Happy Mother’s Day from Major Spoilers!

If we are going to feature Italian Spiderman, we might as well feature Spiderman Japan.

I can not wait until May 22. This will surely blow the socks of everything else coming from the major studios this summer.

Italian Spiderman MAY 22

I found this over at The Beat this morning, and it’s just too good not to pass on to you, Dear Reader.

Pst: Make sure you stick around until after the credits for a special appearance by Italian Fantastico Four, and Iron Manos: Hands of Fate.

Acclaimed animation writer Kevin Hopps offers his third script of the “The Spectacular Spider-Man” season in “The Uncertainty Principle,” an all-new episode premiering Saturday, May 10 at 10:00 a.m. ET/PT on Kids’ WB!/The CW.

Hopps has worked in the animated realm for nearly two decades, amassing a lengthy list of writing credits that ranges from “Darkwing Duck,” “Buzz Lightyear of Star Command” and “Loonatics Unleashed” to the “Justice League,” “Hellboy: Blood & Iron” and “Transformers: Animated.” He has drafted four scripts for the first season of “The Spectacular Spider-Man” – “Interactions” featuring the debut of Electro; “Competition,” which introduced Sandman; “The Uncertainty Principle,” the Green Goblin’s second starring role; and the series’ first season finale.

Hopps took time away from his work on several second-season scripts to discuss his work in the first season and, in particular, this weekend’s “The Uncertainty Principle.” You’ll find a few new images from the episode attached to this email, along with a small head shot of Kevin Hopps.

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Amazing Fantasy #15 is one of those seminal issue featuring one of the world’s beloved superheroes - Spider-Man. Marvel is letting you read that first issue again for free on the Marvel Digital Comics Unlimited site.

But hold on Dear Reader, this isn’t a read whenever you want type deal, the free read is for one week only, so if you want to check out the original story for yourself, best get your act together now.

via Marvel

There’s an all new episode of The Spectacular Spider-Man hitting the airwaves this weekend on the Kids’ WB! on the CW, and it’s Halloween time for the kids of NYC. You better bet Peter Parker is going as his alter ego and fooling everybody.

Major Spoilers has a sneak peek of this weekend’s episode called The Uncertainty Principle, after the jump.

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You might think from the title of the post, that we’re trying to attract the adult gonzo crowd, but I can assure you that while I do enjoy hanging around the hotties, the title of this post, just so happens to be the title to Sean Galloway’s 2008 hardback art book.

Who is Sean Galloway, and why does his art look familiar?

Are you watching the Spectacular Spider-Man on the Kids’ WB! Saturday mornings? That’s where you’ve seen Sean’s work.

Take the jump for Galloway’s take on Thor, plus a sketch of the above image.

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Writer Randy Jandt makes his “The Spectacular Spider-Man” debut with a tight, exciting, frequently funny script that offers Doctor Octopus entrée into the series this Saturday, May 3 in the all-new episode, “Reaction.” The episode, directed by Jennifer Coyle, premieres at 10:00 a.m. ET/PT on Kids’ WB! on The CW.

In the episode, the nebbishy Dr. Otto Octavius is painfully transformed – by the meddling hands of the Green Goblin – into the menacing Doctor Octopus. The newest villain to hit town, Doc Ock releases his initial anger on Norman Osborne before turning his attention toward Spider-Man as the pair battle for the ultimate power source to Doc Ock’s extended limbs.

Jandt took a few moments this week to answer three quick questions regarding his thought process in penning the script for the episode.

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The next time you drop the “I’m too busy” excuse for some undone deed, consider the career of Peter MacNicol.

Over the past year, MacNicol could be found pulling the unheard-of simultaneous double duty as a core cast member in two hit primetime television series – “24″ and “Numb3rs” – and was still able to devote an afternoon every other week to creating the voice of Dr. Otto Octavius and his villainous flipside, Doctor Octopus (aka Doc Ock), for the breakout animated series, “The Spectacular Spider-Man.”

Now THAT’S busy.

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Check it out! Not only does everyone’s friendly neighborhood Spider-Man have to worry about Venom, he now has to contend with the Anti-Venom.

Entertainment Weekly has the full photo, and a peek at the “New Ways To Die” story arc coming this summer.

via EW

Doc Ock is coming to The Spectacular Spider-Man this weekend, and Major Spoilers has your first look!

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The CW and The Kids’ WB! have sent Major Spoilers two more images from this weekend’s The Spectacular Spider-Man that features the introduction of the Green Goblin, and Peter Parker and Mary Jane heading to the prom.

Also included, after the jump, is the Spectacular Spider-Man schedule for the month of May.

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After a brief introduction two weeks ago, popular voiceover artist Vanessa Marshall brings Mary Jane Watson to animated life in the character’s first full episode of “The Spectacular Spider-Man” this Saturday, April 26. Entitled “Catalysts,” the episode premieres at 10:00 a.m. ET/PT on Kids’ WB! on The CW.

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He’s the announcer for Cartoon Network’s Toonami. You’ve heard him on The Powerpuff Girls, Naruto, Ben 10, and Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law. You probably know him best as the English voice of Spike Spiegel from my favorite anime series of all time Cowboy Bebop. This weekend, you’ll know Steve Blum as The Green Goblin.

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The CW and The Kids’ WB! have sent another batch of photos from this weekend’s The Spectacular Spider-Man featuring everyone’s favorite Green Goblin.

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It’s been announced at the New York Comic Con and over at the Myspace Comic Books page that Mark Waid will be taking a crack at the web head in Amazing Spider-Man.

Says Joe Quesada:

That is the beauty of [Spider-Man Editor] Steve Wacker. Steve and [Executive Editor] Tom Brevoort reached out to Mark, and I’ve always been a fan of his work. And I really loved the House of M: Spider-Man issues he did. It’s just a natural match, a natural pairing, to put him on that book if the timing and schedules work out. And they did.

I think what Mark brings to the book is a great sense of humor, and his ability to write young characters. Mark has a great “range” he can write in. He’s very well-rounded. But he has this light, airy style he brings when he writes young characters that’s great to read.

This is certainly an interesting turn of events. Looks like we’ll be seeing a younger Peter Parker, and with Mark Waid at the controls, the tales being spun should be “spectacular”. Lots more information can be found at the Myspace site.

via Marvel Comics