History Film / TheAmazingSpiderManSeries

** Dr. Curtis Connors claims that the crimes he committed were not his own fault, but his insane Lizard persona's. This is an excuse used by Connors in the comics. Anne Weying served as his defense attorney, and in the comics, she became She-Venom.

** Several of the citizens reported upon allude to ''Spider-Man'' characters or characters from the whole Marvel Universe, though it's possible that they are coincidences. These include:

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** Dr. Curtis Connors claims that the crimes he committed were not his own fault, but his insane Lizard persona's. This is an excuse used by Connors in the comics. Anne Weying is his defense attorney, and in the comics, she became She-Venom.
** One editorial from JJJ himself is entitled "Spider-Man: Threat Or Menace?" This same headline appeared as far back as 1981, and has been a recurring joke across many adaptations of Spider-Man.

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** Donald Menken works at Oscorp like his comic counterpart.

** For starters, the Daily Bugle's staff includes John Jonah Jameson, Kathryn "Kate" Cushing, Isabel "Izzy" Bunsen, Joy Mercado, Edward "Ned" Leeds, Dilbert Trilby, Eddie Brock, Frederick Foswell, Ken Ellis - all of which appeared in the comics and worked under the news conglomerate. As an added bonus, most of the articles written by these characters refer to their preferences in reporting.
** The Big Man is mentioned as a recurring criminal, who is later revealed to be Frederick Foswell. Interestingly, Foswell also wrote many articles on the his alter-ego, and noted that he disliked the name that the police gave him.

** Several of the citizens reported upon allude to ''Spider-Man'' characters or characters from the whole Marvel Universe, though it's possible that they are coincidences.
*** A citizen that is reported upon is named "Ian C.", which may be an allusion to [[http://marvel.wikia.com/Ian_Cobbleskill_(Earth-616) this character]].
*** A citizen is named "Melissa B.", which may either be an allusion to [[http://marvel.wikia.com/Melissa_Beckerman_(Earth-1610) a minor character]] from ''Ultimate Daredevil And Elektra'', or (more likely) [[http://marvel.wikia.com/Melissa_Bowen_(Earth-616) the mother of]] recurring ''Spider-Man'' character Tandy Bowen, better known as Dagger.
*** A citizen is named "Robert B.", which most likely would allude to [[http://marvel.wikia.com/Robert_Baldwin_(Earth-616) the person that becomes Speedball]].

* MythologyGag: There are quite a few in the movies themselves, but the [[http://thedailybugle.tumblr.com/ Daily Bugle Tumblr]] features a ''ton'' of references to characters that have yet to appear.
** For starters, the Daily Bugle's staff includes John Jonah Jameson, Kathryn "Kate" Cushing, Isabel "Izzy" Bunsen, Joy Mercado, Edward "Ned" Leeds, Dilbert Trilby, and Eddie Brock - all of which appeared in the comics and worked under the news conglomerate. As an added bonus, most of the articles written by these characters refer to their preferences in reporting.

** A citizen that is reported upon is named "Ian C.", which may be an allusion to [[http://marvel.wikia.com/Ian_Cobbleskill_(Earth-616) this character]], or either Ian Carney or Ian Churchill, which both have written for Marvel.

* BiggerBad: Oscorp.

* DarkerAndEdgier: The franchise is overall grittier and more grounded than the Creator/SamRaimi films

* MythArc: The ongoing mystery of what happened to Richard and Mary Parker, Peter's parents, and how Oscorp ties into it.
* SuperheroMovieVillainsDie: Averted for the most part. Villains in this series have a very good chance of surviving their films, most likely because Sony wants to make [[VillainEpisode villain-based]] spin-offs, as well as the fact that Sony only has the rights to ''Spider-Man'' villains as opposed to the entirety of the Marvel Universe. The only real exception may be [[spoiler:Norman Osborn -- and even he [[KilledOffScreen only dies offscreen]] and [[NeverFoundTheBody we don't see his dead body.]]]]

* VillainEpisode: The two spin-offs focus on members of Spider-Man's RoguesGallery - ''Venom'', which will reportedly feature Carnage, and ''Sinister Six'', which will feature an unspecified ensemble of ''Spider-Man'' villains. These are notable in the sense that they're the first big-budget Superhero movies that star the villain.

* TrilogyCreep: The main film series was announced as a trilogy, then had a fourth film added before the second was even finished. And ''then'' it was expanded into a '''hexalogy''', provided that you're counting spin-offs.
* VillainEpisode: The two spin-offs focus on members of Spider-Man's RoguesGallery.

* BiggerBad: Norman Osborn. He's more or less responsible for all the supervillains, but he never gets directly involved in the plot.

* DarkerAndEdgier: The franchise is overall grittier and more grounded than the Creator/SamRaimi films.
** Although ''The Amazing Spider-Man 2'' is LighterAndSofter than ''The Amazing Spider-Man''.
*** ...well up until [[spoiler: Gwen Stacy's]] demise anyway.

* TrilogyCreep: The main film series was announced as a trilogy, then had a fourth film added before the second was even finished.
** And ''then'' it was expanded into a '''hexalogy''', provided that you're counting spin-offs.

* SuperheroMovieVillainsDie: Averted for the most part. Villains in this series have a very good chance of surviving their films, most likely because Sony wants to make [[VillainEpisode villain-based]] spin-offs. The only real exception may be [[spoiler:Norman Osborn -- and even he [[KilledOffScreen only dies offscreen]] and [[NeverFoundTheBody we don't see his dead body.]]]]

''The Amazing Spider-Man'' is a series of film adaptations of the famous MarvelComics superhero. It is a ContinuityReboot of the Creator/SamRaimi Film/SpiderManTrilogy, but is still handled by ColumbiaPictures which is owned by {{Sony}}.

The series is planned to span four films. Spinoff films starring ComicBook/{{Venom}} and the [[LegionOfDoom Sinister Six]] have also been announced.

** Although ''The Amazing Spider-Man 2'' is LighterAndSofter than ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', with a brighter color palette and more Spidey scenes in daytime unlike the previous film where he only suited up at night, and Peter is visibly a happier, better-adjusted person.

* ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan2'' (May 2, 2014)

* CashCowFranchise: For Columbia Pictures.

''The Amazing Spider-Man'' is a series of film adaptations of the famous MarvelComics superhero. It is a ContinuityReboot of the Creator/SamRaimi Film/SpiderManTrilogy.

** Although ''The Amazing Spider-Man 2'' is LighterAndSofter than ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', with a brighter color palette and more Spidey scenes at daytime unlike the previous film where he only suited up at night, and Peter is visibly a happier, better-adjusted person.

* MythArc: The ongoing mystery of what happened to Richard and Mary Parker, Peter's parents.

* SuperheroMovieVillainsDie: Averted for the most part. Villains in this series have a very good chance of surviving their films, most likely because Sony wants to make [[VillainEpisode villain-based]] spin-offs. The only real exception is [[spoiler: Norman Osborn.]]

* SuperheroMovieVillainsDie: Inverted for the most part. Villains in this series have a very good chance of surviving their films, most likely because Sony wants to make [[VillainEpisode villain-based]] spin-offs. The only real exception is [[spoiler: Norman Osborn.]]

* VillainEpisode: The two spin-offs focus on members of Spider-Man RoguesGallery.

Spinoff films starring ComicBook/{{Venom}} and the [[LegionOfDoom Sinister Six]] have also been announced.

* MetaOrigin: All of the superpowered characters owe their powers to the machinations of Oscorp.
* TrilogyCreep: The main film series was announced as a trilogy, then had a fourth film ad before the second was even finished.

* TrilogyCreep: The main film series was announced as a trilogy, then had a fourth film ad before the second was even finished.

Spinoff films starring ComicBook/{{Venom}} and the [[LegionOfDoom Sinister Six]] have also been announced.