Everything We Know About Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales

Social media and the entire gaming industry was thrown into a frenzy during the PlayStation 5 “Future of Gaming” event when Miles Morales was revealed to be Spider-Man in their upcoming game. Hardcore fans may know Miles Morales from his presence in the comics, debuted in August 2011 in the Ultimate Fallout #4 comic. More casual fans are probably aware of the character through the 2018 film, ‘Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse’. Regardless of how you know him, he’s a character fans love and many are ecstatic to see that he’ll be appearing as Spider-Man in the upcoming game, ‘Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales’.

Although there have been many variations of Spider-Man throughout the comic book characters long history, few have been able to grab the mantle as well as Peter Parker. In fact, up until 2018, we had never seen a version other than Peter Parker outside of the comics. That’s where Miles Morales has been able to shake things up. Debuting (on film) as the main protagonist in 2018’s Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse, Miles has won as special place in the hearts of fans and the realms of comic book stardom. Miles is a young man of afro-latino heritage. His presence as the first Spider-Man of colour has been a shining light for many and a beacon that main stream comic book characters do not have to be caucasian to have success.

There was some confusion as to whether this would be a full standalone game, or available as an extensive add-on to the original Marvel’s Spider-Man game which released in September 2018. It was originally reported that this game would be an extension, and that was brought about by a supposed quote from a Sony spokesperson. That story has now been changed, with a few industry insiders coming out and exclaiming that this game will indeed be a standalone title.