Editing Aunt May (section)

===Ultimate Marvel===
In the [[Ultimate Marvel]] universe Aunt May is based on writer Brian Michael Bendis' mother.<ref name=ComicBookResources9.30.11>Richards, Dave (September 30, 2011). [http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=34654 "COMMENTARY TRACK: Bendis on "Ultimate Comics Spider-Man" #2"]. [[Comic Book Resources]].</ref> This version of the character is a strong and independent woman in her late forties or early fifties, significantly younger than her original Marvel Universe counterpart. She is the biological sister of Mary Parker, and wife to Ben Parker.<ref>Bendis, Brian Michael (w); Bagley, Mark (p). ''Ultimate Spider-Man'' #45. Marvel Comics.</ref>

Peter reveals his secret identity to May after he finds Gwen Stacy's clone at her old house, resulting in May evicting Peter from her home, as she despises Spider-Man. This coincides with the appearance of a man who appears to be Richard Parker, Peter's father.<ref>''Ultimate Spider-Man'' #99</ref> Peter learns that May had known this man, actually an artificially-aged clone of Peter, and she kept this secret from Peter to "protect him".<ref>''Ultimate Spider-Man'' #100</ref> After a long talk between Peter and his "father", [[Nick Fury]] and a team of [[Spider Slayers]] surround the Parker home, which triggers a transformation in Gwen, turning her into [[Carnage (comics)|Carnage]]. May then suffers a heart attack. She is rescued from dying by [[Invisible Woman|Sue Storm]] of the [[Fantastic Four]],<ref>''Ultimate Spider-Man'' #101</ref> reconciles with Peter and accepts his life as Spider-Man, though she is not at all fond of his costume.<ref>''Ultimate Spider-Man'' #105</ref> Peter later explains to May why he became Spider-Man, and May tells him that Ben would be proud of him for doing so.<ref>''Ultimate Spider-Man'' #111</ref> Aunt May is by Peter's side when he dies following a battle with the Green Goblin.<ref>Bendis, Brian Michael (w), Bagley, Mark (p). ''Ultimate Spider-Man'' #160, Marvel Comics.</ref>

Although angry at the Ultimates for belittling Peter's accomplishments in life when attending her nephew's funeral, May is nevertheless comforted when she met some of the people that Peter had saved during his career as Spider-Man, one little girl even offering her a comforting hug as thanks for raising the man who saved her. After the funeral, May and Gwen decide to take up Tony Stark's offer to set themselves up for a new life in France.<ref>''Ultimate Fallout'' #6</ref>

However, following the emergence of [[Spider-Man (Miles Morales)|a new Spider-Man]], May and Gwen return to New York. Though Captain America threatens to arrest Miles' parents and expose his secret to them unless he retires the Spider-Man identity, May and Gwen are more supportive of Miles, and May gives him Peter's old web-shooters, along with the formula for the web-fluid, encouraging him to carry on Peter's legacy.<ref>Bendis, Brian Michael (w), David Marquez (a). "Divided We Fall Part Two" ''Ultimate Spider-Man'' v2, #14 (November 2012), Marvel Comics</ref>

During the ''[[Spider-Men]]'' miniseries, May and Gwen are back in the United States, presumably to oversee the selling of the Parker Residence and to finish Gwen's term at Midtown High. They encounter someone wearing a red-and-blue Spider-Man costume and believe he is a lunatic who is disrespecting Peter's memory. They become angry and threaten to call the police. When the person unmasks himself, they are stunned beyond belief to see the older, more mature Peter Parker, from the Marvel 616 universe.<ref>''Spider-Men'' #3</ref> She initially is unconvinced that this Peter is who he says he is, but both she and Gwen later realize he is being truthful when he knows Uncle Ben's admonishment about power and responsibility. May is greatly moved at realizing that she has now been given the chance for closure that she had missed when her Peter died, and concludes that she had made the right choices concerning her nephew, before the adult Peter is returned to his universe.<ref>Bendis, Brian Michael (w), Pichelli, Sara (p). ''Spider-Men'' #4, Marvel Comics.</ref>

When Green Goblin escapes custody after S.H.I.E.L.D. was shut down, he arrives at the front yard of Aunt May's house and confronts Miles.<ref>''Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man'' #3</ref> Aunt May and Gwen are inside watching the television where the battle of Miles and Green Goblin was being broadcast. Soon, a very much alive Peter emerges to aid Miles in the fight, to the surprise of Aunt May and Gwen. Green Goblin flees at his arrival and the two Spider-Men depart. Gwen is unsure of the identity of the original Spider-Man, but Aunt May assures her that his motives show that it is him.<ref>''Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man'' #4</ref> Later, Aunt May and Gwen walk over to Mary Jane's house and overhear Peter's unknown resurrection. Aunt May sprints over and joyfully reunites with her nephew.<ref>''Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man'' #6</ref> After the two Spider-Men defeat Green Goblin, Peter tells Aunt May that he intends to go on a quest to find out the truth of his mystery resurrection.<ref>''Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man'' #7</ref>