Great Power and Great Responsibility
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| "Great Power" and "Great Responsibility" | |
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| Ultimate Spider-Man episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 1 and 2 |
| Directed by |
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| Written by | Paul Dini |
| Teleplay by | Paul Dini |
| Based on | Ultimate Spider-Man by Brian Michael Bendis |
| Produced by |
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| Original air date | April 1, 2012 |
| Running time | 44 minutes |
| Guest appearances | |
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"Great Power" and "Great Responsibility" is the first and second episode of the first season and the series premiere of the American animated superhero television series, Ultimate Spider-Man, based on the Marvel Comics series of the same name. The episode was written by Paul Dini and was directed by Man of Action.
"Great Power" and "Great Responsibility" were released on April 1, 2012 on American pay television network Disney XD. The episode received positive reviews. The episode also featured Drake Bell as Peter Parker's conflicting personalities: his "compulsive devilish personality" and his "kind, noble, intelligent personality". Parker also breaks the fourth wall often, parodying other heroes such as Deadpool and She-Hulk.[1]
Plot[edit]
"Great Power"[edit]
One year following Uncle Ben's murder and Peter Parker's spider-bite and transformation into Spider-Man, Parker fights crime as the masked vigilante Spider-Man. Before school, he tries to get a birthday cake for his Uncle Ben but battles Frightful Four member Peter Petruski. The fight ends in the city being caught in the crossfire. Nick Fury, director of S.H.I.E.L.D., reveals he knows Parker's secret identity and offers him a place on his teenage superhuman team to become the "Ultimate Spider-Man", but Parker declines.
Meanwhile, Norman Osborn, father of Peter's best friend Harry, and his assistant Otto Octavius / Doctor Octopus have been using an specialized tracker to track Parker to school, where he is an social outcast. His only friends are rich, snobby kid Harry Osborn, Norman's son, who protects him from Parker's bully Flash Thompson, and Mary Jane Watson, Parker's best friend and childhood next door neighbor who Peter has an crush on who aspires to become an photographer for the Daily Bugle.
At lunch, the school is attacked (under the orders of Norman and Octavius) by remaining Frightful Four members: Bentley Whitman, Ulysses Klaw, and Thundra, who demand Spider-Man. During the fight, Harry is harmed when Klaw uses his sonic blaster on Harry. J. Jonah Jameson, the owner of the Daily Bugle, blames Spider-Man for the incident. At home, Parker realizes in his mirror that joining Fury is the right thing to do, as he joins Fury.
"Great Responsibility"[edit]
Following Peter Parker's recruitment into S.H.I.E.L.D., S.H.I.E.L.D. Director Nick Fury has him train with robots as S.H.I.E.L.D. Trainees Danny Rand, Sam Alexander, Luke Cage, and Ava Ayala look on. Parker is deployed from the ship during an test drive with his Spider-Cycle that Fury and Dr. Curt Connors developed. Parker is unable to control it, and nearly destroys the city, until Rand, Alexander, Cage, and Ayala save him and introduce themselves as his teammates, much to his chagrin. He refuses though Fury tries to remind him of his Uncle Ben's motto, "with great power comes great responsibility."
Meanwhile, Norman Osborn and Otto Octavius are planning to capture "Spider-Man", to create an army of Spider-Soldiers, as Parker talks to his friend Harry Osborn, about the recent attack at Midtown High. Frightful Four members Ulysses Klaw, Bentley Whitman, and Thundra attack Parker until the trainees saves him. They reluctantly work together to stop the group, and Parker reluctantly allows himself to work with them.
At school, Parker is nearly bullied by Flash Thompson, but the group saves him, revealing their real names to Parker, which was Fury's orders, as he also had Level 8 Clearance S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Phil Coulson monitor the school on his orders as he denies an transfer.
Production[edit]
Development[edit]
The series is adapted from the Ultimate Spider-Man comic book, which was created by writer Brian Michael Bendis. Bendis and Paul Dini served as writers and producers on the show.[2][3] Man of Action (a group consisting of Steven T. Seagle, Joe Kelly, Joe Casey and Duncan Rouleau), the creators of the animated series Ben 10 and Generator Rex, serve as supervising producers on the show.[2] Twenty-six episodes were ordered for the first season. According to Paul Dini, the series features a "redefined" Peter Parker, and a combination of frequent guest stars loosely based on Bendis' comics, and original material, such as the origins of some heroes and villains.[3] Actor J. K. Simmons reprises his role as J. Jonah Jameson from Sam Raimi's live-action Spider-Man film trilogy for the series.[2] Notable voice actors include Adrian Pasdar as Iron Man (returning to the role after previously having voiced him in Madhouse's and Marvel's Iron Man anime),[2][4] and Kevin Michael Richardson, who voices Robbie Robertson and Bulldozer.[5]
The series depicts Spider-Man becoming the newest member of S.H.I.E.L.D. under the leadership of Nick Fury, on a team with four other teenage superheroes. Villains such as Living Laser, Venom and Doctor Doom were seen in a trailer shown at the 2011 San Diego Comic Con.[6]
Writing[edit]
Paul Dini wrote the episode, as well as serving as creative producer.[7]
Casting[edit]
"Great Power"[edit]
Drake Bell starred as Peter Parker / Spider-Man and his conflicting personalities[8], with Chi McBride as Nick Fury and Peter's principal[8], Tara Strong as Mary Jane Watson and Thundra[8], Matt Lanter as Harry Osborn, Flash Thompson, and Ulysses Klaue / Klaw[8], Stan Lee as Stan the Janitor[8], Misty Lee as Aunt May[8], Steven Weber as Peter Petruski / Trapster and Norman Osborn[8], Tom Kenny as Bentley Wittman / Wizard and Dr. Otto Octavius / Doctor Octopus[8], and J.K. Simmons as J. Jonah Jameson[8] co-starring. Other characters who are uncredited or do not have a voice role include Hydra thugs, the Burglar, Spider-Soldiers, Ben Grimm / Thing, Steve Rogers / Captain America, Tony Stark / Iron Man, Bruce Banner / Hulk, Thor, Uncle Ben, and the New York Police Department Officer who supports Spider-Man.
"Great Responsibility"[edit]
Bell reprises his role from the first episode, with McBride, Lanter, Strong, Lee, Weber, Kenny, Lee, and Simmons also reprising their roles.[9] Also appearing are Greg Cipes as Danny Rand / Iron Fist, Ogie Banks as Luke Cage / Power Man, Caitlyn Taylor Love as Ava Ayala / White Tiger, Logan Miller as Sam Alexander / Nova, and Clark Gregg as Agent (Acting Principal) Phil Coulson. Kenny also voices Dr. Curt Connors.[9]
Animation[edit]
The art-design was handled by Micah Gunnell, Tom Morgan, Shaun O'Neil, Andy Thom and Eric Wight who are mainly storyboardists. The episode's sound was controlled by Jesse Aruda[lower-alpha 1] (sound designer), David W. Barr (original dialogue mixer), Mike Draghi (re recording mixer and supervising sound editor), Ryan Johnston (assistant engineer), Glenn Oyabe (sound designing) and Joseph Tsai (sound effects editor). The visual effects were by George Rizkallah (post production supervisor and visual effects supervisor) and Brad Strickman (visual effects artist). Animation was done by Justin Copeland (main storyboard artist), Walter Gatus (main character designer) and Brad Strickman (main title animator).
Release[edit]
Original release[edit]
The episodes were released on Disney XD on April 1, 2012.
Home media[edit]
The episodes (along with the first two seasons) were released on Netflix in July 2013, but were removed in 2016.
The episodes were released on Disney+ on November 12, 2019.
Notes[edit]
- ↑ Credited as Jesse Arruda
References[edit]
- ↑ Morton, Drew (2016-11-28), "The Dread of Sitting through Dailies that Look like Comic Strips: Graphical Remediation in Dick Tracy (1990) and the Remediation of the Multiframe in Hulk (2003)", Panel to the Screen, University Press of Mississippi, doi:10.14325/mississippi/9781496809780.003.0004, ISBN 9781496809780, retrieved 2022-08-24
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Albertson, Cordelia (2020). Weaving Urban Webs: Representations of Urban Space in the First Four Issues of Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man (Thesis). Portland State University Library. doi:10.15760/honors.935.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Persichetti, Bob; Ramsey, Peter; Rothman, Rodney (2022), "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse", 100 Animated Feature Films, British Film Institute, doi:10.5040/9781839024450.0083, ISBN 978-1-8390-2445-0, retrieved 2022-08-24
- ↑ Herren, Graley (2014). "Flying Man and Falling Man". In Miller, Kristine A. Transatlantic Literature and Culture After 9/11. London: Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 159–176. doi:10.1057/9781137443212_10. ISBN 978-1-349-49528-3. Search this book on
- ↑ Stilwell, Robynn J., ed. (2020-03-01). "Girls' Voices, Boys' Stories, and Self-Determination in Animated Films since 2012". Voicing the Cinema. University of Illinois Press. pp. 127–148. doi:10.5622/illinois/9780252043000.003.0008. ISBN 9780252043000. Search this book on
- ↑ Derek Johnson (2019). "Marvel comics". Transgenerational Media Industries: Adults, Children, and the Reproduction of Culture. Fig 2.2. doi:10.3998/mpub.9894091.cmp.5. Search this book on
- ↑ Jasny, Barbara (2016-08-26). "Building Star Trek". Science. 353 (6302): 877. Bibcode:2016Sci...353..877J. doi:10.1126/science.aai7464. ISSN 0036-8075.
Building Star Trek Mick Grogan Yap Films for Smithsonian Channel and Discovery Canada, 2016 Premieres on Sunday, 4 September at 8:00 pm ET/PT
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- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Ultimate Spider-Man" Great Responsibility (TV Episode 2012) - IMDb, retrieved 2022-08-24
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