Warning: Spoilers for Miles Morales: Spider-Man #11!After gifting Miles Morales with a new Spider-Man costume, Blade has given New York the ultimate vampire slayer. Peter Parker’s Spider-Man has already shown what makes him the perfect vampire hunter, and now it’s Miles’ turn. Miles gets to hone his supernatural fighting skills alongside Blade and his daughter, Bloodline, in the latter’s biggest test as Marvel’s newest hero.
The father-daughter duo gets properly acquainted with Spidey in Miles Morales: Spider-Man #11 by Cody Ziglar, Federica Mancin, Bryan Valenza, and VC’s Joe Caramagna. They first meet at the conclusion of the previous issue, and this issue opens with Blade and Bloodline elaborating on why they’re in New York. Before they embark on an adventure to take on the elder vampire R’y M’r, Blade uses his magic to give Miles a new costume that’s more appropriate for vampire hunting.
On top of being stylish, Miles’ new outfit comes with practical gadgets that prove useful against the supernatural.
Miles Morales the Vampire Slayer
When Blade first manifests the costume for Miles, he gives a quick rundown of everything he’s equipped to it. For starters, the suit is effectively sire-proof, offering Miles protection from being turned. Meanwhile, Miles’ webs are infused with ancient magics that are essential to vampire killing, namely holy water and enchantments. “Affects that little venom thing you do, too,” Blade adds, though readers have yet to see exactly what that entails. What readers do see later, however, is the U.V. Spider-Signal belt buckle that emanates artificial sunlight when Miles presses it, burning R’y M’r’s skin. The all-powerful elder vamp mostly shrugs it off but confirms that “lesser” vampires would succumb to it.
Miles’ Vampire Tech Opens New Doors For Him
Blade’s alterations to Miles’ costume give Spider-Man everything he needs to fend off vampires, officially giving him a significant edge over Peter Parker when it comes to the supernatural. Peter has had many encounters with supernatural forces, but rarely does he have the technology necessary to take down the average vampire, or worse. He’s certainly never had an arsenal as vast and versatile as Miles does now. Now that he has all the equipment he needs to fight such forces, it opens the door for entirely new stories for Miles Morales moving forward, specifically within the horror genre.
Having debuted just over 12 years ago, the career and lifespan of Miles Morales remains relatively young. As such, there remain endless opportunities to continue evolving the character, adding to his lore in the process. Adding an assortment of vampiric weaponry to his arsenal alongside a specified vampire-slaying costume helps to extend his reach moving forward and expand the ways that Miles’ stories can be told. This offers a new horror scope to tell stories like this for Miles Morales while honing his expertise as a superhero who is prepared for all challenges, including the unholy ones.
Miles Morales: Spider-Man #11 is on sale now from Marvel.
