In a surprising turn of events, Spider-Man will be Miles Morales and not Peter Parker in Marvel's relaunched comic series. According to a report from theverge.com, which quotes the New York Daily News, the new series will come after the completion of Marvel's "Secret Wars."
Miles Morales is a color version of Spider-Man that was created by Brian Michael Bendis and Sara Pichelli back in 2011. The new series will reportedly replace all other titles that was previously cancelled.
The decision for Miles to become the next webslinger comes after the clamor of fans to bring him to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The move was reportedly done to expand the mythos of Spider-man and to add diversity in the iconic superhero's universe.
Regarding the decision, Bendis said, "Our message has to be it's not Spider-Man with an asterisk, it's the real Spider-Man for kids of color, for adults of color and everybody else."
According to a report from io9.com, Morales came to fore back in 2011 in the miniseries titled "Ultimate Fallout." He became the lead in "Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man" and has starred in other Marvel titles. While there was speculation Morales would headline the new Marvel Cinematic Universe title, the decision to retain Peter Parker was made.
In the report, Bendis also recalled how his work on Miles Morales had become iconic. The report stated, "The enormity of Miles Morales' place in comic book history didn't really hit Bendis, a father who has two kids of color among his four children, until recently. His 4-year-old adopted African-American daughter found a Miles Morales Spidey mask in the toy aisle of a department, put it on and said, "Look daddy, I'm Spiderman!" he recalls."
The decision to retain Peter Parker in the next Marvel film came after a legal licensing agreement was leaked in Wikileaks. The document shows Sony Pictures and Marvel Entertainment, as reported on huffingtonpost.com, that one of the "core elements" of Spider-Man is that "he is a heterosexual Caucasian male."
