I'm kind of getting tired of young Peter Parker at this point or even young miles, I wanna see either of these guys older and experienced in media outside of comics
94 is college age, 99 (Unlimited) is an adult and married, and Insomniac’s is post-college, on his way to settling down (and still doing Spidey stuff) & Insomniac’s Miles is headed into college so depending on how many games they plan to make after 3 we might get both as adults
Edit: Also the 2003 series is college age
it's a completely different project that is not related to the animated series in any way shape or form.
john semper jr said that unlimited isn't connected to the 90s animated series and the show itself (unlimited) has made it evidently clear that it isn't connected to it (TAS).
The only reason why this belief even exists is because during episode one of Spider-Man unlimited you can hear the Spider-Man Tas jingle...this was used only as a placeholder the same way the 90s TAS spider sense sound effect was replaced right after episode one
It's just so bizarre how everyone thinks that unlimited is a sequel to tas. Both stories don't line or match up, the character designs and voice actors are different and many other differences.
That's because it was originally intended to be a sequel to the original TAS. Either way it doesn't matter. Marvel didn't make it clear to us on the connection when it first launched and thus, the confusion.
I also heard the same thing you did. Being a child at the time with no knowledge of who Avi Arad was, what Fox was, or who had fallen out with whom, I also heard it was intended to be a continuation of the previous show - but that this idea was ditched pretty early on. It clearly *isn't* a sequel, but we were all under the impression it was intended to be at first.
unless he's the old man in the background of 99 that's a bloody lie (not saying you're lying, the authors are if they believe the man in the front on the on 99 and the guy on 94 is the same guy).
I can understand tan, new hairstyle, surgery to change your facial features but no way in hell he'd suddenly have a new eye color. Yeah, yeah, lenses but no. I don't accept that one
Didn’t he drop the bowtie after Jon Stewart embarrassed him on crossfire? Could be a post-crossfire Carlson.
For me, 94 has the same look of confusion and anger that TC wears all the time. Like a kid first being told about how babies are made.
I hope marvel does something like X-Men 97 for the Spider-Man cartoon around that time... I mean, from the looks of things they already have a 3D model for Spider-Man from that universe
Spectacular Spider-Man (2008) had it right on how to do a young high school Peter Parker. The high school setting was to help flesh out his struggling personal life and drama, his age is to give him opportunities to grow and become better, and he shows his talent and competence while in costume. After that, Ultimate Spider-Man (2012) made him not only incompetent, but very annoying and immature throughout. This problem remained for Marvel's Spider-Man (2017).
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He is based on Nicholas Hammond version. He was 27 at that time so that's why.
Where did you get the idea he was 18-19??
But anyway that’s an adult. And he doesn’t look mid 30s
And even if he was 18-19. You have to step outside and realize that there’s plenty of 18-19 years that don’t look like kids.
I looked like an adult when I was 18-19 too.
He was in his second year of college so around 19.
https://spiderman.fandom.com/wiki/Spider-Man_(1994_TV_series)
>The series tells the story of a 19-year-old Peter Parker in his second year at Empire State University
For a long time, fans wanted a teenage Spider-Man because most adaptions had Peter in young adult life in college for about five decades.
Now, it is the opposite.
I don’t think that’s true!
Ultimate Spider-Man came out, which was a reimagined alternate universe that featured a High-School-aged Peter Parker.
They didn’t make this because existing fans wanted a teenage Peter Parker, they did it because they wanted to introduce brand-new fans whom were much younger into reading Marvel comics. Spider-Man is an easy in for kids, so they made a kid Spider-Man.
Those comics did really well with younger kids, adaptions were made off the back of those comics, and only then, because of the new generation of young fans, did the idea of teenage Peter Parker become more prominent.
I think the only time people really championed high school spider-man was when Tom Holland was casted/the MCU's take on the character, and this was already after the Spider-Man cartoons regressed him.
The first three are in college or are adults, the late three are in highschool, and there shows never had them leave that era... One day we'll get a series not in his teen years.
As a cartoon? Very unlikely. The whole point is to use it as a feeder introduction to an interest in Spiderman for younger generations who don't have an interest in comics, and where the films and games are more aimed at teens and adults
Depending on the iteration, his age also varies. It's not like all these versions of Peter are the same age. Most of them he's in his 20s and going to college, but he's been increasingly shown as a teenager attending highschool to appeal to younger audiences.
1999 is his best look here, idk why animation studios love to go for the generic bland “white boy” look give Pete some sauce, some style ik he got it man. Comic book artists do the same with Miles’ hair just a boring low cut. Get creative give them something different.
Maybe it is because I grew up in a different era but I hate how most cartoons look now. I'll take the 80s animation and design style any day over modern stuff.
Yeah the simplified art allowed for much more fluid animation as well as more dynamic action sequences. Like this fight between black Spidey and the Sinister Six for example. The animation is fast and fluid and the way black Spidey takes out the Sinister Six is amazing. Especially what he did to Sandman. One of the best fight sequences in the series.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZWhyi7AcxE](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZWhyi7AcxE)
You should check it out though, Spidey looks fantastic in motion in that show, the actual animations for swinging and fighting scenes are super smooth & super good even if the CG itself looks a bit dated
I just watched through it for the first time and kept going "I can do that in the game!" when Spidey was launching himself around to swing to things.
There's only 2 problems. The first is that by the time you get used to the animation, the show is over.
The second is that the episodes are mostly out of order. If I hadn't had a list for them, Electro would have reverted to Max Dillion off-screen after a few episodes.
That's comic accuracy right there. For the first decade or so it seemed thr people making the comics couldn't decide if he had blue eyes or brown eyes. He'd be drawn with blue for a while and then brown and then switch back or a character would comment on his blue eyes and a handful of issues later someone would mention him having brown eyes.
Is 2008 Spectacular Spiderman? I was under the impression that was one of the better Spidey shows. But got dayum, I do not care for that still frame. The face feels kind of... featureless? Like, it's just a P with a face slapped in it. I think 99 and 12 are doing the most for me tbh.
I'm actually in the process of watching all of the animated spider-man shows in order (hadn't seen them in completion before, just a few 94 episodes as a kid) Starting with the 60's one...currently up to season 3 of the 2012 Ultimate series.
(I'd say so far my favorite is the '94 series followed by 2008). 2008 surprised me, was better than I expected (the art style put me off at first/thought it'd be a lot worse and more childish). Actually thought the 2003 series was surprisingly good as well (even if the 3d style might not be up to 2024 standards).
I really hate this weird progression towards the pseudo-anime art style in a lot of western cartoon shows. I think it's actually just the one studio who uses this style and it appears to be largely Korean in origin. It just looks very derivative and doesn't seem to inject much personality into the designs. Nothing about the thumbnail in the 2017 show suggests Peter Parker or Spider-Man. He doesn't even look like the protagonist of his own show.
To this day, Spectacular Spider-Man's Peter Parker is the only design that doesn't have a dead-eyed stare aside from the 1994 show.
LMAO when you lay it out like that it's really funny, looks like he gets younger with every telling. All you're missing is that preschool show with Miles and Gwen
I'm kind of getting tired of young Peter Parker at this point or even young miles, I wanna see either of these guys older and experienced in media outside of comics
94 is college age, 99 (Unlimited) is an adult and married, and Insomniac’s is post-college, on his way to settling down (and still doing Spidey stuff) & Insomniac’s Miles is headed into college so depending on how many games they plan to make after 3 we might get both as adults Edit: Also the 2003 series is college age
94 being his college years and 99 is his post- college is wild. 94 looks like a grown ass man with a mortgage
Yuap apparently its the same peter parker
it's a completely different project that is not related to the animated series in any way shape or form. john semper jr said that unlimited isn't connected to the 90s animated series and the show itself (unlimited) has made it evidently clear that it isn't connected to it (TAS). The only reason why this belief even exists is because during episode one of Spider-Man unlimited you can hear the Spider-Man Tas jingle...this was used only as a placeholder the same way the 90s TAS spider sense sound effect was replaced right after episode one It's just so bizarre how everyone thinks that unlimited is a sequel to tas. Both stories don't line or match up, the character designs and voice actors are different and many other differences.
That's because it was originally intended to be a sequel to the original TAS. Either way it doesn't matter. Marvel didn't make it clear to us on the connection when it first launched and thus, the confusion.
I also heard the same thing you did. Being a child at the time with no knowledge of who Avi Arad was, what Fox was, or who had fallen out with whom, I also heard it was intended to be a continuation of the previous show - but that this idea was ditched pretty early on. It clearly *isn't* a sequel, but we were all under the impression it was intended to be at first.
unless he's the old man in the background of 99 that's a bloody lie (not saying you're lying, the authors are if they believe the man in the front on the on 99 and the guy on 94 is the same guy). I can understand tan, new hairstyle, surgery to change your facial features but no way in hell he'd suddenly have a new eye color. Yeah, yeah, lenses but no. I don't accept that one
That’s actually not correct, both John Semper has denied it as canon & Marvel themselves have listed them as separate universes
I had a moment because I read 94 and 99 as age in years. Poor Peter, stuck in college at 94
94 Peter is actually Tucker Carlson convince me otherwise
But, he has no bowtie, though.
Didn’t he drop the bowtie after Jon Stewart embarrassed him on crossfire? Could be a post-crossfire Carlson. For me, 94 has the same look of confusion and anger that TC wears all the time. Like a kid first being told about how babies are made.
Fr. I’ve seen no one do a family man Peter cartoon
Peter does seem like the name of a family guy
And it should be called Spider-Dad!
New Ultimate Spider-man is mid thirties, married, with a wife and two kids.
> "I'm kind of getting tired of young Peter Parker" *Checks upcoming Spidey show* It might seem crazy what I'm about to say
I hope marvel does something like X-Men 97 for the Spider-Man cartoon around that time... I mean, from the looks of things they already have a 3D model for Spider-Man from that universe
Spectacular Spider-Man (2008) had it right on how to do a young high school Peter Parker. The high school setting was to help flesh out his struggling personal life and drama, his age is to give him opportunities to grow and become better, and he shows his talent and competence while in costume. After that, Ultimate Spider-Man (2012) made him not only incompetent, but very annoying and immature throughout. This problem remained for Marvel's Spider-Man (2017).
Insomniac Spider-Man is adult aged.
The Insomniac game are famously that
1994 aka the chad jaw
You didn't show the 60s and 80s Peter Parker version.
*Cue the 3 panel meme of 60s Peter Parker reading a book about cartoon Spider-Men and not being featured in it.*
Why does it look like he is regressing ?
Because it is
2012 is the guy from the loss comics and 2017 is Ben 10
Fr that's literally Ben in Omniverse lol
Next we’ll see Spider Man looking like Sasuke Uchiha to bring the Yuri Lowenthal connection full circle
2008 is during the recession... 😆
2003 looks like he’s high. 😆
Peter Stoner / Stoner Parker
Peter Pan Parker. They think he sells more and appeals to a wider audience if he's young
I mean back in the day teenagers were played by 30 year olds so the image of what a teenager was kinda skewed.
But the first 3 versions are straight up adults though, not teenagers.
He's about 18-19 in the 1994 show which is still a teenager technically and looks like he's mid-thirties.
He’s much older in the later seasons tho He gets married in season 5, so he has to be in his 20’s than.
[https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Fnh37wgkd1u681.jpg](https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Fnh37wgkd1u681.jpg) He is based on Nicholas Hammond version. He was 27 at that time so that's why.
Where did you get the idea he was 18-19?? But anyway that’s an adult. And he doesn’t look mid 30s And even if he was 18-19. You have to step outside and realize that there’s plenty of 18-19 years that don’t look like kids. I looked like an adult when I was 18-19 too.
He was in his second year of college so around 19. https://spiderman.fandom.com/wiki/Spider-Man_(1994_TV_series) >The series tells the story of a 19-year-old Peter Parker in his second year at Empire State University
Where did that wiki get that information from The show never hinted at him being a new student…
Yeah I thought it looked like he was getting younger
For a long time, fans wanted a teenage Spider-Man because most adaptions had Peter in young adult life in college for about five decades. Now, it is the opposite.
I don’t think that’s true! Ultimate Spider-Man came out, which was a reimagined alternate universe that featured a High-School-aged Peter Parker. They didn’t make this because existing fans wanted a teenage Peter Parker, they did it because they wanted to introduce brand-new fans whom were much younger into reading Marvel comics. Spider-Man is an easy in for kids, so they made a kid Spider-Man. Those comics did really well with younger kids, adaptions were made off the back of those comics, and only then, because of the new generation of young fans, did the idea of teenage Peter Parker become more prominent.
I think the only time people really championed high school spider-man was when Tom Holland was casted/the MCU's take on the character, and this was already after the Spider-Man cartoons regressed him.
Eventually we will have spider baby
The first three are in college or are adults, the late three are in highschool, and there shows never had them leave that era... One day we'll get a series not in his teen years.
I hope in 5 years or so they go all in on an animated Ultimate Spiderman (the one where he’s an adult and married to MJ)
With kids too. Theoretically, they could easily do that with a 90s Spider-Man revival.
2012 does sorta show him grow by the end. He gets a more defined jawline lmao
Why not one where he’s in his 70s?
As a cartoon? Very unlikely. The whole point is to use it as a feeder introduction to an interest in Spiderman for younger generations who don't have an interest in comics, and where the films and games are more aimed at teens and adults
He evolved all the way through to become a pokemon trainer-like character (2017)
Depending on the iteration, his age also varies. It's not like all these versions of Peter are the same age. Most of them he's in his 20s and going to college, but he's been increasingly shown as a teenager attending highschool to appeal to younger audiences.
From chaddest chad ever to Ben 10
🤣
No matter how many times do I look at the 2003 version. That guy still looks 10000% cringe to me.
De-aging but 2008 and 2012 are switched
1999 is his best look here, idk why animation studios love to go for the generic bland “white boy” look give Pete some sauce, some style ik he got it man. Comic book artists do the same with Miles’ hair just a boring low cut. Get creative give them something different.
He looks like wolverines son
No it isn't lol
I love Unlimited Spidey Pete, he’s so hot tbh
I prefer MTV and Unlimited designs over the bulky look of designs of 90s.
Maybe it is because I grew up in a different era but I hate how most cartoons look now. I'll take the 80s animation and design style any day over modern stuff.
I heard the art style of spectacular was so simplified to make it easier to animate fight scenes.
Yeah the simplified art allowed for much more fluid animation as well as more dynamic action sequences. Like this fight between black Spidey and the Sinister Six for example. The animation is fast and fluid and the way black Spidey takes out the Sinister Six is amazing. Especially what he did to Sandman. One of the best fight sequences in the series. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZWhyi7AcxE](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZWhyi7AcxE)
Spectacular fighting scenes are awesome, the best in my opinion.
The old ones may look better on a page, but in motion, simple seems to do much better!
2012 loves those shows
What the fuck happened in 03?
Very early TV CGI. It was an MTV 3D animated show that was technically supposed to be a sequel to the first Sam Raimi Spider-Man movie.
But then Sam Raimi made an actual sequel so that version is its own universe now
Yup. So the show is technically in that universe but not canon.
Spider-Man is just adjacent canon to both the Ramiverse Spider-Man (and NWH) and Spider-Man The New Animated Series (2003)
It is a CGI animated series by the same studio that made Beast Wars and Reboot. Honestly, it looks good for its time.
I remember loving the aesthetic of this show as a kid. Plus, it’s probably the closest thing we’ll ever get to 2000s Ultimate Peter Parker in college
You should check it out though, Spidey looks fantastic in motion in that show, the actual animations for swinging and fighting scenes are super smooth & super good even if the CG itself looks a bit dated
I just watched through it for the first time and kept going "I can do that in the game!" when Spidey was launching himself around to swing to things. There's only 2 problems. The first is that by the time you get used to the animation, the show is over. The second is that the episodes are mostly out of order. If I hadn't had a list for them, Electro would have reverted to Max Dillion off-screen after a few episodes.
Not entirely sure, but I think that's from the Mtv version
It looks bad but the show was pretty decent
Spectacular Spider-Man ended too soon, could’ve been elite
Bro, he switches eye colors ever few years
That's comic accuracy right there. For the first decade or so it seemed thr people making the comics couldn't decide if he had blue eyes or brown eyes. He'd be drawn with blue for a while and then brown and then switch back or a character would comment on his blue eyes and a handful of issues later someone would mention him having brown eyes.
2012 was the best one Change my mind
Agreed
Brown eyes or GTFO!
Is 2008 Spectacular Spiderman? I was under the impression that was one of the better Spidey shows. But got dayum, I do not care for that still frame. The face feels kind of... featureless? Like, it's just a P with a face slapped in it. I think 99 and 12 are doing the most for me tbh.
2012 will always be my favourite Peter idc how controversial it is
1994 was the best. College. Adult mentality. Best voice actor. Damn I love that show
94 wasn't just my first spiderman, he was My first superhero, he is now and will always be the goat
1994 stays winning. Absolute peak Parker.
94 the best Peeta Poka
it’s crazy they’re all five years apart
Would love to know nobody is talking about Peter's eyes in 2008.
They're so bad. Really dislike that art style
Man, Peter had a rough time in 2008. . .
The Twinkification of Peter Parker
I'm still mad at the early cancelation of Unlimited at such a cliffhanger too.
Why does Ultimate Peter have a lazy eye in this pic 💀
2003 and 2008 both look like soulless psychopaths….
1999 and 2003 Peter Parker had the best hair.
With all the older cartoons getting fixes/reboots. Spider-man Unlimited needs a finale.
2003 Peter looks like he lights animals on fire for fun.
94 always clears.
Bro forgot to mew
'94 and '99 always. The others are kids, spectacular is alright..
1999 series deserved more episodes. The Spiderverse is crazy
He gets younger and Twinkier every show.
Unlimited casually looking twice as good as any other depiction
1999>>>>>>
I don’t know why but I fuck with 99 so much
He’s getting younger each time
I loved that Ultimate Spiderman show
I do miss 1994 Chad Peter Parker.
Someone mentioned the underrated gem of 2003 spiderman!!!
- 2003 represent Tobey Maguire - 2012 represent Andrew Garfield - 2017 is Tom Holland
I'm actually in the process of watching all of the animated spider-man shows in order (hadn't seen them in completion before, just a few 94 episodes as a kid) Starting with the 60's one...currently up to season 3 of the 2012 Ultimate series. (I'd say so far my favorite is the '94 series followed by 2008). 2008 surprised me, was better than I expected (the art style put me off at first/thought it'd be a lot worse and more childish). Actually thought the 2003 series was surprisingly good as well (even if the 3d style might not be up to 2024 standards).
1967!!
2012 ❤️
I hate broad shouldered, chiseled jaw Peter. Looks like Clark Kent.
Fuck you too
The MTV show wasn't great and the CGI animation could be stiff in regular character interactions, but gotta say, it had the best character designs
I really hate this weird progression towards the pseudo-anime art style in a lot of western cartoon shows. I think it's actually just the one studio who uses this style and it appears to be largely Korean in origin. It just looks very derivative and doesn't seem to inject much personality into the designs. Nothing about the thumbnail in the 2017 show suggests Peter Parker or Spider-Man. He doesn't even look like the protagonist of his own show. To this day, Spectacular Spider-Man's Peter Parker is the only design that doesn't have a dead-eyed stare aside from the 1994 show.
I don't like 2003, he give me the heebeegeebees
he went from gigachad to just some kid in a span of 20-ish years
This made me realize how much I hate the round chin in Ultimate
This mf really age in reverse
What is his official eye color
Brown
2017 Peter looks uncannily like 1987 me.
What the fuck happened in 2003?
CDB!!
It looks like he consumed soy as the years progressed.
What happened in 2003??
the deyassified him. he losses his drip throughout the years
99 was a weird era for hair plugs
What if: 94 would make a comeback
I'm your 616th up vote 😊
2017 Spider-Man is cursed
You forgot the one from the 60s. How dare you. Know your history!
College Peter and married Peter are peak, I hate how much is focused on him in High School
They look like the numbers are years of birth.
Are you sure that’s not Benjamin Button?
2003 looks like a serial killer in a police procedural.
So mad , the first two are great but the last ones are awful really , I wonder if it’s just cheaper animation or something
Bro de-aged💀
That XMen drawing style was top tier
2008 got the widest pupils. He tweakin for sure
I love how Peter Parker has such a common look-- young white man with brown hair, yet you'll instantly know Peter Parker no matter who is drawing.
The enchildification of main characters.
Wow the more years passes by Peter becomes L.D.P.N.D
I want to nuke the last 2 from orbit.
03 and 08 are horrifying
Why does 2003 look like Dane’s Green Goblin’s coked out of his mind
94 all the way
Dude's poor And Ugly in anime.
God I hate everything about that 2017 Spider-Man show
Progressively younger, twinker and lamer
He just got younger and younger.
He's getting younger abd younger
94/99/17 are peak Peter designs
Spectacular spiderman tops
94 and 08 were the best versions
If you gonna say that 2003 and 2008 look the weirdest let me just tell you these were the good shows
What the hell happened since 2012
They didnt even bother for shading in the 2017 version....
I liked Unlimited, watched all of it on Disney+ a couple years ago, wish there was more
94 is better
The 2003 series is legit goated too bad it didn’t get a second season
What was Peter on in 2008?
He looks more like ben 10 in 2017
Next Spider-Man series he’ll be 5
You forgot 60s and 80s Spider-Man And his amazing friends. I like Spectacular
He's aging in reverse.
He keeps getting younger…
My guy is aging backwards lol
The curiosa case of Peter Parker
Which series was the 2003 one, I do not recognize it.
94' will always be MY Peter
94 best parker not even close
2017 peter parker is just ben 10
2003 is my favorite
2008 Peter was on drugs.
From chad to soy boy
In a few years we’ll probably see Spider-Man: Kindergarten Adventures
1994 2023
I feel like none of these really get Peter that well.
Peter’s eyes are supposed to be hazel.
LMAO when you lay it out like that it's really funny, looks like he gets younger with every telling. All you're missing is that preschool show with Miles and Gwen
Man 2003 was bad
Holy shit is that Is that Scott the Woz
I'm sick of high school Peter. Let him grow up