SPOILER! The New Ultimate Spider-Man Is.....

SPOILER! The New Ultimate Spider-Man Is.....

USAToday.com has exclusive info on the identity of the new Ultimate Spider-Man & why he was chosen! Before 'Ultimate Fallout 4' is released this Wednesday, learn who he is. Check it out!

By TorturedXGenius - Aug 01, 2011 10:08 PM EST
Filed Under: Marvel Comics
Source: USAToday.com



"We have an African-American president, so why not an African-American Spider-Man, too?"



Brian Truitt has the exclusive interview with Ultimate Spider-Man writer Brian Bendis on the identity of the new (Ultimate) Spider-Man.

What Bendis says about the theme of the new storyline:
"The theme is the same: With great power comes great responsibility," says writer Brian Michael Bendis. "He's going to learn that. Then he has to figure out what that means."


MARVEL's new E.I.C. Alex Alonso has this to say about Mr. Morales:
"What you have is a Spider-Man for the 21st century who's reflective of our culture and diversity. We think that readers will fall in love with Miles Morales the same way they fell in love with Peter Parker."



The new Spider-Man is a half-black, half-Hispanic teen named Miles Morales.


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A side article by Brian Truitt, explains why Bendis chose Morales to be the new Spider-man, and it as to do with Donald Glover's love for the character and role on the NBC show Community!

"He looked fantastic!" Bendis recalls. "I saw him in the costume and thought, 'I would like to read that book.' So I was glad I was writing that book."


He also added:

"It's certainly long overdue," Bendis says. "Even though there's some amazing African-American and minority characters bouncing around in all the superhero universes, it's still crazy lopsided."


"Wouldn't it be nice for them to have a character or a hero that speaks to them as much as Peter Parker has spoken to so many children?" Bendis says. "There's nothing wrong with that, and I think we need more of it."


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Jagfan28
Jagfan28 - 8/1/2011, 10:35 PM
That's unique, I like it! Now Donald Glover can be cast as Spider-Man!
MikeHawk
MikeHawk - 8/1/2011, 10:37 PM
lol oh bendis...what will u come up with next
ColonelKilgore
ColonelKilgore - 8/1/2011, 10:39 PM
Lame. I'm beginning to see why a lot of people say to cancel the Ultimate U.
BobGarlen
BobGarlen - 8/1/2011, 10:43 PM
i was really hoping it was Miguel... Ultimate Spider-Man 2099! C'mon Bendis do it!
SageMode
SageMode - 8/1/2011, 10:44 PM
Why are all the font italic? Lol.
but this is interesting......but very off at the same time
Supes17
Supes17 - 8/1/2011, 10:46 PM
Why not make him latino or another ethnicity? Marvel has enough Black heroes, they should diversify a bit more
xBlaze96x
xBlaze96x - 8/1/2011, 10:48 PM
Hmmm....cool?
Supes17
Supes17 - 8/1/2011, 10:50 PM
@MarvelWiener: Agree completely. They are wasting time, creativity and character ideas by replacing classic already established characters by making them black.
They should come up with original black characters, as well as to try to create popular heroes of ethnic diversity.
TorturedXGenius
TorturedXGenius - 8/1/2011, 10:58 PM
sorry about the fonts lol but there is a 'Black Superman' just on a different earth.


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ALmighty1080
ALmighty1080 - 8/1/2011, 11:06 PM
fail
Dmon
Dmon - 8/1/2011, 11:08 PM
I guess what Alex Alonso is saying is there are no white people in our culture now. Here comes the white man to save the poor black man again. Why does Marvel not just hire African-American writers to come up with all new African-American superheros? I guess they can put African-Americans in their comics but not give them jobs.
luffycapri
luffycapri - 8/1/2011, 11:10 PM
wow now I'm happy
ComicsCommando
ComicsCommando - 8/1/2011, 11:12 PM
A Black Superman with a curl like that..? Must be permed. But at this news, wow it's interesting. I'll eagerly see how this turns out.
ComicsCommando
ComicsCommando - 8/1/2011, 11:14 PM
Lol... Peter Parker and Miles Morales. They both have alliterated names.
ScionStorm
ScionStorm - 8/1/2011, 11:14 PM
"Wouldn't it be nice for them to have a character or a hero that speaks to them as much as Peter Parker has spoken to so many children?" Bendis says. "There's nothing wrong with that, and I think we need more of it."

. . . So, this character is not allowed to be a hero in his own right with his own identity? He has to be a replacement for a famous popular hero already established???

Eh, what happened to the Prowler? And isn't Spider-Man 2099 Irish/Mexican?

The X-Men alone are all over the spectrum.

ColonelKilgore
ColonelKilgore - 8/1/2011, 11:17 PM
The way he moves still seems feminine. along with those pixie bootys
MikeHawk
MikeHawk - 8/1/2011, 11:33 PM
long overdue? Asians and hispanics and middle easterns and every1 but white and blacks are overdue!
BrotherQStark
BrotherQStark - 8/1/2011, 11:42 PM
BITCHIN'!!!!!!!!
ColonelKilgore
ColonelKilgore - 8/1/2011, 11:47 PM
So did some random, regular kid make web-shooters and put on a costume or does he somehow have the same abilities as Peter Parker?
TorturedXGenius
TorturedXGenius - 8/2/2011, 12:01 AM
@CaptainKilgore guess we gotta read the story to find out lol
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DMB1511 - 8/2/2011, 12:04 AM
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ColonelKilgore
ColonelKilgore - 8/2/2011, 12:17 AM
Nah, I'll pass.
LP4
LP4 - 8/2/2011, 12:53 AM
@Superman17- Agreed completely man. There are plenty of African-American superheroes. And plenty of African-American versions of classic superheroes. I myself...am half Asian. But I have not seen too many Asian superheroes nor much effort in that regard.

Overall though, I won't nitpick. Something as sensitive as "race" is one thing I never like to nitpick.

And I will admit, the darker themed Spidey-costume aint that bad. Red/Black are two colors I really dig when they're used together like that.
CrossOver
CrossOver - 8/2/2011, 1:20 AM
Dope. Im sure theyll change his costume over time.
CraptainAmerica
CraptainAmerica - 8/2/2011, 1:28 AM
I always get the Ultimate stuff bit I'm a bit disappointed by this. The Ultimate universe is great because it gives Marvel scope for change. But it sometimes makes them do stuff like this and completely change a character. I hope Parker wasn't killed of just so we can balance out the racial diversity of Marvel Comics!?
Oxion
Oxion - 8/2/2011, 1:50 AM
I'm glad they didn't give him the recycled Ben Reilly name. I [frick]ING LOVE YOU MARVEL!!!! and what's even better, my name is myles too. :)
parafonia
parafonia - 8/2/2011, 2:10 AM
Groan...Bendis is such a glory hound. If he really cared about diversity at Marvel he would step aside and allow a minority writer to write about a minority Spider-Man. Knowing Bendis' infatuations he might very well have this Miles kid sodomize his girlfriend. Oh wait, he already did that with a black character eh?
I hope people respond to Static Shock more so than Ultimate Spider-Man. At least Static Shock was created out of a sincere desire to have more diverse characters by diverse creators. Honestly, this just seems like a publicity stunt by Marvel.

If Hickmans Ultimates can't turn things around then Ultimate marvel is done as far as I am concerned.
parafonia
parafonia - 8/2/2011, 2:11 AM
The red and black costume though is a keeper! That is the best costume redesign I have ever seen.
ScionStorm
ScionStorm - 8/2/2011, 4:28 AM
why is it always only two nationalities anyway? I have five nationalities. Is that too much to conceive?
MarkJulian
MarkJulian - 8/2/2011, 5:59 AM
Putting this on main for you buddy.
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