“We Quickly Shook That Off”: ‘Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man’ Showrunner Reveals When the Series Split From the MCU

Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man is the third series from the newly branded Marvel Animation and showcases a fresh new take on the wall-crawler. Set during the events of Captain America: Civil War (in a branching timeline), the series gives us a brand-new origin for Peter Parker as well as a fresh look at the Marvel Cinematic Universe. We spoke with the showrunner of the series, Jeff Trammell,about how the original comics inspired the series and the shift from the MCU to a more standalone adventure.