The editor-in-chief of the animated series Spider-Man from the 90s, John Semper Jr., says that Marvel has never stretched his hand on the new comic strip
For a generation of fans, 1990 Spider-Man: The Animated Series is the vision par excellence of the web-slinger. At first during the golden age of caricatures after school, the show served as a gateway to the Marvel universe for many young viewers, often becoming their first real exhibition to Spider-Man, even before the comics.
However, the Beloved Spider-Man animated series from the 90s ended in 1998 after 65 episodes, with a dramatic cliffhanger that still persists in the minds of fans decades later.
In the latest episode of the show, according to the multi -scenario Epic Multraverse known as “Spider Wars”, Mrs. Web promises to guide Peter Parker in a dimension mission to locate the real Mary Jane Watson, who had disappeared in an alternative reality earlier in the series. The final ends with Spider-Man swinging in the unknown, leaving the public without closing and wondering if he has already managed to find his lost love.
Now, almost 30 years later, Marvel Comics should review unfinished history with a newly announced mini-series entitled Spider-man ’94. This continuation will resume exactly where the animated series had stopped, promising to finally address the long-standing mystery of the disappearance of Mary Jane and the long-awaited closure at one of the most emblematic cliffhangers of Spider-Man.
JM Dematteis and Jim Towe should lead the series, in a creative way.
It seems that the announcement of the comic book series drew the attention of the former editor -in -chief of the show, John Semper Jr., who seems unhappy that Marvel has never contacted.
Taking on social networks, he wrote, “No, I am not involved in this comic strip and no one approached me to get involved. [Dunford’s] The text message was the first to speak. “”
On Demutteis taking over as a main editor, Semper shared “I am sure that this new comic strip is in large hands. I hired him years ago to participate in the writing of an episode of my series (which lasted 65 episodes) and I really liked working with him. Where he now chooses to take the series in terms of history is entirely his decision. But for the record, these are not my creative choices, and they represent no surveillance on my part.“”
He continued to assert “Yes, it would have been good (some could even say, respectful) if Marvel had contacted me at some point as a courtesy. But I have long abandoned all the expectations that Marvel would recognize one of my contributions to the Marvel universe – for example, my creation of what is now known as “Spider -Verse.“”
Do John Semper Jr.’s comments change what you think of Spider-Man ’94? Should Marvel had to extend the courtesy of the information or the involvement of the original showrunner, given its central role in the formation of the beloved series?
Or is it a just game for Marvel to go ahead without consulting the past contributors, because they legally have the character and the show?
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