The Amazing Spider-Man!

Spider-Man is one the most popular and well-known comicbook heroes ever, along with Batman and Superman. Spider-Man is the most popular character among Marvel Comics. Many people like Spider-Man because of his seeming normality. Spider-Man also has a sense of humor, making his comicbook appearances more interesting. Spider-Man has appeared in a few television shows as well as a few movies.
Spider-Man is really Peter Parker, a regular teenage boy. He gets bitten by a radioactive spider, giving him superpowers. Among his superpowers are the proportionate strength of a spider and the ability to shoot webs from his wrist. Peter Parker learns his most important lesson as his uncle dies. "With great power comes great responsibility." This quote helps Parker choose to become Spider-Man. He leads a double life; student by day, superhero by night.
Spider-Man faces multiple enemies, most of them unrealistic. One of the only heroes whose story can be realistically told is Batman; most other superheroes have spectacular stories. Spider-Man's most well-known enemy is Venom, a type of "reverse" Spider-Man. Among his other enemies are Doctor Octopus, Sandman, the Lizard and the Green Goblin. My personal favorite is Venom as the anti-Spider-Man. He is everything that Spider-Man isn't, but bigger and stronger. My favorite Spider-Man costume is the black-suit Spider-Man, formed by a symbiotic alien life form's attraction to Peter Parker. The suit makes him stronger, and faster, but also more violent and careless.
Spider-Man is featured in a series of films by Sam Raimi, titled Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2, and Spider-Man 3. Spider-Man, the first in the (thus far) trilogy, was a success. In my opinion, Spider-Man is the best of the films. Spider-Man 2 gets boring after a while, probably because of the lack of an origin story. Spider-Man 3 was much like Batman Forever, in which the director tried to cram too many villains into a story-less plot. Spider-Man was about Peter Parker's transformation into Spider-Man, as well as the Green Goblin. Spider-Man 2 is about the maniacal Doctor Octopus. Spider-Man 3 is about Peter Parker's struggle to find his true self while battling Sandman, Venom and the New Goblin.
Spider-Man's animated series is probably the best portrayal of him in a cartoon. The animated series I'm talking about is the 90's cartoon, the one I grew up watching. Though the voice acting is slightly corny, the overall story-telling is very good. This cartoon, along with X-Men: The Animated Series, seems to follow in the steps of Batman: The Animated Series in that the show is slightly darker than most cartoons. A spin-off series, Spider-Man Unlimited, was created about a future Spider-Man. That show didn't do so well, and the recent Spectacular Spider-Man isn't quite the greatest show on television, either. Spider-Man cartoons generally appeal to children instead of an older crowd, probably because he is funnier than most other heroes. The humor causes children to forget about the complex, over-the-top stories and focus on the action itself. Older crowds then find that the stories eventually get toned down, and they lose interest.
Spider-Man isnt' a bad hero. He just seems a little outdated now. Sure, he's been revived by Sam Raimi (for the first two films, at least), and kids still like him. Spider-Man's generation is just kind of in the past now.