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superman 2000 posted...

Both Peter and Miles start off as brilliant but somewhat socially awkward teenagers who become superheroes of the cheeky and wisecracking variety. I don't mind stories that entertain the idea of someone else taking up the mantle of Spider-Man, but if they're just gonna be "Peter Parker but darker", where's the novelty? If the novelty IS the fact that Miles is black, then to me, that just feels kind of lazy and unimaginative. I'd rather Miles's Spidey be meaningfully distinct from Peter's, as opposed to just feeling like a knockoff.

Well I haven't read into the comics at all, so you might have more knowledge of their personalities than I do. What I can say is that in the spiderverse movie miles and peter don't seem similar personality wise at all (exception the aforementioned altruistic nice-guy nature, a trait shared by many super heroes). Peter is the wise-cracking quip-throwing cocky one, while Miles is an emotionally inclined adolescent looking for guidance. It was the same for the Miles Morales spider man game.

As for the nerdy teenager aspect, I see having a mind for science as a necessary part of being spider man, since he manufactures his own webs and tech. Having a jock type or some other gimmick wouldn't make much sense.