And as Into the Spider-Verse proved and the long-awaited sequel Across the Spider-Verse reminds us, Miles Morales is no mere also-ran. Thanks to the work of outstanding writers such as Brian Michael Bendis and Saladin Ahmed, and artists such as Sara Pichelli and Federico Vincentini, Miles has become a fixture of modern Marvel, no small feat for a new guy calling himself Spider-Man. But comic book readers have been well-acquainted with the newest Spider-Man, both in the alternate reality Ultimate Marvel Comics and in the mainstream comics. Some viewers were thrilled to meet Miles in Into the Spider-Verse, loving his updated twist on the classic great power trope. But none of these characters stood out like Miles Morales, the Brooklyn teen who dons the mask after the Kingpin kills the Spider-Man of his world. Other heroes fight crime in arachnid gear, including Peter Porker, the Spectacular Spider-Ham, Peni Parker and her mech SP/dr, and the two-fisted Spider-Man Noir. However, with the Academy Award-winning Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, audiences learned that the Peter Parker we knew was hardly the only Spider-Person in the multiverse. Even in an age of superhero saturation, Spider-Man is the most popular character in the world, recognizable in nearly every country. You know about the one and only Spider-Man, right? He’s Peter Parker, a teenager who got bit by a radioactive spider and learned the hard way that with great power came great responsibility.
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