Spider-Man: The Animated Series
Summary
Despite being hard serialized , Spider - Man : The Animated Serieshas some episodes that provide some endlessly entertaining re - watch value . Largely considered to be one of the best revivify Spider - Man series ever made , the sketch takes place inthe same universe asX - Men : The Animated Series . Known for its incredible voice acting , faithful adaptation of comic storylines , and popularization of lesser - known Spider - Man type , the show has quite a few episodes that stand up to repeat viewings .
LikeX - Men : The Animated Series , Spider - Man : The Animated Serieswas often heavily serialize , divided into many arcs and chapter that continue telling cohesive account . While this can make it challenge to start back in to after some clip away , some instalment buck this trend with great standalone stories deserving come back to for one ground or another . Whether it ’s showing off amazing Marvel hero sandwich team - ups , hire self - contain stories , or just fantastic action scenes , Spider - Man : The Animated Seriesstill holds upto this 24-hour interval .
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10Spider-Wars Chapter II: Farewell, Spider-Man
Season 5, Episode 13
The finale of the entire serial publication , Chapter II : Farewell Spider - Manmight not seem like the good candidate for a re - lookout , being the climax of five seasons worth of frame-up . That being say , the instalment is essential enough to be worth revisiting for its timber alone , being an epic superhero event that does n’t lose the weight of its significance . The last instalment fix the dimension - hopping terror of Carnage , as Peter must voyage a strange parallel world that makes him query his place in the multiverse .
The coming into court of Madame Web also sets up the search for Mary Jane
The episode has so many great moments that are significant enough in a vacuum to be interesting enough to come back to even without the context of Carnage ’s previous actions , as Peter bring forth to talk to Uncle Ben , an alternate rendering of himself , and even his literal - world Jehovah , Stan Lee . The show of Madame Web also set up the search for Mary Jane , resolved inthe season finale ofX - Men ' 97.Even if this peculiar first appearance in the series requires some of the most cognition survive in , it has many standalone aspects that make it worth at least another glance .
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9Neogenic Nightmare Chapter I: The Insidious Six
Season 2, Episode 1
The time of year 2 premier ofSpider - Man : The Animated Seriesquickly proved why the 90s toon would have such cultural staying power . After setting up a hefty clump of Spider - Man ’s rogue ’s picture gallery in season 1 , the series wasted no time in introduce its own version of the comics ' renowned scoundrel radical , the Insidious Six . consist of the Rhino , the Shocker , Doctor Octopus , Mysterio , the Scorpion , and the Chameleon , the Insidious Six ’s first coming into court is a true high period of the serial publication .
Once again , the decent amount of set - up that goes into this episode jolly bogs down its re - watchability with questions of who was doing what when season 1 ended . But as a premiere , the episode at least makes an effort to re - institute information that ’s already been gift earlier . All that ’s leave is to revel the hilarious dynamics of Spider - Man ’s villains as they mould both with and against each other .
8The Sins Of The Fathers Chapter XIV: Turning Point
Season 3, Episode 14
True to its name , the season 3 finale ofSpider - Man : The Animated Serieswas indeed a turning point , both for the look of the show and in Peter ’s own psyche . A liberal adaption of the ill-famed Spider - Man comedian , The Death of Gwen Stacy , the episode cause as tragic as the 90s cartoon was allowed to get . When Green Goblin find Peter Parker ’s identity , he go after Mary Jane , result in a dramatic battlebetween himself and Spider - Man .
Once again , a fair amount of exercise set - up went intoTurning Pointthat may be lost when re - watch out on its own . However , the strong elements , peculiarly Peter give way all - out on Norman after he think Mary Jane dies , make it well deserving multiple viewing . The episode also played an instrumental role in explainingMadame Web ’s connection to Spider - Man , perhaps explaining why the obscure character was deemed primed to contain a solo resilient - action movie by Sony . This could be a point both for and against a revisit of the instalment .
7The Sting Of The Scorpion
Season 1, Episode 6
Made before the series became doting of tag its seasons and instalment with chapter titles , the sixth - ever installment ofSpider - Man : The Animated Seriesis a rattling bottle episode . The ingress dish out as the origin story of The Scorpion , describing the humble - time felon Mac Gargan making a flock with J. Jonah Jameson to take out Spider - Man once and for all , despite Jameson himself unknowingly work with the wall - wiggler himself . Along the way , Gargan bumble into the science laboratory of Dr. Farley Stillwell , becoming another arachnid - found vigilance man .
The delicious irony of Jameson working with a crook so as to eliminate Spider - Man while also having him as an employee makes for some of the most tense moments in the series . The episode also does a great job explicate why J. Jonah Jameson hate Spider - Man so much , giving a rarified glimpse into the metier mogul ’s own tragic past times . The Sting of the Scorpionmight not be deal one of the most crucial or overallbest episodes ofSpider - Man : The Animated Series , but it’scertainly one of the easiest to re - watch over .
6The Sins Of The Fathers Chapter XI: Carnage
Season 3, Episode 11
Of all the element of Spider - Man lore the ninety cartoon was able-bodied to handle the best , its treatment of the symbiotes outshines nearly any other media adaptation . The introduction of Carnage in his eponymous episode is one of the most compelling descent story in the entire serial . The episode begin with Venom ’s previous nefarious employers , Dormammu and Baron Mordo , create a colossus with Carnage to secure the former ’s return to Earth .
Admittedly , Carnage ’s initial appearance in the serial publication might raise some of the most questions yet when watched on its own , as two prominent Doctor Strange villain show a strange investment in the user of the symbiotes for no particular reason . However , this confusion quickly falls by the wayside as the episode enclose Carnage for the first time in all his bleeding - flushed aura , cursorily selling the threat of the ferine Cletus Kasady . The cerise on top is a three - way team - up between Spider - Man , Venom , and Iron Man to tackle the new villain .
5Spider Wars Chapter I: Really, Really Hate Clones
Season 5, Episode 12
If there ’s one affair Spider - Man ca n’t seem to escape , it ’s take to the woods into multiple versions of himself . The premiere episode of the Spider Wars discharge pose a loose adaption of theClone Sagaof Marvel Comics infamy , in which Peter Parker has to team up with several flaky substitute versions of Spider - Man in rescript to defeat the maniac Spider - Caranage , a Peter Parker variant who bonded with the Carnage symbiote . What follows is the start of an all - out warfare as theteam of Spider - Men Assault a demolished New York City .
What this episode lacks in coherency , it makes up for in sheer spectacle , with seven different wanderer - Men swing over into activity against a cabal of baddie head by the most evil interlingual rendition of Peter Parker ever . After the success ofSpider - Man multiverse squad - up movieslikeNo Way HomeandSpider - Man : Into The Spiderverse , it ’s fascinating to see a archetypal variant of their narration via 90 animation . Comic fan can also appreciate the nods to the infamousClone Saga , with the episode ’s very title being a tongue - in - cheek Orcus .
4Neogenic Nightmare Chapter IV: The Mutant Agenda
Season 2, Episode 4
TheNeogenic Nightmarearc ofSpider - Man : The Animated Seriesis a dizzying chapter in the show , but does stage an interesting throughline – The mind of Spider - Man ’s business leader becoming precarious . Before Sam Raimi’sSpider - Man 2explored the idea , the 90s animated cartoon featured several instances of Peter briefly losing his exponent . Looking for answers on chromosomal mutation , Spider - Man seeks the assistance of the X - Men , who regard him wearily .
The unsound moral force between the X - Men and Spider - Man take a crap this episode endlessly re - watchable , as the two fighting both physically and verbally over Spider - Man ’s status as a mutate , who developed powers later via skill , versus the X - Men ’s sport , who were have a bun in the oven with them . Seeing the two timelines ofX - Men : The Animated SeriesandSpider - Man : The Animated Seriesis enough of a delight to watch on its own , being one of the few instances of a Spider - Man and go - Men crossing over outside the funnies . A harrowing Hobgoblin appearance helps keep things tense and move , as well .
3The Sins Of The Fathers Chapter XII: The Spot
Season 3, Episode 12
Dr. Jonathan Ohn sound on a crime spree in an attack to fund his research
Long beforeSpider - Man : Across The Spiderverseintroduced The Spotto oecumenical audience , Spider - Man : The Animated Seriesdid its part to champion the relatively hidden comic villain . near the death of season 3 , The Spot ’s titular installment precede him into the canon of the quicken series , launch him as Kingpin ’s helper . After being turned into the blank space - distorting villain via scientific mishap , Dr. Jonathan Ohn goes on a crime fling in an attempt to fund his research .
Interestingly enough , this episode boast Spider - Man himself relatively little , being a fascinating dissection of the C - List scoundrel instead . The episode is a great character field of study , hold out through Ohn ’s tribulation in romance , science , and felonious activities , culminating in a memorable scrap with Spider - Man . If nothing else , this sequence is a bully one to revisitas one of the few other adaptations of The Spot outside ofSpider - Man : Across The Spiderverse .
Spider-Man: The New Animated Series follows Peter Parker (voiced by Neil Patrick Harris) balancing college life and his responsibilities as Spider-Man. This animated series reimagines classic characters in a modern setting while Peter faces various villains and personal challenges.
2Night Of The Lizard
Season 1, Episode 1
The premier sequence ofSpider - Man : The Animated Seriesstill hold up as one of its respectable . At the same fourth dimension , Night of the Lizardbalances the origin news report of Peter Parker ’s Spider - Man and Dr. Curt Connors ' The Lizard , one of the more tragical villain of the Spider - Man mythos . It ’s easy to see why the 90s cartoon was able to quickly make such a big impression after give the first episode another try .
The narrative does n’t hyper - fixate on Spider - Man ’s origins , not bogging down familiar fans while still giving enough background inside information to fill in the uncommon few viewers who might not eff the specifics . Peter Parker ’s race with Eddie to capture a photo of the secret Lizard scarper alongside Spider - Man ’s efforts to block him creates a fun"Monster of the Week " formatthat the series would lamentably not go on to follow . expect zero background cognition and being a great Spider - Man story in its own right , the animated series ' first episode is one of the best to re - watch .
1The Sins Of The Fathers Chapter IV: Enter the Green Goblin
Season 3, Episode 4
Despite being one ofSpider - Man : The Animated Series’best villainsand Peter Parker ’s most famous nemesis , the Green Goblin find shockingly little screentime relative to the total run of the serial . It ’s instead the Hobgoblin that ’s given the brunt of the antagonistic appearances . That being said , when the Green Goblin does appear , it ’s always a memorable sequence , and his debut is no exception .
The installment begins with Norman Osborne ’s geniuses as the Goblin , escalating into a series of battles with the maniacal cackle supervillain that culminates with Spider - Man ascertaining his identity . Norman ’s amnesia and questionable agency in his actions as the Green Goblin makes for a deliciously tense and spectacular dynamic that even the live - military action moving picture ca n’t equal . With excellent activeness , exciting dramatic event , and a relatively ego - contain narrative , the Green Goblin ’s first coming into court is the most re - watchable episode ofSpider - Man : The Animated Series .
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Spider - Man : The New Animated Series follows Peter Parker ( voiced by Neil Patrick Harris ) balancing college life and his responsibilities as Spider - Man . This animated serial reimagines classical characters in a modern stage setting while Peter faces various villains and personal challenges .
Spider-Man: The New Animated Series follows Peter Parker (voiced by Neil Patrick Harris) balancing college life and his responsibilities as Spider-Man. This animated series reimagines classic characters in a modern setting while Peter faces various villains and personal challenges.
