"The Invisible Hand" Discussion Thread

[Silver Spider]

I never though it would bomb. I've always had alot of confidence with this show and it's really showed.

Same here. I was convinced it would be awesome after seeing the first trailer.

 

[Web-Head408]

A high res version of the pic PJBoy posted.

Just love that expression on Jameson's face, with Spidey pointing at him probably making a witty remark.t:

 

[diespinne]

I don't think he's going to care. All he wants is revenge on Spidey and if it takes a permanent Rhino suit to do it, then he's going to be all for it.

Not that it really matters. Judging by the synopsis, Rhino is going down fast and Spidey's going to pull enough information to take the battle to the Big Man (or at least Hammerhead).




Oh! Idea time! Something like this maybe:

Spider-Man finds the Big Man's headquarters and dukes it out with Hammerhead. Hammerhead gets the upper hand and pulls a gun out on our hero. Then his cell phone rings. Hammerhead answers.

Hammerhead: Go.

Big Man: Put him on.

Hammerhead: What?

Big Man: Put Spider-Man on the phone.

Hammerhead (hesitating, hands him the phone): Spider-Man. I've been looking forward to this conversation for quite some time.

Spider-Man: That makes one of us.

Big Man: I'll be blunt. You have been a pain in my operations ever since you came on the scene and creating new super villains to distract you is costing me a fortune, so I have a proposition for you.

Spider-Man: No interested.

Big Man: One-million dollars. It's yours, in cash, if you decide you simply look the other way in the future.

Spider-Man: One-million dollars?

Big Man: Paid in intervals to ensure that you remain loyal to your end of the deal.

Spider-Man (hesitant): No way...

Big Man: I'll give you a week to think about it. Don't find me. I'll find you. Hammerhead will show you out.

Hammerhead hangs the phone up and pistol whips Spidey across the face before kicking him out the window. Spidey regains composure and webs himself safely on a nearby rooftop.





Idea over!

Hmmm... the way you describe Hammerhead schooling Spidey sounds more like the Incredibly Incompetent Spider-man from the 90's TAS rather than the Spectacular Spider-man.

 

[Venom 1988]

Gotta admit though, the idea of Hammerhead pistol whipping Spidey would be cool to see

 

[Spider-ManHero12]

A high res version of the pic PJBoy posted.

Just love that expression on Jameson's face, with Spidey pointing at him probably making a witty remark.t:

Fantastic High-Res image! Also, I agree with what you said about the expression on Jameson's face and Spidey making a witty remark.

 

[vinny2]

Hmmm... the way you describe Hammerhead schooling Spidey sounds more like the Incredibly Incompetent Spider-man from the 90's TAS rather than the Spectacular Spider-man.

If you prefer, how about this ending?

Big Man: I'll give you a week to think about it. Don't find me. I'll find you. Hammerhead will show you the way out.

Hammerhead puts away the phone, but while he's distracted, Spidey webs a lamp behind his and crashes it on his head. Spidey decides not to take advantage of the situation and webs back out the window he came in.

 

[Spider-ManHero12]

If you prefer, how about this ending?

Big Man: I'll give you a week to think about it. Don't find me. I'll find you. Hammerhead will show you the way out.

Hammerhead puts away the phone, but while he's distracted, Spidey webs a lamp behind his and crashes it on his head. Spidey decides not to take advantage of the situation and webs back out the window he came in.

That sounds awesome, vinny2!

 

[Spectacular23]

Sweet

 

[Spider-ManHero12]

Saturday is so close!

 

[PJBoy]

Another image:

 

[Webhead2006]

nice

 

[Spider-ManHero12]

Another image:

Awesome image!

 

[vinny2]

comicscontinuum has an interview with Clancy Brown, the voice of Alex O'Hirn/Rhino:

Clancy Brown, the voice of Lex Luthor in Superman: The Animated Series and Justice League, adds another bad guy to his lengthy resume this Saturday.

Brown is voicing Rhino in "The Invisible Hand," a new episode of The Spectacular Spider-Man scheduled to air on Kids' WB! at 10 a.m.

Brown gives credit to the past as an influence on his current rendition of Spider-Man's ultimate brawn-over-brains foe.

"For me, the quintessential thug was played by William Bendix in The Glass Key," Brown says. "The simpler the character, the simpler the thought process. That means Rhino's motivation is never too complicated -- he's very elemental. He's mad or happy or angry or sad or hungry or whatever. And it never gets beyond his appetites or ego.

"His world-view is limited to what's in front of his nose. Hence the name Rhino. The voice and delivery should be as uncomplicated and direct. Bendix does this perfectly in The Glass Key. He doesn't care what Brian Donleavy has up his sleeve or how clever Alan Ladd's insults are. He just knows he wants to beat Ladd to a pulp. Itches that must be scratched and appetites that must be sated."

Brown, whose many credits also include Mr. Freeze iin The Batman, says it's important for him to see the character during the process of creating the voice.

"Rhino is massive and he must have a voice that matches the mass," Brown says. "The producers aren't mixing it up too much in that regard. You could give him a squeaky light voice and play that opposite joke, but that's not what this show is doing right now. By the way, Bendix had a high voice for a tough guy, which seemed to add a complexity to the psychology of his characters -- but he wasn't creating a vocalization."

A tall man with a deep, gravelly voice, Brown has a tendency to be cast as the villain in both live-action and voiceover roles. While his acting goals don't lean toward always playing rogues, Brown is happy to embrace and bring to life whatever characters he's offered.

"I'll play whatever their paying for -- bad guys are fun, but I have no preference," he says. "The only thing I try to remember is that bad guys don't think they are bad. They think they are right."

For The Spectacular Spider-Man producer Greg Weisman and voice/casting director Jamie Thomason, Brown was an easy choice for the role of Rhino.

"We knew Rhino would require a voice with strength and menace, but Rhino also isn't the brightest bulb on the marquee 00 so we knew whoever we cast would also have to have the acting chops and comic timing to take the character beyond the usual dumb goon," Weisman explains. "Jamie and I have both worked often enough with Clancy to know he could nail it. Not only does he have that great tough, low voice, but he knows how to turn on a dime between dangerous and comedic characterizations."

http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0804/10/clancybrown.htm

 

[Visionary]

That pic is cool, Rhino seems to be all over the place. In the Bugle, on the streets, and it looks like underground or in some boiler room. Can't wait to see how it plays out.

 

[Spider-ManHero12]

comicscontinuum has an interview with Clancy Brown, the voice of Alex O'Hirn/Rhino:



http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0804/10/clancybrown.htm

Very cool and interesting interview. Also, Clancy Brown really was a great choice for Rhino.

 

[Silver Spider]

Another image:

Freakin awesome. PJBoy, are you like the image guy around here? I mean you make a lot of avatars, and post the best pictures all the time. It's cool.

 

[Gotham]

Another image:

That's great.

 

[Spectacular23]

That's great.

same here sweet

 

[Spider-ManHero12]

I wonder where Rhino is in that picture. Probably under ground.

 

[Venomfan]

was Clancy Brown voicing O'Hirn in all the other episodes or is he just doing Rhino? kind of dumb i think to switch voice actors if they did but w/e no biggie

 

[Sarcastic Fan]

was Clancy Brown voicing O'Hirn in all the other episodes or is he just doing Rhino? kind of dumb i think to switch voice actors if they did but w/e no biggie

He was voicing O'Hirn.

 

[ironwez20]

i love the rhino classic look instead of that crappy ultimate rhino look uhhg

 

[Spider-ManHero12]

i love the rhino classic look instead of that crappy ultimate rhino look uhhg

Agreed, it's just so much better.

 

[Webhead2006]

nice interview.

 

[Web-Head408]

Another image:

Very nice! Already saved it to my computer.

comicscontinuum has an interview with Clancy Brown, the voice of Alex O'Hirn/Rhino:



http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0804/10/clancybrown.htm

I like his Lex Luthor and from what I've heard of his Rhino from the preview, it should be nice.