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Review by Amazing Spidey, Media by JTalpur
Episode #63 - Secret Wars, Part Three: Doom Music Composed By: Shuki Levy and Kussa Mahchi Animation Services By: Toyko Movie Shinsha (TMS) Guest Starring: Christopher Daniel Barnes as Spider-Man, Robert Hayes as Iron Man, Joan Lee as Madame Web, Earl Boen as The Beyonder, David Hyter as Captain America, Iona Morris as Storm and Joseph Campanella as The Lizard, Tom Kane as Dr.Doom, Cam Clarke as Mr. Fantastic, Gail Matthius as The Invisible Woman, Quinton Flynn as The Human Torch, and Patrick Pinney as The Thing Review: The final part to Secret Wars is slightly better than the opening chapter, but only by a small margin. It’s not all that faithful to it’s comic book counterpart, but it’s actually more entertaining, in my opinion. As with all Secret Wars episodes, the animation shined.I especially like The Lizard here. It’s no secret that he was a stand in because they weren’t allowed to use The Hulk, but I found that it was pretty convenient as it allowed the story to still have some familiarity with Spider-Man’s world, even though they were fighting on an alien planet. The main villain of the piece is finally unveiled, after the 2 previous episodes ignored him. It has to be noted, Dr. Doom = Awesome. He’s far better here than in any of the FF shows, or his guest spots. His voice, his design, his character all of it is simply so much better than the alternatives. It’s a great shame we never got something of a follow up. I’d love to see Spider-Man vs. Dr. Doom part 2. Even though it was only a small moment, it’s worth noting that this is, to my knowledge, the only time Spidey and the Human Torch have had an animated team up. There was something odd about the FF here, something I still struggle to put my finger on. They are nothing like they are in their own show, but John Semper has stated that he wasn’t fond of the show (or it’s actors, which is why most of them are recast) but it has to be said, Sue and Johnny have better designs. Much better. Reed and Ben not so much, but Sue and Johnny had some nice designs. It looked pretty shoddy when he flamed on, much to my disappointment. Part 3 is most noticeable to me, on a personal level as it has one of my favourite Spidey quotes in it. Spider-Man: Hold on Doom. We’re not your pawns. Under that metal suit, you’re just a very disturbed human being. You can’t possibly control the God like abilities you’ve stolen. You might place us all in great danger if you don’t give that power up! Dr. Doom: Do you take me for a fool? Who amongst you has ever wanted to give up your superpowers? Spider-Man: I have. Because I’ve learned, time and time again, that with great power, there must also come great responsibility. Best. Quote. Ever. It’s followed up however, with a really… silly scene in which the heroes are about to be crushed by a mountain. They do an almighty push and force it of off themselves. Only, we’re seeing exactly the same image of a mountain, not the characters struggling with their push. I understand that it’s intentions may have been to showcase a great “If this be my destiny” struggle, only, it’s falls flat, and is almost embarrassing to watch, quite frankly. It’s quickly followed up with a nice ending, and an even better cliffhanger for what is to come. To know all that we’ve just watched was merely a test made me wonder what was coming next when I first saw it. And it didn’t disappoint, I’m happy to say. Screenshots: 
 
 
 
 
 
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