Should they change the art style for the series a bit?

[strugler]

Should the guys behind the spectacular spider-man change the art style a bit to have a bit more details?
i certainly hope they will coz for now the art style is just waaaaaaay to bland: old people look like young people with white hair, characters eyes look like oranges. I know they are going simple so they can animate better but i mean really its waay too powerpuff girls for my liking.

[Spider-ManHero12]

No, it should stay the way it is because it's aweosme. Besides, detail causes stiffness when they move.

[CaptainStacy]

No. They've more or less developed their OWN look and art style, and should stick with it, imo.

[Havok83]

yes, the eyes are horrible. Thats really the only thing Id adjust

[Dark_Lord]

yes, the eyes are horrible. Thats really the only thing Id adjust

Same here. I mean, I can live with it, but I'd like it if they changed them. I don't see them making any changes though and they shouldn't.

[Arcturus]

I like the art style, I'd rather they stay with it.

[Ratcrawler]

Kind of funny how everybody on the show has huge eyes making sPidey's look normal by comparison. Stick with what they've got.

[Kamarov]

I think they should stick with the animation they've got for the sake of consistency. It's not horrible and it is a far cry from what is the bog standard anime rip offs. I can live with it.

[Visionary]

Maybe change the character designs a bit (with proper proportions) and smaller eyes for season TWO or THREE. But only if the quality in animation doesn't suffer, if it does, keep it as is. :cool:

[Web-Head]

No. They've more or less developed their OWN look and art style, and should stick with it, imo.
Exactly.

[Odin's Lapdog]

actually the small addition of pupils to the eyes would be fine

althought those eyes aren't really a problem, it's hard to gauge a full range of emotions from them

[Mikelus]

Making the eyes smaller and a few more details here and there would be better IMO.

[spiderfan970]

definitely leave it

[Green Goblin 1964]

Just leave it. Don't bother changing it now. The only way to get used to it is to stop b****ing for change because it's not happening. I like the look anyway. It's not nearly as bad as some people make it out to be.

[ironwez20]

i think its like kim possible atleast it looks like kim possible

[Farren]

I'm ok with the art

except for the lack of pupils.

Please for the love of human ocular anatomy, give these characters some pupils. It's so distracting.

[Jick09]

I hated the style first time I saw it...now I just love it. everything.
they should keep it. and I'm sure they will.

[NinjaTurtleFan]

Eyes and noses are what really get to me. I think the beginning episode, the one with Vulture was the one that turned me off the most because Toomes, Ock, and several other characters just looked hideous and badly drawn. This "Natural Selection" episode the characters actually looked better and The Lizard was pretty cool. The only thing I would've changed on him was the big eyes and the tail being too long. Otherwise, he was pretty good.

I'm getting use to the art, but comparing it to the 90's art it just isn't the same. And I don't want to hear a repetition of people telling me that the animation is like this way because the movement will be faster and more fluid, I've heard it before and again too much. I think if they just made some of the designs of characters a little more "realistic" but not adding too much detail, it'll work better. And seriously Pete's got to get that Cindy Crawford mole ripped off or removed or something.

[Visionary]

I doubt they're going to change the art style anytime soon, because it's exactly what the producer of the show wanted, regardless of what you want to hear. Now, if they do change it, it'll probably happen in the 3rd season. Why, because if they're going to make the designs more detailed, each episode will also require more money to keep the animation fluid? If it last until the 3rd season and still have great ratings. This show will be making some good bank from its licensing. Believe it or not, even toons are on a budget. And that's even if the producer wants to change the art style, for they are meant for the young bucks, not grown ass adults.

[Kamarov]

Right now this show has a winning formula. People complaining about the art style actually love the show. The series creators aren't going to change anything, not any time soon.

[storyteller]

If you watch the more detail 90's incarnation, that animation was that smooth and dynamic as this show. Lost of the same move movement and "Slow Mo". Spiderman did a flip and it was real time but he was just slow and clunky.

[dodgers2213]

the animation isnt that bad. So far i like the show, of course Spidey TAS was the best and holds special in my heart

[Xclaim]

Ya know, I'm just way too distracted by other little things on this show, such as great action and storytelling, to give a damn about something as trivial as pupils or moles.

No show is perfect people, especially these days. This show is the best Spidey series in years so just be grateful.

[Webhead2006]

Yea i do enjoy the show alot and agree some changes like pupils in eyes would be nice if they did and did bug me a bit before but i can deal with it and enjoy the show for what it is Spidey!!!!

[Nathan]

They definitely need to slightly alter the art. Keep it simple and stylized, but try to make the art more mature and less kiddy. What I think would be great, is that with every season Peter should get a bit older, and as he gets older and moves into college, the art should slightly change as well.

[MattXG]

I hate the way they draw noses from the side. Oh and having Pete's tag sticking up on the back of his shirt downright pisses me off! For the love of god change that. He's not THAT nerdy...:whatever:

I'm not the biggest fan of the eyes either.

[Webhead2006]

well maybe every season they will get new hair dos and different cloths.

[The Joker]

Yes, it needs a complete overhaul. I was worried we'd get terrible Americ-Anime style art, and instead we get even worse Fischer Price Little People art. Ugh. What is wrong with kids and animators now-a-days?

[matthooper]

The funniest thing is the way the toys look. It looks like they forgot to finish them.

[Ratcrawler]

The eye thing is funny because nobody has pupils. Which is fine, cuz I rarely draw pupils on my characters eyes either. They're usually not necessary if the more colorful Iris directs you.

But the crazy thing is during Natural Selection, Curt's irises dilated into Lizard pupils.

[Visionary]

They definitely need to slightly alter the art. Keep it simple and stylized, but try to make the art more mature and less kiddy. What I think would be great, is that with every season Peter should get a bit older, and as he gets older and moves into college, the art should slightly change as well.I like this idea.

[Timstuff]

I just saw the pilot episode on Youtube. I personally like the art style. I know it may not be everyone's cup of tea, but I like experimental looking styles. I used to watch Kim Possible a lot, and I really like the Scott Pilgrim comic series, which has a lot in common with SS in terms of art style. Basically, I'm perfectly open to them doing more than just trying to make it look like a typical comic book.

[The Joker_1000]

I like the art style & I think they need to keep it, I've liked it since day one, to change it would just be stupid. Besides that, we've gotten some great character redesigns thus far.

[Visionary]

I don't think they have any plans on changing things anytime soon. So those who don't like it, don't watch it.

Don't...You...Mock...Me...Boy!

[lixdexia]

i love the art style! especially since it was developed by one of the hype's own :D

[The Joker_1000]

I don't think they have any plans on changing things anytime soon. So those who don't like it, don't watch it.

Don't...You...Mock...Me...Boy!


I completely agree. I don't see why people watch the show when they know they don't like anything about it. The animation is great & I love it.

[Webhead2006]

YEa i like the show alot but do agree some things would be nice to change like having pupils in eyes, a different nose on peter, and possibly maybe in future seasons for them to have different clothes.

[Nathan]

Weisman said that he wants the Series to last till Peter graduates from Highschool. So it would be really nice to see the art mature with him.

[Webhead2006]

Hopefully.

[The Joker_1000]

Well, that's the main thing I like about this series, the fact that they started out with a Peter who has just began High School. That means there's more room for more stories in the series as we should see him go from being this young boy who is reckless to a more mature man with powers who is still a little reckless. All in all, this is the perfect way to start the series.

[Spider-ManHero12]

Well, that's the main thing I like about this series, the fact that they started out with a Peter who has just began High School. That means there's more room for more stories in the series as we should see him go from being this young boy who is reckless to a more mature man with powers who is still a little reckless. All in all, this is the perfect way to start the series. Very well said and I completley agree. :up:

[Prefix]

Yes, it needs a complete overhaul. I was worried we'd get terrible Americ-Anime style art, and instead we get even worse Fischer Price Little People art. Ugh. What is wrong with kids and animators now-a-days?They got some style.

[Green Goblin 1964]

What I love about the design is that every character has their own look. I love Timm's stuff but too many of his guys have the same body shape and they pretty much just switch the heads. The women are almost all identical,too. The 90's series had almost every character buffed up as superman even out of costume. At least in this series each guy is different from another whether it's their build, hair, skin color, or eyes.

[The Joker_1000]

I actually liked that Spidey was a little buff and wasn't too scrawny. I believe that as this version of Spider-Man becomes older and more used to being Spider-Man, his build should increase more and more. He doesn't have to look like Superman but he should be a little buff.

[ninjaspyder13]

Yeah. But just the eyes -- everything else for the show is great. But it's really annoying when everyone's got the exact same kind of eyes, which remind me of Dora the Explorer. It bugs the heck out of me.

Nothing wrong with the rest of it.

[The Joker_1000]

I've never really noticed or cared. The most important thing is that the characters each look very different, the most annoying thing about any cartoon is having the characters look nearly the same. That's my biggest pet peeve with Dragon Ball Z.

[Captivated]

For what it's worth, I don't care for the style they have gone with, and agree with the first post.

I thought the MTV animated version had stronger (read better) art... it was quite stylized and dramatic. I usually prefer more realistic, but the movement and lighting were great.

But... even though I'm not thrilled with the art, I'm liking the series, with the traditional Spidey schtick. :)

I just think "high school" is going to get boring week after week, year after year... I want to see a series that can continue and I don't know how many times they can do the "Aunt May needs money and Peter is standing up his friends because of Spider-man" routine.

And, am I the only one who finds having Gwen here as a friend (which is a deviation from the comics) combined with the NOTABLE absence of Mary Jane to be annoying?! (Most likely it is my EXTREME disgust with the developments of OMD and BND that have tainted my view of even THIS cast of characters. )

Although... besides the art, there was just "something" about the MTV series that was more compelling. It wasn't so "kiddie." I own it and have watched it several times. (Maddening that it didn't continue and left us dangling with a cliffhanger. :mad: )

[Visionary]

I hope every season they make the eyes bigger, until they have no face by the third season. :dry:

[Web-Head]

For what it's worth, I don't care for the style they have gone with, and agree with the first post.

I thought the MTV animated version had stronger (read better) art... it was quite stylized and dramatic. I usually prefer more realistic, but the movement and lighting were great.

But... even though I'm not thrilled with the art, I'm liking the series, with the traditional Spidey schtick. :)

I just think "high school" is going to get boring week after week, year after year... I want to see a series that can continue and I don't know how many times they can do the "Aunt May needs money and Peter is standing up his friends because of Spider-man" routine.

And, am I the only one who finds having Gwen here as a friend (which is a deviation from the comics) combined with the NOTABLE absence of Mary Jane to be annoying?! (Most likely it is my EXTREME disgust with the developments of OMD and BND that have tainted my view of even THIS cast of characters. )

Although... besides the art, there was just "something" about the MTV series that was more compelling. It wasn't so "kiddie." I own it and have watched it several times. (Maddening that it didn't continue and left us dangling with a cliffhanger. :mad: )
You see the last two episodes? MJ was mentioned a couple times and she'll be showing up very soon, Peter doesn't want to meet her because of the "wonderful personality" May describes her to have. :cwink:

They're trying to go with the "Face it tiger, you just hit the jackpot!" route to introduce her.

[Spider-ManHero12]

You see the last two episodes? MJ was mentioned a couple times and she'll be showing up very soon, Peter doesn't want to meet her because of the "wonderful personality" May describes her to have. :cwink:

They're trying to go with the "Face it tiger, you just hit the jackpot!" route to introduce her. Yeah, and it's just like in the comics. Peter also tried to not meet MJ because he thought she was going to be ugly and such. Little did Peter know that years later he would be married to her. :up:

[Captivated]

You see the last two episodes? MJ was mentioned a couple times and she'll be showing up very soon, Peter doesn't want to meet her because of the "wonderful personality" May describes her to have. :cwink:

They're trying to go with the "Face it tiger, you just hit the jackpot!" route to introduce her.That's good to know!

I missed those episodes when the friend who is supposed to be recording it for me, forgot to do so. Wonder how I can see them now....:(

[GeoffTheArtist]

That's good to know!

I missed those episodes when the friend who is supposed to be recording it for me, forgot to do so. Wonder how I can see them now....:(

Ah, the wonders of the Internet....get the picture? ;) I'm watching the second episode on veoh right now. You'll have to dig deep for the first one or just torrent them all. That'd be the easiest thing to do.

The art style is okay. It'll grow on me. The animation is well done though. They did a fantastic job. I liked the shot of the "Spidey-signal" in the sky at the end of the first episode. It was a nice touch.

[Sarcastic Fan]

Greg Weisman says:

We like the art style. I'm not going to apologize for something that I VERY MUCH LIKE. Doesn't mean you have to like it, of course. To each his or her own.

http://s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=10303

[Spider-ManHero12]

Greg Weisman says:



http://s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=10303 Great words by Greg Weisman and I completely agree with him! :up:

[Webhead2006]

YEa u cant please everyone. But u jsut need to have majority of people like and enjoy it.

[jabbatheridge]

I think the existing style works really well when it comes to scenes with Spider-Man and assorted masked villains, but the real big eyes thing they've got going on is a bit irritating. It doesn't bother me as much as I thought it would when I first saw pictures of the characters but it's still a bit distracting. So I think they should change it, but not too much. The important thing is they've got the story and characterisation right.