10 Spider-Man Characters Who Could Headline The Female Spin-Off Movie
6. Spider-Woman (Mattie Franklin)
Who Is She? Mattie Franklin is the third, and perhaps least-famous, character to take on the name Spider-Woman. Unlike her predecessors, Mattie is a teenage girl with a widower father who is in league with Norman Osborn. She overhears her father discussing a mystic ceremony called The Gathering of Five and takes his place, gaining powers very similar to Spider-Man in the process. As a fan of Spider-Man, she impersonates him during a time when Peter has retired from web-slinging, then later adopts her own identity as Spider-Woman. She also is mentored by both Madame Web and former Spider-Woman, Jessica Drew, and goes to live with her fathers friend, J. Jonah Jameson. Matties career would be short-livedshes later kidnapped and her DNA is extracted to make a street drug, then after a brief return to superheroics is eventually killed. Likelihood? Mattie is the least popular of the Spider-Women, but its probably likely that Sony can make the strongest case for having the rights to her character, as virtually her entire publication history is tied closely with Spider-Man. This could also give Sony the chance to introduce J. Jonah Jameson to their reboot, a character who has only been mentioned up until now. But the mystic element of her origin would probably have to be undone. Another roadblock may be that shes too similar to Spider-Manteenage kid gets spider-powers as a result of ties to Norman Osborn. With Peter still being young in this series, she may not be the best choice.
Percival Constantine is the author of several novels and short stories, including the Vanguard superhero series, and regularly writes and comments on movies, comics, and other pop culture. More information can be found at his website, PercivalConstantine.com
