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Huntsman Spider
For what it's worth, I do appreciate that Ziglar addressed (and redressed) the criticism by some that Miles Morales was barely distinct or different from teenage Peter Parker aside from his racial/ethnic background, even if that criticism did read to me as an excuse to devalue Miles's character overall. That said, Miles under Ziglar's pen (and even Ahmed's, earlier) developing his own distinct voice, supporting cast, and rogues' gallery is a very good thing, and I also appreciate, given the critiques aimed at Peter Parker/Spider-Man's rogues' gallery for the lack of notable female villains/antagonists, that he's firming up the rogues' gallery in that area. On the subject of his rogues, I think Agent Gao and Rabble would be his most dangerous so far, as Rabble is just insanely fixated on blaming him for how her life turned out (rather reminiscent of early Eddie Brock/Venom for Peter) and Gao is a so-called "law and order" type who hates superpowered vigilantes, only to have no problem breaking the law herself if it means achieving what she sees as just ends, which makes her especially driven and especially dangerous in my view.
As for the mentorship, I don't entirely hate it, but if Miles is going to be taking guidance from more experienced superheroes that can help him learn things that Peter might not be able to teach him, I'd love to see the Night Thrasher (on the street-level side of things) show up and show him some things once the situation in his current miniseries wraps up. Sticking closer to the Spider-Mythos, I could see Hobie Brown, the original Prowler, being a presence in Miles's superhero life, and perhaps even Cardiac, given both of them being on the wrong end of morally bankrupt corporations, Cardiac through his general crusade against the corrupt corporate practices and policies that killed his brother and Miles after Beyond Corporation tried to take the mantle of Spider-Man away from him and turned out to have the Assessor who tortured and cloned him as one of its assets.
Speaking of Beyond, I was rather disappointed that Miles and Ben Reilly didn't interact more, in light of the idea of them bonding over their struggles to define themselves as Spider-Men in their own rights, beyond the shadow of Peter Parker, so I'm somewhat happy Ziglar had plans to develop their relationship more during Spider-Man Beyond, even with those plans being ultimately kiboshed by Wells's endgame.