There was a time that stories about black people were predicated on challenging racial cliches, yet one of the most prevalent criticisms Miles gets 15 years after his conception is that he isn’t enough of one. There is, believe or not, layered racial subtext in the character’s original run, but it goes over the heads of so many who’d prefer he behave and express himself like a walking stereotype. People who’s idea of culture begins and ends with cosmetic signaling and performance rather than authenticity.

Miles is a nerd. He’s a reserved guy. His behavior, vernacular, and general cognition were expressly modeled after Donald Glover’s performance in Community. His father is a man who’s lifetime achievement is escaping the environment that facilitated his suffering, and it shows in his dialogue, his insistence that Miles grow up proper. There are young black men with backgrounds just like that in the real world, many of which are probably lurking this sub right now. They matter too. They are not individuals who have to “discover” what they already are, and the same goes for Miles.

So when I read stuff like this, the insistence that Miles is obligated to signal and perform a monolithic ideal of blackness, centered expressly around stereotypes, I find it very upsetting. The character is so much more.

People are so much more.

All I’m seeing for the past few days is people reposting hate posts from the main sub or X, or bringing the DUMBEST online discourse over here. I get that it’s a Miles sub, but the people who ACTUALLY chill here do it because we LIKE the character , his stories and enjoy actual interesting conversations. Not crying because some Peter fans still don’t accept Miles. Why does it bother you? It’s not like it’s affecting his popularity, he STILL has Spider-Verse, he’s about to be the main Spidey of the Insomniac world, he’s DOMINATING Spidey comics and he’s just getting started. You’re allowed to care, but WHY focus on it and drag that bullshit to a place where people come to appreciate the character? And people are SO desperate for an argument that they’re debating whether he is “black” or “Latino”, WHEN HE IS LITERALLY BOTH!!??? Like genuinely, SHUT UP 😭 wtf are we talking about anymore. Anyways yh, I know this is just my opinion no one has to listen to me but I’m sick of seeing this shit in a place where it shouldn’t exist.

option 1 pros: It adds immediate, deeply grounded stakes to Miles’ family lore. Miles has always carried the guilt of Aaron’s legacy and trying to help a cousin who is actively caught up in the system could push Miles into some incredible, realistic street level storylines and keep exploring the burden of watching ppl around him being swallowed by the system while at the same time give Uncle Aaron a personal story that pushes his redemption arc forward (or not)

option 2 cons: Comic book writers love a tragedy. If they bring Austin in, there’s a high risk they’ll just turn him into a villain (like a junior Prowler) rather than keeping the nuanced, systemic critique that made him so compelling in the novel. I see a Jaime and Austin rivalry developing or they can become fast friends because Miles doesn't have enough time for them lol1

option 3: his story should stay contained in the YA books lol! hopefully Jason Reynolds writes a third book for Miles because I want a continuation of Austin and Miles' story.

Hey guys, I've been following this sub for a short while, and I've seen a few posts related to Miles in the MCU.

I am actually an actor (I won't self-promo), and I started pursuing this industry because of one goal: to one day play live-action Miles Morales.

My question is, what are some things that you, as a comic reader, would want to see translated into live-action Miles? I am not American, and as normal as can be. But of course, a good Spiderman would need to have some muscle, be able to do flips/calisthenics, and talk in an American accent.

But what other things would you like to see from a live-action Miles Morales? I am considering learning Spanish, but besides the things already mentioned, am I forgetting some things? What bonus skills would make the actor stand to be more aligned with the character?

I seen lot’s of people saying he acts just like miles.

Marquez is prolly my favourite Miles artist so I’m gassedddddddddddddd 🤩 my wall about to be blessed

Previously, I posted a drawing of miles in the mcu, and people said that there should be less red and more black, So I made a Ver. 2

Odds are that if Tom's Pete has any love rival shenanigans going on before getting back with MJ, it'll be Black Cat. He already knows Andrew's Peter lost someone named Gwen and will probably steer far away from her.

Wish I could draw like this

They don't share villains

They don't share love interests

They don't share spots on the same teams

They don't share the same struggles

They don't share community

They don't share story beats

They don't share outfit designs

They don't share personalists

They don't share core messages.

They don't even have a main hero and side-kick relationship in the main universe, nor are they super close to each other if we are being honest. Peter is more like that older person in the same profession that you're cool with but not that close with outside of work.

Anybody that says they hate miles because he encroaches on peters spotlight are just lying because that's not true. Peter Parker Spider-man is still THE spiderman. His solo movie just made over 2 billion.

There are 3 types of people that hate miles.

1. People that claim he is a carbon copy of peter parker and his story, which isn't true if you have ever read a miles run, they couldn't be more different aside from the mantle.

2. People that cant relate to miles as a character in the same way that they could relate to peter, viewing him as foreign to the concept of the spider-man Peters legacy built, and feel because of that deviation he's not really spider man.

3. People that don't like that a black character dares share the stage with their white hero.

The real miles haters fall in category 2, and the people who are cowards say they are number 1, when they really mean they are number 3.

Real Miles haters who know his stories, hate him because he is far removed from peter parker as a character, not because he is a copy lol. So any time I see these annual "Peter Darker" twitter rants I know what they are.

In the originally myths Anansi was also a god of stories who gave stories from the sky god to humanity

Posted this in the main Spider-Man sub, what are yalls thoughts? Did I jump the gun posting this?

I’m sure its a given considering how beloved those movies are and I’m sure some people would rather see a different take but personally, that characterization is what brought him to Peter’s level as a character for me. I had always liked him just inherently because he’s a Spider-Man but everything about the animated movies just made everything click for me and got me into his character. His family dynamics, the heart, and as an artist it’s super cool that they added an artistic flair to him and integrated it into the suit design. It gives him an extra layer and made me relate to him just that much more

David is the definitive Miles artist for me, I wish we got an accurate animated series based off his style, kind of like Invincible with Cory walker