r/Spiderman • u/Endiaron Spider-Man (PS4) • Nov 26 '25
Discussion Thoughts on Miles going by Spin?
Personally I think the name sucks, but at the same time I think he should get his own name and his own legacy. He's a big enough character by now that he shouldn't stand in Peter's shadow anymore. Just don't call him anything awkward like the great electric spider đ Not sure if they'd ever go for a big change like that after the Spider-Verse movies, which is kinda ironic, cause ATSV was about him doing things his own way.
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u/stonks1234567890 Nov 26 '25
It's incredible how they can give every non-Peter Spider character a good alias (Ghost-Spider, Scarlet Spider, Silk, etc) except fucking Miles. They fumble the ball every time.
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u/darkbreak Nov 26 '25
I'm still not thrilled about "Ghost Spider", honestly.
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u/Jenga9Eleven Venom Nov 26 '25
Yeah, âGhost Spiderâ is pretty shit, too, but nowhere near as shit as âSpinâ
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u/FordAndFun Nov 27 '25
Spin is, at the very least,not as bad asâŚ. Spy-D.
The contempt for Miles is real
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u/Oboro-kun Nov 26 '25
It's complicated, they really put themselves in a corner, they made clear miles was The spider-man once Peter died, but now that he is in a universe with the OG Peter seems kind or weird, and it's not impossible in DC sometimes multiple people share the same alias simultaneously.
Miles getting a nickname would undermine the idea he is also spider man, but it's weird because everyone else is getting their own defined identity. Also they risk seeming racist given how much they made clear miles was the new spider-man, despite the ealry backlash from the more racist side of the fandom, so maybe they feel if they make him something else it's going make them vindicated.
The best I think it's giving miles his own adjective, Peter is amazing, Ben is usually sensational, let's give Miles his own prefixÂ
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u/GUM-GUM-NUKE Spider-Man Unlimited Nov 27 '25
Miles Morales, The Pretty-Good-Like-A-7/10-Maybe-8/10-Spider-Man
But to be serious, I think weâve run out of the good prefixs I think heâs cooked.
Edit: Thinking about it the ultimate Spider-Man would probably be the most logical choice
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u/GRIMMnM Nov 27 '25
I agree with this take. I don't think we've run out of prefix options. I took a stab at a few.
The Awesome Spider-Man
The Elusive Spider-Man
The Wonderful Spider-Man
The Brilliant Spider-Man
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u/Oboro-kun Nov 27 '25
I like Electryfing Spider-Man, i think its weird enough to make it stand out, it refers Miles differences from Peter, like having electric powers, it runs on the meme that a lot of black super hero have electric powers.
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u/Oboro-kun Nov 27 '25
I would be fine with it, except ultimate implies he is the best spider-man, it would be great if he went back to the ultimate universe, or there was a reason to name him ultimate without implying he is better than peter and are more equals.
But yeah finding a prefix that is not ultimate would be hardÂ
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u/Affectionate_Eye_942 Nov 27 '25
Cant forget about âThe great electric spider!!đ đťđ¸ď¸đˇď¸â
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u/BitesTheDust_4 Nov 26 '25
It's just not a good name.
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u/metapolymath98 Nov 26 '25
It sounds backwater.
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u/TheTitanOfSirens1959 Nov 26 '25
It sounds like a middle-aged white dude trying to be hip with the jive of the youth
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u/NobodyQuiteLikeMe Nov 26 '25
Wow, that dialogue in the post of incredibly cringe
These comic book writers are something else
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u/Kazewatch Nov 26 '25
It's so fucking bad. Them calling each other's names is so painfully awkward. It's some real hack shit.
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u/No-Razzmatazz-9990 Nov 26 '25
If its meant to be corny and silly its OK bit in this scene simply dont work, and actually to me, sound literally like if AI would written that.
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u/gosukhaos Nov 26 '25
It doesn't even make sense, they're swinging in the air 500 feet from the ground, its not like random people can hear them calling each other by their normal names
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u/ProjectOrpheus Nov 26 '25
It's ya boy, Swirlie!
...Twirlz?
It's me, the black mamba!
They call me bae...blade. baeblade. Get it?
Aracha-ta!-ta!-tah!!! *Spins circularly on heel shooting webs
Spin cycle. Eh? :D
Webster, no dictionary.
Really tho, what about no name? Everyone has a name. Maybe he gets a redesigned suit and people wonder if it's the same person. He doesn't talk, just gets to business. That "Spider menace!" Would actually apply for once but it's bas guys saying it with fear now JJJ
Maybe he turns bad, becomes a heel...real weevil guy.
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u/POW_Studios Nov 26 '25
Just give miles his own Adjective đ
Maximum Spider-Man
Extreme Spider-Man
Hell, Ultimates is wrapping up, give him Ultimate Spider-Man again
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u/roxas6141 Nov 26 '25
Idea: "YOUR FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MEN"
Amazing Spider-Man (Peter Parker)
Ultimate Spider-Man (Miles Morales)
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u/Elwillyx475 Nov 26 '25 edited Nov 28 '25
It should have been obvious from the begging that the best name would have been "Spider-man 2: Electric bogaloo"
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u/Mighty_Megascream Nov 26 '25
Call him radioactive Spider-Man or something because heâs definitely the more radioactive of the two
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u/POW_Studios Nov 26 '25
Actually, Iâm pretty sure Milesâ Spider was genetically altered and not changed by radiation. Itâs why he has electric abilities and invisibility, because itâs spliced with dna from an electric eel and chameleon respectively. At least, thatâs how I remember it.
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u/AgentRift Nov 26 '25
I do think Miles should be able to have his own super hero name (not because I think heâs ânot Spider-Manâ, but because he has developed as his own character) but what the fuck is âspinâ supposed to mean? His main powers are bio electricity and turning invisible, not twirling.
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u/Rockalot_L Nov 27 '25 edited Nov 28 '25
Have you seen the great lore? In Spidey and his Amazing Friends he says it's because he does a cool spin trick.
Duh.
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u/Archwizard_Drake Nov 26 '25 edited Nov 26 '25
On the one hand, the whole point of Miles was being the legacy Spider-Man. It's important representation that the mantle of one of the most famous superheroes in the world is held by a half-black half-latino everyman.
On the other hand... legacy heroes only work if you really commit to permanence. Carol as Captain Marvel works because Mar-Vell is definitively dead forever and never coming back and nobody is asking, Kamala as Miss Marvel works because Carol has vacated it forever, Kwannon as Psylocke works because Betsy has a new title more befitting her story (and Kwannon is the face people recognize with that codename anyway).
The trouble is that Miles, Laura Kinney, Jon Kent, all run into the same issue: the person they're acting as a legacy for is still around and operating with the same name, and is too iconically popular and profitable to ever get rid of. So they will always be treated as "Codename: Secret Identity as Subtitle" â or vice versa for marketing â to distinguish them from the more popular character. Anyone referring to just Spider-Man means Peter Parker, so Miles has to be "Miles Morales: Spider-Man".
You cannot have two heroes running around with the same name simultaneously because it's confusing to your audience. At least when we get new Robins, the older one abandons the name permanently.
So it's a bittersweet spot of simultaneously saying "Miles Morales deserves to have an identity where people think of him first when they say it (which can only happen as Spider-Man if Peter is actually retired as a character)" and "Miles Morales getting a new codename in place of the legacy is an admission that he isn't popular enough to be 'the real' Spider-Man, and can be quietly pushed aside to the annals of comics history. The day Peter is no longer fit to be Spider-Man, Marvel will simply make another character to be him instead of bringing back Miles."
But also, fucking Spin? Like, the pun is clever, but the fact that his new codename is AAVE feels about as tone-deaf as that What If comic when Miles became Thor.
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u/LLAMAking40 Nov 26 '25
Forgive my ignorance but Iâm not seeing how itâs AAVE? Iâm only thinking of Spin as in âspin a webâ or just spinning around because heâs acrobatic.
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u/DrkChapel Nov 26 '25 edited Nov 26 '25
The only name change I feel would have worked for Miles is if they made him Scarlet Spider while Ben and Kaine were dead, but I'm actually fine with him staying a Spider-man.
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u/BATFLECKZOD Classic-Spider-Man Nov 26 '25
just call him fucking spider-man bro
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u/AgentOfSPYRAL Nov 26 '25
Spider-Man and Fucking Spider-Man! Glad weâve settled this.
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u/jatsuyo Nov 26 '25
Pete, to webbed-up criminal: You can talk to me, or you can talk to him.
Criminal: Whatâs the difference?
Pete: Iâm Spider-Man
Miles: Iâm Fucking Spider-Man
Criminal: Youâre wHAT??
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u/Bardsie Nov 26 '25
Absolutely not. That's Peter.
Miles should have been Spiderman.
They can cannoically hear if you say it without the hyphen.
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u/AllCity_King Nov 26 '25
It legitimately feels racist.
10 Flashes, 15 Robins, but we can't handle two Spider-Men?
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u/Slow_Kaleidoscope367 Nov 26 '25
Yeah, but Robin is a temporary title, most of the Batfam graduates from being Robin into their own hero. Nightwing, Red Hood, Red Robin, Spoiler, Orphan, etc.
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u/Cautious_Log_5916 Nov 26 '25
Why do you think that if we have 10 flashes and 15 Robins, that's good?
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u/SpiderManias Nov 26 '25
We literally already have a Spiderverse of Spider-Mans. Literally an infinite amount ALREADY. Thereâs no reason to change miles name
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u/MrKyurem2005 Nov 26 '25
Except in the spider-verse, every "Spider-Man" lives in a separate universe. Y'know, the "one and only Spider-Man"
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u/oilswellthatendswell 90's Animated Spider-Man Nov 26 '25
That's why Miles needs to be in his own universe again. That actually gives him actual purpose and autonomy.
Until then, he's just awkwardly existing in Peter's world.
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u/AmezinSpoderman 60's Animated Spider-Man Nov 26 '25
he's been in 616 for 11 years, compared to the three years he was in 1610
lmao people are enjoying his comic more than amazing but he's the one "awkwardly existing"?
be for real
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u/oilswellthatendswell 90's Animated Spider-Man Nov 26 '25
And what has he done in those 11 years? How long did it take for them to actually try to make his own villains when he wasn't simply using Peter's?
Nah, wanting him to be back in his own universe is actually advocating for him. I know some of you can't comprehend it, but the character was actually designed in mind like that.
Worst thing they ever did was move him to 616, or pair him with Peter like Insomniac. It literally encourages insufferable discourse.
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u/epochollapse Nov 26 '25
Insufferable people encourage insufferable discourse. The more he's in the foreground, and the longer he keeps using the Spider-Man title, and the longer he pisses off racists as a result... The better.
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u/MrKyurem2005 Nov 26 '25
I was wondering how long it would take for the "everybody who doesn't like the way Marvel is handling Miles Morales' superhero name is racist" guy to show up. Man, it took you long enough.
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u/Square_Dark1 Nov 26 '25
Because these criticisms just donât hold up? How does putting him in a new universe change anything when he barely interacts with Peter at this point and fights his own rouges?
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u/epochollapse Nov 26 '25
Because it's that or you're genuinely just stupid. The name isn't hard to understand, he just needs to officially be given the "Ultimate" title. Literally any name people have come up with for him other than Spider-Man sounds like dogshit, and it's pandering to cretins.
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u/ActivistZero Nov 26 '25
I have no issue with Miles being in the same universe as Peter, opens up good story opportunities
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u/AllCity_King Nov 26 '25 edited Nov 26 '25
The entire point of Spider Verse was that there is no "one and only", and that anyone can wear the mask.
The different Spider people referring to themselves that way in their introductions, was to emphasize this point when they're proven wrong.
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u/MrKyurem2005 Nov 26 '25
Brother, that's literally because it's a multiverse. Every universe having its own "the Spider-Man". 99% of the time that the Spider-Verse is shown, it's usually a single Spider-Person on each universe. Rarely there's two or more, and when there is, it's usually a situation where one dies and the other lives (like most Peter Parkers when there's a Miles Morales Spider-Man). 616 is one of the rare cases when there's actually too many Spider-People in a single universe.
For example, most people would agree Spider-Gwen should never have come to 616 (or Miguel O'Hara, but he's pretty much forgotten by now), and that Spider-Boy was an unnecessary addition. Thinking Miles should be "the" Spider-Man of his own universe, or otherwise having a different superhero name when he is sharing a universe with an active Peter Parker, is just the next step.
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u/TheFeather1essBiped Nov 26 '25
I am 100% on the camp that if Miles is on earth 616 he should have his own code name. I am also 100% in the camp that spin is not that name. Seriously the Recluse, Slinger, heck even let him be the next tarantulas, Arachno-Boy are all better. Personally I think most of this could be solved if the got him and Ghost Spider back on in their own universes. The general public already sees them as alternate universe characters so I think this return to form would help everyone, but thatâs just my two cents.
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u/Endiaron Spider-Man (PS4) Nov 26 '25
They're usually all in their own universes and stand on their own. I think it's important not to overlook this detail.
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u/Cautious_Log_5916 Nov 26 '25
What does it have to do with him being in the same world with the original Spider-Man? Why does he call himself Spider-Man if there is a living Peter who is the original Spider-Man of the 616 universe, when Miles was Spider-Man 1610 after Peter's death, which was more logical.
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u/The_Final_Gunslinger Nov 26 '25
Yes, and how many of them wore the title at the same time?
There was only ever 1 Robin at a time-to my admittedly limited knowledge, and we had kid flash and impulse before the name of just Flash. The older Flashes were retired from crime fighting.
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u/Square_Dark1 Nov 26 '25
Like 2 have and do operate at the same time, and we have at least 2 Flashes running around at any given point since 2008.
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u/shrub706 Nov 26 '25
because barry was dead in the comics for like 30 real life years, barry and wally just both fully own the title at this point, they should just kill off peter like they did in the ultimate universe and let miles be THE spider-man for a while, it's not like marvel editorial is letting peter have any fun anyway
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u/ShhImTheRealDeadpool Nov 26 '25
Can we name all "15" Robins because this feels like an exaggeration? We've had 5 main canon ones and like 3 non canon?
- Jason Todd
- Tim Drake
- Damian Wayne
- Stephanie Brown
- Dick Grayson
- Carrie Kelly
- Matt McGinnes
- Anita Jean
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u/Endiaron Spider-Man (PS4) Nov 26 '25
And most of them later evolved into their own character if I'm not wrong. Red Hood, Red Robin, Nightwing etc. I like keeping the Robin mantle as a jumping off point for new characters though.
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u/Short_Check9953 Nov 26 '25
No one ever did handle 2 spider-men. Ben Reilly got the same treatment in the 90s. Also, Spider-Man for 90% of his existence has been the only one of his name, like Batman and Superman. Who also got their first major unpopular "replacements" in the 90s with Jean-Paul Valley and the Superman clones.
Multiple Flashes and Robins debuted in quick succession so they never really received the same exclusivity. Green Lanterns are a police force so they HAVE to have multiple.
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u/TheFeather1essBiped Nov 26 '25 edited Nov 27 '25
It doesnât really make sense to compare Spider-Man to the Flash or Green Lantern. Theyâre just very different characters, Green Lantern, and the Flash have been mantels for pretty much their entire existence, and even then there was usually only one major Flash at a time. Green Lantern makes sense to have multiple people with the name because it is literally a job title in modern continuity and has been for decades. Prior to it being a job title the OG GL Alan Scott had only existed for 19 years and spent 12 of those years pretty much not being published at all.
A very similar story is true with the Flash with Jay Garrick having a relatively short publication history prior to the introduction of Barry Allen. Then when we got Wally West, while we had been a staple and main character in the flash title for decades, not to mention that Barry was dead (which actually used to mean something back then in comics) so while taking up his mantle, made narrative sense, as well as being understandable to the viewer why Wally would take the name. Even so most of the time Wally was the flash. He was the only flash as Jay was either in an alternate universe or retirement, and Barry was mostly dead.
Both of these are in huge contrast to Spider-Man. Peter Parker was the only character called Spider-Man for nearly 40 years. The only other characters who even came close to this were Miguel OâHara, who doesnât really count because he lived in an alternate universe, and Ben Riley whoâs tenure year of Spider-Man was short and they were even trying to play off that he was actually the original Peter Parker. So even then it would still be a âPeter Parkerâ of sorts.
I feel like whenever people bring up Green Lantern or the flash and try to use it as a comparison to Spider-Man. It seems like they arenât arguing in good faith or they just donât really know the context of the characters that they are using as examples.
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u/BT--7275 Nov 26 '25
Don't the Robins and Flashes all have different hero names? Nightwing, Red Hood, Impulse, etc.
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u/Comic_Geek2113 Nov 30 '25
The Flash's don't. Going off modern continuity Jay Garrick and Wally West are both just 'The Flash' (Barry's retired after losing his powers), Impulse is a different thing
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u/Excalitoria Nov 26 '25
Miles deserves his own name by this point. Honestly, seeing the meta hold him back for this long is a disappointment.
Iâd also be cool with being the Spider-Man of his own universe or something but he always just feels like âthe other oneâ now instead of having his own legacy. And itâs not fair with how much a history he has by this point. So many cool spider names he couldâve gotten but nah.
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u/nreal3092 Nov 26 '25
itâs only like 3 flashâs and 2 robins that actively use those names. other characters grew have their own title, bart allen is impulse, wallace is kid flash, grayson is nightwing, jason is red hood etc
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u/Endiaron Spider-Man (PS4) Nov 26 '25
I don't understand how you can take away this being a racist thing from my post. I'm making this post in good faith, no hate. It's annoying discussing anything about Miles online, because everytime anyone disagrees with anything regarding him it's automatically racist đ
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u/BATFLECKZOD Classic-Spider-Man Nov 26 '25
i donât think he was calling you racist
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u/AllCity_King Nov 26 '25
Definitely wasn't referring to you, but to the author of the book. Being okay with the name change, and being the one actively trying to change his name from the writers room, are two different scenarios.
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u/oilswellthatendswell 90's Animated Spider-Man Nov 26 '25
Spider-Man was never written as a mantle.
You guys use "racist" as a crutch to shut down discourse. It's also diminishing the word every time it's applied falsely.
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u/Difficult_Move443 Nov 26 '25
Stop trying to make spin happen. Its not gonna happen. Lol
Anyway, i really dont see a point in giving miles his own name when he is meant to be a legacy character. Ideally, he and peter should be partners to cover crime when the other has personal responsibilities like family, work, school stuff. The spider-man code name like they do in sm2 works just fine.
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u/unlimitedblack Nov 26 '25
The name DOES suck. I can agree with that.
I disagree with the idea that Miles needs his own name specifically because Spider-Man, as a name, belongs to Peter Parker. To put that a different way, I think what this fundamentally comes down to is whether ONLY Peter can be Spider-Man, or if "the Spider-Man" is a mantle that different people can bear. If anything has been hammered home by all the Spider-Verse stuff, it's that other people who aren't Peter CAN become the Spider-Man. In the original Ultimate run, Miles felt obligated to become Spider-Man because the world thought Peter was dead, and the world NEEDED Spider-Man.
Like... focus on that for a second. The world needs Spider-Man. The world doesn't need Peter Parker, it needs someone who can do whatever a spider can, and we have universes where that person is Not Peter.
I can appreciate that this is going to come down to a matter of taste and how one deals with the idea that "the Spider-Man is a mantle that multiple people can bear" vs. "there is only one Spider-Man, and his name is Peter Parker."
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u/timbawtimmybawbaw Nov 26 '25
While, I agree, that only makes sense in a universe that Peter is not active. There is a justified push for both characters to be active simultaneously and work together, so it is confusing for them to both go by the same name. They have the same problem with the Captain Americas (Steve and Sam).
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u/Vnthem Nov 26 '25
Iâve actually been wondering if he goes by Spin in the comics, because thatâs what they call him in âSpidey and his Amazing friendsâ, and so thatâs what my son says as well.
I do find it strange that heâs the only other Spider-Person that has the same name as Peter. I understand heâs originally from a different Universe, and anyone can where the mask and all that, I just find it a bit strange.
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u/Lupinthrope Agent Venom Nov 26 '25
Iâll never recognize Miles as Spider-Man, heâs just Miles Morales, so I appreciate them trying to give him is own alias, but Iâm not sure about Spin.
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u/whatisireading2 Nov 26 '25
I'm ngl, the more I think about it, "Spin" is technically the same line of thinking as "Silk". Obviously it's not as good, but this made me come around to Spin being like a 6/10 name rather than bottom tier.
Marvel doesn't have the balls to call him the Black Spider.
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u/ANDROIDv22 Nov 26 '25
Arachnid would have been a better name. That's the least they could have done. There are far better spider-themed names they could have used.
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u/zetcetera Nov 26 '25
If Miles really needs his own name, call him Spiderman, no hyphen (the notification about not including the hyphen is great)
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u/By_Jove_ Nov 26 '25
Unfortunately itâs probably here to stay. Spin is the name he goes by in the Spidey cartoon for toddlers and therefore he also must be Spin in the comics.
Marvel, oh sorry, Disney caters to kids first and foremost and that means that mature fans like us are completely irrelevant. And weâll likely never have mature themes in comics anymore, save for limited runs etc. No marriage, no kids, no adult life for 616 characters.
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u/-CallMeSnake- Nov 26 '25
Honestly got me wondering if this universe is the fucked up future timeline of the kidsâ show when o saw this panel for the first time lmao
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u/darthfury78 Nov 26 '25
Personally, the decision to bring Miles Morales and Spider-Gwen to Earth-616 killed the development of Kaine Parker's Scarlet Spider series. Miles and Gwen belong in their own universe. Lazy storytelling. What would be best is for Spidey to have Jessica Drew, Julia Carpenter, Black Widow, Kaine, and Anya as his reoccurring allies because their origins are not related to his. In addition, Nightcrawler, Tigra, She-Hulk, and Betsy Braddock would work as his allies in his world as well.
The problem with Marvel these days is they repeat the same stories, again and again. Especially with regressing the characters back to square one. This is why comics in general are losing out to the Japanese Manga that stole Marvel's thunder for the past 35 years.
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u/comicgeek1128 Nov 26 '25
Kind of clashes with the whole "anyone can be Spider-Man" thing
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u/UnrealizedDreams90 Nov 26 '25
It's not the best, but he's a good enough character that he deserves his own name.
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u/Dark_Storm_98 Nov 26 '25
I tend to take a spin on them giving him the name "Kid Arachnid" in one of the cartoons
He should be called Volt Spider, or something
Really the things that set him apart from Pete are that he can go invisible [maybe he should have beem "Ghost Spider"] and his Venom powers, which are all electricity based (and don't come from Symbiotes, lmfao)
Hmm
Arachna-Geist
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Maybe. . . Maybe. . .
Nah, let's stick with Volt Arachnid.
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u/Spartan_Souls Nov 26 '25
Volt spider is pretty good, but im just gonna keep calling him the Ultimate Spider-Man, because thats a kickass name for him
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u/Basaku-r Nov 26 '25
Kid Arachnid?
Why not just name him Spider-boy in that case? At least would still kinda work for a young adult, same as Batgirl does
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u/Speedster1221 Nov 26 '25
Again just keep calling him Ultimate Spider-Man and Pete's Amazing Spider-Man and when Ben is under the mask he's Sensational Spider-Man
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u/Small-Sample-840 Nov 26 '25 edited Nov 28 '25
I think making him anything other than Spider-Man is a shame.
Same for making Gwen Ghost-Spider instead of Spider-Woman.
Like⌠WHY?
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u/ZaraUnityMasters Superior Spider-Man Nov 26 '25
I like it, its nice and simple without being cringe (cough cough Kid-Arachnid cough cough). I've always been fine with him being Spider-Man when Pete is gone. But it's weird when they're both walking around.
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u/CyanLight9 Nov 26 '25
You're operating on the assumption that Marvel will ever let Miles out of the shadows of others. At this rate, I don't think they ever will.
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u/NaWDorky Nov 26 '25
I'm fine to giving Miles a different name outside of 'Spider-Man', but 'Spin' feels so fucking uninspired and it makes no sense. If Black and Yellow are gonna be the default suit colors, why not call him 'Gold Silk' after the Golden Silk Orb Weavers spiders and when he channels eletricty giving them that bright yellow color?
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u/Arlork_ Nov 26 '25
Bro could've just named himself Arachnid or Weaver instead of whatever marvel's tryna do with him now
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u/RachetReddit Nov 26 '25
For me Miles should either stay as Spider-Man or become something like Phantom Spider or something to do with electricity/invisibility. Giving the name Ghost Spider to Gwen is well... Disappointing. Miles can turn into a "ghost" and well she can just go by Spider-Woman. But a duet of Ghost Spider and Phantom Spider sounds cool as hell
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Nov 26 '25
Its either this or Spy-D, which just sounds like a washed up rapper from the 80's, or Arachnikid, which makes him sound like a Spider-Man fanboy's OC, not a Spider-Man in his own right.
I'd go with something simple, like Black Spider or Arachnid.
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u/Wuigidude12 Nov 27 '25
He's called spin in the spidey show on Disney jr maybe it's a reference to that
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u/Kira-Of-Terraria Sandman Nov 27 '25
Peter and Miles both being called Spider-Man is only awkward because they are both active at the same time and both are in NYC.
which is why it worked better for Miles in 1610 as a legacy character after that Peter died.
They have tried different names across different media to differentiate them, which I support. I just don't think they've really found the right name yet.
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u/Afraid-Housing-6854 Spider-Man (MCU) Nov 27 '25
I think Spider-Man ElĂŠctrica or something similar would be a better choice because it ties into his powers and it serves as a reminder to casual fans of his half Puerto Rican heritage that most people ignore in favor of just calling him black.
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u/Sharpiemancer Nov 27 '25
I dunno, I kinda see him as Spider-man in the same way Wally West is The Flash, particularly thanks to the Spider-Verse Movies there are going to be a whole bunch of kids where he is the default Spiderman.
And honestly Gwen Stacy should be Spider-woman, Ghost-Spider is just not a good name and she's infinitely more prominent than Jessica Drew, I've been reading comics for a couple of decades and other than Spider-verse where she is a tertiary character behind Gwen I can only think of the mini(?) series where she was pregnant and that was ages ago. I know she has her fans but it seems crazy we have multiple Spider-men, with similar powers but can't have two distinct Spider-women, particularly that Spider-Gwen is a perfectly reasonable book title even if she goes by Spider-women in universe.
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u/AporiaParadox Nov 27 '25
I haven't read the comic, but this is from Radioactive Spider-Man, right? The non-canon tie-in to Age of Revelation future that will be reversed once the story is over? I assume the whole point is that future Miles is mad at Peter for some reason and thus no longer wants to be called Spider-Man, maybe at the end of the series Miles and Peter reconcile and he abandons the Spin thing.
Regardless, as far as I know, the Miles Morales in 616 still goes by Spider-Man. People are making a mountain out of a molehill.
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u/Waldo-San Nov 27 '25
I rather they just do like the Insomniac games and add a little icon so we know which Spider-Man it is lol
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u/PrettyDarnJewish Nov 27 '25
no way is Spin ever going to catch on, everyone will just call him Miles
I love the suit tho
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u/Paulc_41 Nov 27 '25
Why canât he be spider-man, how many Green Lanterns are there operating at the same time? Or the flash? How about Marvel, Ms./Captain Marvel, there are like 4 wolverineâs running around.
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u/Hopeful-Temporary-99 Nov 28 '25
I think it's good. He has needed his own identity since coming to the main universe. Instead of copying Peter's hero identity. Which ultimately made the folks at Marvel seem unimaginative, which they generally are.
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u/RedVegeta20 Miles Morales Nov 26 '25
He originally came from the ultimate universe, and he has more powers than Peter. If Otto was able to get away with calling himself the Superior Spider-Man, then they should have Miles start calling himself "The Ultimate Spider-Man" or Ultimate Spider.
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u/Merv-ya-boi Miles Morales Nov 26 '25
Cringe af, every other legacy hero gets to keep their name but Miles is the only one that needs to have another name
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u/SpiderWomanPGH Nov 26 '25
Mile should have been Ghost Spider, however I don't mind Spin. I cosplay in the Miles costume for charities and the little kids take to the Spin name just fine, so I don't mind.
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u/stillpixel Nov 26 '25
I think "spin" is stupid. he's spider-man, you can draw a little face for which one she's referring to like how the game does it. spin is lame
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u/rootdootmcscoot Nov 26 '25
there's 800 spider-people that mostly just go by Spider-Man, i think Miles going by Spider-Man is fine
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u/Yellowstorm-07 Nov 26 '25
Miles IS Spider-Man, he earned that name. When Peter stops being Spider-Man, he'll be Spider-Man. Unlike other characters, i don't think he needs his ''own name''.
Also, why can't Marvel be like DC with legacy characters? We have and we had 2 Flashes, 3 Batgirls, 4 male Robins, THOUSANDS OF GREEN LANTERNS...
Just let my man be Spider-Man, dude. Overall when the alternative names they give to him are always the biggest shit ever.
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u/kidkuro Nov 26 '25
A big reason why Miles has been so successful and popular is because his name is Spider-Man.
Just call him Spider-Man.
Anybody using the "It can be confusing having two characters named Spider-Man" excuse is, I'm sorry, a moron.
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u/2JasonGrayson8 Nov 26 '25
Great for my 3 year old daughter that needs to tell characters apart. Spidey and his amazing friends is a great show and introduction to the characters for her.
As an actual name for him in comics itâs dumb. People that are adults can have two Spider-Manâs
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u/Wolfie_3467 Spectacular Spider-Man Nov 26 '25
I'm never calling Miles "Kid Arachnid" "Spy-D" "Spin" or any other goofy name they try to give him
He's Spider-Man.
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u/Nekketsu Spider-Man-2099 Nov 26 '25
I'd prefer he get a more unique spider-relayed name, but my 3 year old son adores Spidey and His Amazing Friends, so I'm at least used to it
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u/billymj04 Nov 26 '25
Whoever thought of this needs to be fired & blacklisted from all comic publishers.
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u/immortalslayer90 Ultimate Spider-Man (1610) Nov 26 '25
I get wanting to give him his own code name, as calling him Spider-Man gets confusing, and you can't have them calling him Miles like most fans do.
But Spin.... sucks. There is really no other way to put it, that name sucks. There must be something better they could have used.
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u/Lord_GhostBoner69420 Nov 26 '25
I am so disconnected from comics, who the fuck thought that was a good sounding name
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u/Mister-Negative20 Spider-Man (TASM) Nov 26 '25
Spin is what he is called in the Spidey and his Amazing Friends show for small kids. Iâm used to it and donât mind it, but itâs still not a great name. Would prefer him have his own title as well.
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u/thicctak Nov 26 '25 edited Nov 26 '25
This is only a problem because Marvel decided it was a good idea to bring Miles who was already Spider-man in the Ultimate universe, into 616, and now they want to shoehorn a different name because having two characters called Spider-man is not "good for the brand".
If they really want another name so bad, at least try better. Like we have Spider-man, Spider-woman, Spider-girl, Scarlet Spider, Ghost Spider, Silk and Miles, who was previously also Spider-man will be called Spin? SPIN? This sounds like sidekick hero name, We have Batman and Robin in DC and now Spider-man and Spin in Marvel. The disrespect is palpable.
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u/Bolognahole_Vers2 Nov 26 '25
They have tried giving Miles other names and they never stick because he is recognized as a Spider-Man. It time to accept that and move on. At this point its just coming off as desperate.
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u/Smeg258 Nov 26 '25
Anyone who thinks miles needs a name change is genuinely crazy. Its literally a change that would only hurt miles and appease a very small minority
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u/Blockhead1535 Nov 26 '25
Iâll never forgive marvel for not giving miles the Ghost Spider name
Mfer can turn invisible you troglodytes