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March 8 will be a brand-new day for Spider-Man when the CW premieres the iconic Marvel Comics superhero's newest animated adventures. The Spectacular Spider-Man swings into the network's "Kids WB" lineup at 10 am/ET. In this latest animated incarnation (of which 26 half-hour episodes have been ordered), Peter Parker is a 16-year-old high-school junior who spent his summer vacation learning the ropes of being a superhero

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"We're really going to take Peter and put him through his paces," Weisman says. "He's got a lot to learn about life and school and fighting supervillains, and we're going to teach him one step at a time, although some steps will be more painful than others."

But it's not all gloom for our friendly neighborhood web-slinger. "This is a kid who loves being Spider-Man," Weisman says. "Life is tough as Peter Parker, but when he puts on the suit and he swings through the city, it’s a huge release for him. Now the irony is, the more time he spends as Spider-Man, the harder his life as Peter Parker becomes, so he needs that release. So there’s a vicious-circle element to it." — Rich Sands