A Look at the Man Behind the New Biracial Spiderman

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It has been four months since the world met Miles Morales, the half Puerto Rican, half African American successor of the beloved character Peter Parker aka Spiderman. The death of Parker was a gamble for Marvel on its own, but to replace the iconic character with a biracial city kid from Brooklyn was one of the biggest moments in Marvel history. Now that the initial hype has died down, Fox News Latino decided to check in on our new friendly neighborhood superhero and the Editor in Chief of Marvel Comics, Axel Alonso, who is half Mexican American.

Q: Four months and five issues later, how has the new Spiderman been received?
A: People have clearly embraced Miles the way they embraced Peter Parker. They are getting the point and they are getting him, so far so good.

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