1980s Spider-Man comic:
Peter Parker has to ditch a date because the Hobgoblin is attacking Kingpin's gala!
Meanwhile, Aunt May is trying to hide her tremors...
2020s Spider-Man comic:
MASSIVE CONSPIRACY.
GWEN IS SOMEHOW THERE.
OMD REFERENCE.
AND NEXT UP: A SYMBIOTE EVENT!
The goal shouldn't be recreating the comics/cover (looking at u BND) panel for panel, nor ignoring them for completely new foundations. Understand why the great stories worked, carry their DNA forward, and create something new from it. That's the kind of DCU we'd❤️ @JamesGunn
Yeah do whatever with him because his lore is pretty flexible, so creative decisions aren't as tragic as doing it with pivotal characters for an upcoming Universe such as...
Still find it funny that you say DC doesn't have a continuity. (1/
Look at Raimi's Spider-Man films. Spider-Man (02) draws from Amazing Fantasy #15, The Night Gwen Stacy Died and ASM #122, yet it's still Raimi's own movie. Spider-Man 2 draws heavily from Spider-Man No More and Doc Ock's classic stories while telling its own story.