I thought Part 2 of the new Spider-Verse arc was another good installment.
- Web-Beard the Spider-Pirate
A pretty decent adventure. The character designs were neat though it would have been nice if they weren't so cartoon-y. It was pretty much the equivalent of last year's Spider-Ham dimension but that one at least had an excuse for such a style since it was mimicking the classic Looney Tunes cartoons. The only thing I can think of in Web-Beard's world that would warrant such a style would be the existence of those anthropomorphic characters like Howard the Duck, Rocket & Cosmo.
Still I enjoyed it for the most part, thanks to the voice acting and nice action scenes. The humor was hit or miss but it worked. Overall I liked this more than Spider-Ham's appearance from the last Spider-Verse arc, which was probably my least favorite of the alternate Spider-Men used there. Though to be fair, by the looks of things Web-Beard might just end up my least favorite alternate Spidey from this arc as well.
One more thing - it's kind of funny but I was just watching some Duck Dodgers episodes the other day and this quote from "Hooray for Hollywood Planet " pretty much applies to this segment as well: "This is an action comedy starring a cartoon duck. Nobody cares about the story!"
- Webslinger the Cowboy-Spider-Man
My favorite of the two segments. I liked the design of the Western world, complete with the looks for the characters. Not only the major players, but even the people seen in the background. I thought that was neat. The Webslinger himself was a pretty cool character, reminiscent of some classic Western characters who wear masks and have some mysterious backgrounds. I agree they could have delved into his character some more but overall I was pleased with how they handled him.
Doc Ock Holiday (great name!) was a pretty good opponent for this segment. His design looked nice and the way he used futuristic tech in a Wild West setting reminded me of the first season finale of Justice League Unlimited. I liked how they mentioned he was able to defeat Wolf Spider, which I thought was an interesting and unexpected twist. I was slightly disappointed we didn't get to see how he managed that, but at the same time I find it pretty cool they're not squeezing Wolf Spider into every episode of this arc. Same goes for Doc Ock himself.
Phantom Rider was cool as well and the big reveal about his real identity was handled well. I wasn't expecting him to be that world's Uncle Ben, pretty awesome stuff. They didn't exactly explain how he got all those super-powers while under Ock's control (I'm guessing that Shard had something to do with it), but I liked how his appearance there affected both Webslinger and our very own Spidey as well. A pretty touching moment and nice way to end the story.
All things considered, good stuff. Spidey and Miles teaching others morals and stuff like that there could get boring after a while, but I thought these two episodes so far have managed to pull it off well enough. Looking forward to the next part!
- Web-Beard the Spider-Pirate
A pretty decent adventure. The character designs were neat though it would have been nice if they weren't so cartoon-y. It was pretty much the equivalent of last year's Spider-Ham dimension but that one at least had an excuse for such a style since it was mimicking the classic Looney Tunes cartoons. The only thing I can think of in Web-Beard's world that would warrant such a style would be the existence of those anthropomorphic characters like Howard the Duck, Rocket & Cosmo.
Still I enjoyed it for the most part, thanks to the voice acting and nice action scenes. The humor was hit or miss but it worked. Overall I liked this more than Spider-Ham's appearance from the last Spider-Verse arc, which was probably my least favorite of the alternate Spider-Men used there. Though to be fair, by the looks of things Web-Beard might just end up my least favorite alternate Spidey from this arc as well.
One more thing - it's kind of funny but I was just watching some Duck Dodgers episodes the other day and this quote from "Hooray for Hollywood Planet " pretty much applies to this segment as well: "This is an action comedy starring a cartoon duck. Nobody cares about the story!"
- Webslinger the Cowboy-Spider-Man
My favorite of the two segments. I liked the design of the Western world, complete with the looks for the characters. Not only the major players, but even the people seen in the background. I thought that was neat. The Webslinger himself was a pretty cool character, reminiscent of some classic Western characters who wear masks and have some mysterious backgrounds. I agree they could have delved into his character some more but overall I was pleased with how they handled him.
Doc Ock Holiday (great name!) was a pretty good opponent for this segment. His design looked nice and the way he used futuristic tech in a Wild West setting reminded me of the first season finale of Justice League Unlimited. I liked how they mentioned he was able to defeat Wolf Spider, which I thought was an interesting and unexpected twist. I was slightly disappointed we didn't get to see how he managed that, but at the same time I find it pretty cool they're not squeezing Wolf Spider into every episode of this arc. Same goes for Doc Ock himself.
Phantom Rider was cool as well and the big reveal about his real identity was handled well. I wasn't expecting him to be that world's Uncle Ben, pretty awesome stuff. They didn't exactly explain how he got all those super-powers while under Ock's control (I'm guessing that Shard had something to do with it), but I liked how his appearance there affected both Webslinger and our very own Spidey as well. A pretty touching moment and nice way to end the story.
All things considered, good stuff. Spidey and Miles teaching others morals and stuff like that there could get boring after a while, but I thought these two episodes so far have managed to pull it off well enough. Looking forward to the next part!