Spider-Man:The Definitive Cartoon

The 1990s was a great time for Marvel in the cartoon world. With shows like X-Men, Fantastic Four, Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, and Spider-Man. But today we are going to focus on Spider-Man: The Animated Series, which ran from 1994 to 1998. What a show! To me, it is the definitive Spider-Man cartoon and the things done in the cartoon really help bring Spider-Man and his world to a whole new audience.

A big part of the series that won a lot of people over and myself was the voice performance of Christopher Daniel Barnes as Peter Parker/Spider-Man. His performance was so raw and emotional, you believed everything he was going through. Like when he loses Mary Jane and yells out her name and vows to hunt down the Green Goblin. MAN! Its so good. Just his performance is worth the rewatch.

Now lets talk theme song. I would have to say it's one of the best animated theme songs of all times. Right up there with the X-Men: The Animated Series. Written by Shuki Levy and performed by Joe Perry, from Aerosmith, it just hooks you right away and you know you are in for a good time.

What was crazy about Spider-Man: The Animated Series was the episodes, or should I say episode lay out. It knew what it was. It was a cartoon based on a comic book and treated it as such. Episodes could be stand alone, but could be part of a more over arcing story taking part that season. How unique and different.

Some of the best episodes from the series in my opinion are Episodes 8,9 and 10; The Alien Costume Parts 1-3, Episode 19; Morbius, Episode 22; Blade, the Vampire Hunter, Episode 23; The Immortal Vampire, Episode 31; Enter the Green Goblin, Episode 32; Rocket Racer, Episode 39; The Spot, Episode 41; The Turning Point, Episode 42; Guilty, and Episode 49; The Return of The Green Goblin.

If you haven't watched Spider-Man:The Animated Series, I suggest you do. It is so good! Everytime I read a Spider-Man comic, the voices from the series ring in my head as the characters and the series helped solidify Spidey as my favorite comic book character.

 

Below is a link to Channel Awesome's Top 5 best Spider-Man: TAS, check it out!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqXRIDkI7iM