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The Menace of Mysterio
Review by Amazing Spidey; Screenshots by Kolbar
Episode #5 - The Menace of Mysterio
Original Airdate - February 18, 1994
Mysterio, a master of illusion and
special effects, masquerades as Spider-Man while committing crimes to convince
J. Jonah Jameson and the public that Spidey's gone bad. Finally, with the help
of Police Detective Terry Lee, Spider-Man locates the illusionist in an old
studio and struggles through a deadly special effects maze to capture the
villain and clear his own name.
Review:
There comes a point when you are watching a cartoon, when you just have to look
at the bright side of things. After watching this episode, it was a simple thing
to do. Everything about this episode shinned. It wasn't a dark, earth shattering
event, it was about Spider-Man being a superhero, trying to catch the bad guy
who has been dragging his name through the dirt.
This was classic Spider-Man though, adapted from Amazing Spider-Man #13, it
introduced Mysterio perfectly, and was aided by some of the best animation TMS
have ever done. The series may have had complicated designs which where
difficult to animate, but, damn, when they got it right, it looked spectacular.
Everything from the webs on his costume, to the smoke surrounding Mysterio
whenever he makes his appearance looks great.
As per usual, there's a fair amount of humor to be found in this episode, mostly
due to J. Jonah Jameson, a character who they nailed in this series, thanks to
some wonderful writing, but mainly due to the fantastic Ed Asner voicing the
character.
It also introduces one of the better characters of the series, Detective Terri
Lee, who was one of the main people who thought Spider-Man was a hero, but often
disagreed with the way he went about saving the city. The series had a very
interesting look at the way people in Peters life affected the people when he
was in his 'uniform'. Plus, Mysterio, fishbowl for a head… damn cool.
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