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Season 1 – Marvel Rising: Initiation

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While pursuing the criminal responsible for her best friend's death, Ghost-Spider is mistakenly accused of the crime by both SHIELD and the NYPD; Ghost-Spider must find a way to clear her name while battling against Ms. Marvel and Squirrel Girl.
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Alex McLevy AV Club 09/28/2018
B-
It's difficult to say whether the installments reveal a creative spark moving in the right direction; with only six shorts, each one barely several minutes long, there's simply not much here as of yet. Go to Full Review
Mike Sorrentino CNET 10/31/2019
This more optimistic take on a Marvel team-up, which amounts to slightly under 30 minutes of programming, feels fresh thanks to the use of different characters with their own complicated heroic tales to tell. Go to Full Review
Emily Ashby Common Sense Media 08/22/2018
4/5
Origin story introduces crew of likable female superheroes. Go to Full Review
Alexis Gunderson Paste Magazine 08/22/2018
Diversity doesn't have to be homework, Marvel Rising says, and while Luke Cage and Jessica Jones and Tandy and Tyrone might be battling grimness, it also doesn't have to be hard. It can just... be. Go to Full Review
Meagan Damore CBR 08/13/2018
Packed full of charm and spunk, the fledgling series is sure to win the hearts of Marvel Comics fans. Go to Full Review
Kevin Yeoman Screen Rant 08/13/2018
From the action-heavy storytelling to the obvious connection with the larger (animated) MCU, Marvel Rising: Initiation has a little something for everyone, from the hardcore Marvel-ites to those in search of heroes they can relate to. Go to Full Review
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Austin S @auskooper 12/16/2024 Watchable but could have done with more proper development for every character See more We Talk N @tylerking24 08/23/2023 I mean I haven't been a fan of animated shows recently, but this was a fun one! See more Andrius y @cineastayps1661828 03/29/2023 fresca ,divertida ,agradable y entretenida un buen programa con buena animación y adaptación ,bastante disfrutable este grupo de jóvenes héroes. See more victor o 01/09/2022 I am a fan of some comic book animated series from either DC or Marvel. I caught this show on Disney Plus in the wake of having watched the Academy Award-winning Marvel SonyVerse film Into The Spider-Verse. Not in the same universe but I could not help it because I enjoyed watching the character of Gwen Stacy, known as Spider-Woman, and in this Disney Marvel Rising Series as Ghost-Spider. This is one of the Marvel Rising Universe short films series that is based on some of the more recent Marvel Comics stories of the era. The main character in this is Gwen Stacy aka Ghost-Spider, a female version of Spider-Man, in this case, it takes the alternate universe of Spider-Woman and has her be in a version of the main Marvel Universe. While this seems cool, I prefer if she interacted with Spider-Man given that in the main universe she was his love interest. But I guess in this Disney Marvel Rising take on the character they want to take advantage of her solo run even if it was an alternate dimension because it was supremely popular in its own right. I take it the name Ghost-Spider is due to her costume's white hood and mask giving a ghost-like look as well as a tongue-in-cheek reference to her initials. This story is a mini-series set up with the heroine juggling her life as Gwen Stacy with school, her garage band, and then her mission as Ghost-Spider with stopping crime, specifically avenging the death of her friend. This adaptation takes liberties with the comic, but it is well told, and I enjoy it a great deal. All this as she is hunted down by the police for being a vigilante as well as the death of her friend. Several heroes involve themselves in capturing her from, Quake, The Patriot, Squirrel Girl, and Miss Marvel. Make no mistake, Ghost-Spider is the main attraction and I got to say other than Quake, whom I have seen adapted in live-action on Marvel's Agents of SHIELD, as well as The Patriot I got to say that the other characters are nearly as great. But I follow DC Comics, not Marvel. I do love Dove Cameron voicing the lead, as cool as the original Spider-Man but with a feminine quality that makes her as good as the original. I am happy that Chloe Bennet appears as Quake. Not a bad show. I am interested in watching the rest of this series. See more 10/14/2019 Trash characters = Trash show. See more 12/15/2018 Absolutely love this series! Dove Cameron is terrific as Ghost Spider, and I loved Chloe Bennet reprising her role as Quake. I can;t wait for the continuation of this story. See more Read all reviews
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Episode 1 Aired Aug 13, 2018 Mission: Ghost Hunter While pursuing the criminal responsible for her best friend's death, Ghost-Spider is mistakenly accused of the crime by both SHIELD and the NYPD. Details Episode 2 Aired Aug 13, 2018 Floor Toms Spider Webs As Ghost-Spider deals with the loss of her friend, she continues hunting for the culprit while also trying to keep up appearances with her friends and bandmates. Details Episode 3 Aired Aug 13, 2018 BFHF Best friends Ms. Marvel and Squirrel Girl join forces to apprehend an alleged superhero turned vigilante: Ghost-Spider. Details Episode 4 Aired Aug 13, 2018 Two on One Finally confronting Ghost-Spider, Squirrel Girl and Ms. Marvel discover that there's more to this villain than meets the eye. Details Episode 5 Aired Aug 13, 2018 The Stories They Tell Ghost-Spider finally gets the chance to tell her side of the story when Squirrel Girl and Ms. Marvel capture her. Details Episode 6 Aired Aug 13, 2018 The Secrets We Keep Ghost-Spider's run from the law comes to an end when SHIELD agents Patriot and Quake catch her, but everything changes when her true identity is revealed. Details
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Season Info

Network
Disney XD
Rating
TV-Y7
Genre
Kids & Family, Action, Adventure, Animation
Release Date
Aug 13, 2018