Spider-Man: Miles Morales

by Ytasha L. Womack

184 pages, Paperback

Expected publication June 25, 2026

About the author

Ytasha L. Womack is an award-winning filmmaker/author/journalist and choreographer. She is author/creator of the popfuturist/afrofuturist novel 2212:Book of Rayla, first of the groundbreaking Rayla 2212 series. Her other books include the critically acclaimed Post Black: How a New Generation is Redefining African American Identity, a popular cultural studies text universities across the US, and her most recent work Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci Fi and Fantasy Culture. She also co-edited the anthology Beats, Rhymes and Life: What We Love and Hate About Hip Hop.

A Chicago native, her film projects include The Engagement (director) and Love Shorts (producer/writer). A social media and pop culture expert, she frequently consults and guest lectures for corporations and universities across the world. She received her B.A in Mass Media Arts from Clark Atlanta University and studied Arts, Entertainment and Media Management at Columbia College in Chicago.

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She can be found at:

http://www.iafrofuturism.com/

https://www.facebook.com/iafrofuturism

http://postblackexperience.com/

http://www.postblackthebook.blogspot....

Reviews

[Dan · Rating 1 out of 5]

Ostensibly a critical analysis, but there's waaaay too much about the author and her life and career, and the misuse of words grew really tiresome after a while. This is a review copy, so I can understand the typos, but there are tons of words that are either misused, or else totally made up, and her odd digression into the origin of the song "New York, New York" is just completely wrong. I appreciate her effort to describe the impact of a character like Miles on readers/fans of color- I've seen that impact myself on my niece and nephew- but this book was just a long, egotistical slog for me.

[Mrs. G · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fans of Spider-Man and Miles Morales will LOVE this analysis of Miles journey to becoming Spider-Man. The historical analysis and connections to the original Peter Parker are fascinating and captivating. If you have followed any part of Spidey's life, this is a must read.

I enjoyed this book a lot. I have read Spider-Man comics since I was a child and love the different trajectory that the universe has taken with Miles Morales. It was not exactly what I expected but nevertheless, I was not disappointed.



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