Let's see....
Venom sucks. Check.
Norman should have stayed dead. Yup. Check.
USM losing it's momentum at around issue #60. Check.
Organic webshooters rock. Hahahaha. Um, no.
I'll also add, I am not a fan of Ditko's art. I greatly prefer Romita.
Hobgoblin aside, there hasn't been a good Spider-Man villain created since the Lee/Ditko run.
Is this an unpopular opinion? Cause I pretty much agree with it.
One thing that I know I won't have many people agreeing with me on, is that the 90s Fox Spider-Man show is overrated. It is pretty good, don't get me wrong, but it wasn't an all-time great cartoon along the likes of BTAS, like is often said. The animation wasn't great. The censorship issues were extremely problematic (Spidey can't even throw punches most of the time). And some iconic villains (such as Dr. Octopus) were used poorly. I think much of the love is purely nostalgia. Personally, I think Spectacular Spider-Man is way better.
There's lots of things that make the 90's cartoon 'dated.' I really don't want to use that word cause I think it gets overused when talking about certain things but imo it does fit here with regard to certain elements. The animation itself is still pretty good even though the show is 20 something years old and it captures some neat stuff from the comics. However, the 'dated' part is just about everything that you mentioned but it's stuff that has been holding the show back since it was created mostly due to the censorship issues.
Spidey not being able to throw punches, not really being able to take a hit and becoming too weak to fight (both of these cause the action sequences to be very stale), not being able to mention death, weird looking laser guns cause real guns were denied, etc. Also the censors caused other changes such as Morbius not being able to 'suck' out the plasma, he used his hands instead.
Other issues include, reusing animations and/or sequences frequently, some very noticeable overacting, (CDB was pretty solid but there's some stuff in the black suit arc that's just downright cringeworthy), too much Kingpin, some bad story design, etc.
So, yeah, I think the 90's series does get overrated. I still love the series and watch it every so often but most of that love does come from nostalgia.
And...don't get me started on TSSM. I think I talk about it too much already.
I'm surprised to see that some would prefer Norman Osborn to stay dead. It's one of the very few cases that I'm very glad a "dead" character returned.
Oh, do tell, Oz. I'd love to hear some reasons for your like of that topic, especially when many others including myself think the opposite.
Spider-Man spider sense has got to be one of the most inconsistent plot devices since Kryptonite. It's too powerful, too weak or plain ignored if the plot requires Spidey is taken unawares.
Spider-Man should wipe the floor with any human combatant regardless of how skilful. Daredevil, Shang Shi, Electra, etc. Yet still, not only do this fighters hold their own with someone who is faster than average human by a factor of 15 and can sense danger, they often get the better of him.
Ok....so, correct me if I'm wrong but Spider-Man's spider sense does warn him of danger but it's not an exact science. It has varying levels of 'danger' and can sometimes be a hinderance to him...really powerful tingling can almost be painful to him and when it's coming from different directions it can be difficult for Peter to determine where the danger is coming from. It's also my understanding that his spidey sense will allow him to dodge almost anything up to and including automatic gunfire however if he overrides the autonomic reflexes, the spidey sense won't help him. He can also choose to ignore it. It can also not work properly when he's sick, injured, or fatigued.
As for villains, GG used some gas to throw off his sense so he could track him and learn his identity. I guess, I like story elements like that cause it shows the villains being creative. Other villains like the symbiote or even the Jackal were able to avoid being detected because they were at once point 'friends' to Peter. I think too Kraven used some kind of a jungle scent to nullify his spidey sense.
I agree this
does make the writing of Spider-Man a difficult thing cause it gives him a great amount of power but it also can be a crutch to him as well and when you tackle it in a creative way it can make for some really interesting stuff.
Also, isn't Daredevil more than just a human? He's got enhanced senses, superhuman if I'm not mistaken and although he doesn't have superhuman strength, he's a complete martial arts badass. I can buy DD getting the better of Spidey especially if Peter's head is not in the game.
