Spectacular Spider-Man and Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes – are these shows in the same world? Do they both feature the same Peter Parker? In this video, I attempt to put this question to bed – considering all possible angles and solutions – and to explore why we care, why true shared universes may not even exist, and how we maintain and benefit from this illusion of continuity.
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Link to Greg Weisman interview: https://www.comicmix.com/2008/08/19/interview-greg-weisman-on-the-spectacular-spider-man-animated-series/
Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
1:27 Part 1, Arguments For and Against
6:06 Part 1.5, My Suggestion
8:35 Part 2, Can Shared Universes Exist?
10:39 Part 2.5, Why and How They (Don’t) Matter
14:17 Conclusion
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The Spectacular Spider-Man is an American superhero animated television series based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man, produced by Adelaide Productions, Culver Entertainment & Sony Pictures Television in association with Marvel, and developed for television by Greg Weisman and Victor Cook. In terms of overall tone and style, the series is based principally on the Stan Lee, Steve Ditko and John Romita Sr. era of The Amazing Spider-Man comic books, with a similar balance of action, drama and comedy as well as a high school setting.
The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes is an American superhero animated television series by Marvel Animation in cooperation with Film Roman, based on the Marvel Comics superhero team the Avengers. The series initially features a team based on the roster for the original Avengers, composed of Iron Man, Giant-Man, Hulk, Thor, and Wasp. The team is later joined by Captain America, Black Panther, and Hawkeye in the first season, and Ms. Marvel and Vision in the second season. In terms of overall tone and style, the series is based principally on the original stories by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. The series also uses material from all eras of the comic’s run as well as other sources, such as the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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