Details of the Huge Change to Spider-Man in Marvel Universe

What about Peter Parker?

ByABC News
June 22, 2015, 11:29 AM
A new Spider-Man is taking over the Marvel Universe.
A new Spider-Man is taking over the Marvel Universe.
Marvel

— -- Brian Michael Bendis announced that "Miles Morales IS Spider-man" in the Marvel Universe after Secret Wars.

That means that a biracial teen -- part African-American, part Hispanic -- will take over the mantle as the main Spider-Man, according to the character's creator, Bendis.

Today, Marvel sent out a statement that read, "He’s the wallcrawler that made pop culture history and took the Ultimate Universe by storm. Now he’s ready to make history again, as he finds a new home in a completely new universe. Welcome to the Marvel Universe Miles Morales – hope you survive the experience!"

Morales, who before starred in the "Ultimate" universe, will star in "Spider-Man #!" later this year and it will be set in New York City.

“Four years ago, we peeled back Spider-Man’s iconic mask to reveal a new and different face, and readers of all stripes have embraced him,” says Marvel Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso. “I’m excited to announce that Miles Morales is here to stay – and this Fall, he’s going to be swinging through the heart of the Marvel Universe. Can new friends and enemies be far behind?”

Morales will also be part of the Avengers, alongside the new Captain America, Sam Wilson, and a female Thor. The release also addressed what will happen to Peter Parker.

"A world where Peter Parker is still alive. Though their paths have crossed before the landmark series Spider-Men, with Miles now living in Peter’s universe – is this town big enough for two Spider-Men? More importantly – how did Miles come to be here in the first place?!" it reads.

In an interview with The New York Daily News, it was also revealed that Parker will serve as a mentor to Morales.

“Our message has to be it’s not Spider-Man with an asterisk, it’s the real Spider-Man for kids of color, for adults of color and everybody else,” Bendis told the Daily News.

Bendis told Marvel, "“For [Miles] to have grown up and flat-out earned his place in the Marvel Universe, as Spider-Man, is frankly so much more than we could have hoped for when we first sat down to design him and his life."

Bendis also shared tweets from fans, excited that this new Spider-Man was coming to the Marvel Universe.

According to Marvel.com, "Teenager Miles Morales grew up in Brooklyn, New York. Recently, Miles took on the controversial and pressured role of Spider-Man shortly after the death of the original." Parker's death was in the "Ultimate" Universe, not the main.