History WesternAnimation / SpiderManTheNewAnimatedSeries

* CanonForeigner: Indy and most of the villains (Christina, Shikata, Pterodax, Talon, Turbo Jet, and the Gaines Twins) were created for this show and never appeared in the comics. The only villains from the comics were Lizard, Electro, Kingpin, Silver Sable, and Kraven. However, some of the villains from the series are [[{{Expy}} expies]] of comic antagonists. Talon being Black Cat and Turbo Jet being Rocket Racer come to mind.

** Spider-Man encounters the Kingpin, who resembles and is voiced by Creator/MichaelClarkeDuncan, making the ''Film/{{Daredevil}}'' movie in the same continuity as the series and Spider-Man movies.

* {{Retronym}}: This series was originally referred to as just ''Spider-Man'' during its original 2003 release. The exact CharacterTitle was already used across different media. Therefore, it had gone through various nicknames like "MTV's Spider-Man", "Spider-Man 2003", or "Spider-Man Animated Series" by the Annie Awards. It wasn't until the 2004 home release that it was officially referred to by its current title retroactively. It slightly differs the series' name from its similarly-named '90s predecessor ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries''.

* AchievementsInIgnorance: Christina's attempt at creating glue results in an incredibly powerful acid that can corrode anything it makes contact with in seconds.

** Curt Connors is far more bitter and rude than his usual portrayal even before becoming the Lizard, and he is full in control of his actions when he does become the Lizard, and uses his new powers to murder anyone he has a grudge against.

* AlternateContinuity: To the ''Film/SpiderManTrilogy'', being that while it's said to take place after ''[[Film/SpiderMan1 Spider-Man 1]]'', it doesn't line up at all to ''Film/SpiderMan2''. Core differences is that Dr. Connors becomes the Lizard and dies in the same episode, MJ taking on a punk look and Harry Osborn being blonde (although this could be justified as Harry dying his hair). It's implied it could be canon to 2003's ''Film/{{Daredevil}}'' together, due to this version of Kingpin being black and even being voiced by Creator/MichaelClarkeDuncan.

** The crook who tried to murder Curt Connors is brutally murdered by Connors after Connors become the Lizard.

* CelShading: The series is animated by CG, but its visual look is a deliberate attempt to combine traditional hand drawn animation as well.
* ContinuityNod: The series supposedly takes place after the first film, so there's a few of these here in regards to that.

* {{Deconstruction}}: Of superhero cartoons. While most superhero cartoons use BloodlessCarnage and make it clear that nobody is killed, here it’s shown clearly that the villains are violently murderous as most real life criminals are and not afraid to kill people to get what they want, and all supervillain’s rampages can severely injure and even kill innocent bystanders. The villains also have reasons for what they do, and most are either common thieves who just happen to have equipment that lets them keep up with Spider-Man or genuinely mentally unstable people with superpowers who cause a lot of harm in pursuit of their goals. Spider-Man’s YouFightLikeACow schtick is far more subdued, his methods to stop crime often leads to loads of collateral damage, and he is willing to break his code of ThouShaltNotKill if the situation demands it. And finally, him being a HeroWithBadPublicity pursued by the police is based more off several police officer’s prejudice than any real evidence, and some officers like Officer Barr are willing to flat out ignore evidence to support their views rather than admit they could be wrong about Spider-Man.

* DumbMuscle: Flash Thompson and the Biker Twins started out as this before Dr Zellner's experiments gave them super intelligence. However, they were so dumb previously that their bodies had to work much harder to sustain the increased intelligence or they would eventually die, unless they were given an antidote to undo the effects and turn them back to normal.

** The HowDoIShotWeb {{meme}} is referenced when Dr. Zellner drugs him: his web shooters are sluggish and he turns up his palms like the popular comic image.

* TakeThatKiss: Talon gives two to Spider-Man in quick succession during their first fight, though only blowing him a kiss and not actually kissing him. First, after she kicks him away and puts her goggles back on she turns back to him and blows a kiss before running off. Then, after Spider-Man is stuck holding a piece from a construction building in place to stop it from falling into the streets, Talon blows him another goodbye kiss to taunt him before dissappering.

Starring Creator/NeilPatrickHarris in the title role, the story of the show involved Peter, Harry and Comicbook/MaryJaneWatson during their years in university. Harry is struggling over his father's death, Mary Jane has begun pursuing acting in the middle of her strained relationship with Peter, and Peter is doing what he is usually forced to do; juggle battles against supervillains with his personal life. It's somehow darker than your usual Spider-Man series, and mature as well. Shamefully, it's greatly overlooked.

* IJustWantToBeNormal: The series ends with Peter throwing his Spider-man costume into the river, swearing he won't be Spider-man again.

* SexyShirtSwitch: At the end of "Spider-Man Dis-Sabled", Mary Jane comes to see Peter, only to find Indira walking around Peter's apartment wearing only his shirt. This scene was censored in some airings, where Indira was wearing her normal outfit.

* SexyShirtSwitch: At the end of "Spider-Man Dis-Sabled", Mary Jane comes to see Peter, only to find Indira walking around Peter's apartment wearing his shirt. This scene was censored in some airings, where Indira was wearing her normal outfit.

* BadassMustache: Kraven has a cool moustache.

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* AdaptationDyeJob: Harry Osborn is a blonde instead of an Auburn or a redhead (or a brunette) just like in the comics and most adaptations.

Starring Creator/NeilPatrickHarris in the title role, the story of the show involved Peter, Harry and Comicbook/MaryJaneWatson during their years in university. Harry is struggling over his father's death, Mary-Jane has begun pursuing acting in the middle of her strained relationship with Peter, and Peter is doing what he is usually forced to do; juggle battles against supervillains with his personal life. It's somehow darker than your usual Spider-Man series, and mature as well. Shamefully, it's greatly overlooked.

* AxCrazy: While a far more tragic and sympathetic character than his comics counterpart, Electro is a good deal more violent and unhinged than usual.

* BigNo: Spider-Man lets one out when [[spoiler: Kraven kills Mary Jane. Fortunately, it turns out to be an illusion]].

* CanonDiscontinuity: The series makes a lot of references to taking place after the first live-action movie, but ''Spider-Man 2'' seems to ignore it, based mainly on the fact that [[spoiler: Curt Connors/The Lizard dies in this series, but is alive, well, and apparently has never transformed before in the film. Additionally, Peter and Harry's living arrangements are reflective of most of the first movie where they're sharing an apartment, whereas their living arrangements in the second and third movies had Harry back in his dad's penthouse and Peter in a small apartment (and chances are they took hold when Norman died).]] There are a few things that are carried over into the second movie like Harry's drinking and tension with Peter due to the latter taking Spider-Man photos. Which is probably coincidental more than anything.

* DownerEnding: The series ends with [[spoiler: Indy in a coma, that she may never recover from, caused unintentionally by Spider-Man, Peter's relationships with Mary Jane and Harry are damaged to a greater extent than ever before, Spider-Man is viewed as a criminal by virtually the entirety of New York City, who actually demand him to leave, and Peter quits being Spider-Man by putting his costume into a suitcase filled with bricks and throwing it into the river.]] A second season was planned to restore some of these events, but never materialized.

* NeverFoundTheBody: Silver Sable's apparent death shows no signs of a corpse, and bubbles can later be seen rising up from the spot in the water where she fell. This is in fact the reason why Spider-Man isn't surprised that she shows up working with Kraven at the end of the series. [[spoiler:But, as it turns out, that was just a mental illusion]].
* NotMeThisTime: Kraven the Hunter apparently murders Mary Jane. In a rage, Spider-Man nearly kills Kraven, only to discover that Kraven is innocent. Mary Jane was never murdered, and Spider-Man had been tricked by two other villains into thinking Kraven had killed her. (Kraven had killed the parents of the villains, and they weren't powerful enough to take revenge themselves.) Kraven doesn't get away scott-free, however: Spider-Man still drops him off with the police.

* UnstoppableRage: Happens to Spider-Man in the season finale, when he is tricked by a pair of psychic twins into[[spoiler: thinking that Kraven The Hunter had killed Mary-Jane]].

* WesternTerrorists: Pterodax, a bunch of Russian terrorists who style themselves after pteranodons and go around on jet packs.

** At the end of the series, one of the psychic twins, Roxanne, tricks Spider-Man into [[spoiler: pushing Indy of the roof of a building by creating an illusion where he thought he was fighting against her instead. As a result of this, Peter quits being Spider-Man.]]
** Also happened in "The Party" when Spidey is forced to kill Max Dillon/Electro(who in this continuity is one of his friends from high school!).

* WesternTerrorists: Pterodax, a bunch of Russian terrorists who style themselves after pteranodons and go around

** While a far more tragic and sympathetic character than his comics counterpart, Electro is a good deal more violent and unhinged than usual, at one point torturing and murdering one of his former bullies,

** Doug Reisman, who continuously humiliated, pranked, and even nearly killed Max Dillon, is tortured and murdered by Dillon after he becomes Electro. Deconstructed, since it’s clear he didn’t deserve such a horrible death.

** Doug Reisman, who continuously humiliated, pranked, and even nearly killed Max Dillon, is tortured and murdered by Dillon after he becomes Electro. Deocn

** The bully who continuously humiliated, pranked, and even nearly killed Max Dillon is tortured and murdered by Dillon after he becomes Electro.