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The Alien Costume, Part 1
Review by Amazing Spidey; Screenshots by Kolbar
Episode #7 - The Alien Costume, Part 1
Original Airdate - April 29, 1995
A space shuttle returning to earth crashes on the
George Washington Bridge the survivors are taken to the hospital. Eddie Brock
desperate to get his job back tells Jameson that he saw Spider-Man steal a rock
from the shuttle peter who had saved the astronauts is shocked that he is now
the victim for a crime he didn't commit he starts acting bizarre haunted by
strange and violent nightmares peter is forced to admit that something is
terribly wrong.
Review:
Defiantly
one of the highlights of the series. Whilst some would say that this cartoon was
guilty of jamming too much into an episode, this wasn't the case with the Alien
Costume, as the entire 3 parts where executed flawlessly.
This episode kicked it all off. In the comics, Venom was created over a longer
period of time, Spider-Man encountered the alien costume that created him on
another planet, teamed with a whole lot of hero's to fight a whole lot of
villains, and returned to earth, only to have Reed Richards tell him it was
actually alive, and Peter rejected it, and it later went onto become Venom,
Spidey's most popular enemy.
As you can guess, all that was far too much to tell in 20 minutes. Here, the
alien kept its same mysterious presence, but was brought to earth in a much more
simple, and just plain better way.
Despite only being 3 episodes long, it had it'd fair share of subplots, and a
lot of characters. Used to great effect, as he often was, was The Kingpin.
Bringing him in also meant bringing in new villains, 2 of my favorites in this
case. Up first was The Rhino, who played a part in another sub plot involving
Eddie Brock, and also was the star of one of the series best fights scenes,
namely, his fight with the 'new' fugitive Spidey, decked out in his bad ass
black suit.
The opening shot of the new symbiote Spidey was especially memorable, as it was
just damn cool. Waking up staring at yourself in a costume you've never seen
before.
While part 1 wasn't as good as part 2, it still outshines most of the series,
with its spectacular animation, great script, and exceptional voice work,
especially Chris Barnes, who had a great sense of arrogance and fear while
voicing symbiote Spidey.
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