Some saw the discussion and panels as offensive, arguing that Bendis's dialogue showed a blind spot when it comes to race. 2 was released on Wednesday, March 2, fans reacted instantly. You go, 'Okay, I don't want to live up to a legacy anymore, I want to be the legacy.'" Miles Morales doesn't want to be seen as a "black" Spider-Man. "I think people can relate to this as well, that things change as we get older. What is his legacy going to be?" Bendis said. Bendis told me he wanted to write a story about Morales's struggle with balancing his life, but also his struggle with making a name for himself. And that interview gave me a bit of insight into this interaction. Last month, I spoke to Bendis about this comic and what he wanted to achieve with it both he and artist Pichelli were returning to the title after creating Morales in 2011. Eventually, he explains to his friend Ganke that he just wants to be seen as Spider-Man he doesn't want the color of his skin to be the only way people identify him: Spider-Man No. Miles's dissonance with the vlogger continues on the next page. A vlogger (who appears to be Asian-American) sees, and broadcasts how excited she is, but Morales doesn't share the feeling: Spiderman No. In a battle with Blackheart, Marvel's prince of the underworlds, Miles rips part of his mask, and his dark skin is revealed. The first two pages of issue two address the problem explicitly. Morales, who is black and Hispanic, is dealing with coming into his own in a world where everyone knows Spider-Man as Peter Parker. 2 - the second installment of Brian Michael Bendis and Sara Pichelli's comic about the adventures of Miles Morales. And by making tweaks to characters like Sam Wilson, the black superhero previously known as Falcon, taking up the mantle of Captain America, and Jane Foster, Thor's main love interest, wielding the mighty Mjolnir.īut while Marvel's push for diversity has been celebrated by both creators and fans, not everyone is happy with the changes.Īnd the latest fight began with the latest issue of Spider-Man. By publishing storylines like the one where Iceman, an iconic member of the X-Men, comes out as a gay man. Kamala Khan, a Pakistani-American, Muslim teenage superhero from Jersey City. It's done this in a number of ways: by creating of heroes like Ms. Over the past five years, the company's proudest accomplishment has been to make its wide spectrum of superheroes reflect the wide spectrum of readers who love them. Marvel's comic book world doesn't look the same as it used to.
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