The official prequel comic book to the animated series has made its debut in Your Friendly Neighbood Spider-Man #1! The upcoming animated show is going to debut with two episodes on Disney+ on January 29th. Hudson Thames is reprising the role from the “What If… Zombies?!” (2021) episode of the first season. Grace Song plays Nico Minoru. The character was part of the group who made their first appearance in Runaways #1 (2003). She was played by Lyrica Okano in the Runaways television program. This is set in a universe slightly different than the MCU. Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #1 sports a spectacular cover by Leonardo Romero that looks like a classic cover.
It has a Spider-Man in his modified costume web swinging in spider pose. The classic Spider-Man is in the bright yellow background with his back turned. Christos Gage is the writer who has also written the Spider-Man/Fantastic Four (2010) limited series. There was a Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man series that began in 2005. The art is by Eric Gapstur who contributed the art for the Spider-Gwen story in the special, Web of Spider-Man #1 (2024). There is a closeup of Spider-Man upside down. His narration brings up the question of how he got there. We see him lifted up and then held over the railing of a building. His tormentor is a man in a black suit.
Spider-Man has a blue shirt with the spider symbol on his chest, long sleeves of a red shirt underneath, track pants, and shoes. He notes that he is giving his origin story. A splash page has him helplessly flung over the building with ropes dangling from his web shooters! We have the credits page that looks like a notebook page used in school. Then, a flashback to the beginning with Peter’s first day at Midtown High School. He mentions some “craziness” which might be in the first episode. We see shattered entrance to the school and also a gaping hole in the front. Outside of it with other students, Peter first meets Nico Minoru. She has the dark jacket, black outfit, and boots. It is also when he got the spider bite! Then, he passes out in the street.
Aunt May has seen him passing out and rushes over to him as Nico calls over a paramedic. He checks Peter and then says he should go to the e.r. Peter says he can’t go to the e.r. with the co-pay and suspects he was taken by all of the disturbance and the spider bite. Aunt May still wants Peter to go to the hosptial. She is an adult woman, not elderly, with long hair, orange shirt, and jeans. They help him up and she says Uncle Ben would have worried if he didn’t go to the e.r. Then, an explosion goes off at the high school. The paramedic notes that everyone was evacuated, but goes to check on any wounded. Aunt May throws her hands up and wants to get Peter home. Nico shakes Peter’s hand and he wonders where they will go to school.
At Delmar’s Deli Grocery, Aunt May has a stack of frozen meals, Peter is petting a cat, and then suddenly a worker, Jerry, bumps into a pile of boxes. Peter, in a closeup, suddenly gets a tingle from his new Spider-Sense and then pulls the cat free from the crashing box of tomato cans! I really like Peter’s first act of heroism is saving the cat. Aunt May again rushes over to her nephew. Jerry is impressed an wants to put the security camera tape online. Mr. Delmar tells his cousin to mop up the mess. At their home, Aunt May asks what Peter wants for dinner when they hear the doorbell. It is Susan O’Hara, the foster mom for Nico, who has borught food. Also, Nico who is embarrassed. Peter invites them in. May and Susan are washing the dishes after the meal when Nico goes to Peter’s room.
He shows her his stereo-microscope used by his uncle. Nico just needs someone to talk to after the high school explosion. She explains that she had left L.A. Peter, we see sitting in silhouette, explains that he was ignored until Uncle Ben died. Peter says they will be going to a “comparable institution” which is a problem for Nico who thinks they won’t get into a good college. Nico shows him her phone telling Peter that a real estate business was looking to buy the school’s land. He says they should check out the damage to the school and she agrees to meet at midnight when they sneak out of their homes. Peter is watching the school as Nico tries to surprise him.
Still, he can’t be caught unaware, and Nico is startled by him. She sees he is wearing his bright blue jacket and Peter says he didn’t want to wear his black suit. He has brought the flashlights and they get past the police tape. A lab is ruined and Peter explains it was damaged in the attack. This is detailed in the first episode. Then, he says the explosion came later. Peter has discovered that the fire was set with a book of matches to the burners. Nico has researched the real estate conglomerate and shows Peter the photo of the boss, Silvio Manfredi. This is the name of the villain known as Silvermane introduced in Amazing Spider-Man #73 (1969). Then, they hear a crunch outside!
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