While Marvel Studios delivered a show-stealing Hall H panel during 2022's San Diego Comic-Con, another devoted to their upcoming animated projects drew just as much attention from fans. First looks at everything from X-Men '97 to Marvel Zombies were shared, while we also got a sneak peek at Spider-Man: Freshman Year.
The hope had been that the series would take place before the events of Captain America: Civil War, finally detailing the origin story of the MCU's wall-crawler.
Instead, it takes place in a reality where Peter Parker finds a mentor in Norman Osborn. With Oscorp backing him, the web-slinger will don all manner of costumes, while Harry Osborn, Amadeus Cho, and Nico Minuro are set to join him in high school. Charlie Cox, meanwhile, will lend his voice to Daredevil.
The show was recently renamed Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, and it's widely believed Marvel Studios is planning a late 2024/early 2025 premiere.
Today, we have an updated logo for the animated series highlighting its new title (via Toonado.com). It's very similar to the previous version which suggests that, despite the name change, the show's tone will remain largely the same.
Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man is an animated series that follows Peter Parker on his way to becoming Spider-Man in the MCU, with a journey unlike we've ever seen and a style that celebrates the character’s early comic book roots.
Rumoured cast members include Hudson Thames as Peter Parker, Eugene Byrd as Lonnie Lincoln, Grace Song as Nico Minoru, Hugh Dancy as Otto Octavius, Kari Wahlgren as Aunt May, and Zeno Robinson as Harry Osborn.
As for the already announced second season, it's previously been reported that the studio won't be moving forward with what was once dubbed Spider-Man: Sophomore Year until they can gauge interest in this first season.
"It follows the pattern that you see in [Captain America:] Civil War," Marvel Animation executive Winderbaum previously said of the show. "Down to Peter getting the broken Blu-ray player from the trash and he walks into his department for the famous moment where Tony stark is waiting for him to offer him the stark internship and take him to Berlin."
"But because of things that happen in the Multiverse...because of new, random occurrences, it's not Tony Stark who's waiting for him there. It's Norman Osborn and that sends his life in an unexpected trajectory that collides him with many unexpected characters in the Marvel universe."
Check out the Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man's new logo below.