Is Spider-Man Freshman Year a Mistake?

Is Spider-Man Freshman Year a Mistake? - After Spider-Man '98s request from fans after X-Men 97s success, does this make Disney's Your Friendly Neighbourhood Spider-Man formerly known as Spider-Man Freshman Year a mistake?
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[@daviddyster4145]

Seriously I don’t think there’s anybody at Marvel who wants to basically do Spider-Man 98. They too afraid to even let Peter Parker grow up.

[@ravenouspuncher]

The audience has grown up. Mc u hasnt . Which is why its failing.

[@dontemorgan1517]

Well, they have no choice because they needs some success since Marvel is really not doing well.

[@jacobrivera1721]

@@dontemorgan1517exactly it better to eat their pride and let him grow up

[@daviddyster4145]

@@dontemorgan1517 True, but the old guard has to step aside for Marvel to be great again.

[@venicethehedgehog4122]

Technically they aren't the just hate him happy

[@birdquest8695]

I want both shows, why can’t we have both? Why does it have to be ONLY Spider-Man ‘98 for everyone to be happy?

[@Thecringerises]

Because it's Spider-Man 98. Duh

[@birdquest8695]

@@Thecringerises but can’t we have both?

[@supermagnumable]

Agreed. These debates are pretty dumb.

[@richardcastillos2896]

Because pretty much everyone is taired of "High school" spider-man we have not see a adult spider-man show since well the 90 spider-man. And look if for some miracle spectacular return no one is gonna say nothing because its one of the best if not the best spider-man show in the modern era. Freshman year wait my friendly neighboor hood spider-man is a spider-man that's like a what if i love the idea first this being a prequel to HC then they change it to a alternative universe so the point is why this show need to exist? In short talk people are taired of Highschool spider-man shows, even in the comics the mature Peter dosen't exist anymore (at least 616 spider-man)

[@AccountNumb]

Studios don't want to put that much money into 2 projects that are just the same character. They'd rather have 1 consistent show

[@the_phillygamer]

Yeah, we'd love an adult oriented Spider-man. Show, movie, whatever.

[@LewisFilmsProductions]

That would be cool

[@KingOfTheClowns]

Spider-Man: The New Animated Series was pretty much for adults

[@Dhampir101980]

@@KingOfTheClownsi think they meant something that is adult and also in continuity. The MTV spider-man took so many liberties that it felt like a separate universe at times

[@KingOfTheClowns]

@@Dhampir101980 Yeah, it was supposed to be a continuation of Tobey Maguire’s story but Spider-Man 2 just made TNAS its own thing

[@sboinkthelegday3892]

IDGAF, adults don't exist, only kidults. Spidey is permanently ruined post-venom, whose purpose was to mickeyfy him, that is, he used to be edgier almost to incel levels but now it's "something inside him", as per the western drunkard excuse "it wasn't me, bad mojo took over me". Ditko's Spider-Man was all about being toxic, venomous even, and learning to handle it. Also in terms of relationships, which I don't LIKE, but that's part of Spider-Man, not my favorite character for that. I much more like Fantastic Four, and Spidey's friendship with Johnny Storm or Bobby Drake is what speaks to me. Peter is an important character, one I would rather let be himself. The point is, Peter Parker is a figure who grew up as a nerd and resentful one at that, and peaked later in life with women tripping all over him, which DOES happen. That's the whole point of the Spider aesttehic, but all the stragglers like Venom and Miles just want to isolate that growth aspect and glorify these flat aspects in him.

[@CoolMan1_SonicAndOtherStuff]

Well, i'm not everyone. Personally, I never grew up with spiderman 98. MY childhood spidey cartoon was spectacular spiderman. I'm not saying I don't like spiderman 98, I just never watched it. Should i? I'm just looking forward to your friendly neighborhood spiderman because it's something new. But that's just me.

[@Dhampir101980]

The 90’s series is definitely worth a watch because it adapts many of the classic storylines and Peter grows and matures by the series finale. And the Raimi films burrowed heavily from the show. It doesn’t top spectacular, but it’s worthy to stand alongside it

[@CoolMan1_SonicAndOtherStuff]

@@Dhampir101980 👍

[@stevenbryant8160]

Yes please do it really amazing

[@mauricio6646]

@@Dhampir101980 It has totally different tone from spectacular, so its quite difficult to make a comparison. Still i prefer the 90`s

[@Dhampir101980]

@@mauricio6646 I know. I’ve watched both shows several times. I meant that both shows are the most accurate interpretation of Spidey’s character

[@hannahmetzger4880]

Why can't we have both? Why does it have to ONLY be one show or the other? That doesn't seem fair. :/.

[@AccountNumb]

Studios dont want to put money into 2 projects of the same character. They'd rather have 1 consistent project where all the fans can go to.

[@hannahmetzger4880]

@@AccountNumb That's utterly ludicrous!! We should have both shows, imo. I'd watch both. :P.

[@AccountNumb]

@@hannahmetzger4880 well tbf, it wouldn't be a smart idea to have the same character have multiple tv shows for multiple reasons but the main reason being they don't want split resources on 2 of the same shows and rather put all their resources into 1 show to have the highest Quality

[@TheSpideyFan958]

@@hannahmetzger4880no it is not

[@TheShockVox]

Funds. I’d rather the money go to the more interesting show.

[@keno4770]

I’ve always said that not every show needs to come back. Spider Man TAS ended with most loose ends resolved, and X-Men ‘97 confirmed everything we needed to know about MJ. To bring it back would feel like disingenuous nostalgia baiting. It’s not he same case as X-Men where their animated lines were so few and far between that there were just so many stories to tell, and there was major damage control to do for the brand.

[@spacecowboy3907]

I don't think we've seen enough to even make any form of judgment on it, no trailers, no teasers, nothing. At least wait until the trailers, better yet the first episode before judging it.

[@Artist_Unbound]

I don't mind teenager Peter Parker because that's just my personal preference for Spider-Man, because it helps show Stan Lee's message that a teenager can be a hero just as long as they understand responsibility. I think the main reason why people are against the show is because it's MCU clickbait. Originally it was the origin of Tom Holland Spider-Man, but they clarified that it's actually an elongated "What If?" show. In other words, it's basically what Tom Holland would have been if Disney had all the rights to Spider-Man, not just to animated shows.

[@bqw2094]

I can assure you it’s both , that it’s much clickbait and Peter being a teenager again .

[@MrGrimjaw]

Tom holland the worst spiderman ever

[@ekko6209]

@@MrGrimjawur opinion

[@anthonynieto5307]

@@MrGrimjawnot rlly lmao but that’s what u think

[@MrGrimjaw]

​@@ekko6209option no it's a fact half of spiderman lore is dumped not even used in his films so is his villains dumped

[@MichaelHonscar]

I first started reading Spider-Man comics in the late ‘80s, when he was married to Mary Jane and treated like an adult. Besides his age, let’s not forget that the show ended on a huge open ending. Mary Jane all of a sudden just being back in a cameo in X-Men 97 with no explanation on how/when Peter found her isn’t good enough. That story needs a proper solution.

[@Nero_Eclipse]

Indeed, Marvel needs to make Spider-Man 98 to bring that story to a close

[@conradojavier7547]

Fans wanted Marvel Studio for the Fox Kids Universe to Countinue.

[@cameronmorris8105]

Spider-man freshman year makes no sense compared to Spider-man 98.

[@user-yt5fh9dm2j]

It hasn't even had a trailer yet, how can you even compare it yet

[@roderick8167]

Yeah for me personally Nostalgia definitely plays a factor and like everyone else I would rather see a older more seasoned Peter Parker/ Spider-Man and after seeing that successfully in the Spider-Verse movies idk why Marvel would wanna go back to a young high school Peter Parker/ Spider-Man also it doesn't help that it's been radio silence on any news regarding Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man besides a few words on it here and there and people are starting to wonder if this show is even coming out so people are like if we can't get any news on this show and if your just leaving hanging on when it's releasing then stop wasting our time and give us Spider-Man 98

[@LewisFilmsProductions]

Very good points and I didn't realise this until I got the responses from the community tab. Makes a lot of sense, even if Freshman Year bangs.

[@roderick8167]

​@@LewisFilmsProductionsyeah even if this show slaps it's gonna live in the shadow of a potential Spider-Man 98 and fans will hold it over this shows head

[@Exzimius]

​@@roderick8167have you considered not doing that?

[@Nero_Eclipse]

​@@Exzimiusit's gonna happen regardless, because X-Men '97 opened our eyes to how Marvel can do good again with older material and we want to see that with the rest of the original animated universe

[@TheSpideyFan958]

@@Nero_Eclipsebro… how do u know Spider-Man 98 can be good just from my show

[@conradojavier7547]

back in the day, DIC Created 2 Sonic Cartoons with very different tones.

[@LewisFilmsProductions]

Fair enough. I guess it can be done

[@Linklex7]

And one of godawful. Those resources could’ve been used to make the good show (SAT AM) better and given a proper final season and ending

[@derekpayneszubliminals7723]

@@Linklex7 I thought AOSTH was decent, mainly with Long John Baldry's Robotnik but if we're talking about Underground, that one wasn't great.

[@radiant_ways0746]

I want it, I don't wanna see X-Men 97' set a precedent for Marvel to bring back old shows instead of something newer

[@BoldDude951]

FINALLY

[@kaden384]

exactly

[@venicethehedgehog4122]

No no hold on

[@Nero_Eclipse]

The older shows should have a shot if X-Men '97 did an amazing job, and it did.

[@oneautumnleaf2622]

Id rather have a show I know will do well then a show that may not and die at 1-2 seasons.

[@NaveaDraws]

I don't mind which era of Peter's life it is, so long as it's a good show. I totally understand the fatigue with 3 back to back HS era series, the latter 2 being just awful. It was revolutionary when SSM did it. I wouldn't mind college or young adult Spider-Man in a show. Like what the MTV series tried to do, but good.

[@user-xo3eb4li6q]

Agree. It's actually importan how the Story of this Show is, if the Story is not good enough well written than no mather witch age the main character is (kid, Teenager or adult) than is the Show not really worth to watch.

[@aftabanimates1068]

How is fnsm a mistake when it not out yet? I really want to see this show! I was hyped when it was first announced. I would love to see Friendly neighborhood Spider-Man. I would love to see Spider-Man 98 or Spectacular Spider-Man but I can’t wait to see FNSM.

[@dontemorgan1517]

At this point people are sick and tired of Peter Parker / Spider-Man set around in high school and just be a cash in with the MCU, and wanted an older and mature spider-man series like the 90s cartoon. And with the success of X-Men 97, everyone wanted a Spider-Man 98 with classic Spider-Man stories and recognized characters that you love instead Freshyear since nobody cares about it. But hopefully Spider-Man 98 stick the shows universe.

[@williamholtzclaw3029]

Oh shut up, X-Men 97 doesnt prove that we want a return of all the 90s animated shows, it proves we want good animated marvel content created by artist who arent constrained by the MCU's strict tone and continuity, if freshman year is good we should support it, its as simple as that

[@notasasquatch]

You didn’t watch the video did you hon? Buddy is literally going through both sides of the argument for and against canning SMFMY and mulling over why the internet feel that way also you really can’t say the writing or anything to do with it is bad or lazy because it’s not even out yet

[@King_Cisco]

There was one thing that made this interesting, and that it was a MCU Spider-Man prequel that took place before Civil War going over some small scaled adventures. And they scrapped that concept, so now it’s just another high school Spider-Man story.

[@G-LukeJA]

Genuinely the worst idea ever. Thats the one thing they are s smart to scrap

[@GiovanniAlckmimRusso]

Yes. I'm tired of seeing Peter in high school. Also, I'm not interested in an alternate version of MCU Peter with characters that, again, do not look like in nothing with their comic counterparts. Make a continuation of the 1994 cartoon is not only the most logical thing to do, but also because it's also a lot better story wise.

[@demonlordlatios25games50]

Why can't we have both?

[@spideyguy3315]

I get why certain fan's want that, but at the same time it would affect the idea of marvel animation trying to explore separate content with different animation to explore. Plus this show was already in development for a prequel then later on changed. And we gotta realize, there's gonna be more iterations for new comer's for a long time.

[@thomasbennett0]

If Spiderman 98 gets greenlit I hope Friendly Neighbourhood Spiderman gets a proper ending unlike what WB do for the shows they cancel, Batwoman and Legends of Tomorrow.

[@supermagnumable]

Also both Spider-Man 98 & Freshman Year are feeding two DIFFERENT demographics. ‘98 are for people who may be older and want a more mature follow-up to the 90’s series they grew up with. Helps that Peter is also an adult. Freshman Year would be more “coming of age”, characters are younger, etc. (including the Nico from Runaways cameo)

[@cyber-thundr_]

I didn’t mean to break it down right now but… I’m kind of in the same level as everyone of rather have Spider-Man 98 over Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man but for a personal reason. When I heard Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man is gonna take place where Peter just entered as freshman high school, honestly I don’t need to see that. I didn’t like my middle school & my freshman year at high school as a kid growing up so having a tv adaptation narrating about those generations just doesn’t feel right. I want a story about Spider-Man that goes forward, not backwards.

[@LewisFilmsProductions]

That’s fair

[@supermagnumable]

It’s just recency bias from X-Men 97. Can’t wait for Freshman Year.

[@user-yt5fh9dm2j]

Same

[@bqw2094]

No , it's because fans are sick of peter being a teenager and are craving a animated show where he is already and adult.

[@TevyaSmolka]

Personally for me nothing would make me happier but to see Spider-Man 98 yes return similar to x-men but also a bonus let Peter Parker and Mary Jane have there daughter mayday Parker spider girl alive and kicking along there side and being a family which would be really awesome and badass in my opinion.

[@LewisFilmsProductions]

That's fair enough

[@TevyaSmolka]

@@LewisFilmsProductions thank you man :)

[@devanbarrios9216]

I think that people are just sick and tired of high school Spider-Man. It's been played out at this point and there isn't anything original left to do in that era.

[@bullylowenthal2683]

Literally it was only used in spectacular spider-man, ultimate spider-man show and mcu spider-man otherwise it's not been overused

[@Nero_Eclipse]

The 90's show had it right from the start, barely any high-school related stuff. He was already in college and fought a majority of his villians.

[@bigevil1001]

@@bullylowenthal2683 -Spectacular Spiderman -Ultimate Spider-Man -The Marc Web Spider-Man movies -MCU’s Spider-Man -Marvel’s Spider-Man (The cartoon after Ultimate/The last Spider-Man cartoon) The only thing that hasn’t used a high school Spider-Man since before Spectacular is Insomniac’s Spider-Man.

[@TheSpideyFan958]

@@bigevil1001tasm was in high school for a movie and also he was barely in school

[@bullylowenthal2683]

@bigevil1001 Marc Webb was used once and that was it. You thought you did something including that

[@TheBlackOtaku]

I am so tired of HS spider-man 😑

[@LewisFilmsProductions]

Yeah I think everyone is

[@TheSpideyFan958]

@@LewisFilmsProductionsnah only dumb people are

[@topregele6582]

Screw this shit. Fans wants Spider-man 98!

[@Ryowhosakazaki]

Ditto.

[@wayneshobbygallery]

I absolutely love the way you dive into and dissect the fans' viewpoints without being biased. You're the kind of Spider-Man fan which I hope there will be more: Wise, sensible, unbiased, analytical, able to judge between right and wrong Yeah, I'd love to see both Spider-Man '98 (if that really is greenlit because of how successful X-Men '97 is) and Your Friendly Neighbourhood Spider-Man do well together. I really do. But since I'm more inclined to the MCU, I've been wanting to see Your Friendly Neighbourhood Spider-Man fix and rectify some of the widely-debated issues Tom Holland's Spider-Man had until now. That is by fully showing and addressing the spider-bite origin, Uncle Ben's existence (as verbally mentioned in What If...? - Season 1, Episode 5) and how his 6 months prior to Civil War went by. Once that's done, they can diverge from the MCU Sacred Timeline and tell their own story without breaking MCU continuity.

[@lavill8511]

Fans: we want I don’t Spider-Man no more high school Me: We have insomniac

[@LewisFilmsProductions]

Ohh yeahhhh

[@qwertyzillaofficial2969]

And two comic series’. And MCU.

[@lavill8511]

And Raimi films, and 90s series, and Spider-Verse

[@WinsomeJarl4342]

I made a video on my own channel going over some of the possible positives and negatives to reviving Spider-Man TAS. I feel like Spider-Man ‘98 would be the best place to bring to life stories from the comics that are long overdue getting adapted like “Nothing Can Stop the Juggernaut!” or KLH (though that one needs room to be set up and executed well). You can just imagine CDB’s performance would be incredibly suited for those storylines.

[@avottero9007]

Miles put it. Spider-Man can do both make both Spider-Man 98 and Spider-Man freshman year.

[@wheattoast1971]

Solid video! Piggybacking on my last comment, I think it’s great that they wanna do the classic Spider-Man show. Them diving into the 60’s Ditko era of Spider-Man with that vintage comic-esc animation style is exciting! Due to the MCU F4 and reading Spider-Man life story, I’d love to see a Spider-Man that was young in the 1960’s. That I feel like was made for older fans. But the relatability of this isn’t there for older fans. The Avengers was always something for the adults, like Tony struggling with Alcoholism. The X-Men appeals to the outcasts. Spider-Man used to appeal to kids. But since Miles came in and modernized the character, Miles doesn’t appeal to kids anymore. Peter worked for a newspaper. Miles makes beats and listens to modern rap. Which is gonna be more in tune with the current youth? That’s why people want Spider-Man ‘98. The people who grew up with Peter are now adults, and are going to sympathize more with someone who is married or learning how to be a father. Because that’s what we are going through now. If they are trying to appeal to kids, they should do a Miles Morales show. I am excited for this show for sure! I just fail to see who the exact demographic is.

[@LewisFilmsProductions]

Absolutely spot on! The market is there for an older Spider-Man and they're not tapping into it!

[@playcoarmboy1836]

we should've had a continuation to spiderman the animated series or spectacular spiderman but instead they are giving us something that no one asked for

[@welldave8598]

Cry more. We’re getting new things. Not digging up old crap

[@jaylenjayden9305]

I bet you people said the same about spectacular Spider-Man when it first came out

[@welldave8598]

@@jaylenjayden9305 they show almost had 0 uncle Ben Same with MTV Spider-Man

[@TheSpideyFan958]

Nobody asked for u npc reply

[@Antonychief7]

You tell them 🔥

[@Weezytecktonik]

Just make Spiderman 98 & stop trying to appeal to younger generations. They have skibidi toilet

[@Antonychief7]

Exactly, we need Spider-Man 98, not another modern adaptation for a younger audience

[@Zekrel]

Freshman Year (if it does end up releasing) will be the 4th time in a row where an animated Peter Parker is in high school. Spectacular, Ultimate, and Marvel’s Spider-Man 2017 all did that and I am kinda sick of him being in high school now. Let’s see him in college or maybe a Peter who is completely done with school all together!

[@petermj1098]

The 2003 3D Spider-Man cartoon focused on Peter in college. Underrated show. Neil Patrick Harris is an underrated Spider-Man voice actor.

[@Zekrel]

@@petermj1098 yeah I watched that, but that was the last Spidey cartoon to have him in college before the 3 proceeding after kept him stuck in high school. Also, yeah NPH is incredibly underrated as Spider-Man

[@jbeezy31]

I literally went from a freshman to a sophomore waiting for this

[@LewisFilmsProductions]

Lmao

[@stephan2807]

I actually really want to see your friendly neighborhood spider man. They are doing something new there. Making norman peters mentor instead of tony and when norman becomes evil the emotional weight will be amazing if done well. So i want that to happen

[@lukaspedraza5194]

I’m actually genuinely looking forward to Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, honestly. I can appreciate that it is a somewhat new and more ambitious take than in the MCU films, so I really want it to succeed. And if we get 98 as well later down the line, I would love that too. I just want to have both.

[@atiqbirb8352]

Marvel don't got the balls for '98.

[@amin2636]

I have seen spidey in high school for so long that IDK Ill stick with insomniacs spidey because they actually make him grow and maybe even get out of the bad financial situation he is in

[@Tom-_-Hanks]

I'm all up for seeing a new parallel universe version of Spider-Man. AND hopefully it can get today's little kids into Spider-Man.

[@hungryalmighty7156]

Yes freshman year is a mistake. Since x-men 97 was such a huge success, What Disney needs to do is bring back avengers earths mightiest heroes and anyone between spiderman the animated series or spectacular Spider-Man. Personally I like Spider-Man the animated series better than spectacular but I would bring spectacular back over tas because this gives more creative freedom cause all these projects would be taking place in different universes. X-men 97 in one universe, avengers emh is part of another alternate universe, and spectacular Spider-Man is off in his own universe. And yes because Disney has freshman year already finished basically and wouldn’t want 2 competing shows than there’s a fix to that. Release a brand new season of avengers emh in the mean time. So we have x-men 97, avengers emh, and Spider-Man freshman year. Once F year is done that do a spectacular Spider-Man

[@Slammerhead]

Personally I don't have nostalgia for SMTAS since I just watched it through a few months ago. The same with Spectacular Spider-man. However I want both of them much more then this. Not gonna let that ruin my experience with this one however since I can't change it anyway

[@LewisFilmsProductions]

That's fair enough!

[@marianmihaiionescu6737]

I guess we are all sick of new Spider-men. We want 90's Peter to come back, we want to see an experimented Spider-man in new awesome adventures. Besides the show from 90's was truly great. He introduced for the first time the ideea of multiverse and also the idea of a shared universe like the Mcu nowadays. John Semper already said that he would be verry happy to continue the 90's show. Please Marvel, make Spider-man 98, we need it.

[@droga5262]

I don't see why they can't have two Spider-Man shows, we have two versions of Godzilla on the big screen and soon we'll have two versions of Batman on the big screen

[@PaxPandemonium]

Although I'm more hopefully that Disney will redo the classic TAS, I am hopefully for this show as one of my fav artist is helping with this project and they made a BOSS issue of Spiderman called "A Study in Scarlet and Blue." That artist is Meg Syverud, check them out if you have the time. But I saw a trailer for this show at Afro Animation and I gotta say, it may not be as good as the Homecoming trilogy or an improvement on the recent Spider shows, but I am hopeful

[@DavidMartinez-ce3lp]

I don't want a Spiderman 98 series. I just want an ending. A final movie where Spiderman finds MJ and then they get married back home. Skip forward in time and show Peter training his daughter Mayday Parker as Spidergirl. Simple.

[@LewisFilmsProductions]

That’s fair

[@oreo_frito]

Bro cancel the shitty spider man MCU variant, do ‘98 and if they can… continue spectacular, fuck man even SONY can continue spectacular as a film

[@thisguy1390]

It’ll be great, I have no doubt but they should just do Spider-Man 98

[@Sidharthavicious]

How about a series focusing on Flash bullying Peter before he gets his powers? We can have episodes like "Peter Parker Gets A Swirlie" or "Flash Gives Peter's Science Textbook Chlamydia".

[@JP-1990]

>We dont think fans want to see an adult Peter Parker >Also we want to see if we can bring Tobey and Andrew back

[@LewisFilmsProductions]

Damn XD

[@Ultimate-Spider-man270]

I think they should have done Spider-Man '98 instead. Then a reboot of the whole animated universe with Avengers, Iron man, Fantastic four, etc.

[@BoldDude951]

Hell no 😭 if they did 98 it would turn out ass imo I’m sick and tired of continuations I just want new fresh new Spider-Man content

[@Ultimate-Spider-man270]

It needs a continuation. X-Men 97 was good if the same people make Spider-Man 98 it'd be good.

[@LaDaleWatsonJr]

​@@Ultimate-Spider-man270 just because X-Men 97 turn out good. That doesn't mean Spider-Man 98 would be good

[@boldmusa4480]

@@BoldDude951 Fine Spiderman 2099 animated series there you happy

[@junrodmanmorales527]

i still want freshman year to push through because this is a modern Spiderman story closely similar to the mcu spidey, but i also love the idea of reviving spiderman 98 series for nostalgia, i think the best move for marvel is to do both to cater both fans of the 90's and the modern spidey

[@MMZERO9]

Certain folks at Marvel need to let go of this “Peter Parker has to be a kid” mentality. It’s holding them back from telling good stories with the character. Heck, as a kid of the late 80s/early to mid-90s many Spidey stories had him as a college student/young adult and he was still relatable to me as a reader. Where those certain people got the idea Peter Parker has to stay a teenager boggles my mind. And if any of those editors/writers are married yet they dislike Peter being married then I really have to question those folks on how they view marriage.

[@justinpullen1097]

Pretty sure Marvel didn't expect X-Men 97 to be as successful as it was. All the cameos fueled the love for not just Spidey, but all the 90's Marvel animated shows. If anything, I'm expecting a big team-up with all the heroes next season, most likely against Onslaught. But with FNSM, I don't see a 98 revival happening...yet. As for the new show, I'm still looking forward to it and see it as an experiment of what Marvel would have done with Spidey in the MCU if they didn't have Sony involved.

[@SmrtPhonRtistCF]

Thank goodness I came across this! As for the Marvel competing with themselves, I kinda have one solution. 20 years ago in 2004, Cartoon Network aired Teen Titans alongside with Justice League (with unlimited) and later The Batman, maybe hypothetically, could be the same, kinda like when DiC made 2 Sonic the Hedgehog shows that aired at the same time. Also, I'm not sure if it counts, but what about Spidey and his amazing friends? That's also a current Spider-Man series about a young Spider-Man (with Miles and Gwen), also 2nd Spidey CG show as well. I do agree that young Spidey and in high school is still overdone and I'm ready to more adult Spidey tales with the proper stories.

[@lockskelington314]

I reserve judgement on the new spiderman show until I see it myself.

[@Fanimei]

This may sound stupid but why do I feel like the events of this show is gonna tie in with the Secret Wars reboot. And essentially change MCU Spidey's origin story.

[@tot3mpted]

this show is a def dark horse but ngl this should’ve came out long ago but oh better late than never

[@carterblake3410]

i'm still watching this show because i always give new things a fair chance i'm just saying

[@michaelbaiden1308]

I mainly want a sort of connected animated universe where we occasionally get crossovers and interactions we couldn't get in the MCU

[@spideyguy3315]

That's terrible, cause it would mean we won't get any different artstyle with separate content. Cuz last time I checked, many cartoon fans he been begging for more originals

[@michaelbaiden1308]

@spideyguy3315 We can have that though. The 90s animated stuff had crossovers and different art styles and animation. Plus we could just have 2 Spiderman cartoons running

[@nexbird4904]

I want both because 90's spider man ended on a cliffhanger and freshman year is probably not gonna disappoint

[@codeghost7715]

I mean, here’s my take on all this: I think Your Friendly Neighborhood Spiderman has a lot more to offer than people are giving it credit for. Instead of viewing it as just another highschool Spiderman show, this new series seems to be pulling from different areas of Spidey’s mythos to truly make this special. From what we’ve seen already we’ve got: •The long form animation storytelling principles of Spectacular Spiderman •The inclusion of the wider Marvel Universe much like the 90s Spiderman animated series. •Steve Ditko art style from the original comics. •The down on his luck issues we’re familiar with for this character. And you have the interesting premise of this Peter being taken under the wing of Norman Osborn, already allowing for a whole new fresh storyline. That’s really, really cool. Meanwhile, let’s look at the prospect of a Spiderman 98 show return. In my honest opinion, there’s not a whole lot to offer. They’ve already done the black suit arc, the spider mutation arc, Spiderverse stories, Secret Wars, and many many more. It’s also been confirmed that the story of Gwen Stacy already happened before the series first episode. The only loose thread we had was the very end was Peter losing MJ in the multiverse, and now it’s been confirmed through X-men 97 that he found her. So then, what’s the point of a return? What else do they really have to offer? From what I see? Nothing much. Perhaps a Kraven’s Last Hunt, maybe Superior Spider-Man arc. Maybe even kill him off and introduce Miles, as if that would make sense in this universe context. I just don’t see it really. It feels like that show did everything it set out to do. I wouldn’t be against a return, but I encourage us to actually think about this. All that said, I just feel bad for Friendly Neighborhood Spiderman. It looks like a show that’s trying to do something very special and fun, but nostalgia for the old stuff is getting in the way.

[@LewisFilmsProductions]

I agree

[@2kx62]

IMO I think they should just do both cause why not.

[@Ed-pj4hn]

Personally, I’m excited for freshman year, and I would personally rather get a new Spider-Man then go back to an old one. Although I would not mind if we could get both.

[@LewisFilmsProductions]

That’s fair enough!

[@betterlatethannever4529]

I don’t think there’s much we really need of MCU Peter in high school since he’s not really going to be Spider-Man with the homemade suit

[@jax99hax]

I'm pretty exited for Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man despite the fact that we've already gotten a lot of adaptations with Peter in high school because I think it has enough new and interesting concepts that we haven't seen in a Spider-Man adaptation yet to potentially make up for the fact that it's the 1,000th Spider-Man adaptation to focus on Peter in high school. While I definitely think that a Spider-Man show such as Spider-Man '98 featuring a more grown up Peter would be more refreshing to watch than another high school Spidey show, I believe there's still room for new and unique adaptions of high school Spider-Man which I'm hoping YFNSM will be.

[@emeraldphoenix5868]

This series has some potential but I still would like to see Spectacular Spider-Man get revived.

[@seanobrienplays688]

We never see adult Peter in animation, so I'd want to see that.

[@yusukeGum]

I don't think every time we need to see Peter Parker in high school all the time because there's been so many adaptation of Peter Parker in high school and him as a teenager being a superhero and being a normal adolescent so I think they should do a Spider-Man 98 Revival 0:32

[@TriatomicAI]

It doesn’t even need to be Spider-Man 98, just something where he is an actual man, young yes, but at least in his college years

[@oreotaku4017]

As someone who did grow up watching the 90s Spider-man cartoon, I really could care less about if it comes back or not. I actually like Highschool Spider-Man and college Spider-Man. Don’t get me wrong 98 could be cool do we really need it? I never see people bringing up the other animated movies. They can focus on the cameos and occasional special episodes of X-men 97. And leave room for other characters to get other shows.

[@piercetravels743]

What I’m worried about is how the animation will be, because from the stills and images we’ve gotten it doesn’t seem promising

[@Aethon_is_here]

How about a series based around Spider-Girl (Mayday Parker) with a grown up Peter Parker acting as her mentor. Sort of a "Batman Beyond but with Spider-Man" sort of thing?

[@aymaanrashid2033]

No way to know until it comes out

[@Cashmoneez]

no but seriously why is there no adaptation of kravens last hunt one of the most iconic spiderman comics just bc we cant have anything about a married spiderman

[@sadboi714]

Tbh what i want is a continuation of spectacular spiderman. I know its not possible because of rights or something but i dont mind a reboot in the same spirit. Id also like to see either a series set in the 60s or presented day that uses adaptions of older stories. It would be cool to see brand new villians instead of the ones we already know. Like prowler could be the anti spiderman. They could also do something with caliban

[@sepp4815]

Would not make a show but a movie how he finds Mj (X-Men scene) or about him getting a child and dealing with the rose ? Hellya I'm in

[@LewisFilmsProductions]

That could be cool, although Disney don't have the right to do that

[@JohnJones-ro3re]

Freshman year isn't a mistake. Its something new but the 98 show is something we've already seen and had a good run

[@ShaneamationMedia]

Honestly, if I did a Spider-Man animated series, I'd have him have 1-2 seasons of high school and the rest in college. Best of both worlds. Also, either YFNSM or Spider-Man '98, I'll take both.

[@lincs1881]

I want a Spider-Man unlimited continuation it’s already a continuation of the 90s show and it has the most unique and original Spider-Man story ever made

[@theflashfan3234]

Nah, it'd just be banking on nostalgia that 40 year olds have. X-Men is different, it was actually heralded as one of the best comic book adaptations + the absolute DROUGHT of X-Men content in mainstream media. That and Deadpool 3 hype for Wolverine all kinda makes a perfect storm for X-Men 97. Spider-Man is swimming in content. It's better to have a different take with a wider cast of characters and different art style

[@cinemaarts8795]

Is Friendly Neighborhood still supposed to be set loosely in the MCU or not?

[@lucapeyrefitte6899]

Wouldn’t have made sense for him to be a freshman in college and at least have to take place after the last movie

[@Nolabray21]

“Would disney fight with themselves” avatar and endgame☠️☠️☠️ disney loves to one up their own movies😭😭so i dont doubt two spider man shows would make money and if one starts to not make as much they will just end that one and i assume it will be freshmen year but i really hope we get the spider man 90s show

[@kevinkeenan-2.1]

I really want Spider-Man 90’s back!!!

[@jamesplayzreviews]

Why not have both? Make 2 cakes so we can have a cake and then eat one as well?

[@baggin.]

If Sony didn’t own Spider-Man We would probably have way more Spider-Man stuff and I bet ASM would be good too

[@LewisFilmsProductions]

Yeahhh

[@dylanserrano2109]

If it was more complicated for it. Yes, I didn't like what they did to Harry I just think it's dumb like if you want. African American characters or characters of color you could just add them onto on. I'm to the TV show ofr cartoon. I just feel like this thing that we have to raceswap Every well-known character so

[@LewisFilmsProductions]

I don’t think this is a problem here to be honest with you.

[@LawalStreet]

I really enjoyed X-Men 97 despite not being born when the show aired. And while I really like it i dont want the lesson the marvel learns to be that continuations of shows from the 90's mean automatic sucess. And if dreshman year ends up being really good, it could help reinfigorate trust in marvel with these chracters moving forward

[@atavious2491]

Why not see Spider-Man 4? That's another story with a matured adult Peter Parker.

[@DIOBrando-ij2bp]

Is it a mistake? No. Because if they want to do Spider-Man ‘98 they can always just also do that too. It’s not like Spidey and His Amazing Friends is stopping other Spider-Man and Marvel cartoons from being made. Theoretically the target audience would probably be different for Spider-Man Freshman Year and a Spider-Man cartoon that’s a continuation of a cartoon that ended 26 years ago. Freshman Year is also visually pretty different than the ‘90s Spider-Man cartoon, and is about a Peter Parker that’s a pretty different age. X-Men ‘97 almost seems like part of the selling point pitch was that, if successful, they could use the cartoon as a springboard to bring back the Fox Spider-Man cartoon and basically do a new version of the Marvel Action Hour. Like they could pretty easily launch Spider-Man, Avengers, and Fantastic Four cartoons out of X-Men ‘97. X-Men ‘97 brought up an ‘90s Avengers comic related event definitional once, (maybe twice) and the events of next season tie into some that at least in the comics involves the Fantastic Four.

[@tallerwarrior1256]

Yeah I’m really disappointed by what the show has become. Originally it was supposed to be the origin of Tom’s Spider-Man set in the main MCU timeline showing his first year of highschool with him getting bit, learning how to be Spider-Man, inventing his web shooters, meeting Ned, and fighting his first few villains. I was also hoping that the show was going to see Peter dealing with more personal rather than external problems with an example being dealing with the loss of uncle Ben with Aunt May and having the show focus on the rebuilding of their relationship.

[@LewisFilmsProductions]

If anything I think what we’re getting is better. It isn’t held down by the restrictions of the mcu. Meaning that all our favourite characters can show up

[@Alex-nc2eu]

It's been in development so long, that now it's set in High school instead of college. There better be a Spider-Man 98, but we can't rush it.

[@VxnClipz]

Freshman year was in production before x men 97

[@user-tc7gd5fq1r]

The marriage at the end. We want to see that.. No we need to..

[@abdulazimnaushad]

I swear we need a full animated series with Peter as an adult and Spidey 98 is the way to go, I’m tired of seeing too many adaptations of him being a teenager. They can do teenage Spidey stories with Miles if they want that but they should do adult Spidey stories with Peter.

[@LewisFilmsProductions]

That’s fair

[@yosoverseyoso]

Freshman year is almost done with production it would be too late