Miles a TBBT fan ? (Plus references in comic books)

#1 Posted by Vermoot (95 posts) - 8 months, 1 day ago - Show Bio

Hey everyone, I have something nice to share with you you may have not seen in yesterday's UC:SM #15 :)

I hid the caption, so there would not be any spoiler

Miles t-shirt says "Wesley Crushers", and it's a reference to The Big Bang Theory when Sheldon makes t-shirts for a bowling contest against Wil Wheaton (who played Wesley Crusher), so they would Crush Wesley.

I love seeing such references in comic books ! Like writers/artists want to show their love for something, and I love it. Earlier in this same issue, Ganke says "Tenacious D !", it made me smile so much !

How do you like it ? What is your favorite reference you saw in a book ?

#2 Posted by Vermoot (95 posts) - 8 months, 16 hours ago - Show Bio

Bump ?

#3 Posted by Superdork (807 posts) - 8 months, 9 hours ago - Show Bio

@Vermoot: Marquez and Pichelli are extremely talented and skilled artists. I love seeing how they insert their likes into the scenery of Ultimate Spider-man. That's one of the reasons that I like this book SO much.

#4 Posted by guttridgeb (4336 posts) - 8 months, 8 hours ago - Show Bio

This is pretty cool...

#5 Posted by Jonny_Anonymous (15711 posts) - 8 months, 8 hours ago - Show Bio

#6 Posted by Vermoot (95 posts) - 8 months, 3 hours ago - Show Bio

@Superdork: Yes, it really adds something to the book. I guess artists should do this more often :)

@guttridgeb: Ain't it ?

#7 Posted by TDK_1997 (9663 posts) - 7 months, 29 days ago - Show Bio

@Jonny_Anonymous said:

LOL

#8 Posted by Jawshco (228 posts) - 7 months, 25 days ago - Show Bio

Have they ever said why Miles has the last name of "Morales," when his father is African-American and his mother is Puerto Rican? It's a Spanish last name. Is Jefferson also part Hispanic?

#9 Posted by Captain13 (1889 posts) - 7 months, 25 days ago - Show Bio

@Jawshco said:

Have they ever said why Miles has the last name of "Morales," when his father is African-American and his mother is Puerto Rican? It's a Spanish last name. Is Jefferson also part Hispanic?

Jefferson's last name is Davis. His brother's name is Aaron Davis. That means Miles could have been Miles Davis--an homage to the musician. But it looks like his parents are feminists, and they decided to give Miles his mother's name. It happens all the time. Maybe his father doesn't like his last name? Why do you care so much?

Miles Morales

The current Ultimate universe version of Spider-Man is a 13 year old kid from Brooklyn. Taking on the Spiderman identity after Peter Parker's death, Miles discovers spider powers of his own after he was bitten by a spider 11 months before Peter died.

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