefully this will bleed into other shit like spiderman ps4

[@patrickpharau1712]

Well, what about Miles in the new animated series of Spider-Man by Disney?

[@DarsiPadilla]

@@patrickpharau1712 ITSV>Any of the other Miles Morales incarnations

[@lillowh6126]

GOD MVSK VISIONS still meh to me. His character.

[@zachohen879]

Miles doesn't feel like a good character he is just a copy and paste

[@zachohen879]

and l'm black I just wish the ultimate spiderman with 616 spiderman (the main one)

[@odinson99m]

11 minutes and 29 seconds of truth.

[@micah459]

Brian Michael Bendis shouldn't have never made Miles or Riri. He's trying to hard to force diversity

[@j.nicolosi6647]

Riri is so bad

[@kingj9664]

Personally I enjoy miles in Ultimate universe and in the spider verse movies but he could use a little bit more work in the comics.

[@kingj9664]

@Mickey Mouse well from what I was told back in the day the Ultimate Spider-Man comic was one of the most popular comics and the ultimates lineup so so maybe back then he used to write pretty well but now I'm not so sure.

[@thesentinel5523]

Mark we created Miles Marelis wasn't Brian and Michael and it was more weight

[@thunderlightning1980]

Brian Michael Bendis is a fat, bald SJW!!!

[@CyGea]

I hate Miles for one reason, they killed Peter (in the middle of a couple of different storylines), just to introduce him. Would have been okay with him, if he would have been the Ultimate Universe’s Spider-Man from its start.

[@wymankemble9227]

Miles Morales is a great character someone needed too die so peter parker needed too die before Miles Morales became the new Spider-Man. Miles Morales is a lot like peter parker in ways and he was created in 2010 hes not a unoriginal character he is not tokenism read the comicbooks.

[@CyGea]

Wyman Kemble I was reading the comics, I have every Ultimate Universe Spider-Man, up until they killed Peter, in the middle of a story I was enjoying, just to introduce Miles. I immediately cancelled my subscription and changed to Amazing Spider-Man. Then the fucking bastards killed Peter again and had him be Otto. That’s when I quit subscribing to Marvel.

[@CyGea]

@@edgyboi1995 Did they restart the Ultimate universe? That thing blew up. Miles is on Earth 616, with older Peter. Before the Ultimate universe blew though, Peter did come back, just to give Miles his blessing and skip (pissed me off even more).

[@hannibalrasberry4188]

This is one of the grips I had with into the Spiderverse. Miles fights the Kingpin at the end. But he should have been fighting his uncle. That to me would have been a great twist and a really distinguish him from Peter Parker. They both feel guilty but for very different reasons. Instead they give Miles a run of the mill villain.

[@georgiadaley209]

His uncle died they wouldnt just mix with the story 😒

[@hannibalrasberry4188]

@@georgiadaley209 That's my point. killing the uncle didn't make sense. They should have had him and miles face off in the finale.

[@georgiadaley209]

@@hannibalrasberry4188 well it was kind of good because fisk killed his uncle so he got payback

[@hannibalrasberry4188]

@@georgiadaley209 His Uncle was a communal though. His death doesn't feel like some injustice. It's something brought about by his own hand. Don't forget he contributed to the original's spiderman's death. And yet I'm supposed to feel sorry for him ?

[@georgiadaley209]

@@hannibalrasberry4188 you dont feel sorry for him, you feel sorry for miles. You feel sorry because miles lost somebody close to him. And when he says sorry, you end up feeling sorry for uncle aaron as well

[@megageek1]

Powerful stuff man. I liked Miles interpretation in the PS4 game and spider verse movie because of his relationship with his pops, but it's true if you pull that away he sounds and acts alot like Peter.

[@leonevelake]

Yeah in the comics I read they just wrote him like Peter which was lame. In the ps4 game he was actually different and likable same with the movie. Though oddly they were both different

[@__M7MD]

@@leonevelake In the movie I get it but in the game how ? he’s literally just Peter

[@deathsdoor07]

I really like Miguel and Ben. Mainly because of their costumes.

[@henryjenkins2839]

They’re both much better than Miles.

[@crimsonspider8579]

Yeah

[@soulhero420]

Spiderman 2099 deserves his own movie and game

[@ShineDark]

The only potential thing about Miles that I like is when he's teamed up with Peter and Peter takes on a mentor role for him. But that's just because I like the idea of Peter having a sidekick or protege.

[@TheMastermind729]

Then you demonstrate a fundamental lack of understanding of the character of Peter Parker. A man who is burdened with guilt over the deaths of several people that died because of him (uncle Ben, George Stacy, Gwen Stacy). You’re telling me a man like that would allow a teenager to run around wearing his costume, using his name, knowing that the real spider-man’s villains will go after him just because they hate the real spider man so much? There’s a reason spider man should never have a sidekick, this burden is his alone.

[@ShineDark]

@@TheMastermind729 I see your point on that. I guess it’s more so the only way I enjoy Comic Miles’ character.

[@bobbygould1960]

*Peter Parker will always be Spider-Man *Carol Danvers will always be Ms Marvel *Tony stark will always be Iron Man *Hank Pym will always be Antman *Steve Rogers will always be Captain America *Bruce Banner will always be The Hulk *Thor Odinson will always be Thor *T'Challa will always be Black Panther *Clint Barton will always be Hawkeye *Mar-vell will always be Captain Marvel *Wade Wylson will always be Deadpool *James Hewlett will always be Wolverine

[@goomany9237]

You are absolutely correct; I couldn't agree more! Children don't need to see their own skin color in characters in order to empathize with them; hell, I'm a guy and totally could relate/empathize with female characters. Keep speaking the gospel, dude! You rock. Subscribed : )

[@TheLifeOnHigh]

I wish Rippa would discuss more DC content.

[@rollierick2232]

TheLifeOnHigh most current DC comics are in better order than Marvel currently is

[@bloodsport93]

No;)

[@cwhitt8110]

Lol, I don't

[@Madrigalian]

um... why?

[@Nytellem]

TheLifeOnHigh They Dont bring in the views enough cause there’s nothing controversial to say about them yet.

[@DaywalkerNL94]

And ironically what little deference Miles did had/developed is now stapled on top of mcu "Peter": confident nerd instead of an unsure nerd like Peter was, special school for geniuses, fat Asian comic relief friend. That's how much normies "looooooove" their characters.

[@emiliorivas5832]

But yet how is that miles fault he was his own character then they changed the white one so dosen't that make miles better that hes his own character

[@DaywalkerNL94]

@@Spantzcatdog where did I blamed a character?

[@DaywalkerNL94]

@@Spantzcatdog no answer me tho, where did I blamed the character?

[@DaywalkerNL94]

@@emiliorivas5832 did blamed him. please learn to read.

[@DaywalkerNL94]

@WikiThis ok... I've looked it up and while it's only a school for geniuses in the cartoon they've still turned it into the Midtown School of Science (instead of just Midtown High) in the movies. So it's "heavily implied".

[@neojaw2192]

When I was a kid, I loved spider-man; the married, struggling in life, sometimes broke but honest hero whose tragic origin kept him consistent... now, with all the garbage I see from DC & Marvel, I don’t follow comics anymore

[@mitrooper]

There's only one Spider-Man... and his name is Peter Parker.

[@artie_0382]

His name is Miles morales

[@Deimosviva]

@@artie_0382 no miles is a cheap repackaged knockoff of the original

[@artie_0382]

@@Deimosviva explain how

[@Deimosviva]

@@artie_0382 everything interesting about him is taken from peters legacy his suit, his powers, his villains, his origin, his love interest, his name with arbitrary changes like a couple extra powers or the suits colours are inverted or the fact he operates in the same city just 15 minutes away from Peter and he even gets a clone saga

[@artie_0382]

@@Deimosviva In what way though. Miles has the a similar suit and powerset because he's a legacy character. If that's the case then why don't you complain about the speedsters, the batfamily or the superfamily. Miles is rogue gallery does need work sure but his rogue gallery is growing and at the moment he has 8 orginal villains and he just got a new in his most recent run. And Miles has his own love interests. Katie, lana, tiana and Barbara im betting you didn't even know that cuz you probably don't even read his comics. Also spider gwen has never dated Peter parker so how exactly is she not an orgianl love interest? Miles operates in Brooklyn while Peter operates in queens. It sounds like you have never even picked up a spiderman comic and you just formed your opinion by looking at videos like these online. Miles is his own, unique and original character

[@lupethekilla4200]

What’s worse is they couldn’t even commit to him being fully black..

[@Atlas302]

Or fully hispanic...

[@heswift]

I mean I’m black and Puerto Rican from Nyc like the character and that’s not a uncommon mix in the northeast so that doesn’t really matter. A lot of Puerto Ricans have black in them or look straight black anyway so who cares

[@cwhitt8110]

@@heswift Lol, but when your parents get married, there children take there fathers last name..

[@SaboTajh]

Black/Puerto Rican is very common, they're just apart of both communities with no confusion.

[@gothamknight2201]

I wonder how Young Rippa feels about original black characters like Static Shock

[@molcatz9634]

That show was really, really good for it's time. The character of virgil Hawkins was in my opinion one of the best minority characters. It's a shame anytime he got his own comics run thought it got canceled. At least they gave him his dues by putting him on young justice. Love that show.

[@BigBoss0331]

Fucking loved static shock

[@Kalishta00]

My biggest issue with Miles is that he doesnt have his own name. I think they tried with Spy-D but c'mon now lol, lowkey they should have given him Ghost-Spider, since well you know... he can actually turn invisible unlike Gwen.

[@Deimosviva]

Damn you’re right about the name that would make way more sense

[@mochii813]

Ghost spider as a hero name actually is really fucking cool

[@Antonio200mhdd]

In the Ultimate Spiderman cartoon Miles is called Kid Arachnid, which is a really cool name, better than having two heroes with same name.

[@everything-comics1102]

Stan Lee said that anyone can see themselves in the costume, the only one who gets a past is Miguel O’Hara, because he wasn’t made just to be Spanish Spider-Man. Fuck out of my face

[@hopbunny45george41]

STFU

[@hopbunny45george41]

@WEEB GARAGE ON GOD

[@babyclay7215]

@Guilty GARAGE thank you finally someone understands what Stan meant Thank you bro 💪🏿💪🏿

[@canon3723]

Thank you for saying this bro. Here is the thing people don't understand; Just because "diversifying" a character might be a success in one or two circumstances, doesn't mean it is proof that raceswapping or genderswapping a character is okay. It isn't. Miles could have been an original new black character, and if he was as well-written and well-executed as people claim Morales is, he would have still been a success. However the reality is, there is no way anybody can fundamentally prove that Miles's success wasn't just him piggybacking off of one of the most well-established and popular superhero identities of all time. And that's because they chose to make him Spider-Man, an attempt at diversifying the franchise instead of truly adding or expanding to it with something new. The undeserving success of Miles Morales creates a scapegoat in the eyes of SJW's to prove that replacing white characters with "diverse" ones is the right thing to do, and that anybody who opposes it is just a racist. Which as everybody here knows, just isn't reality.

[@MegaGearX]

You should compare Miguel O’Hara with Miles Morales.

[@ErnestoOchoaII]

I hate when they get an original character and turn them into a different gender or race. Such as miles Morales. Plus there are many original black super heroes such as blade, static shock, and the underrated luke cage

[@gotyou4239]

@Anglo then create a new superhero lol

[@bipolarbear7337]

I swear I'm the only one who can't stand Miles in the PS4 games. I feel like he just wastes screen time for Peter.

[@mecca6801]

I'd rather Miles over Riri, Iron heart is trash!

[@SSJThug]

Least she has her color design, name and finally a book title Ironheart and not IronMan like her previous books. Take what you can get

[@atomskc7]

Riri might not work with the comics crowd, but general movie audiences will eat her up. Especially if they introduce her in a halfway decent film. Comic books and comic book movies are entirely different entities at this point. Also Disney/Marvel doesn’t care about representation beyond how much money it will make for them.

[@Albertobelmonte9]

I think if given to a good writer riri could be retconned to a good character.

[@mecca6801]

I could write her better than this nonsense

[@SSJThug]

@@Albertobelmonte9 and a decent design and book title if her book that evolve het from being no longer Iron Man hand me down. Hell she got a book right now that's doing that. Go pick that up and supported I recommended. But of course no one is talkin about it Norwood buying it because she no longer have that brand recognition.

[@razorsfury6519]

That's what I've been saying! He is literally Peter Parker but with a different skin color. He's a nerd and a smart alec. Same character different skin color.

[@coreythorne6936]

Remember back in the day when Marvel created Beta Ray Bill? Would you consider him an original or a clone of Thor?

[@jakofallandthatisall5506]

Corey Thorne Great point because he’s a Tokenize horse version of the Thor God of thunder!

[@djilalisadek5608]

Peter Parker is the SPIDER MAN

[@djilalisadek5608]

And miles is an Impostor

[@blakeschmitz972]

Rippa banging out bangers.

[@awlocascio]

This channel is something special. Keep it up

[@KingNazaru]

And now they’re trying to have Miles Morales replace Peter Parker as Spiderman in Insomniac’s Spiderman 2 game. What a joke.

[@akrfilms511]

Peter Parker is the one and only real Spiderman.

[@crimsontide420]

Peter is my favorite, but miles morales is great aswell

[@AZNationalist]

See i like Miles in Spider verse because I like the protégé where yeah you are Spider-Man but he got his teaching from THE Spider-Man

[@pauldeshield]

Yeah it's like saying you owe who you are to the original character. He didn't make you, but he helped shape you. That's a cool perspective. 💯

[@bdb5241]

The point of the movie was that he shoudn't listen to peter he should just do it his own way and he must keep his promise to blondie peter and spiderman alive.

[@ShawnSJames]

Miles Morales is a flat two-dimensional character. And what makes him flat and two dimensional is the fact that he's a knock-off of the real Spider-Man Peter Parker. Watched into the Spider-Verse and it didn't help bring any depth or layers to him. He just feels like a copy of a copy. Give me an original Black character with his own story and mythos and let him stand out in his own stories. That's what I'm doing with John Haynes on my SJS Direct imprint and readers are enjoying the stories about a Black CEO in a corporate Hell with Vampires, Demons and monsters .

[@DarsiPadilla]

At least Lord and Miller made Miles Morales more than just a physical description.

[@DarsiPadilla]

At least Lord and Miller made Miles Morales more than just a physical description.

[@alexjames6506]

Shawn James I just got a channel on KZbin a while ago and you were one of the first guys I wanted to follow, but I had your name saved and it was lost. Before typing this, I just finished subscribing to your channel because I seen you here. I agree about the blackening of white characters and the industries continued pathetic iteration of what a black character is or should be. I left a comment on Rippa's other video about token black heroes summing this sad state of affairs up as well. Most folks don't see nor appreciate the extent or the amount of pilfering that the black culture has endured. When people have argued in the past, I would remind them of just how many black musicians we see in rock 'n' roll after the sixties, or of the slow, painful death that Jazz suffered when the industry watered it down for the casual consumer. I am currently as broke as a poet before payday, but when I come into some cash, I'd like to purchase your books for a chance to read and react to something refreshing as opposed to the industry's selling of swill as the only thing to consume. And, as always, keep up the good work!

[@cthulhutentacles4994]

Shawn James I know a John Haynes in real life lol

[@lakeithcomicguyart9811]

Are y'all retarded Miles Morales has his own character & story why don't he bitch about the 2099 Spiderman who's Latin? this guy & his kind are idiots "tokenize" WTF many characters are tokens of other characters not just black characters.....NITPICKING all this Shithead does is Nitpick!!

[@verofrady4064]

Comic industry fears that old school creators and estates will win suits to collect on their creations so destroy them and replace with totally different characters and costume changes to get around it,

[@anthonymarciano6050]

Dude I've never seen any of your videos but I'm sold after this one

[@newer1977]

Yo bro love your vids homie ima big fan of comics been a comic nerd for 30+ years and you speak the truth bro always thanks keep up the great work

[@JohnnyStroud]

You are so on-point! I started collecting comic books in 1974, and stopped in 2002, for all the very reasons you tout sir, keep up the good work.

[@elongatedmanforever1252]

I dont like tokenized characters, because they are just a excuse for laziness.

[@straightjacket308]

I knew about Miles before the Spiderverse movie. I won't lie though, THAT Miles was a HEEEELLL of a lot better than the comic version. He had his own personality, he wasn't a Gary Sue character, and he wasn't a "MY SKIN COLOR" character. Still doesn't excuse the bullshit surrounding the character, and I will never deny he was a tokenized character; but to me he was a little better than the comic version. Peter will ALWAYS be Spider-Man.

[@HeavyMetalSonicRM]

My second son's middle name is Parker in honor of Spider-Man.

[@henryjenkins2839]

Nice! 👌

[@k4g4mine]

HeavyMetalSonicRM ok. You really know how to be the best parent ever

[@pizzatime4204]

Man I wish you were my dad

[@thesentinel5523]

Miles morales is one of the reasons I hate Mark Wade...one of the reasons. I can't imagine having such a low opinion of myself that I find connection and a sense of belonging when a character is created to represent my identity. Established Superheroes woke-washed for the purpose of minining a new comic book audience just needs to go. If I am the biracial gay superhero disenfranchised teenager Is inherently flawed and the people who create them are despicably flawed.

[@emiliorivas5832]

So your not a fan of black panther??

[@thesentinel5523]

I think the movie was really fucking mediocre I mean really mediocre but as far as the tokenizing goes I must've met I was always hoping to see Billy Dee Williams reprice his role as Harvey Dent become to face in a third Tim Burton Batman movie

[@Soldano999]

Mark Waid used to be good you know. Also, Miles Morales is actually not that bad if you put things into perspective: riri williams, america chavez & co are way more annoying.

[@BrotherApexx]

Wtf does Mark Waid have to do with Miles Morales? Brian Bendis created the character.

[@jasoncoleman5583]

Dude thank you! Jesus Christ we need to put a stop into this kind of shit. I had this same debate with some friends last weekend, what a wasted opportunity to create an original new character and they just had to leech off a flagship great character. Peter Parker is Spider-man, not this shit.

[@fearlessgentleman]

I also hate that they want to bring black culture to the forefront but can't/won't take on the actual issues the black community faces. His dad is the not only around but he's the best dad in the world. Not only does Miles do well in school, he's a genius. Imagine a black spider man who was a gang member or had a pregnant girlfriend; who didn't have a dad. That is an interesting character. There is a lot to build on. But, no. I'm just a racist and I don't see that all black kids are geniuses with amazing fathers who never get into trouble.

[@artie_0382]

Youre very much a racist. You're basically saying that Miles should just be a stereotypical black kid.

[@Requiem0139]

Bro just came out as a racist🤣🤣

[@KeshawnPro2016]

Stereotypes ≠ Black Culture

[@stinkfinga4918]

It's funny they have BLM signs in the game but don't wanna show BLM activity of destroying property and twerking on car hoods. Spider-Man is definitely all about that stuff.

[@jodi2847]

Ever since I watched "Into the Spider-verse," I'd been trying to pinpoint why I didn't love the movie as much as everyone else, why I just couldn't accept this character. I think Rippa may have nailed it. Multi-verses are so obviously contrived for no other purpose but the pushing of an agenda, of bringing dead characters back to life or the forced introduction of an alternate (race, gender) version of a well-established character. Why couldn't Miles Morales be a DIFFERENT hero than Spider-man? Why can't he have some other cool power, and be called something else? Is an all new hero just too much of a challenge for creators, or too much of a risk to their bottom line?

[@TheMastermind729]

Yup

[@pitakosthepwner]

I dont dislike Miles Morales, for me his character feels like Peter's because he idolizes him as a character(and most fans really want to act like their idols). Though I can see your point, I feel Miles is just a kid that looks up to his hero.(Marvel definetely has a tokenization problem, for sure, and it even spreaded to DC.)

[@mpsorrentino]

"and it even spreaded to DC.) " - As did Bendis.

[@knit32kx]

I was gonna say the same thing. Lol

[@jchinckley]

The past tense of "spread" is "spread," not "spreaded." It should be: "...it even spread to DC."

[@futuretrunks6430]

@@jchinckley My guy no one gives a shit. Please, go out and get yourself a life instead of being auto correct for strangers. 🙏😂

[@youngscooter6290]

The kids love him, I can’t stand miles morales 🤣🤣🤣

[@afro025]

bro clearly never watched across the spiderverse

[@sandllc1361]

I just wish they gave him a different name like "The Arachnid" or "Spider-boy" because taking up the name Spider-man and only changing the color of the suit makes all of your mistakes Peters as well(in the universes where Peter is still alive), come up with your own suit and name

[@slipperyswoogz3347]

I think X-23 and Sam Alexander nova is pretty cool. All though I don't like him in champions

[@Soldano999]

Totally agree. In champions he looks dumb and nerfed

[@l0sts0ul89]

I hate the clone of X-23 with a passion.

[@RogueFox7050]

Into the Spiderverse showed he could stand on his own, he just needs a decent writer and his own superhero name, at that point you can try and strengthen his character from there that separates him from being a tokenized Peter Parker.

[@youngrippa59]

He didn't stand on his own though in that movie.

[@terryowens3860]

He was kinda op at the end of the movie. In a bad way.

[@christianbjorck816]

YoungRippa59 Word. The hate I have gotten from pointing that out, aside from him being a token, from Miles defenders is massive. It would have made more sense for him to take a new original superhero name or carrying on his uncles legacy, using the Prowler name to do good.

[@speedlgt]

did you not listen to the video?

[@ayyyblinkin343]

It was outstanding because of the art style and animation. I think they did that to distract from the fact that it's not a very original character. Which is the overarching point of the movie. "Anyone can wear the mask."

[@Antonio200mhdd]

Miles Morales was created to be "The best spiderman", he share a similar personality with Peter Parker, he has the same powers and even more. Marvel really trying to push this character into everything, cartoons, comics, games, movies and he is gaining more popularity only because of Peter Parker. I have no problems with legacy heroes such as Nightwing, Supergirl, She-hulk, Steel, because at least they try to be different but Miles tries very hard to be "The best" spiderman. I like that the PS5 game made him more original, with Roxon interprise and his new friend Phin. He should have his own name like "Kid Arachnid" (his name in Ultimate cartoon), and having his own villains and love interest, and not being just a better Peter Parker (why so many powers? At least take off his web-shooters), also he was not meant to be a genius in the beginning, he was supossed to have normal inteligence, that's why he needed his friend Ganke. Honestly marvel is always treating Peter like sh*t and fans are tired of this, let him marry MJ, let aunt May go, let him be a professor and last, let Miles Morales be his sidekick.

[@conradojavier7547]

It sucks when the Thor version of Miles is MORE Unique than him under the Spider-Man Mantle.

[@artie_0382]

Mile morales is unique

[@digimonalvatrax2738]

@@artie_0382 he just turns invisible and has venom😂

[@artie_0382]

@@digimonalvatrax2738 And?

[@etoileshine1011]

​@@digimonalvatrax2738He also has electric powers.

[@br-jj6re]

Lol comics are so strange, people are arguing who the real Spider-Man is as if there’s not just 1 answer

[@jakofallandthatisall5506]

Oleksander Russell - Shevchenko 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿 Exactly their fictional characters!

[@jakofallandthatisall5506]

I

[@jessejames5081]

I like spider-man 2099 because he looks bad-ass. I didnt give a shit that hes Hispanic because his character was interesting.

[@henryjenkins2839]

Is there an omnibus of Spider-Man 2099 that I can purchase?

[@jessejames5081]

@@henryjenkins2839- honestly I don't know, you'd have to search the web. I used to have the first issue, it looks like it's a 10 issue series.

[@henryjenkins2839]

Jesse James Ah...okay Thanks anyway.

[@Rockitout32]

Loved Miguel O'Hara!

[@jimthar17]

I feel like they're trying WAY too hard to shoehorn MM into everything all of a sudden. Trying to get their SJW points. He was shoehorned into the Spider Man game a few years ago and had no reason whatsoever to be there and his gameplay parts were boring as hell, just like MJ's. They threw him in for no reason other than to simply have him there. We barely Know Peter at this point in the game yet they're trying so hard to shove in the token character and have another Spider Man when we barely have the first Spider Man. Then they did Into The Spiderverse and made him the main character. And I'll admit it was a good movie but, if you're going to do a SM movie, Peter Parker should be the main character. But, as I said, shoehorning. Now we have the MM videogame. So we've completely chucked PP out now and the focus is solely on MM, even though we haven't even gotten a sequel to the SM game yet. A proper sequel anyway. But, again, in these trying times, they went for the token character instead of the main because REASONS. Look I'm in no way against characters of other cultures or races but not at the expense of the classic characters. I mean, did anyone ask for a game where Kamalah Khan was the main character? Anyone? Show of hands..... NO. They didn't. Yet there she is for no reason at all somehow leading the Avengers. Because REASONS. Tokenism in all its forms is a bad thing.

[@theunkillablecat8458]

Miles morales is the worst Spiderman and they literally are trying to just force Spider Gwen to be his Girlfriend or some shit and they still made him a black superhero with electric powers like i know they tried to put invisiblity but still it couldn't escape the Black electric superhero trait,this is the WORST and the most unoriginal and fucking awful Spiderman nah he can't even be called Spiderman call him Web man

[@conradojavier7547]

Is he a Static Shock Ripoff?

[@theunkillablecat8458]

@@conradojavier7547 probably is cause static shock is waay better than him

[@afro025]

bro's clearly never saw across the spiderverse and is acting as if black characters are the only ones with electrical powers lmfao

[@philossifer6252]

I respect your opinions man, we have a lot in common.

[@QuothTheRavenclaw11]

I like Miles, but I feel like he's being pushed. If Peter dies in the main continuity I'm gonna be pissed. And I'm a normie too.

[@thedrunkronin4550]

Agreed

[@QuothTheRavenclaw11]

Boy was my mindset different. I now consider the little twat as my most hated super hero of all time. I only "liked" him because I was in denial about how unoriginal he is. Fuck Miles Morales.

[@wc_kladrix1502]

So many people that don’t know anything about miles morales saying they don’t like him... 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@acousticpineapple7851]

i dont like that they had to kill peter parker purely to replace him with a black version. to me it just feels like really bad writing, like sure, make black spider man but dont do it this way.. its like, you have this beloved family dog, it dies, you dont want a new dog the same day it died. thats the best way i can describe my feelings for miles morales.