– Nick Fury preserving tabs on Spider-Man was a feature of the Ultimate Spider-Man comics, where Fury informed young Spidey that he was essentially going to be “drafted” into SHIELD service and official authorities superhero-dom at the age of 18. Of course, Nick is far more friendly in this movie, but there is loads of additional precedent from the comics for SHIELD taking an curiosity in Spidey. – Aunt May doing work for the Salvation Army may be very on brand from the comics, the place she spent appreciable time working at a homeless shelter.
May’s license plate is a reference to Amazing Fantasy #15, printed in 1962, the first appearance of Spider-Man. MJ may not be a one-to-one adaptation of Mary Jane from the comics, however she’s obtained loads of references to her.
She assures Peter that he can belief her along with his secret and that she’s not … Read More