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Why 2003's Spider-Man Show Isn't Raimi Canon (But Comics & Games Are)
The Sam Raimi Spider-Man franchise includes more content than its iconic film trilogy, including a 2003 animated series that doesn’t share continuity with two of the films, separating it from other spinoff material. Spider-Man: The New Animated Series had only a brief run in 2003, and while it shares a universe with Raimi’s 2002 film, the TV series doesn’t coincide with Spider-Man 2, Spider-Man 3, or the rest of the Sam Raimi Spider-Man universe’s properties, such as its video games and comics. The series does, surprisingly, connect to two other Marvel films, putting 2002’s Spider-Man in a unique position, as far as continuity goes.