Superhero Cinematic Civil War - Part 57

[Spider-Fan]

If WW84 is not a major boost for the service, it is a major blow. I think Warner needs to make getting it on Roku before WW84 a major priority. Put it in the best position to succeed

 

[kguillou]

If Wonder Woman doesnt boost the service then I’ll be honest...i dont know what would. Theres a ton of goodwill from the GA and fans from her first movie and Gal herself is a well loved star.

I know this isnt at all the same but im gonna be very curious to see how well the Fresh Prince reunion does for them. That should give some sort of indicator as to how a high profile exclusive works out for them.

 

[metaphysician]

I legit am still laughing about that new picture of Steppenwolf. If this what Snyder did with that guy what the hell will he do with the Joker

Yeah, who would have thought the theatrical version of Steppenwolf was the better, more elegant one? Now you instead get a literal Grimdark the Edgelord, where the main question in play is "How does this guy walk without murdering himself?"

 

[Spider-Fan]

Yeah, who would have thought the theatrical version of Steppenwolf was the better, more elegant one? Now you instead get a literal Grimdark the Edgelord, where the main question in play is "How does this guy walk without murdering himself?"

Honestly, neither design I think trumps the other. Both are meh. I just hope he doesn't look like a PS3 cut scene this time though

 

[Drizzle]

Yeah I never considered Sonic a superhero. But then again, in my mind growing up, I never considered the Ninja Turtles or Power Rangers superheroes. But I can't really argue that they're not

When it comes to superhero films at least, the Ninja Turtles are considered to belong to the genre since they originated in comics. I feel like the only characters widely recognized as superheroes that didn't originate in comics are The Incredibles.

 

[Erzengel]

If Wonder Woman doesnt boost the service then I’ll be honest...i dont know what would. Theres a ton of goodwill from the GA and fans from her first movie and Gal herself is a well loved star.

I'm not saying how it will do because I honestly wouldn't be surprised either way and that's only because everything is new and unprecedented. It'd be one thing if throughout the year we had other blockbusters being released but outside of Mulan which Disney really didn't release any concrete numbers, this is would be the first really big release.

 

[Detective Conan]

Was anybody introduced to Spider-Man through this show?

 

[MadVillainy]

Wasn't intro'd to Spidey through it, but it was good for it's time. It's a bit hokey now, same with the old X-Men show. But I have fond memories. I don't think they're as good as BTAS, JL/JLU, or Spectacular Spidey

 

[kguillou]

Was anybody introduced to Spider-Man through this show?

Me. Fell madly in love with the character through that show.

 

[Zarex]

My introduction to Spidey came from The Electric Company.

Yep, I'm old.

 

[Kahran Ramsus]

Amazing Friends was my introduction to Spidey (and most of the other major Marvel characters). I was actually kind of getting out of cartoons by the time the 90s series was on as I was into high school at that point and didn't get back into them until college. As a teenager I sort of had a "cartoons are for kids" mentality that went away as I got older. BTAS was one of the last I really followed prior to going back and watching what I missed when I was older. By that point Justice League was current.

So when I look at Spider-Man TAS, I do it without nostalgia. And I definitely don't think it holds up as well as the DC animated series from the same period or the later Spectacular Spider-Man series. It's alright, but I don't love it. The first season was better than what followed. I think it got weaker as it went along.

 

[Spider-Fan]

Was anybody introduced to Spider-Man through this show?

I was first introduced in the comics and both the 80s cartoon and Amazing Friends via old VHS rentals of Marvel shows at my local video store. But of course, I watched the show a lot and bought loads of the figures from the toy line

 

[Ninjablade]

Raimi's first film is what introduced me, but my expansion of the character's lore came from the animated series. The introduction of the Green Goblin is an episode that will always hold a soft spot in my heart.

I've recently rewatched quite a bit of the Spider-Man TAS, since it's on Disney+, and agree. It really does't hold up that well, especially the later seasons. I do appreciate how much ground it covered though in terms of Spider-Man's world. I think it had adapted almost every major story up until that point at the time in some capacity. It also deserves credit for introducing a lot of the aspects of Venom's backstory that make the character somewhat interesting.

 

[Nardz937]

Was anybody introduced to Spider-Man through this show?

Yep. I'd come home from Kindergarten and watch this show religiously.

 

[MbJ]

Was anybody introduced to Spider-Man through this show?

It was the Raimi movie for me but reruns of this helped cement my love of the character.

 

[Mandon Knight]

Was anybody introduced to Spider-Man through this show?

Its good, but it's no 'Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends', which was my childhood Spider-Man show.

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

Maestro!

Are all of these DLCs single player?

 

[Shinobi Shaw]

Was anybody introduced to Spider-Man through this show?

I was born in 1990 so this show will always have a place in my heart. It really was the OG MCU. But yeah this was my introduction to Spider-Man, alongside going to the comics shop and news stands getting random issues of Web of Spider-Man.

Also if you came up during that era, you'll remember this being plastered everywhere:

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

Was anybody introduced to Spider-Man through this show?

My introduction was actually the older Spidey cartoon from the 70’s with the famous theme song. But the 90’s cartoon is what got deeply into the character.

 

[Spider-Aziz]

My introduction to Spidey came from The Electric Company.

Yep, I'm old.

I'm a 90s kid who got to know Electric Company cause of some channels showing it.

I'm on my way to the oldies territory.

Amazing Friends was my introduction to Spidey (and most of the other major Marvel characters).

I was first introduced in the comics and both the 80s cartoon and Amazing Friends via old VHS rentals of Marvel shows at my local video store. But of course, I watched the show a lot and bought loads of the figures from the toy line

Its good, but it's no 'Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends', which was my childhood Spider-Man show.

To fans through Spidey & His Amazing Friends

and another for Spider-Fan for watching the solo twin series to Spider-Friends.

My introduction was actually the older Spidey cartoon from the 70’s with the famous theme song. But the 90’s cartoon is what got deeply into the character.

It's a 60s show actually. I had a betamax containing 12 segments of that show, and I copied them to VHS after we upgraded to that and I had my own cassette.

I was actually kind of getting out of cartoons by the time the 90s series was on as I was into high school at that point and didn't get back into them until college. As a teenager I sort of had a "cartoons are for kids" mentality that went away as I got older. BTAS was one of the last I really followed prior to going back and watching what I missed when I was older. By that point Justice League was current.

I never had this problem, cause I never thought this mentality suited me since I was watching anime, and superheroes did not lose their spark in my eyes at any point in my life.

 

[Spider-Fan]

Man, I watched all the old Marvel cartoons through those VHS releases. Everytime I would find new ones with episodes I never saw before, it was like Christmas.

 

[Detective Conan]

I never had this problem, cause I never thought this mentality suited me since I was watching anime, and superheroes did not lose their spark in my eyes at any point in my life.

Anime definitely helped keep my interest in animation. I loved that it tended to to be violent and darker than the safe family friendly western cartoons at the time. Plus I love the serialized nature of the storytelling. Something we didn’t get a lot in the west on television, especially western animation.

Speaking of anime, has anyone ever watched the anime versions of Marvel characters before?

Especially the X-Men.



Damn. Even if you don’t like anime you have to give it to the Japanese. They sure know how to make things look good.

 

[Sithborg]

Japan has the same issues with animation that the US does, in that budget and styles can greatly impact how it looks. Hell, anime is where I've grown to easily spot the budget in animated products.

 

[Shinobi Shaw]

It may not have the iconic theme, but the anime intro to X-Men TAS in Japan is everything.



Would love to see a series in this style.

 

[MbJ]