A valid argument could be made that Peter Parker's supporting cast have grown a little stale over the years. After all, there are only so many times can fans sit through subtext laden conversations between Peter and his Aunt May. However, there's yet to be a different take on Mary Jane Watson, while the likes of Flash Thompson and Liz Allen also haven't been fully explored in a satisfying fashion just yet. How does Miles' friends and family compare? Well, you have his caring mother, his superhero hating father, and his criminal uncle. Then there's his annoying best friend, and his girlfriend Katie Bishop (later revealed to be a HYDRA sleeper agent). Not a terrible bunch on the surface and the introduction of the Young Avengers' Hawkeye would be no bad thing, but when it comes down to it, none of them are very interesting. They're a clichéd bunch of cardboard cut-outs and recycled ideas. The fact that Ultimate Spider-Man writer Brian Michael Bendis has killed most of them off over the past few years says a lot about how expendable they are, and most importantly, Miles lacks that Uncle Ben figure to give him a reason to be a superhero in the first place.