Save this article to read it later.
Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection.
In this series, for example, it isnt Tony Stark who becomes Peters mentor.
Instead, its Norman Osborn, the guy whos usually his arch nemesis in this kind of thing.
These 15 episodes chronicle that uncertain path, but they dont start with a radioactive spider bite.
The animation is crude, the plotlines are paper thin, and the voice acting is hilariously outsize.
With an even lower budget than before, it didnt take long for Bakshi to exercise his creative freedoms.
And yet, his bestSpider-Manepisode happens to be the one that stays closest to the comics.
Its a reflection of why so many found the character relatable.
He was more than just his feats of derring-do.
Rather, he was quite a bit like us.
The same goes for Green Goblin, who gets an oddly threatening plot with Revenge of the Green Goblin.
ButSpider-Man and His Amazing Friendsturned the whole expanded universe into its selling point.
ByCivil Warin 2016, live-action fans had waited for so long to see Spider-Man pal around with his peers.
Cartoon lovers had gotten it for decades.
In 1994,Spider-Manwould join them, pushing the character into the future.
Thus most of Spider-Mans villains are alternate-reality versions of the classic ones.
Its a pitiful story, one that proved Spider-Mans thematic potency can connect across mediums.
This makes the first episode ofThe Spectacular Spider-Manquite an achievement.
Then, two films later, the newAmazingseries ended unceremoniously as well.
Its a decision thats all the more troubling thanks to the poignant ending of the show.
Spider-Man stops the Green Goblin (turns out it was Norman all along!
He injured and framed his own son in The Uncertainty Principle!
But not all Spider-Man stories are meant to end happily.
Sometimes that old Parker luck strikes and youre left with a bad hand.
And there are few things more relatable than that.
It can be fun the first two episodes in particular are loaded with gags for younger viewers.
It seemed especially tired when it featured Dr. Octopus, Spider-Mans No.
2 bad guy and someone whomUltimatehad all but exhausted.
As it turns out, what aSpider-Manshow needed was a guy who … wasnt quite Spider-Man.
Gone is the low-budget solo show that was deeply indebted to the comics.
With great power comes great franchisability.
