This past weekend, I had the pleasure of going to Wondercon, the little sister of Comicon. As always, there were wonderful forums with sneak peeks of upcoming media.

When I heard that there was going to be a panel on the new animated series, The Spectacular Spider-Man, I was more than ecstatic. I was a huge fan of the 1994 Spider-Man animated cartoon [watch here]. The way that it was drawn, the voice acting, and dialog was impeccable. I also am a huge fan of the comic book, so having a new cartoon from Marvel was just what the doc [Connors] ordered.

The not so Spectacular Spider-Man

Much to my dismay, I was dead wrong. The animation was sub-par and looked similar to the way Digimon was drawn. Peter Parker now has a mole [which, coincidentally, the artist “cheeks” possesses] and looks like he is five-years-old. The jokes were bad and lacking wit, while the storyline was scattered and unfocused. The only upside to The Spectacular Spider-Man was the voice acting of Josh Keaton as Parker/Spidey. He sounds quite similar to Christopher Daniel Barnes, who was the voice of my favorite web-slinger circa ‘94.

After that letdown, I was quite skeptical walking into the Justice League: New Frontier film by DC. Surprisingly, I was absolutely blown away by the animation, motion effects, voice acting, concept and writing. DC seems to know what they are doing with their comic properties; The New Frontier is aimed at the older demographic who are hardcore comic book fans. Marvel seems to be chasing the Pokemon pipsqueaks, while forgetting those of us who have grown up following Spidey.

DC takes animated media to a new frontier

Justice League: The New Frontier is worth buying on DVD and I look forward for more from the DC franchise. It’s available On-Demand starting today, and I would strongly suggest it as a comic book movie must see. If you would like to watch The Spectacular Spider-Man and weigh in with your own judgment, check it out on March 8 on the Kids WB.

As a producer, I am technically at the start of my career. Even though I’ve been involved with the world of broadcast for the last five years, I only feel now that I am really coming into my own.

When I started at Revision 3, I immediately jumped into working on Tekzilla. Each week was a new challenge that truly made me grow behind the camera, and on. I put together a number of segments each week, and although this was strenuous, it was similar to what I had done before at CNET.

At the beginning of this year, I left Tekzilla to focus on two projects that I will be working on–one of which I am mostly responsible for. A whole show, from start to finish…Holy Cow!!

Me hanging out in the new Revision 3 control room

This project, which for confidentiality purpose I will call “show number 15,” is something that I have built from scratch [with help from my peers, of course]. This is an awesome opportunity that I am totally psyched about. However, I never thought creating an entire online program would be so much painstaking work.

From finding the perfect host to painting the set, I’ve done it all. When I have stepped into built out shows, I would have never guessed how much effort went into naming the show, making the graphics, the music, the set, the talent. I think it may be similar to the experience of being pregnant–with a little less morning sickness.

So here I stand, knocked up with a show that will be launching sometime in the future.I’m tired, anxious, and excited. Will people like it? Will it be a success? Stay tuned on more from my new baby ;)