Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #1 is a prequel to the upcoming animated series. The comic reveals that Peter Parker gets his powers from a spider that comes through a mysterious portal.
In Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #1, Peter gets his powers from a spider that arrives through a portal.
Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #1—by Christos Gage (Writer), Epic Gapstur (Artist), and Leonardo Romero (Cover Artist)—serves as a prequel to Marvel Animation’s all-new animated series. The story follows Peter Parker as he begins his journey to becoming the Spider-Man we all know and love. Readers will join Peter as he discovers his powers, decides to become a hero, and even chooses his name and costume—all while navigating the challenges of Freshman year as a rookie vigilante. Packed with surprises, this 32-page comic is rated T and priced at $4.99. Variant covers—including a Marvel Animation variant—will also be available.
Here’s the synopsis for Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man:
PREQUEL TO THE ALL-NEW ANIMATED SERIES! In Marvel Animation’s new series, we find Peter Parker still finding his footing on his journey to becoming the Spider-Man we all know and love! In this series, you can take the very first steps along with him as he discovers his powers, decides to become a hero, and even picks out his name and costume! Now Peter’s gotta survive an entire Freshman year as a newbie crime-fighting vigilante…and if you think you know how this story goes, you are in for a surprise!
Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #1 will be released on December 11, 2024.