But what’s funny about the entire situation is how Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man is, in fact, one of those “woke” shows you’re always hearing culturally conservative types harp on about. It celebrates multiculturalism by treating diversity as a simple fact of the world Peter Parker exists in.

When it comes to Marvel Cinematic Universe lore, few things have been more impactful than Captain America: Civil War, which signaled a seismic shift in the MCU’s future by introducing characters and moments Marvel fans still gush about.

Hudson Thames brings a fresh voice to Peter Parker in Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, taking the right approach to his character.

Some Spider-Man fans take issue with the MCU take on Peter Parker despite his movies being financial and critical successes. They feel Tony Stark acting as a mentor to the teen vigilante is antithetical to Peter’s outsider status.

Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man premiered on Disney+ on January 29, 2025, and has already aired five episodes. The show is an animated retelling of Spider-Man’s origin story.

Although it reinvents the canon, Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man understand one key aspect of the hero better than the MCU.

Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man 's iteration of the web head is a classic spin on Spidey - which gets back to the roots of what originally made him great: quintessential coming-of age stories colored by Pop era visuals and the American dream.

A poster for the Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man episode, "Secret Identity Crisis," by Julien Rico Jr. asks if Norman Osborn is "A Friend or Foe." This comes after Tarantula and Speed Demon struck in a clip from the episode.