Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-28063203-20171116031433/@comment-5041674-20171116035400

I only recommend using the d-tier villains if you can make them interesting, which is VERY hard. Also, it's pretty easy to take characters like Tombstone and Crime Master to become interesting, since they're a blank slate and have potential to be cool.

Why not throw in Lizard or Black Cat earlier? Spider-Man has a ton of A-listers you can use at your disposal. Again, look at Spectacular Spider-Man. They wasted no time getting to Shocker, Rhino, Sandman, and Doctor Octopus.

I get it's a re-imagining, but I still advise staying away from D-Tier. Instead, replace the D-Tier villains with more personal issues. Spider-Man can still be trying to fight average criminals and still deal with a sick Aunt May or something like that.