In a typical example of ‘modern day comic book adaptation writing’ applied to an admittedly atypical target, the premiere of Marvel Studios’ new Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man animated Disney Plus series has revealed that the latest character to receive the race- and gender-swap treatment from the House of Mouse is none other than the wall-crawler’s long-time friend-slash-villain,

Since Stan Lee and Steve Ditko first created Spider-Man more than six decades ago, the character has been one of the most enduring superheroes in popular culture. From comics to animated series and a slew of live-action films (as well as 2018’s animated,

Marvel's most iconic web-slinging superhero is set for a whole new alternate take on his back story, with the release this week of new animated show, . Helmed by Craig of the Creek showrunner Jeff Trammell,