Spectacular Spider-Man TV Series

[Raph's Girl]

Casting is up for the up coming new Spider-man animated series that'll premier on WB network in 2008.

Peter Parker/Spider-Man - Josh Keaton
Mary Jane Watson - Vanessa Marshall
Norman Osborn/The Green Goblin - Dwight Schultz
Otto Octavius/Dr. Octopus - Peter MacNicol
Eddie Brock Jr./ Venom - Benjamin Diskin
Harry Osborn - Mike Erwin
Gwen Stacy - Lacey Chabert
J. Jonah Jameson - Daran Norris
Uncle Ben Parker - Paul Eiding
Dr. Curt Conners - Dave Wittenberg
Flint Marko/Sandman - David Lodge
Max Dillon/Electro - Steve Staley
Quentin Beck/Mysterio - Steven Blum
Abner Jenkins/Beetle - Dave Wittenberg
Sergei Kravinoff/Kraven The Hunter - Jim Cummings
Fritz Von Meyer/Swarm - Jim Ward
Ebenezer Laughton/Scarecrow - Steven Blum
Herman Scholtz/Shocker - Brandon Molale
Donald Gill/Blizzard - Jason Marsden
Fred Myers/Boomerang - Quinton Flynn
Flash Thompson - Jack DeSena
Liz Allan - Colleen O'Shaughnessey
Aunt May Parker - Mary Jo Catlett
Betty Brant - Cricket Leigh
Robbie Robertson - Phil LaMarr
Adrian Toomes/Vulture - Jeff Bennett
Aleksei Sytsevich/Rhino - John DiMaggio
The Lizard - Dee Bradley Baker
Dimitri Smerdyakov/Chameleon - Glenn Shadix

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Spectacular_Spider-Man_%28TV_series%29

[Spitfire]

I like Steven Blum, wait Scarecrow? Why the hell is there a Scarecrow? There's one in Batman and Ghost Rider has one too but Spider-man? Ugh, ah why do I care I probably won't watch it anyways.

[The Terror of Death]

With so many characters this show better be 26 episodes. 13 episode seasons just dont cut it imo.

[DrSpengler]

Steve Blum as Mysterio? That could work.
Phil Lamarr as Robbie seems like a no-brainer. He's, like, the "go to black guy" in animation, these days.
John DiMaggio is gonna rawk as Rhino. Love that guy's voice.
I wonder what kinda voice Jeff Bennet is gonna do for Vulture? If it's the young Vulture I'm hoping for something like Brooklyn from Gargoyles.
Jim Cummings as Kraven is gonna be super duper cheesy. I love Cummings' voice, don't get me wrong, but it alswyassounds sooooo cartoony and goofy.
Peter MacNicol as Doctor Octopus? Like, Ghostbusters II Janosz Peter MacNicol? I don't know what to think.

[Brodie]

Regarding the Scarecrow comment, yeah, SPider-Man has one. But Im pretty sure its the same one as Ghost Rider.

Side thing:

Concept stuff...
http://i10.tinypic.com/4ldbsdy.jpg

Not crazy about Pete's hair.

[GK Punk]

Peter looks kinda like Ultimate Peter Parker.

[ZariusTwo]

MAD MURDOCH IS THE GOBLIN?

This is f*cking awesome.

[Drtooth]

With so many characters this show better be 26 episodes. 13 episode seasons just dont cut it imo.

I think 4Kids spoiled us with 26 TMNT episodes a season, and now we can't stand the dreaded (and cheap) 13 eps... But it WILL be 13, with multiple reruns over and over until we see the entire season.

Jim Cummings... I dunno... he's always kinda off in a more serious role. You can tell when he's having fun on something really wacky... like Darkwing Duck and Don Karnage. He's my top fave VA...

John Dimaggio... I would KILL to hear Rhino say "Bite my Shiney metal Ass!"

Dee Bradley Baker as the Lizard... somehow I can only think of his Aussie Numba 4 voice, his effeminant Fairly Oddparents background character voice, and his German Klaus voice.... But I can see up and coming VA talent when I see it. he's really making himself know the last few years.

[Mecha Cow]

That concept art isn't final, it was done by some guy who tried out for the job. The gig ended up going to someone else.

[Spike Spiegel]

That concept art looks like a cross betwenn The Batman, Teen Titans, and Spider-Man Unlimited.

Hope the series is as good as it looks...I'm interested to see if they handle Venom as well as they they did in the '94 show.

[Barkworm]

MAD MURDOCH IS THE GOBLIN?

This is f*cking awesome.

HOLY SH*T!!! Sold.

[ZariusTwo]

That concept art looks like a cross betwenn The Batman, Teen Titans, and Spider-Man Unlimited.

There is no animation visuals that are similer to Unlimited

You really need to stop obsessing over that peice of crap.

[kerfootw]

Steve Blum as Mysterio? That could work.
Phil Lamarr as Robbie seems like a no-brainer. He's, like, the "go to black guy" in animation, these days.
John DiMaggio is gonna rawk as Rhino. Love that guy's voice.
I wonder what kinda voice Jeff Bennet is gonna do for Vulture? If it's the young Vulture I'm hoping for something like Brooklyn from Gargoyles.
Jim Cummings as Kraven is gonna be super duper cheesy. I love Cummings' voice, don't get me wrong, but it alswyassounds sooooo cartoony and goofy.
Peter MacNicol as Doctor Octopus? Like, Ghostbusters II Janosz Peter MacNicol? I don't know what to think.

I couldn't agree more. After seeing MacNicol on "Numbers" and "24", I'd like to see him in that role. It'd also be nice to hear Paul Eiding's Grandpa Max voice from Ben Parker.
Too bad I'm not all enthused from the art and the Kids WB! lineup having no originality in their lineup as well.

[kerfootw]

I like Steven Blum, wait Scarecrow? Why the hell is there a Scarecrow? There's one in Batman and Ghost Rider has one too but Spider-man? Ugh, ah why do I care I probably won't watch it anyways.

But "The Batman" has never used him, so apparently they let this series have him instead. I probably won't be watching either of them as well.

[ZariusTwo]

Why not?

The fourth season of The Batman was almost ten times superior to the first season of Justice Leauge AND JLU combined (by that I don't mean what you get on the JLU DVD), and Spider-Man is being handled by Greg Wiesman

[Dr. Doom]

That's a rather bold claim for a show that was SUPPOSED to be an awful reinvention of the property in order to tell toys.

[ZariusTwo]

The second and fourth seasons are genuinely superb and showing of the show's quality and potential. The toy commercial aspect was and is far from no longer a vocal point (as it ruined the first and third seasons), but at least the writing disguised it well enough when it could.

And it's not so much of a "bold" claim when half the DCAU writing team took over the show once Duane Capizzi left to write s*it on a sandwich.

[Brodie]

That concept art isn't final, it was done by some guy who tried out for the job. The gig ended up going to someone else.

The guy doing it is Cheeks from Deviant Art. He was finally able to tell people he got it.

PS, its neat to see Zarius all for The Batman in comparison to how he was when it first came out.

[DrSpengler]

Well, according to Vicious (http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?s=&showtopic=32000&view=findpost&p=688187), who is a close friend of Greg Weisman's and a big figure in the Gargoyle's fan community, that Wikipedia list is not to be trusted.

Ah well.

[ZariusTwo]

The guy doing it is Cheeks from Deviant Art. He was finally able to tell people he got it.

PS, its neat to see Zarius all for The Batman in comparison to how he was when it first came out.

I was defending the second season when the third made me doubt they could keep it up, so it's not new.

Heck, you ask me to say Teen Titans was awesome, and it'll also depend on certain seasons. Three and five are not my favourate out of them either.

[kerfootw]

Why not?

The fourth season of The Batman was almost ten times superior to the first season of Justice Leauge AND JLU combined (by that I don't mean what you get on the JLU DVD), and Spider-Man is being handled by Greg Wiesman

I don't care!

[Spawn Guy]

Peter looks kinda like Ultimate Peter Parker.
Didn't we all kind of see that coming when they mentioned the high school angle?
Steve Blum as Mysterio? That could work.
Phil Lamarr as Robbie seems like a no-brainer. He's, like, the "go to black guy" in animation, these days.
It probably came down to him and Kevin Michale Richardson. Who'd probably make an interesting Robbie actually.
John DiMaggio is gonna rawk as Rhino. Love that guy's voice.
Hell yeah.
I wonder what kinda voice Jeff Bennet is gonna do for Vulture? If it's the young Vulture I'm hoping for something like Brooklyn from Gargoyles.
Dosen't he kind of sound the same in everything he does?
Jim Cummings as Kraven is gonna be super duper cheesy. I love Cummings' voice, don't get me wrong, but it alswyassounds sooooo cartoony and goofy.
If he's playing it serious it'll probably be serious. I always thought the guy struggled having to do an accent.
Peter MacNicol as Doctor Octopus? Like, Ghostbusters II Janosz Peter MacNicol? I don't know what to think.
It's gotta better than Efrem Zimbalist.

All in all, I'm okay with the talent we're getting, although I'm not expecting much out of Venom's drooly sived voice and I'll need to hear Cummings and Flyn's performances to judge if there good ideas. Kinda disapointed Rino Romano isn't the staring role here, but The Batman's doing pretty good and I liked MUA's Human Torch.
I think 4Kids spoiled us with 26 TMNT episodes a season, and now we can't stand the dreaded (and cheap) 13 eps... But it WILL be 13, with multiple reruns over and over until we see the entire season.
Yow...
Jim Cummings... I dunno... he's always kinda off in a more serious role. You can tell when he's having fun on something really wacky... like Darkwing Duck and Don Karnage. He's my top fave VA...
When he's great, he's great like anyone else. I'm not too enthusiastic about his Russian though. If that's the way their going to play Kraven.
John Dimaggio... I would KILL to hear Rhino say "Bite my Shiny metal Ass!"
Heh. I'm still waiting for his casting as Deadpool.
Dee Bradley Baker as the Lizard... somehow I can only think of his Aussie Numba 4 voice, his effeminate Fairly Oddparents background character voice, and his German Klaus voice.... But I can see up and coming VA talent when I see it. He's really making himself know the last few years.
Say that in his bowl! So, yeah, apart form Klaus and the stuff on that list, what else has he been up to? Last I remember hearing him was Nightcrawler.
That concept art looks like a cross between The Batman, Teen Titans, and Spider-Man Unlimited.
Not really. Teen Titans maybe...the promo has a kinda on screen comic book feel to it, so maybe. Unlimited's visuals would have kicked ass with a different colour pallet and less futuristic alternate dimension animal stuff. Didn’t help that a lot of it took place in an almost constant electronic lightshow. I did like the comic book page feel to that and stuff like the Batman. Hope they give us those kind of inked in backgrounds.
Hope the series is as good as it looks...I'm interested to see if they handle Venom as well as they did in the '94 show.
Three episodes where he actually shows up? I’d honestly only do him once and here’s hoping to God, Jesus and St Peter Carnage comes nowhere near this.
I don't care!
I'm not really going to bother.

[ZariusTwo]

I don't care!

Aka "I have no opinion of my own, so I'll lambast it without giving it a chance like all the other "I want the 90s back" sheep humpers"

[kerfootw]

Aka "I have no opinion of my own, so I'll lambast it without giving it a chance like all the other "I want the 90s back" sheep humpers"

Sure, Kids WB! can't come up with anything anymore! I loved them back then but with all this low quality and/or unoriginal crap over the last year or so, not anymore.

[ZariusTwo]

http://enewsi.com/news.php?catid=194&itemid=11446

Trailer for the series

[Spike Spiegel]

THAT...
LOOKS...
AWESOME.:o :o :o

[Raph's Girl]

The music and animation style reminds me of The Batman

Looks pretty good....I'll definatly watch the pilot ot see if I'll like it even further. But then again it's Greig Weisman so it'll no doubt rock. :D

[The Terror of Death]

If it has alot of focus on fighting I think it will be a good show in my book.

[Spawn Guy]

"One hyphenated word."

I love that man.

[gobo]

I really hate how this animation style is becoming a trend. Ick.

[Spawn Guy]

I liked it. As bouncey and fast as a Spidey show should be.

[Spike Spiegel]

I liked it. As bouncey and fast as a Spidey show should be.

Yeah, and for once, this is a show that FITS that style, unlike The Batman.

[Spawn Guy]

The Batman never set it's self up to be BTAS. We had BTAS, and beleive me I'm as ****ing thankful as the next guy and his mother, but this entire "TOO KIDDY, OMGZ!" **** needs to stop. The Batman's style fits perfeclty well for what the show is meant to be: a younger yet modern Batman in a silver age world. It's come a long way from the toy comercial that was the first season and even then they did what they set out to do, establishing how Bruce adapted to his role as Batman and the super freaks coming out of the woodwork. All this "Too campy, too kiddy" **** would actually have a case if Batman himself acted that way. There's nothing wrong with an all ages attempt and just actually having some fun, especially since I can have "Brooding dark emo crazy killer child abusing" Batman any day of the week.

[ZariusTwo]

I really hate how this animation style is becoming a trend. Ick.

No, what's becoming a "trend" is bashing this style of animation.

And really, saying The Batman does'nt fit "the style" is idiotic, The Batman vs Dracula is ten times more graphic than even the most disturbing portions of Mask of the Phantasm and ROTJ combined.

Again, The Batman gets it's knocks when it earns it, but when the writers get it right, it's right up there with the fabled DCAU, which itself has plenty of flaws that it's die-hard sheep will never acknowledge

[gobo]

No, what's becoming a "trend" is bashing this style of animation.
Saying I don't like it is hardly 'bashing'. And, I really haven't seen anyone else saying that they don't like or outright ridiculing it (the meaning of the term 'bashing'). Care to provide some evidence or should I assume you're just amplifying the statements of others to dupe those more impressionable than yourself into taking your side? What I'd like to know is if it's ever worked that way for you before.

[Brodie]

I dug it, a lot. And that's deffinately Cheeks' Spider-Man design:
http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/29377162/


Also, he was on the SDCC Spectacular Spider-Man panel. Neeeeet.

And I guess he did the redesigns of Speed Racer for that new toon that came and went?

[Cure]

http://enewsi.com/news.php?catid=194&itemid=11446

Trailer for the series

That was great. It looks like he's gonna keep the typical Spider-Man wit. I love it.

[cowabunga14]

http://enewsi.com/news.php?catid=194&itemid=11446

Trailer for the series
Looks pretty cool to me. I hope the series will last longer than the MTV one.

[Dr. Doom]

Yeah, looking good.

From Newsarama: (http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=123010)

by Steve Ekstrom

Friday afternoon, Sony executives gave San Diego Comic-Con attendees a very small yet exceptional taste of the new Spectacular Spider-Man cartoon series to be featured on the Kids WB! on The CW in March of 2008. Michael Vogel, representing Sony Pictures Television Animation, moderated a panel that featured the shows supervising producer, Greg Weisman (Gargoyles); producer/ supervising director Victor Cook (Hellboy: Blood and Iron); character designer Sean “Cheeks” Galloway (Hellboy: Blood and Iron); Marvel senior VP of creative development-animation Craig Kyle; and the actual voice of Spiderman, Josh Keaton (The Young and the Restless).

Sony’s newest incarnation of Marvel’s friendliest neighborhood hero has much more of a teenage feel in comparison to his previous show and appears to be extremely light-hearted and fast paced when compared to the character’s last program featured on MTV which was met with mixed reaction from fans and a negative critical response. Greg Weisman indicated that Spectacular Spider-Man was more of a reiteration of Stan Lee and Steve Ditko’s original version of the character with the theme of Parker’s education as a young man and as a superhero being the basis for the program. He went on to say that, “it’s the webslinging lessons that make him into a Spider-Man.”

Victor Cook went on to mention the dynamic nature of the series that features a Hong Kong style action pacing with “speed and movement” that featured elements of classic squash and stretch action programs. Cook also elaborated on Galloway’s excellent renderings of the characters and how his concepts were a perfect fit for Spider-Man. Cook explained that it was difficult for Galloway initially but it was the renderings of Peter Parker’s supporting cast members that sealed the deal for the producers; indicating that Galloway’s versions of J. Jonah Jameson, Flint Marko, and Mary Jane were some of his favorites.

Other immediate cast members include: Harry and Norman Osborn, Eddie Brock (indicated to be one of Peter’s friends, and Dr. Curt Conners (sporting a robotic arm). Also, as depicted by the trailer, fans can expect to see Doctor Octopus, Electro, and Vulture in the first season—as well as some of the supporting casts’ villainous counterparts.

When asked about his voice work as Parker/Spider-Man, Josh Keaton noted that he didn’t have to change his voice that much and he gave a sample of what Parker would sound like in front of such a large audience to the delight of fans. He was very excited to be involved with the project and looked forward to watching the series grow beyond the first season, indicating his feelings on the future success of the program. Craig and Weisman spoke about the process of finding and unanimously deciding on Keaton for his voice, after hosting a talent search of over 2000 applicants, saying, “It nice to know it’s working when there is that much consensus about one decision.”

Fan questions ranged from remarks about Gargoyles to the ever-prevalent biological web-shooters to mechanical web-shooters. One fan even asked if the new program would compare to Brian Michael Bendis’ Ultimate Spider-Man. Weisman followed up by saying that his bible for the series is based on the Lee/ Ditko run of the show but, “if it’s a good idea I’ll…steal it…with permission, of course. It’s more about keeping with the spirit of the characters. In response Craig stated, “The show had to be completely contemporary yet completely iconic” with Weisman explaining that, with minor story differences like moving some older characters to a high school setting, the characters were all still unchanged—to which Cook indicated that some characters may be slightly different ethnically with changes in the culture being a prevalent focus.

After responding to comparisons to the MTV program, Weisman stated, “Peter Parker is a guy with a lot to learn.” He also indicated that the cast-list on Wikipedia was indeed wrong and to not believe everything that you read. The panel closed with a big spoiler that caused the entire audience to erupt with cheers: Peter’s web-shooters are going to be…mechanical

[Raph's Girl]

Other immediate cast members include: Harry and Norman Osborn, Eddie Brock (indicated to be one of Peter’s friends, and Dr. Curt Conners (sporting a robotic arm).

Ok... Who's idea was it for Doc Conners to have a cyborg arm? Will Lizard also be sporting the cyborg arm?? That's just nutty! :ohwell:

[Spawn Guy]

Yeah, a guy loosing an arm getting a prosthetic one in a world populated by geniuses like Reed Richard and Tony Stark is just crazy. The whole reason he becomes the Lizard is missing his biological one, so no he's probably not going to have one.

[AquaParade]

I'm super excited that this show is really coming our way now. I have to admit not seeing anyone get punched makes me wonder if they'll have strict guidelines for what this series can show on tv again. Sure hope not:( Although I do understand it is aimed at the younger crowd, all the talk of classic Spider-man makes me think us slightly older fans wont have a hard time getting into it. Always been a fan of the arm-pit webbing, so it's great to finally see that again. I also loved that little shot of Jameson in the trailer. Makes him look serious, and I hoppe he plays a big role in this series.

[Spike Spiegel]

After nearly fifteen years, a good Spidey series with longevity will be nice.

[Anarchistguy]

The Lizard - Dee Bradley Baker


W...wait a minute...Viewtiful Joe's gonna voice the LIZARD?! I hope it's just a rumor...

[Spawn Guy]

Because obviously the guy can only do one voice.

[Dr. Doom]

DBB Is a pretty versatile voice actor, there shouldn't be any problems.

[Spitfire]

He was in TMNT...

[Anarchistguy]

Because obviously the guy can only do one voice.


Of course...obviously, I can't be surprised about this...so I won't bother...:sweatdro:

[Spawn Guy]

Very clever. At worst he's going to make Conners sound TOO pathetic.

[Anarchistguy]

Come on, man...what's so wrong with being suprised about this?...holy hell...

[GK Punk]

Didn't we all kind of see that coming when they mentioned the high school angle?

Uh, not necessarily. He's always a teen in the beginning.

[Spawn Guy]

Come on, man...what's so wrong with being suprised about this?...holy hell...

"I hope it's just a rumor!" is just being surprised?

[Anarchistguy]

Well...yeah

So sue me...

[Spawn Guy]

I just don't think it's fair to judge the guy before he's even handed in a performace because he did a video game character.

[Anarchistguy]

Point taken...I'll considre that in the future :)

[Revan]

I like Lacey Chabert's voice but I don't know if it's because I think she is super hot and her voice reminds me of her or if it's the actual voice I like. Either way, it's all good.

[Spawn Guy]

I know it's early to be even thinking about this. But you know what'll be really cool? The Guest stars.

[Jester]

http://i10.tinypic.com/4ldbsdy.jpg
Am I alone in thinking MJ looks quite a bit like TMNT 2k3's April?

And is it bad that i think Spidy is too lanky?

[Spawn Guy]

You should see Ultimate Spidey.

[gobo]

Am I alone in thinking MJ looks quite a bit like TMNT 2k3's April?
While similar in red hair (albeit a different shade) and the fact that her bellybutton appears to be exposed, I can't imagine anyone mistaking the two... even at a glance.

[Spawn Guy]

No...there's the face...kinda...

[Spike Spiegel]

I like Lacey Chabert's voice but I don't know if it's because I think she is super hot and her voice reminds me of her or if it's the actual voice I like. Either way, it's all good.

She should be a great Gwen Stacy...and yes, I'd say she's "super hot" as well...:P :P

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/215/513736034_937859494c.jpg

By the way, I thought Dee Bradley Baker was a guest voice on the 1994 Spidey show??? I could be wrong....


Waitaminute, I know what I am thinking of!!

It wasn't the show, Baker was the voice of the Lizard, Carnage, Rhino, J. Jonah Jameson, and Daredevil in the Spider-Man video game from 2000 that was on PS1, N64, and Dreamcast. I remember thinking that his Lizard didn't sound too bad when I played through the sewers in that game.

[Raph's Girl]

Some more pics of other characters:

Harry Osbourn:
http://marvel.toonzone.net/specspidey/media/gallery/04.JPG

Eddie "Im a teenager now" Brock
http://marvel.toonzone.net/specspidey/media/gallery/05.JPG

Doc Kurt "Check out my robotic hand!" Conners
http://marvel.toonzone.net/specspidey/media/gallery/07.JPG

Jamison:
http://marvel.toonzone.net/specspidey/media/gallery/08.JPG

[Dr. Doom]

Thanks for the broken links.

[Barkworm]

I edited her post, you still have to copy and paste though.

[Jester]

02 and 03 get you Spidey and Parker.

[Spike Spiegel]

As far as those links go, I still got nothin.'

[Mecha Cow]

Aside from Jameson, I really don't like those designs at all.

[Spawn Guy]

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m1/Spawnguy/Spidey1.jpg

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m1/Spawnguy/Spidey2.jpg

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m1/Spawnguy/Spidey3.jpg

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m1/Spawnguy/Spidey4.jpg

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m1/Spawnguy/Spidey5.jpg

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m1/Spawnguy/Spidey6.jpg

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m1/Spawnguy/Spidey7.jpg

[Spike Spiegel]

Thanks a friggin' lot, Spawn Guy.

Those designs are ok, I guess.

[ZariusTwo]

Is the Coop lookalike Flash?

[Spawn Guy]

Brock. Note the subtle BLACK jaket, but Flash was my first guess to.

Flash is in this right?

[ZariusTwo]

Oh right.

So Brock looks like XLR's Coop. Gotcha.

[Cure]

Oh right.

So Brock looks like XLR's Coop. Gotcha.

I loved that show. Took place right here in Jersey City, too.

Anyway, I think the designs are OK. Nothing grand, but OK.

[Spawn Guy]

Brock looks like his first apperance is going to involve Harleys and jukeboxes.

And the banging of both.

[Spike Spiegel]

I thought he was Flash, too. So that's Eddie Brock...I think it fits his character.

[Dr. Doom]

It's a little weird to me at the moments, since Spider-man 3 and Ultimate Spider-man had me used to skinny Eddies.

[Serp]

I saw a trailer of it on youtube. It looked nice and all. But like I posted in the "Batman Anime" thread. Why yet another Spider-man cartoon. he's had even more cartoon series' than Batman. Why not give some other heros a chance to shine with an animated series.

[ZariusTwo]

I saw a trailer of it on youtube. It looked nice and all. But like I posted in the "Batman Anime" thread. Why yet another Spider-man cartoon. he's had even more cartoon series' than Batman.

Spider-Man has had two failed shows in between TAS though, he's also a character that can always have a good shelf life, his roster of villains is also the strongest next to The X-Men and Batmans.

As for the others, an Iron Man series IS in development and wil be airing in 2008.

[Spike Spiegel]

Spider-Man has had two failed shows in between TAS though, he's also a character that can always have a good shelf life, his roster of villains is also the strongest next to The X-Men and Batmans.



I don't want a repeat of TAS, I just hope that this series kind of forges its own mythology and becomes as cool as the the other good ones in its own distinctive fashion:P :P

[Spawn Guy]

Spider-Man has had two failed shows in between TAS though, he's also a character that can always have a good shelf life, his roster of villains is also the strongest next to The X-Men and Batmans.

As for the others, an Iron Man series IS in development and wil be airing in 2008.

That and the FF already blew it. So, this things on YouTube? Is it like an actual trailer or is it still a progection on a comic con screen?

[Raph's Girl]

As the link to the trailer seen at comic con no longer works. Here's the official one c/o Marvel.com:

http://www.marvel.com/news/moviestories.1444.Spectacular_Spider-Man_Animated_Trailer%7Eand%7EPoster

[GK Punk]

Thanks for that link

[Raph's Girl]

Casting news and character info:

http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0708/29/index.htm

Ben Diskin is providing the voice of Eddie Brock in Kids' WB!'s upcoming The Spectacular Spider-Man animated series.

Diskin, 25, has dozens of voiceover credits, including Numbuh 1 on Codename: Kids Next Door.

Brock's character is tweaked more than some in The Spectacular Spider-Man in order to tie in with the show's high-school time frame. He will be an assistant to Doctor Connors in the series and has more direct ties with Peter Parker.

Brock will become Venom before season's end and be a major threat to Spider-Man. Like the previous animated series on Fox, this version of Venom won't be tied to the comic book's Secret Wars.

In other casting news, Peter MacNicol is providing the voice of Doctor Octopus and Vanessa Marshall is providing the voice of Mary Jane.

[Raph's Girl]

http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0709/04/index.htm

Joshua LeBar, whose credits include a stint on HBO's Entourage, is providing the voice of Flash Thompson in Kids' WB!'s The Spectacular Spider-Man animated series.

[The Terror of Death]

They made it 26 episodes instead of 13! WOOT!!!
http://news.toonzone.net/article.php?ID=18814

[Mr._Mutant_Man]

http://i10.tinypic.com/4ldbsdy.jpg
Am I alone in thinking MJ looks quite a bit like TMNT 2k3's April?

And is it bad that i think Spidy is too lanky?

Turns out that this was one of the early concept arts.

IMO MJ doesn't look much like April, but MJ does look extremely thin. That seems to be the trend in cartoons these days. All the female characters look like they'd blow away in the wind. Looks like she's wearing those ugg boots too.

[Raph's Girl]

Kath Soucie (Linka in Capt Planet, Princess Katherine in Gargoyles) has been cast as Martha Connors (Lizard's wife). Awesome!! She's one of my fave VA's :D

http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0709/20/index.htm

[Spawn Guy]

Sneak Peek. (http://www.kidswb.com/kids/video)

Warning...

Rated C for Near castration

[Brodie]

The animation looks sooooooooooo good.

[Mecha Cow]

I'm not a huge fan of the character designs but that didn't look too bad at all.

[Peanut]

The animation looks sooooooooooo good.

What the hell are you watching? It looks like typical Kids WB animation. SH*T!

[ZariusTwo]

You like FF. What do you know about s*it animation?:lol:


Once more, the "I'll bash before I watch" bandwagon rears it's stupendously pedantic self

[GK Punk]

I'm biting my nails waiting for this. I think it looks great, I hope it doesn't dissapoint.

[Spitfire]

Wow what a waste of good animation. Those designs look horrid. I also hate the whole "Let's set the shows in high school so kids will feel closer to the character" thing. Every f'ing super hero has to be 15 and under now. They fight adults and skip homework! Ugh...

[Brodie]

And the designs for Hellsing are so much better.

No.

[odupianist]

This is a tough call for me. The animation is alright but everything is starting to look alike right now. I'm waiting for the episode where all these characters with similar design start showing up in other cartoons episodes because they all have similar features. I miss cartoons you could tell the difference in because designs were different. This will have a lot of work to capture my interests from the Spiderman cartoons I grew up with when I was younger (the one from the 90s)

[Mecha Cow]

Wow what a waste of good animation. Those designs look horrid. I also hate the whole "Let's set the shows in high school so kids will feel closer to the character" thing. Every f'ing super hero has to be 15 and under now. They fight adults and skip homework! Ugh...
That's a huge part of the classic Spidey appeal though. It isn't something they slapped onto an existing character, like with X-Men Evolution.

[Peanut]

You like FF. What do you know about s*it animation?:lol:


Once more, the "I'll bash before I watch" bandwagon rears it's stupendously pedantic self

What the f*ck is FF?

And I'm not bashing it before I watch it douche-f*ck. I don't like the Kids WB style of animation, but that's all. I love Spider-Man, so I'll still give it a chance.

[Fledermaus]

No problem with making Spidey a teen -- he was fifteen when he became Spider-Man in the original comics... I just don't like how he, yet again looks like every generic sparkly teen boy type we see ... and yeah, MJ does look like April from the 2k8 TMNT series. Or vice versa. LOL.

I don't like the animation or the designs, which remind me of the Kaare Andrews take on Manga Spider-Man. I find Spidey/Peter Parker's voice bothersome and inappropriate, kind of like the Spider-Man's voice for Spider-Man Unlimited. Even the fight choreography shown so far was disappointing -- I had hoped the either animation quality or action sequences would make up for designs I could pull out of my ass overnight. Perhaps they're only sharing the crappier bits to wow us with the actual quality of the show.

What do I not dislike so far? The coloring. It's not giving me seizures.

Now... if the stories are good, all is forgiven.

[Cure]

What the f*ck is FF?

I think he means Fast Forward, which is odd cuz I've never once heard you mention it.

[GK Punk]

Wow what a waste of good animation. Those designs look horrid. I also hate the whole "Let's set the shows in high school so kids will feel closer to the character" thing. Every f'ing super hero has to be 15 and under now. They fight adults and skip homework! Ugh...

Every Spider-Man story has always started with him in High School. this isn't anything new.

[Spitfire]

And the designs for Hellsing are so much better.

No.

Why would you even bring that up? The Hellsing anime is horrid. The new one is slightly better but still not much of an improvement. The Manga does have great character designs and style to it. This is just the same half anime/American bastard child animation we've seen in 100 shows before.

Every Spider-Man story has always started with him in High School. this isn't anything new.
Yeah but they didn't take place exclusively in high school. The first episode was high school then it went to him in college. Looking at those designs the whole series will be him in high school. I liked Ultimate Spider-man I'm just sick of that.

X-men Evolution is another example I totally forgot about till someone mentioned it.

[GK Punk]

Actually I even meant the 1960s comics. But I didn't take the 90's toon in to consideration when I said that, I actually kinda forgot it existed somehow. And I don't know, it could just be that Spider-Man is The guy as far as I'm concerned, but I'm not too worried about what they'll do with the show... I've got a lot of faith in it.

[Spitfire]

Actually I even meant the 1960s comics. But I didn't take the 90's toon in to consideration when I said that, I actually kinda forgot it existed somehow. And I don't know, it could just be that Spider-Man is The guy as far as I'm concerned, but I'm not too worried about what they'll do with the show... I've got a lot of faith in it.

I'm still going to check it out yeah it's just a minor annoyance and trend that seems to be happening.

[Spawn Guy]

I don't like the animation or the designs, which remind me of the Kaare Andrews take on Manga Spider-Man. I find Spidey/Peter Parker's voice bothersome and inappropriate, kind of like the Spider-Man's voice for Spider-Man Unlimited.
Rino Romano actually made Peter sound like the twenty somthing wise ass we all love. The worst Spidey voice actor in history was Christopher Daniel Barnes.
Now... if the stories are good, all is forgiven.

It's Greg Weisman.

[Dr. Doom]

What the f*ck is FF?

It either means Fast Forward or Fantastic Four, but nobody likes either of those things.

Anyways, I think the show looks really good. I'm excited to see what it has to offer.

[Peanut]

I think he means Fast Forward, which is odd cuz I've never once heard you mention it.

Yes, quite odd. Especially considering I've never once watched an episode of FF, and actually stopped watching the 2K3 toon somewhere in the second season.

Anyways, I don't got the big deal with the high-school thing. I mean, I've never really overly enjoyed Spidey being a teenager, but it's not that big a deal, and hopefully it'll lead to some interesting changes as the series progresses. Maybe Peter won't stay perpetually 16 as the seasons pass, but actually age, which would be awesome.

[Dr. Doom]

Damnit, I did that thing where I made a post before realizing there was another page.

[Raph's Girl]

It's Greg Weisman.

Yep... Greg Weisman is the supervising producer and a writer for this show so you KNOW it's gonna be good despite the animation.

[Mr._Mutant_Man]

Eh, I still think it could be okay. There are certainly much worse designs out there for kid's cartoons (Teen Titans was pretty lousy IMO in comparison to the artwork of the comics).

[Raph's Girl]

Tricia Helfer (Six on BSG) has been cast as the voice of Black Cat in the upcoming Spectactular Spider-Man series. Wow...she'd be good playing her live action.

http://news.toonzone.net/article.php?ID=21238

[Mr._Mutant_Man]

Tricia Helfer (Six on BSG) has been cast as the voice of Black Cat in the upcoming Spectactular Spider-Man series. Wow...she'd be good playing her live action.

http://news.toonzone.net/article.php?ID=21238

Awesome. I can totally imagine Number Six as Black Cat. They're both supposed to be sexy bad girls. :)

[Raph's Girl]

More casting news!!

Clancy "Im Lex Luthor!" Brown has been cast as....Capt George Stacy! That's gonna be a bit odd....but Clancy Brown rox in just about all his roles (the exception being Mr. Freeze in The Batman)

http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0801/31/index.htm

[Spike Spiegel]

No problem with making Spidey a teen -- he was fifteen when he became Spider-Man in the original comics... I just don't like how he, yet again looks like every generic sparkly teen boy type we see ... and yeah, MJ does look like April from the 2k8 TMNT series. Or vice versa. LOL.

I don't like the animation or the designs, which remind me of the Kaare Andrews take on Manga Spider-Man. I find Spidey/Peter Parker's voice bothersome and inappropriate, kind of like the Spider-Man's voice for Spider-Man Unlimited.
Now... if the stories are good, all is forgiven.


Rino Romano actually made Peter sound like the twenty somthing wise ass we all love. The worst Spidey voice actor in history was Christopher Daniel Barnes.

Sheesh, I liked both of 'em. Rino Romano especially in the old VGs for PS1, and Barnes in the '90s show.

Romano's voice was just about the only thing that kept me watching SMU on You-Know-where even when I knew it was gonna end in a cliffhanger.

[Anarchistguy]

Sorry to raise the dead, but did anybody catch the first two episodes today?

[GK Punk]

Not yet, but it doesn't come on for me until 1 PM. My Local CW airs a morning news show then the cartoons later in the afternoon. I'm stoked for it though.

[Toonami Tom]

I watched the episodes, I thought they were pretty good. I liked the Electro episode the best. I found it interesting that Gwen Stacy has replaced Mary Jane for this series, kind of cool.

So, any ideas on who 'The Enforcers' are working for? If I had to guess I would say this series has the Kingpin.

Next week the lizard is the villian.

[ToTheNines]

That was today? Damnit.

[DrSpengler]

They actually made the Enforcers not suck...entirely. That's nothing short of a miracle.

A shame they can't use the Kingpin due to rights issues and have to settel for his doppleganger, the Big Man. Still, with Keith David providing the voice, I'll overlook that.

I missed the second episode because Transformers was on, but I thoroughly enjoyed the first one. Looks like it's gonna be a strong series.

[Anarchistguy]

Wow...that was pretty damn entertaining. It actually had that classic Spidey feel, IMO...This show has left me speechless. It's that good.

[cowabunga14]

That was today? Damnit.
Don't feel bad, dude -- you're not the only one who missed out.

[Raph's Girl]

It was pretty ok. The theme song needs to go tho...urgh.

The question tho is...are all the super powered folks gonna get their abilities from Doc Connor's lab??? Cuz seriously so far it seems that way: Electro (accident with electric eels), Spidey (yeah..they changed the spider bite location! ), Lizard....

Altho Norman Osborn is kinda responsable for Vulture.

Osborn: "Toombs!!"
Vulture: "No! I go by what you called me!! Im Vulture!!"
Osborn: "I said you were a buzzard!!" :lol:

Jameson needs to get rid of the soul patch. It looks as if his mustache made a clone and jumped to his lower lip! :lol:

I was pleasantly surprised to hear Keith David's voice. Sure he's the bad guy but still.

James Arnold Taylor voices Harry Osborn. His voice sounds like Leonardo but with a squeeky voice.

Kath Soucie voices Dr. Martha Connors (was Kurt's wife ever a scientist before??). I recognized her voice right away!

It looks like tho they've made Liz Allan the token. In the comics she's clearly white but on the show she's either black or asian (I can't really tell cuz everyone has the same large round eyes!! )

As for Keith David's character. I read Big Man's bio and it's gonna be interesting how they portray him. Will he be a Daily Bugel reporter in this??

Oh and Mary Jane IS in this....I guess she just doesn't show up till later. Can't wait for the first appearance of Capt Stacy. Clancy Brown! FTW!

[ZariusTwo]

They actually made the Enforcers not suck...entirely. That's nothing short of a miracle.

A shame they can't use the Kingpin due to rights issues and have to settel for his doppleganger, the Big Man.

I'd have preferred Crimemaster myself, hopefully they revolve an arc around them

As for MJ's abcense, she WILL be in this series as Raph pointed out, she didnt show up at the beggining of the FOX series or the comics either. In fact, Gwen and Harry both predate MJ in the comics

[Drtooth]

I only saw the second episode. Curse Kid's WB with the fire of a million suns for putting Spiderman opposite TMNT. Shoulda put Eon Kid in that Slot. no one watches that.

Anyway, I have to say, I liked the series so far, but I really dislike those character designs. Especially the dilated irises.

[Raph's Girl]

I had missed the first couple min of the first episode (turned on the tv in time to hear the theme song) so I watched those min for the first time and laughed histerically at the easter egg Greg Weisman put in!!

Take a look at the 3 rather familiar characters Spidey runs across (litterally...he's running on em).

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y72/Dierna/HudsonSpidey.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y72/Dierna/LexSpidey.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y72/Dierna/BroadwaySpidey.jpg

Yes folks...that's right....Hudson, Lexington, and Broadway....in stone form at night. Demona must have put a spell on em or something...or the big bad (voiced by Keith David) is really..*gasps* Thailog! :o :lol:

[MrPliggins]

I enjoyed these episodes yesterday, though it definitely seems "kiddy-fied" design-wise. I like how Gwen is more on Peter's level..in the comics she was one of the popular kids. It's cool that she's in this (I think this is the first cartoon she's appeared in, besides a cameo in the 90s show?)
I didn't get the Gargoyles references as I've never watched that show before. I didn't even recognize that Harry was Leo, but I was kind of annoyed by his voice.
I'll be watching this one for a little while, at least.

[Drtooth]

It was pretty ok. The theme song needs to go tho...urgh.

It's hard to compete with the classic 1966 theme (especially the Ramones cover). But then again, even this version (http://youtube.com/watch?v=-IsUeDqztOQ#) is better than that them,e. Did like the visuals, though. Especially how they handled the credits.

I just was the first episode last night, and I really like how it started off. They only mentioned the origen, not completely reiterating it or remaking it. Uncle Ben was dead to begin with, that needs to be stated to understand the magic about to happen (or whatever the hell that Dickens book started out).

I also loved the small continuity- Peter mentioning taking action pics of Spidey, and having it become a headline photo in the second episode. Aunt Mae telling Peter to call by 10, and having to call her at awkward moments in the second episode. And of course, the foreshadowing of the Lizard episode in both the first and second shows.

I can't wait until next weeks.

[ZariusTwo]

It's hard to compete with the classic 1966 theme (especially the Ramones cover). But then again, even this version (http://youtube.com/watch?v=-IsUeDqztOQ#) is better than that them,e. Did like the visuals, though. Especially how they handled the credits.

Hey, nobody told me Brand New Day had a series...:lol:

[GK Punk]

Zarius, we also would have accepted a "meets the Spoiler" joke. Any random joke about Robin getting drilled in the head would have done. Now that people that don't follow DC are confused....

I actually liked the theme song for the most part. It was catchy, it served it's purpose. Too bad they didn't just use The Ramones version of the 1966 theme, as Tooth said it's pretty awesome. In fact, I'd say it's Spectacular.

The cartoon itself was pretty good, I'm officially on board with it. It felt very "Spider-Man" in a lot of ways. And geeky Gwen was adorable.

[Time Mistress]

Catchy theme song, almost as good as the 60's one. Couldn't watch the rest though because they put it on opposite TMNT and Transformers TAS. Potentailly good but lousy time slot. Wish they'd move it around so I could actually watch the thing. Maybe once TLS goes into reruns.

[Lady Venus]

I didn't watch it.

[Drtooth]

Actually, I wanted to get in a reference to the Electric Company Spiderman somehow.

I actually liked the theme song for the most part. It was catchy, it served it's purpose. Too bad they didn't just use The Ramones version of the 1966 theme, as Tooth said it's pretty awesome. In fact, I'd say it's Spectacular.

I have to say, I love that Saturday Morning cartoons album, but the Ramones cover of Spiderman is a reason to get it. The Hong Kong Phooey, Fat Albert, and Happy Happy Joy Joy covers were cool too. But I guess they would have steared clear of the old theme for 2 reasons- they wanted a feel of the movies, and that particular theme song was only brought up as a gag a couple times (unless there was another reference in Spidey 3). Secondly, they'd actually have to pay for the song copyright. It's easier and cheaper to go with another theme all together. Same thing happened with Inspector Gadget. Which sucks, as the 2 sound a likes they've been using are terrible.

[GK Punk]

I love that album too. I wish I still had a copy of it, it got lost somewhere during the many moves I've done over the last 5 years. Sponge's Speed Racer cover was another favorite of mine, and so was Juliana Hatfield's Josie and the pussycats cover. (Of course Kay Hanley's cover on the Josie movie soundtrack was even better...) And yeah, I know why they couldn't use it, I just think it would have been awesome if they could have.

[DrSpengler]

When I worked for Bloggy Network, I wrote a lengthy article dissecting every track of "Saturday Morning Cartoons Greatest Hits". I still love that album and keep it in my car for whenever I'm in that kind of mood.

[GK Punk]

Still have a copy of that article by any chance?

[Jester]

Just finished watching the first and am working on the second and I gotta say I'm impressed. Weisman has the Spidey-isms down pat. One question: Is the composer for this show also the composer for TMNT? Because the background music sounds very similar.

EDIT: And if I'm guessing right I think Liz Allen is the token Latina.

[GK Punk]

I thought she was as well, Jester.

[Raph's Girl]

Is the composer for this show also the composer for TMNT? Because the background music sounds very similar.

EDIT: And if I'm guessing right I think Liz Allen is the token Latina.

Did some checking and the only thing in common with TMNT is the fact that James Arnold Taylor and Grey DeLisle are in it. *lol*

Yeah.. I guess Liz Allan is Latina. She's actually voiced by a Latina actress, Alanna Ubach. Glory Grant is the token black gal (Jamison's secretary in the comics, and currently dating Randy Robertson).

Here's the cast: (not the full cast as several VA's have yet to be named for certain characters. Like: Ned Lee, Glory Grant, Sha Shan, Shocker, Toombstone, Molten Man, Kraven the Hunter, and Calypso).

Josh Keaton - Spidey/Peter Parker
James Arnold Taylor - Harry Osborn
Lacy Chabert - Gwen Stacy
Irene Bedard - Jean De Wolf (in the comics she was a police captain and equivilent to Comissioner Gordon for Spidey, in this show she's a police detective)
Clancy Brown - Captain Stacy, Rhino, and Ox
Grey DeLisle - Betty Brant and Sally Avril
Brian George - Aaron Warren
Dorian Harewood - Doc Bromwell
Tricia Helfer - Felicia Hardy/Black Cat
Phil LaMarr - Randy Robertson
Joshua LeBar - Flash Thompson
Andrew Kishino - Kenny "King" Kong
Vanessa Marshall - Mary Jane Watson
Daran Norris - J. Jonah Jameson
Kath Soucie - Martha Connors, Anna Watson.
Deborah Strang - Aunt May
Alanna Ubach - Liz Allan
BJ Ward - Mayor Waters
Dee Bradley Baker - Dr. Curt Connors/Lizard
Jeff Bennett - Montana
Xander Berkeley - Quentin Beck/Mysterio
Steven Blum - Chameleon
Keith David - Frederick Foswell/Big Man
Benjamin Diskin - Eddie Brock/Venom
John DiMaggio - Flint Marko/Sandman, Hammerhead.
Robert Englund - Adrian Toomes/Vulture
Crispin Freeman - Max Dillon/Electro
Phil LaMarr - Fancy Dan
Peter MacNicol - Otto Octavius/Doctor Octopus
Daran Norris - Phineas Mason/Tinkerer
Alan Rachins - Norman Osborn/Green Goblin
Thomas F. Wilson - Stan Carter (Jean De Wolf's partner)

[GK Punk]

There's all sorts of great VA's in that list.

[DrSpengler]

Still have a copy of that article by any chance?

Sure. Here it is (though I guess I'm getting off topic here):

CD Review: Saturday Morning Cartoons’ Greatest Hits

Around 1995, the then-new cable station, Cartoon Network, aired a late night television special called “Saturday Morning Cartoons’ Greatest Hits”. It featured many of then-popular artists performing covers to various classic (and not so classic) cartoon theme songs. The special was hosted by, er, Liz Phair, I think, (I haven’t seen the thing in 11 years, gimme a break) and a dude in a Banana Splits costume. Each song had an accompanying music video featuring the band performing in front of clips of the cartoon in question. It was actually really cool and I even copied it onto a blank Beta Max cassette. Sadly, said cassette got trashed after our last Beta player broke-down (oh the humanity!). Well, much to my surprise earlier this year, the special actually had an accompanying CD, containing all the songs! The thing can be found on eBay relatively cheap (used copies going for under a buck, and factory sealed ones not exceeding $5). The music is a mixed bag, but the badass songs out-weigh the lame ones, and I would highly recommend it to any cartoon fan of any age.

1: “The Tra La La Song” (from the Banana Splits) performed by Liz Phair with Material Issue.

This is the one “guilty pleasure” song I have on the whole CD (I know, the fact that I listen to this CD should be a “guilty pleasure” in itself, but whatever). It’s girly, it’s very girly, it’s really really girly, but I like it anyway. I used to watch the Banana Splits during the era of Cartoon Network reruns, and I always enjoyed the theme song. This adds a soft rock n’ roll beat to an already dangerously catchy tune. I just can’t deny myself the pleasure. I love the song, but I always roll the windows up in my car when I listen to it. The last thing I want the gangstaz on the corner to see is a little white guy rockin’ out to a song with a chorus of “Tra la la!”

2: “Go Speed Racer Go!” (from Speed Racer) performed by Sponge.

Now here’s where things get seriously badass. It’s a pretty sweet rock n’ roll cover of the theme played at a fast pace with an awesome vocal performance. There’s a guitar solo in the middle of the song which just kicks ass all over the place. Every time I hear this track I want to slam down on the pedal like I’m never comin’ back, but then I ALWAYS manage to hit every freakin’ red light. Dammit. This song should’ve been used for the dub of Speed Racer X that got released in America by Nickelodeon a few years ago. Sadly, they got some pop princess to do a phenomenally awful cover of the theme. If you want to move FAST, this is the song to listen to. Just make sure there aren’t any red lights in your way.

3: “Sugar, Sugar” (from the Archies) performed by Mary lou Lord with Semisonic.

Now here’s where things start to suck. I didn’t like this song when I was a kid and I don’t like it now. I used to sit in the back seat of my Mom’s rusted metal death-trap on wheels, forced to listen to bubblegum classics from Oldies 100. “Classics” like “Rockin’ Robin” and “Sugar, Sugar”. I can’t stand it. I suppose the cover isn’t so bad if you’re into lovey dovey female artists, but it just isn’t my forte. I skip this one every time without regret.

4. “Scooby Doo, Where are you?” performed by Matthew Sweet.

Now, Matthew Sweet’s cover of Scooby Doo isn’t bad. In fact, it’s very good (though a little “soft” for my tastes). The problem is that Scooby Doo has one of the most famous theme songs in American cartoon history. It has been covered numerous times by other bands and, well, it’s been done better. My favorite cover of the song was performed by Third Eye Blind for the (awesome) “Scooby Doo on Zombie Island” movie. While this cover is rather good, and has a nice guitar riff in the middle, it just doesn’t compete with other versions. It’s not bad, it’s just not the best.

5. “Josie and the Pussycats” performed by Liana Hatfield and Tanya Donelly.

I think I hate this song the most. The original song was good and catchy, but these two hussies…my word, what kind of god would bless them with voice boxes? The sound of their voices just grates on my nerves and the synthesizer solos don’t supplement their lacking talent in any way. The whole song is just annoying and one I skip every single time.

6. “The Bugaloos” performed by Collective Soul.

It’s not a bad cover, it’s actually performed pretty decently. The song just doesn’t do anything for me. I give Collective Soul credit for doing their best to make one of the girliest songs of my childhood actually rock. I mean, it doesn’t quite “rock”, but they get an A for effort.

7. “Underdog” performed by the Butthole Surfers.

Now here, HERE is where things pick up, big time. A great beat performed in several layers of vocal chorus along with guitar instrumentals and what-not. The lyric vocals are performed with tremendous energy and the whole thing is ten times more badass and energetic than the actual Underdog cartoon ever was. You remember Underdog; ten frames of animation per episode (as opposed to Roger Ramjet, which had 5) and Underdog never really fighting anything. This song makes you think Underdog could actually kick ass. So it gets some serious credit for that. Here’s a song I don’t mind cranking up when driving with my windows down. Most people would probably mistake it for “real” music.

8. “Gigantor” performed by Helmet.

Screw “Tetsujin 28”. As far as I’m concerned, the big grey guy with the jetpack is named “Gigantor”. They take the already catchy and badass Gigantor theme song and fuse it with a serious industrial sound; and what fits a song about a giant robot better than Industrial? Nothing, that’s what. There’s plenty of Metal guitar wailing at a pitch high enough to shatter glass. So you might have to fight the urge to crank this track up to 11. While most of the tracks contain brief guitar solos of the theme in the middle of the song to make it last longer, this track goes nuts with it. And rightfully so, as the guitar solo is awesome. One of my favorites on the CD and makes me truly wish we’d start calling “Tetsujin 28” by its American name again. “Iron Man 28”. Pfft! How lame is that?

[DrSpengler]

Ach, post was too long...


9. “Spider-Man” performed by the Ramones.

If you need any excuse to buy this CD, then do yourself a favor and buy it for THIS track. It’s worth the $1.98. Easily the best performance on the entire disk and one of my favorite Ramones songs (performed shortly before they started dropping like flies). It blows every cover of the theme completely out of the water. Sorry Aerosmith. It has a distinct “Ramones”-sound to it, especially during the guitar solo, and the lyrics are sung with such energy you’ll feel like grappling from skyscrapers, even if it goes against your better judgment. Regretfully, it’s one of the shortest tracks on the CD, clocking in at just over 2 minutes. Never-the-less, it’s something every Ramones-fan, every Spider-Man-fan and every one else should hear.

10. “Jonny Quest/Stop that Pigeon” (from Dick Dastardly and Muttley in their Flying Machines) performed by Reverend Horton Heat.

The classic Jonny Quest theme is, as you can guess, performed entirely on instrumentals (ya know, cuz there were no lyrics and everything) and is performed really well. In fact, I liked it better than the cover used for “the Real Adventures of Jonny Quest” series from the late 90’s. Unfortunately, it’s too short and the song segues into “Stop that Pigeon” after 2 minutes. I kinda wish they’d played the theme twice in a row or found some way to extend the song. “Stop that Pigeon” is good, it just would’ve been better with its own track. A good track, just should’ve been extended and cut in two.

11. “Open up your Heart and Let the Sunshine in” (from the Flintstones) performed by Frente!

I can’t bring myself to like this song. It sounds like something Rod & Todd from the Simpsons would sing. Hell, I can’t even remember what episode of the Flintstones this song came from. Maybe they should’ve just stuck with the Flintstones theme, as it’s instantly recognizable. I dunno, this song fits-in better with something some weirdo with a guitar in Sunday school would sing when they want to “Rap with you about Jesus”. Not cool.

12. “Eep Opp Ork Ah-Ah (Mean I Love You)” (from The Jetsons) performed by Violent Femmes.

Well, they kept the wacky instrumental beat in from the original version. It’s actually pretty good, but a little too childish for me (and I’m reviewing a CD called “Saturday Morning Cartoons’ Greatest Hits” for crying out loud). Still, while I’ve never been a big fan of the song (I liked it well-enough as a kid, but it didn’t compete with better Saturday Morning cartoon music), I will admit that it is a good cover of the song. So if you have fond memories of that particular episode of the Jetsons, you’ll probably dig this track.

13. “Fat Albert Theme” performed by Dig.

I never saw the live-action Fat Albert movie from a few years back, so I dunno what kind of cover they did for the theme song, but regardless of what THAT version sounded like, this cover is great. Now, the vocalist’s impersonation of Fat Albert’s trademarked “Hey hey hey!” is rather bad, as he sounds more like Bullwinkle than Bill Cosby. Still, the lyrics sound great and the background instrumentals are fantastic. Not my favorite track on the album, and I do skip it every now and then, but it is a good cover.

14. “I’m Popeye the Sailor Man” performed by face to face (they don’t uppercase for some reason)

Alright, now this is one of the best tracks on the album, right up there with Speed Racer and Spider-Man. The vocalist sings Popeye as violently as possible, and you know what, that suits Popeye to a T. That guy solved ALL his problems with violence, so why shouldn’t his theme song be equally hardcore? The guitar solo of the classic “sailor” music in the middle of the track is a kick, and this song kinda makes you want to find some guy that weighs 500 lbs in pure muscle and beat him up. I wouldn’t recommend it, though.

15. “Friends/Sigmund and the Sea Monsters” (from Sigmund and the Sea Monsters) performed by Tripping Daisy.

I’ll admit it; I don’t think I watched any Sid & Marty Kroft stuff when I was growing up. I most certainly didn’t watch Sigmund and the Sea Monsters. I mean, I knew OF it. I knew of all the Sid & Marty stuff…I just never watched em. So therefore, the nostalgia-factor doesn’t really kick-in with this song, and without that element, the song is pretty annoying. I’m sure someone who liked Sigmund would enjoy this cover, it’s well performed and all that, but I just can’t bring myself to dig it.

16. “Goolie Get-Together” (from the Groovy Goolies) performed by Toadies.

When I was a kid I had never even HEARD of the Groovy Goolies. Hell, I didn’t even know this show existed until I bought the album (I don’t remember this song from the TV Special, for some odd reason). But you know what? This song ROCKS! A great chorus, a sweet guitar beat, excellent and creative vocal works. And the ending, where an entire “audience” shouts out the lyrics: awesome. So I guess nostalgia doesn’t really matter that much with these covers. I’ve never seen an episode of the Groovy Goolies and I still dug the hell out of this theme song.

17. Hong Kong Phooey performed by Sublime.

The biggest disappointment of the album, I have to say. I’ve never been a big fan of Sublime’s Latin beats, and I just can’t appreciate it with this cover. They slow the tempo down way too much; I would have preferred to have heard a fast-paced rock n’ roll version. On the bright side, Sublime fans will probably love it and you can tell the band is having a lot of fun singing the song. Still, I’ll stick with the original version sung by Scatman Crothers. Can’t beat that, not even with a Hong Kong Phooey chop.

18. “H.R. Pufnstuf” performed by the Murmurs.

Back to that “never watched Sid & Marty Kroft when I was a kid”-thing. Yet…I kinda like this song. It’s so disgustingly up-beat and sugary you almost HAVE to love it. And the lyrics don’t make any feakin’ sense (like much of the show, I hear), which adds to the bizarre charm of the song. Not on my favorites list for the album, but it’s kinda cool. I’ll have that chorus (“Can’t do a little cuz he can’t do enough!”) stuck in my head for the next decade or two.

19. “Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy” (from Ren & Stimpy) performed by Wax.

Now here’s a total oddity. In 1995, I’m pretty sure Ren & Stimpy was still on the air. At the very least, it was brand new and didn’t really qualify as a “classic”. Additionally, the original Nicktoons line-up (Doug, Rugrats and Ren & Stimpy) premiered on Sunday mornings, not Saturday Mornings. Ren & Stimpy were later moved to Saturday NIGHTS, though, and made a part of the initial Snick line-up (Clarissa Explains it All, Roundhouse, Ren & Stimpy, and Are you Afraid of the Dark?). It’s scary how much I remember about this kind of crap. Anyway, the cover of the song is actually really pretty cool. The band sings the song with just as much psychotically manic intensity as any episode of the cartoon and it fits like a glove. It almost wipes-away the ugly memories of Ren & Stimpy’s Adult Block Party from Spike TV. Almost.

[Spike Spiegel]

Anyway, back to the actual topic...

This show has blown me away so far. I want to buy it when it comes out on DVD.

[Fledermaus]

Goes to show what good writing can do for lackluster design/animation.

On the animation itself -- not that anyone cares -- it was better in the second episode, but it's got something odd about it that's hard to describe. Timing's a little weird, but when you've got great, great writing like this, that stuff doesn't need to be perfect.

This show I can tell has got "spectacular" writers. I'm already a huge a fan. :)

[Drtooth]

13. “Fat Albert Theme” performed by Dig.

I never saw the live-action Fat Albert movie from a few years back, so I dunno what kind of cover they did for the theme song, but regardless of what THAT version sounded like, this cover is great. Now, the vocalist’s impersonation of Fat Albert’s trademarked “Hey hey hey!” is rather bad, as he sounds more like Bullwinkle than Bill Cosby. Still, the lyrics sound great and the background instrumentals are fantastic. Not my favorite track on the album, and I do skip it every now and then, but it is a good cover.


Getting way off topic, they pretty much had Kenan Thompson sing it (I guess that was him) and it was much closer to the original tune. They altered one Lyric and changed the ending a little, but it was still pretty much the same.

[Anarchistguy]

Did anyone catch today's episode? GOODNESS GRACIOUS!!! :o

[ZariusTwo]

I loved it, real kick in the balls ending

[cowabunga14]

Did anyone catch today's episode? GOODNESS GRACIOUS!!! :o
It's on my DVR and I'm gonna watch it later.

[Drtooth]

I loved it, real kick in the balls ending

Wouldn't be Spiderman if it didn't suck to be him. That's all I can say.

[Raph's Girl]

Wow....this was an awesome ep!! Course anything with The Lizard in it just roxxors :D. He kinda looked a bit like Leatherhead tho. Loved it when Spidey was fighting the gator and went "Oh great...in-laws!" :lol:

The whole thing with the Skinks was interesting! I liked that they actually showed the Skinks mentioned. Looks like they have some adult Western Skinks (juviniles have blue tails).

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y72/Dierna/Spidey/skink.jpg
http://www.wildherps.com/images/herps/standard/07031706PD_skink.jpg

[Raph's Girl]

More casting:
Thom Adcox (Lexington in Gargoyles) has been cast as Phineas Mason/Tinkerer replacing Daran Norris.

Keith David has also been replaced (what they can only have 1 Gargoyle on the show at a time?) as the voice of Big Man. He will now be voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson (he's also voicing Toombstone)

Eric Vesbit has been cast as Kraven the Hunter.

[Raph's Girl]

Yeeehaw!!! That Shocker is a cowboy!! Um...why does he have a white hat??? Only good guys have white hats..

This was a good ep. Looks like ole Norman Osborn's gonna be the plot device for all the other villians.... :P

But hey...at least Mary Jane was mentioned! :roll:

And Big Man still sounds like Keith David even tho he's supposadly voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson. :P

[Toonami Tom]

I love this series so far. The ending with Norman talking to the Big Man via cell phone was good.

What is that white square on the back of Peter Parker's neck?

[AquaParade]

I love this series so far. The ending with Norman talking to the Big Man via cell phone was good.

What is that white square on the back of Peter Parker's neck?

:lol: That would be his shirt's tag. i wondered the same thing at first, but it's a neat touch.

[Jester]

It's nice to hear Jeff Bennett (Brooklyn from Gargoyles) as Shocker.

[The Terror of Death]

This show is SUPERB!

[Peanut]

Really enjoying Spectacular so far. The action in the last two episodes hasn't been as fluid as it was in the fight Spidey had with The Enforcers on the roof top in the first episode, but it has still been really good.

[AquaParade]

Anywhere I can catch the latest episode besides youtube? It got taken down. A pm would be nice.

[Dragon Turtle]

Anywhere I can catch the latest episode besides youtube? It got taken down. A pm would be nice.

"Market Forces"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dtpz2y5d88I

[Toonami Tom]

Today's episode was good. Now, are they ever going to show Mary Jane? They keep talking about her.

There wasn't a preview for next week's episode. I hope that doesn't mean a re-run. Although, if it does, that means that people who missed previous episodes can see them.

[Peanut]

Great episode this week, I agree.

And they're playing out Mary Jane like they did in the comics. They kept mentioning her before she actually showed up.

[cowabunga14]

There wasn't a preview for next week's episode. I hope that doesn't mean a re-run. Although, if it does, that means that people who missed previous episodes can see them.
Yeah, the first episode will be playing again next week.

[Raph's Girl]

Interesting new origin for Sandman. It looks like Doc Octopus already has his attachments. Wonder how long before he goes nutsoid?

[Hero]

I really enjoyed the latest installment.

Sandman was awesome and provided some great action scenes with Spidey. I also hope we see more Doc Ock soon as well.

Looks like Harry's path is taking some interesting turns too.

===HERO

[Raph's Girl]

http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0803/31/index.htm

The "Big Man" mentioned in Kids' WB!'s The Spectacular Spider-Man will not be Kingpin. Supervising producer Greg Weisman confirmed that the character is not in the series.

"I'll admit, it's frankly the one hole in our series, the one thing that I think prevents it from being truly 100 percent along the lines of being definitive," Weisman told The Continuum.

"With Kingpin, it's a legal issue. It's got nothing to do with creative. Kingpin is part of the Daredevil license. We've been asking and will continue to ask. And I'm hopeful that someday, but we have not been able to get permission."

Kingpin was part of the MTV Spider-Man series, voiced by Michael Clarke Duncan, who played the character in the Daredevil movie.

"And I'm jealous," Weisman said, adding that Kingpin was in his early plans for the show.

Weisman said he also had hopes of including the Human Torch, but ran into similar licensing issues.

"I had a lot of plans for of characters to guest-star actually, although I wanted to make sure this was a show about Spider-Man and not a show about guest star of the week," he said. "So we were going to have one guest-star, the Human Torch, in Season 1 and one guest star in Season 2. We didn't want to make it about guest-stars, but the truth is, yes, we're not allowed to use any of those characters."

Weisman noted that because Spider-Man has such a rich base of supporting characters and villains, he doesn't think anyone will miss a Torch appearance. "The Kingpin was a bit of a tragedy, though," he said.

In other Spider-Man news:

"Invisible Hand," the next new episode, will air Saturday on Kids' WB!. It includes Rhino and more drama surrounding the Fall Formal.

Weisman on his approach to villains: "We're taking classic villains and introducing them in a logical fashion -- one that brings cohesion and clarity to their introduction and development, particularly as we revisit these villains through multiple appearances."

I would have LOVED to have seen Human Torch appear!! It would have been an awesome homage to "Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends"!!

[Raph's Girl]

This saturday's ep of Spectacular Spider-Man features the first appearance of Rhino! Here's a screen shot. He's voiced by Clancy Brown! :o

http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0804/08/rhino.jpg

Love the detail in the costume with the feet.

[AquaParade]

Ok, so as with everything else I get hyped for, I've really come to realize that I have a strong case of not being able to judge it right off the bat...and usually just not liking it as much as I could...but I caught up with all the episodes today, and I can now say this is my favorite cartoon since 2k3...maybe even since before then...this show is great! I'm so excited and can't wait for more seasons and episodes to come, because it can probably only get better from here.

[Raven]

That last episode had some very nice fluid animation, it would almost seem there starting to get use to how Spiderman is in terms of movement and such.

That pic of the Rhino looks awesome, cant wait to see how they handle him.

[AquaParade]

I heard the latest episode was great..can anyone PM me with somewhere I can watch it?

[Toonami Tom]

I also heard it was great. If anyone knows where I can watch it, please PM me too.:)

I slept in and missed it this morning.:ohwell:

[Raph's Girl]

Ok Rhino's origin was weird....they put him in that glass container, sprayed him with some stuff and POOF....horns, eyes, ect....

Nice that we finally got to see Big Man/Toombstone/Mr. Lincoln/whatever his name is. So in this version he's a rich philanthropist instead of working for the Bugle.

And finally! We meet Mary Jane! And of course the first words out of her mouth are "Face it tiger, you just hit the jackpot!" :P

But hey...now we know Betty is 20....

I don't think the person that Spidey called Detective was a detective. I think that was Capt. Stacey.

Best part of the ep tho was Jamison falling from the ceiling. "Ow..." :lol:

[Toonami Tom]

Would you post a summary of the episodes important events?:) How was Rhino defeated? I assume he was.

[Raph's Girl]

Would you post a summary of the episodes important events?:) How was Rhino defeated? I assume he was.

Well you could just wait for next week when the ep airs again.... but anyways After an intense battle that started in the Daily Bugle offices with Rhino (who BTW named himself) wanting Peter. Um basically he was defeated in the sewers where apperantly Peter realized that the suit stopped Rhino's sweat glands from working properly and Ole Spidey litterally exhausted Rhino to death with steam from the pipes.

[Fledermaus]

Man, great episode! :D Hilarious and classic. Damn, I LOVED that ending. Perfect. SSM beats the living hell out of the 90's series.

[StealthNinjaScyther]

I don't think Tombstone is the Big Man. He's just another cover for the real Big Man, who we may have already seen in this episode.

But anyway, I can't believe how good this series is. I loved the 90s one, but this one beats it out in just about every way.

[AquaParade]

Every episode really is getting better and better. You can tell they're really figuring out what they wanna do as the episodes move forward.

[Mr. Stay Puft]

Every episode really is getting better and better. You can tell they're really figuring out what they wanna do as the episodes move forward.

It reminds me of another show I used to watch on Saturday mornings at 10, but I forget the name of that show.:lol:

[Toonami Tom]

I got to see the latest episode online, since I missed it Saturday. Yay!

Yeah, but I think he might really be the Big Man. He has the same voice as the one that talked to Norman over the phone.

[ZariusTwo]

You can tell they're really figuring out what they wanna do as the episodes move forward.

They already worked out what to do before any of these episodes were animated. It's called pre-production

[AquaParade]

What I mean is that you can tell during pre-production they were really finding they're groove as they were moving along.

[Raph's Girl]

The next new ep of Spectacular Spider-Man airs on April 26th and features the first appearance of the Green Goblin!

"The episode takes place on the night of the Midtown High Fall Formal, and Peter Parker finds his overconfidence is nearly his undoing -- as both a teenager and a super hero. While his date, Mary Jane Watson, threatens to invert Midtown's social structure, Pete lets her popularity go to his head. So when the mysterious, murderous Green Goblin tries to force L. Thompson Lincoln (a.k.a. Tombstone) to step down as NYC's Big Man of crime, will Spider-Man take this new threat seriously enough -- or will he be so cocky that he loses his big head?"

Steve Blum is providing the voice of Green Goblin. He is also doing the voice of Wolverine in NickToon's upcoming Wolverine and the X-Men.

http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0804/18/goblin1.jpg

http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0804/18/goblin2.jpg

[AquaParade]

Finally, he is revealed. I'm a tad iffy on the costume, but I'm just glad it's similar to the classic. I think they could have done better though, especially the creators of this show.

[Peanut]

Could you maybe put a f*cking spoiler warning over those pictures next time? I like finding out what they look like when the actual episode airs, and this is the second time you've ruined it for me.

[DrSpengler]

Humberto Ramos' Goblin design works a LOT better within the perameters of this TV series than in the actual comic. I like it a lot, here.

As for the voice, don't get me wrong, Steve Blum rocks, but I'm a bit disappointed that they hired to two different actors to portray Norman and the Goblin. One of the things I liked about past renditions of the character was that they got actors who could voice both the calm and collected businessman as well as the bats*** crazy psychopath.

Still, this show kicks ass, so I'm not particularly irritated.

[Toonami Tom]

I thought the Green Goblin episode was going to air this morning. I was very disapointed that it was a rerun. Oh well, at least it's airing next weekend.

I like the look he has for this show.

[Drtooth]

They already worked out what to do before any of these episodes were animated. It's called pre-production

Plus, weren't these episodes supposed to be DTV at one point? They clearly wanted to go with a large continuing storyline. I mean, that's the reason why the continuity is so tight. If you watch them all at once on a DVD, you'd notice things would be missing. Reminds me one of the Buena Vista released Bullwinkle videos. Certain episodes had stuff that you wouldn't have noticed was out of continuity if you watched them on a weekly basis. But if you watch them all together, you notice major things changing around. And they avoid that sort of thing beautifully.

At one point, it is a continuing story line, but you could just pop in at any point in the series, and not be lost. best of both worlds.

Anyway, the toys are already out. Checked at Target a couple weeks ago... they already have Doc Ock and (I think) Venom in the line up, though they didn't show up on the series just yet. Octavius, yes, but he's not Doc Ock just yet.

Really can't wait for Ol' Green Goblin to appear next episode.

[Toonami Tom]

Yeah, it was a Venom action figure you saw. I bought some of these figures last week. They are pretty cool, but anyone that is used to Marvel Legends articulation will be disapointed.

[Raph's Girl]

they already have Doc Ock and (I think) Venom in the line up, though they didn't show up on the series just yet. Octavius, yes, but he's not Doc Ock just yet.

Dr. Octopus will be in the May 3rd ep (which is the one after the Green Goblin ep).

Black Cat, Quentin Beck, and the black suit all appear in the May 17th ep. However Im unsure if said black suit is Venom cuz I read that Venom will be appearing in the season finale.

[ToTheNines]

Dr. Octopus will be in the May 3rd ep (which is the one after the Green Goblin ep).

Black Cat, Quentin Beck, and the black suit all appear in the May 17th ep. However Im unsure if said black suit is Venom cuz I read that Venom will be appearing in the season finale.

Seems a bit early for the black suit, oh well... guess they wanna ride the sucess of Spider-man 3 while they can.

Also, has anyone heard of any potential crossover with another Marvel hero in this series?

[Raph's Girl]

Also, has anyone heard of any potential crossover with another Marvel hero in this series?

I posted an article on this thread a couple weeks ago. Weisman wanted a crossover with the Human Torch. Which would have been a GREAT homage to "Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends" IMO, but alas that didn't fall thru.

[ZariusTwo]

The Alien Coustume made it's first apperance a good four or five years before Eddie became Venom. If it's making an early apperance, that's all the better.

Ther symbiote story worked much better in Spoder-Man 3 WITHOUT Eddie in it, if Marvel had been paitent, they could have done the story as back-to-back films and wrapped up the franchise

[Drtooth]

Yeah, it was a Venom action figure you saw. I bought some of these figures last week. They are pretty cool, but anyone that is used to Marvel Legends articulation will be disapointed.

only thing stopping me is a 10 dollar price tag. They look pretty cool, and they're flying off the shelves. If I wasn't saving up to get the TMNT comic line, I'da picked one or two up by now. I guess they're trying to get all the characters they can from season one in the first set of toys. I gotta say, the character designs in the show lead to some cool abstract, blocky looking toy sculpts.

[Raph's Girl]

Info on upcoming episodes for May Sweeps:

Saturday, May 3: Repeat of "The Invisible Hand" at 9:30 a.m.; premiere of "Reaction" at 10 a.m.

Saturday, May 10: Repeat of "Catalysts" at 9:30 a.m.; premiere of "The Uncertainty Principle" at 10 a.m.

Saturday, May 17:Repreat of "Natural Selection" at 9:30 a.m.; premiere of "Persona" at 10 a.m.

Saturday, May 24: Repeat of "Market Forces" at 9:30 a.m.; repeat of "Reaction" at 10 a.m..

Saturday, May 31: Repeat of "Competition" at 9:30 a.m.; premiere of "Group Therapy" at 10 a.m.

"Reaction" will involve Green Goblin and Doctor Octopus.

"The Uncertainty Principle" will involve Green Goblin and astronaut John Jameson.

"Persona" introduces Black Cat and kicks the Symbiote story into gear.

"Group Therapy" features the Sinister Six -- Doctor Octopus, Electro, Shocker, Vulture, Rhino and Sandman -- and continues the Symbiote arc.

[AquaParade]

:) Great news. I love how they're handling the black suit. Now...Peter wearing for a whole half of the second season and leading up to a Venom finale, that would have been perfect to me, but I think this is still totally awesome, and I'm anxious for the arc anyways so I dont mind. It's cool that Spidey will have the symbiote for "Group Therapy", that way he'll actually stand a chance against the Sinister Six. Question...After group therapy we have two episodes left in the season right?

[Raph's Girl]

:) After group therapy we have two episodes left in the season right?

Yes. The season finale (a 2 parter) is when Venom is created. Before that it's just known as the black suit/symbiote. But the last 2 eps is when Venom really comes into play. Eddie becomes Venom the episode after "Group Therapy" in an episode called "Intervention" and then the season finale is "Nature vs. Nature"

[Toonami Tom]

The upcoming episodes sound cool.

Now, some of us are only 10 minutes away from the premire of the Green Goblin episode.:D

[Spike Spiegel]

I just watched it.

Felt like the days of yore with Spider-Man '94's first season...

[ToTheNines]

Wow, this series is consistantly great. Next week looks like it's gonna be good too.

[Raph's Girl]

Ah.. Great way to introduce John Jameson but are they really trying to make us think that Harry Osborne is the Green Goblin??

Spidey made an interesting quote: "I make a point not to team up with anybody green!" Soo.... no Hulk or TMNT team up then? :P

I like Mary Jane. Won't be long till she transfers to Peter's school.

[Toonami Tom]

Yeah, there is something seriously up with Harry. However, I don't think he's the Green Goblin. I think Norman is the Green Goblin, as he usually is in other Spider-Man media.

LOL, I also thought of the TMNT when Spider-Man said he wouldn't team up with anyone green. It's not fair.:D

[Raph's Girl]

Looky folks!! It's Dr. Octopus!! He went from Geek to Emo!

And for Peanut I have placed spoiler tags around the image.

Geeky Dr. Otto Octavius becomes Emo Dr. Octopus this Saturday.

http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0804/28/docock.jpg

[AquaParade]

It's way too easy for me to imagine "emo" being affiliated with the Spider-man franchise over the next decade or so...with the whole emo spider-man joke from SM3, eddie brock calling emo in one of the new episodes, and I could just for some reason seeing some incarnation feeling its appropriate to modernize geeky-loner Peter Parker into emo Peter Parker...so Please...do not scare me with quips about emo octopus:lol:

Anyways, Look's like a pretty solid design to me. Work's for the show.

Also, I was pretty pleased with Catalysts. Not my favorite episode so far, but they did Green Goblin well. I loved his line about the bomb painting the town red..."or at least the ballroom"...Great stuff. If that can make it in there, I'm excited to see the 3-parter movies and see what they actually had to cut out for censors.

[Drtooth]

I just got around to seeing it last night... great stuff. So, Mary Jane's bit of a hussy, huh? now, I'm thinking:
that clearly something's going down with Harry, but it's a red herring for the viewer to see him down that green potion. After all, I'm pretty sure he doesn't know about "the Big Man".

[Raph's Girl]

I just got around to seeing it last night... great stuff. So, Mary Jane's bit of a hussy, huh? now, I'm thinking:
that clearly something's going down with Harry, but it's a red herring for the viewer to see him down that green potion. After all, I'm pretty sure he doesn't know about "the Big Man".

He overheard his dad talk to The Big Man a couple weeks ago. So yes he knows his dad is up to no good.

[Spike Spiegel]

I like Mary Jane. Won't be long till she transfers to Peter's school.


Me too...I think they're overusing the fact that she calls him Tiger, though...heard it like fifty times over the course of the ep last week.

[ZariusTwo]

Me too...I think they're overusing the fact that she calls him Tiger, though...heard it like fifty times over the course of the ep last week.

Peter eventually asked MJ why she kept saying that so many times in the original continuity. Once she explained it was because he was "cute", they kissed for the first time, so the overexposure eventually has good reason to exist.

[Fledermaus]

Wow. As a villain, this GG is quite intimidating -- you really got the feeling watching that Spider-Man was in over his head. Love this portrayal of classic gobby. My one qualm on this version: I think the voice actor is trying way too hard to imitate Mark Hammil.

As for the episode, I was actually slightly disappointed. Nothing much happened. Spidey fought the Green Goblin and danced with Mary Jane, and we saw JJJ's son. That's it.

It was still entertaining, but considering that this has one of the ultimate Spidey Villains I was hoping it would have a more awesome storyline.

[ZariusTwo]

It was still entertaining, but considering that this has one of the ultimate Spidey Villains I was hoping it would have a more awesome storyline.

The very first apperance of Osborn in the comics had him trick Spidey into signing a movie contract so he could lure him to a desert location for filming and ambush him.

Tell what was less awesome.

[Anarchistguy]

My one qualm on this version: I think the voice actor is trying way too hard to imitate Mark Hammil.

In case you don't already know, in the 90s Spidey cartoon, Mark Hamill voiced the HOBgoblin, not the Green Goblin.

[Drtooth]

There is some ambiguity as to who the Green Goblin is gonna be. I really looks obvious that it's Harry- I mean, he was downing the formula and waking up after blacking out, just after the Goblin disappeared.

But then, at the end of the episode, Norman had an evil smirk when he mentioned him. So, I guess we'll find out next episode.

But as for Doc Ock, great episode. he seems to have the same sort of angered revenge of being the humble, subserviant nebbish that Baxter in the old series had. And much like how it was released when he turned into a fly, so did Octavius when the mechanical arms transformed him.

Gotta admit, the various visual puns in the carnival were groaners.

Petey winning that stuffed Octopus (a very Japanese looking one at that)

Spidey getting pounded outside of a "Hit the Freak" booth

And of course, Ock landing in some sort of Octopus themed kiddy ride.

[Raph's Girl]

Good ep.

I agree that Doc Ock is somewhat similar to OS Baxter. A subservant scientist who gains powers and goes on a revenge kick.

Now if we can only figure out which of the Osborn's is GG. It might be Harry this time around...who knows. They're certainly making us think it's Harry.

[Jester]

It'd be an interesting idea, leapfroging Norman and going straight to Harry as Gobby.

[Ninjinister]

It's way too easy for me to imagine "emo" being affiliated with the Spider-man franchise over the next decade or so...with the whole emo spider-man joke from SM3, eddie brock calling emo in one of the new episodes, and I could just for some reason seeing some incarnation feeling its appropriate to modernize geeky-loner Peter Parker into emo Peter Parker...so Please...do not scare me with quips about emo octopus:lol:



Sup Gobby

When U gonna kill Spidey

He so emo.

KILL HIM ALREADY

DIE!DIE!DIE!DIE!DIE!


Peace

[ToTheNines]

Wow, harry really is the Green Goblin, thats a curve ball.

Really cool episode too. (again)

[Spike Spiegel]

Spoiler warning would be nice.

It sucks, not having cable. Too bad I can't watch it.

Has a DVD date been announced??

[Raph's Girl]

Ah.. a Halloween ep... complete with a very brief blink and you'll miss it cameo by none other than Black Cat!! :lol:

So... it took just 2 short eps before Mary Jane is POOF transfered to Pete's school.


Poor Harry. It's a whole Doctor Jekyl/Mr. Hyde thing for him. See kids...that's what happens when you take steroids...they give ya a split personality that makes screaming pumpkin bombs!

Well..she certainly looks familiar. :lol:
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y72/Dierna/SpectacularBlackCat.jpg

[ToTheNines]

Spoiler warning would be nice.

Don't mind me, I don't know anything about Spider-man. Harry, Norman, Aunt May... they're all the same to me.

[Jester]

Ok,so I guess it is official:
They've leap-froged Norman, in favor of Harry. Or have they I've stoped the epiosde so I could post this pic, since I'd forget other wise. here it is:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v156/Jesterangalo/PDVD_005.jpg
See....Gobby. Pretty cool if you ask me. A split second thing, like that.

[Drtooth]

All I can say is:

They made it too easy either way. It was so obvious it was the son, it was too obvious to be the solution. However.... Harry didn't make the weopons... he just stole them.... hmmmmm... could it be a father son thing? Guess we'll have to wait and see.

But a kickass episode. And I just loved the origen of the anti-Spidey Jameson sentiment.

The only downer was the old "the real superhero is wearing his real costume and someone points out he looks nothing like himself" bit. I was really hoping they wouldn't have gone down that obvious route.

But then again, the Cherrleader costumes coming with fake boobs? priceless.

[StealthNinjaScyther]

I don't think we have the whole story with the Goblin. Some things still don't add up entirely. Why would he go after Otto? And how did he know so much about the criminals? I say something else is going on.

[odupianist]

I haven't been watching it, BUT it could be Norman controlling Harry behind the scenes somehow. MArty, you don't need cable to watch the show.

[Drtooth]

I haven't been watching it, BUT it could be Norman controlling Harry behind the scenes somehow. MArty, you don't need cable to watch the show.

One of the two theories I had. Either that, or they both are the Goblin, and trade off. It's like they want to give closure as a red herring, but there are many, many levels that they want to keep hidden until further down the line. A show with continuity like this would not disappoint the audience with something that simple.

[Spike Spiegel]

I haven't been watching it, BUT it could be Norman controlling Harry behind the scenes somehow. MArty, you don't need cable to watch the show.

Yes i do. In my area the CW is a cable channel.

[Raph's Girl]

Info on this saturday's ep:

"Spider-Man learns the hard way not to judge a book by its cover, when another Spider-Man starts making headlines ... as a crook! It's the Chameleon, master of disguise, looting the city and laying the blame at Spidey's feet. The Web-Slinger's forced to team up with another crook, the lovely Black Cat, to stop his foe's faux-Spidey crime spree and clear his name."

Yay!! More Black Cat!! No surprise really after her brief cameo Saturday. But the Chameleon impersonating Spidey? Eh... BND had a regular criminal with no powers do that recently...Course last year a Chameleon from the future was impersonating Uncle Ben after killing an Uncle Ben from an alternate timeline...

But looks like there's MORE to this story because of this lil image...note: it's a bit of a spoiler

http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0805/13/spidey2.jpg

[Raph's Girl]

More pics from Saturday's ep are up. This time of Black Cat who is voiced by BSG's Tricial Helifer (Six)

http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0805/14/index.htm

[Drtooth]

Info on this saturday's ep:

"Spider-Man learns the hard way not to judge a book by its cover, when another Spider-Man starts making headlines ... as a crook! It's the Chameleon, master of disguise, looting the city and laying the blame at Spidey's feet. The Web-Slinger's forced to team up with another crook, the lovely Black Cat, to stop his foe's faux-Spidey crime spree and clear his name."

Oh jeez:

Yeah, that's clearly not going to affect Jonah's views of Spidey at all. :fshifty:

[ToTheNines]

Not much to say other than awesome! Also, I missed the Lizard episode when it first aired, but it's probably my favorite episode of the series so far.

[Drtooth]

Something I DIDN'T expect:

Jameson printing a retraction.

Sure... on page 46 in size 4 font. But it's still something.

[Raph's Girl]

As usual awesome ep. I found one little interesting plot point tho.

Pete reveals that Eddie Brock's parents died in a plane crash with the Richard and Mary Parker. Um... does this mean Eddie's parents were SHIELD agents too??? Cuz that's a WHOLE new origin story for Eddie...In the comics Eddie's mom died giving birth to him and his dad was verbally abusive.

[Raven]

As usual awesome ep. I found one little interesting plot point tho.

Pete reveals that Eddie Brock's parents died in a plane crash with the Richard and Mary Parker. Um... does this mean Eddie's parents were SHIELD agents too??? Cuz that's a WHOLE new origin story for Eddie...In the comics Eddie's mom died giving birth to him and his dad was verbally abusive.


What makes you think that this show will reveal his parents as SHIELD agents any way?

[Raph's Girl]

What makes you think that this show will reveal his parents as SHIELD agents any way?

Well mostly cuz that's one of the ongoing plot points in all the Spider-Man comics 616 and the AU's (except Ultimates where Richard was a scientist)...Even Spider-Man TAS had them as spies.. Either way they always die in a plane crash..

[Mr. Stay Puft]

Well mostly cuz that's one of the ongoing plot points in all the Spider-Man comics 616 and the AU's (except Ultimates where Richard was a scientist)...Even Spider-Man TAS had them as spies.. Either way they always die in a plane crash..

In the Ultimate universe, both the Parkers and the Brocks were in the plane when it crashed due to Eddie Brock Sr trying on the suit in mid-flight.

[Mr. Stay Puft]

New episode in less than 4 hours!! Woo-hoo!! Sinister Six!!

[AquaParade]

I liked this episode quite a bit. I think they pulled off the Sinister Six really well. I was scared that it'd be a big corny Super villain team up. Nope.
Anyone notices that brutal scream of Spidey's when the vulture slashed him in the air? That was awesome.

[Buslady]

Regarding the Scarecrow comment, yeah, SPider-Man has one. But Im pretty sure its the same one as Ghost Rider.

Side thing:

Concept stuff...
http://i10.tinypic.com/4ldbsdy.jpg

Not crazy about Pete's hair.

Wha'ts with Spidey's loooooong legs, his left one looks like it's bent wrong. He's too skinny too, someone needs to feed him more.

[Drtooth]

Notice how ape-scat Peter's ex-friend was acting when he was with Mary Jane. Damn near killed her. If that doesn't bring up something interresting later, I don't know what will.

And I agree. For a supervillain team up, it wasn't half as Saturday morning cartoonish as I thought it would be... though it is a Staurday Morning cartoon.

But what really interrested me:

Spidey blacking out with the black suit. Clearly they forshadowed what's gonna happen next time. Would have been cooler, if they didn't show the next episode preview with the exact reason why he blacked out.

[Raph's Girl]

Well well well... looks like Spidey has the Ultimates origin in regards to his parents.

This was an intense episode! I noticed they put Mary Jane in the credits (replacing Harry). Loved the use of the Sinister 6...and that Peter figured out "OMG! I have a Symbiote!"

But the most intense thing... Dude!! Aunt May had a heart attack!! :o

[StealthNinjaScyther]

Another great episode. Loved interaction among the villains, they were actually looking out for each other. Tons of little details like that. The best little detail was when the suit bugged out when it grabbed the Shocker's malfunctioning weapon.

I think they already mentioned the plane crash last episode when Spidey saved that pilot, but the information from Eddie definitely confirms they're borrowing heavily from Ultimate. Mary Jane being in the opening was in the previous episode as well, I suppose that means we won't be seeing much of Harry for awhile.

Eddie's behavior seemed kind of sudden to me. Though I suppose they already showed that he had a temper. But what bugged me most is that he was taking it out on MJ.

Speaking of her, she's quite the tease, exactly how many guys is she stringing along? Pete, Flash, Eddie, Kenny(?)... anymore?

Doc Ock is definitely insane, and brutal to boot. "Will you crush his skull or simply impale his heart on your horn?":o Surprised that they got away with that.

[Raph's Girl]

Doc Ock is definitely insane, and brutal to boot. "Will you crush his skull or simply impale his heart on your horn?":o Surprised that they got away with that.

Yeah. Im also surprised they got away with Aunt May having a heart attack... Oy!

[Drtooth]

But the most intense thing... Dude!! Aunt May had a heart attack!! :o


I thought that was pretty intense, but not half as intense as Peter being completely oblivious to it, all while trying to make things better for her.

[ToTheNines]

Decent episode, most boring one in a while tho. Kinda clip-show-ish, but not really. Next week will be awesome tho.

[Toonami Tom]

I tried to record it while I was asleep, but something went wrong. So I missed it. So it wasn't that exciting then? Plot summary anyone?:D:)

[Anarchistguy]

It was basically an origin episode. And the merging of Eddie and the symbiote

[Jester]

I did like how they made the costume become more solid black as it took more control over Pete.

[Bizzaro]

I did like how they made the costume become more solid black as it took more control over Pete.

Thanks for that little tidbit of info, Jman! I thought they might have done that with the color as the story arc moved along but had no idea until you confirmed that. As another viewer pointed out, not much action in this episode. But we haven't really gotten to see the dark side of Pete spring forth yet, and whenever ya tell the black suit story, ya gotta get at least some of that in there. For the last two episodes, he hasn't really been that dark, but he went down that path today which is a must in any Spidy incarnation when dealing with the whole alien costume arc. It was interesting to see an entire episode devoted to Parker's inner struggle. I suppose you could relate this episode to the calm before the storm. There may not have been much action this week, but we'll get to see the payoff next Saturday. I just wish it could be aired sooner! hehe!
I'm glad they decided to do the whole duel tone thing with Venom's voice in order to make him sound more sinister unlike the film. Nice homage to the old show. As for the fight scenes, they ought to be interesting. I wonder if we'll see more of Venom in this series. He's one character they didn't use very much in the 1994-98 animated series. One three parter and one two parter were the only episode arcs devoted to the simbiot. I know some fans feel as if Venom is used entirely too much in the comics like Wolverine, but these shows are all I have to go on besides the articles so generously added on wikipedia and elsewhere. So hopefully we'll see just a bit more of him in this current spin on Spidy. Not too much, mind you. But just a wee bit more than a mere three episodes actually featuring him after he bonds with the suit. This is as close as I can get to the comics, so I always enjoy series like this. Been a great show thus far!
Any story arcs or villains you guys have wanted to be introduced next season?

[Raph's Girl]

Wow! Just...wow! Yes this was very reminiscent of the movies BUT this was how the 3rd movie SHOULD have been. Ed Asner as Uncle Ben was a pleasant surprise. Good choice to voice Ben.

When he said "With great power comes great responsibility" I was saying it along with him. :lol: Why was Flash at the hospital tho??? Was he visiting May too??

[Bizzaro]

Wow! Just...wow! Yes this was very reminiscent of the movies BUT this was how the 3rd movie SHOULD have been. Ed Asner as Uncle Ben was a pleasant surprise. Good choice to voice Ben.

When he said "With great power comes great responsibility" I was saying it along with him. :lol: Why was Flash at the hospital tho??? Was he visiting May too??

You said it! I kept telling myself that as I watched this morning's ep, about how this is what we should have gotten to see in Spider-Man III. And heck yeah, Asner was a terrific choice for Ben Parker! This is the third Spidy animated series he's played a part in now. Jameson in Fox's version, some cop in the MTV incarnation, and now Ben Parker. I wonder if somebody has a love for the Marvel universe. hmmm...

[Raph's Girl]

I wonder if somebody has a love for the Marvel universe. hmmm...

Well... I think it's just Greg Weisman hiring on people he knows. He worked with Ed Asner on Gargoyles, where he voiced Hudson. Ironically tho there WAS a Gargoyles comic done by Marvel. *lol*

[ToTheNines]

BUT this was how the 3rd movie SHOULD have been.

Great point right there.

[Jester]

You said it! I kept telling myself that as I watched this morning's ep, about how this is what we should have gotten to see in Spider-Man III. And heck yeah, Asner was a terrific choice for Ben Parker! This is the third Spidy animated series he's played a part in now. Jameson in Fox's version, some cop in the MTV incarnation, and now Ben Parker. I wonder if somebody has a love for the Marvel universe. hmmm...
Dunna Biz, because as you know Asner was in the DCAU as well (Rupert Thorne wait....er...Roland Dagget, Granny Goodness and others).