Which Spiderman/X-men cartoon is the best?

[CyberCubed]

Its generally agreed upon that B:TAS is the best Batman cartoon, compared to its predecessor "Superfriends," and its descendants "The Batman," and "Brave and the Bold."

There have thus far been nearly 5-6 Spiderman cartoons and 3 X-men cartoons, more if you count the Marvel anime stuff or the standalone movies.

Which do you recommend?

[Slap-Happy]

Spectacular Spider-Man

I'm not sure about X-Men, but I'm leaning toward Evolution or Wolverine and the X-Men. I know most people think 90s X-Men's the best, but I could never really get into it.

[Voltron]

Spectacular all the way, man.

As for X-Men, it never really mattered to me.

[Jester]

I've never really been disappointed by either. Though the Spidey cartoons from before my time (the 67 series, Amazing Friends, ect) were pretty bad.

[AleXviD]

X-Men TAS and Spider-Man TAS, of course. X-Men Evolution and Wolverine & Co were also good in their own way, but they weren't even half as epic. Spectacular Spider-Man had a descent attempt at storytelling and new interpretation of old characters (if I may say so), but it also had horrific character designs. Also, I like few first episodes of Spider-Man '67 but soon it became boring and after that... Ralph Bakshi, yuck. All other Spidey cartoons were just plane bad.

[ZariusTwo]

Originally Posted by AleXviD

All other Spidey cartoons were just plane bad.

Ha. No. Amazing Friends and the 80s solo cartoon were fun, and both are easily superior to the 90s series, which is overrated. Likewise the 90s X-Men cartoon is s*ite, it's storylines were boring and the voice acting horrendous.

Spectacular is the best hands down, as for X-Men, toss-up between Evo and Wolverine, the latter is a giant "f*ck you" to the status quoes Marvel had set up in the books so it gets extra points for that. I hate Marvel's comics range.

Originally Posted by Jester

I've never really been disappointed by either. Though the Spidey cartoons from before my time (the 67 series, Amazing Friends, ect) were pretty bad.

Horses*it. Amazing Friends remains one of the most popular and most fun versions of Spidey ever. I'd take it over the 90s cartoon anyday

[Peanut]

Spectacular and Evolution are the best for their respective series. Watching the 90's X-Men cartoon is painful at this point. I haven't had the chance to see much 90's Spidey since it actually aired on TV, but I assume it aged as poorly as X-Men did.

Spectacular, whatever stupid thing anyone says about the character designs, was amazing. The quality of the animation, especially in action sequences, has no equal where Spider-Man is concerned and they mixed up enough standard story beats to actually make it interesting to watch.

As far as Wolverine and the X-Men goes, I felt like that show took a sharp turn and tanked. As soon as they jumped into the time-traveling Professor X sh*t, the quality declined rapidly. It did stuff differently, which is great, but the stuff they did just wasn't very...fun? I dunno.

My only problem with Evolution, aside from most of the designs being kinda plain, is that it ended just as it was about to get great. Like Spectacular, it really wasn't time for it to go.

All of the older stuff is f*cking ace, though. 60's and Amazing Friends are still absolutely bananas fantastic.

[Candy Kappa]

Spectacular Spider-Man and X-Men Evolution

[Godzilla]

Originally Posted by AleXviD

X-Men TAS and Spider-Man TAS, of course.

That's it.

[The Stryker]

I don't know how anybody can say 90's X-men is good, much less the best anything.

The theme song is seriously the only good thing about it.

[CyberCubed]

I am really hoping the new Spiderman cartoon coming in 2012 turns out to be the definitive version. We really need a good, long lasting Spiderman cartoon.

[Spitfire]

Spectacular Spider-man is easily the best for the reasons given in this topic. I personally liked Wolverine and the X-men a lot. It's better then the 90's show for sure. It also looks stellar in HD. I don't hate the 90's series but even as a fan I can admit the newer ones are far better

The new Avengers series is really great too. Marvel has really stepped up their game on their toons.

[Ashangelo]

Spectacluar Spider-Man, hands down. I also really loved Spider-Man: The New Animated Series, the CGI show that aired on MTV. I was so pissed when it got cancelled.

[Jester]

Originally Posted by Ashangelo

I also really loved the CGI show that aired on MTV. I was so pissed when it got cancelled.

Especially when it ended on a cliff hanger.

[Godzilla]

Originally Posted by Stryker

I don't know how anybody can say 90's X-men is good, much less the best anything.

The theme song is seriously the only good thing about it.

I don't know why the 1990's X-Men animated series wouldn't be considered the best, or for that matter, one of the best animated efforts Marvel released for a good number of years.

Storytelling with dramatic beats, very decent animation, nice character designs, entertaining voice work, continued storylines, ect ect. Yeah, it was pretty much the best in what fans growing up during the early-mid 1990's and were fans of X-Men (the debut) could hope for.

The 1990's Spider-Man animated series achieved this as well, though Marvel did try with Iron Man, Fantastic Four, and the Incredible Hulk. Unfortunately, there's definately reasons why those shows were short lived with fans during the '90's, and X-Men TAS along with Spider-Man TAS continued for a number of years.

[The Stryker]

Originally Posted by Godzilla

I don't know why the 1990's X-Men animated series wouldn't be considered the best, or for that matter, one of the best animated efforts Marvel released for a good number of years.

Storytelling with dramatic beats, very decent animation, nice character designs, entertaining voice work, continued storylines, ect ect. Yeah, it was pretty much the best in what fans growing up during the early-mid 1990's and were fans of X-Men (the debut) could hope for.

What show were you watching? Really. Everything you just said is wrong.

[KROW]

Originally Posted by Stryker

This show kicked ass.

[Koschei]

X-Men: Despite the many inconsistencies of animation and story the show is still very epic. It had a close to adult theme where the drama and style could be appreciated by all ages.
Though Evolution had a good flow of animation it seemed to much in the time and trendy. That and it ended right before it got good.
The same with Wolverine and the X-Men, they are more like cartoons compared to an animated series. (I also hate the fact that it is "Wolverine and the X-men")

It's to say which is actually better since they are so much different.
I love the character designs of the newer shows, but when you stylize it so much it takes away that human element.
IMO a cartoon is not as epic as an animated series.

But I guess you also have to look at the run of the show.
If Evolution would have ran 2 more seasons this might be a different story.
If the 90's Spider-Man only ran for 2 seasons this might be a different story.

And don't forget about NBC's 2 episode run of X-Men, awesome animation and style. But Wolverine's Ausie accent? EEEEEEWWWWWWWWW.

[Godzilla]

Originally Posted by Stryker

What show were you watching? Really. Everything you just said is wrong.

The one I just posted about.

Ooh, look. Another edit job video that can be done with ANY show. *slow clap*

Originally Posted by KROW

This show kicked ass.

Exactly.

[Godzilla]

Originally Posted by Koschei

And don't forget about NBC's 2 episode run of X-Men, awesome animation and style. But Wolverine's Ausie accent? EEEEEEWWWWWWWWW.

Yeah, the animation was very nice (similar to that of GI Joe & Transformers G1), but some of the interpretations and storytelling style just didn't click. Though it did live on as a classic arcade game that came out the same year as X-Men TAS. Something of which I think people are more familiar with than the 'Pryde of the X-Men' pilot it was based on.