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[ndostairlyrium]

I was mean to them, so now they can leave the pit of doom to just cuddle and have some sleep <3

[jolikmc-thoughts]

I really need to do more reports regarding what I've been watching…

I recently finished watching Ultimate Spider-Man from 2012. It starts off kind of annoying, since it ditches the whole "Spider-Man doing his own thing" pretty early. It also kind of tanks in the middle of Season 3, but I'll get to that.

The initial premise is "what if S.H.I.E.L.D. made a team of teenage heroes and trained them to their 'ultimate' potential?" Well, Nick Fury does exactly that, tossing an eclectic team of Spider-Man, Nova, White Tiger, and Iron Fist head-first into training and being super. I wasn't on-board at first, since I kind of prefer how other series did Spider-Man and his day-to-day life, but it didn't take long for the other characters to grow on me.

Nova is a dork. White Tiger is pretty cool. But Iron Fist? He's simply the best of the team, aside from Spidey. He's the best of both a "surfer dude" and "zen martial artist" and is often the voice of neutrality when problems within the team pop up. He has his issues, of course, but he's just a joy to have around!

So, around the middle of Season 3, the series shifts dramatically and starts focusing almost exclusively on the "Web Warriors" of Iron Spider, Kid Arachnid, Agent Venom, and Scarlet Spider. And… the show quickly goes downhill from that point on. There are still a few good episodes here and there, but the shift to the "spider-clones" just makes for a really uninteresting and unappealing show, to me. Why they thought this was a good idea is beyond me. 'Cause it wasn't.

Anyway… while it's not as absolutely amazing as Spectacular Spider-Man or even Spider-Man (2016), it has its charms. For example, it absolutely loves… loves… to make shout-outs to Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends from the 1980s. I was kind of surprised Iceman and Firestar didn't show up at some point, even if just for a cameo. They did bring back the worst villain from that series: Swarm, but made it way more interesting, so there's that. Beetle is there, too, though I don't think he originated from Amazing Friends. I digress, though.

Flaws aside, it's a pretty decent watch and I'd recommend it. Just don't let this very strange interpretation of Dr. Octopus turn you away too hard. It's… unique.

[leighlikescartoons]

Marvel's Spider-Man "Osborn Academy" (Review)

"{Gasp} Is that Gwen? I bet that's Gwen."

Much like the two before it, Episode 3 starts with action! Ya got spidey swinging through Manhattan next to a police chopper in hot pursuit of... The Jackal? Ok so it seems like Marvel's Spider-Man is trying to take a step away from its predecessors. We've yet to have any of the standard villains show their faces, the closest being The Vulture. While Vulture is a pretty prevalent member of Spidey's gallery of goons, even showing up in the Sinister Six more times than most, I just find him to be lack-luster.

So far we've met Vulture, Scorpion, and Jackal. Each episode has also introduced a pre-villain... Er, well villain. The Shocker, Doctor Octopus, and now Green Goblin have all shown their civilian faces. Which makes for half heavy hitters (Vulture, Ock, Goblin) and half lesser known (Scorpion, Jackal, and Shocker). What's exciting is they've already established the over-arching baddie plot line, but from the feel of it, it looks like Norman is going to hold that title.

Speaking of... We have new character designs to whine about! Norman Osborne. Much closer to the comic version than I expected! As things have been going I expected something to be a little off about him, but everything seems to be in order. Being a fan of the cartoons and not the comics I have to say, seeing Norman Osborne with such a strong jaw instead of the sharp one from Spectacular is a little disconcerting. He just looks a little too heroic with a strong jaw like that. Plus his widow peak isn't as dramatic as previous incarnations, but I think he looks better that way.

Gwen! Her hair is... Interesting? Unless the hair sticks turn out to be a pen and/or pencil, which would be perfect for a science dork, I just don't understand the design choice. It looks cute I guess. The bright pink ads a great splash of life to drab grey and beige New York and further my hopes for Spider-Gwen to make an appearance. I was a little disappointed that Gwen didn't show up in the first 2 episodes, but I think her part in this one more than makes up for it.

Marvel's Spider-Man is doing something that I loved in Spectacular (which is my gold standard for spidey toons) in that it's setting up its villains. You have the Shockers weapons in this episode. You have major villains' alter egos existing in the storyline. You have heroes' alter egos hanging around and talking mad trash to the Web-head. It's really shaping up nicely and I'm excited for next weekend.

Plus, John Jameson, son of J. Jonah Jameson, made a small appearance! Where are those pictures of Spiderman!? It makes sense Peter's Daily Bugle job got cut though. Everyone has a camera in their pocket and it'd be kinda hard for spidey to get shots of himself without anyone noticing. I get it... but I don't like it.

On a scale of 1 to Spectacular I'd give episode 3 that scene from Green Lantern the Animated Series when Saint Walker throws the green lantern ring to Razor.