In Marvel Comics Ultimate Universe Peter Parker died while saving Aunt May. Now there is a new webslinger swinging around the streets of New York City. Spoilers after the bump since this book
comes out tomorrow. So the new Spiderman is Miles Morales a character that readers have never seen before a half-black, half-Hispanic teen. Kudos to Marvel for going against the grain. As series writer Brian Michael Bendis explains:
"It's certainly long overdue," Bendis said in the article. "Even though there's some amazing African-American and minority characters bouncing around in all the superhero universes, it's still crazy lopsided."
In May, Bendis told Newsarama that the classic themes that have made Spider-Man an international icon for nearly 50 years will still be present in the new series, even with someone new under the mask.
"There are obviously some truths to the world of Spider-Man that if you take them away, it's just not Spider-Man anymore; they're even more important than Peter Parker," Bendis said. "Those elements of what Spider-Man means, and what he stands for, will continue into the new series."
You can still see Peter Parker as Spiderman in Marvels regular continuity series the Amazing Spiderman. You can read the new Spider Man in his own book in September and see his debut tomorrow in part 4 of Ultimate Fallout.
Read the Newsarama story here. New Spiderman Story at Newsarama
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