 The show was given a specific budget , so Weisman and Cook wanted to allow the animation to " move " more than anything , giving it simple and stylistic designs . Sam Raimi , director of the Spider @-@ Man live action films , " set the bar " for the fluent movement styles Spider @-@ Man has , which Weisman and Cook were in complete agreement of incorporating into the series . When designing the Vulture , the two employed the dark green shades from his original design , a color which they use thematically for most of their villains and other negative aspects of Peter 's life , along with touches of blood @-@ like red . His wings were employed in the same style that his comic book counterpart ; " [ They are ] for steering [ ... ] they don ’ t keep him air born , " Weisman describes . Vulture was voiced by Robert Englund , iconic for his portrayal as the horror film character Freddy Kruger . 
