Miles Morales-Spider-man
Created by: Brian Michael Bendis
1st appearance: Ultimate Fallout #4, August 2011
Alias: Blatino Spider-man, Latino Spider-man, Black Spider-man
Nationality: American
Relatives: Jefferson Morales (dad), Rio Morales (mom), Aaron/Prowler (uncle)
Powers: Miles is a mutate having his genes altered by a genetically altered spider. He has displayed the following powers so far:
-Superhuman strength: He has the proportional strength of a spider, allowing him to lift things many times his weight and height class.
-Superhuman agility: His body is beyond that of peak human allowing him to do things
-Spider Sting: Unlike Peter Parker he can stun or paralyze an opponent by touching them, it has the same effect as a spider bite.
-Spider-sense: when in a dangerous situation his mind will tingle allowing him to react to the situation before hand.
-Camouflage: Miles and whatever is in contact with him can blend into his surroundings allowing him to sneak up on enemies or flee.
-Superhuman durability: Miles body is far more resistant to physical harm than that of a typical human allowing him to withstand blows, falls etc that would kill a normal human.
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Biography
Miles is 1/2 black and 1/2 Latino, his mom is Puerto Rican and he’s 13 years old. Miles lives with his parents in New York and has an uncle named Aaron. After getting into a neighborhood school and visiting his uncle he’s bitten by a radioactive spider from Oscorp which gives him his powers. Soon after he realizes the extent of his powers and tries to cope with them and school.
When Peter Parker is killed saving the city he is inspired by this and decides to take up the mantle of Spider-man to honor the fallen hero who was killed by the Green Goblin. After making his debut in a battle with the Kangaroo, he decides a change of costume is in order as he thinks the original is in poor taste and the public disapproves of it’s use. After he is defeated by Spider-woman in battle he is taken to Nick Fury. When Electro escapes he takes him down with a venom blast. This wins him favor with Nick Fury who rewards him with his blessings and a new Costume.
August 3rd, 2011 at 9:51 am
[...] Gimmick? Perhaps! But with this revelation Miles Morales has just become the highest profiled Black/Hispanic/Blatino Superhero of 2011.You can look forward [...]
August 3rd, 2011 at 4:18 pm
Blatino? Are we really going with that? We can’t just call him “Puerto Rican” and call it a day?
August 18th, 2011 at 5:32 pm
But, he’s not Puerto Rican; he is of Black and Hispanic heritage. His mother’s specific country is unknown. You can only cal him Puerto Rican if that is the heritage of both of his parents — which it is not.
September 1st, 2011 at 5:07 pm
His mother is Puerto Rican… Puerto Rico is the country she is from. I think that it is up to the reader to decide what they want to consider him. The majority of the country considers President Obama as Black or African American and he does as well although his mixed / biracial heritage is well known. I hope that the writers throw in some afro-latin themes otherwise this whole black-puerto rican thing is just a gimmick.
September 7th, 2011 at 3:55 pm
I think being called Puerto Rican is fine, just as Black, it can be looked at one in the same. Look at Zoe Saldana and Laz Alonso amongst others! Anyways he is mixed both Puerto Rican and Black American, why cant he just be American? We as Americans are always trying to put people in a box, when we are all more than what meets the eye. I agree with the Afro-Latino themes, but he doesn’t need to be part Black for that, he could just be Latino period. Remember Latinos are black also. Latin America is just as mixed as US Americas. There is a mix of Latinos, white and black. There are documentaries on this. As far as it being a gimmick its not. Why does it have to be? Would it be if he were Italian mixed with German? NO! It would be considered normal because Americans look at that as just white, but a guy that is Black American and Puerto Rican is an issue
August 3rd, 2011 at 5:11 pm
I think the Black Panther should be rebooted into an Arian nation descendant. That would really show our wonderful all accepting pc’ness
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August 3rd, 2011 at 11:58 pm
They already tried the mixed race approach to black panther…his name was Kasper Cole he’s 1/2 White 1/2 Black and Jewish http://worldofblackheroes.com/2011/06/02/kasper-cole-the-white-tiger/
August 4th, 2011 at 11:04 am
I’m a big fan of Spider-Man/Peter Parker and I don’t like the idea of him being killed, more or less a new Spider-Man. To me personally, I hope Miles Morale is just an alternate version of Spider-Man/Peter Parker like Ben Reily/The Scarlet Spider is. I don’t think a new Spider-Man would be as successful as Peter Benjamin Parker, the one and only Amazing Spider-Man.
August 8th, 2011 at 12:21 am
This is the Ultimate universe. Peter still lives in every other continuity, mainly highlighted in the main-main continuity of Earth-616, home of the the original, truest Amazing Spider-Man. Even though weren’t bring an a-hole I just gotta say STFU cuz you obvious kno about the alternate and yet you completely ignored the fact THIS is a different universe.
August 8th, 2011 at 6:13 pm
Just asking, since I haven’t touched the Ultimate stuff ever since it first came out. Didn’t Peter Parker die a year or two ago?
From how it sounds to me, this isn’t killing off Peter to replace with a minority like how some people are trying to frame it. This is bringing in a new character who was inspired by Peter.
August 4th, 2011 at 11:06 am
I wonder what Stan Lee will think about this?
August 4th, 2011 at 7:11 pm
I’m biracial. And i think this idea is horrible… make a new hero if you want to try something new instead of stealing an icon in the name of multiculturalism
August 5th, 2011 at 1:18 am
im a young black man at the age of 17 when i was 10 i was in the hospital for appencitis and almost died..everyday i basically cried because of the pain…then this one day my aunt purchased for me a copy of ultimate spider-man #1-3 while reading those comics made me love spider-man with a fanboy passion that wont ever die. because at the end of the day that peter parker had been thru the most pain than any other at younger age than any other spider-man in the history of marvels multiverse./and too see him break thru all the drama made me like hey if some fake super hero can get thru bull dammit i can too.and to kill the ultimate iconic underdog is hurtful . ultimate peter parker was made for a new generation my generation and too kill him.. is heart breaking.. if you really wanted to please your fans you coulda make a new universe where there u could please a younger generation of people. but im sad at the fact my generations spider-man was killed off and replaced. you cant kill an icon and shorty afterwards replace him.
August 5th, 2011 at 4:01 am
This is wrong. Iv’e read Ultimate Spider-Man long enough to know that. They’re just doing it to ake a racially diverse Spidey. Don’t get me wrong, I HAVE ABSOLUTLEY, POSITIVLEY NO, i repeat, NO problem with that. I actually think its a great idea. but not like this. I have a problem with a racially sensitive spider-man when they have to kill Ulitimate Peter Parker to do that. I mean, c’mon, y’know its a stunt to have racial diversity when the character is made up of the two largest minority groups in the USA. Ultimate Peter Parker was the greatest incarnation of spidey, hands down. Normal spiderman is just to darn complicated nowadays. Killing ultimate spiderman JUST to bring in a racially diverse one is not the way to go. I can’t believe ots going down like this.
August 8th, 2011 at 2:34 am
You can’t believe that writers for Ultimate Marvel killed off an iconic character… Really? Did you even bother to read Ultimatum? When everyone thought that peter was killed off back then there was no major outcry from fans about it. Just a few whiny fanboys complained about it, but when the epilogue was released there wasn’t a peep out of them about peter being alive. Yet now, when we know for a fact that he’s dead and we find out his replacement is black/latino everyone seems to think it’s a stunt.
The original plan wasn’t to have a character like Miles Morales. He was originally going to be just another white character. It was a conscious decision on the part of marvel writers to make the new character of an ethnic minority. Yes, there are plenty of black and latino characters in comics but how many of them are as high profile as spiderman. Besides Luke Cage or T’Challa, which black or latino character do you hear comic fans having regular discussions about on their latest story arc or how they stack up against other heroes and villains or what kinds of stories they want to see them in? Think LONG and hard about that before you dismiss a new character as a “stunt”
BTW, I’ve been reading Ultimate Spiderman since the Ultimate imprint began back when i was in high school. I’ve read every Ultimate imprint title and I can say with certainty that there isn’t anything wrong with this at all, and if you’ve really been reading for a long time you’d see that too.
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August 5th, 2011 at 10:06 pm
why can’t people just give this spidey a chance, i mean seriously is no one intrested about anything about him other then the fact that he’s blatino, is no one thinking about how he got his powers or how he is related to the original spidey
August 8th, 2011 at 6:38 am
Most people I know aren’t objecting to Miles Morales, Avaritia… they’re objecting to the fact that Marvel seems to have killed off Ultimate’s flagship character (Peter Parker) for no greater reason than to start telling young Mr. Morales’ story. It is the lack of regard for a character that drew people to the title, the casual and abrupt end of his story, that set people’s teeth on edge. Quite frankly, given the way Peter Parker’s death was handled, they could’ve put Jesus Christ in the webs and we’d still have the same sour reaction.
August 6th, 2011 at 1:03 am
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August 8th, 2011 at 7:37 pm
Why does Miles Marale’s mom has to be Puerto Rican and his other half is Black. Why. could .they. not make his mom Black and dad Puerto Rican?
I get so tired of the media promoting Black Men with all other races of women. It only encourages all women to run after Black Men. It’s a slap in the face of all other races of men.
August 9th, 2011 at 9:43 am
Obviously you’re not aware of the parentage of the ONLY other half black, half latino character created by marvel. Armando Muñoz a.k.a Darwin, a fairly recent addition to the marvel universe, was fathered by a Puerto Rican man while his mother is an African born black woman. As for your statement about media promoting black men being with women of other races, it’s not some widespread problem that anyone should be offended by.
Take a look at past media and you’ll see that traditionally it’s always been white men depicted as having relationships with women of other races. Hollywood has fairly recently changed that trend by depicting black men having relationships with women of other races but it still doesn’t happen anywhere near as often as it does with white men in media.
Not including the characters played by Lance Gross, Tristan Wilds, and Anthony Anderson, how many black men in media, weather it be live action or purely in ink on paper, are depicted as being involved with women of other races. After you find the answer to that, ask yourself the same question about white men in media. You’ll be surprised by the results when you compare the two.
September 2nd, 2011 at 1:56 pm
Darwin is NOT the only other superhero who’s 1/2 black 1/2 Latino Flashback http://worldofblackheroes.com/2011/02/24/flashback-sara-quinones/ and Fade http://worldofblackheroes.com/2011/02/27/fade-carlos-quinones/ from Milestone are as well and even the new powerman from marvel, his Dad is the black one
http://worldofblackheroes.com/2011/07/28/power-man-victor-hernan-alvarez/
September 3rd, 2011 at 2:25 am
You’re right. I actually forgot about him when I was writing that.
August 10th, 2011 at 5:15 pm
[...] Pichelli is the artist for upcoming Ultimate Spider-man #1 written by Michael Bendis starring Miles Morales as the titular character. Thanks to CBR we not only have these awesome preview pages but quite a [...]
August 13th, 2011 at 12:11 am
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August 13th, 2011 at 12:24 am
[...] from marvel comes these new concept art pieces for Miles Morales the NEW ultimate Spider-man! Here’s the good stuff! “In this pic Miles looks older, [...]
August 25th, 2011 at 12:02 am
[...] superheroes of color, heroes and Superheroes are in all colors. I love what Marvel did with the Blatino Spider-man, it was overdue and they took action, I think it’s much more reflective of who we are as a [...]
September 1st, 2011 at 6:15 pm
I don’t care what anyone says, Miles Morales is a moronic idea. He’s just a black Peter Parker. He has the same interests and personality as the original Spider-Man. He’s just a cheap knock-off who doesn’t bring anything new and exists just because Marvel wants to inject some ethnic diversity and political correctness in their comics. If I was a Ultimate Spider-Man reader (which I am not, as I’ve hated the title for the latest 7 or so years due to various flaws the title has and that everyone seems to overlook) I would be really pissed off.
September 2nd, 2011 at 8:08 am
Back up your argument, otherwise it’s just another baseless rant.
September 3rd, 2011 at 7:31 am
I like it!
September 15th, 2011 at 7:21 am
Just finished reading the first issue, and I loved it. In the beginning I thought that the the idea of a multiracial Spiderman was purely a ploy to gain publicity which equates to selling books. Thats surely part of the equation but after reading the book it shows Marvel put a great deal of care into this one. The writing is authentic and engaging and the art is modern and sleek but not so much so that its unrealistic (similar to Bagley’s work back in the early 00′s). Thinking about buying a variant edition on ebay real soon. This is how a origin comic should be!
September 17th, 2011 at 12:53 am
[...] next day Miles and his parents are rushing to a community school lottery so there son has a chance of going to the [...]
September 20th, 2011 at 12:02 am
[...] expected Ultimate Spider-man #1 which saw Miles Morales debut as the new webslinger of Marvel Comics, Ultimate line Debuted to much fanfare, critical [...]
September 21st, 2011 at 12:07 am
[...] Unnamed parents (status unknown), Unnamed brother, Unnamed sister in law, Miles Morales [...]
September 21st, 2011 at 6:57 pm
Those of you who read this and read a few of the top of the comments im pretty sure none are puerto rican if they were they would know that Puerto Ricans are a few thing that are not mutually exclusive Puerto Rican’s are multiracial you can be blond hair blue eyed to black and realllllllyyy black yeah…. Puerto Rican’s are also American’s from birth because Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory dont call him blatino that sounds well racist…
September 23rd, 2011 at 12:01 am
[...] on the heels of Miles Morales debut in the record breaking Ultimate Spider-man #1 comes news of the inclusion of Miles super sexy [...]
October 3rd, 2011 at 5:16 am
you know,I see a lot of whining and empty complaints. to all of the ” I have no solutions but much a lot of issue” I say get over it. it’s a book taking small steps in the right direction. damn his race he’s american. lose yourself and sacrifice your ego for just a moment. and look at the spirit of peter parker, based on love, honor, respect, care of another soul. White, black, arab, jamaican and yes rican among other proud race factions all hold these charactoristics at their, at our best. get over it and enjoy the journey of the story. so says, “DarBuTru”
October 19th, 2011 at 12:02 am
[...] Miles is running at break neck speed down the road and makes an incredible leap and subduing a bully with his powers, he gets accused of being a mutant and visits his best friend. He confides his condition to him before his dad comes and gets him. They have a heart to heart about his criminal past and the dangers of his uncle Aaron/Prowler. That Night he realizes he can cling to surfaces like spider-man. [...]
October 22nd, 2011 at 12:02 am
[...] out by his powers. They happen upon a fire and Miles uses his powers to save some people but Miles is left convinced he should just live a normal life since Spider-man both enjoys and saves people. [...]
November 15th, 2011 at 3:37 am
I see no problem with this, i mean it’s not like he’s 616 Spider-man & the ultimate universe is a alternate Universe where the Vision Is a robo chick, Spider-Woman is a clone of Peter, Nick fury is Black, Norman Osborn turns into a big goblin dude instead of being in a suit. Lots of stuff is different form the normal marvel, just as long as he doesn’t make a deal with the devil nullifying 25 years of story I don’t care he’s okay in my book.
December 22nd, 2011 at 9:49 pm
[...] He witnesses Peter Parker’s last moments with Aunt May and Mary Jane. The death of Parker prompts Miles to be more selfless and outgoing. He attends Peter’s funeral. He inspired after talking with Gwen [...]
December 26th, 2011 at 1:15 am
[...] Iron man gets taken out and no one seems to be making headway including Spider-woman and Hawkeye. Miles uses his venom blast to shut down the villain and gains everyone’s respect. Next day at school he [...]
December 30th, 2011 at 6:01 am
[...] Miles Morales- Created by Brian Michael Bendis debuted in Ultimate fallout #4 [...]
January 9th, 2012 at 1:32 am
There have been several Hispanic characters over the years at Marvel; from Hector Ayala and Angela Del Toro, who were/are the White Tiger, to El Aguila, to the new Power Man Victor Alvarez, to Black Tarantula, and a whole host of other Mexican, Pueto Rican, Dominican, Mexican, et al. The hispanic presence has always been strong, and does not need some gimmick. To suggest it is not giving the architects of the story line the credit due. As pointed out, this is a totally different universe, so why not shake things up? Why not make Luke Cage a country boy from Arkansas? Why not make the Black Panther an Aryan in a costume who is really a villan? Why stck with the predictable status quo? We may not like the changes to the traditional roles or characters when they are done differently, but you have to remember that the Marvel Universe is very big and very diverse, and in order to maintain that, you can’t keep drawing and writing the same characters doing the same things in susposedly a different setting.
January 30th, 2012 at 3:28 pm
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February 18th, 2012 at 1:11 am
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March 4th, 2012 at 1:07 am
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April 6th, 2012 at 12:12 am
[...] May learn about the new spider-man. In Brooklyn Miles uncle Prowler drops by for a visit knowing Miles is the new spider-man he suggests he knows what Miles should do with his new [...]
April 12th, 2012 at 4:29 am
[...] the “Spider-Men” for awhile now and thanks to NYDailynews we have confirmation that Miles Morales the new ultimate Spiderman will be teaming with the original web slinger Peter [...]
April 16th, 2012 at 3:14 am
[...] Miles talks with officer Quaid who tells him to go home after taking down “Ringer”. Elsewhere Prowler sneaks into Tinkerers den only to find the new scorpion waiting for him. They fight but prowler chooses flight before death and in doing so comes to realize there’s more to Scorpion than meets the eye. [...]
May 5th, 2012 at 1:03 am
[...] Miles in Spider-man garb arrives on the rooftop to meet with his uncle Aaron/Prowler. They discuss Prowler training him in the use of his powers. They have a brief skirmish in which Miles gains the upper hand. Prowler tells Miles that he’s not really a villain just a thief and also lets him know about the new scorpion. Miles thinks about it and eventually agrees to help. [...]
June 9th, 2012 at 1:01 am
[...] Miles meets with his uncle at night and they prepare to take down the scorpion. [...]
June 14th, 2012 at 2:10 am
[...] Male Character: Miles Morales, Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man, Brian Michael Bendis [...]
July 2nd, 2012 at 12:02 am
[...] Written by “Ultimate Comics Spider-Man’s” Brian Michael Bendis, the upcoming miniseries will see the world of superheroing veteran Peter Parker explode as he comes face to face with the younger, hardly-experienced Miles Morales. [...]
July 8th, 2012 at 1:33 am
[...] between battling his uncle turned crime lord or joining him to keep his family safe! What path will Miles [...]
July 11th, 2012 at 1:33 am
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July 12th, 2012 at 12:51 am
[...] team of writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Sara Pichelli! When Peter Parker is thrown into Miles Morales’ world, the duo begin a journey that will not only answer questions about their own identities, [...]
July 18th, 2012 at 1:56 am
[...] bring you the next chapter in the ultimate Spider-Man event of the year! Now that Peter Parker and Miles Morales have met, can they both work together to defeat their foes – or will they require the help of [...]
September 5th, 2012 at 1:15 am
[...] is proud to present your first look at Spider-Men #5! Peter Parker, Miles Morales and the Ultimates team up to take on Mysterio, but even if they can take him down, how will Peter [...]
October 3rd, 2012 at 12:56 am
[...] America is telling Miles Morales that he can no longer be Spider-man and if he continues to do so he will personally throw him in [...]
October 7th, 2012 at 12:52 am
[...] Miles and his best friend talk after he learns for detective Maria Hill that Spider-man was not responsible for Prowler’s death. With everything happening to America his school closes down so he heads to the “Ultimate’s base”. Here he meets Captain America and asks to join the Ultimates. [...]
January 1st, 2013 at 12:29 am
[...] though a mistake was made on page twenty where Spider-woman is the size of a small building and Miles looks like an ant. I was unaware she was using Pym particles. This issue felt like filler honestly [...]
January 1st, 2013 at 12:34 am
[...] Rio Morales (Wife), Miles Morales/Spider-Man (Son), Aaron/Prowler [...]
January 1st, 2013 at 12:49 am
[...] Jefferson (Husband), Miles Morales/Spider-Man (Son), Aaron/Prowler (Brother in [...]
February 1st, 2013 at 12:19 am
[...] the Daily Bugle Betty Brant discovers the identity of the new Spider-man and tries to get Jonah to publish it but he won’t. She storms out and tries to sell the story to [...]
February 18th, 2013 at 2:03 am
[...] Miles finally has his costume, his web shooters, and now he has his first A-list Spider-Man villain! There’s a new Venom in town and he’s hungry! [...]
February 26th, 2013 at 12:33 am
[...] it ain’t so! The end of Miles Morales stint as the all new Ultimate Spider-Man? Could be, if this teaser for the upcoming Ultimate Comics [...]
March 4th, 2013 at 2:02 am
[...] Cover- Miles Morales all but consumed by Venom on an all white background is much effective. Batwing #17’s sparse background was glaring this one was deliberately done and perfectly executed. [...]
April 3rd, 2013 at 3:32 am
[...] me. He lacked the down to earth charm of Peter Parker/Spider-man or Kyle Rayner/Green Lantern or Miles Morales/ Spider-man. None of the social issues one would expect a Black Superhero to deal with were brought to the [...]
April 12th, 2013 at 9:23 pm
[...] you have not been following Miles Morales adventures as the new Spider-man you have easily missed one of the best black superhero stories [...]
April 15th, 2013 at 1:55 am
[...] to who has set Venom loose once more and killing a great many people in their bid to track down the new Spider-man. Miles lack of knowledge of Peter Parker and by extension his friends and family and how the Venom [...]
April 25th, 2013 at 12:40 am
[...] Miles Morales pinned to a wall by the ghastly Venom creature, which is set to consume him. I love it! The logo is [...]
May 7th, 2013 at 1:42 am
[...] Brant tracked him down to find information about a dead genetic experimental Spider which had given Miles Morales his abilities he went back to Roxxon and put on the Venom suit. With it he killed Brant and [...]
May 20th, 2013 at 12:32 am
[…] Very literal but illustrated well. We have Miles Morales walking away from the Spider-Man costume which has been placed in a dumpster. While Miles walks […]