Spider-Man Turns 65: Marvel Unloads a Comic Milestone, a Venom-Soaked Animated Season, and a Preschool Renewal at D23
Spider-Man has been swinging through comics and screens for 65 years, and Marvel used its D23 expo panel on Saturday to prove the character's pipeline is as full as ever — across comics, animation, and preschool television.
Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige took the stage alongside Jacob Batalon, who returns in the upcoming film Spider-Man: Brand New Day, and Jeff Trammell, showrunner of the Disney+ animated series Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man. Tom Holland, who plays the live-action Spider-Man, could not attend in person but sent a video message to the panel. Deadline
Feige's framing was blunt. "There is so much story to tell, that even after 65 years, we're just starting," he told the audience. Deadline
The panel's biggest comic-book reveal centred on Amazing Spider-Man #1000, a milestone issue arriving in September. The story pits Spider-Man against a new villain named Ravage. It also marks the comic-book debut of Noah Hawley — the writer and showrunner best known for the television series Fargo and Legion. Nestled inside the issue is a recorded interview between Holland and director Destin Daniel Cretton, whose credits include Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. Deadline
On the animation side, Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man will return for Season 2 in January 2027. The new episodes introduce Eddie Brock working at the Daily Bugle — the newspaper where Peter Parker's alter ego earns his living — and pit Spider-Man against Doc Ock, who attacks a gala and kidnaps Harry Osborn. The season also exposes Spider-Man to Venom's symbiote, the alien substance that has driven some of the character's darkest storylines across decades of comics. Deadline
For the youngest audience, Alyssa Sapire — head of Disney Jr. Original Programming — confirmed a seventh season renewal for Spidey and His Amazing Friends, the preschool-aged animated series. She also debuted a first look at a holiday special, Spidey and the Avengers: Halloween Team-Up, and announced two musician guest stars: Este Haim of the band Haim as a character called Hallows Eve, and Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy as Jack O'Lantern. Deadline
Saturday's panel was part of a broader Marvel presence at D23 2026. The studio's programming included a segment called "Marvel Fanfare," which celebrated the Spider-Man comics legacy with exclusive stories and a comic giveaway, according to an early preview of the event published on 29 July. Screen Rant
For fans, the takeaway is that a character turning 65 is not slowing down. The comic milestone, the animated Venom storyline, and the preschool renewal cover three distinct audiences — and Marvel is feeding all of them within the same calendar year.
