Is Spider-Man 4 Stealing From A Classic Batman Story?

Written by Chris Snellgrove | Published 1 hour ago

Now that the DCU has had a successful debut, it’s more important than ever for the MCU to create its own separate brand identity. Ironically, Marvel’s next major project appears to be borrowing heavily from one of the biggest DC comics of all time.

New reports indicate so Spider-Man: A Brand New Day There will be a mysterious enemy who breaks Spider-Man’s colorful enemies out of prison, which is exactly what Bane did during the “Knightfall” storyline that ended with the villain breaking the Caped Crusader’s back.

Prison, shook

Earlier this month, there were reports that Marvel was filming a scene where Spider-Man fights some ninjas. Now, explorer Daniel Richtman (@DanielRPK on X) is reporting on it Spider-Man: A Brand New Day It will feature a scene where Spidey and Punisher fight villains controlled by Mike who are busy trying to break Scorpion out of prison. Collectively, these reports may outline a plot in which a mysterious new villain (possibly a Sadie Sink figure) breaks the biggest bad guys out of prison to pose the biggest threat our hero has ever known.

As a child of the ’80s, I couldn’t help but notice how similar this basic premise was to one of the elements of Batman’s “Knightfall” story, which kicks into high gear when Bane frees the Dark Knight’s most ferocious foes from Arkham Asylum. His intention was to create some sort of challenge in which Batman would be tested to his limits. Once he was mentally and physically spent, Bane broke into the Batcave and broke Batman’s back.

The birth of the evil six?

Obviously, this is just a surface-level resemblance, and we don’t yet know why the Spider-Man villain would break his enemies out of prison. For that matter, we still don’t even know who this villain is. Like Bane, they may want to create a group of powerful enemies for this hometown hero to fight (like Cap, he can do that all day). Or maybe they’re trying to assemble a group (like the Sinister Six!) that can fight your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man as a group.

However, if Marvel is borrowing from the competition, it has chosen one of DC’s best stories for inspiration. “Knightfall” was interesting because it forced Batman to fight an iconic villain next, and that approach should work well in the MCU. After all, the only thing cooler than seeing Spider-Man fight a supervillain is watching him fight numerous Supervillains, preferably all at once.

Dark socks rise

Borrowing from “Knightfall” is also appropriate as this is one of Batman’s darkest tales, one that cripples the Dark Knight and replaces him with a murderous religious fanatic. Spider-Man: A Brand New Day It is said to have a more serious tone than the previous films as it will deal with the emotional repercussions of the world at large forgetting who Spider-Man is. In this case, a story in which the villain channels his inner curse and Spidey’s rogues gallery breaks out of prison would create an external conflict that reflects the chaotic inner turmoil of our main character’s emotions.

Only time will tell how much Spider-Man: A Brand New Day We will borrow from DC’s “Knightfall” story, and much of the plot will be a completely original creation. However, it is one thing to copy the basic idea of ​​an old story, and another to copy its wonderful atmosphere. unless Da brand newYou can channel this classic DC tale while delivering an original story at the heart of Homecoming and nostalgia No going homemay end up doing just as well at the box office as Batman Himself: Battered and Broken.