Quote Originally Posted by SpideyCeo View Post
Peter being written as not being taken seriously/underestimated is bad writing and shitty drama tension. Peter is not normal or realistic anymore than matt murdock is but is written to backtrack and contridict certain expectations that heroes like him should and need to act on. Naruto is peter with more positive and happier consistancy in how he gets through problems, struggles, and achievements without the constant forced melodrama and regression. Peter doing more good doesnt change the fact it comes of as distracting from doing good in a more mature way like for instance selling his marriagebor mephisto to save his aunt may. Would someone like saitama, beast boy or naruto after learning along the better way in being better heroes would do the same for their loved ones?
In comparison with guys like Thor, Captain Marvel or the Hulk spidey's powers do indeed look puny. Other people like Cap or Black Panther (although nowadays technology may shift this battle towards T'challa) while less powerful than him are always portrayed as more competent or skilled. That said, the point is different: for Peter winning as Spider Man does not mean winning as Peter Parker, one of his most consistent tropes has always been that he defeats the bad guy but there's always a catch, something going wrong with his life and ruining his day. Despite this he perseveres because he's not wearinga costume doing crazy and almost suicidal things for self gratification. He's doing it to help others DESPITE the personal cost and that's an integral part of Peter Parker (and Spider Man obviously) as a character.