Mary Jane Watson-Parker Appreciation 2021

[Celgress]

It probably wasn't intentional then. But now they can make effort to learn about other nations and cultures to make the comics more representative. At least get out of New York. If they can't go to London or Beijing, at least Houston or Vancouver or something

Agreed, sadly it is unlikely to happen. With a legacy IP such as 616 Marvel massive change takes time and often never happens at all due to fanbase rejection. Like it or not when you say Marvel Superheroes most people associate the words with NYC.

[NC_Yankee]

It is because they are American characters created by American authors. Remember pre-World War II most major European countries had robust domestic film-making industries (France & Germany the biggest among them) Hollywood was but one of many. These industries never recovered.

Not exactly true. If you look at foreign countries Italy had a great film making industry post WW Ii. Directors like De Sica and Fellini actors and actresses like Loren, Lollobrigida and Mastroianni. But they failed to invest in their industry and it died. Mexico by comparison is doing well. They are able to export their telenovalas around the world and have not lost 99% of their stars to Hollywood ( Salma Hayak and Elza Gonzalez are exceptions). The ones with the Hollywood problem are English speaking countries like Canada, Britain, Australia and Ireland. Take Daniel Craig. He is James Bond, and with the exception of Queen Elizabeth and possibly Churchill I cannot think of anyone ( real or fictional) in the past Century that represents the UK like Bond, yet he became an American Citizen and is making more money doing knives out sequels then Bond movies. That said, this is nothing new. Lots of Talent from these countries came here ( even before World War II Hitchcock being just one example). As far as comics are concerned. There is plenty of diversity. Kamala Khan, Captain Britain, Alpha Flight. Wolverine Shang Chi and that is just a start.

[Celgress]

Not exactly true. If you look at foreign countries Italy had a great film making industry post WW Ii. Directors like De Sica and Fellini actors and actresses like Loren, Lollobrigida and Mastroianni. But they failed to invest in their industry and it died. Mexico by comparison is doing well. They are able to export their telenovalas around the world and have not lost 99% of their stars to Hollywood ( Salma Hayak and Elza Gonzalez are exceptions). The ones with the Hollywood problem are English speaking countries like Canada, Britain, Australia and Ireland. Take Daniel Craig. He is James Bond, and with the exception of Queen Elizabeth and possibly Churchill I cannot think of anyone ( real or fictional) in the past Century that represents the UK like Bond, yet he became an American Citizen and is making more money doing knives out sequels then Bond movies. That said, this is nothing new. Lots of Talent from these countries came here ( even before World War II Hitchcock being just one example). As far as comics are concerned. There is plenty of diversity. Kamala Khan, Captain Britain, Alpha Flight. Wolverine and that is just a start.

I'm well aware of your examples (I'm a huge fan of Italian Horror Cinema from c.1970 - c.1995). But none of those could compete with the juggernaut that is Hollywood post-WW II. Things are starting to change now but from c.1945 - c.2010 Hollywood (including TV production) had a stranglehold on most forms of worldwide entertainment.

[Huntsman Spider]

It probably wasn't intentional then. But now they can make effort to learn about other nations and cultures to make the comics more representative. At least get out of New York. If they can't go to London or Beijing, at least Houston or Vancouver or something

Funny enough, in relation to Spider-Man, Kaine/Scarlet Spider did set up in Houston for his series, and Alpha Flight (technically an X-Men spinoff regarding its relationship with Wolverine) was Canada's premier superhero team.

[CosmiComic]

Funny enough, in relation to Spider-Man, Kaine/Scarlet Spider did set up in Houston for his series, and Alpha Flight (technically an X-Men spinoff regarding its relationship with Wolverine) was Canada's premier superhero team.

Maybe we'll get Alpha Flight on D+

[Huntsman Spider]

Maybe we'll get Alpha Flight on D+

That would be cool.

[Prime]

Will we ever get to see canon Mayday or Anna?

[Celgress]

Will we ever get to see canon Mayday or Anna?

probably not

[CosmiComic]

Will we ever get to see canon Mayday or Anna?

That would require Peter to be over 30

[Celgress]

That would require Peter to be over 30

Eventually, it is going to happen whether Marvel likes it or not. You can only compress the timeline of a shared universe so much especially with younger characters such as Miles & Kamala around; every birthday they have, every milestone they celebrate, or holiday counts.

[Prime]

That would require Peter to be over 30

How is he not over 30 yet man? Marvel should let him grow up fully.

[Frontier]

Will we ever get to see canon Mayday or Anna?

Depends on your definition of "canon" or what you expect.

[CosmiComic]

Eventually, it is going to happen whether Marvel likes it or not. You can only compress the timeline of a shared universe so much especially with younger characters such as Miles & Kamala around; every birthday they have, every milestone they celebrate, or holiday counts.

How is he not over 30 yet man? Marvel should let him grow up fully.

He should. that's what I'd like. Seeing him stuck in the same thing for years gets a bit lame now that Marvel is create new young heroes to take up the mantle.

[Jman27]

How is he not over 30 yet man? Marvel should let him grow up fully.

One Piece ending in the next decade is more likely than Marvel letting Peter Benjamin Parker grow up

[Spiderfan001]

One Piece ending in the next decade is more likely than Marvel letting Peter Benjamin Parker grow up

True.But miles being in 616 along with the fact that MCU Spider-man will grown up in the nest set of movies means we may get a grown up peter