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The Spectacular Spiderman Cartoon

So I woke up in the morning and when I turn on the TV I saw that the Spectacular Spiderman cartoon was on the TV guide.

Well after watching this new marvel cartoon I have tell you that it is a great cartoon for a new generation of Spiderman fans.

I found many differences compared to the 1994-1998 Spiderman: The animated series. The main difference is that the 90's cartoon was attempting to bring comicbook stories to the TV Screen and was very successful at it.

This new series seems to me a combination of the Ultimate Spiderman series and the story concepts from the movies. For example the origin of Doctor Octapus is very similar to the 2nd movie. Another difference in the movie is that Harry Osborn becomes the first green goblin not Norman Osborn like in the 90's cartoon series originally had. As far as the similarity to the Ultimate Series, the cartoon has all the same characters like the Ultimate series there's Peter Parker, Flash Thompson, Harry Osborn, Mary Jane, LiZ, and Gwen STacy all attending the same High school. Mary Jane in this series is protrayed much like her Ultimate counterpart as a popular level-headed common sense girl.

The series portrays romantic scenes that Peter is a part of like its an 80's teen romance flick. By that I mean there is a scene with Peter on a date with Liz at a theme Park and there is 80's style hard rock music playing in the background.  What I like most about this series is the way the characters are drawn.  Peter Parker in this series is drawn very realistically. Realistically meaning his body mass is very slender and small just like a real life teenage bookworm body is. Peter even looks like a teenager in the face. In the 90's verison Peter's body and face look to much like a 25 yr old grown man, it was hard to convince me he was a book worm, or was even in highschool at the time he was bitten.

Overall this series, is great for a new generation of spiderman fans because of its different storylines that still hold true to the original concept of spiderman, he's a superhero with everyday problems like us.

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