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Well I think I should be the next spider-man because I am Half black and Half hispanic (mexican)! I know how to climb walls and run over roof tops, but for anyone that has a problem with the new spider-man! Can save it because everyone needs to realize that a new world is about to begin! It's time for people to not worry about color but worry about themselves! God bless America p.s anyway without america they cant be no blacksican spider-man!(me
its amazing at all the racial jokes about the new bi-racial spider-man. Still racist bastards in the world . oh and yes to the person who said we are taking anime job as well, yes we are, we're better at it anyway.
Funny thing s that when i saw Devin B. on the article, i was all like "that's my name!". Then i realized I didn't do anything.
And who cares if he's not white? DCs JLA-cartoon had a black green lantern and quite frankly I liked him much better than Hal Jordan, even tough I didn't like that the stories focused way to much on him and hawkgirl than the others.
Peter Parker got his powers from a spider bite, what is this guy going to walk into a lab somewhere and poke a spider until it bites him or something? If they use the same background for his powers I'll be disappointed.
"all black and hispanic people are too poor to buy comics,"
Buying comics makes it harder to afford my internet and cell phone.
First off, I liked Spiderman before Marvel went all stupid with the odious Civil War and the gimmicks of the year that got just as old as DC's endless Crisis books. And this is another gimmick. Some kid in NYC will love this. But, the fans all over the country and world? Meh, we will see, if it lasts a year I will be stunned...
"or if the original character was so lousy anyway that everyone was glad to see them go, and any replacement is going to be welcomed, and probably be better."
This is why killing Ted Kord worked well. Plus DC has too many rich guy superheros. But plucky little, if overpowered, Jaime Reyes proved to be rather refreshing. Hell, he just wanted to be a dentist when he grew up. Got superpowers instead.
"We Asians apologize for NOTHING."
Including the Great Leap Forward and the Greater Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere?
"retard cracker fat ass."
Ya know what the cure for racism is? More racism? LOL! Great job there, guy
That's really funny, actually. People are going to praise this decision by Marvel up and down all while dropping the title from their pull lists.
Or possibly because people have been bitching about them ditching the classic look. But of course, it must be something sinister.
So short version, Bendis is out of ideas and Marvel is trying to goose sales by shamelessly pandering to an audience of white middle class fluff headed morons. Ergo, half black, half generic latino (cause they're all the same amirite?), potentially gay (according to Sarah Pichelli) Spider-Man.
My guess? Canceled within two years.
Speaking as a reader, this is stupid.
Speaking as someone who's of mixed Mexican ancestry, this isn't appealing. It's just vaguely insulting.
And knowing all manner of Mexicans who have a real mad on for black people, I'm kinda wondering how Bendis thinks you can get the two to mix. Or...maybe Morales is Puerto Rican or Dominican.
Miles isn't "half" anything. Latino isn't a race. Miles is a black kid (both parents are non-spanish-speaking black people) with a spanish last name.
I think it's kind of odd that because of Rob's post, most of the comments here have focused on the fact that this new guy is non-white, as if that alone were significant. The fact that he's a New York City kid means that he's got something like a 70% chance of being non-white anyway. There's no reason a new Spidey should be white, and no reason his not being white should be remarkable. Now, if he were from a small town in Iowa, it'd be hard to explain his origin!
I think the more important issue is now what do they do with him that differentiates him from Peter Parker. Will he have a large family? Will he deal with the fact that some of his cousins are gang members? Will he have family members addicted to drugs? Or maybe he could be an upper-crust rich kid whose friends think they have the right to do whatever they want and look down on normal people.
There's a lot of exciting ways this could go in terms of story opportunities, but I feel like Marvel will probably keep the same-old tried and true stories about guys in tights who fight each other with no real consequences.
Mulatto? You think that's less racist? Where I'm from that ranks up there with "high yellow" and "quadroon"! Besides which, why should we use old Spanish terms instead of new American ones?
It's called mulato, no blacktino and stupid shit like that, jesus, this got out the recist in you isnt it?
What's really funny to me about this, now, 24 hours later... is that it's yet another example of the fine tradition of NOT letting minorities be new and original superheroes, but instead the ETHNIC version of an established superhero. The only thing different this time around is that he doesn't have BLACK in his superhero name.
I like it.Change is never bad or good by its own,true, but I have a firm belief in Bendis that not only will he be able to makeall this work in a great new reborn way, but in the end of it, people will likethe new character and accept him as the Spider-man of Ultimate universe.
I really liked what Bendis had said before,that “as Uncle Ben was for Peter, now Peter would be the Uncle Ben of Miles”.
I don’t know how it will work exactly, butBendis seems to know what makes the spirit of Spider-man tick and can obviouslykeep the soul of Spidey while at the same time changing protagonists.
And I like the change, its something new,something fresh, something that we can actually geek out in the future years tocome.Go Miles!
Spiderman isn't just a costume, it's powers as well. So does this guy have Spider powers as well? Fill me in as I haven't read these books in a while.
Love it. Proud that Marvel has the guts to do this.
Meanwhile over at DC, those misogynists took Wonder Woman's pants back off because women can't wear pants and fight crime at the same time. Just sayin'.
I love how racist many of the complainers are. Why hasn't that brand of stupidity died yet?
CLONE!!!!! I'm still going for the ultimate clone saga here folks. But a nice idea of marvel to have a "Blaxicen" (that is PC right??) ((If not sorry)) Spiderman i support this new character may he do well in his future stories.
This looks cool, besides, Peter will be back in a year. Right before the Spider-Man movie and cartoon comes out in 2012. Marvel is going to need Peter as Spider-Man in all the spidey books for all the new readers that pick up the book.
Wish they didn't have to kill off Parker to do this, but whatever. Best thing about the Ultimate Universe is that they tend to play for keeps with character death. Miles will be around much, much, much longer than he would be in the 616.
Marvel would turn Spidey into a hump-backed hermaphrodite if they thought it would sell books.
Considering how comic trends to sell on shock value nowadays, SHUSH! You're giving them ideas! XD
Half-Latino and black that can climb walls? Every skyscraper in NYC will be tagged.
Alright, Let's break down why this doesn't work. It's not because he's black/hispanic whatever. It's not because he doesn't have Spider-Powers. It's not because he is not a part of the existing universe.
It's because he is not Peter Parker.
Let me come clean. I have not cared about any comic as much as Ultimate Spider Man. I have read the title for five years and have every trade paperback, as well as dozens of single issues. And through that time, Peter Parker, ULTIMATE Peter Parker, has guided me and been a fantastic character and even role model. Every thing Andrew Garfield said about Spider-Man? It goes double for me. But for Peter Parker. He has fought and triumphed against tragedy unheard of in the 616 universe. He is more than an exemplar. He was funny, intelligent, but with problems we could actually relate to. Peter's individual fights were powerful, funny, engaging, and above all, human. He grappled against powers that were beyond his control. He fought against the authority of Nick Fury and all of SHIELD. He made hard decisions that cut him off from his loved ones, like breaking up with Mary Jane.
Basically, I am a sucker for a well written character. And this incarnation of Peter Parker was honest and powerful. Now, I am sure the new character will be great. He will have great connections. Bring a new voice to the Ultimate universe. But I loved all of Peter's relationships. His ties. He was the beating heart of not only the title, not only the Ultimate universe, but what all of Marvel's titles aspire to be.
I will buy the title. I will buy it. But i will not accept him as Spider-Man. And though people have made a big deal about how it could be anyone under the suit, how all concealing it is, how great of an equalizer it is, I know the truth.
Peter Parker is Spider-Man.
But what's the point of an alternate universe if it's just going to be the same guy, only with the slightest bit of adjustments and gimmicks? I kinda liked the idea of "what ifs" where they alter so much about my beloved heroes. It's a refreshing take, and it also makes me think if such a thing is possible or not. Thought provoking, you see.
but this isn't a "What if PP was from a different ethnic background" alternate universe, I would totally roll with that, no problem whatsoever. This is a "What if we kill PP and replace him with some other kid who will TRY to be Spiderman".The fact that the kid is hispanic or whatnot is irrelevant, PP was ALWAYS representing a minority. A poor, kid from a "broken" family, shunned by his peers and usually having to deal with both the media and the state casting him in a negative light. As Spiderman the other superpowered heroes kinda treat him as a joke...even when he helps them out (one of the reasons they don't take him seriously is that Spidey is strictly a street level hero whereas they obviously feel that there are bigger fish to fry) and as PP he is a school outcast (despite getting good grades, or because of that) and at work he's permanently harassed while never getting a break.
He makes mistakes, he's fallible, he's a dude called Peter Parker who HAS to wear a costume because he's actually figured out that there are no "small" good deeds and that everything has an impact.
I dunno man, I feel like i'm writing an essay about the blindingly obvious.
The moment PP died, Ultimate Spidey stopped being Ultimate Spidey. It's done. game over.
Now it's a new guy who wears the suit but that's.not.spidey. and unless the writers are completely stupid they know this too.
On the flipside just seeing the half-witted racist teeth gnashing over this kinda makes it all worthwhile....could have been done better though.
I SUSPECT they are testing the water to see if it would go down well regarding movies and such...but that they didnt want to go the whole way just in case. weird. So Hollywood.
This is just another example of companies basically deciding white people aren't worth marketing to. Look at all the billboards lately. All in Spanish. Look at NBA & MLB Jerseys. "Los Doyers"? "Los Lakers" What the HELL? They sure wouldn't make those in Norwegian will they?
No. It's because thousands of illegals are flowing into the country, and they buy crap. So of course corporations CHANGE everything to whore out to the growing minority population. As a white person I'd like to say..."Thanks corporate America. I think I'm going to be sick"
Actually, it's more like acknowledging people who aren't white a) exist and b) aren't inferior to white folk. But you don't like the first fact and don't accept the second
Three posts in a row? Such dedication for a troll.
Listen up, you pampered, privileged whitey with a silver spoon in your mouth: the reason why your Neo Nazi bullshit isn't working is because nobody in their right mind wants to be associated with you. They've seen centuries of what happen when you white supremacist were left to your own devices and pretty much fucks up everyone's shit. White supremacy is a virus: you go in, you kill everyone and everything, and move on to different plains to start it all over again. You're a disease, and one that must be purged.
And as for your "Bawww baww baww, immigrants are eating up our shit! Stop them bawww!", well, all I can say is, tough shit. YOU built the system of free market. YOU laid the stones for capitalism. And now when it came back to bite you in the ass, YOU want to complain?
BULL.
SHIT.
You've created your own monster, and like it or not, you have no right to blame it when it stomps on a few buildings.
Excuse me tar-baby asshole. Whatever white people did in the past made this the richest most powerful country on the planet. We whites apologize for NOTHING. You hear me? Nothing.
And you eat Dog and you breed diseases like SARS and you run over people with tanks, and you kill whales, and you can't fuc*king drive, and you look like you always have hepatitis.
Excuse ME, retard cracker fat ass. While you were burning women and curing diseases with leeches and piss, we were sailing the seven seas and building empires. We Asians apologize for NOTHING. You hear me? Nothing.
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