User blog:ARTaylor/August 2014 Poll Results

This last month we asked visitor which series most needs a complete DVD release. There were two series that topped out over all the others, but in the end just one came out on top.


 * 1) The first place winner with 35% of the votes is no stranger to topping this kind of poll: Spider-Man. The series is the second longest running animated Marvel series and is still counted among the most popular. It has ranked among the highest in TVShowsOnDVD.com's most wanted list. The series has seen six prior DVD releases, mostly to tie in with the various theatrical films, but each has contained relatively few episodes causing bootleg copies of the show to become popular.
 * 2) Coming in second with 32% is X-Men: Evolution. The third longest running animated Marvel series has seen the first three seasons released, though Volume Two is no longer in production.
 * 3) With just 10% is Spider-Man: Unlimited. The follow-up to the popular series was controversial among fans due to changes to the character and world and was cancelled after just one season, but seems to have some cult following.
 * 4) A tie with 6% was between Fantastic Four (1978) and The Incredible Hulk. The one season Fantastic Four series is mostly remembered for the exclusion of Human Torch and the introduction of H.E.R.B.I.E.. Hulk tied-in with Fantastic Four and Iron Man, which both have full series releases, and is the last to focus on just Hulk's adventures as subsequent series focus on him being part of a team.
 * 5) The Marvel Super Heroes, Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends, and The Avengers: United They Stand tied with just 3%. The Thor segments of Super Heroes got a DVD release, which is now out of print, but has otherwise been forgotten. Amazing Friends has been popular among 1980s animation fans, but has had no Region 1 release. United They Stand was the first series to focus on the Avengers, but was not well-received and cancelled after a single season.
 * 6) Getting no votes was Fantastic Four (1967), Fred and Barney Meet the Thing, The Incredible Hulk (1982) and Silver Surfer. Fantastic Four, Marvel's second animated series, was the first to have actual animation rather than using crude motion comics, but was overshadowed by the success of Spider-Man (1967). Fred and Barney is hardly remembered due to being tied to Marvel in a single character's name only. Hulk, while popular among fans, was another that was overshadowed by the success of Amazing Friends. Silver Surfer was another that suffered due to Marvel's decline in the late 1990s and eventual bankruptcy.

Check out this month's poll to see which Ultimate Spider-Man Web Warriors character you want to see most: Scarlet Spider, Spider-Ham, Spider-Man 2099, Spider-Girl, Iron Spider, Spider-Man Noir, Agent Venom, Miles Morales, or Spider-Knight.