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.

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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.

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Things are looking good for the Midtown High Fall Formal as Peter Parker finds himself dating the really hot Mary Jane Watson. But trouble is brewing as The Green Goblin tries to kick Tombstone out of the Mr. Big spot in NYC.

The CW and Kids’ WB! have sent Major Spoilers a first look at the Green Goblin from The Spectacular Spider-Man.

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When The Spectacular Spider-Man began airing on The Kids’ WB! on The CW, I knew there was something very familiar about the art style that I had seen somewhere before. I was right, and following the Deviant art site on a regular basis, I found this picture of Otto Octavius.

Is this your first look? I don’t know, but you can see the full image after the jump.

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Did you miss the first appearance of Mary Jane Watson on Saturday’s The Spectacular Spider-Man on the Kids’ WB!? Fear not Dear Reader, we have a snap of her debut as well as Mr. Big’s big reveal.

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Don’t forget, this weekend on The Kids’ WB! the Rhino makes his debut on The Spectacular Spider-Man. I’m glad the TiVo is still recording this show for me as I’ll want to watch this one to see/hear Clancy Brown in the role of Rhino.

The CW was kind enough to send along a couple of extra shots of Rhino all glammed up.

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Clancy Brown has crafted an impressive career within both the mainstream and the fanboy arenas. He has balanced acclaimed performances in the Academy Award nominated “The Shawshank Redemption” and HBO’s “Carnivale” with memorable roles in numerous fanboy classics, including “Highlander,” “Starship Troopers” and “The Adventures of Buckaroo Bonzai Across the 8th Dimension.” Brown’s lengthy list of animated voiceovers is topped by his quintessential evocation of Lex Luthor in “Superman: The Animated Series,” and “Justice League,” as well as Mr. Freeze in “The Batman” and, of course, as Mr. Krabs in “SpongeBob SquarePants.”

Now you can add a new credit to that ever-expanding animation career as Brown provides the voice of Rhino in “The Spectacular Spider-Man” television series. The episode, entitled “The Invisible Hand,” premieres Saturday, April 12 at 10 a.m. ET/PT on Kids’ WB! on The CW.

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Beginning this weekend (Saturday April 12), The Kids’ WB on The CW will broadcast a full hour of The Spectacular Spider-Man animated series. The first half hour of the double dose block will be a repeat airing of older episodes.

The complete schedule through the rest of April and a shot of J.J. getting strung up.

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Rhino makes his official appearance this weekend on the Kids’ WB! on the CW. Best of all, Clancy Brown provides the voice for the big guy in a rhino suit.

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