What Spiderman: Brand New Day can teach us about loss and grief

This article contains spoilers for Spiderman: Brand New Day Spiderman’s origin story in the comics is rooted in the death of his Uncle Ben. He is a hero driven by grief – on a mission, to begin with, to avenge his uncle’s death. In the latest iteration of Spiderman, however, his grief is different. In the cinematic Marvel Universe, Spiderman’s loss comes later in his hero’s journey – in the second film, ⁠Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021). And instead of Uncle Ben, this Peter Parker loses his Aunt…