I didn't mean to say you did.
I think a problem with Miles is he had a stronger hook in the Ultimate Universe. He was the successor to a superhero that just died. The drama is easier to see so Miles need a new hook for his 616 self. Bendis failed to give him one and just kept him as the Miles from 1610.
Ironically that could've been Miles's hook. He's a refugee from another dimension having to learn how to live a new life.
I disagree.
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I suspect that the Marvel editors are intentionally trying to keep Peter and Miles apart. I guess you could say it's the only conspiracy theory I believe in (to my knowledge, I'm also the only one who believes it).
On one hand, it makes sense for Peter to mentor him and Miles being mentored by Peter is one way to distinguish him from Peter's initial stories as a solo hero.
On the other hand, Spider-Man having a mentor is kinda blasphemy for historical reasons (first independent teen superhero and all). Obviously it's all about the execution, but on paper it's not an idea you can generally sell to fans, save for the MCU where they kinda lucked out and managed to sell him as Iron Man's sidekick (even then, they won't be able to sell that version on that forever).
But it gets worse... Add to that a history of 'white saviors' in Western art, and Peter mentoring Miles technically runs the risk of sending the message that the 'White' Spider-Man didn't need a mentor while the 'Black' Spider-Man does. It that were to happen, it would be a disaster for Marvel's PR, especially in current times.
It shouldn't be that hard to write Peter in a mentor role that avoids those problems. But I'm not an out-of-touch corporate editor whose job is to maximize sales and dismiss what I perceive to be huge risks at all costs.
Last edited by Kaitou D. Kid; 06-24-2021 at 03:08 PM.