I almost got the impression that the author had an opportunity, a platform as a result of writing about a well known character, and maybe tried to use it to say something. Maybe this all speaks to someone else better than it did to me, but for in my case, it just didn't sit right. Again, trying too hard to get a message across by focusing on the wrong places to do it. I think too that, in getting caught up with what they were trying to say, the author forgot that Miles and Peter were in disguise a lot of time, between explaining facial expressions that neither of them should have been able to see while fully masked, to putting emphasis on Miles trying to figure out what it means to be "black Spider-Man" when again, while masked, this detail would have been absolutely irrelevant.
Perhaps a better way to normalize a female villain is to treat her as. Or as another example, every time a character finds out that the main villain is female, the reaction is always a bit pointed, like the reader would assume the character would fight the villain differently, if we weren't blatantly "reminded" otherwise.
For example, when Miles faces discrimination for his appearance, the event, and numerous subsequent references to said event, would carry more weight had it not happened because he was mistaken for someone who actually fit his exact description.
The story got lost in trying too hard to be progressive in its messaging, to the point where the messages and attempted themes are over explained, and the reader isn't given enough credit to pick up on them on their own. It felt like someone trying too hard at conveying a message, rather than letting the nuances of the story do so instead. I hate when the story suffers as a result of it. I like when authors have something they want to say in their writing. With lives at risk, can Miles step up and be a hero? Teamed up with Peter Parker, the two Spider-Men must put a stop to the winged duo before they can unleash experimental tech across the whole city. When Vulture breaks out of high-security prison and starts wreaking havoc across the city with his new accomplice Starling, Miles can't just sit back and watch. Tempted by the power and freedom of his new abilities, Miles must decide what kind of hero he wants to be. He's moved across Marvel's New York to East Harlem, an unfamiliar neighbourhood, is coming to terms with the loss of his father, and there's the small matter of being bitten by a genetically modified spider and gaining superpowers.Īfter a mix-up with the law whilst trying to stop a robbery, Miles questions what it means to be a hero when people are ready to believe the worst in you. The official prequel to Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales from Marvel and Insomniac Games, with an exclusive adventure that leads directly into the game itself.
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