{"id":34039,"date":"2026-08-09T06:15:39","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T01:15:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=34039"},"modified":"2026-08-09T06:15:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T01:15:39","slug":"spider-man-brand-new-day-over-115-easter-eggs-references-major-cameos-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=34039","title":{"rendered":"Spider-Man: Brand New Day &#8211; Over 115 Easter Eggs, References, &#038; Major Cameos Explained"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"article-alert\">Warning! This post contains SPOILERS for Spider-Man: Brand New Day<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/db\/movie\/spider-man-brand-new-day\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>Spider-Man: Brand New Day<\/em><\/strong><\/a> has finally released in theaters, featuring an absolutely stacked number of exciting Easter eggs, <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/tag\/mcu\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>MCU<\/strong><\/a> references, comic book homages, fun nods, and more.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<p>Following <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/spiderman-no-way-home-movie-ending-explained-meaning\/\" target=\"_blank\">the ending of <em>Spider-Man: No Way Home<\/em><\/a>, a new chapter of Peter Parker&#8217;s life has begun with no one remembering who he is and largely working on his own. However, a new threat emerges to shake Peter&#8217;s entire status quo, as well as major changes to his powers. While the movie is packed to the gills with exciting characters and concepts, it&#8217;s also remarkably character-driven amid all the great connections to the greater MCU, tributes to the original comics, and more cool ties.<\/p>\n<p> Without a doubt, <em>Spider-Man: Brand New Day<\/em> is built to reward repeat viewings with all of its awesome deep cuts and fun nods in the background, while also having more direct callbacks tying together Spider-Man&#8217;s entire journey in the MCU (and even some nods to his fellow multiversal Webslingers). Keeping that in mind, here are over 115 of the biggest Easter eggs, Marvel references, connections, comic book callbacks, fun ties, and key cameos we found in <em>Spider-Man: Brand New Day<\/em> (though there&#8217;s bound to be some we missed).<\/p>\n<p>\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"the-biggest-mcu-easter-eggs-amp-references-in-spider-man-brand-new-day\">\n                        The Biggest MCU Easter Eggs &amp; References In Spider-Man: Brand New Day<br \/>\n               <\/h2>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:66.666666666667%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/peter-parker-tom-holland-works-on-his-suit-in-spider-man-brand-new-day.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n                                                                                            <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/peter-parker-tom-holland-works-on-his-suit-in-spider-man-brand-new-day.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/peter-parker-tom-holland-works-on-his-suit-in-spider-man-brand-new-day.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/peter-parker-tom-holland-works-on-his-suit-in-spider-man-brand-new-day.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/peter-parker-tom-holland-works-on-his-suit-in-spider-man-brand-new-day.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/peter-parker-tom-holland-works-on-his-suit-in-spider-man-brand-new-day.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/peter-parker-tom-holland-works-on-his-suit-in-spider-man-brand-new-day.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"1650\" height=\"1100\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Peter Parker (Tom Holland) works on his suit in SPIDER-MAN BRAND NEW DAY\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/peter-parker-tom-holland-works-on-his-suit-in-spider-man-brand-new-day.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/peter-parker-tom-holland-works-on-his-suit-in-spider-man-brand-new-day.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Here are all of the biggest and best Easter eggs, references, cool ties, and callbacks we&#8217;ve found in <em>Spider-Man: Brand New Day<\/em> (so far):<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"a-new-marvel-studios-logo\">\n            <strong>A New Marvel Studios Logo<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>The<strong> <\/strong>opening Marvel Studios title card features scenes from past MCU Spider-Man movies largely focusing on Peter Parker&#8217;s loved ones with Ned and MJ together with Peter before he tragically disappears from each of the scenes to show they&#8217;ve forgotten him.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"peter-rsquo-s-crime-board\">\n            <strong>Peter\u2019s Crime Board<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>Peter Parker&#8217;s apartment features a bulletin board and map with ongoing cases and criminals he&#8217;s tracking down across New York, including major foes like Scorpion and Tombstone.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"daily-bugle-articles\">\n            Daily Bugle Articles<br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>While we unfortunately don&#8217;t see J.K. Simmons return on-screen as J. Jonah Jameson, his anti-Spider-Man rhetoric lives on with articles on Peter&#8217;s board covering Spider-Man&#8217;s &#8220;garish new suit&#8221; seen at the end of <em>No Way Home<\/em> and another clipping covering reports of multiple Spider-Men around the Statue of Liberty.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"coffee-cup-letter\">\n            <strong>Coffee Cup Letter<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>Peter keeps the letter he was going to read to MJ in the same coffee cup he ordered when he chose not to reveal who he was at the end of <em>No Way Home<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"gratefulned42\">\n            <strong>GratefulNed42<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>Ned&#8217;s social media handle is GratefulNed42. While there&#8217;s obviously the play on words with The Grateful Dead, there&#8217;s also the number 42 (a potential nod to the spider that bit Miles Morales, which had the same number).<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"sitting-upside-down\">\n            <strong>Sitting Upside Down<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tom-holland-s-peter-parker-watching-his-phone-for-news-in-spider-man-brand-new-day.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n<figure><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tom-holland-s-peter-parker-watching-his-phone-for-news-in-spider-man-brand-new-day.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tom-holland-s-peter-parker-watching-his-phone-for-news-in-spider-man-brand-new-day.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tom-holland-s-peter-parker-watching-his-phone-for-news-in-spider-man-brand-new-day.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tom-holland-s-peter-parker-watching-his-phone-for-news-in-spider-man-brand-new-day.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tom-holland-s-peter-parker-watching-his-phone-for-news-in-spider-man-brand-new-day.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tom-holland-s-peter-parker-watching-his-phone-for-news-in-spider-man-brand-new-day.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"1650\" height=\"928\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tom Holland's Peter Parker watching his phone for news in Spider-Man Brand New Day\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tom-holland-s-peter-parker-watching-his-phone-for-news-in-spider-man-brand-new-day.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tom-holland-s-peter-parker-watching-his-phone-for-news-in-spider-man-brand-new-day.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture><figcaption style=\"display: none;\">Tom Holland&#8217;s Peter Parker watching his phone for news in Spider-Man Brand New Day<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> Peter is shown sitting high above, sitting upside down and sticking to the underside of a girder, not unlike Miles Morales and Gwen Stacy in the opening act of <em>Across the Spider-Verse<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"jean-dewolff\">\n            <strong>Jean DeWolff<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>NYPD Detective Jean DeWolff makes her MCU debut in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, a major ally to Spider-Man in the comics played by <em>The Bear&#8217;s<\/em> Liza Col\u00f3n-Zayas.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"manfredi-gang\">\n            <strong>Manfredi Gang<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>During <em>Brand New Day&#8217;s<\/em> opening montage showing Spider-Man&#8217;s various hero exploits in New York while his friends were at MIT, it&#8217;s revealed that he helped take down the Manfredi gang, a faction of the Maggia run by Silvio \u201cSilvermane\u201d Manfredi. A 1930s alternate universe version of Silvermane was just featured in <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/every-spider-man-villain-in-spider-noir\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nicolas Cage&#8217;s live-action <em>Spider-Noir<\/em> series<\/a>, played by Brendan Gleeson.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"takis-bero-liquid-iv-little-ceaser-39-s\">\n            <strong>Takis\/Bero\/Liquid IV\/Little Ceaser&#8217;s<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>While Peter picks up flowers from a nearby bodega, some key product placement is featured with Takis and Liquid IV, which have both had significant Spider-Man promotional tie-in campaigns over the last few months. There&#8217;s also Bero, Tom Holland&#8217;s non-alcoholic beer brand. It&#8217;s also revealed that Peter Parker orders quite a bit of Little Caesars pizza (hey, it&#8217;s hot-n-ready, cheap, and has its own real-life promotional tie-in with its current Webberoni offering).<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"lego-palpatine\">\n            <strong>Lego Palpatine<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/lego-palpatine-in-spider-man-movies.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n                                                                                            <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/lego-palpatine-in-spider-man-movies.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/lego-palpatine-in-spider-man-movies.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/lego-palpatine-in-spider-man-movies.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/lego-palpatine-in-spider-man-movies.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/lego-palpatine-in-spider-man-movies.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/lego-palpatine-in-spider-man-movies.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"1650\" height=\"928\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"LEGO Palpatine in Spider-Man Movies\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/lego-palpatine-in-spider-man-movies.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/lego-palpatine-in-spider-man-movies.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> A LEGO minifigure of <em>Star Wars&#8217;<\/em> Emperor Palpatine can be seen on Peter&#8217;s desk, the same one that belonged to Ned&#8217;s LEGO Death Star first seen in <em>Spider-Man: Homecoming<\/em> and one of the few possessions Peter still had at the end of <em>No Way Home<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"foswell-the-big-man\">\n            <strong>Foswell\/The Big Man<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>On the phone with DeWolff, it sounds like Spider-Man has been tracking down a criminal named Foswell. In the comics, Frederick Foswell was a major New York crime boss known as The Big Man.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"pov-webslinging\">\n            <strong>POV Webslinging<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p><em>Brand New Day<\/em> features a few excellent first-person POV sequences while Tom Holland&#8217;s Peter Parker is webslinging, bringing to mind similar sequences first seen in Andrew Garfield&#8217;s <em>Amazing Spider-Man<\/em> films. It also helps that Holland&#8217;s suit was intentionally inspired by both Garfield and Tobey Maguire&#8217;s costumes.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"skyscraper-dive\">\n            <strong>Skyscraper Dive<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:41.835205992509%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mcdspma_sp142.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n                                                                                            <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mcdspma_sp142.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mcdspma_sp142.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mcdspma_sp142.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mcdspma_sp142.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mcdspma_sp142.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mcdspma_sp142.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"1650\" height=\"690\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY, (aka SPIDER-MAN 4), Tom Holland as Spider-Man, 2026. \u00a9 Marvel Entertainment \/ \u00a9 Columbia Pictures\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mcdspma_sp142.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mcdspma_sp142.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Diving off the side of a building to intercept a rogue APC, it&#8217;s hard not to draw a comparison to a similar Spider-Man dive from Miles Morales in <em>Into the Spider-Verse<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"chaka-khan---i-rsquo-m-every-woman\">\n            Chaka Khan &#8211; I\u2019m Every Woman<br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>During the tank chase, a &#8220;helpful&#8221; New Yorker speeds up while Spider-Man is on top of his car. Inside, he&#8217;s playing Chaka Khan&#8217;s &#8220;I&#8217;m Every Woman.&#8221; The fun tie here is that Sir Ben Kingsley&#8217;s Trevor Slattery repeatedly praised Chaka Khan and her famous song in 2025&#8217;s <em>Wonder Man <\/em>(which also came from director Destin Daniel Cretton).<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"battle-of-new-york\">\n            <strong>Battle of New York<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>While trying to stop the tank, Spider-Man crashes into a tour bus where the guide had just been sharing that the street they were on had been totally rebuilt following <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/marvel-cinematic-universe-battle-new-york-facts-fans-know-avengers-hawkeye\/\" target=\"_blank\">2012&#8217;s Battle of New York<\/a>, as seen in <em>The Avengers<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"spider-sense-sound\">\n            <strong>Spider-Sense Sound<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>Sensing incoming threats, there&#8217;s seemingly a new specific sound when Spider-Man&#8217;s spider-sense goes off during <em>Brand New Day<\/em>, a classic trope featured with several past versions of the Webslinger on-screen.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"punisher-rsquo-s-battle-van\">\n            <strong>Punisher\u2019s Battle Van<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/spider-man-hit-by-punisher-s-van-in-brand-new-day.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n                                                                                            <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/spider-man-hit-by-punisher-s-van-in-brand-new-day.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/spider-man-hit-by-punisher-s-van-in-brand-new-day.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/spider-man-hit-by-punisher-s-van-in-brand-new-day.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/spider-man-hit-by-punisher-s-van-in-brand-new-day.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/spider-man-hit-by-punisher-s-van-in-brand-new-day.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/spider-man-hit-by-punisher-s-van-in-brand-new-day.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"1650\" height=\"928\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Spider-Man Hit By Punisher's Van in Brand New Day\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/spider-man-hit-by-punisher-s-van-in-brand-new-day.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/spider-man-hit-by-punisher-s-van-in-brand-new-day.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> Jon Bernthal&#8217;s Frank Castle debuts in <em>Brand New Day<\/em> by slamming into Spider-Man with his black &#8220;Battle Van&#8221;, his classic and heavily armed mode of transportation from the comics.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"what-happened-on-staten-island\">\n            <strong>What Happened On Staten Island?<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p><em>Brand New Day<\/em> consistently sees Peter and Frank arguing about something that happened in Staten Island, with Spider-Man specifically claiming he saved The Punisher&#8217;s life. Apparently, this is the MCU&#8217;s new &#8220;Budapest&#8221;.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"men-in-black\">\n            <strong>Men In Black<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>Arriving at a bathhouse, a TV in the background is playing what looks to be the first <em>Men in Black <\/em>movie, another classic movie franchise owned by Sony Pictures.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"quot-you-and-10-mysterios-quot\">\n            <strong>&#8220;You And 10 Mysterios&#8221;<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>Meeting with none other than Yelena Belova&#8217;s Black Widow, Yelena mentions that there&#8217;s some pretty graphic art of Spider-Man online, including one Peter himself has apparently seen (and can&#8217;t unsee) of him and 10 different versions of <em>Far From Home&#8217;s<\/em> Mysterio.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"new-avengers\">\n            <strong>New Avengers<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>While she&#8217;s willing to help Spider-Man out to a degree, Yelena makes it clear that the New Avengers handle &#8220;big potato&#8221; stuff, while New York&#8217;s Webslinger is more small potato stuff. Sure enough, <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/avengers-doomsday-trailer-breakdown-major-moments-and-exciting-reveals\/\" target=\"_blank\">the upcoming events of <em>Avengers: Doomsday<\/em><\/a> will definitely see Yelena and her team dealing with some pretty dang big potatoes.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"red-room\">\n            <strong>Red Room<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>Spider-Man wanted to know from Yelena if the mind control he&#8217;d just seen could be connected to the Red Room, the Soviets&#8217; brutal training program creating brainwashed and mind-controlled assassins, which was heavily featured in 2020&#8217;s <em>Black Widow<\/em> movie where Yelena made her first appearance.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"leshy\">\n            <strong>Leshy<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>Yelena says this new form of mind control reminds her more of a leshy, a dark fairy-type spirit capable of disguising itself and tricking travelers from Slavic mythology.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"ldquo-enhanced-rdquo\">\n            <strong>\u201cEnhanced\u201d <\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>Spider-Man is identified as an &#8220;enhanced&#8221; individual when scanned by the DODC, the classic term used for all types of superpowered people that first originated in 2015&#8217;s Age of Ultron.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"bill-metzger-rsquo-s-comic-origins\">\n            <strong>Bill Metzger\u2019s Comic Origins<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:41.66978659678%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mcdspma_sp150.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n                                                                                            <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mcdspma_sp150.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mcdspma_sp150.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mcdspma_sp150.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mcdspma_sp150.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mcdspma_sp150.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mcdspma_sp150.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"1650\" height=\"688\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY, (aka SPIDER-MAN 4), Tramell Tillman, 2026. \u00a9 Marvel Entertainment \/ \u00a9 Columbia Pictures\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mcdspma_sp150.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mcdspma_sp150.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/spiderman-brand-new-day-xmen-villain-william-metzger-tramell-tillman\/\" target=\"_blank\">Trammell Tillman&#8217;s Bill Metzger<\/a> is revealed as the director of the DODC. In the comics, Metzger was the head of an anti-mutant group (which makes all kinds of sense by the movie&#8217;s end).<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"the-hand\">\n            <strong>The Hand<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>It&#8217;s also revealed that members of the ninja clan known as The Hand are now working for Metzger, who reveals all they needed was leadership. This connects to The Hand&#8217;s role in Netflix&#8217;s Marvel shows, as they did indeed lose much of their leadership after the events of <em>The Defenders<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"lego-chewbacca\">\n            <strong>LEGO Chewbacca<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>Visiting a party at Ned and MJ&#8217;s apartment, Peter finds a LEGO Chewbacca in Ned&#8217;s room, most likely coming from the same Death Star set.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"ldquo-is-he-british-rdquo\">\n            <strong>\u201cIs He British?\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>Various pictures of Spider-Man and potential suspects can be found on Ned&#8217;s board in his room, including a note questioning if Spider-Man sightings in Europe suggest that he could be British, a fun wink to actor Tom Holland himself.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"spider-man-ringtone\">\n            <strong>Spider-Man Ringtone<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>When Ned shows Peter his Spider Tracker app, the electronic jingle is the original Spider-Man theme, not unlike Andrew Garfield&#8217;s Spider-Man and his ringtone heard at the beginning of <em>Amazing Spider-Man 2 <\/em>during his own armored truck chase sequence.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"maynard\">\n            <strong>Maynard<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:41.663544398651%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mcdspma_sp147.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n                                                                                            <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mcdspma_sp147.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mcdspma_sp147.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mcdspma_sp147.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mcdspma_sp147.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mcdspma_sp147.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mcdspma_sp147.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"1650\" height=\"688\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY, (aka SPIDER-MAN 4), Tom Holland as Peter Parker, 2026. \u00a9 Marvel Entertainment \/ \u00a9 Columbia Pictures\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mcdspma_sp147.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mcdspma_sp147.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> Calling himself &#8220;May..nard&#8221;, it&#8217;s clear that the first name Peter could think of when asked was his own Aunt May.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"ldquo-friendly-neighbor-quot\">\n            <strong>\u201cFriendly Neighbor&#8221;<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>With MJ referring to Peter as a &#8220;friendly neighbor&#8221;, the nod to the Webslinger&#8217;s classic moniker as the Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man should be obvious to most.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"party-kegs-different-villains\">\n            Party Kegs (Different Villains)<br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:97.301854974705%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/spider-man-brand-new-day-green-jackal-keg-image.png\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n                                                                                            <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/spider-man-brand-new-day-green-jackal-keg-image.png?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/spider-man-brand-new-day-green-jackal-keg-image.png?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=1\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/spider-man-brand-new-day-green-jackal-keg-image.png?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=593&amp;dpr=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/spider-man-brand-new-day-green-jackal-keg-image.png?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=593&amp;dpr=1\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/spider-man-brand-new-day-green-jackal-keg-image.png?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=593&amp;dpr=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/spider-man-brand-new-day-green-jackal-keg-image.png?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=593&amp;dpr=1\"\/><img width=\"593\" height=\"577\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Spider-Man Brand New Day Green Jackal keg image\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/spider-man-brand-new-day-green-jackal-keg-image.png?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=593&amp;dpr=1\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/spider-man-brand-new-day-green-jackal-keg-image.png?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=593&amp;dpr=1\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Various beer kegs at Ned and MJ&#8217;s are inspired by different classic Spider-Man villains, including Jackal, Rocket Racer, and Chameleon.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"soulless-corporation\">\n            <strong>Soulless Corporation<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>MJ reveals to Ned she didn&#8217;t take a job at what she believes to be a soulless corporation. While it&#8217;s never said which corporation this might be, perhaps it could be some subtle setup for <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/marvel-mcu-evil-villain-groups-missing\/\" target=\"_blank\">Oscorp in the MCU<\/a>?<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"mj-rsquo-s-flower-necklace\">\n            <strong>MJ\u2019s Flower Necklace<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>Despite not remembering Peter, MJ is shown still wearing the black dahlia flower necklace he got for her on their trip to Venice, as seen in <em>Far From Home<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"peter-and-mj-39-s-far-from-home-kiss\">\n            <strong>Peter and MJ&#8217;s Far From Home Kiss<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>Leaving the party and struggling with the fact that he can&#8217;t be with those he loves, flashbacks reveal Peter and MJ&#8217;s first kiss at the end of <em>Far From Home<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"no-way-home-39-s-midtown-rooftop\">\n            <strong>No Way Home&#8217;s Midtown Rooftop<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>We also see Peter, Ned, and MJ all agreeing to live together at MIT at the beginning of <em>No Way Home<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"no-way-home-39-s-ending\">\n            <strong>No Way Home&#8217;s Ending<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>Last but not least, the final flashbacks see MJ making Peter promise to find them and tell them who he is, only for Peter to make the decision to not tell them and keep them safe at the end of <em>No Way Home<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"web-cocoon\">\n            <strong>Web Cocoon<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tom-holland-as-peter-parker-freaking-out-while-hanging-in-the-air-webbed-in-spider-man-brand-new-day.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n<figure><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tom-holland-as-peter-parker-freaking-out-while-hanging-in-the-air-webbed-in-spider-man-brand-new-day.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tom-holland-as-peter-parker-freaking-out-while-hanging-in-the-air-webbed-in-spider-man-brand-new-day.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tom-holland-as-peter-parker-freaking-out-while-hanging-in-the-air-webbed-in-spider-man-brand-new-day.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tom-holland-as-peter-parker-freaking-out-while-hanging-in-the-air-webbed-in-spider-man-brand-new-day.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tom-holland-as-peter-parker-freaking-out-while-hanging-in-the-air-webbed-in-spider-man-brand-new-day.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tom-holland-as-peter-parker-freaking-out-while-hanging-in-the-air-webbed-in-spider-man-brand-new-day.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"1650\" height=\"928\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tom Holland as Peter Parker freaking out while hanging in the air webbed in Spider-Man Brand New Day\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tom-holland-as-peter-parker-freaking-out-while-hanging-in-the-air-webbed-in-spider-man-brand-new-day.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tom-holland-as-peter-parker-freaking-out-while-hanging-in-the-air-webbed-in-spider-man-brand-new-day.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture><figcaption style=\"display: none;\">Tom Holland as Peter Parker freaking out while hanging in the air webbed in Spider-Man Brand New Day<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> Following the stress and trauma, Peter falls into a coma and wakes up in a web cocoon suspended over an alleyway. This is not unlike a similar cocoon Peter Parker emerged out of in the comics storyline known as &#8220;The Other&#8221;, where Spider-Man was also dealing with enhanced mutating powers and evolving spider instincts.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"peter-39-s-alleyway-fall\">\n            <strong>Peter&#8217;s Alleyway Fall<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>Struggling with his new powers, Peter Parker falls to the ground fairly hard down to the alleyway below, not unlike when Tobey Maguire&#8217;s Spider-Man was trying to turn his powers back on in <em>Spider-Man 2<\/em>, only to fall down to the street below.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"kingpin-poster-garbage-can\">\n            <strong>Kingpin Poster Garbage Can<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>In the alley, a ripped poster from Wilson Fisk&#8217;s past mayoral campaign can be seen, connecting to the events of <em>Daredevil: Born Again<\/em>, and tying nicely with the show&#8217;s own <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/daredevil-born-again-episode-1-2-easter-eggs-marvel-references\/\" target=\"_blank\">Spider-Man reference from Kingpin himself<\/a> in the show&#8217;s first season.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"ldquo-peter-2-had-them-rdquo\">\n            <strong>\u201cPeter 2 Had Them\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>Tom Holland&#8217;s Spider-Man references &#8220;Peter 2&#8221;, and how <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/brand-new-day-spider-man-organic-webbing-change-explained-comics-tobey-maguire\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tobey Maguire&#8217;s Spider-Man had organic webs<\/a> (so he should be fine too).<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"ldquo-go-web-rdquo\">\n            <strong>\u201cGo Web!\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Spider-Man-web-shooting-scene-with-Tobey-Maguire.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n                                                                                            <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Spider-Man-web-shooting-scene-with-Tobey-Maguire.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Spider-Man-web-shooting-scene-with-Tobey-Maguire.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Spider-Man-web-shooting-scene-with-Tobey-Maguire.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Spider-Man-web-shooting-scene-with-Tobey-Maguire.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=1\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Spider-Man-web-shooting-scene-with-Tobey-Maguire.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Spider-Man-web-shooting-scene-with-Tobey-Maguire.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\"\/><img width=\"825\" height=\"464\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Spider-Man web-shooting scene with Tobey Maguire\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Spider-Man-web-shooting-scene-with-Tobey-Maguire.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Spider-Man-web-shooting-scene-with-Tobey-Maguire.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> Holland&#8217;s Spider-Man sticking his open hand out and telling his new webs to go has to be an intentional reference to Tobey Maguire when he was first figuring out his own new webs in Sam Raimi&#8217;s first<em> Spider-Man<\/em> movie.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"pigeons\">\n            Pigeons<br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>Peter runs and sticks to a flock of pigeons while trying to get a handle on his enhanced powers, which feels like a great nod to both Miles Morales&#8217; pigeon troubles when he first got his powers in <em>Into the Spider-Verse <\/em>and the heartbreaking pigeon missions in Insomniac&#8217;s <em>Spider-Man<\/em> games.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"bruce-banner-teaching-physics-amp-chromodynamics\">\n            <strong>Bruce Banner Teaching Physics &amp; Chromodynamics<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bruce-banner-in-spider-man-brand-new-day-trailer.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n<figure><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bruce-banner-in-spider-man-brand-new-day-trailer.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bruce-banner-in-spider-man-brand-new-day-trailer.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bruce-banner-in-spider-man-brand-new-day-trailer.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bruce-banner-in-spider-man-brand-new-day-trailer.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bruce-banner-in-spider-man-brand-new-day-trailer.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bruce-banner-in-spider-man-brand-new-day-trailer.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"1650\" height=\"928\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Bruce Banner in Spider-Man Brand New Day Trailer\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bruce-banner-in-spider-man-brand-new-day-trailer.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bruce-banner-in-spider-man-brand-new-day-trailer.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture><figcaption style=\"display: none;\">Bruce Banner in Spider-Man Brand New Day Trailer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Mark Ruffalo&#8217;s Bruce Banner is shown teaching quantum physics at Empire State University, specifically teaching about chrono-dynamics and the concepts of time and space when Peter arrives to ask for his help. Following <em>Engdame<\/em>, Banner would definitely be an expert on the subject.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"a-classic-thanos-argument\">\n            <strong>A Classic Thanos Argument<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>One of Banner&#8217;s students brings up the classic argument asking <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/thanos-infinity-war-snap-leviathan-resources-theory\/\" target=\"_blank\">why Thanos didn&#8217;t just use the Infinity Stones to make more resources<\/a>, rather than wiping out half of all life. It&#8217;s pretty fun to see in-universe civilians wondering the same thing.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"cindy-moon\">\n            Cindy Moon?<br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>The ESU student asking Bruce Banner the Thanos question is named Cindy. While played by different actresses, there was also a Cindy on Peter Parker&#8217;s high school debate team, with many theorizing that she could have been Cindy Moon, another webslinging hero from the comics and Spider-Man ally known as Silk. Given the passing resemblance, perhaps <em>Brand New Day&#8217;s<\/em> Cindy and <em>Homecoming&#8217;s<\/em> are meant to be the same character?<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"hulk-rsquo-s-inhibitor\">\n            <strong>Hulk\u2019s Inhibitor<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hulk-s-inhibitor-is-on-his-arm-in-spider-man-brand-new-day-s-trailer.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n<figure><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hulk-s-inhibitor-is-on-his-arm-in-spider-man-brand-new-day-s-trailer.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hulk-s-inhibitor-is-on-his-arm-in-spider-man-brand-new-day-s-trailer.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hulk-s-inhibitor-is-on-his-arm-in-spider-man-brand-new-day-s-trailer.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hulk-s-inhibitor-is-on-his-arm-in-spider-man-brand-new-day-s-trailer.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hulk-s-inhibitor-is-on-his-arm-in-spider-man-brand-new-day-s-trailer.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hulk-s-inhibitor-is-on-his-arm-in-spider-man-brand-new-day-s-trailer.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"1650\" height=\"928\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Hulk's inhibitor is on his arm in Spider-Man Brand New Day's trailer\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hulk-s-inhibitor-is-on-his-arm-in-spider-man-brand-new-day-s-trailer.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hulk-s-inhibitor-is-on-his-arm-in-spider-man-brand-new-day-s-trailer.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture><figcaption style=\"display: none;\">Hulk&#8217;s inhibitor is on his arm in Spider-Man Brand New Day&#8217;s trailer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Bruce Banner shows Peter his inhibitor keeping him human, the same device first seen in <em>Shang-Chi<\/em> and <em>She-Hulk<\/em>. It also has the serial number ASM-14, a reference to Hulk and Spider-Man&#8217;s first encounter in the comics in <em>The Amazing Spider-Man #14<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"ldquo-nature-needs-to-be-expressed-rdquo\">\n            <strong>\u201cNature Needs To Be Expressed\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>Banner&#8217;s comments about questioning what parts of nature are good or bad and whether all of it needs to be expressed can easily be applied to the imminent emergence of the X-gene and what will likely be humanity&#8217;s imminent evolution with the coming of a new <em>X-Men<\/em> franchise in the MCU.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"delmar-rsquo-s-deli\">\n            <strong>Delmar\u2019s Deli<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>Peter is shown wearing a shirt from Delmar&#8217;s Deli, the same deli he visited in Queens and was first in all three movies in Spider-Man &#8220;Home&#8221; trilogy.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"a-nod-to-doc-ock\">\n            <strong>A Nod To Doc Ock<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>Building his own inhibitor to block what he sees as the bad aspects of his new mutation, it&#8217;s worth remembering that Spider-Man has experience building inhibitors, seeing as how he created a working model for Doc Ock&#8217;s Otto Octavius in <em>No Way Home.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"spider-swallowing-the-man\">\n            <strong>Spider Swallowing The Man<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>Sadie Sink&#8217;s mysterious mind-controller (revealed to be Jean Grey) realizes that the &#8220;<em>Spider is swallowing the Man&#8221;<\/em>, a solid nod to the similar struggle Peter Parker had in the &#8220;The Other&#8221; storyline in the comics.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"a-classic-new-york-mcu-street\">\n            A Classic New York MCU Street<br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>When Spider-Man is trying to catch the mini-controller before they can get to MJ, he sees them jumping from body to body on the street below. This is the same street set built by Marvel Studios in the Pinewood Studios backlot, featured in <em>Deadpool &amp; Wolverine<\/em> during the major Deadpool Corps fight and as Yancy St. in <em>Fantastic Four: First Steps.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"webbed-up-helicopter\">\n            <strong>Webbed Up Helicopter<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>Catching a helicopter and webbing to a crane, it definitely brings to mind one of the original teasers for Tobey Maguire&#8217;s first <em>Spider-Man<\/em> movie where he similarly webbed up a helicopter between the Twin Towers (though the promo was pulled from theaters following the attacks on September 11th).<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"night-monkey\">\n            <strong>Night Monkey<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:50%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/tom-holland-as-night-monkey-in-mcu-phase-3.png\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n<figure><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/tom-holland-as-night-monkey-in-mcu-phase-3.png?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/tom-holland-as-night-monkey-in-mcu-phase-3.png?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/tom-holland-as-night-monkey-in-mcu-phase-3.png?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/tom-holland-as-night-monkey-in-mcu-phase-3.png?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=1\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/tom-holland-as-night-monkey-in-mcu-phase-3.png?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/tom-holland-as-night-monkey-in-mcu-phase-3.png?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\"\/><img width=\"825\" height=\"413\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tom Holland as Night Monkey in MCU Phase 3\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/tom-holland-as-night-monkey-in-mcu-phase-3.png?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/tom-holland-as-night-monkey-in-mcu-phase-3.png?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\"\/>\n        <\/picture><figcaption style=\"display: none;\">Tom Holland as Night Monkey in MCU Phase 3<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> Not only was there a newspaper clip of the &#8220;Night Monkey&#8221; on Ned&#8217;s board, but MJ also brings up Peter&#8217;s Night Monkey alias from <em>Far From Home<\/em> and their time in Europe as well.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"mcu-peter-rsquo-s-turn-to-save-a-falling-mj\">\n            <strong>MCU Peter\u2019s Turn To Save A Falling MJ<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>After Jean releases her hold on MJ, she falls off the roof. Thankfully, Peter uses two webs and catches her safely, just like Andrew Garfield&#8217;s Spider-Man did in <em>No Way Home<\/em>, redeeming his failure <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/gwen-stacy-death-andrew-garfield-spider-man-scene-slow-motion\/\" target=\"_blank\">to save Gwen in <em>The Amazing Spider-Man 2<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"mj-scared-of-swinging\">\n            <strong>MJ Scared of Swinging<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>When Peter takes MJ to Frank&#8217;s place to keep her safe, MJ is scared of swinging with Peter just as she&#8217;s always been. However, MJ notably wasn&#8217;t scared when Jean secretly had control of her mind.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"frank-castle-rsquo-s-family\">\n            <strong>Frank Castle\u2019s Family<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>MJ finds pictures of Frank&#8217;s family in a cupboard on the boat he&#8217;s living in, and they&#8217;re the same actors seen in both the recent <em>Punisher<\/em> special and original Netflix series.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"gerry-39-s-chili\">\n            Gerry&#8217;s Chili<br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>Although you don&#8217;t see the front of the can in the movie, it&#8217;s since been revealed online that the brand of <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WilliamD1123\/status\/2083599905881235868\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Frank&#8217;s chili is &#8220;Gerry&#8217;s Chili&#8221;<\/a>, named after the later comic book writer Gerry Conway who created the Punisher for Marvel Comics.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"smart-hulk\">\n            <strong>Smart Hulk<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>Jean takes control of Hulk to break into the DODC, and he&#8217;s first shown as &#8220;Smart Hulk&#8221;, the merging of Hulk and Banner together that first debuted in <em>Endgame<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"chitauri-head-in-a-jar\">\n            <strong>Chitauri Head in A Jar?<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>In one of the labs, Punisher finds what might be a Chitauri head in a glass jar being studied by the DODC&#8217;s agents.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"ldquo-the-other-guy-rdquo\">\n            <strong>\u201cThe Other Guy\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>Banner says &#8220;The Other Guy&#8221; is coming out and that he can&#8217;t control him, Banner&#8217;s original name for the Hulk first heard in 2012&#8217;s <em>Avengers<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"ldquo-no-banner-only-hulk-rdquo\">\n            <strong>\u201cNo Banner, Only Hulk\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/hulk-fights-in-spider-man-brand-new-day-official-promo.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n<figure><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/hulk-fights-in-spider-man-brand-new-day-official-promo.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/hulk-fights-in-spider-man-brand-new-day-official-promo.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/hulk-fights-in-spider-man-brand-new-day-official-promo.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/hulk-fights-in-spider-man-brand-new-day-official-promo.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/hulk-fights-in-spider-man-brand-new-day-official-promo.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/hulk-fights-in-spider-man-brand-new-day-official-promo.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"1650\" height=\"928\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Hulk fights in Spider-Man Brand New Day official promo\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/hulk-fights-in-spider-man-brand-new-day-official-promo.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/hulk-fights-in-spider-man-brand-new-day-official-promo.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture><figcaption style=\"display: none;\">Hulk fights in Spider-Man Brand New Day official promo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> Conversely, &#8220;No Banner, Only Hulk&#8221; is Hulk&#8217;s classic line from MCU movies past, confirming the return of the classic Savage Hulk who hasn&#8217;t been seen since <em>Infinity War<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"hulk-thunderclap\">\n            <strong>Hulk Thunderclap<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>Hulk uses an iconic thunderclap to clear all of Spider-Man&#8217;s webs slowing him down in a hallway, a truly peak MCU moment followed by an epic slow motion shot with Hulk, Spider-Man, and The Punisher all duking it out.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"gauntlet-x---shocker\">\n            <strong>Gauntlet X &#8211; Shocker<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>The DODC was working on an electrified gauntlet taken from The Shocker, a weapon originally featured in <em>Civil War<\/em> and <em>Spider-Man: Homecoming<\/em>. It becomes incredibly helpful for Spider-Man while taking on Bruce Banner&#8217;s Hulk.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"ldquo-it-rsquo-s-peter-i-rsquo-m-your-friend-rdquo\">\n            <strong>\u201cIt\u2019s Peter, I\u2019m Your Friend\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>Still within the Hulk, Banner recognizes Peter, and it&#8217;s enough to make the Jade Giant pause long enough to fall off the side of the building, a subtle homage to Hulk still remembering Peter even when the rest of the world similarly forgot his secret identity in the comics.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"the-empire-strikes-back\">\n            <strong>The Empire Strikes Back<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:50.017001020061%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/AT-AT-in-Star-Wars-Episode-V-The-Empire-Strikes-Back.jpeg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n                                                                                            <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/AT-AT-in-Star-Wars-Episode-V-The-Empire-Strikes-Back.jpeg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/AT-AT-in-Star-Wars-Episode-V-The-Empire-Strikes-Back.jpeg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/AT-AT-in-Star-Wars-Episode-V-The-Empire-Strikes-Back.jpeg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/AT-AT-in-Star-Wars-Episode-V-The-Empire-Strikes-Back.jpeg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/AT-AT-in-Star-Wars-Episode-V-The-Empire-Strikes-Back.jpeg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/AT-AT-in-Star-Wars-Episode-V-The-Empire-Strikes-Back.jpeg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"1650\" height=\"826\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"AT-AT in Star Wars Episode V The Empire Strikes Back\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/AT-AT-in-Star-Wars-Episode-V-The-Empire-Strikes-Back.jpeg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/AT-AT-in-Star-Wars-Episode-V-The-Empire-Strikes-Back.jpeg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> Ned is shown playing <em>The<\/em> <em>Empire Strikes Back<\/em> on a monitor in the background, connecting to his and Peter&#8217;s shared love of <em>Star Wars<\/em> and one of Peter Parker&#8217;s very first pop culture references heard in <em>Civil War<\/em> while webbing up Giant Man&#8217;s legs.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"lego-x-wing\">\n            <strong>Lego X-Wing<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:15px\">Even more LEGO<\/span><em>Star Wars<\/em><span style=\"font-size:15px\">with Spider-Man and Ned building an X-Wing together.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"a-perfect-webshooter-explainer-from-ned\">\n            <strong>A Perfect Webshooter Explainer From Ned<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>Ned gives a perfectly comic-accurate explanation of how <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/spiderman-2002-maguire-webshooters-organic-garfield-holland\/\" target=\"_blank\">Spider-Man&#8217;s web shooters work in the MCU<\/a> and in the comics.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"ldquo-keep-your-secrets-rdquo-lotr\">\n            <strong>\u201cKeep Your Secrets\u201d (LOTR)<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/frodo-and-gandalf-riding-in-the-shire-in-the-lord-of-the-rings.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n<figure><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/frodo-and-gandalf-riding-in-the-shire-in-the-lord-of-the-rings.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/frodo-and-gandalf-riding-in-the-shire-in-the-lord-of-the-rings.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/frodo-and-gandalf-riding-in-the-shire-in-the-lord-of-the-rings.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/frodo-and-gandalf-riding-in-the-shire-in-the-lord-of-the-rings.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/frodo-and-gandalf-riding-in-the-shire-in-the-lord-of-the-rings.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/frodo-and-gandalf-riding-in-the-shire-in-the-lord-of-the-rings.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"1650\" height=\"928\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Frodo (Elijah Wood) and Gandalf (Ian McKelllen) riding in the Shire in The Lord of the Rings.\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/frodo-and-gandalf-riding-in-the-shire-in-the-lord-of-the-rings.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/frodo-and-gandalf-riding-in-the-shire-in-the-lord-of-the-rings.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture><figcaption style=\"display: none;\">Frodo and Gandalf riding in the Shire in The Lord of the Rings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> Ned and Peter have a fun back-and-forth quoting Frodo and Gandalf&#8217;s opening scene in <em>The Fellowship of the Ring<\/em>, which is even funnier considering Sir Ian McKellen&#8217;s involvement in <em>Avengers: Doomsday<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"mj-drawing-people-in-crisis\">\n            <strong>MJ Drawing People In Crisis<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>MJ&#8217;s drawing of Ned and Peter sitting together is incredibly sweet, while also connecting to when she was in detention by choice in <em>Homecoming<\/em> so she could draw people in crisis.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"ps5\">\n            PS5<br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>Seeing as how this is a movie produced by Sony Pictures just as much as Marvel Studios, it makes sense that we&#8217;d see a PlayStation 5 in Ned and MJ&#8217;s apartment.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"macaronifiend1001\">\n            MacaroniFiend1001<br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:50%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Florence-Pugh-as-Yelena-Belova-in-Hawkeye-macaroni.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n                                                                                            <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Florence-Pugh-as-Yelena-Belova-in-Hawkeye-macaroni.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Florence-Pugh-as-Yelena-Belova-in-Hawkeye-macaroni.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Florence-Pugh-as-Yelena-Belova-in-Hawkeye-macaroni.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Florence-Pugh-as-Yelena-Belova-in-Hawkeye-macaroni.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=1\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Florence-Pugh-as-Yelena-Belova-in-Hawkeye-macaroni.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Florence-Pugh-as-Yelena-Belova-in-Hawkeye-macaroni.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\"\/><img width=\"825\" height=\"413\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova eating macaroni in Hawkeye.\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Florence-Pugh-as-Yelena-Belova-in-Hawkeye-macaroni.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Florence-Pugh-as-Yelena-Belova-in-Hawkeye-macaroni.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>When Peter hops on a video call with Yelena, her username is &#8220;MacaroniFiend1001&#8221;, tying back to her love of macaroni seen in <em>Hawkeye <\/em>when she first met Kate Bishop and in <em>Black Widow<\/em> when she was a child.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"naruto\">\n            Naruto<br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>A Naruto poster is in the background of Ned&#8217;s room among several other anime posters. A live-action <em>Naruto<\/em> movie is confirmed to be director Destin Daniel Cretton&#8217;s next project.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"new-meaning-behind-jean-grey-rsquo-s-classic-colors\">\n            <strong>New Meaning Behind Jean Grey\u2019s Classic Colors<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>In comics, green and yellow are Jean&#8217;s classic and most frequent costume colors. In <em>Brand New Day<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/spider-man-brand-new-day-sadie-sink-jean-grey-casting-confirmed\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sadie Sink&#8217;s Jean Grey<\/a> wore green while her sister Sara wore yellow (along with a green and yellow scrunchie). While trying to save her in the present, Jean is shown wearing both colors.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"ldquo-thanks-to-spider-man-rdquo-prototype-inhibitor-collars\">\n            <strong>\u201cThanks To Spider-Man&#8230;\u201d (Prototype Inhibitor Collars?)<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>Metzger credits Spider-Man for helping create the universal inhibitor, suggesting that the MCU&#8217;s Peter Parker may have inadvertently created the prototype for one of the biggest anti-mutant weapons in the comics.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"the-dodc-39-s-experiments-are-giving-stranger-things\">\n            <strong>The DODC&#8217;s Experiments Are Giving Stranger Things<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>Even if Jean Grey wasn&#8217;t played by Sadie Sink, the DODC trying to record her telepathic brain waves and unlocking new powers like telekinesis gives some major <em>Stranger Things<\/em> vibes with the experiments done on Millie Bobbie Brown&#8217;s Eleven.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"jean-rsquo-s-evolving-powers\">\n            <strong>Jean\u2019s Evolving Powers<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>Unlocking telekinesis and an even further radius, Jean&#8217;s evolving powers due to such an intense moment of stress and trauma connect perfectly with the comics as the most common scenario to activate a mutant&#8217;s X-gene to its full potential.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"v-max-vger-kragle\">\n            V-MAX\/VGER\/KRAGLE<br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>The reveal that V-Max is nothing more than a partially obscured name for an air ventilation system is a stellar twist, one that&#8217;s very similar to past epic twists like VGER\/Voyager in <em>Star Trek <\/em>or even Kragle\/Krazy Glue in <em>The Lego Movie<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"slow-motion-ninja-star\">\n            <strong>Slow Motion Ninja Star<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:50%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/spider-man-2002-tobey-maguire-peter-fight-flash.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n<figure><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/spider-man-2002-tobey-maguire-peter-fight-flash.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/spider-man-2002-tobey-maguire-peter-fight-flash.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/spider-man-2002-tobey-maguire-peter-fight-flash.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/spider-man-2002-tobey-maguire-peter-fight-flash.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=1\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/spider-man-2002-tobey-maguire-peter-fight-flash.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/spider-man-2002-tobey-maguire-peter-fight-flash.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\"\/><img width=\"825\" height=\"413\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) dodges a punch from Flash Thompson in Spider-Man (2002)\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/spider-man-2002-tobey-maguire-peter-fight-flash.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/spider-man-2002-tobey-maguire-peter-fight-flash.jpg?q=70&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=1\"\/>\n        <\/picture><figcaption style=\"display: none;\">Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) dodges a punch from Flash Thompson in Spider-Man (2002)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> Taking off his inhibitor and accepting both parts of himself fully, Spider-Man dodging the ninja star in slow motion and watching it pass by has the same energy as Tobey Maguire dodging the slo-mo punch from Flash Thompson in Raimi&#8217;s first <em>Spider-Man<\/em> movie.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"quot-this-belongs-to-you-quot\">\n            &#8220;This Belongs To You&#8221;<br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>During the flashback with Aunt May, a brown paper bag is on the floor of Peter&#8217;s room in the corner with writing on it: &#8220;<i>This Belongs To You&#8221; &#8211; T.S.<\/i> This is the same bag that had Spider-Man&#8217;s costume in it, which Tony Stark returned to him at the end of <i>Spider-Man: Homecoming.<\/i><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"star-wars-figures\">\n            Star Wars Figures<br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:50%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Peter-and-Lobot-Cropped.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n                                                                                            <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Peter-and-Lobot-Cropped.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Peter-and-Lobot-Cropped.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Peter-and-Lobot-Cropped.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Peter-and-Lobot-Cropped.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Peter-and-Lobot-Cropped.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Peter-and-Lobot-Cropped.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"1650\" height=\"826\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Peter and Lobot Cropped\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Peter-and-Lobot-Cropped.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Peter-and-Lobot-Cropped.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>On the other side of the room, various <em>Star Wars<\/em> figures can be seen on Peter&#8217;s shelves, the same ones he sold in the extended version of <i>Far From Home<\/i> to afford MJ&#8217;s necklace (all except Lobot, which he couldn&#8217;t give up).<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"jean-breathing-for-peter\">\n            <strong>Jean Breathing For Peter<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>After Peter helps Jean with memories and guidance from Aunt May, he takes a bullet for her fired by the Punisher. Taken to the hospital, Jean uses her powers to breathe for Spider-Man long enough so that the doctors can work and save him, an inversion from the comics when she first developed her powers, inhabiting the mind of her best friend as she died.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"empire-state-building-colors\">\n            <strong>Empire State Building Colors<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>If Spider-Man was real, loved by the public, and in the hospital, one can only hope the Empire State Building would be lit up with his colors like at the end of <em>Brand New Day<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"bellevue-hospital-or-metro-general\">\n            Bellevue Hospital (Or Metro-General?)<br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>Although Bellevue Hospital is mentioned multiple times in news reports as the hospital Spider-Man is admitted, signs and a shirt worn by Peter say Metro-General, a slight visual continuity error. Perhaps this was due to the reported cut cameo from Rosario Dawson&#8217;s Claire Temple? In the Netflix Marvel shows, Claire was (and presumably still is) a nurse at Metro-General.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"frank-finally-wears-a-mask\">\n            <strong>Frank Finally Wears A Mask<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>For all the crap he&#8217;s given both Daredevil and Spider-Man in the MCU for their costumes and masks, The Punisher finally wears a mask himself in the MCU (and you have to believe he&#8217;s having fun with it).<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"ldquo-i-rsquo-m-not-going-to-do-this-alone-anymore-rdquo\">\n            <strong>\u201cI\u2019m Not Going To Do This Alone Anymore\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:41.87265917603%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mcdspma_sp146.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n                                                                                            <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mcdspma_sp146.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mcdspma_sp146.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mcdspma_sp146.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mcdspma_sp146.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mcdspma_sp146.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mcdspma_sp146.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"1650\" height=\"690\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY, (aka SPIDER-MAN 4), Tom Holland as Peter Parker, 2026. \u00a9 Marvel Entertainment \/ \u00a9 Columbia Pictures\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mcdspma_sp146.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mcdspma_sp146.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> Peter visits Aunt May&#8217;s grave, promising that he&#8217;s going to stop living his life so isolated and alone. Hopefully, that means he will continue to reconnect with Ned and MJ, and maybe even work with <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/spider-man-new-avengers-status-tom-holland-clarification\/\" target=\"_blank\">more heroes like the New Avengers<\/a> in the future (like in the next <em>Avengers<\/em> movies). Even further down the line, perhaps it could even mean mentoring someone like Miles Morales.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"jean-headed-upstate\">\n            <strong>Jean Headed Upstate<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>Jean is shown on a bus headed upstate. Could she find herself in Westchester (where the Xavier School is located in the comics)?<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"quot-some-pain-in-my-back-quot\">\n            <strong>&#8220;Some Pain In My Back&#8221;<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>On the phone with Detective DeWolff, Spider-Man mentions he still has some pain in his back. For those who know their original Tobey Maguire Spider-Man history, the actor actually hurt his back before <em>Spider-Man 2<\/em> on the set of <em>Seabiscuit, <\/em>which nearly caused Maguire to be recast (ironically by Jake Gyllenhaal). This led to the hurt back wink in the movie itself as well as in <em>No Way Home<\/em>. Keeping that in mind, it&#8217;d be pretty funny if Tom Holland&#8217;s Spider-Man now had some minor back issues as well.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"ned-amp-peter-rsquo-s-handshake\">\n            <strong>Ned &amp; Peter\u2019s Handshake<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>Seemingly the result of pure muscle memory, Brand New Day ends with Peter and Ned doing their classic best friends handshake that was first seen in <em>Spider-Man: Homecoming<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"spider-man-in-space-another-earth\">\n            <strong>Spider-Man In Space (Another Earth?)<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/incursion-worlds-monitor-in-avengers-doomsday-trailer.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n                                                                                            <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/incursion-worlds-monitor-in-avengers-doomsday-trailer.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/incursion-worlds-monitor-in-avengers-doomsday-trailer.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/incursion-worlds-monitor-in-avengers-doomsday-trailer.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/incursion-worlds-monitor-in-avengers-doomsday-trailer.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/incursion-worlds-monitor-in-avengers-doomsday-trailer.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/incursion-worlds-monitor-in-avengers-doomsday-trailer.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"1650\" height=\"928\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Incursion Worlds Monitor in Avengers Doomsday Trailer\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/incursion-worlds-monitor-in-avengers-doomsday-trailer.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/incursion-worlds-monitor-in-avengers-doomsday-trailer.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <em>Brand New Day&#8217;s<\/em> post-credits sees Ned&#8217;s Spider Tracker app suggesting that Spider-Man isn&#8217;t on Earth and is in space. As such, it&#8217;s possible he could be on another Earth and the app is registering another New York and\/or another Spider-Man with an Earth that&#8217;s set to collide with the main 616 reality in a massive incursion, <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/avengers-doomsday-sdcc-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\">like <em>Doomsday<\/em> is teasing<\/a>. Either way, the post-credits tag does promise that Spider-Man will return.<\/p>\n<div style=\"list-style-type:disc\">\n<div class=\"emaki-displayCard vignette\" contenteditable=\"false\" data-id=\"592\" data-references=\"{&quot;articles&quot;:[],&quot;tags&quot;:[],&quot;videos&quot;:[],&quot;hubs&quot;:[],&quot;listingPages&quot;:[]}\" data-variables=\"[]\">\n<p><!-- SVG DEFS &mdash; Spider emblem --><!-- Stylized spider emblem --><!-- Legs &mdash; left --><!-- Legs &mdash; right --><!-- Eyes --><\/p>\n<div class=\"sm-quiz\">\n<p><!-- SPIDER WATERMARK --><\/p>\n<p><!-- STEP RADIOS --><!-- QUESTION RADIOS --><\/p>\n<p><!-- WEB-STRIPE BAR --><\/p>\n<div class=\"sm-slides\"><!-- INTRO --><\/p>\n<section class=\"sm-slide sm-sl0\">\n<div class=\"sm-intro-box\">\n<p><span>Friendly Neighborhood Assessment \u00b7 MCU Era<\/span><span>Tom Holland&#8217;sSpider-Man Trivia<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"sm-topic-previews\">\n<p><span>\ud83c\udfe0<\/span><span style=\"color:var(--sm-red-bright)\">Homecoming<\/span><span>2017<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u2708\ufe0f<\/span><span style=\"color:var(--sm-blue-pale)\">Far From Home<\/span><span>2019<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\ud83c\udf0c<\/span><span style=\"color:var(--stark-gold-bright)\">No Way Home<\/span><span>2021<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\ud83d\ude08<\/span><span style=\"color:var(--sm-red-pale)\">Villains<\/span><span>Sinister\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\ud83e\udd16<\/span><span style=\"color:var(--sm-blue-bright)\">MCU<\/span><span>Avengers<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>THWIP! LET&#8217;S GO \u2192<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!-- Q1: MCU Debut &mdash; MCU --><\/p>\n<section class=\"sm-slide sm-sl1\">\n<div class=\"sm-question-card\">\n<p>01<\/p>\n<p><span>Before getting his own solo film, Tom Holland\u2019s Peter Parker made his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut by being recruited by Tony Stark to help in a massive superhero conflict. In which MCU film did Holland first appear as Spider-Man?<\/span><\/div>\n<p><span>A<\/span>Avengers: Age of Ultron<span>B<\/span>Captain America: Civil War<span>C<\/span>Spider-Man: Homecoming<span>D<\/span>Avengers: Infinity War<\/p>\n<div class=\"sm-feedback\">\n<p>\u2713 Correct! Tom Holland first appeared as Spider-Man in Captain America: Civil War (2016), where Tony Stark visits Peter in Queens and recruits him for the airport battle against Team Cap. His quippy, starstruck portrayal instantly won over audiences.<\/p>\n<p>\u2717 Web miss! The answer is Captain America: Civil War. Holland debuted in the 2016 film before Homecoming (2017). He was recruited by Tony Stark for the iconic airport fight scene, stealing Captain America\u2019s shield with his webs in one of the film\u2019s most memorable moments.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEXT \u2192<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!-- Q2: Vulture &mdash; HOMECOMING --><\/p>\n<section class=\"sm-slide sm-sl2\">\n<div class=\"sm-question-card\">\n<p>02<\/p>\n<p><span>In Spider-Man: Homecoming, Peter faces a blue-collar salvage contractor who turned to arms dealing after being shut out of the Chitauri cleanup by Damage Control. Using an alien-tech wingsuit, he becomes one of Spider-Man\u2019s most grounded villains. Who is he?<\/span><\/div>\n<p><span>A<\/span>The Vulture (Adrian Toomes)<span>B<\/span>The Shocker (Herman Schultz)<span>C<\/span>The Scorpion (Mac Gargan)<span>D<\/span>The Tinkerer (Phineas Mason)<\/p>\n<div class=\"sm-feedback\">\n<p>\u2713 Correct! Adrian Toomes, played brilliantly by Michael Keaton, is the Vulture \u2014 a working-class father who builds a criminal empire selling alien-derived weapons. The twist that he\u2019s the father of Peter\u2019s date Liz is one of the MCU\u2019s best surprises.<\/p>\n<p>\u2717 Web miss! The answer is The Vulture (Adrian Toomes). The Shocker and Tinkerer are his henchmen in the film, and Scorpion (Mac Gargan) only briefly appears. Toomes is the main antagonist who personally confronts Peter in the unforgettable car ride scene.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEXT \u2192<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!-- Q3: Karen AI &mdash; HOMECOMING --><\/p>\n<section class=\"sm-slide sm-sl3\">\n<div class=\"sm-question-card\">\n<p>03<\/p>\n<p><span>Tony Stark built Peter a high-tech suit loaded with features Peter didn\u2019t even know about, including an AI assistant that helps him in combat, provides tactical analysis, and even gives dating advice. What name does Peter give this AI?<\/span><\/div>\n<p><span>A<\/span>Friday<span>B<\/span>Edith<span>C<\/span>Karen<span>D<\/span>Jocasta<\/p>\n<div class=\"sm-feedback\">\n<p>\u2713 Correct! Peter names his suit\u2019s AI \u201cKaren,\u201d voiced by Jennifer Connelly. She assists him with web shooter modes, reconnaissance, and even his love life. Friday is Tony Stark\u2019s AI, and E.D.I.T.H. is the Stark satellite system that appears in Far From Home.<\/p>\n<p>\u2717 Web miss! The answer is Karen. Friday is Tony Stark\u2019s personal AI, E.D.I.T.H. is the Stark defense satellite Peter inherits in Far From Home, and Jocasta is an AI from the comics. Karen, voiced by Jennifer Connelly, is Peter\u2019s suit assistant throughout Homecoming.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEXT \u2192<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!-- Q4: Mysterio &mdash; FAR FROM HOME --><\/p>\n<section class=\"sm-slide sm-sl4\">\n<div class=\"sm-question-card\">\n<p>04<\/p>\n<p><span>In Spider-Man: Far From Home, Peter encounters a seemingly heroic figure who claims to be from an alternate Earth, battling elemental creatures across Europe. In reality, he\u2019s a disgruntled former Stark Industries employee using advanced holographic drones. What is his real name?<\/span><\/div>\n<p><span>A<\/span>William Ginter Riva<span>B<\/span>Aldrich Killian<span>C<\/span>Justin Hammer<span>D<\/span>Quentin Beck<\/p>\n<div class=\"sm-feedback\">\n<p>\u2713 Correct! Quentin Beck, played by Jake Gyllenhaal, is Mysterio \u2014 a master of illusion who uses Stark Industries\u2019 B.A.R.F. holographic technology and weaponized drones to fabricate the Elementals and pose as a hero. His final act of revenge shapes the entire third film.<\/p>\n<p>\u2717 Web miss! The answer is Quentin Beck. William Ginter Riva is one of Beck\u2019s team members, Aldrich Killian is the villain of Iron Man 3, and Justin Hammer is from Iron Man 2. Beck is Mysterio, the illusionist who manipulated Peter\u2019s trust across Europe.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEXT \u2192<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!-- Q5: End of Far From Home &mdash; FAR FROM HOME --><\/p>\n<section class=\"sm-slide sm-sl5\">\n<div class=\"sm-question-card\">\n<p>05<\/p>\n<p><span>In one of the MCU\u2019s most shocking mid-credits scenes, J. Jonah Jameson broadcasts doctored footage from Mysterio\u2019s final moments that completely upends Peter Parker\u2019s life. What does this broadcast reveal to the entire world?<\/span><\/div>\n<p><span>A<\/span>That Spider-Man killed Mysterio in cold blood<span>B<\/span>That Spider-Man is Peter Parker<span>C<\/span>That Spider-Man is a Skrull impersonator<span>D<\/span>That Spider-Man commanded the drone attack on London<\/p>\n<div class=\"sm-feedback\">\n<p>\u2713 Correct! Mysterio\u2019s doctored footage, broadcast by J. Jonah Jameson (J.K. Simmons reprising his iconic role), exposes Spider-Man\u2019s identity as Peter Parker to the entire world. This revelation drives the entire plot of No Way Home as Peter desperately seeks to undo the damage.<\/p>\n<p>\u2717 Web miss! The answer is that Spider-Man is Peter Parker. While the footage also frames Spider-Man for the London drone attack, the earth-shattering reveal is Peter\u2019s unmasked identity being broadcast globally by The Daily Bugle\u2019s J. Jonah Jameson.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEXT \u2192<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!-- Q6: Doctor Strange &mdash; NO WAY HOME --><\/p>\n<section class=\"sm-slide sm-sl6\">\n<div class=\"sm-question-card\">\n<p>06<\/p>\n<p><span>With his identity exposed and his loved ones under threat, Peter seeks help from a powerful sorcerer to cast a spell that would make the world forget he is Spider-Man. Peter\u2019s constant modifications to the spell cause it to fracture the multiverse. Which sorcerer casts this spell?<\/span><\/div>\n<p><span>A<\/span>Wong<span>B<\/span>Wanda Maximoff<span>C<\/span>Doctor Strange<span>D<\/span>Karl Mordo<\/p>\n<div class=\"sm-feedback\">\n<p>\u2713 Correct! Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) casts the memory-wiping spell at Peter\u2019s request, but Peter keeps asking for exceptions \u2014 for MJ, Ned, May, and Happy to still remember him. These constant changes corrupt the spell and tear open the multiverse, pulling in villains from other Spider-Man universes.<\/p>\n<p>\u2717 Web miss! The answer is Doctor Strange. While Wong is the Sorcerer Supreme and actually warns Strange against it, it is Stephen Strange who agrees to cast the spell. Wanda\u2019s multiverse interference occurs in Multiverse of Madness, not here.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEXT \u2192<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!-- Q7: Ned Leeds &mdash; MCU --><\/p>\n<section class=\"sm-slide sm-sl7\">\n<div class=\"sm-question-card\">\n<p>07<\/p>\n<p><span>Throughout all three films, Peter\u2019s loyal best friend serves as his \u201cguy in the chair,\u201d helping with tech support and keeping his secret. In No Way Home, this character even discovers he can open magical portals using a Sling Ring. Who is Peter\u2019s best friend?<\/span><\/div>\n<p><span>A<\/span>Ned Leeds<span>B<\/span>Flash Thompson<span>C<\/span>Harry Osborn<span>D<\/span>Miles Morales<\/p>\n<div class=\"sm-feedback\">\n<p>\u2713 Correct! Ned Leeds, played by Jacob Batalon, is Peter\u2019s best friend and self-proclaimed \u201cguy in the chair.\u201d He discovers Peter\u2019s secret identity in Homecoming, supports him across all three films, and in No Way Home he accidentally uses Doctor Strange\u2019s Sling Ring to open portals to other Spider-Men.<\/p>\n<p>\u2717 Web miss! The answer is Ned Leeds. Flash Thompson is Peter\u2019s rival and bully who ironically idolizes Spider-Man. Harry Osborn is Peter\u2019s friend in the Raimi and Webb films but doesn\u2019t appear in Holland\u2019s trilogy. Miles Morales is only hinted at. Ned is the irreplaceable \u201cguy in the chair.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEXT \u2192<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!-- Q8: Ending &mdash; NO WAY HOME --><\/p>\n<section class=\"sm-slide sm-sl8\">\n<div class=\"sm-question-card\">\n<p>08<\/p>\n<p><span>At the emotional climax of No Way Home, Peter makes an enormous personal sacrifice to save the multiverse. Doctor Strange completes the spell, and when it takes effect, Peter is left completely alone. What does the final spell do?<\/span><\/div>\n<p><span>A<\/span>It sends Peter to an alternate universe where no one knows him<span>B<\/span>It erases Spider-Man from existence entirely<span>C<\/span>It removes Peter\u2019s spider powers permanently<span>D<\/span>It makes everyone in every universe forget who Peter Parker is<\/p>\n<div class=\"sm-feedback\">\n<p>\u2713 Correct! The final spell makes every person in every universe forget that Peter Parker exists. MJ, Ned, Happy, the Avengers \u2014 everyone. Peter visits MJ at the coffee shop afterward but decides not to re-introduce himself, choosing to protect them. He starts over completely alone, sewing his own suit in a small apartment.<\/p>\n<p>\u2717 Web miss! The answer is that everyone forgets who Peter Parker is. The spell doesn\u2019t erase Spider-Man \u2014 people still know the hero exists \u2014 but nobody remembers Peter Parker the person. This devastating sacrifice means MJ, Ned, and even Happy Hogan have no memory of him at all.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>REVEAL MY SCORE \u2192<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!-- RESULTS --><\/p>\n<section class=\"sm-slide sm-slR\">\n<p><span>Assessment Complete<\/span><span>Your Spider-Sense Rating<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"sm-score-box\">\n<p><span>\/ 8<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Are you an Avenger \u2014 or just a friendly neighborhood bystander?<\/span><\/div>\n<p>\u21bb SWING AGAIN<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Every Major Cameo\/Surprise Appearance In Spider-Man: Brand New Day<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova looking concerned in Thunderbolts*\" data-image-id=\"8179799\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/florence-pugh-as-yelena-belova-looking-concerned-in-thunderbolts.jpg\" width=\"2844\"\/><br \/>\n<em>Spider-Man: Brand New Day<\/em> features some very fun cameos with surprise appearances, whether they&#8217;re fully on-screen, featured via a flashback, just their voice, or even just their photo.<\/div>\n<h3 id=\"e-v\">\n            <strong>E.V.<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>Peter&#8217;s new AI named E.V. is voiced by actress Naomi Watts, one of Tom Holland&#8217;s very first co-stars in his breakout movie <em>The Impossible.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"ny1-39-s-pat-kiernan\">\n            <strong>NY1&#8217;s Pat Kiernan<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>Pat Kiernan has been a recurring news anchor in the MCU for years, having made multiple appearances on the big and small screen.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"mayor-sheila-rivera\">\n            <strong>Mayor Sheila Rivera<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/sheila-and-spider-man-in-brand-new-day.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n<figure><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/sheila-and-spider-man-in-brand-new-day.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/sheila-and-spider-man-in-brand-new-day.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/sheila-and-spider-man-in-brand-new-day.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/sheila-and-spider-man-in-brand-new-day.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/sheila-and-spider-man-in-brand-new-day.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/sheila-and-spider-man-in-brand-new-day.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"1650\" height=\"928\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sheila and Spider-Man in Brand New Day\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/sheila-and-spider-man-in-brand-new-day.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/sheila-and-spider-man-in-brand-new-day.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture><figcaption style=\"display: none;\">Sheila and Spider-Man in Brand New Day<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> Having been Mayor Fisk&#8217;s chief aide in the first two seasons of Daredevil: Born Again<em>, <\/em>Sheila Rivera is shown as New York&#8217;s newest mayor giving Spider-Man the key to the city, confirming the events of <em>Brand New Day<\/em> take place after Fisk&#8217;s exile and Daredevil is in prison.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"aunt-may\">\n            <strong>Aunt May<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>Despite her death in <em>No Way Home<\/em>, Marisa Tomei returns via a crucial flashback scene taking place after <em>Spider-Man: Homecoming<\/em> but before <em>Infinity War. <\/em>She tells Peter (and Jean experiencing the memory) that their deepest responsibility is to remember that the people who love them don&#8217;t love them because they&#8217;re special but because of who they are underneath, some incredibly wise words that help both Peter and Jean Grey by the movie&#8217;s end.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"yelena-belova\">\n            <strong>Yelena Belova<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/video\/spider-man-how-yelena-changes-brand-new-day\/\" target=\"_blank\">Florence Pugh&#8217;s Yelena Belova aka Black Widow<\/a> gets a handful of fun scenes working out of her &#8220;office&#8221; hot tub, helping Spider-Man and providing key information about the DODC.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"mr-harrington\">\n            <strong>Mr. Harrington<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>A picture of Peter Parker&#8217;s old teacher is featured on Ned&#8217;s boards as a potential secret identity for Spider-Man, which is objectively hilarious.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"flash-thompson\">\n            <strong>Flash Thompson<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>Similarly, Flash Thompson&#8217;s picture is on Ned&#8217;s board for the same reason.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"the-boyfriend\">\n            <strong>The Boyfriend<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:50%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/zendaya-and-eman-esfandi-in-spider-man-brand-new-day.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n<figure><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/zendaya-and-eman-esfandi-in-spider-man-brand-new-day.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/zendaya-and-eman-esfandi-in-spider-man-brand-new-day.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/zendaya-and-eman-esfandi-in-spider-man-brand-new-day.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/zendaya-and-eman-esfandi-in-spider-man-brand-new-day.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/zendaya-and-eman-esfandi-in-spider-man-brand-new-day.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/zendaya-and-eman-esfandi-in-spider-man-brand-new-day.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"1650\" height=\"826\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Zendaya and Eman Esfandi in Spider-Man Brand New Day\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/zendaya-and-eman-esfandi-in-spider-man-brand-new-day.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/zendaya-and-eman-esfandi-in-spider-man-brand-new-day.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture><figcaption style=\"display: none;\">Zendaya and Eman Esfandi in Spider-Man Brand New Day<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <em>A<em>hsoka&#8217;<\/em>s <\/em>Eman Esfandi is featured in <em>Brand New Day<\/em> for one scene as MJ&#8217;s new boyfriend. However, <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/spider-man-brand-new-day-mj-boyfriend-paul-marvel-comics-explained\/\" target=\"_blank\">Esfandi is only credited as &#8220;The Boyfriend&#8221; rather than Paul<\/a>, MJ&#8217;s widely hated love interest in the comics who&#8217;s been featured the last few years.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"keith-david\">\n            <strong>Keith David<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>Popular voice actor Keith David is the narrator for the spider nature documentary Peter briefly plays when trying to understand his growing powers.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"sara-grey\">\n            <strong>Sara Grey<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>Sara Grey makes her debut via flashbacks in <em>Brand New Day<\/em>, Jean&#8217;s sister who was a less powerful telepath in the MCU before she was killed by the DODC&#8217;s experiments on her. In the comics, Sara was not a mutant (though writer Chris Claremont did want at one point to turn her into a replacement for Jean with powers connected to Cerebro.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"every-comic-book-cover-homage-in-spider-man-brand-new-day\">\n                        Every Comic Book Cover Homage In Spider-Man: Brand New Day<br \/>\n               <\/h2>\n<p>One of the best references in <em>Spider-Man: Brand New Day<\/em> deserves its own section as there&#8217;s an impressive collection of comic book cover and iconic page recreations throughout the new MCU movie.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"amazing-fantasy-cover\">\n            <strong>Amazing Fantasy Cover<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>Spider-Man carrying a thug is an homage to <em>Amazing Fantasy #15<\/em>, Spider-Man&#8217;s first appearance.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"spider-man-vs-scorpion-cover\">\n            <strong>Spider-Man vs Scorpion Cover<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>An homage to the cover of <em>Spider-Man Adventures #2 <\/em>is featured in the movie as well.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"spider-man-vs-tombstone-cover\">\n            <strong>Spider-Man vs Tombstone Cover<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>Marvin Jones III plays Tombstone for a brief sequence recreating the cover of <em>Spectacular Spider-Man #142 <\/em>holding Spider-Man over a rooftop.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"spider-man-vs-tarantula-cover\">\n            <strong>Spider-Man vs Tarantula Cover<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>A perfectly posed recreation of <em>Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man #1.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"spider-man-vs-ramrod-cover\">\n            <strong>Spider-Man vs Ramrod Cover<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>Recreating the cover of <em>The Amazing Spider-Man #221.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"spider-man-vs-boomerang-cover\">\n            <strong>Spider-Man vs Boomerang Cover<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p><em>Amazing Spider-Man #345.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"spider-man-vs-the-hand\">\n            <strong>Spider-Man vs The Hand<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>Seemingly inspired by <em>New Avengers #27, <\/em>though the original cover had Elektra leading a horde of Hand ninjas ready to attack the Ronin.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"punisher-amp-spider-man-rsquo-s-civil-war-page\">\n            <strong>Punisher &amp; Spider-Man\u2019s Civil War Page<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/spiderman-punisher-civil-war-panel-mcu-recreation-tease-tom-holland\/\" target=\"_blank\">Punisher carrying Spider-Man into the hospital<\/a> recreates a page from <em>Civil War #5<\/em>, when Punisher brought Spider-Man&#8217;s beaten body to Captain America and his forces after Spider-Man defected from Iron Man&#8217;s side.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"eminem-cover\">\n            Eminem Cover<br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>One of the most subtle comic book covers in <em>Brand New Day <\/em>is an inverted black-and-white version of the Eminem variant cover for 2022&#8217;s Amazing Spider-Man #1, seen on the wall just before Spider-Man gets hit by Punisher&#8217;s battle van at the beginning of the movie. (Also, Punisher and Eminem once had their very own Marvel Comics team-up story).<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"every-spider-man-video-game-reference-in-spider-man-brand-new-day\">\n                        Every Spider-Man Video Game Reference In Spider-Man: Brand New Day<br \/>\n               <\/h2>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/spider-man-vs-the-hand-in-brand-new-day-trailer-2.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n<figure><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/spider-man-vs-the-hand-in-brand-new-day-trailer-2.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/spider-man-vs-the-hand-in-brand-new-day-trailer-2.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/spider-man-vs-the-hand-in-brand-new-day-trailer-2.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/spider-man-vs-the-hand-in-brand-new-day-trailer-2.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/spider-man-vs-the-hand-in-brand-new-day-trailer-2.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/spider-man-vs-the-hand-in-brand-new-day-trailer-2.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"1650\" height=\"928\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Spider-Man vs The Hand in Brand New Day Trailer #2\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/spider-man-vs-the-hand-in-brand-new-day-trailer-2.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/spider-man-vs-the-hand-in-brand-new-day-trailer-2.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture><figcaption style=\"display: none;\">Spider-Man vs The Hand in Brand New Day Trailer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> As confirmed by Tom Holland himself, there are several moves and fighting choreography inspired by <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/marvels-spider-man-3-potential-tease-tom-holland\/\" target=\"_blank\">Insomniac&#8217;s <em>Spider-Man<\/em> games<\/a>, as well as some fun elements throughout. Some key moments seemingly inspired by the games include:<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"roof-take-down\">\n            <strong>Roof Take Down<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>At the beginning of the movie, Spider-Man knocks a guy off a roof before webbing him to the side, just like in the games, ensuring Spider-Man doesn&#8217;t kill.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"ned-39-s-spidey-tracker-app\">\n            <strong>Ned&#8217;s Spidey Tracker App<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>Ned&#8217;s Spider Tracker app is very similar to the Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man app created by Miles Morales&#8217; best friend Ganke in the games, allowing citizens to report crimes and ask Spider-Man for help.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"web-pull-and-flip\">\n            <strong>Web Pull And Flip<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>Spider-Man fighting the DODC agents at the end of <em>Brand New Day<\/em> seems to have been inspired by several great moves and takedowns in the games, particularly one where Spider-Man webs himself toward an enemy before flipping over him to fight another.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"ground-strike\">\n            <strong>Ground Strike<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>While fighting Scorpion the second time, Spider-Man launches into the air before webbing the ground and pulling himself down for a major &#8220;ground strike&#8221;, a classic move in the Insomniac games.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"web-grenades\">\n            <strong>Web Grenades<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>Two of Peter&#8217;s web grenades explode, and he was shown playing with one in <em>Spider-Man: Homecoming<\/em>. However, gamers playing as Insomniac&#8217;s Spider-Man have certainly used web grenades far more frequently as a key gadget during combat.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"web-to-the-wall\">\n            <strong>Web To The Wall<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>Rather than fighting one of the DODC guards, Spider-Man quickly webs one up to a nearby wall, one of the easiest ways to thin the herd while fighting several thugs at once in the Insomniac games.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"quot-spectacular-spin-quot\">\n            <strong>&#8220;Spectacular Spin&#8221;<\/strong><br \/>\n    <\/h3>\n<p>Although there&#8217;s a similar move in the Insomniac games, Spider-Man&#8217;s 360-degree web attack against The Hand at the end of <em>Brand New Day<\/em> also bears an epic resemblance to Spider-Man&#8217;s &#8220;Spectacular Spin&#8221; ultimate ability in <em>Marvel Rivals<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Spider-Man: Brand New Day<\/em><\/strong><strong> is now playing in theaters from Marvel Studios and Sony 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