A couple of years ago, this would barely pass as a spoof from The Onion. Today, it's reality:
Half-black, half-Hispanic Spider-Man revealedWe have an African-American president, so why not an African-American Spider-Man, too?
If this new Spider Man is as good as our community organizer-in-chief, he'll be caught in his own web in no time flat.
Revealed in Marvel Comics'
Ultimate Fallout Issue 4, out Wednesday, the new Spider-Man in the Ultimate universe is a half-black, half-Hispanic teen named Miles Morales. He takes over the gig held by
Peter Parker, who was killed in
Ultimate Spider-Man Issue 160 in June.
In his first appearance, he simply breaks up a fight. But readers will learn the true origin of Morales and how he became the new Spider-Man when Ultimate Spider-Man relaunches in September with a new No. 1 issue.
But that's not all, he' also gay:
Marvel Comics reveals the new Spider Man is black - and he could be gay in the futureBut another surprise could be in the pipeline after his creators said that in the future they would not rule out making him gay.
Why not make him 5% Asian and call him Mr. United Nations already? So how long before Batman gets a sex change?
