Review of Ultimate Spider-Man

As most fans know well, Disney has had Marvel in its repertoire for years. And as a hardcore fan I was highly skeptical of this transaction and soon the heat in most cooled down, yet do not be so gullible to think that Disney has had no influence in Marvels direction. Ultimate Spider-Man is a loosely adapted series of The Ultimate Comics Spider-Man run. And is partially supposed to give us an Ultimate Peter Parker in his comic absence due to his death in The Death of Spider-Man arc. So now we have a comic Ultimate Universe with Miles Morales, the normal 616 Marvel Peter Parker and this animated variation. The basic plot is that Peter Parker has been Spider-Man for over a year now.With the intervention of Nick Fury in his life he is asked to take on the apparently irate task of leading a group of slightly less experienced young Super Heroes, through this Fury claims he can make Spider-Man more then amazing, he can train him to be one of the greats "The Ultimate Spider-Man" and so the story begins. Drake Bell is cast wrong and performs only well on a base level and the rest of the cast perform well too, yet not exceptionally. The team consists of Nova, Luke Cage, White Tiger and Iron Fist. The show differs in continuity then the comics with (SPOILER) Harry Osborn as Venom and Mary Jane as a relatively go lucky reporter (SPOILER END) and other variation. The script is a quip-full affair and while it falls-flat on occasion the series hold strong with high-quality of graphic, a slightly tired art style and average animation. The story has potential however and Drake tries as Spider-Man. A good, entertaining take, which cannot yet escape from a feeling of product placement along the films, with stupid gimmicks like a Spider-Motorcycle and some kind of Techno-Web Shooter upgrade which are shamefully implemented as an obvious excuse to produce and sell toys. An entertaining ride, yet one that sometimes feels like a mere happy-hour advert. Good, well quipped show appealing to kids, maybe too much.