“Spider-Man: The Animated Series” follows Marvel’s most famous superhero. Unfortunately, it came out in the 90s and it’s nowhere near as good as the “Batman” and “Superman” cartoons from the same era. It’s also not as fun as the 60s “Spider-Man” cartoons or the 70s live-action show from Japan.

Spider-Man is the web-slinging protector of New York City. The city is constantly in peril with various supervillains all trying to engage in sinister schemes. However, Spider-Man is always there and he’s never going to surrender against the forces of evil. As Peter Parker, he must try to live a normal life while ensuring he does not endanger those he loves with his activities as a superhero.

We do get to see a real great array of characters. There is of course Spider-Man but we see tons of villains such as Green Goblin, Kingpin, Venom (Hank Azaria “The Simpsons”), Hobgoblin (Mark Hamill “Star Wars”) and Mysterio. Some of the voice acting in this show is really bad though. Spider-Man in particular sounds awful. The dialog is often atrocious too with Spider-Man saying countless lame lines. The animation is okay but it’s nowhere near as good as the animation seen in “Batman: The Animated Series”. Also, Harry and Norman Osborn both have really weird hair.

My biggest problem with this show is that it’s just too frantic. Characters virtually never stop speaking and they try to cram so much into each episode. Some of the animation is not very good as the C.G.I. buildings that are used for some of the backgrounds while Spider-Man swings around the city have not aged well at all. It’s not terrible by any means and I hear a lot of comic book fans like the fact that a lot of the source material was utilised. However, “Spider-Man: The Animated Series” is a show I can do without.