These were all being done by artists and writers that I wished I could emulate in some way. STARBURST: Before you began working in animation, were you a comic book/Spider-Man fan? If so, what were your first memories of Spidey?īob Richardson: As a kid, I always liked to draw and was interested in everything regarding animation and comics, from Disney to Marvel to Mad Magazine. First printed in an abridged format back in STARBURST #467, here is that chat in its entirety.

To mark 25 years since Spider-Man first aired, we were lucky enough to grab some time with Bob last year to reflect back on this most beloved of animated offerings and discuss why Spider-Man: The Animated Series was so special, how the series was put together, getting to explore so many characters, and just why ol’ Web-head is such an iconic pop culture figure. One person who was there for the entirety of that run is the fantastic Bob Richardson – who served as the main driving force behind the show in his position as the supervising producer and director responsible for developing Spider-Man. Running for a total of 65 episodes over five seasons, many still revere the series as the definitive Spidey show to this very day – and now the show can be found streaming in all of its glory on Disney+.

Right up there as one of the truly great superhero cartoon shows of all-time, November 1994 saw audiences first treated to Spider-Man: The Animated Series on FOX Kids.

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