It was helmed byJohn Semper Jr., who worked closely withStan Leeto adapt classic Spider-Man stories for television.
Throw in a theme song that featuredJoe Perryfrom Aerosmith on Guitar and the rest is history.
Meanwhile, Peter’s superpowers begin to vanish at inopportune moments.
This episode does a good job of establishing the overarching storyline of season two.
They recover a disk with evidence that could incriminate both Richard and his father, Wilson.
When he learns of the theft, Kingpin puts all of his resources into hunting the superheroes down.
While the team-up between Spider-Man and Daredevil is wonderful, theevil and now iconic TV Kingpinis the real star.
The gas granted him increased strength but also drove him mad.
The gas giving Osborn super strength also helps make him distinct from Hobgoblin.
Now working with Kingpin, he plans to destroy the multiverse.
Meanwhile, a black ooze from the crash bonds with Spider-Man, giving him enhanced powers.
This is an amazing beginning to the three-part symbiotearc inSpider-Man.
It wastes no time in establishing the factions at play while foreshadowing what is to come.
“Venom Returns,” manages to combine its Spider-Man, Dr.
Strange, and Iron Man characters effectively.
She dismisses his statement by claiming that a two-headed monster will soon return.
Once Mary Jane is presumed dead, Barnes lets loose a spectacular performance that taps into Peter’s rage.
He discovers that his new costume is an alien symbiote that feeds off his negative emotions.
Just like part one, these episodes do a phenomenal job presentingthe origins of Venom.
Episode three is wholly dedicated to Spider-Man and Venom’s battle, done both physically and mentally.
The ending is appropriately tragic, with Eddie sacrificing himself to banish Dormamu and Carnage.
The primary Spider-Man chases him and gets to see a world where Spider-Man is universally loved and respected.
To stop Spider Carnage, Spider-Man tracks down a living Uncle Ben, who speaks to his humanity.
It’s a raw moment of a hero using their greatest inspiration to banish their greatest darkness.
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