Brian Michael Bendis previews the new ‘Spider-Man’ series, where diversity is at the forefront.
And Miles just went through something huge.
And even though time has passed, we can see that hes struggling to be Miles.
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In the grand tradition of Spider-Mans, it aint gonna be easy.
And the reaction to that will be something that Miles deals with.
Hes going to dealing with peoples response to that, both positive and negative.
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I think this chapter of his life was the best time to do it.
I feel like youre going to elicit the same response with bringing Miles into the 616 Marvel Universe.
WritingSpider-Manis truly a responsibility.
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Its not just a gig.
It is something that profoundly affects people.
I learned it right away back in 2000.
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What youll read is Sara Pichelli coming back to the book after having invented it with me.
So on top of the dialogue, weve evolved the character.
Miles makes different choices than Peter.
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What I love about teenage superheroes is hes desperate to do the right thing.
And also, Peters shadow does loom heavy over what hes decided to do.
But at the same time, hes not sure who he is as a person yet.
And thats part of the reason were doing the book at all.
In general, what Miles represents is anyone can be Spider-Man.
That was a big reason for us to go down this road and invent Miles in the first place.
And that means people like Black Cat and Hammerhead are going to come at him.
But they may not be ready for Miles, because hes a completely different superhero.
And hes not going to be the only superhero in his class.
We are heading right towardsCivil War II, and Miles is a very big part of that.
Theres stuff that isnt represented at all.
Im happy to be part of fixing that as much as I can, when the story allows.
Theres the misconception by some that this is just about diversity or just about African-American Spider-Man.
