Miles Morales () is a fictional superhero who appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics, as one of the characters who goes by the identity of Spider - Man. The character was created by writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Sara Pichelli, with Bendis and Marvel then-editor-in-chief Axel Alonso drawing inspiration from both then-U.S. President Barack Obama and American actor Donald Glover.
Miles Morales first appeared in Ultimate Fallout #4 ( August 2011), following the death of Peter Parker. An Afro -Latino teenager, Miles is the second Spider - Man to appear in Ultimate Marvel, an imprint with a separate continuity from the mainstream Marvel Universe. Although Morales featured in the Ultimate Comics : Spider - Man comic book series, he is not the lead character in the Ultimate Spider - Man animated TV series that debuted in April 2012 on Disney XD, but he was later added to the main cast in 2016, and will star in the 2018 feature film Spider - Man : Into the Spider -Verse. After Marvel ended the Ultimate imprint in 2015, Miles was made a character in the main Marvel Universe, and began appearing in stories under the All-New, All-Different Marvel branding that debuted that same year.
Reaction to the character varied, with some, including Spider - Man 's creator, Stan Lee, approving the creation of a positive role model for children of color, to displeasure at the replacement of Peter Parker, with some decrying it as a publicity stunt motivated by political correctness, a charge Alonso denied. Alexandra Petri of The Washington Post called for the character to be judged on the quality of its stories, which have garnered positive reviews.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.
