Spider-Man: Homecoming - 11 Things From The Comic You Need To Know

By Simon Gallagher /

2. It Sets Up A Kingpin Arc

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With the Spectacular Spider-Man and The Amazing Spider-Man running concurrently and crossing over story-lines, the end of Homecoming sees Black Cat attempting to warn Spider-Man of Kingpin's attempts to jinx him.

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In the following issue of Spectacular Spider-Man, Spidey and Black Cat both independently go to take down Kingpin at his home, and fight him before he slimes his way out of the situation by pressing a panic button and calling the cops. Not his finest moment.

How It Would Work In The Film

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Clearly, this is a fanboy hope more than anything, but the existence of a truly excellent Kingpin in the MCU already (albeit on TV) means that he should be available to step up to the big screen. If he was introduced in a sequel as Spider-Man's main enemy, it would be immense, particularly because of the contradiction of Vincent D'Onofrio's stunning physical presence and Tom Holland's greener Spidey.