If Sony still owned the film rights to Spider-Man, would Marvel use him less in the All-New, All-Different Marvel?

[Colossus1980]

Sorry if this topic has been covered already, but if Sony never bothered to allow Marvel to use Spider-Man in their films, how much do you think Marvel would have used Spider-Man in their comics under their new direction? Would he stop appearing in the Avengers? Would there be no spider-related titles such as Silk, Spider-Gwen, Spider-Woman, etc etc etc? Or would everything remain the same?

Still disappointed with no FF titles and the direction of X-Men comics. Couldn't imagine Marvel comics without Spider-Man.

[MajorHoy]

When did Sony lose the film rights to Spider-Man?

http://variety.com/2015/film/news/de...es-1201429039/

[taylortexas]

Probably not. Marvel without Spider-Man is akin to DC without Batman. He's their flagship character even if the MCU has made other characters household names. They didn't cut back much on using the character when Sony initially decided to make Amazing Spider-Man, did they? Fantastic Four certainly has a fanbase but it's not as big as Spidey's. Dropping him from the books would have simply been more money lost. You could make that same argument for what they're doing with F4, and you wouldn't be wrong IMO.

[Colossus1980]

When did Sony lose the film rights to Spider-Man?

http://variety.com/2015/film/news/de...es-1201429039/

My fault. Should have worded it properly in the first place.

[VolcanikTiger86]

I would have to agree with Taylor, its more than likely they wouldn't have dropped Spidey. The only reason debatebale that Marvel are canceling the F4 is because the gain of having a book you make money on and what Fox gets has a large margin. The F4 sales have been constantly low for the past couple of runs and in the mean time fox can benefit because the general public will go to their movie which I could be wrong Marvel doesn't see any of it. Marvel and Fox bad relationship Marvel and Sony good relationship that's seems to be the bottom line.

[Username taken]

Marvel have always owned mechandise rights to Spider-man.

Even without the film rights (which they still don't have) they wouldn't have used him less.

With or without the movies, Spider-man is Marvel's cash cow.

[Zeitgeist]

They'd no more use him less than they are the X-Men.