JR heads back to August 1997 for this episode of Spider-Man history. We look at the following books: *Amazing Spider-Man # 426 *Spider-Man # 82 *Sensational Spider-Man #18 *Spectacular Spider-Man #248 *Spider-Man Unlimited # 17 *Untold Tales of Spider-Man #17 *What If #99 *Spider-Man: The Octopus Agenda prose novel
Aug 31, 2014•30 min
The Spider-Panel tackles the Spider-News for the month. The topics include: *Sony is going to make a Spider-Man spinoff movie with a female lead. *The Amazing Spider-Man 2 blu ray has a deleted scene where he meets his dad. *New restrictions on Spider-Man street performers in NYC. *Death of Gwen is Marvel's best story? *Taylor Swift visits sick Spider-fan. *Harry Potter goes to Comic Con as Spider-Man *New Spider-Woman ongoing series *Venom learns his origins in upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy ...
Aug 27, 2014•1 hr 4 min
In this Friday Night Fight we wrap up the second part of the Marvel Team Up storyline. Spidey teams up with Shang Chi, Nick Fury and Black Widow in this episode. We're taking a look at Marvel Team Up # 84 and #85. Spidey lost the fight in the last episode, will he put up a better fight in this episode?
Aug 22, 2014•28 min
In this episode the Spider-Panel reviews four comics those include: *Amazing Spider-Man #4 *Amazing Spider-Man # 1.3 *Superior Spider-Man # 32 *Amazing Spider-Man # 5
Aug 18, 2014•1 hr 15 min
The Spider-Panel takes calls from around the world in this episode. Some of the topics include: *What would we say to Peter Parker if we ran into him? *When will Clash from Learning to Crawl appear in the main Amazing book? *We check in with Stella to hear her thoughts about Amazing Spider-Man 2 and her thoughts on the current state of Spidey. *The history of Moon Knight with Spider-Man *How many times has Peter Parker faked pictures?
Aug 17, 2014•1 hr 31 min
Friday Night Fights are back. We took a month off, but we're bringing you two episodes in August to make up for it. We're reviewing a four part team-up. In this episode we're reviewing Marvel Team Up # 82 and # 83. The Black Widow and Nick Fury are in this team up and Spidey has a tough time keeping up in this fight.
Aug 15, 2014•37 min
This is a giant-sized edition of Spider-Satellites. George and Brad tackle 11 Spider-titles. Those include: *Miles Morales Spider-Man # 2,3 *Spider-Man 100th Anniversary #1 *Deadpool Vs Carnage # 4 *All New Ultimates # 2, 3, 4 *New Warriors # 5, 6, 7 *Guardians of the Galaxy # 15 *A surprise book
Aug 14, 2014•1 hr 27 min
The Spider-Panel answers dozens of questions from our message board. Highlights include: *What is our holy grail of Spider-Collectibles? Is it the elastic Spidey? * Why doesn't Marvel value long term customers and are always after the new ones? *Why does Norman Osborn love purple? *Best Osborn writer? *What is the theme of Spider-Man?
Aug 02, 2014•1 hr 28 min
JR takes us back to July 1981 for this Spider-History segment. JR takes a look at *Amazing Spider-Man # 218, Spidey takes on Hydro Man and Sandman as they combine to do an impression of King Kong. *Marvel Team Up # 107, Spidey teams up with the She Hulk. *Spectacular Spider-Man # 56, the first appearance of the Jack O' Lantern. *The gang also gives our recommendations of things we like for the month.
Jul 31, 2014•48 min
In this episode the Spider-Panel reviews: *Amazing Spider-Man # 1.2 *Amazing Spider-Man # 3 *We give the pros and cons of the issues *Is Black Cat being written out of character? *Thoughts on Silk's origins
Jul 24, 2014•46 min
Here are the Spider-News topics we're tackling this month. *Two new Avengers/ X-Men Axis Spider-Man related mini series with Hobgoblin and Carnage. *Stan Lee insulted by Comics Alliance writer, and the increasing disrespect about his contributions to Marvel. *Karen Gillan wants to play Spider-Girl? *If you want to cosplay in Times Square, you may have register. A superhero registration act could actually happen. *You've heard of John Romita and his son John Romita Jr, but what about Vinnie Romit...
Jul 18, 2014•1 hr 33 min
George and I take on reviewing nine Spider-satellite comics. Those include: Deadpool Vs Carnage # 3 Deadpool Annual # 2 All New Ultimates # 1 and #2 Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man # 1 Guardians of the Galaxy # 15 Amazing X-Men # 7 New Warriors # 4 Superior Foes of Spider-Man # 12 George also reviews two episodes of the Ultimate Spider-Man cartoon. Those include: Season One, Episode Eleven - Venomnous Season Two, Episode Twenty-Five 'Return of the Sinister Six'
Jul 16, 2014•1 hr 31 min
JR takes us back 20 years and spotlights the Spider-books that came out in June of 1994. He takes on *Amazing Spider-Man #390 *Spider-Man # 47 * Spectacular Spider-Man # 213 *Web of Spider-Man # 113 20 years ago all these books had variant covers and we're just a couple months away from the Clone Saga.
Jun 30, 2014•41 min
In this June Friday Night Fight we tackle a classic fight between Spider-Man and the original X-Factor. George takes us back to November 1986 and we look at Amazing Spider-Man 282.
Jun 27, 2014•37 min
Highlights of this episode include: *Itune Reviews *Reviews of Amazing Spider-Man # 1.1 which is the first part of the Learning to Crawl mini-series. *Review of Amazing Spider-Man #2 [powerpress]
Jun 24, 2014•45 min
In this episode we discuss the latest Spider-news. The topics include: *A Korean Spider-Man statue had to be taken down due to a "giant sized man thing." *Ever wonder how to make a Spider-Bra? *Prince George is a Spider-Man fan? *A new Spider-even called Across the Spider-verse is coming up with a new five issue mini-series *Sony's disappointment with the box office take of the Amazing Spider-Man 2. *Miles Morales joins the All New X-Men? *A Dollar General employee was fired for yelling at two a...
Jun 23, 2014•1 hr 49 min
In this episode we talk to author Daniel Wallace. He wrote the book "The World According to Spider-Man." He has written a new Spider-Man book that has some very fun items in it. Those include Peter Parker's report card, Aunt May's wheatcake recipe, a firing letter from J. Jonah Jameson among many others. The book is written in Spider-Man's voice and is a fun read.
Jun 22, 2014•1 hr 22 min
We answer your dozens of message board questions in this show. Highlights include: *What we thought of the music in the Amazing Spider-Man 2 movie *What Marvel characters would be fun to appear on the Muppet Show? *What are the best female Spider-Man villains? *What is J. Jonah Jameson's beef with Spider-Man all about? *Why is there a backlash against the Sam Raimi Spider-Man films?
Jun 17, 2014•44 min
Here are the topics we cover in Spider-News *Petition for Directors cut of ASM2 blu ray *Voice of 1990's Doc Ock from the Spider-Man cartoon dies. *Retailers getting a lot of damaged copies of Amazing Spider-Man # 1 *McDonalds is doing a first with Spider-Man toys. They're releasing both boy and girl Spider-Man toys. *Comixology has been purchased by Amazon and the changes that are coming with it. *Spider-Man 100th anniversary issue *Explosions of Amazing Spider-Man #1 variants and the rarest on...
Jun 14, 2014•1 hr 19 min
In this episode JR takes us back to May 1984. It's a significant month for Spidey. *He receives his black suit in Amazing Spider-Man #252 *Visits the Beyonder's world in Secret Wars # 1 *That first mega crossover is a classic,but JR says it doesn't hold up that well *The Spider-Panel disagrees and it's a lively discussion on remembering our childhood.
May 31, 2014•40 min
In this episode we review seven Spider-Satellite titles. Those include *Superior Foes #11 *Superior Team-Up #12 *Guardians of the Galaxy #14 *Spider-Man Family Business Graphic Novel *Deadpool Vs Carnage # 1 and 2 *Ultimate Spider-Man # 200 George also reviews two episodes of the Ultimate Spider-Man cartoon. Season One, Episode 10- Freaky Season Two, Episode 24 - Sandman Returns
May 24, 2014•1 hr 37 min
The Spider-Panel reviews the ending of Superior Spider-Man #31 and the first issue of Amazing Spider-Man # 1. Highlights include: *Thoughts on the reveal of who's behind the goblin mask *What this means for the future of the Goblin *Thoughts on the first issue of the third volume of the Amazing Spider-Man * We list pros and cons of each issue
May 18, 2014•1 hr 5 min
Former Spider-Man editor Danny Fingeroth talks to host Brad Douglas at the Wizard World St. Louis Comic Con. Highlights of the interview include: *Beginnings of working on Spider-Man *Origins of the black suit costume in Amazing Spider-Man #252 *Venom and Carnage origins *Thoughts on reintroducing Peter Parker's parents *Death of Aunt May in Amazing Spider-Man #400 *Thoughts on editing the controversial Clone Saga.
May 16, 2014•41 min
In this months Spidey Friday Night Fight we take a look at one of the best Doc Ock battles. This takes place in Spectacular Spider-Man #79 and went down in 1983. This one starts in a hospital, ends up on a train and an abandoned construction area. Who comes out on top. Join me and George as we break this fight down.
May 09, 2014•28 min
We celebrate our 300th episode with a reunion 30 years in the making. Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends is a classic from the 1980s. Host Brad Douglas had a chance to interview Dan Gilvezan who voiced Spider-Man and Kathy Garver who voiced Firestar. Highlights of the interview include: *When the two first discovered Spider-Man *Dan shares a story about winning the role, loosing it, and getting it back *Kathy talks about helping create a character on a cartoon that lives in the comics 30 years l...
May 06, 2014•1 hr 6 min
The Spider-Panel discusses our thoughts on the Amazing Spider-Man 2 movie. Highlights include: *Our pros and cons of the movie *Favorite and least favorite scenes *Grades of the movie by George, Brad, JR, Zach and Michael aka Stillanerd *What do we want in Amazing Spider-Man 3 * Warning, there are spoilers in the podcast. If you listen to it, we assume you've seen the film.
May 05, 2014•1 hr 42 min
We answers your dozens of questions from our message board. Some of the highlights include. *What villains should Spider-Man kill, or could he? *Do you read every part of a crossover if it's in books you don't currently collect? *What B list villain like Electro could be upgraded to a A lister? *Thoughts on the end of the Marvel Essential line. *Thoughts on another person getting bit by a spider in Amazing Fantasy 15.
Apr 27, 2014•1 hr 4 min
In this episode we review Superior Spider-Man # 29 and # 30. *We break down the pros and cons and give the two issues a grade. *Brad is joined by George and Michael *Was Ock out of character in this book? *Are you a fan of Mary Jane's new boyfriend? *We recorded this before Superior 31 was released and give our thoughts about who is behind the Goblin mask.
Apr 26, 2014•30 min
We have a lot of Spider-News this month. Here are the topics we discuss. *Peter David Returns to Spider-Man 2099 *Spider-Verse Event *Kirsten Dunst on Gender Roles *Sinister Six Gets a Director *Amazing Spider-Man 2 Video Game Villains *Spidey robs a Subway *Spidey April Fools Joke *Baskin Robins Spidey Ice Cream *ASM #1 Breaks Records *Andrew Garfield talks about the size of Spidey's package. *Brad's Bruce Campbell story from the St. Louis Wizard World Comic Con
Apr 22, 2014•1 hr 21 min
In this episode we tackle reviews of the Spider-Satellites and two episodes of the Ultimate Spider-Man cartoon. The satellites George and I review are: *Superior Spider-Man Team Up # 11 *Superior Spider-Man Annual # 2 *Superior Foes of Spider-Man # 9 and #10 *Thunderbolts # 23 *New Warriors # 3 The cartoon episodes reviewed include: Season 1 Episode 9 - 'Field Trip' Season 2 Episode 23 - 'Second Chance Hero'
Apr 20, 2014•1 hr 23 min