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[u/ChiefLeef22]

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/odyssey-box-office-2026-practical-effects-1236652219/

[u/deadheffer]

Every single small child right now adores Spider-Man. All of those kids and their parents are going to see that film. It’s going to be nuts.

[u/littlebrwnrobot → u/deadheffer]

Been true for like 25 years at least lol

[u/deadheffer → u/littlebrwnrobot]

It’s more of the merch. Jesus the merchandising in the 2020s is beyond insane

[u/ThisHatRightHere → u/deadheffer]

Again, been true for like 25 years

[u/Wetzilla → u/littlebrwnrobot]

Spiderman has had a cartoon aimed at kids on the air basically constantly since 1994. There were a few breaks in the 2000's, but there's only been 8 years since 1994 without a Spiderman cartoon currently running.

Also shoutout to Spectacular Spiderman (2008-2009). That show ruled.

[u/LSDemon → u/littlebrwnrobot]

I'm 40 and my dad didn't give a shit about Spiderman when I was 15. He definitely didn't go to the Tobey Maguire ones (or any since then). Parents liking super heroes is way more recent than 25 years.

[u/slapmasterslap → u/LSDemon]

I'm not far off of 40 and my dad collected comics and loved taking us to superhero movies. Whether my experience was more common or yours, I don't know, but our anecdotal experience does not necessarily reflect the majority.

[u/LSDemon → u/slapmasterslap]

All of those kids and their parents

To be pedantic, the claim wasn't about a majority.

[u/NullPro → u/LSDemon]

To be more pedantic, ‘Every small child’ is hyperbole not actually referring to every small child in the world

[u/eaglessoar → u/littlebrwnrobot]

i had all my old action figures from maybe 25-30 years ago, one spidey, 20 batmen scuba batman space batman, tons of ninja turtles, i have more shredders than spidey, i remember saying to my wife how it was interesting how spidey wasnt big when i was younger, or not like now at least

[u/mlorusso4 → u/deadheffer]

Every single small child for the last 40 years adores spider man. And that fandom doesn’t go away as the person ages. It’s seriously insane how long he has been at the top of pop culture. Usually with characters like Mickey Mouse and Winnie the Pooh parents remember those characters from their childhood and want to get their kids into them too, but they don’t stay fans of them throughout their young adulthood like spider man

[u/literated → u/mlorusso4]

Every single small child for the last 40 years adores spider man.

I don't even know why but I do, too, lmao. That's exactly how it was for me growing up. Spider-Man just hit different.

[u/nope-nik-tesla → u/literated]

I think it's because the Spider-Man story allows kids to imagine themselves being Spider-Man in a way that other superheroes do not. An average, self-conscious kid gets bit by a radioactive spider by accident and goes on to develop superpowers, learning how to harness and control them along the way. Nearly every kid can relate to Peter and fantasize about some similar thing happening to them. You can't really do the same with Batman or Superman or most of the other big superheroes.

[u/JohnnyRedHot → u/deadheffer]

Right now? Has there been a point in the last 30-40 years where that wasn't the case?

[u/abeuscher → u/deadheffer]

I mean I loved Spiderman when I was a kid and I was born in 1974. Okay I still lover Spiderman. People forget it was in the newspaper every day along with the cartoons.

[u/EyeSuspicious7338 → u/abeuscher]

Ya, I was gonna say, Spiderman was HUGE even in the 1980s when I was a kid. Everyone loved it even then, and in the early 90s they dropped an animated Spiderman show that was awesome too and Spiderman's popularity went nuclear.

I think Spider-Man is endeared because he has a perfect origin story that is relatable. One, he was a kid, a teenager, and he was bullied and unpopular... he gets bit by this radioactive spider and becomes Spider-man, and initially uses his power selfishly, which is extremely realistic to how people would actually act. Then, his Uncle Ben dies and it breaks him, and he has a moment of maturity and growth where he becomes the honorable anonymous here who isn't doing it for himself.

Yet, he still has to go through life as a normal teenager.

It's just so relatable, with great characters, great villains. Spider-man is just one of the best characters, imo, Stan Lee ever created. I am in my 40s now and I still eat up everything spider-man. I already have my tickets purchased for the family and I am ready to go. Absolutely my favorite of all the Marvel characters, aside from maybe the X-men stuff, which is my favorite.

[u/The_Flash_20 → u/deadheffer]

I am loving it since 2002 when I was 6.

2 of my favourite superheroes are Spider-Man and the Flash.

[u/NCC75567 → u/deadheffer]

It helps that Spider-Man just has a ton of quality content.

Kid shows, shows older folks can enjoy, the movies, video games, comics, etc.

[u/FrontServe4480 → u/NCC75567]

Can confirm, my youngest is FERAL for Spidey and Friends on Disney+. If we had a Disney+ Wrapped, I can almost guarantee they would be in the biggest fan category. Pretty much all of the kiddos at their preschool love Spidey, Ghost Spider, and Spin. Also, as a pop punk fan- Fall Out Boy doing the soundtrack for the show slaps.

[u/Nightmare_Fart → u/deadheffer]

Right now? Been that way for as long as I remember. I

[u/BioTHEchAmeleON → u/deadheffer]

Shoot I mean many adults also love Spider-Man lol