The latest issue of the long-running Spider-Man comic book series comes out today, and there’s a brand-new protagonist. Miles Morales, a half-Latino, half-African-American teenager is taking over the blue and red tights from Peter Parker, who was killed off recently. Marvel creators seized the opportunity to diversify the beloved American superhero series. Will comic enthusiasts come to love the new, multiethnic Spider-Man? Nicholas Gazin, photographer, writer and comics critic at Vice magazine, discusses Spider-Man’s latest incarnation and predicts audience reaction to the superhero’s new identity.
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