7.4
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man (2012)
Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man (2012)
Overview
While being trained by S.H.I.E.L.D., Spider-Man battles evil with a new team of teen colleagues.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Female Combat: Yes
Viewer Rating
7.4
Overview
While being trained by S.H.I.E.L.D., Spider-Man battles evil with a new team of teen colleagues.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The series' central subject matter of superhero action, personal responsibility, and the fight against supervillains is inherently apolitical, and its narrative consciously avoids promoting specific ideological viewpoints, focusing instead on universal moral lessons and entertainment.
The series features a visibly diverse ensemble cast, including various ethnic backgrounds among its heroes. The narrative primarily focuses on superhero adventures and character development, maintaining a neutral or positive portrayal of traditional identities without explicit critique or central DEI themes.
Secondary
The show features White Tiger, a skilled martial artist with enhanced physical abilities, who consistently engages in and wins physical fights against male opponents, often taking down multiple adversaries using hand-to-hand combat.
Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man, an animated series, does not include any discernible LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on Spider-Man's superhero adventures and personal growth without addressing queer identities or experiences, resulting in no LGBTQ+ portrayal.
Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man does not include any discernible transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on traditional superhero adventures without engaging with transsexual identity in any capacity, resulting in no portrayal to evaluate.
The animated series features established Marvel characters, and while it introduces new iterations or original characters, none of the legacy characters widely known from source material or prior adaptations have their gender changed.
The animated series primarily adapts characters from the Marvel Comics universe, including the 'Ultimate' line. Key characters like Peter Parker, Mary Jane Watson, and Harry Osborn maintain their established races. Nick Fury's portrayal as Black aligns with his established appearance in the 'Ultimate' Marvel comics, which predates the show.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.2
7.7
Critic Ratings
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