YOUR FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN Review Roundup And Rotten Tomatoes Score Revealed

YOUR FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN Review Roundup And Rotten Tomatoes Score Revealed

The reviews are in for the entirety of Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man's first season, and while we're sure you already know how we felt about the show, what are other critics saying? Find out here!

By JoshWilding - Jan 29, 2025 12:01 PM EST
Filed Under: Spider-Man (Animated)

The reviews are in for Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man and they're so far overwhelmingly positive.

There are some complaints about the series not being quite as topical as X-Men '97, though that feels like an apples-and-oranges-type of comparison given how different that team's world is to Peter Parker's. The storytelling itself does receive a lot of praise, though. 

Beyond that, the show's divisive visuals appear to have struck a chord with the majority of critics as has the fact the series takes its cues from the web-slinger's early adventures dreamed up by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko.

It's a little too soon for a definitive Rotten Tomatoes score for Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man yet but, as we write this, it sits at a spectacular 100%. We'll see if that changes over the coming days; for now, you can read a roundup of verdicts from the trades and various entertainment websites below.

The Hollywood Reporter highlights the show's aforementioned visuals by explaining, "Using a 3D cel-shaded technique that allows it to echo vintage Steve Ditko-era Spider-Man, the series straddles vintage and contemporary well, almost achieving a Roy Lichtenstein pop art sensibility, only much more earnest."

"Action scenes utilize comic book panel framings and the primary color-dominated palette is the very opposite of the brooding, adult-skewing animé styling so frequently utilized in a nod to maturity and coolness," the trade continued.

Variety, meanwhile, adds, "Full of popular Marvel characters, a stellar voice cast and numerous Easter eggs, 'Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man' captures everything fans have always loved about Spidey while delivering a fresh take on the teen superhero’s beginnings."

"Simply spectacular from start to finish," GamesRadar+ writes, "Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man cleverly remixes Marvel lore to offer a fresh take on the web-slinger that makes an impact. Colman Domingo's fresh interpretation of Norman Osborn and Eugene Byrd's heartfelt Lonnie are the MVPs, but this wonderful cast of characters is one for the ages."

IGN concludes, "Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man makes a bold change to Spidey’s MCU story and the result is an animated series that’s fun and smart with a hint of genuine danger," and AV Club calls the show an "energetic, carefully crafted, and endearing animated series."

Den of Geek wasn't quite so keen. "By the end of its finale, Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man hasn’t broken any new ground but it has made its case as a low-stakes comfort watch that merits a second season," the site's review posits. "That would have felt like a resounding success for Marvel fans in a pre-X-Men '97 world."

Paste Magazine counters that by calling Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man "a fresh new take on classic Spider-Man" and The DisInsider declares it, "A delightfully entertaining new animated series."

In our review, we concluded by stating, "Amazing, spectacular, and downright astonishing - Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man exceeds every expectation and is a true love letter to the world's greatest superhero...the end result is the ultimate Spider-Man TV series."

As a bonus for getting this far, enjoy Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man's catchy opening credits below...

Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man follows Peter Parker on his way to becoming a hero, with a journey unlike we've ever seen and a style that celebrates the character’s early comic book roots.

The talented voice cast includes Hudson Thames, Colman Domingo, Eugene Byrd, Grace Song, Zeno Robinson, Hugh Dancy and Charlie Cox.

The head writer is Jeff Trammell and Mel Zwyer is the supervising director. Brad Winderbaum, Kevin Feige, Louis D’Esposito, Dana Vasquez-Eberhardt and Trammell serve as executive producers.

Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man premieres on Disney+ on January 29, 2025.

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comicfan100
comicfan100 - 1/29/2025, 12:18 PM
I think my favorite part about this show is that every character we've seen so far is a hero or villain from the comics. I wonder how they're going to come into their powers.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 1/29/2025, 12:37 PM
@comicfan100 - that’s true thinking about it…

I was even surprised by some on the intern teams such as Jeanne Foucault aka Finesse and Asha with their supervisor being Bentley Wittman aka The Wizard.

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comicfan100
comicfan100 - 1/29/2025, 12:43 PM
@TheVisionary25 - Yup. Luna Snow was also shown on Harry Osborn's social media.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 1/29/2025, 12:55 PM
@comicfan100 - I saw that

Also Curt Connors too though genderswapped and race swapped as Carla Connors it seems.

Also another reimagined one is Butane , an obscure character from the comics

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narrow290
narrow290 - 1/29/2025, 12:18 PM
Damn that's a great score! its on when i get off
Apophis71
Apophis71 - 1/29/2025, 12:23 PM
@narrow290 - Could have been higher, lol, joking obviously but just checked and only from 20 reviews, Xmen 97' has 80 so we'll see where it ends up but making me reconsider my decision to skip it currently (mostly due to animation style and being otherverse).
ReverseFlasher
ReverseFlasher - 1/29/2025, 12:21 PM
Boo hoo wahh the art style is horrible, race swap blah blah…

So excited for this, esp with these reviews, eat it haters.
fanboy03191
fanboy03191 - 1/29/2025, 12:23 PM
@ReverseFlasher - Do not mind at all the Osborns being race swapped. It’s Connors that’s got me irate. Just… unnecessary. Wouldn’t have minded a race swap on that, but completely changing the gender? Just stupidity at its finest. Plenty of great female characters in Spidey lore so it’s not necessary. But Disney is gonna Disney…
TheFinestSmack
TheFinestSmack - 1/29/2025, 12:27 PM
@fanboy03191 - They made Connors a woman? I remember months ago I was damn sure they made Osborn black because Giancarlo Esposito was going to voice him and also play him in the MCU. And I'd have been fine with that (usually I'm not). But nah, they wasted him on Sidewinder instead.
ReverseFlasher
ReverseFlasher - 1/29/2025, 12:28 PM
@fanboy03191 - sony did it with doc ock in spiderverse too, didn't mind that tbh.

If you simply view these things as elseworlds or alternate takes, and go into them with an open mind, they are easily enjoyed imo.
Spike101
Spike101 - 1/29/2025, 12:35 PM
@fanboy03191 - what??? Oh no not more of this stupidity 🤦‍♂️ Can’t they just present these wonderful characters as Stan, Steve and Jack intended, just once?
fanboy03191
fanboy03191 - 1/29/2025, 1:06 PM
@ReverseFlasher - I didn’t either as it was clearly a multiverse film. This is different for me. I know it’s a different universe as well but they just did it to do it, and that I do not agree with.
fanboy03191
fanboy03191 - 1/29/2025, 1:07 PM
@Spike101 - Guess not.
Mrnorth1921
Mrnorth1921 - 1/29/2025, 2:07 PM
@TheFinestSmack - this is an alternate universe.
TheFinestSmack
TheFinestSmack - 1/29/2025, 2:12 PM
@Mrnorth1921 - makes sense. Probably fits right in with the multiverse saga.
Mrnorth1921
Mrnorth1921 - 1/29/2025, 2:14 PM
@TheFinestSmack - exactly. I don’t have any issues with it. Love what if stuff.
fanboy03191
fanboy03191 - 1/29/2025, 12:21 PM
I see the appeal but there were too many changes, a lot unnecessary for me to keep invested. Those who enjoy it, great. Glad you find joy in it. But a lot of the classic fans are not going to dig this. Just my two cents. Not here to troll or whatever. I liked the animation and Osborn seemed well characterized. Perhaps I’ll check in on the next episodes after I’ve had time to digest but right now? It’s a miss.
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