📺 Marvel's Spider-Man (2017)
Based on comic
Marvel's Spider-Man is a 2017 animated television series that brings the iconic wall-crawler back to the small screen with a fresh focus on science, teamwork, and mentorship. Serving as a replacement for the previous series Ultimate Spider-Man, this iteration places Peter Parker not just in the streets of New York, but in the hallways of Horizon High, a school for genius-level intellect. The series quickly distinguishes itself by introducing a young Miles Morales and Anya Corazon, who join Peter as fellow spider-powered heroes, creating a dynamic team dynamic rarely seen in Spider-Man animation.
The series draws heavily from the rich history of The Amazing Spider-Man comics, first published in 1963 by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. While the core origin remains faithful—the radioactive spider bite and the tragic loss of Uncle Ben—the show modernizes the setting by embedding Peter in a STEM-focused academy run by Max Modell. This allows the narrative to naturally incorporate classic villains like Doctor Octopus, Vulture, and the Jackal as scientific threats, while also exploring the complex friendship between Peter and Harry Osborn, who eventually takes on the mantle of Hobgoblin.
A standout element of the series is its adaptation of the Superior Spider-Man storyline in its second season. In a bold move for an all-ages show, the narrative sees Otto Octavius successfully swap minds with Peter, forcing the hero's consciousness into a robotic tentacle harness. This arc allows the series to explore themes of identity and responsibility from a radically different perspective, as Peter must guide Otto to understand what it truly means to be a hero before he can reclaim his body and his life.
The show evolved significantly over its run, with its third season subtitled Maximum Venom. This final chapter leaned heavily into symbiote lore, introducing a massive-scale threat that required Spider-Man to team up with a vast array of Marvel heroes, including Iron Man, Hulk, and Black Widow. By blending classic comic book drama with a contemporary focus on science and friendship, Marvel's Spider-Man carved out its own unique space in the character's extensive animated legacy.
The Amazing Spider-Man is a superhero comic book series published by Marvel Comics, featuring the character Spider-Man. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, the series debuted with a cover date of March 1963, following the character's first appearance in Amazing Fantasy #15 (1962). The series follows the adventures of Peter Parker, a high school student from Queens, New York, who gains spider-like abilities after being bitten by a radioactive spider. Guided by the principle that 'with great power comes great responsibility,' Peter balances his personal life—including his job as a photographer for the Daily Bugle and his relationships with Aunt May and Gwen Stacy—with his crime-fighting duties as Spider-Man.
The series quickly became a cultural phenomenon, defining the teenage superhero archetype and introducing a rogues' gallery of iconic villains, including the Green Goblin, Doctor Octopus, and the Lizard. Lee and Ditko's run established the blend of personal drama, humor, and action that has characterized the character for decades. Over the years, The Amazing Spider-Man has been written and drawn by some of the industry's most celebrated creators, and its storylines have influenced countless adaptations across media, cementing Spider-Man as one of the most recognizable and enduring fictional characters in popular culture.
