Definitely see what you mean, but at least in Web-Weaver's case, he/his design very much uses Spider symbolology and iconography, including costume and emblem. Just have to hope he'll be as much of a mainstay as Silk has been.
And in addition, we can still hope and expect and even demand more than just Web-Weaver going forward. Steps in the right direction doesn't mean we can't continuing taking further steps forward, after all.
So will Web-Weaver go the direction of Spider-Gwen? I guess if he's not actually an AU Peter maybe he can make the jump to 616.
(I guess people will finally get a male MJ...maybe.)
Garfield wanted to explore Peter's sexuality with a male version of Peter's iconic love interest. Sony couldn't have done a male MJ anyway though since their contract with Marvel says Peter has to be white and straight. In fact, Sony is strictly forbidden from creating an LGBTQ Spidey on their own. They could only use an LGBTQ Spidey if Marvel said that character was LGBTQ.
This is one of the reasons why Web-Weaver is so significant. Soon the ball will be in Sony's court to include him in something.
Reading List (Super behind but reading them nonetheless):
DC: Currently figuring that out
Marvel: Read above
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Other: The Antagonist, Something is Killing the Children, Avatar: TLAB
Manga: My Hero Academia, MHA: Vigilanties, Soul Eater: the Perfect Edition, Berserk, Hunter X Hunter, Witch Hat Atelier, Kaiju No. 8
Assuming Marvel intended straight women and gay men to relate to Peter's "everyman-ness" too, a male supermodel/heartthrob MJ makes a lot of sense for a gay or female Peter and the Peter/MJ dynamics remain pretty much the same with a fun spin, depending on the writing.
Like this could totally have worked if it were a movie about a genderbent Peter/MJ
I'm not sure about the bolded because the document I came across stated only "AU Peter Parkers" could be LGBTQ or something to the effect. There was a specification included that as long as it was not Sony's "main universe Peter", he could be queer. So assuming Holland is now main universe, they could make Garfield LGBTQ if they decide to continue the movies set in his universe of Spider-films.
ETA: My bad. It states that Marvel Comics has to portray the alter ego of Peter Parker as "homosexual" first for Sony to depict him as queer.
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Would he have supported all the shipping for Marvel's Spider-Man version of Peter and Harry? They even had fanart.
I wouldn't expect much, but then again they are desperate for IP's.This is one of the reasons why Web-Weaver is so significant. Soon the ball will be in Sony's court to include him in something.
This looks more like Ultimate MJ and Flash Thompson.
Simple solution, make Max Modell into a spider character or venom like in the cartoon.
Last edited by Congeridi; 07-13-2022 at 02:38 PM.