Peter can't get his powers in July because he gets his powers during the school year. As for why Peter was MIA when the invasion happened, that could easily be explained. He was either in a different part of New York fighting someone else (only Manhattan was attacked) or he was in Queens and only got to Manhattan when the fight was over.
The Lizard threat was by no means too small. The entire island of Manhattan was in danger and was being evacuated. Both the Avengers and SHIELD presumably couldn't get there in time since it was a surprise attack. Spider-Man is currently the only known superhero in the MCU to consistently operate in NYC (assuming that he is in the MCU) plus he knew about the Lizard's plan prior to the attack realistically speaking he was the only hero to be able to be there on time and to stop the Lizard.
It would make more sense for TASM to be set a bit before The Avengers IMO plus it matches with the comics since Spider-Man was one of the first Marvel superheroes created and became active in NYC prior to the formation of the Avengers (though not by much).
Look at the date.
Nope, Peter graduates in 2012.
If it's September-November, then the movie takes place in 2011.
Way back when TASM had it's viral campaign, the school had a website and Peter had a blog and you could use hints on the blog to sign into Peter's account on the school website and it showed him being in the 'Class of 2012'.
don't disregard facts from the movie itself.
....Marvel's Iron Man is back with a brand new adventure in the animated feature-length movie Iron Man: Rise of the Technovore, debuting on Blu-ray and DVD April 16.
Here's the official synopsis, straight from Marvel Entertainment and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment:
Look at the date.
So the film takes place in Fall 2012
But how is Peter a Senior, Class of 2012, if he's still in high school of that year? He should've already graduated in June. Either that or Peter is a Junior, due to graduate in 2013, and Gwen is a Senior in TASM...
It'd only make sense for him to be in the Class of 2012 if the film took place in Fall 2011.
If so, that'd place TASM before The Avengers, if the Battle of NY takes place in May 2012, that'd fixed the MetLife Building/ Stark Tower fiasco.
Then Stark Tower was built sometime after TASM in time for The Avengers.
But how would the Oscorp Tower missing from the NY skyline be explained?
I don't think the Metlife building thing matters.
But how would the Oscorp Tower missing from the NY skyline be explained?
In the case that Webb's Spidey will be a part of the MCU, the flaws in the continuity will most likely just have to be taken with a grain of salt. Trying to piece everything together by force will just make things too convoluted
It wont be that bad, it's just like ignoring the continuity flaws of X-Men First Class