The Natural progression of Peter Parker as a character is as follows. No ranking of important, but these should be the cornerstones of his story
Dead Aunt May. She has been holding him back for years and downright damaging to his growth. One More Day is the most infamous example of this. Can someone tell me when was the last time Aunt May Contributed to a spider-man book? I mean other than not noticing her nephew/son was secretly takin over by Doc Ock, a man who once tried to marry her. Her dying could be a tentpole event, that could pay numerous homages to Uncle Ben's death. Could be the next spider-man classic
Mary Jane is his Wife. The fact that they made her a Tony Stark supporting character says all you need to know about Marvel's writing skills
His Daughter (don't care which one)
Horizon Labs was the PERFECT environment and makes SOOO MUCH sense given his history. The fact that Dan Slott destroyed that is a testament to his ineptitude.
Eventually, unlocks his intellectual potential. He should EVENTUALLY be considered along the likes of Banner, Reed, T'Challa, Stark, Pym, Beast and anyone else I am missing. I'm talking years down the line, because isn't that Peter's most logical endgame? All the other heroes say he is as smart as Reed and Tony, but squandered his potential. Rediscovering that potential SHOULD be a significant aspect of Peter's character. This CEO bullcrap is not true to the character and even worse the process/story depicting how he got to this point wasn't even written!
Training Miles to be his successor. As he focuses on Science and Family. The crossover "Spider-men" series is the template. Miles should be the Main character of the hypothetical Spider-men series.
A Stronger relationship with Tony Stark
Photography should become a hobby and an important one.
Kaine, Miles, Peter and, MAYBE Silk and just barely maybe Anya Corazón(Current Spider-girl)
I say this based off of their abilities and character dynamics. They should AT LEAST differentiate. Bring something new to the table so to speak. I'll make batman comparisons to simplify a bit. Powers and Roles in the "Family" are my main factors.
Miles: Invisibility, his electrical powers, and a weaker spider-sense (Akin to a robin role. Which is what Marvel SHOULD have done instead of having two Spider-man books. Considering a "Spider-Men" comic not an on-going series right now says all you need to know about Marvel ineptitude regarding spider people currently). Miles might consider a name change, but honestly it isn't NEEDED.
Kaine: "The Other" Abilities with increased strength, Organic Webbing, a Darker outlook, and more extreme methods ( Akin to Jason Todd role)
Peter: OG (Batman role, and should be the most techy out of all the Spider people to differentiate ability wise)
Silk: Enhanced/Different Webbing abilities and Superior "Silk/Spider sense"(Most Likely Batwoman, Maybe Batgirl or possibly but unlikely Catwoman role. Does not have to be a love interest)
Anya: Expendable. Her potential role in the family is negligent right now and in the future can and should be filled by Peter's daughter
Why I removed the others:
Jessica Drew should stop going by Spider-woman because it honestly never fit her powerset, and her costume is so bare bones, It barely hides her identity. Jessica Drew should just go by her name imo... She needs to be officially removed from the Spider brand, because it rarely serviced the brand or her character.
Spider-Gwen needs to go. Don't even understand her existence. doesn't have additional abilities to differentiate her. Spider-Gwen could fulfill the same role as Silk, but Silk's added abilities and original name make her the better option. The mere fact I have to call her Spider-GWEN instead of her actual hero name depicts the problem perfectly
Spidey 2099 needs to go back to 2099. He's basically the "Batman Beyond" role.
Ben Reilly needs to stay dead or retire and/or become a supporting character. Kaine has earned the Scarlet Spider name, and honestly from a character dynamic makes it more interesting and fresh. Ben would just be a personality clone of Peter thus eliminating the difference between Scarlet Spider and Amazing Spider-man. A darker spider-man alternative is always welcome. Kaine fits that perfectly which is partially why Spider-Ock was an issue for me. Two Dark Spiderman is just redundant.
The Prowler should never have been a spider-man related Hero.
Peter Parker didn't earn his company Parker Industries. He didn't even conceive of it. It was all Doc Ock and Peter just inherited it and ran it to the ground afterwards only to mysteriously have it rebuilt into a corporate empire without any build up or explanation after Secret Wars. He's barely done anything significant as a CEO and it all feels uncharacteristic of him. Even as a CEO, he's still being portrayed as a massive doofus and incompetent man child. He's in his thirties and the man is still a mama's boy. Aunt May needs to end, she is an obstacle of growth and a living impediment. She is no longer relevant or necessary. The only ones that matter to Peter are his wife and daughter as it should be.
I'm not saying he should be reduced to being a broke ass photographer again and working for Jameson (NO, NEVER!) but his employment at Horizon Labs was an excellent and completely in character development and that's where it should've remained. He could've even joined the think tank of superheroes alongside Reed, Tony, T'Challa, Bruce Banner and Hank Pym. Parker Industries was doomed from the start to only be a temporary thing. MJ working for Stark is a massive insult and slap to the face to both the character of MJ and Spider Man readers. They literally turned her into another Pepper Potts. MJ is a Spider Man supporting character not an Iron Man supporting character. Hell, she's THE MOST IMPORTANT SPIDER MAN SUPPORTING CHARACTER and WIFE!
As for the marriage, that should (will!) return no matter what because it never should've been taken away in the first place. It is unclear if in Renew Your Vows, Annie is the daughter they had in the 90's or afterwards. Conway has yet to decide if Clone Saga happened in his continuity. The certain thing in RYV is that Annie is Peter and MJ's ONLY child and daughter.
The baby of the 90's grew up to become Mayday so she survived. However she will always be alternate universe for she has too much history that can't be properly included in Earth 616 main continuity, unlike Annie in RYV.
This guy gets it on a level rarely seen on this website regarding spider-man.
This is sick.... in more ways than one. That age difference cant be overlooked. Also what is marvels beef with same race couples. Specifically minority same race couples.
I think the Ultimate hammer looks cooler than 616 hammer. But then again, I also think his Axe is cooler then regular hammer too so..... Screw his original hammer, dual wield Axe and Ultimate Mjolnir. Jane has to go regardless though.
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