The Spectacular Spider-Man is an
animated superhero action series based on the
Marvel Comics superhero
Spider-Man. Unlike the previous Spider-Man series,
Spider-Man: The New Animated Series, this series doesn't follow the
Spider-Man film series continuity. Instead, supervising producer
Greg Weisman decided that the series follows the direction and attitude originally established by
Stan Lee and
Steve Ditko.
The show begins with Peter Parker starting his junior year at Midtown Manhattan Magnet High School (referred to as M3), having just recently been bitten by a radioactive spider which turned him into Spider-Man. As a superhero, he protects New York City from a whole rogues gallery, including such villains as Vulture, Electro and Dr. Octopus. As Peter Parker, he is trying to lead a normal high schooler's life by hanging out with friends, such as Harry Osborn and Gwen Stacy, and having varying degrees of success with girls, such as Mary Jane Watson, Liz Allan and Betty Brant. He lives with his Aunt May, who is Peter's caretaker after his parents died, and he helps pay the bills by working at the Daily Bugle as a photographer, where he mainly gets pictures of Spider-Man in action.
The show is currently airing its second season Monday nights at 7:30PM on Disney XD. The ratings of the current season will determine whether or not the show will come back for a third season.
