In addition to live-action superhero TV shows that are more abundant than ever, there also continues to be a steady stream of animated stories on the small screen that highlight Marvel and DC characters. Still, there are classics that still stand the test of time, like Spider-Man: the animated seriesaired on Fox Kids Network from 1994 to 1998. I recently had the opportunity to speak with John Semper, the editor of Spidermanand he told me he would be willing to do a revival of a Marvel TV show, but he has one important condition.
In case you missed the news for November 2021, there is a rerun of the Fox Kids Network show. X-Men: the animated seriesaired between 1992 and 1997, it will premiere for Disney + subscribers in 2023. So, with fans who have X-Men ’97 what to expect, a revival of Spider-Man: the animated series it doesn’t seem that far-fetched. However, the only way John Semper would return is if he had the same creative control he did in the 1990s. The writer explained:
Everyone asks me this, and my answer now that it’s been well tried is, “If only they would give me the same kind of creative control.” I had a ridiculous amount of creative control after doing the first 13 [episodes] in my series So the first 13 hit me left and right, it was really hard, but after the first 13, and it wasn’t a giveaway, it was like “Go do your job” and they’re gone. only me. And he had the whole Marvel universe to play with. I was the first version of Kevin Feige. So, if I had that kind of freedom, I’d love to do it.
I don’t blame him for feeling like that. If I had the kind of creative control that John Seamer had for the most part Spider-Man: the animated series‘ran, then returned for a revival and was forced to deal with micromanagement and implement all kinds of playing notes, which would seem restrictive. John Semper went on to explain that ’90s Marvel is a long way from today, especially when it comes to Spider-Man, who has not only been a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe since 2016, but is still a Sony. The most valuable cinematographic intellectual property of images. In Semper’s words:
I doubt he’ll ever get that kind of freedom because Spider-Man is now a major franchise for not one, but two studios, not to mention Marvel in the comics, which is now a huge entity. In my day, Marvel was pretty much bankrupt and I didn’t have to face them at all. So now there are Marvel, Disney and Sony; I can’t imagine these three industry titans approaching little John Semper and saying, “Here’s our main character, do whatever you want!” So the circumstances I would prefer are likely not going to happen. But I love the character and if someone would allow me that kind of freedom again, I’d do it in a heartbeat.
Marvel is an entertainment giant these days, but by the mid-1990s the company was in dire financial straits. so make sure Spider-Man: the animated series sticking to certain rules and guidelines was the last thing on executives’ minds, especially considering how popular the show was under John Semper’s leadership. But times have changed, and if a Spiderman revival if the green light was after nine “solo” films in theaters, three films in which Tom Holland’s Peter Parker is part of an ensemble and an entire shared universe based specifically on characters from the Spidey lore, not to mention all the others Spider-Man shows that have followed one another over the decades.
Still, if the powers vested in John Semper control, he had Spider-Man: the animated seriesAs unlikely as it may seem, he would be willing to return to this version of the popular superhero. Be sure, however, that if a Spiderman the revival is announced, Gossipify will broadcast this news. Meanwhile, Semper’s latest project, the DC Animated Movie Green Lantern: Beware of my power (which he co-wrote with Ernie Altbacker) will be published by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment July 26.
Source: Cinemablend
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