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Miles Morales
Miles Morales as Spider-Man. Art by Sara Pichelli.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel
First appearance	Ultimate Fallout #4 (August 2011)
Created by	Brian Michael Bendis Sara Pichelli (based upon Spider-Man by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko)
In-story information
Full name	Miles Gonzalo Morales[1][2]
Species	Human mutate
Place of origin	Brooklyn, New York City (Earth-1610)
Team affiliations	Avengers Young Avengers Champions The Ultimates[3] Spider-Army/Web-Warriors
Partnerships	Peter Parker (Spider-Man) Gwen Stacy (Spider-Woman) Kamala Khan (Ms. Marvel) Sam Alexander (Nova)
Notable aliases	Kid Arachnid Captain Universe[4] Spin[5]
Abilities	Superhuman strength, speed, agility, and reflexes Ability to cling to solid surfaces Camouflage (invisibility) Venom strike/venom blast Bio-electric energy threads produced from fingers Precognitive spider-sense ability Resistance to injury Wrist-mounted web-shooters

Miles Gonzalo Morales^[1][2] () is a fictional character, a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is one of the characters known as Spider-Man, having been created in 2011 by writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Sara Pichelli, with input by Marvel’s then-editor-in-chief Axel Alonso.

Miles Morales first appeared in Ultimate Fallout #4 (August 2011), following the death of Peter Parker. The 13-year-old biracial teenage son of an African-American father and a Puerto Rican mother, he is the second Spider-Man to appear in Ultimate Marvel, an imprint with a separate continuity from the mainstream Marvel Universe called the Ultimate Universe (Earth-1610).^[6] He was featured in the Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man comic book series, and after Marvel ended the Ultimate imprint in 2015, Miles was made a character in the main Marvel Universe (Earth-616), beginning with stories under the All-New, All-Different Marvel branding that debuted that same year. The character was not the lead character in the Ultimate Spider-Man animated television series on Disney XD, but was later added to the main cast, as Kid Arachnid.^[7] The character was the main protagonist in the 2018 animated feature film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, which won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, as well as its 2023 and 2024 sequels.

Reaction to the character varied, with some, including Spider-Man’s co-creator, Stan Lee, approving the creation of a positive role model for children of color. Others expressed displeasure at the replacement of Peter Parker, with The Guardian, Fox News, and Culture Map Houston reporting that some fans viewed the decision as an attempt by Marvel Comics to exhibit political correctness, and that the introduction of a minority Spider-Man was simply a publicity stunt to attract more readers,^{[8][9][10][11]} a charge Alonso denied.^[8] Alexandra Petri of The Washington Post called for the character to be judged on the quality of his stories, which garnered positive reviews.^[12]

The character possesses powers similar to those of the original Spider-Man, which were derived from the bite of a spider genetically engineered by Spider-Man’s nemesis Norman Osborn in an attempt to duplicate those abilities.

Publication history[edit]

The concept of an African American Spider-Man was first discussed a few months before the November 2008 election of Barack Obama as President of the United States. Marvel Comics’ then-editor-in-chief Axel Alonso describes the catalyst, «When we were planning ‘Ultimatum,’ we realized that we were standing at the brink of America electing its first African-American President and we acknowledged that maybe it was time to take a good look at one of our icons.» This new Spider-Man would replace Parker as Spider-Man only in Ultimate Marvel, an imprint whose storyline is set in a universe separate from the mainstream Marvel universe, in which Marvel’s characters were reimagined for a 21st-century audience. The replacement of Ultimate Peter Parker was considered as a possible part of the 2008–09 «Ultimatum» story arc that restructured much of the Ultimate Marvel universe, but those early thoughts were abandoned because the story for that character had not yet been developed.^[8] When Marvel’s editorial staff decided that the Ultimate universe’s Peter Parker would be killed in the 2011 storyline «Death of Spider-Man», the character Miles Morales was created.^[13] Although Morales is the first black Spider-Man, he marks the second time a Latino character has taken the Spider-Man identity. Miguel O’Hara, who is of Mexican and Irish descent, was the title character in the 1990s series Spider-Man 2099.^[9]

Miles Morales was created by writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Sara Pichelli.^[8][14] Bendis’s thoughts about the character, and the way he looked in his first appearance, were heavily influenced by African-American actor Donald Glover’s appearance in Spider-Man pajamas in «Anthropology 101», the second-season premiere of the television comedy series Community. This was a reference to an unsuccessful online campaign that attempted to secure Glover an audition for the lead role in the 2012 film The Amazing Spider-Man. Bendis said of Glover, «He looked fantastic! I saw him in the costume and thought, ‘I would like to read that book.’ So I was glad I was writing that book.»^[13]

In creating the visual look for Miles, Pichelli followed her usual practice of approaching the design by giving thought to the character’s personality, including the background that influenced it, and the distinctive traits that he would exhibit, such as the clothing he wears, his body language and expressions.^[15] Pichelli also designed Spider-Man’s new costume, a mostly black outfit with red webbing and a red spider logo. Pichelli had worked on four issues of Ultimate Spider-Man before she was approached to work on the new title with Miles Morales.^[16] Pichelli, who works with a Cintiq 12wx graphic tablet,^[14] added more screentones to her illustrations to give what she called «a more ‘pop’ feeling to the book», which she felt would be fitting to the series.^[16]

Morales was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York City, the then-13-year-old^[17] son of an African American father and a Puerto Rican mother.^[18] Axel Alonso has described Miles as an intelligent nerd with an aptitude for science similar to his predecessor, Peter Parker.^[8] The character made his debut in the fourth issue of the Ultimate Fallout miniseries, which was released on August 3, 2011. He later starred in the relaunched Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man series, written by Bendis and drawn by Pichelli, in September 2011.^[13][19][20]

In contrasting Miles with Peter Parker, Bendis has depicted different conflicts and anxieties for the character. Right after acquiring his superhuman abilities from a spider bite at the home of his uncle, Aaron, whom Miles admires but he does not initially know is a career criminal, Miles’ father, Jefferson, explains to Miles that before Miles was born, Jefferson and Aaron were thieves who spent time in prison, and that while Jefferson reformed when he got older, Aaron has not.^[21] According to Bendis, this gives Miles cause to wonder if the traits that lead to criminal behavior are hardwired into his DNA, leading him to question whether he is essentially a good person or not, and what his future holds for him.^[22] These issues further haunt Miles after he becomes disillusioned with Aaron, and Aaron dies from an accidental explosion triggered during a battle between the two of them, saying, «You are just like me» to Miles before dying.^[23]

In 2012, Morales appeared in the miniseries Spider-Men, in which he encounters the Spider-Man of the mainstream Marvel universe.^[13] In June 2013, the character appeared in the climax of Age of Ultron #10, which was also written by Brian Michael Bendis. Though mostly set in the mainstream Marvel universe, or Earth-616 as it is known in dialogue, the story depicts major changes to the space-time continuum as a result of the time travel on the part of characters, resulting in Miles witnessing the coming of the mainstream Marvel Galactus, an entity that consumes planets, to Earth.^[24]

Despite its initial press and critical reception, Ultimate Comics Spider-Man was not a huge hit in the direct market. By August 2013, sales on the title had slipped, and sales for the other two Ultimate titles, Ultimate Comics X-Men and Ultimate Comics The Ultimates, had dropped to numbers at which mainstream Marvel titles are canceled.^[20] That November, Ultimate Comics Spider-Man ended its run with issue #28, and the other two titles ended along with it, to make way for the miniseries Cataclysm: Ultimate Spider-Man, one of the books in the crossover storyline «Cataclysm», in which the heroes of the Ultimate universe face the threat of the Earth-616 Galactus, and Miles is transported to the mainstream Marvel universe.^[20][25]

Following «Cataclysm», Miles starred in a new title called Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man, again with Bendis as writer, as part of Ultimate Marvel Now, an initiative with which Marvel relaunched the Ultimate Marvel line. Miles Morales was also made a member of the eponymous team in All-New Ultimates, a series written by Michel Fiffe and drawn by Amilcar Pinna.^[26][27] Both series ran for 12 issues.^[28][29] The twelfth and final issue of Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man concluded with a cliffhanger that led directly into the 2015 «Secret Wars» storyline.^[29]

Marvel ended the Ultimate Marvel imprint with the «Secret Wars» storyline,^[30] in which the Marvel Universe was merged with other alternate universes, including the Ultimate Universe.^[31][32][33] Following «Secret Wars», Miles was made a character of the mainstream Marvel Universe, and a member of the titular team in All-New, All-Different Avengers.^[34] He also headlines his third solo series, titled simply Spider-Man, which debuted February 3, 2016, with Bendis and Pichelli returning as the creative team.^[18] Pichelli would be succeeded by Nico Leon and Oscar Bazaldua.^[35] In the storyline, Peter Parker expands the scope of his activities globally, while the now-16-year-old Miles continues to patrol New York City, and deals with issues such as confrontations with Parker’s rogues gallery, the public’s reaction to his ethnicity, and his love life.^[17] Each issue was numbered sequentially beginning with issue 1, and ending with issue 21, when the numbering switched to legacy numbering, in order to assume an unbroken numbering from 2000’s Ultimate Spider-Man #1, with the following issue continuing with issue 234.^[35] On November 7, 2017, it was announced that Bendis, having signed an exclusive contract with DC Comics, would be leaving Marvel in early 2018,^[36] and Spider-Man canceled with issue #240 (May 2018).^[35][37]

On September 13, 2018, Marvel announced that Saladin Ahmed and Javier Garron would be the writer and artist, respectively on a fourth ongoing solo series, Miles Morales: Spider-Man, the first issue of which was released on December 12, 2018, coinciding with the premiere of the animated feature film, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.^[38][39] The visual design of that film would reportedly influence a new costume designed by Chase Conley for the character’s tenth anniversary in 2021, which included trademark sneakers.^[40] This series concluded with issue 42 in September 2022. In December 2022 Marvel debuted the next series, Miles Morales: Spider-Man by writer Cody Ziglar and artist Federico Vicentini.^[41]

On July 9, 2020, Marvel announced that an original graphic novel, Miles Morales: Shock Waves, would be released in 2021 in partnership with Scholastic, written by Opposite of Always author Justin A. Reynolds, with art by Pablo Leon.^[42]

Fictional character biography[edit]

First appearance[edit]

Miles Morales first appeared in Ultimate Comics: Fallout #4, which was published in August 2011, in which he foils an assault by Kangaroo a short time after Peter Parker’s death. He wears a Spider-Man costume similar to Parker’s, but considers changing it when spectators tell him it is in «bad taste».^[43][44]

Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man[edit]

The opening story arc of Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man, which premiered in September 2011, is set prior to Ultimate Fallout #4, and establishes the character of Miles Morales, a grade-schooler^[45] who lives with his mother Rio Morales,^[46][47] a nurse,^[2] and his father Jefferson Davis,^[46] and details how he received his superhuman abilities. After scientist Dr. Conrad Markus^[a] uses Parker’s blood to recreate the formula that created Spider-Man, the Prowler^[48] (Aaron Davis^[45]) steals the formula, and in the process, one of the spiders created by Markus crawls into the Prowler’s duffel bag. Days later, Miles^[48] is bitten by the spider during a visit to Aaron’s apartment. Morales develops superhuman abilities similar to those Peter has,^[48] but does not tell his parents, due to his father’s distrust of superheroes,^[21] confiding only in his best friend Ganke Lee.^[21][47]

Miles, who wants a normal life, is unhappy about having these abilities and resistant to the idea of risking his life to engage in superheroics,^[49] a reaction that Bendis wrote to further contrast Miles with Parker.^[22] However, after witnessing Spider-Man’s death at the Green Goblin’s hands, the guilt-ridden Miles realizes he could have helped. After Ganke suggests he assume the Spider-Man mantle, and learns from Gwen Stacy why Parker did what he did, Miles is inspired to try costumed crimefighting.^[50]

His first time out, he is confronted not only by those who feel his use of the Spider-Man costume is in bad taste,^[43][50] but also by Spider-Woman over his use of the Spider-Man identity.^[50] She unmasks and arrests Miles and takes him to S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters, where Nick Fury reveals that he knows about Miles and his family, including the criminal activity of Miles’ uncle. After Miles helps S.H.I.E.L.D. subdue the escaped supervillain Electro, S.H.I.E.L.D. releases Miles and gives him a modified black-and-red version of the Spider-Man costume, which Ganke feels makes Miles «officially» the new Spider-Man.^[45] He also receives the blessing of the Earth-616 Peter Parker during the 2012 Spider-Men miniseries, in which Parker briefly visits the Ultimate Marvel universe and meets Miles.^[51] After the media report the emergence of a new Spider-Man, Aaron deduces that it is Miles,^[52] and offers to train Miles and work with him. After Aaron uses Miles in his ongoing conflict with the Mexican crime lord Scorpion, Miles realizes he is being exploited, and refuses to assist his uncle further, despite Aaron’s threat to inform Jefferson of his secret. This leads to an altercation that results in the malfunction of Aaron’s weapons, which explode,^[53] killing Aaron.^[23]

In subsequent storylines, Miles becomes acquainted with Parker’s loved ones, May Parker, Gwen and Mary Jane Watson, who know of his secret identity and give him Parker’s web shooters. He also work alongside the Ultimates superhuman team’s various members.^[3][23]

In a 2013 storyline, when investigative journalist Betty Brant incorrectly concludes that Miles’ father, Jefferson, is the new Spider-Man, she is murdered^[54] by Markus, who has become the Venom symbiote’s newest host. In the subsequent «Venom War» storyline, Venom critically injures Jefferson. When Venom confronts Spider-Man at the hospital, Rio learns her son is Spider-Man. During the battle, both she and Markus are killed by police gunfire, though before she dies, Rio tells Miles not to reveal his secret to Jefferson.^[55] Miles quits being Spider-Man as a result. A year later he has a girlfriend, Kate Bishop, and plans to tell her about his former life as Spider-Man. S.H.I.E.L.D. pressures him to return to that role,^[56] and he reluctantly does so, after Ganke and Spider-Woman convince him that there needs to be a Spider-Man.^[57][58]

«Cataclysm»[edit]

In the «Cataclysm» storyline, the mainstream Marvel version of Galactus comes to Miles’ Earth to consume it for its energy. Believing the world is ending, Miles reveals his double life to his father, who holds Miles responsible for the deaths of Aaron and Rio, and disowns him.^[59] Miles also journeys to the mainstream Marvel universe with Reed Richards to acquire information on how to repel Galactus.^[20][25][60]

Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man[edit]

In his second solo series, Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man, Miles encounters the presumed-dead Peter Parker, who cannot explain his reappearance, and who does not intend to return to his former life. Together, the two Spider-Men defeat the Goblin, who is also revealed to be alive, but who is killed during the course of the story. After witnessing Miles courageously battle the Goblin, Peter acknowledges Miles a worthy successor, and decides to retire from superheroics for a life with family and Mary Jane.^[61]

Miles’ father Jefferson reappears, revealing to his son that as young men, Jefferson and Aaron worked for a criminal in the organization of Wilson Fisk, though Jefferson was spying for S.H.I.E.L.D. He afterward declined an offer to join S.H.I.E.L.D., and went on to marry Rio and have Miles. He explains he had fled after learning Miles was Spider-Man because it stirred unresolved issues from that time, and tells Miles he no longer blames him for his mother’s death, and regrets abandoning him.^[62]

When Miles reveals his secret identity to Katie,^[61] the Bishop family is revealed to be sleeper agents for the terrorist group Hydra^[63] who then kidnap Miles, his father and Ganke, as part of a plan involving Dr. Doom. Miles and the other prisoners are freed, however, in part with help from Judge (Miles’s dorm mate), Maria Hill and other superhuman colleagues.^[64]

End of Ultimate imprint and merge with Marvel-616[edit]

During the events of the 2015 «Secret Wars» storyline, both the Ultimate Marvel universe and the mainstream Earth-616 universe are destroyed. Miles survives the destruction by infiltrating an escape ship designed by the Cabal.^[65] After eight years in stasis, Miles awakens on the planet Battleworld, created from the remains of destroyed alternate Earths. He reunites with Earth-616’s Peter Parker and the other surviving heroes from that former mainstream-Marvel Earth. They battle Doctor Doom, who with his new powers, appointed himself God Emperor of the planet.^[66] At the conclusion of the storyline, the Molecule Man, in gratitude for Miles’ earlier compassion, restores Earth-616, with Miles and his family, including his mother, restored to life in the process, among its inhabitants.^[67] Aaron is also later revealed to have been restored to life, retaining his knowledge of Miles’s dual identity, and becomes the villainous Iron Spider.^[68] Both Miles and Peter share the Spider-Man mantle in the new universe,^[67] though the now-16-year-old Miles patrols New York City, while Peter acts globally.^[17][69] Miles also joins the latest team of Avengers in the 2016 series All-New, All-Different Avengers,^[70]

In this new continuity, Miles and his loved ones initially have no memories of their origins in the Ultimate universe, though Miles eventually learns of his past there, including details such as Rio’s «death».^[71][72] Jefferson is aware of his double life, but Rio is not,^[73] nor is S.H.I.E.L.D.,^[74] though Rio eventually learns the truth.^[75] Miles’ circle of fellow superheroes who know of his double identity expands to include Kamala Khan, the fourth Ms. Marvel,^[76] and the former X-Man Fabio Medina, a school roommate of Miles and Ganke.^[77] This group of confidants later includes the teen superhero Bombshell.^[78] His relationship with Bishop apparently did not occur in this continuity, as Miles begins seeing classmate Barbara Rodriguez, whom he calls his «first serious girlfriend», who is unaware of his double life.^[79] Miles becomes a central figure in the 2016–2017 «Civil War II» storyline.^[80][81] Afterward, Miles joins other teen superheroes to form a new incarnation of the Champions, who star in their self-titled series.^[82]

In a 2019 story, Jefferson tells Miles he has his mother’s surname because Jefferson’s physically abusive father was «not a good person» and not having his grandfather’s name gave Miles a «clean start.»^[83]

Powers and abilities[edit]

Bitten by a genetically engineered spider known as specimen 42, which is slightly different than the one that granted Peter Parker superhuman powers, Miles Morales possesses abilities similar to the original Spider-Man’s, including enhanced strength, agility, and reflexes, the ability to adhere to walls and ceilings with his hands and feet,^[21][84] and a «spider sense» that warns him of danger with a buzzing sensation in his head.^[43][50] Though his strength and agility are similar to those of the original younger Spider-Man, his spider-sense is not as strong, as it only warns him of immediate danger.^[22]

He has two abilities that the original Spider-Man does not have: the ability to camouflage himself, including his clothing, to match his surroundings, making him effectively invisible,^[22][48] and a «venom strike» that can temporarily paralyze almost anyone with just a touch.^[21] The venom strike does not employ actual venom, but is a type of directed energy that can be conducted through Miles’ gloves,^[45] and can be used against an opponent at a distance by conducting it through a material in which both Miles and his opponent are in contact, such as the webbing of the Earth-616’s Spider-Man.^[85] It can break chains being used to restrain Miles^[86] and even repel non-ferrous objects, such as plastic Lego bricks.^[21] The venom strike is powerful enough to render unconscious a person as large as Hank Pym’s Giant-Man.^[87] It is powerful enough to drive away the symbiotic villain Venom during Miles’ first encounter with the creature,^[88] but by their second encounter, Venom has developed such a tolerance to the strike that Miles has to be completely enveloped by the symbiote before the venom strike is able to separate the symbiote from its host.^[89] Doctor Octopus also developed a set of tentacles that would not conduct the venom strike.^[90] The effect of the venom strike manifests itself a few seconds after it is implemented, and is described by Bendis as being comparable to the feeling of being kicked in the testicles.^[22] Miles can effect a more powerful version of the strike, which he calls a «mega venom blast».^[78] When Miles employs this ability, his eyes glow with yellow energy, which then explodes outwards in a radiant burst that can not only repel a large group of opponents,^[91] but also destroy thick ropes and chains that have been used to restrain him. This application of the strike leaves him «dizzy and useless»,^[78] and cannot be used multiple times in rapid succession without a «recharging» period for Miles, though he can still make use of the conventional strike against people during this period.^[72][86] The conventional venom strike is mostly useless against the supervillain Armadillo, but during Miles’ encounter with that villain, his venom blast manifests itself in a form similar to Miles’ webbing, and Miles uses it like a lasso to pull Armadillo towards him and knock him unconscious with a venom strike-powered punch.^[78]

Miles’ body also possesses a significant resistance to injury. During an altercation with the Roxxon mercenary Taskmaster, Miles is thrown through a brick wall without any apparent serious injury, though the experience is painful for him.^[84][92]

Miles wears a costume given to him by S.H.I.E.L.D.,^[45] and initially uses Peter Parker’s web shooters, which are given to him by May Parker.^[3] He is eventually given a new set of webshooters by S.H.I.E.L.D. as well.^[56]

Reception[edit]

The character Miles Morales was first reported by USA Today on August 2, 2011, shortly before the character officially debuted in Ultimate Fallout #4.^[6][19] The announcement received international coverage in the mainstream media and was met with mixed reactions by audiences.^[9] Chris Huntington of The New York Times lauded the creation of Morales, relating that it gave his adopted Ethiopian son Dagim a superhero who looks like him.^[93] The Guardian and Culture Map Houston reported that some fans viewed the decision as an example of political correctness, and that the introduction of a minority Spider-Man was a publicity stunt to attract more readers,^{[8][9][10][11]} while others felt that a person of color as Spider-Man would set a positive example for minority readers, particularly children.^[12] Many Spider-Man fans were disappointed that Peter Parker was killed, regardless of who replaced him.^[9] The wide-ranging critical reception prompted The Washington Post to run an article called, «Sorry, Peter Parker. The response to the black Spider-Man shows why we need one», in which writer Alexandra Petri wrote that the character should be judged on the quality of its stories rather than on his appearance or ethnicity.^[12]

Radio host and conservative pundit Lou Dobbs expressed outrage over the original Spider-Man being replaced by Morales, stating during a television commentary, «Peter Parker, who was a white orphan from Queens, was killed off in June during a fight with his nemesis, the Green Goblin…Marvel Comics saying it’s replacing the iconic character with Miles Morales, who is part Latino and part Black.» Political satirist Jon Stewart mocked Dobbs’ criticism on The Daily Show, while also pointing out that Morales replaced Spider-Man only in the Ultimate universe, and that the original Peter Parker would still be appearing in several titles.^[94][95] Conservative talk show host Glenn Beck, claiming that Miles resembled President Barack Obama, argued that the new Spider-Man was a result of a comment from Michelle Obama about changing traditions. However, Beck said he did not care about Miles’ race, and also acknowledged that this was not the mainstream Spider-Man.^[96] Axel Alonso denied the character was created out of political correctness, stating «Simple fact is Marvel comics reflect the world in all its shapes, sizes and colors. We believe there’s an audience of people out there who is thirsty for a character like Miles Morales.»^[8] Bendis also denied that the character’s ethnicity was an attempt to generate publicity.^[97] Original Spider-Man co-creator Stan Lee approved of Miles, stating that «Doing our bit to try to make our nation, and the world, color blind is definitely the right thing.»^[98]

In a review for the first issue, David Pepose of Newsarama wrote, «The biggest victory that Bendis scores with Miles Morales is that he makes us care about him, and care about him quickly. Even though we’re still scratching the surface of what makes him tick, we’re seeing the world through his eyes, and it’s similar to Peter Parker’s but a whole lot tougher. But that kind of Parker-style guilt—that neurotic, nearly masochistic tendency for self-sacrifice that comes with great power and greater responsibility—is still intact.»^[99] Jesse Schedeen of IGN wrote that «Miles still feels like a bit of an outsider in his own book. Bendis never quite paints a complete picture of Miles—his thoughts, motivations, personality quirks, and so forth. Miles is largely a reactionary figure throughout the book as he confronts struggles like registering for a charter school or dealing with family squabbles.» Schedeen also opined that «Miles occupies a more urban, racially diverse, and tense landscape. All the story doesn’t pander or lean too heavily on elements like racial and economic tension to move forward. Miles is simply a character who speaks to a slightly different teen experience, and one not nearly as well represented in superhero comics as Peter’s».^[100] James Hunt of CBR.com rated the issue #1 four and a half out of five stars, lauding Bendis for emphasizing Morales’ character and his supporting cast instead of rushing him into costume.^[101] The first issue holds a score of 8.0 out of 10 at the review aggregator website Comic Book Roundup, based on 13 reviews, while the final issue, #200, holds a score of 8.4, based on 14 reviews, and the series overall holds an average issue rating of 8.3.^[102]

The second solo series, Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man, has an average issue rating of 8.2 out of 10 at Comic Book Roundup,^[103] while the third series, Spider-Man, holds a rating of 7.6,^[35] and the fourth, Miles Morales: Spider-Man, holds a rating of 8.4.^[104]

Alternate versions[edit]

Ultimatum[edit]

In the 2012 miniseries Spider-Men, the mainstream Marvel Universe Peter Parker briefly visits the Ultimate Marvel universe and meets Miles Morales.^[105] This was followed up in the 2017 sequel miniseries Spider-Men II, in which the Earth-616 version of Miles Morales makes his first appearance,^[106] and is revealed to be a fully-grown adult with a scarred face.^{[72][107][108][109]} The version of Miles became a close friend and confidant to the mob enforcer Wilson Fisk when he saved Fisk’s life in prison, an event that resulted in the scars on Miles’ face. Miles worked for Fisk following their time in prison, aiding him during Wilson’s violent rise to crime boss in New York. Subsequent to this, after Miles fell in love with a woman named Barbara Sanchez, Fisk arranged to have all traces of Miles’ existence erased from searchable records in order help Miles leave his criminal life behind him.^[110][111] Years later, after Barbara died, Fisk informs a grief-stricken Miles that he has knowledge of a parallel universe in which Barbara might still be alive.^[112] Miles hires the Taskmaster, who confirms not only that the Ultimate Universe still exists following the events of the «Secret Wars» storyline, but that its version of Barbara is still alive. The adult Miles journeys to the Ultimate Universe to reunite with his lost love, essentially switching places with his younger counterpart.^[113]

In a 2019–2020 storyline, Miles takes on the criminal identity of Ultimatum, and having acquired a costume equipped with the size-shifting technology of Giant-Man, returns to the Marvel-616 universe with the Ultimate Universe’s Green Goblin as his henchman. He establishes a crime partnership with Fisk,^[83] and floods the area with a drug derived from Green Goblin’s blood that mutates people into monstrous slaves called Goblinoids. He kidnaps the teenaged Miles and Aaron Davis, and reveals to them the existence of the multiverse. He plans to return Miles and his family to the Ultimate Universe with an interdimensional portal generator, after which he will be free to take over Brooklyn without interference. After the two abductees free themselves, they and their allies battle Ultimatum’s forces.^[114] During the melee, Aaron induces an explosion that destroys the portal generator and sends the two villains back to the Ultimate Universe, but which kills himself in the process, a loss that devastates Miles.^[115]

Other versions[edit]

In Deadpool Killustrated #1 (Jan. 2013), Miles Morales’ corpse is seen among those of various Spider-Men across various dimensions of the multiverse that an alternate Deadpool has killed.^[116]

In the 2014 book Ultimate FF #4, a version of Miles Morales’ Spider-Ham is introduced with the name Miles Morhames, who hails from a dimension inhabited by beings that resemble anthropomorphic animals. His origin is similar to the Ultimate version, in that after the death of Peter Porker, Miles Morhames was inspired to become a hero.^{[117][118][119]}

In the 2017 «Sitting in a Tree» storyline that ran in Spider-Man and Spider-Gwen, Miles is transported to Earth-8, where that dimension’s versions of him and fellow costumed crimefighter Gwen Stacy have been married for 20 years,^[120] and have two children.^[121]

In a 2017 storyline that ran in Unbelievable Gwenpool, a future version of Miles Morales whose wife and child were killed after an evil Gwen Poole of the future revealed his and all other superheroes’ identities, travels back in time to kill a young Gwen. He accidentally brings the older version of Gwen Poole with him, which leads to her to encounter her younger self.^{[122][123][124]}

In the 2017 book Venomverse: War Stories #1, a version of Miles appears with other heroes in the world of the Venomized Doctor Doom, in which each person is bonded to a symbiote.^[125]

In «Secret Roar», a 2019 story in Spider-Man Annual (Vol. 3) #1, different versions of Earth’s superheroes gather together to fight a Celestial, including a feline version of Miles Morales named Meows Morales. He is presumed dead along with most of the heroes after being killed by the Celestial.^[126]

In the continuity of the 2019 miniseries Spider-Man: Life Story, which depicts the characters of the Marvel Universe aging naturally after 1962, Miles becomes Spider-Man sometime in the 2010s. An elderly Peter Parker discovers that Miles’ brain houses the mind of Otto Octavius, who took possession of Miles’ body shortly after Miles became Spider-Man, and trapped the young hero in his own dying body (as Octavius had done to Peter in the 2012 Marvel-616 storyline «Dying Wish»). After Peter sacrifices his life in saving Octavius, Octavius switches his and Miles back to their original bodies, after which Miles is given Peter’s original Spider-Man costume by Mary Jane Watson.^[127]

An elderly Miles Morales appears as the main protagonist of the one-shot Miles Morales: The End, which is set in a post-apocalyptic Brooklyn, and casts Miles as «the last bastion of civilization».^[128] The book is one of six featuring Marvel characters as part of its The End series, which were announced at the 2019 New York Comic Con for January 2020 release.^[129]

In the 2021 «Heroes Reborn» storyline, a change in the timeline results in a continuity in which the Squadron Supreme are Earth’s mightiest heroes while the Avengers never existed. In this continuity, after Falcon was killed by the Goblin, Miles used his electrical engineering knowledge to design a flight suit and became the new Falcon. The original Falcon’s partner, Nighthawk, still traumatized by his death, refuses to mentor Miles. Miles later forms a team called the Champions with Girl Power (Kamala Khan) and Kid Spectrum (Sam Alexander).^[130]

The 2022 miniseries What If…? Miles Morales introduces alternate versions of Miles that had become Captain America, Wolverine, Hulk, and Thor. Issue 4, written by Yehudi Mercado and drawn by Paco Medina and Luigi Zagaria, garnered controversy for its stereotypical language and depictions of black culture.^{[131][132][133]} Mercado, who identifies as Mexican and Jewish, publicly apologized for this. He stated he would donate his salary for the issue to the Brooklyn Book Bodega, and resolved to work toward effecting greater authenticity in his depiction of minorities.^{[131][133][134]}

In other media[edit]

Television[edit]

• Miles Morales appears in Ultimate Spider-Man, voiced by Donald Glover in «The Spider-Verse» and subsequently by Ogie Banks. After being alluded to in the first season, Miles is introduced in the third season four-part episode «The Spider-Verse».^{[135][136][137][138]} Miles returns as a recurring character in the fourth season, during which he gets stranded in Peter Parker’s universe, joins the Web Warriors, and takes on the alias Kid Arachnid.^[139][140]
• Miles Morales appears in Marvel Super Hero Adventures, voiced by Zac Siewert.^[141]
• Miles Morales appears in Spider-Man (2017), voiced by Nadji Jeter.^{[142][143][144]} He is introduced as a normal teenager who later obtains spider abilities in the season one episode «Ultimate Spider-Man», after which Peter Parker mentors him.^[145][146]
• Miles Morales appears in Spidey and His Amazing Friends, voiced by Jakari Fraser.^{[147][148][149][150]} This version goes by the alias Spin and works alongside the Peter Parker incarnation of Spider-Man.^[5]

Film[edit]

• Writer Brian Michael Bendis stated in 2014 that he favored adapting Miles Morales into a feature film in some way,^[151] as did actor Andrew Garfield, who played Spider-Man in The Amazing Spider-Man films.^[152] Producers Avi Arad and Matt Tolmach indicated in 2014 that they did not intend to have Miles or any other character replace Peter Parker in the role.^[153][154] However, after Marvel brokered a deal with Sony that resulted in the addition of Peter Parker to the films of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), producer Kevin Feige stated that, while Miles Morales would not appear in the MCU for the foreseeable future, he was interested in opportunities to explore the character.^[155] In 2017, Feige confirmed that Miles Morales does exist in the MCU, as Aaron Davis mentions to Peter Parker in the film Spider-Man: Homecoming that he has a nephew,^[156] who is revealed in a deleted scene to be named Miles.^[157][158] Miles is again alluded to in Spider-Man: No Way Home when Garfield’s iteration of Spider-Man is unmasked and his nemesis, Max Dillon / Electro (Jamie Foxx), is disappointed to see he is Caucasian, saying, «There’s gotta be a black Spider-Man somewhere out there.»^[159][160]
• Miles Morales is the protagonist of the Spider-Verse franchise, voiced by Shameik Moore.^[161]

Video games[edit]

• Miles Morales’s suit appears as an alternate costume for Spider-Man in Spider-Man: Edge of Time and The Amazing Spider-Man 2.^[162]
• Miles Morales appears as a playable character in Marvel Super Hero Squad Online, voiced by Alimi Ballard.^[163]
• Miles Morales appears as an unlockable playable character in Spider-Man Unlimited.^[164]
• Miles Morales appears as an unlockable playable character in Marvel Avengers Alliance.^[165]
• Miles Morales appears as an unlockable playable character in Marvel Future Fight.^[166]
• Miles Morales appears as an unlockable playable character in Marvel Puzzle Quest.^[167]
• Miles Morales appears as an unlockable playable character in Marvel Contest of Champions.^[168]
• Miles Morales appears as an unlockable playable character in Marvel Avengers Alliance 2.^[169]
• Miles Morales appears as an unlockable playable character in Lego Marvel’s Avengers. He is available through the «Spider-Man» DLC pack.^[170]
• Miles Morales appears as an unlockable playable character in Marvel Avengers Academy, voiced by Brandon Winckler.^[171]
• Miles Morales appears as an unlockable «Team-Up» character in Marvel Heroes, voiced again by Ogie Banks.^[172]
• Miles Morales appears as an unlockable playable character in Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2.^[173]
• Miles Morales appears as a playable character in Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order, voiced by Nadji Jeter.^[174]
• Miles Morales appears as in Insomniac Games’ Marvel’s Spider-Man series, voiced again by Nadji Jeter.^[175]
  • He first appears in Marvel’s Spider-Man (2018), where he is playable at certain points in the storyline and is bitten by a genetically-altered spider.^[176] In The City That Never Sleeps DLC, Peter Parker begins to train Miles on how to use his powers.^[177]
  • In Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Miles has mastered most of his powers and begins assisting Peter as the second Spider-Man.^[178][179]

Novel[edit]

Miles Morales is the main character of Jason Reynolds’ novel Miles Morales: Spider-Man.^[180][181]

Merchandise[edit]

In March 2018, Sideshow Collectibles debuted a Miles Morales Premium Format Figure, a 17″-tall polystone statue depicting Morales jumping over the gaping jaws of a giant Venom symbiote. The statue features two removal heads, with and without the mask, and an extra hand holding the mask. Upon its release, the statue was priced at $520.^[182]

Collected editions[edit]

Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man (2011–2013)[edit]

Title	Material collected	Release date	ISBN
Trade paperback
Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man Vol. 1: Who Is Miles Morales?	Ultimate Comics: Fallout #4, Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man #1–5	February 29, 2012	0-7851-5712-3
Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man Vol. 2: Scorpion	Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man #6–10	June 27, 2012	0-7851-5714-X
Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man Vol. 3: Divided We Fall, United We Stand	Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man #11–18	December 12, 2012	0-7851-6175-9
Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man Vol. 4: Venom War	Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man #16.1, 19–22	July 17, 2013	0-7851-6503-7
Ultimate Comics Spider-Man by Brian Michael Bendis Vol. 5	Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man #23–28	February 14, 2014	978-0-78516802-7
Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man Ultimate Collection Book 1	Ultimate Fallout #4, Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man #1–12, Spider-Men #1–5	November 8, 2015	978-0-78519778-2
Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man Ultimate Collection Book 2	Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man #13–28 and #16.1	October 22, 2015	978-0-78519779-9
Graphic novel trade paperback
Miles Morales: Spider-Man	Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man #1–11	July 14, 2019	978-1302918071
Miles Morales: With Great Power	Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #11-22, 16.1	September 11, 2019[183]	978-1-302-91977-1
Miles Morales: Great Responsibility	Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #23-28, Cataclysm: Ultimate Spider-Man #1-3; Ultimate Spider-Man #200	February 25, 2020	978-1-302-92114-9

Miles Morales: The Ultimate Spider-Man (2014–2015)[edit]

Title	Material collected	Release date	ISBN
Trade paperback
Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man Volume 1: Revival	Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man #1–5, Ultimate Spider-Man #200	November 2014	978-0-78515417-4
Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man Volume 2: Revelations	Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man #6–12	June 2015	978-0-78515418-1
Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man Ultimate Collection Book 3	Cataclysm: Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #1–3, Ultimate Spider-Man #200, Miles Morales: The Ultimate Spider-Man #1–12	December 2015	978-0-78519780-5
Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man Omnibus	Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #1–28, #16.1; Spider-Men #1–5; Cataclysm: Ultimate Spider-Man #1–3; Ultimate Spider-Man #200; Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man #1–12; material from Ultimate Fallout #4	June 2018	978-1-302-92510-9
Graphic novel trade paperback
Miles Morales: Ultimate End	Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man #1–12	July 2021	978-1-302-92983-1

Spider-Man vol. 2. (2016–2017)[edit]

Trade paperback
Title	Material collected	Release date	ISBN
Spider-Man: Miles Morales Volume 1	Spider-Man (vol. 2) #1–5	September 2016	978-1-84653716-5
Spider-Man: Miles Morales Volume 2	Spider-Man (vol. 2) #6–11	April 2017	978-0-78519962-5
Spider-Man/Spider-Gwen: Sitting in a Tree	Spider-Man (vol. 2) #12–14, Spider-Gwen (vol. 2) #16–18	May 2017	978-1-302-90762-4
Spider-Man: Miles Morales Volume 3	Spider-Man (vol. 2) #15–21	November 2017	978-1302905972
Spider-Man: Miles Morales Volume 4	Spider-Man (vol. 2) #234–240	July 2018	978-1-302-90598-9
Spider-Man: Miles Morales Omnibus	Spider-Man (vol. 2) #1–21, Spider-Gwen (vol. 2) #16–18, Spider-Men II #1–5, Spider-Man (vol. 2) #234–240	February 2020	978-1-302-92288-7
Graphic novel trade paperback
Miles Morales: Marvel Universe	Spider-Man (2016) #1-11	June 15, 2022	978-1302945060
Miles Morales: Avenging Avenger	Spider-Man (vol. 2) #12–19, Spider-Gwen (vol. 2) #16–18	February 1, 2023	978-1302949679

Miles Morales: Spider-Man (2018–2022)[edit]

Title	Material collected	Release date	ISBN
Miles Morales: Spider-Man Vol. 1: Straight Out of Brooklyn	Miles Morales: Spider-Man #1–6	July 2019	978-1-302-91478-3
Miles Morales: Spider-Man Vol. 2: Bring on the Bad Guys	Miles Morales: Spider-Man #7–10, material from Free Comic Book Day 2019 Spider-Man/Venom #1	January 2020	978-1-302-91479-0
Miles Morales Spider-Man Vol. 3: Family Business	Miles Morales: Spider-Man #11–15	July 2020	978-1-302-92016-6
Miles Morales Spider-Man Vol. 4: Ultimatum	Miles Morales: Spider-Man #16–21	February 2021	978-1-302-92017-3
Miles Morales Spider-Man Vol. 5: The Clone Saga	Miles Morales: Spider-Man #22–28	September 2021	978-1-302-92601-4
Miles Morales Spider-Man Vol. 6: All Eyes On Me	Miles Morales: Spider-Man #29–32	January 2022	978-1-302-92602-1
Miles Morales Spider-Man Vol. 7: Beyond	Miles Morales: Spider-Man #33-36, material from Annual #1	June 2022	978-1-302-93265-7
Miles Morales Spider-Man Vol. 8: Empire of the Spider	Miles Morales: Spider-Man #37-42	December 2022	978-1-302-93312-8

Miniseries and one shots[edit]

Title	Material colected	Release date	ISBN
Cataclysm: The Ultimates’ Last Stand	Cataclysm: Ultimate Spider-Man #1–3 and Cataclysm: The Ultimates’ Last Stand #1–5, Cataclysm: Ultimate X-Men #1–3, Cataclysm: Ultimates #1–3, Hunger #1–4, Cataclysm #0.1, Survive #1	March 18, 2014	978-0-78518919-0
Spider-Men	Spider-Men #1-5	May 2013	978-0-78516534-7
Spider-Men II	Spider-Men II #1-5	March 2018	978-1-84653870-4
Spider-Men: Worlds Collide	Spider-Men #1-5, Spider-Men II #1-5	November 2021	978-1-302-931971-
Spider-Verse: Spider-Zero	Spider-Verse (vol. 3) #1-6	August 2020	978-1-302-92026-5
The End	Miles Morales: The End #1 and Captain America: The End #1, Captain Marvel: The End #1, Deadpool: The End #1, Doctor Strange: The End #1, Venom: The End #1	September 2020	978-1-302-92499-7
Infinite Destinies	Miles Morales: Spider-Man Annual #1 and Iron Man Annual (vol. 3) #1, Captain America Annual (vol. 3) #1, Thor Annual (vol. 5) #1, Black Cat Annual (vol. 2) #1, Avengers Annual (vol. 5) #1, Guardians of the Galaxy Annual (vol. 4) #1, Amazing Spider-Man Annual (vol. 4) #2	November 2021	978-1-302-93150-6
Absolute Carnage: Miles Morales	Absolute Carnage: Miles Morales #1–3 and Absolute Carnage: Weapon Plus #1	2019-11-25/2020-01-15[184]	978-1-302-92014-2
What If…? Miles Morales	What If…? Miles Morales #1-5	September 2022	978-1-302-94603-6

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Marvel page: Spider-Man (Miles Morales), MMTUS-M2014, S-M2016, MMS-M2018, ACMM2019, MMS-MA2021, MMS-M2022
• Spider-Man (Miles Morales) at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
• Miles Morales on Marvel Database, a Marvel Comics wiki
• Miles Morales. Comic Vine
• Jennings, Jackie (August 8, 2017). «Ultimate Spider-Man in 2 Minutes». Syfy Wire.
• Miles Morales. Spider-Man Wiki.

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 My mentor always had a saying… «With great power… there must also come great responsibility.» But my uncle… well, he always used to tell me something. «Son— don’t watch the mouth… watch the hands!» 

—Spider-Man^[src]

History

Miles Morales was a member of the Champions. When Doctor Octopus opened a portal to the Negative Zone, allowing Annihilus and the Annihilation Wave to come to Earth, he confronted the invading army, but was defeated and brought to Annihilus. Face-to-face with Annihilus, he stole the Cosmic Control Rod before swinging away and, using his Venom Blasts, destroyed the Rod, dying in the process. He was later turned into a Deathlok.^[1] One of his missions was to hunt down Conan, whose presence in the present was causing damage to the timeline.^[2]

See Also

• 9 appearance(s) of Miles Morales (Earth-TRN972)
• 16 image(s) of Miles Morales (Earth-TRN972)
• 1 quotation(s) by or about Miles Morales (Earth-TRN972)

Links and References

References

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Savage Avengers Vol 2 #4
2. ↑ Savage Avengers Vol 2 #1

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Background

1994 — 2008: Miles Morales

Miles Morales was born to Jefferson Davis, an African American man & Rio Morales, a Puerto Rican mother. He was born & raised in Brooklyn, where the city is protected by the beloved vigilante Spiderman. In their house resides Miles, his parents, his much younger sister & his maternal grandmother.

At a young age, it was obvious Miles had an aptitude for science. He eventually won a scholastic contest which enrolled him in Brooklyn Visions Academy. He was reluctant to leave behind his friends but luckily, his best friend Ganke was also transferring. His reluctance surrounding his new school occasionally put him at odds with his father. After a while, school began to stress Miles out, which caused him to visit his paternal uncle Aaron Davis against his parents’ wishes. Aaron led Miles to an abandoned subway terminal, which served as a canvas for Miles to freely graffiti & express himself as a way to release stress. While in the subway, Miles was bitten by a genetically modified spider, which he nonchalantly smacked & killed.

The following day, Miles underwent a bizarre series of changes, including a growth spurt & the ability to adhere to materials & surfaces. He then had an awkward encounter with Barbara Rodriguez, a girl he admires at his new school, when he accidentally got his fingers stuck to her hair & she has to shear part of it off. He also discovered that he can walk on walls & the ceiling. Freaked out, he returned to his dorm room to find his Ganke’s comic book about Spiderman & realized he’s experiencing similar things as the superhero.

Determined to prove to himself that he has not developed the same powers, he revisited the subway terminal where the spider bit him & found that the spider exhibits bizarre traits even after its death. Afraid he might be a mutant, he told Ganke & confessed his new-found abilities to him. In denial, Miles then climbed the walls of his bedroom & Ganke was overjoyed & in disbelief. Though Ganke found it cool, Miles just wanted to be normal as his father often spoke negatively of mutants.

2008 — 2010: Shadow Spider

Despite deciding to leave the heroism to Spiderman, Miles changed his mind after the crimefighter saved his mother’s life. He followed in Spiderman’s philosophy & decided to continue his legacy. During his first night out patrolling, Miles faced Kangaroo. When he arrived, the villain asked «Why are you hiding in the shadows, Spidey?» believing him to be the original Spiderman. From this encounter came the codename, Shadow Spider.

When Electro woke up from his coma in the medical ward, he went on a rampage in New York City. Though Spiderman & his team of heroes were there, Miles decided to try his hand & became crucial in the heroes victory. When the dust settled, Spiderman rewarded Miles with his approval of his crimefighting & even asked him to become a probationary member of the Spider Army.

Upon gaining his new costume from Spiderman, he stopped a mugging, albeit very sloppily. Someone caught video of him on their phone then sell the footage to J. Jonah Jameson at the Daily Bugle. The story of a new slinging hero in New York quickly made the headlines. Back at his parents’ house, the Morales family discussed the all-new Shadow Spider which resulted in Miles’ parents taking different sides. His father was against the new hero because of the fact that a mutant should not be able to use his powers whenever & however they want to. Miles’ mother thought Shadow Spider was really cool & noted that thanks to the original Spiderman, countless lives & their city were saved. Later that night, Ganke came over & gave Miles security footage of Spiderman fighting with various villains. Under Ganke’s suggestion, Miles began practicing Spiderman’s moves to become a better crimefighter. After months of training, he went to the source & learned from Spiderman directly. In time, Spiderman revealed his identity as Peter Parker & Miles did the same.

Miles soon conquered his fear of heights, leading to him hopping around rooftops & testing his wall-crawling abilities on a tall buildings regularly. While practicing one night, Miles heard an explosion occur. As he swung over, he felt a buzzing in his head which was his Spider-Sense & understood its purpose as he dodged a flying car. He came face to face with Omega Red but was able to end the battle by using his Venom Blast, putting a stop to the villain. As Miles continued to train harder to fight the more dangerous & lethal villains, a new vigilante by the name of Ghost Spider makes their way in New York City. Miles did not like the new superhero, as she did not seem to care for helping people as much as being in the spotlight.

Along with his best friends Ganke & Quinn Stacy, Miles attended Brooklyn Vision Academy’s homecoming. As they were enjoying themselves, his Spider-Sense began tingling. He left Ganke & Quinn on the floor while going to investigate but got held up by a teacher questioning him. When he arrived at the scene, he saw Ghost Spider standing over the dead body of his classmate Neel Chambel. Ghost Spider immediately fled the scene, leading to Miles blaming her for his death & she was soon branded a criminal.

Similar to the NYPD, Miles led an investigation into Ghost Spider as he took Neel’s death personal. He eventually cornered her in an abandoned warehouse as she thwarted a murder attempt on the NYPD Captain. Knowing there was no way out, the vigilante pulled off her mask to reveal her secret identity: his best friend Quinn. Not able to arrest her, he told her to leave the scene before he changed his mind.

Miles struggled with this revelation for some time, not even mentioning it to Peter as he was aware of their close relationship. He began avoiding Quinn, as he was unsure on how to talk to her anymore. After a week of avoiding both of them, he arrived at the Parker residence to talk to Peter but found him with Quinn. With Peter’s blessing, Miles admitted he was Shadow Spider & was aware of both her & Peter’s masked identities. After explaining his avoidance of both of them, Peter personally vouched for Quinn & Miles took his word on it. To clear Quinn’s name, the three of them did a test on Neel’s body to provide evidence of his transformation. With this new information, Quinn was able to gain back most of the public’s trust & Miles renewed his friendship with her.

Romantic Relationships

• Barbara Rodriguez: Girlfriend (Unknown)

Personality

Miles is a selfless & intelligent young man who repeatedly puts himself at great risk for the people he cares about. He is shown to be as brave as his fathers, not thinking twice before helping someone & even putting himself in danger. Upon becoming a crimefighter, Miles consistently tried to live up to Spiderman’s status & do everything in his power to protect the city they called home.

Upon gaining his powers, Miles was both simultaneously confused & excited. After meeting Spiderman, he constantly asked he could provide any aid to vigilantism. Miles also tends to make jokes.

Powers & Abilities

• Mutate Physiology: Miles Morales gained the proportionate abilities of a spider after being bitten by a spider which had been genetically-modified.
  • Enhanced Strength: Miles possesses superhuman strength, making him capable of lifting at least 10 tons. His physical strength also extends into his legs, enabling him to be able to jump to a height of several stories in a single bound. He has to pull his punches & kicks, otherwise his blows would prove fatal to a normal human.
  • Enhanced Speed: Miles possesses the proportionate speed of a spider, therefore he can run & move at speeds that are beyond the physical limits of the finest human athlete.
  • Enhanced Stamina: His advanced musculature produces less fatigue toxins during physical activity than an ordinary human. At his peak, Miles can physically exert himself for several hours before the build-up of fatigue toxins in his blood begins to impair him.
  • Enhanced Durability: Miles’ body is physically tougher & more resistant to some types of injury & impact forces than the body of a normal human. He can withstand great impacts, such as being thrown through a plate-glass window, that would severely injure or kill a normal human. ^]
  • Enhanced Agility: His balance, flexibility & bodily coordination are all enhanced to levels that are far beyond the limits of an Olympic-level gymnast. He also possesses perfect equilibrium as he is able to adjust his position by instinct, which enables him to balance himself on any object.
  • Enhanced Reflexes: His reflexes are currently about 20 times greater than an ordinary human. Along with his spider-sense, the speed of his reflexes allows him to dodge almost any attack.
  • Wall-Crawling: Miles can cling to any surface using just his fingertips & feet.
  • Spider-Sense: When danger is present, Miles feels a buzzing sensation in his head as a sort of early warning system, allowing him to react accordingly. His spider-sense offers him near complete awareness of his surroundings& in conjunction with his reflexes, allows him to instinctively dodge or counter nearly all attacks.
  • Spider-Camouflage: Miles, including his clothing, can blend into his surroundings, allowing him to sneak up on his enemies or flee from them. The resulting effect closely resembles invisibility.
  • Accelerated Healing: He can heal from injuries at a much faster rate than normal humans can.
• Multilingualism: Miles speaks English & Spanish.
• Hand to Hand Combat: Despite not having any training in combat, Miles’ spider-sense & reflexes make him a capable melee fighter. He has studied Spiderman’s moves in combat by watching old footage of his past battles to improve his own combat skills.
• High Level Intellect: Miles was always a fast learner & gifted student. He could speak simple sentences at just over one year old then was reading & writing by the age of four.
• Spider Suit: Miles wears a skin-tight black & red ensemble with a mask that covers every square inch of his face. The suit is thin & lightweight which offers Miles superb maneuverability. It is also incredibly tough & resistant to damage, including gunshots, so Miles is well protected.
• Web Shooters: Miles uses a set of Web Shooters to discharge a stream of a specialized fluid that solidifies upon exposure to air. The polymer is extremely strong & durable, with a tensile strength of 120 pounds per square millimeter of cross section. The polymer degrades after about one hour.

Weaknesses

Missing data.

Ratings

• Acumen: 4 — Trained / Learned
• Might: 5 — High / Exceptional
• Quickness: 5 — High / Exceptional
• Mysticism: 1 — Nonexistent
• Gadgets: 4 — Trained / Learned
• Projection: 5 — High / Exceptional
• Tactics: 4 — Trained / Learned
• Battle: 5 — High / Exceptional
• TOTAL: 110 — Power Level 3 / General Threat

Trivia

General

• Miles’ greatest fear is that his secret identity could cause the death of his family & friends.
• Miles has his mother’s last name (Morales) instead of his father’s last name (Davis).
• His favorite & best subject is math.
• He is a member of The Forums social media network.
• Prior to choosing his codename, he debated Knight Spider, Kid Arachnid, & Web-Man.
• He has written fanfiction about himself.

Relationships

• He has a crush on Stinger, Phoenix & Ms. Marvel.
• Ganke Lee is the first person whom Miles had shared his secret with. They have best friends since they were in elementary school & are currently roommates at the Brooklyn Academy.
• He is also best friends with Quinn Stacy. They met when she transferred to Brooklyn Academy. They went through a rough patch when Miles discovered she was Ghost Spider but things returned to normal after he revealed he was Shadow Spider.
• He holds romantic feelings for Quinn, which seem to be reciprocated. However, both have yet to admit this & remain friends.

Notes

• The original character of Miles Morales belongs to the Marvel Universe, though he is Spiderman in Earth-1610 & not Earth-616.
• Shadow Spider was one of his aliases.

Background

1994 — 2008: Miles Morales

Miles Morales was born to Jefferson Davis, an African American man & Rio Morales, a Puerto Rican mother. He was born & raised in Brooklyn, where the city is protected by the beloved vigilante Spiderman. In their house resides Miles, his parents, his much younger sister & his maternal grandmother.

At a young age, it was obvious Miles had an aptitude for science. He eventually won a scholastic contest which enrolled him in Brooklyn Visions Academy. He was reluctant to leave behind his friends but luckily, his best friend Ganke was also transferring. His reluctance surrounding his new school occasionally put him at odds with his father. After a while, school began to stress Miles out, which caused him to visit his paternal uncle Aaron Davis against his parents’ wishes. Aaron led Miles to an abandoned subway terminal, which served as a canvas for Miles to freely graffiti & express himself as a way to release stress. While in the subway, Miles was bitten by a genetically modified spider, which he nonchalantly smacked & killed.

The following day, Miles underwent a bizarre series of changes, including a growth spurt & the ability to adhere to materials & surfaces. He then had an awkward encounter with Barbara Rodriguez, a girl he admires at his new school, when he accidentally got his fingers stuck to her hair & she has to shear part of it off. He also discovered that he can walk on walls & the ceiling. Freaked out, he returned to his dorm room to find his Ganke’s comic book about Spiderman & realized he’s experiencing similar things as the superhero.

Determined to prove to himself that he has not developed the same powers, he revisited the subway terminal where the spider bit him & found that the spider exhibits bizarre traits even after its death. Afraid he might be a mutant, he told Ganke & confessed his new-found abilities to him. In denial, Miles then climbed the walls of his bedroom & Ganke was overjoyed & in disbelief. Though Ganke found it cool, Miles just wanted to be normal as his father often spoke negatively of mutants.

2008 — 2010: Shadow Spider

Despite deciding to leave the heroism to Spiderman, Miles changed his mind after the crimefighter saved his mother’s life. He followed in Spiderman’s philosophy & decided to continue his legacy. During his first night out patrolling, Miles faced Kangaroo. When he arrived, the villain asked «Why are you hiding in the shadows, Spidey?» believing him to be the original Spiderman. From this encounter came the codename, Shadow Spider.

When Electro woke up from his coma in the medical ward, he went on a rampage in New York City. Though Spiderman & his team of heroes were there, Miles decided to try his hand & became crucial in the heroes victory. When the dust settled, Spiderman rewarded Miles with his approval of his crimefighting & even asked him to become a probationary member of the Spider Army.

Upon gaining his new costume from Spiderman, he stopped a mugging, albeit very sloppily. Someone caught video of him on their phone then sell the footage to J. Jonah Jameson at the Daily Bugle. The story of a new slinging hero in New York quickly made the headlines. Back at his parents’ house, the Morales family discussed the all-new Shadow Spider which resulted in Miles’ parents taking different sides. His father was against the new hero because of the fact that a mutant should not be able to use his powers whenever & however they want to. Miles’ mother thought Shadow Spider was really cool & noted that thanks to the original Spiderman, countless lives & their city were saved. Later that night, Ganke came over & gave Miles security footage of Spiderman fighting with various villains. Under Ganke’s suggestion, Miles began practicing Spiderman’s moves to become a better crimefighter. After months of training, he went to the source & learned from Spiderman directly. In time, Spiderman revealed his identity as Peter Parker & Miles did the same.

Miles soon conquered his fear of heights, leading to him hopping around rooftops & testing his wall-crawling abilities on a tall buildings regularly. While practicing one night, Miles heard an explosion occur. As he swung over, he felt a buzzing in his head which was his Spider-Sense & understood its purpose as he dodged a flying car. He came face to face with Omega Red but was able to end the battle by using his Venom Blast, putting a stop to the villain. As Miles continued to train harder to fight the more dangerous & lethal villains, a new vigilante by the name of Ghost Spider makes their way in New York City. Miles did not like the new superhero, as she did not seem to care for helping people as much as being in the spotlight.

Along with his best friends Ganke & Quinn Stacy, Miles attended Brooklyn Vision Academy’s homecoming. As they were enjoying themselves, his Spider-Sense began tingling. He left Ganke & Quinn on the floor while going to investigate but got held up by a teacher questioning him. When he arrived at the scene, he saw Ghost Spider standing over the dead body of his classmate Neel Chambel. Ghost Spider immediately fled the scene, leading to Miles blaming her for his death & she was soon branded a criminal.

Similar to the NYPD, Miles led an investigation into Ghost Spider as he took Neel’s death personal. He eventually cornered her in an abandoned warehouse as she thwarted a murder attempt on the NYPD Captain. Knowing there was no way out, the vigilante pulled off her mask to reveal her secret identity: his best friend Quinn. Not able to arrest her, he told her to leave the scene before he changed his mind.

Miles struggled with this revelation for some time, not even mentioning it to Peter as he was aware of their close relationship. He began avoiding Quinn, as he was unsure on how to talk to her anymore. After a week of avoiding both of them, he arrived at the Parker residence to talk to Peter but found him with Quinn. With Peter’s blessing, Miles admitted he was Shadow Spider & was aware of both her & Peter’s masked identities. After explaining his avoidance of both of them, Peter personally vouched for Quinn & Miles took his word on it. To clear Quinn’s name, the three of them did a test on Neel’s body to provide evidence of his transformation. With this new information, Quinn was able to gain back most of the public’s trust & Miles renewed his friendship with her.

Romantic Relationships

• Barbara Rodriguez: Girlfriend (Unknown)

Personality

Miles is a selfless & intelligent young man who repeatedly puts himself at great risk for the people he cares about. He is shown to be as brave as his fathers, not thinking twice before helping someone & even putting himself in danger. Upon becoming a crimefighter, Miles consistently tried to live up to Spiderman’s status & do everything in his power to protect the city they called home.

Upon gaining his powers, Miles was both simultaneously confused & excited. After meeting Spiderman, he constantly asked he could provide any aid to vigilantism. Miles also tends to make jokes.

Powers & Abilities

• Mutate Physiology: Miles Morales gained the proportionate abilities of a spider after being bitten by a spider which had been genetically-modified.
  • Enhanced Strength: Miles possesses superhuman strength, making him capable of lifting at least 10 tons. His physical strength also extends into his legs, enabling him to be able to jump to a height of several stories in a single bound. He has to pull his punches & kicks, otherwise his blows would prove fatal to a normal human.
  • Enhanced Speed: Miles possesses the proportionate speed of a spider, therefore he can run & move at speeds that are beyond the physical limits of the finest human athlete.
  • Enhanced Stamina: His advanced musculature produces less fatigue toxins during physical activity than an ordinary human. At his peak, Miles can physically exert himself for several hours before the build-up of fatigue toxins in his blood begins to impair him.
  • Enhanced Durability: Miles’ body is physically tougher & more resistant to some types of injury & impact forces than the body of a normal human. He can withstand great impacts, such as being thrown through a plate-glass window, that would severely injure or kill a normal human. ^]
  • Enhanced Agility: His balance, flexibility & bodily coordination are all enhanced to levels that are far beyond the limits of an Olympic-level gymnast. He also possesses perfect equilibrium as he is able to adjust his position by instinct, which enables him to balance himself on any object.
  • Enhanced Reflexes: His reflexes are currently about 20 times greater than an ordinary human. Along with his spider-sense, the speed of his reflexes allows him to dodge almost any attack.
  • Wall-Crawling: Miles can cling to any surface using just his fingertips & feet.
  • Spider-Sense: When danger is present, Miles feels a buzzing sensation in his head as a sort of early warning system, allowing him to react accordingly. His spider-sense offers him near complete awareness of his surroundings& in conjunction with his reflexes, allows him to instinctively dodge or counter nearly all attacks.
  • Spider-Camouflage: Miles, including his clothing, can blend into his surroundings, allowing him to sneak up on his enemies or flee from them. The resulting effect closely resembles invisibility.
  • Accelerated Healing: He can heal from injuries at a much faster rate than normal humans can.
• Multilingualism: Miles speaks English & Spanish.
• Hand to Hand Combat: Despite not having any training in combat, Miles’ spider-sense & reflexes make him a capable melee fighter. He has studied Spiderman’s moves in combat by watching old footage of his past battles to improve his own combat skills.
• High Level Intellect: Miles was always a fast learner & gifted student. He could speak simple sentences at just over one year old then was reading & writing by the age of four.
• Spider Suit: Miles wears a skin-tight black & red ensemble with a mask that covers every square inch of his face. The suit is thin & lightweight which offers Miles superb maneuverability. It is also incredibly tough & resistant to damage, including gunshots, so Miles is well protected.
• Web Shooters: Miles uses a set of Web Shooters to discharge a stream of a specialized fluid that solidifies upon exposure to air. The polymer is extremely strong & durable, with a tensile strength of 120 pounds per square millimeter of cross section. The polymer degrades after about one hour.

Weaknesses

Missing data.

Ratings

• Acumen: 4 — Trained / Learned
• Might: 5 — High / Exceptional
• Quickness: 5 — High / Exceptional
• Mysticism: 1 — Nonexistent
• Gadgets: 4 — Trained / Learned
• Projection: 5 — High / Exceptional
• Tactics: 4 — Trained / Learned
• Battle: 5 — High / Exceptional
• TOTAL: 110 — Power Level 3 / General Threat

Trivia

General

• Miles’ greatest fear is that his secret identity could cause the death of his family & friends.
• Miles has his mother’s last name (Morales) instead of his father’s last name (Davis).
• His favorite & best subject is math.
• He is a member of The Forums social media network.
• Prior to choosing his codename, he debated Knight Spider, Kid Arachnid, & Web-Man.
• He has written fanfiction about himself.

Relationships

• He has a crush on Stinger, Phoenix & Ms. Marvel.
• Ganke Lee is the first person whom Miles had shared his secret with. They have best friends since they were in elementary school & are currently roommates at the Brooklyn Academy.
• He is also best friends with Quinn Stacy. They met when she transferred to Brooklyn Academy. They went through a rough patch when Miles discovered she was Ghost Spider but things returned to normal after he revealed he was Shadow Spider.
• He holds romantic feelings for Quinn, which seem to be reciprocated. However, both have yet to admit this & remain friends.

Notes

• The original character of Miles Morales belongs to the Marvel Universe, though he is Spiderman in Earth-1610 & not Earth-616.
• Shadow Spider was one of his aliases.

Она появилась в номере Miles Morales: Spider-Man №26, вышедшем 26 мая.

Суть шутки проста — имя Майлза на английском пишется как Miles, что можно перевести как «мили». Отсюда и взялся «Километры Моралес».

Про имя Моралеса часто шутили перед релизом Spider-Man: Miles Morales от Insomniac, в том числе переделывая официальный бокс-арт.

Сама по себе шутка не новая. Ещё в 2019-м можно было найти придуманный фанатами диалог Питера и Майлза, попавших во вселенную, где они французы, и Майлза зовут Километры — потому что Франция находится в Европе.

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This article is about the 2020 video game. For the comic book and character, see Miles Morales.

Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Developer(s)	Insomniac Games[a]
Publisher(s)	Sony Interactive Entertainment
Director(s)	Brian Horton Bryan Intihar Marcus Smith Ryan Smith
Producer(s)	Peter Rosas Tom Tao Michael Francisco
Designer(s)	Cameron Christian
Programmer(s)	Joel Bartley Ross McIntosh Doug Sheahan
Artist(s)	Jacinda Chew
Writer(s)	Jon Paquette Ben Arfmann
Composer(s)	John Paesano
Series	Marvel’s Spider-Man
Platform(s)	PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 Windows
Release	PlayStation 4 WW: November 12, 2020 PlayStation 5 NA/AU: November 12, 2020 WW: November 19, 2020 Windows WW: November 18, 2022
Genre(s)	Action-adventure
Mode(s)	Single-player

Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales is a 2020 action-adventure game developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. Based on the Marvel Comics character Miles Morales / Spider-Man, it is inspired by both the character’s decade-long comic book mythology and the 2018 animated film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, which helped popularize him. The game is a spin-off and successor to Marvel’s Spider-Man (2018), and the second installment in Insomniac’s Spider-Man series. The narrative focuses on Miles’ struggle to balance the duties of his civilian persona and his role as the second Spider-Man when his new home, Harlem, is threatened by a war between the Roxxon Energy Corporation and a high-tech criminal army called the Underground, led by the mysterious Tinkerer.

Gameplay is presented from the third-person perspective with a primary focus on Miles’ traversal and combat abilities. Miles can freely move around New York City, interacting with characters, undertaking missions, and unlocking new gadgets and suits by progressing through the main story or completing tasks. Outside the story, the player is able to complete side missions to unlock additional content and collectible items. Combat focuses on chaining attacks together and using the environment and webs to incapacitate numerous foes while avoiding damage.

Announced at the PlayStation 5 reveal event in June 2020, the game was released as a launch title for the new console on November 12, 2020, in North America and Australia, and November 19 worldwide. A PlayStation 4 version was released the same day, lacking some of the advanced features of its next-gen counterpart such as ray-tracing or a 60 FPS performance mode, because of the console’s technical limitations. A Windows version was released on November 18, 2022. The game received praise for its combat, narrative, content, and technical improvements of the PlayStation 5 version. It sold over 6.5 million units by July 2021.

Gameplay[edit]

The core gameplay of Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales is the same of its predecessor. It features the same open world, a fictionalized version of modern-day Manhattan, which is covered in snow because the game is set during the holidays. Miles controls similarly to Peter Parker, but with new animations and abilities, which are unlocked as the storyline progresses. The new powers include Venom Blast, which allows the player to incapacitate enemies with bio-electricity, and charge or drain electronics; Camouflage, which gives Miles temporary invisibility; and Mega Venom Blast, consisting of a massive explosion of bio-electricity that damages all nearby enemies. The game introduces new gadgets, such as Remote Mines, which can attach to enemies or electrical panels; a device that summons holographic fighters to help in combat; and Gravity Wells that trap multiple enemies and make them easier to hit. Miles’ abilities and gadgets can be upgraded as the player levels up via a skill tree system. Another feature that the game offers is Miles’ Spider-Man app which gives him feedback on crimes happening in New York City and the location of these crimes. It informs the player of any side missions that are available for them to complete, which is beneficial to level up.

Miles possesses a «spider sense», which warns the player of incoming attacks and allows them to dodge and retaliate, and web-shooters, which fire lines of webs that can be used during both traversal and combat, in several different ways. Miles can also jump large distances, stick to surfaces, and fast travel using the New York City Subway system. There several unlockable suits for Miles, some of which are based on existing versions of the character in media, as well as original suits created for the game. Many of these enhance Miles’ abilities, such as allowing him to take more damage, stay invisible for a longer time, or regenerate Venom Power faster. During certain sections of the game, players control Miles in his civilian persona and cannot use any of his abilities or gadgets.

Synopsis[edit]

Characters and setting[edit]

The narrative continues from where Marvel’s Spider-Man and its downloadable content The City That Never Sleeps left off, during which Miles Morales (Nadji Jeter) was bitten by a genetically enhanced spider and gained powers similar to his mentor Peter Parker (Yuri Lowenthal). A year after the first game’s conclusion, Miles has been trained by Parker, moved from Brooklyn to Harlem, and has fully integrated himself into the role of a Spider-Man. He is still in the process of gaining experience and doubts whether he can live up to Parker’s legacy. At the beginning of the game, Parker leaves New York for Symkaria for several weeks to help his girlfriend Mary Jane Watson with her reporting there and trusts Miles to protect the city in his absence. Now the sole Spider-Man, Miles must balance his new superhero responsibilities with supporting his mother Rio Morales (Jacqueline Piñol) in her campaign for City Council and defending his new home from a violent war between the corrupt Roxxon Energy Corporation and a high-tech criminal army known as the Underground.^[1]

The game features both new and returning supporting characters, including the supervillain Rhino (Fred Tatasciore), the imprisoned crime lord Kingpin (Travis Willingham), anti-Spider-Man podcaster J. Jonah Jameson (Darin De Paul), and F.E.A.S.T. volunteer Gloria Davila (Melanie Minichino). Parker’s former mentor and employer Dr. Otto Octavius (William Salyers) appears in a flashback, while the head of Oscorp and former New York mayor Norman Osborn (Mark Rolston) appears in a mid-credits scene. Miles’ late father, Officer Jefferson Davis (Russell Richardson), appears in a voice-only role as part of a side-quest.

The new cast includes Miles’ best friend and schoolmate Ganke Lee (Griffin Puatu), who assists him with his Spider-Man activities; Miles’ estranged and overprotective uncle Aaron Davis (Ike Amadi), who operates as an armored mercenary known as the Prowler; podcaster and Spider-Man supporter Danika Hart (Ashly Burch); deaf street artist Hailey Cooper (Natasha Ofili); bodega owner Teo Alvarez (Yancey Arias); Caleb’s Clean Cuts barber Caleb Ward (Emerson Brooks); Pana Fuerte restaurateur Camila Vasquez (Krizia Bajos); head of Roxxon’s R&D department Simon Krieger (Troy Baker); and Miles’ childhood best friend Phin Mason (Jasmin Savoy Brown), who seeks to avenge the death of her brother and Miles’ other friend Rick (Todd Williams) as the mysterious Tinkerer.^[2][3][4]

Plot[edit]

After more than a year of training under Peter Parker, Miles Morales has mastered his spider-like abilities and established himself as the original Spider-Man’s crime-fighting partner, though he still struggles to adapt into his new role. While escorting a police convoy carrying prisoners to the rebuilt Raft, Miles accidentally frees Rhino, who wreaks havoc across the city. While Miles stops the other escapees, Peter struggles against Rhino, who eventually overpowers him. Before Rhino can kill Peter, Miles intervenes and defeats him with his new bio-electric ability, later dubbed «Venom Power». Leaving Rhino in Roxxon’s custody, Peter informs Miles that he will be assisting his girlfriend, Daily Bugle reporter Mary Jane Watson, with her assignment in Symkaria for a few weeks as her photographer, and entrusts him to look after the city in his absence, despite Miles’ low-confidence due to having messed up earlier.

While investigating a break-in at the Roxxon Plaza, Miles clashes with a group called the Underground, who have a vendetta against the company. Returning home to celebrate Christmas with his mother Rio and friend Ganke Lee, Miles is surprised to learn that Rio invited Phin Mason, with whom he has not spoken in over a year. The next day, Ganke creates a Spider-Man app so citizens can call Miles for help directly. Miles’s uncle, Aaron Davis, is the first to use it and reveals his knowledge of his nephew’s identity. Miles attends one of Rio’s campaign rallies, but witnesses the Underground attacking the Roxxon guards present and tries to stop the conflict before it escalates. He discovers that the Underground are seeking Roxxon’s experimental power source, Nuform, and that Phin is their leader, the Tinkerer. After further investigation, Miles learns that Phin wants to avenge the death of her brother Rick Mason. The latter was poisoned by Nuform’s toxic properties and killed by Simon Krieger after attempting to sabotage the project. With assistance from Aaron, whom he learns is the mercenary known as the Prowler, Miles discovers Phin’s plan to ruin Roxxon by destroying their plaza with Nuform to highlight its dangerous side effects, which Krieger had been covering up.

After betraying Phin’s trust to gather information on the Underground, Miles is forced to reveal his identity to her, souring their friendship. Miles tries to reconcile with Phin, but Roxxon abducts them with the aid of an enhanced Rhino. Miles and Phin escape, but Miles learns that Aaron has been spying on him for Roxxon and that Krieger modified the plaza’s Nuform reactor to destroy Harlem if Phin’s plan succeeds. Phin and Miles fight the enhanced Rhino, who taunts Phin about Rick’s death. She almost kills him, but Miles intervenes, and the two fight before Phin knocks Miles out and escapes. Ganke brings an injured Miles home, where Rio discovers her son’s identity and continues to support him. Once he recovers, Miles tries to stop Phin. However, he is captured by Aaron, who takes him underground to prevent him from being killed like his father Jefferson Davis, whom he was unable to reconcile with prior to his death, which resulted in his overprotectiveness over Miles. Miles escapes and defeats his uncle, explaining that he cannot turn his back on people when they need him.

While the Underground and Roxxon fight on the streets and Phin executes her plan, Aaron, inspired by his nephew’s words, helps Rio evacuate Harlem, giving Miles a chance to confront Phin and stop the Nuform reactor before it goes critical. Unable to reason with her, Miles fights Phin before attempting to absorb the Nuform to negate the blast. However, there is too much energy, and Miles is unable to contain it, slowly killing him. To save the city and realizing the error of her ways, Phin sacrifices herself by flying Miles to a safe distance above the city so that he can release the energy before it kills him. Miles plummets to the ground, revealing his identity to a small number of citizens he helped as Spider-Man, who promise to keep his secret and hail him as a hero. Four weeks later, Roxxon has been dealt numerous lawsuits, and Krieger has been arrested following Aaron turning himself in and testifying against them. Peter returns from Symkaria and praises Miles for his growth and heroism before they head off to fight crime together.

In a mid-credits scene, Oscorp CEO and former New York Mayor Norman Osborn orders a reluctant Dr. Curt Connors to release his terminally ill son Harry from stasis despite his unstable condition. In a post-credits scene, Miles leaves an award he won with Phin atop Trinity Church in her memory.

Events after the main story ends with Miles being enlisted by his mother for a scavenger hunt across Manhattan to find postcards which contains voice messages by his late father, Jefferson within each USB drives. The last scavenger hunt ends at Harlem’s outdoor basketball field, where Miles recalls his time playing a basketball game with his parents and uncle Aaron, including Phin during his middle school life.

Development[edit]

Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales was developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5.^[5][6][7] Sony vice president Simon Rutter told The Telegraph that the game is «an expansion and an enhancement to the previous game».^[8] However, Insomniac later called the project a standalone game, stating that it is «the next adventure in the Marvel’s Spider-Man universe».^[9] It is smaller in size and scope than Spider-Man, and has been compared to Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, a game which served as a standalone expansion that was smaller in size and scope than a mainline Uncharted title.^[8][9][10]

The game features «a new story, with new set-pieces, fresh villains, and unique quests».^[3] For the PlayStation 5 version, the game takes advantage of the console’s increased processing power, dedicated ray-tracing hardware, custom solid-state drive storage, Tempest Engine and DualSense controller to support features such as advanced haptic feedback, real-time ray tracing effects, 3D spatial audio and reduced loading times.^[11][12][13] The PlayStation 5 version of Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales supports high dynamic range and an optional «performance mode» that allows the game to run at 4K resolution and 60 frames per second.^[14][15][16]

On October 9, 2020, Insomniac Games announced via Twitter that the game had «gone gold», meaning that physical copies of the game were ready to be produced, with any further development being patched into the game through software updates.^[17]

After the release on Playstation 4 and Playstation 5, the studio ported the game to PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store on November 18, 2022.

Music[edit]

John Paesano returned to compose the musical score for Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales after composing 2018’s Spider-Man.^[18] Unlike the 2018 game’s music which was more orchestral-based, Miles Morales‘ soundtrack mixes orchestral themes with hip hop music. Three original songs were created for the soundtrack: «I’m Ready» by Jaden Smith,^[19] and «Where We Come From» and «This Is My Time» by Lecrae.^[20]

Marketing[edit]

Tie-in media and merchandise[edit]

On October 7, 2020, Marvel Games revealed a prequel novel, Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales – Wings of Fury, which was published on November 10, 2020, and written by Brittney Morris. The novel follows Miles coming to terms with what it means to be Spider-Man. He is left questioning everything when Vulture and his accomplice Starling release experimental tech onto New York City. Also announced was Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales – The Art of the Game by Matt Ralphs, which was released on February 16, 2021.^[21] It features a collection of concept art, in-game renderings, and insights from the artists and Insomniac Games.^[22]

In March 2021, Funko Pop! Vinyl figures of the Classic and T.R.A.C.K. suits from the game, were released, with the latter of the two having a limited edition chase variant in which Miles is unmasked.^[23] A further selection of the 2020, Bodega Cat, S.T.R.I.K.E, Advanced Tech, Purple Rein, Crimson Cowl, Winter and Programmable Matter suits were released in April 2021, with the last two having exclusive variants available at Hot Topic and GameStop respectively.^[24][25]

Release[edit]

The game was announced on June 11, 2020, at the PlayStation 5 reveal event as a launch title.^[5][26][27] It released worldwide on November 12, 2020, for PlayStation 4, with the PlayStation 5 version also releasing in North America, Australia and New Zealand on that date; a week later, it released worldwide for the PlayStation 5.^[7][28] The game is available in numerous editions. The standard edition includes the base game and is available for both consoles, with the PlayStation 4 version supporting a free upgrade to the PlayStation 5 version. The Ultimate Edition is available for the PlayStation 5, bundling together the base game and Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered.^[7] Launch variants of all editions were available in North America, and these variants feature instant access to the following; the T.R.A.C.K. suit and Miles’ suit from the 2018 animated film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, three extra skill points and a Gravity Well Gadget. International retailers delivered this content separately as a redeemable code. All of these bonus items are available throughout the course of the game to those who did not receive the pre-order bonuses.^[29][30][31]

The standalone game features a dedication to the original actor for the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Black Panther, Chadwick Boseman, who died two months before the game’s release.^[32] An enhanced version of Miles Morales (featuring a variety of graphical options, unlocked framerates, ultrawide monitor support, and support for other technologies such as Nvidia’s DLSS 3 and Reflex, as well as AMD’s FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) 2.1 and Intel’s XeSS) was released on Windows in November 2022 on Steam and the Epic Games Store. The port is developed by PlayStation studio Nixxes Software.^[33]

Reception[edit]

Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales received «generally favorable reviews», according to review aggregator Metacritic.^[35][34]

Jonathon Dornbush of IGN enjoyed the new PS5 enhancements of the game and the more compelling side content.^[49] Destructoid‘s Chris Carter praised the game’s story and Miles’ new abilities.^[50] Andrew Reiner of Game Informer appreciated the improvements to combat and the area of Harlem.^[51]

Sales[edit]

The PlayStation 4 version of Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales sold 22,882 physical copies within its first week on sale in Japan, making it the eighth-best-selling retail game of the week in the country. During the same week, the PlayStation 5 version was the tenth-best-selling retail game in Japan, selling 18,640 physical copies.^[52] Miles Morales was also the best-selling physical PlayStation 5 launch game in the UK.^[53] In Germany, the game sold over 100,000 copies in its launch month^[54] and 200,000 copies by the end of December 2020.^[55] As of December 18, 2020, the game has sold a combined total of 663,000 digital copies across both the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 platforms.^[56] On April 22, 2021, Jeff Grubb of VentureBeat reported that the game had outsold both The Last of Us Part II and Ghost of Tsushima with regards to lifetime sales.^[57] As of July 18, 2021, the game had sold over 6.5 million copies.^[58][59] Miles Morales was the twelfth best-selling game of 2020, and the sixth best-selling game of 2021.^[60][61]

Accolades[edit]

Notes[edit]

References[edit]