Of the many things Spider-Man: Brand New Day<\/em> gets so right about Marvel\u2019s beloved wall-crawling hero, one that stands particularly tall is its commitment to Spider-Man being a friendly neighbourhood hero. In fact, it\u2019s the first real \u2018neighbourhood\u2019 Spidey film since Homecoming<\/em>, but this time with a grown-up Peter Parker (Tom Holland) existing among a rogue\u2019s gallery of baddies, listening to police scanners, and fighting crime out of his crappy apartment. This locality \u2013 with stakes that are city-centric, not world-ending \u2013 is prime Spidey material.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n But there\u2019s another Marvel Spider-Man<\/em> project you may not have seen that also commits to that core concept of a more ground-level hero \u2013 and, aptly, it\u2019s called Your Friendly Neighbourhood Spider-Man<\/em>. Produced by Marvel Animation \u2013 the same branch of Marvel Studios that gives us X-Men \u201997<\/em> \u2013 the show was first pitched as a canonical early-years MCU Peter Parker series, titled \u2018Spider-Man: Freshman Year\u2019. What eventually emerged is something different \u2013 still a high-school-set series, but one that doesn\u2019t just retread MCU ground.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Beyond telling a great Spidey story of its own, it presents as a remix of previous tellings.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n The show, effectively, takes place in an MCU multiverse. This Peter Parker is clearly modelled on Tom Holland\u2019s version \u2013 voiced by Hudson Thames, who subbed in for Holland on What If\u2026?<\/em> and Marvel Zombies<\/em>. He lives in Queens, with a Marisa Tomei-alike Aunt May, and no Uncle Ben on the scene. Except, this Peter doesn\u2019t have MJ or Ned (see instead pals Nico, Lonnie, and a certain Harry Osborn), nor does he begin the show with powers \u2013 we actually get to see a new version of the classic origin story, which unfolds with another familiar hero in the mix.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n This is what makes Your Friendly Neighbourhood Spider-Man<\/em> so compelling \u2013 beyond telling a great Spidey story of its own, it also presents as a remix of previous tellings. It knows that you know the tropes and the previous narratives, and then revels in twisting them. Rather than Peter being talent-spotted by Iron Man, here he\u2019s mentored by another major power-player. We get to see Peter in various iterations of the classic Spidey costume. There are references to the Avengers being torn apart by the Sokovia accords, a fallout that, in the MCU, led to Spider-Man being drafted onto Team Tony in Civil War<\/em>.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n The show also keeps so many great things from previous Spider-stories. Like in Homecoming<\/em>, we see Peter learning to sling his webs in early homemade Spider-garb. Like Sam Raimi\u2019s Spider-Man, we see him navigating a friendship with Harry while witnessing the growing shadow descending on Norman Osborn (Colman Domino, impeccable casting). And like the Spider-Verse<\/em> movies, it boasts a specific visual style indebted to its comic book origins, nodding to \u201860s Archie<\/em> books and, of course, The Amazing Spider-Man<\/em> itself.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n And like Brand New Day<\/em>, Friendly Neighbourhood<\/em> is firmly set in a living, breathing comic book world. There\u2019s an early pivotal appearance from Doctor Strange. Daredevil drops in during the season, voiced by actual Charlie Cox. Tony Stark and General Ross have parts to play. And, in setting itself in its own strand of the multiverse, the show gets to play with a wide roster of Spidey villains without breaking continuity. We have Doc Ock, the Scorpion, Unicorn, symbiote monsters, and gadget-boosted street thugs. And looming over the whole show, Norman\u2019s nefarious dealings at Oscorp, threatening future dangers.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n In short, it\u2019s everything you\u2019d want from an animated Spider-Man<\/em> series \u2013 and while it received strong reviews upon launch in early 2025, it still feels deserving of a bigger audience. Now, post-Brand New Day<\/em>, is the perfect time to catch up and see another example of Spider-Man\u2019s seemingly endless malleability \u2013 especially with Season 2 expected to drop in the not-too-distant future. Thwip!<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Your Friendly Neighbourhood Spider-Man Season 1 is streaming in full on Disney+<\/em><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Of the many things Spider-Man: Brand New Day gets so right about Marvel\u2019s beloved wall-crawling hero, one that stands particularly tall is its commitment to Spider-Man being a friendly neighbourhood hero. 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