You're one of them Marvel die hard fans then? You were joking I assume?
I think the Man of Steel line did have the potential of getting the ASM treatment from HT if it didn't have 3 figures lining up because Superman has the same type of material for its suit and the body is also custom made, just like Spidey's.
I have a feeling the Spidey figure is delayed because its not all that popular, comparatively speaking. I don't think it has a thing to do with the type of material used.... the patterning ON the suit yes, but the fabric is probably not the holdup. They have a lot of problems and there have been a lot of complaints with that one. I am wondering if that figure will not end up going the way of the XM:FC line.