Disney XD will give us another season of Ultimate Spider-Man.
The cable outlet has renewed the series for a second season.
The series, which was used to launch the network’s Marvel Universe programming block, has been a constant performer for the youth-skewing cabler, posting gains in total viewers and across boys ages 6-14, 6-11 and 2-11.
The creative team behind the animated series, which includes co-executive producers Man of Action Studios as well as creative consultant Paul Dini, will return for Season 2. Ultimate Spider-Man writer Brian Michael Bendis also will return as consulting producer and pen additional installments of the series.
Season 2 will feature Spider-Man teaming with other heroes from the Marvel Universe including the Avengers as well as exploring the origin of S.H.I.E.L.D. trainees with more revealed about Nova, Iron Fist, Power Man and White Tiger.
“With Season 2, the series introduces popular Marvel heroes and villains you’ve never seen before on the small screen,” head of Marvel Television Jeph Loeb said.
I find this to be a mixed bag of news. Am I happy there is more Spidey? Of course! But this show is barely passable as a modern cartoon. It seems to be trying to hard to be Teen Titans from almost a decade ago.
If this show were to go away, it could make way for a better Spidey tv show.
I see it as “Diary of a Wimpy Spider” with all the cartoon cutaways.
I’m still watching, but I would much rather have had a couple more seasons of “Spectacular Spider-Man.” That show had much more heart.