After the record-breaking global success of Spider-Man: No Way Home, Spider-Man: Brand New Day marks an entirely new chapter for Peter Parker and Spider-Man. Four years have passed since the events of No Way Home, and Peter is now an adult living entirely alone, having voluntarily erased himself from the lives and memories of those he loves. Crime-fighting in a New York that no longer knows his name, he’s devoted himself entirely to protecting his city — a full-time Spider-Man — but as the demands on him intensify, the pressure sparks a surprising physical evolution that threatens his existence, even as a strange new pattern of crimes gives rise to one of the most powerful threats he has ever faced.
After a bizarre roll-out of 1-2 second clips, the Brand New Day trailer is here. And ohhhhhh boy. I can see some opinions forming about this one already.
On the good? This is some street-level, Lee & Ditko-esq Spider-Man, about Peter Parker taking responsibility and getting his life absolutely dunked on for it.
On the bad? I didn’t think we’d be seeing The Other adapted, even in this minor form. And I don’t know that I love how much other parts of the MCU are involved, even if logistical.
That said, am I in this July? Absolutely.