The Spectacular Spider-Man Complete First Season (2-DVD Set) Spiderman

Description: Used 2-DVD Complete Season Set The Spectacular Spider-Man Complete First Season (2-DVD Set) Spiderman. The Spectacular Spider-Man is an American superhero animated television series based on the superhero character published by Marvel Comics and developed for television by Greg Weisman and Victor Cook. In terms of overall tone and style, the series is based principally on the Stan Lee/Steve Ditko/John Romita Sr. era of The Amazing Spider-Man comics, with a similar balance of action, drama and comedy as well as a high school setting. However, it also tends to blend material from all eras of the comic's run and other sources such as the Ultimate Spider-Man comics by Brian Michael Bendis and Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy. The Spectacular Spider-Man premiered on March 8, 2008, during the Kids' WB programming block of The CW. The series aired its second season on Marvel's sister network Disney XD in the United States and ended its run on November 18, 2009. The entire series was broadcast in Canada on Teletoon. Although a third season was initially planned, the series was cancelled before production could begin due to legal problems between Disney (who purchased Marvel during the show's run) and Sony Pictures Television (who created the series). Despite the legal troubles and cancellation, the series has received widespread universal acclaim from both critics and fans, with much of the praise being aimed at the faithfulness and fidelity to the classic Spider-Man comics, the fresh, unique yet faithful re-imagining of classic Spider-Man concepts and themes, the unique art style, character designs, voice acting, writing, along with Josh Keaton's portrayal of the titular character, and the balance of comedy, drama, action and the exploration of surprisingly mature themes and the realistic insight into the titular character's internal struggles with the burden and problems of being a superhero. Many have praised the series as being, arguably, the best adaptation of Spider-Man to date. The two seasons of the series are each set during a semester of Peter's high school years, with season one running from September to November and season two from December to March. Producer Greg Weisman has stated that the show's theme is "The Education of Peter Parker." In keeping with this theme, each of the series arcs is named after courses of study: season one's arcs are Biology 101, Economics 101, Chemistry 101 and Psychology 101, and season two's arcs are Engineering 101, Human Development 101, Criminology 101 and Drama 101. Season 1The first season features Peter Parker beginning his junior year at Midtown Manhattan Magnet High School, having only been bitten by the genetically-modified spider and acquired his powers and alias as Spider-Man in recent months. While harassed at school, particularly by football star Flash Thompson, he is close friends with classmates Gwen Stacy and Harry Osborn. In order to help support his Aunt May after the death of his Uncle Ben, Peter gets a job as a freelance photographer at the Daily Bugle, owned by the loudmouth, irascible, egotistical, and gruff publisher J. Jonah Jameson, by obtaining pictures of his alter-ego in action so he could carry out a smear campaign against Spider-Man that has, at least temporarily, turned much of the city against the hero. Peter and Gwen are also given junior lab assistant positions under Dr. Curt Connors at Empire State University, where they join their friend and mentor Eddie Brock. As Spider-Man uses his powers to fight against petty crime, he gains the attention of the Big Man who orchestrates crime in New York City, with attention initially drawn to his fights with the Enforcers, Vulture, Electro and the Lizard. With the help of Norman Osborn, his chief scientist Dr. Otto Octavius and criminal Hammerhead, the Big Man (alias of crime lord Tombstone) oversees the development of a project to create "supervillains" designed to distract Spider-Man from other crimes and stop damaging his profits. These new enemies include Sandman and Rhino, both petty criminals who regularly fell victim to Spider-Man. However, the Big Man's plans become greatly complicated when the mysterious Green Goblin enters the picture. Throughout the first season, the other opponents are introduced are Black Cat who has a crush on him, Shocker and Chameleon. Quentin Beck and Phineas Mason appear as Chameleon's associates. After the Green Goblin is vanquished, Spider-Man's symbiote black suit makes an appearance, eventually leading to Eddie Brock's transformation into Venom. CharactersMain article: List of The Spectacular Spider-Man charactersThe timeline of the original Spider-Man story-arcs has been condensed and reconfigured in order to include classic and important characters who originally appeared much later. Characters such as Mary Jane Watson, Gwen Stacy and Harry Osborn are depicted not completely as direct equivalents to their older counterparts from the comics, but rather as characters who evolve into their established roles from the comics. The series also sports a very wide supporting cast. Every named character who appears in the series, even very minor characters, is based on a character who appeared in the original comics, Ultimate Spider-Man series (such as Kenny Kong), or film series (such as Bernard Houseman). The series also incorporates a number of villains from different eras of the Spider-Man universe, almost all of whom are introduced as regular characters in first episodes before they transform into established villain identities (an example is Eddie Brock, who was introduced at the very beginning of the series, but only became Venom in the season 1 finale). CastMain castJosh Keaton - Peter Parker / Spider-ManBenjamin Diskin - Eddie Brock / VenomJames Arnold Taylor - Harry Osborn, Fredrick Foswell / PatchLacey Chabert - Gwen StacyAlanna Ubach - Liz AllanKevin Michael Richardson - L. Thompson Lincoln / Tombstone / Big Man (subsequent episodes), Principal DavisDaran Norris - J. Jonah Jameson, John JamesonVanessa Marshall - Mary Jane WatsonSteven Blum - Green Goblin, Chameleon, Blackie Gaxton, Dillbert Trilby, Seymour O'ReillyJoshua LeBar - Flash ThompsonAndrew Kishino - Kenny Kong, Ned LeeClancy Brown - Alex O'Hirn / Rhino, George Stacy, Ox (first episode)Alan Rachins - Norman OsbornAdditional voicesThom Adcox - Phineas Mason / TinkererEd Asner - Ben ParkerDeborah Strang - Aunt MayDee Bradley Baker - Dr. Curt Connors / LizardIrene Bedard - Jean DeWolffJeff Bennett - Montana Brice / Shocker, St. John Devereaux, Bernard HousemanXander Berkeley - Quentin Beck / MysterioAngela Bryant - CalypsoMax Burkholder - Billy ConnorsRobert Costanzo - Sullivan EdwardsNikki Cox - Silver SableJim Cummings - Burglar (1st Time), Crusher HoganKeith David - L. Lincoln Thompson / Tombstone / Big Man (first episode)Grey DeLisle - Betty Brant, Sally AvrilJohn DiMaggio - Flint Marko / Sandman, HammerheadCharles Duckworth - Hobie BrownRobert Englund - Adrian Toomes / VultureBill Fagerbakke - Morris BenchMiguel Ferrer - Silvio Manfredi / SilvermaneCrispin Freeman - Max Dillon / ElectroElisa Gabrielli - Ashley KafkaBrian George - Aaron Warren, Miles WarrenDorian Harewood - Dr. BromwellTricia Helfer - Felicia Hardy / Black CatKelly Hu - Sha Shan NguyenClyde Kusatsu - Ted TwakiPhil LaMarr - Fancy Dan / Ricochet, Robbie Robertson, Randy RobertsonStan Lee - StanEric Lopez - Mark Allan / Molten ManJane Lynch - Joan JamesonPeter MacNicol - Dr. Otto Octavius / Doctor OctopusJames Remar - Walter Hardy/Burglar (2nd Time)Kath Soucie - Dr. Martha Connors, Anna WatsonCree Summer - Glory GrantDanny Trejo - Ox (subsequent episodes)Courtney B. Vance - Roderick KingsleyEric Vesbit - Sergei Kravinoff / Kraven the HunterB.J. Ward - Mayor WatersGreg Weisman - Donald MenkenThomas F. Wilson - Stan Carter Crew Greg Weisman - Supervising Producer/Story Editor/WriterVictor Cook - Supervising Producer (Season 2)/Supervising DirectorDiane A. Crea - ProducerEric Vesbit - Associate ProducerWade Wisninski - Associate ProducerDave Bullock - Director (four episodes)Kevin Altieri - Director (four episodes)John Diaz - Production ManagerKevin Hopps - WriterMatt Wayne - WriterAndrew Robinson - WriterRandy Jandt - Script Coordinator/Writer's Apprentice/WriterJennifer Coyle - Director (six episodes)Sean "Cheeks" Galloway - Lead Character Designer/ Character SupervisorMike Inman - Background Painter/Visual DevelopmentJamie Thomason - Voice Casting Director and Dialogue DirectorMeagan Healy - Production Art SupervisorBrian G. Smith - Production Art SupervisorBen Maloney - Production AssistantSherrian Felix - Production CoordinatorJennifer L. Anderson - Post Production AssistantSean Herbert - Animation Clerk

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