DESPOP TUESDAYS…
The 1967-70 Spider-Man cartoon is probably my favorite animated series of all time, both because of and despite of its physical limitations and off-model weirdness.
But what if there were a show that more accurately captured Spidey’s ’60s zeitgeist? Well, I for one, would watch the hell out of it.
Which brings us to Parker — an animated (or live-action) series proposed by our pal Des Taylor and his cohorts Joe Otis Costello and Evan Limberger.
Dig this:
Video created by Des Taylor and Joe Otis Costello, with slick, stylish motion by Evan Limberger.
“Ever since I read 2022’s Spider-Man’s Tangled Web #11, by Darwyn Cooke and J. Bone, I’ve thought, ‘Imagine an animated/live action show called Parker,” sez Des. “Set in a Jet Age, go-go-boots version of the 1960s, Parker would follow one Peter Benjamin Parker: professional overthinker, part-time genius, full-time disaster magnet. By day, he’s juggling school deadlines, chemistry books, and his thankless gig snapping photos for the ever-charming tyrant J. Jonah Jameson. By night? He’s swinging across the skyline as Spider-Man, trying not to crack his skull or his conscience. Easy, right? Wrong.
“Because while Peter is out saving the city, his love life would be twisting right off a cliff,” Des added. “Through all of this, Parker would capture the core truth of Spider-Man better than most: The real balancing act isn’t the villains, it’s life. Homework vs. heroics. Rent vs. responsibility. Love vs secrets.”
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DES TAYLOR is the man behind creator-owned comic properties Scarlett Couture, The Vesha Valentine Story, The Trouble With Katie Rogers and a new property in the works The Blue Lotus Strikes. His client list includes DC Comics, La Perla, FHM, Cosmopolitan, Universal Music, ITV Studios America and many more. When he’s not working on his own properties or churning out commissions, Des spends his spare time… working some more, hating Arsenal and raising his two baby daughters, Scarlett and Leia-May.
