The Spectacular Spider-Man (titled The Spectacular Spider-Man Animated Series) is an American animated series based on the Marvel Comics character, developed for television by Victor Cook and Greg Weisman. It premiered on March 8, 2008 during the Kids' WB! programming block of The CW. The series' second season currently airs on Disney XD in the United States. New episodes have resumed as of Wednesday, October 7.
In terms of tone and style, The S...
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The Spectacular Spider-Man (titled The Spectacular Spider-Man Animated Series) is an American animated series based on the Marvel Comics character, developed for television by Victor Cook and Greg Weisman. It premiered on March 8, 2008 during the Kids' WB! programming block of The CW. The series' second season currently airs on Disney XD in the United States. New episodes have resumed as of Wednesday, October 7.
In terms of tone and style, The Spectacular Spider-Man is based primarily on the original stories by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, with a similar balance of action, drama, and comedy as well as a high school setting. However, it also utilizes material from all eras of the comic's run, as well as other sources such as the film series and the "Ultimate Spider-Man" comics.
The first two seasons of the series are set during a semester of Peter's high school year with season one running from September to November season two from December to March.
The first season features Peter...
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