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'''Nicknames:''' "MP II", "CGI Spidey", "The Spider-Man Logo II", "Silver Spider-Man", "Scary Spidey" | '''Nicknames:''' "MP II", "CGI Spidey", "The Spider-Man Logo II", "Silver Spider-Man", "Scary Spidey" | ||
'''Logo: In space,</u> we pan out through a series of glowing | '''Logo''': In space,</u> we pan out through a series of orange glowing CGI bars. As the bars rotate up towards us, they are revealed to be part of the "MP" logo, done in glorious 3D (and with the "M" cut-out not filled in). In the background, Spider-Man (also in CGI) flies up from below, and the logo is "absorbed" into his body, turning him silver. The space background turns into a "time warp mode" into a silver-black gradient background, as the words "'''MARVEL PRODUCTIONS LTD'''." rise up from the bottom-right with a trail behind them. The "MP" logo returns to the screen, as the silver Spider-Man somersaults to the top of it and takes a prowler-like stance above it as the logo takes its place on the center of the screen (Spidey's eyes return shortly after). The text takes its place below the logo. The byline, "A NEW WORLD COMPANY" fades in when the everything is finished. | ||
'''Trivia:''' The reason for the "MP" logo being absorbed and then mysteriously reappearing is to provide a place to cut the logo so that it is not as long. In most cases, however, the logo is shortened so that only the tail-end of the animation is seen. This logo was animated at Digital Productions (known for ''The Last Starfighter''). The concept of the chrome Spidey flying through space was bizarre, but that was the assignment. | '''Trivia:''' The reason for the "MP" logo being absorbed and then mysteriously reappearing is to provide a place to cut the logo so that it is not as long. In most cases, however, the logo is shortened so that only the tail-end of the animation is seen. This logo was animated at Digital Productions (known for ''The Last Starfighter''). The concept of the chrome Spidey flying through space was bizarre, but that was the assignment. | ||
'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
*On some shows, | *On some shows, the logo is bylineless. | ||
*A still variant exists. | *A still variant exists. | ||
*On late '80s Henson co-produced shows, a copyright stamp for Jim Henson Productions fades in below. | *On late '80s Henson co-produced shows, a copyright stamp for Jim Henson Productions fades in below. | ||
*Sunbow-Marvel Combo Variant: See Sunbow Entertainment for description. | *Sunbow-Marvel Combo Variant: See Sunbow Entertainment for description. | ||
*On Robocop: The Animated Series, the logo fades into the New World International logo. | *On ''Robocop: The Animated Series'', the logo fades into the New World International logo. | ||
'''FX/SFX:''' The zooming and panning of the MP, as well as Spider-Man. | '''FX/SFX:''' The zooming and panning of the MP, as well as Spider-Man's actions. | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' | '''Music/Sounds:''' It begins with a THX-like "chord" sound with some futuristic "whooshes", then a synth note that plays deeper toward the end. At other times, the ending theme plays over it. | ||
'''Music/Sounds variants:''' | |||
*On the 1989 pilot ''Pryde of the X-Men'', as well as later episodes of ''Robocop: The Animated Series'', the music from the Metrolight Studios logo continues into this logo, as well as that of New World International. | |||
*The 1990 educational VHS ''Spider-Man: Don't Hide Abuse'' features an extended version of the theme. Here, it begins with a "clang", followed by a "whoosh" as the "MP" is revealed. When the logo is "absorbed", a brief synthenized "whoosh" is heard. When the text appears, an ascending chime sounder is heard, before the theme culminates into the normal music (albeit with a shortened ending). | |||
'''Availability:''' Uncommon, bordering on rare. The short version was seen on many shows, including the late 1980's Marvel Action Universe block (''Dino Riders'', ''RoboCop'', and the ''Pryde of the X-Men'' pilot), the first season of ''Biker Mice from Mars'' (with the second season New World Animation took over), the animated ''Blondie & Dagwood'' special (and its sequel, ''Second Wedding Workout''), ''Rude Dog & The Dweebs'', ''Spacecats'', and the animated adaptation of ''Attack of the Killer Tomatoes''. It was most notably seen on Henson co-produced shows like ''Muppet Babies'' and ''Fraggle Rock'' (the animated version). The long version is very rare, and was used to plaster the original logos on later prints of pre-1986 Marvel shows such as ''Spider-Woman'', the 1978 cartoon ''The New Fantastic Four'', the 1981 ''Spider-Man'' cartoon and even the 1966 series ''The Marvel Super Heroes''; it also appeared on early '90s video releases of Marvel material. | '''Availability:''' Uncommon, bordering on rare. The short version was seen on many shows, including the late 1980's Marvel Action Universe block (''Dino Riders'', ''RoboCop'', and the ''Pryde of the X-Men'' pilot), the first season of ''Biker Mice from Mars'' (with the second season New World Animation took over), the animated ''Blondie & Dagwood'' special (and its sequel, ''Second Wedding Workout''), ''Rude Dog & The Dweebs'', ''Spacecats'', and the animated adaptation of ''Attack of the Killer Tomatoes''. It was most notably seen on Henson co-produced shows like ''Muppet Babies'' and ''Fraggle Rock'' (the animated version). The long version is very rare, and was used to plaster the original logos on later prints of pre-1986 Marvel shows such as ''Spider-Woman'', the 1978 cartoon ''The New Fantastic Four'', the 1981 ''Spider-Man'' cartoon and even the 1966 series ''The Marvel Super Heroes''; it also appeared on early '90s video releases of Marvel material. | ||