The Spectacular Spider-Man

The Spectacular Spider-Man is the seventh animated series to depict the Marvel Comics' character and icon, Spider-Man. It is produced by Gargoyles co-creator, Greg Weisman and Gargoyles storyboard artist, Vic Cook.

The Spectacular Spider-Man follows the theme of "the education of Peter Parker" as he attends High School and has to deal with keeping his grades up, girls and the stresses of being a teenager, while at the same time protects New York City from criminals and supervillains such as the Green Goblin, the Vulture, Electro, Venom and Dr. Octopus.

The series premiered on Kids WB on March 8th, and at the moment, twenty-six episodes are in various stages of production. It is likely to be renewed for even more episodes.

Cast Members

The following Gargoyles cast members have or will be appearing in The Spectacular Spider-Man. They are listed in the order of their appearance in Gargoyles.

• Clancy Brown - Captain George Stacy, The Rhino
• Keith David - The Big Man
• Jeff Bennett - Montana/Shocker
• Thom Adcox - Phineas Mason/Tinkerer
• Kath Soucie - Martha Conners, Anna Watson
• Cree Summer - Glory Grant
• Tom Wilson - Stan Carter
• Xander Berkeley - Quentin Beck/Mysterio
• BJ Ward - Mayor Waters
• Lacey Chabert - Gwen Stacy

References to Gargoyles in The Spectacular Spider-Man

• In the pilot episode, "The Survival of the Fittest", Spider-Man swings past stone gargoyles that bear a close resemblance to Hudson, Broadway and Goliath. Later in the episode, while battling the Vulture and the Enforcers, Spider-Man accidentally destroys a stone gargoyle that greatly resembles Broadway.
• While not a direct reference, Max Dillon is transformed into Electro when he is shocked by electric eels in Curt Conners' laboratory. This is similar to Anton Sevarius' "death scene" in "Metamorphosis".

See also

• The Spectacular Spider-Man (TV series) at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia