EDITORIAL: Why I Think Miles Morales Was Introduced Too Soon!

Ultimate Marvel sucks anyways.

You guys don't read before you comment do ya? I point out it isn't the race right away, I comment on his race for background, but as clearly stated in the rest of the article, my problem is we don't know who he is not his friggin skin color or ethnicy.

So you thought just commenting on or in one of the other half dozen articles about Miles Morales wouldn’t get you the proper attention? So you had to make an entire article to guarantee your opinion a spot light?

It's just sad and ironic that almost EVERY black superhero either has the word 'Black' in his name, or have a mostly black cotume:

Black in the Name:
Black Panther
Black Goliath
Black Lightning
Black Manta

Mostly Black Costumes
Blade
Mister Terrific
Myles Morales
Spawn
'Zack' The Black Ranger from Power Rangers

I dont think getting to know the character is such a huge deal especially when its only in a comic book... its not like he's running for office or anything. Plus his age should'nt make people skeptical even after they've seen what kids can do ((Hit Girl from Kick Ass)) in comics. I mean, its ok for writers to take a different rout than the ol Batman and Robin partnership (who copied who?)... Im pretty sure he'll be introduced well even though I myself dont like the idea him being gay/brown/black... Its like Marvel is trying to draw minorities (gays as well) to read their comics in a cheap fashion! If they wanted to impress the masses then make a character that they/we (I) can relate to... Just my 2 cents.

I am not saying he won't work, infact I have faith that Bendis will turn him into something good and fun to read, I'm more than willing to read this series (infact I'm willing to guarentee I will). I just was explaining most fans hate for this new kid stems out of his random arrival.

You know, I think I completely agree. It was pretty much "Peter is dead, so here's your new Spider-man!" We didn't even get through the funeral before they introduced Miles. It's like your dog got hit by a car and then the next day your dad is like "Surprise! Got you another dog!" I might be able to love this new dog eventually, but you can't expect me to be excited about it so soon after losing a dog that I really cared about.

In defense of his point, like he said Bruce Wayne was replaced by a long time memeber of his supporting cast. Steve Rogers was replaced by Bucky, a significant person in his life who has been known for a long time and had a major pressence in the series leading up to the death. With these replacements, the audience is already somewhat invested in the character so it eases the transition and makes them feel like it's a connected continuation of the story they've been following. Personally, I've been following this series for a while. While I realize that they want to bring in new readers, I also want to know that Ultimate Spider-man is continuing in some form other than just the name.

He's not a man! Yet... Why are we calling a thirteen year old kid Spider-MAN? Arachnid Boy... Spider Lad? The Creepy Crawly Kid?

I don't hate him because he's black, I just hate that he's not Peter Parker.

I'm not opposed to him being black. It's kinda like an Elseworlds thing, but I am DEFINITLEY opposed to him being gay.

No gay Spider-Man. Bring back Peter Parker the second he's gay, or he's not Spider-Man anymore. He's Gay-Man. Fag-Man if you will lol I don't mean to be anti-gay or whatever but that's just not what Spider-Man is.
Furthermore, if they were going to make a gay Spider-Man, why would the gay guy be Black/Mexican anyway? Why couldn't they have a gay white guy, or Asian guy? This new Spider-Man is gonna be the biggest cluster[frick] in Marvel history if he's gay

That is one stupid editorial. "We don't know him"? We'll get to know him just as we have gotten to know many characters. Either this works or it doesn't, but either way, you are trying to cancelling him out before he hit's the shelves.

The only thing I don't care for about this iteration of Spiderman is his age. He seems awfully young to take on such a responsible; saving day and concealing his identity from the world.

I never read the interview with Bendis were he said Parker was staying dead, and I don't read ultimate Daredevil, though I know it is a recent change. As for if I read Ultimate universe, I only read a handful of them.

Some good points throughout the article and comments. Age and race aren't even an issue, or the fact that someone new has taken the name of a prior hero. That has happened often in DC and Marvel. Almost anybody can wrap themselves in a flag, carry a shield, and be Captain America. Or put on a powered suit of armor and become Iron Man. But to be Spiderman, you sort of need to have...well, spider like abilities of some sort? Just like, if you take the name Human Torch, you damn well better catch on fire, and not just flick a Bic.

Now, I'm not an avid reader these days, just occasionally, when I buy them for my sons. I have been sort of out of the loop, and didn't really know much about Parker's death. But yeah, who is this kid, and how did he get said spider like powers? Not really a common thing... unless there was a swarm of radioactive spiders running amok?

MrEko..You are the Man..:)

Remember when Obama's staff wanted to meet with the people at Marvel?

I mostly agree with you....but I don't think I would've liked this even if he was introduced earlier. I liked Peter Parker too much. I couldn't wait to see him EVENTUALLY join the Ultimates. He had so much potential and the story Bendis was building for Ultimate Parker was the by far the best out of all the Ultimate Universe comic books. His relationships and ties to other heroes were so developed. And now.....BOOM. They kill him off just because they want to have a black spidey. Not cool. However I will admit, the comic where he died was actually very well written. But I was still unhappy.

*there *headline

The new Spiderman could have just as easily been called The Arachnid AND EVERYONE WOULD BE HAPPY.. But It amazes me how some say people are losers because they disagree with this move based on the race aspect. It goes deeper than the comics or the many movies that do it. It PRETENDS there arent differences between us when there are. And those differences are what makes each great and unique.
You say race doesn't matter but if Black Panther, Shaft or Blade was turned into a white guy, many of you who support the Spidey thing would be angry... as would I.
But changing so many characters to black versions is ultimately destructive. Besides creating the rift you obviously see above it also creates confusion for those that arent major comic fans. Thats PART of why the Green Lantern movie failed. Many believed he was supposed to be a black guy because all they knew was the JLA cartoon.
When an identity has been established and role models are created, how is it ever a good thing to take away from one group to give to another? Its just as easy to create new black characters, theres room for both

This whole thing is just one dumb publicity stunt to increase sales by way of "controversy". The reason I don't like him (or care about him) is because he's not Peter Parker... He's not Peter Parker, he's not Spidey... End of story.

(Also, Bucky Barnes is not Cap and Dick Grayson is not Batman)

On a somewhat rude and obnoxious note, if he does turn out to be gay, can anyone here really say they are psyched for spiderman's love interest to be a dude? Who's it gonna be? Marvin James Watson? Glen Stacey?

My issue with Miles has been from the beginning that we don't know how he gets his spider powers. Bendis did say in an interview that Peter Parker served as Mile's "Uncle Ben" in that his death inspires him to do good.

You are correct that this inspiration would be more greatly appreciated if we had been given some reason for it to affect Miles. I suppose perhaps he's a Spiderman fan with his own powers and hears on the news Spiderman is dead and go "Oh Noez!" If that's the case that's not really enough for me.

If even one issue before his death Peter had befriended or saved Miles and when he died it got revealed he was Spiderman that would have been enough of a connection for me to jump right in.

I don't think these guys understood their audience very well in the first place. The Ultimates universe comics really suited the older comic fan who was tired of the limitations of the 616 universe in terms of mature narrative. It re imagined the stuff they grew out off presented it with a lot more feasible foundation. Naturally the more clueless writers and artists that got involved the less that mature and feasible combination got presented for that audience and that's why the sales dropped. When you have someone like Bryan Hitch drawing The Ultimates with a sense of true reality in the characters and the costumes they wear, then you switch the duties to a caricature artist like Joe Madueria who can only draw in cartoony/manga style that appeals to children; then you've missed your target audience by a mile!

To then decide to pull a D.C comics level, stupidity event and destroy the entire comic series as a marketing gimmick is another move that was never going to suit the mature audience who more often than not were utterly sick of huge crossover events in the regular comics universe being used as gimmicks to sell them comics they would otherwise have no intention of buying. All that crap they should have left back with the 616 universe and people who still want to buy comics full of overly colourful costumed characters and villains who keep coming back from the dead without questioning the narrative direction of anything they're told they need to buy for their collection! Now to try and bring it all back as some sort of exercise in political correctness is just an insult not only to the intelligence of the original audience of the Ultimate line, but to everyone involved trying to keep this industry alive with variety based in genuine conviction!

It's kind of odd that people say putting a black kid in Spidey's uniform is wrong and that if Marvel wants to have a black hero they should make a new one from scratch.

There's just an inherent prejudice (not racism) in saying things like that. It's like people are saying that a black kid (or as in this case, mixed) can't play a role that a white male does. It's also saying (intentionally or not) "Go make a new black character so I can ignore it/so it's not in the titles I regularly read." Or to put it more on the nose, folks like their black characters in their proper "place".

But by putting a black male in a well-liked role, people cry foul because now, if they want to read Spiderman, they have to deal with this black kid. It's that same type of thinking that drove some (and please note that I said some and not all) white people nuts when Obama won. Because a black man made it out of his "place". It's these same kind of folks that will totally lose it if you suggest Black Panther being able to beat Captain America in a fight.

Furthermore, why does it have to be "white guilt" motivating this decision? If anything, it has nothing to do with white guilt and everything to do with money, combined with a genuine need to try to change up their line. I actually wish they had the balls to pull this stunt in the 616 and had BND end with Miles as the new Spidey. God, the amount of collective heart attacks across America would've been frightening.

Lastly, not knowing this new character is completely fine with me just like having a new Black Widow introduced as Fury's wife out of nowhere is cool with me. Keeps me coming back so I can find out more about this character. There's a thought: not knowing anything about a character actually breeds interest. Amazing concept there. Especially when you've been with other characters for thirty to fifty years and know every last thing there is to know about them.

That's something that I've always liked about the Ultimate U in general. You never really know what you're going to get and dead is dead.

There's no edit button here but when I mentioned Brand new day, I meant One More Day.