In 1999, Marvel was going bankrupt, and they needed the cash, fast.

On a whim to save their company, they offered Sony the chance to buy the rights to every Marvel character for $25 million. But in a surprise twist, Sony returned to the table with one goal in mind.

To buy Spider-Man.

At the time, Spider-Man was the only superhero that people seemed to care about. He embodied a superhero who was just a regular person. Someone people could relate to.

And so, Sony bought the rights to Spider-Man for $7 million. And the rest is history.

I bring this up because of the reason they bought Spider-Man in the first place.

Because he’s not special.

He’s just a guy who struggles financially, gets bullied, lost his parents, and works for a non-appreciative boss. His story is something a lot of people see in themselves. It gives them a hero they can imagine on their own level.

He’s simply a superhero who isn’t really a superhero.

Just a guy who works hard every day to do the right thing.

And I believe Spider-Man is a character who we all aspire to be in some way. A character who should help us realize that you don’t have to be some great, successful, amazing person to have everything you want in life.

That even the most ordinary people can do great things. As long as they wake up every day with the goal to do right by the world, you can achieve anything.

Until next time,
Isaiah Taylor

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