All Things Spidey At D23: Tom Holland, Anniversary Comic Book, ‘Friendly Neighborhood’ Sneak-Peak, ‘Amazing Friends’ Renewal & Upcoming Special ‘Spidey and the Avengers: Halloween Team-Up!’ — SkimNews
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- Marvel Studios celebrated Spider-Man's 65th anniversary at D23 with Kevin Feige, Jacob Batalon, and Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man showrunner Jeff Trammell presenting; Feige told the crowd, "There is so much story to tell, that even after 65 years, we're just starting."
- Amazing Spider-Man #1000, arriving in September, will feature an interview with Tom Holland and director Destin Daniel Cretton, mark novelist Noah Hawley's comic writing debut, and introduce a new villain named Ravage.
- Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man Season 2 premieres January 2027 on Disney+, with a trailer teasing Gwen Stacy and Eddie Brock at the Daily Bugle, Doc Ock kidnapping Harry Osborn after a fight with Spidey, and Spider-Man's exposure to the Venom symbiote.
- Disney Jr.'s Spidey and His Amazing Friends was renewed for Season 7 alongside the announcement of special Spidey and the Avengers: Halloween Team-Up, which casts Este Haim as Hallows Eve and Patrick Stump as Jack O'Lantern.
- Tom Holland, absent from the panel, appeared via video message calling playing Peter Parker "one of the greatest privileges of my career."
- The article surfaced a 1996 Stan Lee Chicago Tribune quote reflecting why Spider-Man endures: "He's the one who's most like me — nothing ever turns out 100% OK" — the "average guy who turned into a hero and still has problems."
Why it matters: Spider-Man is being simultaneously pushed across four distinct product lines — a milestone comic, an animated streaming series, a Disney Jr. preschool show, and a holiday special — within a single D23 window, signaling Marvel's strategy of age-stratified franchise extension rather than reliance on the theatrical tentpole alone. With Tom Holland's Brand New Day still in theatrical release, the IP is anchoring Marvel's calendar from comics shelves through Disney+ and Disney Jr.
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