Spider-Man's Symbol Has Officially Become The Opposite of Superman's

Marvel's Spider-Man has a symbol that stands for the complete opposite of Superman's own, as the image of Miles Morales has been corrupted and twisted in a dark, dystopian future. The symbol has come to mean many different things in Marvel's New York: triumph for citizens and arrogance for the press, namely J Jonah Jameson. Now in Miles Morales: Spider-Man #39, the spider symbol stands for fear and oppression - for some very tragic reasons.

In previous issues, Miles Morales successfully defeated his doppelgängers in a Clone Saga of his very own. Unlike Peter Parker's infamous Clone Saga in the 90s, Miles was forced to contend with three: leader Selim, psychic Mindspinner and the impossibly-strong Shift. Miles eventually swayed Shift to his side and subsequently dispatched Mindspinner and Selim - or so he thought. Traveling to a dark future timeline, Miles and Shift were shocked to see Selim as the new ruler of Brooklyn, known now as the Empire of the Spider.

In Miles Morales: Spider-Man #39, written by Saladin Ahmed with art by Alberto Foche, Miles and Shift link up with the small resistance movement that fights back against Selim and his troops. Ganke, now a much older resistance leader, tells Miles about his younger sister Billie, now a fighter herself. "All that evil crap Selim did...he did it under that spider symbol" says Ganke. Billie grew up around the oppression of the Empire of the Spider - and learned to hate the symbol, along with everyone else.

This is in sharp contrast to the emblem of Superman, which stands as a symbol for hope in the DC Universe (in some continuities, the symbol is the Kryptonian symbol for hope as well as the House of El family crest). Miles Morales has always been a hopeful character, and despite his age, often makes more mature decisions than Peter Parker. Unfortunately Selim has accomplished what no other clone has before: drag Spider-Man's name through the mud and teach citizens to fear even the possibility of his presence.

This could very well be a deceitful tactic on Selim's part. If Miles were ever to threaten the Empire, Selim has made absolutely sure that Miles' costume and powers would fail utterly to inspire the people. Miles, who has a generally good relationship with the people of New York, would fall into despair. But giving up in the face of overwhelming odds is not Miles Morales' style, nor is it Superman's - and thus despite his symbol being used against him, this Spider-Man is still as much of a hero as the Man of Steel.

Spider-Man Swings Over To Disney Plus, But It's Missing No Way Home

Spider-Man is the world’s most popular superhero, and that means the battle for his film rights never wears down. This is especially true now that it’s been confirmed that 5 Spider-Man films will be making their way to Disney Plus UK, although No Way Home and a few other Peter Parker cinematic adventures won’t be joining them anytime soon.

Despite extending its corporate grasp over to Fox and its X-Men, Deadpool, and Fantastic Four properties, Disney and Marvel Studios are unlikely to ever ascertain the same control over Spider-Man, a perpetual Sony property as long as the studio continues making a new Spidey flick every five years or so. Thus, because Sony lacks its own streaming service, Spider-Man fans have often had to scramble through several platforms in order to rewatch the films starring Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield.

Still, that won’t stop Disney Plus UK from adding some Spider-Man movies to its own collection. Starting June 17, Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, and Spider-Man: Homecoming will accompany the service’s vast MCU library. Noticeably missing from that list are Spider-Man 3, Spider-Man: Far From Home, and perhaps most crucially, Spider-Man: No Way Home, since the latter is expected to land on Starz over the coming months.

As it often happens, the streaming rights landscape varies greatly depending on the specific region, and this split only accounts for the state of Spider-Man in the United States. For example, in most of Latin America, Netflix is the current home to all three of Sam Raimi's Spider-Man films, The Amazing Spider-Man, and Homecoming. However, it does not house the sequels to the latter two, nor Into The Spider-Verse and its iconic comic book world.

For most, Disney Plus would seem like the most logical home for all Spidey content, especially since Spider-Man: The Animated Series from the '90s and all other animated productions are already there. No Way Home in particular would be a prized asset for Disney Plus since, after all, the movie’s earnings easily outclassed that of any other Marvel Studios movie from the past year, with only Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness coming somewhat close, though without reaching the billion-dollar mark at this time.

Regarding No Way Home, there is some very interesting news surrounding the film. It was recently announced that the Spider-Man: No Way Home - More Fun Stuff cut would be released later this year, thus fueling theories that some more Charlie Cox moments might be on the way.