Warning : spoiler for Miles Morales : Spider - Man # 1

A forgotten MCU villain echoes the questions ofSpider - Manfans around the world : isMiles Moralesconsidered a " real " Spider - Man , or is he just a copy of Peter Parker ? Wildly pop , Miles has pile up quite the fan following in a relatively brusque amount of sentence and even has a feature motion-picture show to his name ( and two sequels in the works ) . ButMiles Morales : Spider - Man # 1revealstheScorpion , despite his nefarious nature(or perhaps because of it ) , has a point .

Miles Morales was ab initio restricted to theUltimateUniverse in Marvel Comics , and had the honor of taking over for Peter Parker when he decease in engagement ( theUltimateuniverse rarely resurrect dead eccentric , unlike the 616 reality within the multiverse ) . The 2015Secret Warsevent finally brought the two universe together , and Miles was officially brought into the mainline realism thanks to the machinations of Molecule Man . alas , Miles must be in a universe with Peter Parker , causing many to doubt his station in the universe ( both fabricated characters and readers ) .

Comic book art: Miles Morales with Spider-Verse heroes

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InMiles esprit de corps : Spider - Man # 1 , written by Cody Ziglar with art by Federico Vicentini , the Scorpion undertake to rob a banking company , causing ruinous hurt in the physical process . wanderer - Man swings onto the scene , saving bystandersbefore lock the Scorpion in battle . “Was the real Spider - Man too busy?“taunts Scorpion as he rips Miles ' webbing from his face . “That why he sent the junior league?“Miles is far too busy to let this insult get to him , but the Scorpion ’s twit make sentiency in a circuitous way : he ’s not Miles ' scoundrel to struggle at all , but Peter ’s

The Scorpion Has A Point

Miles Morales has amassed his own grouping of supervillains , but he fights Peter ’s own rogues gallery just as often . He even has relationships with the relatives of Peter ’s villains - and the one reoccurring villain from Miles ' world , Uncle Aaron , has worn out his welcome ( especiallyin theWhat If ? mile Moralesseries ) . For his part , the Scorpio the Scorpion was hard teased to be a villain in the MCU ’s hereafter , but never materialise . Perhaps the Scorpion could fight Miles in a future installment , but in the world of the comics , he is still Peter ’s scoundrel first and foremost .

Miles Morales has indeed struggled to recover his place in a cosmos that already has a Spider - Man . presently , Marvel ismarketing Miles as a young Peter- but Peter has already had those adventure , and Miles risks treading old land . Miles Moralesis a fascinating role , but regrettably , he still exist in Peter Parker ’s shadow - and while it is possible for two heroes to share theSpider - Manname , they must be unlike from one another .

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Miles Morales fights the Scorpion