 The Spectacular Spider @-@ Man was originally conceived by Sony Entertainment as a series of four animated DVDs that chronicled the Spider @-@ Man character in his youth . The company brought in Victor Cook and Greg Weisman to help with development . Weisman had had critical success with the series Gargoyles , while Cook worked on the Hellboy animated features . They both had been Spider @-@ Man fans for decades , as well . 
