11 Best Things The MCU Did Differently To The Comics

4. The Vulture - Spider-Man: Homecoming

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While there's certainly nothing wrong with the comic book version of the Vulture - a decrepit old man who preys on the young and innocent - there's a lot to be said about the tradition of sympathetic Spider-Man villains, which is what Homecoming's version of the character plays into.

Both versions are equally compelling in their own unique way, but Keaton's performance - combined with the added backstory of a life spent exploited by society's elite - just takes it up a whole notch altogether. It's what cemented Vulture as a top-tier supervillain in the public eye, joining the likes of Killmonger and Loki as the franchise's most complex antagonists, and it's highly doubtful that he would've done the same had Marvel opted for the original comic book interpretation.

With further appearances set to come given Homecoming's ending, it's still possible that Keaton's Vulture could get even better. That's really exciting, and while there's room for both Vultures out there, if one had to stay, it has to be Keaton's.

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