We deserve one other season of one of the best Spider-Man cartoon

Whereas the most recent Spider-Man cartoon is aiming for a 2024 launch, we’ve discovered ourselves lacking a Spider-Man present from the late 2000s, and we’re undecided this new Marvel collection can fill the void.

With the Spider-Man: Freshman Yr launch date, Disney Plus goals to recapture a number of the success of superhero cartoons of days previous, using an artwork fashion that calls again to early Peter Parker comics and basic costumes.

With all that in thoughts, The Spectacular Spider-Man swings out from the previous and into the forefront of our minds as among the finest animated collection of our youth, and one that would have taken Freshman Yr’s place within the Marvel Cinematic Universe‘s calendar.

It’s apparent why it didn’t: Disney could be tacking a 3rd season onto a present that resulted in 2009 and solely managed two seasons. That’s with out mentioning Hollywood’s understanding {that a} new model of one thing will virtually all the time draw extra consideration than the identical previous usual.

That being stated, in an alternate universe the place inventory costs didn’t matter and we have been in cost, we’d greenlight extra episodes of the collection, which was largely based mostly on the Stan Lee, Steve Ditko, and John Romita Sr. golden period of Spidey comedian books.

It earned reward for its genuine portrayal of Peter and the way it blended materials and modernity from extra up to date Spider-Man tales into basic tales. 5 seasons had been deliberate initially, however The Spectacular Spider-Man was canceled earlier than manufacturing may ramp up on a 3rd season due to authorized points between Disney and Sony Footage Tv over rights — which is among the many suckiest methods to lose a terrific TV present, in case you ask us.

In case you’re undecided in case you watched it, click on the video above to see if the opening rings a bell. If not, you might have been a fan of the equally enjoyable 1994 ‘toon, which we’ve bought under. Unlocking childhood recollections is generally clicking round YouTube for theme music, so we’ve carried out the be just right for you.

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