Mark Millar says the bulk of D.C. roster is not "Cinematic".

Mark Millar says the bulk of D.C. roster is not "Cinematic". Apr 6, 2018 19:32:28 GMT DC-Fan likes this

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Post by Primemovermithrax Pejorative on Apr 6, 2018 19:32:28 GMT

Apr 6, 2018 19:29:54 GMT formersamhmd said:

Apr 6, 2018 18:59:21 GMT Primemovermithrax Pejorative said:

And Spidey got that because his books sold better...because of the new kind of storytelling you didn't see in other comics.

The cartoon was in development right as Ditko was leaving so I would say it had less to do with story and more to do with seeing the selling potential in merchandising to kids overall. The comics for kids part was just one aspect of it.
In fact, I believe Ditko left because he was seeing the merchandising starting to happen and wanted a bigger cut (he was already taking over the plotting alone).
And Spider-man's design is entirely Ditko's doing.