Season 3 Episode 9: Tombstone Recap – 10:30 Review – 38:50 Comic Origins – 47:31 Tombstone is back and this time ol’ Robbie Robertson is being brought along for the ride. We’ve got AI podcast titles, superhero symbologists, dungeons, basketball factories, monstars and Fornite-owned human beings! Beware: there may be one too many impressions. Then Jack does his best to discuss the comic book history of Tombstone, starting in 1988 and ranging from surprise injections, helicopter dives, undercover ...
May 11, 2021•1 hr 9 min
Season 3 Episode 8: The Ultimate Slayer Recap – 2:57 Review – 43:06 Comic Origins – 50:34 This episode is a riot. We argue over Landon’s monster foot, Alistair’s ripped slayer bod, and whether Kingpin is a galaxy brain genius or merely a divorced dude with an OnlyFans and a David Byrne obsession. Meanwhile, the grief mullet evolves into a drifting revengebot, Chad Peter competes with the Virgin Eggborn and we make some jokes that have never been said before by anyone ever, honestly. Jack can’t r...
Feb 23, 2021•1 hr 12 min
Season 3 Episode 7: The Man Without Fear Recap – 2:00 Review – 33:10 Things aren’t going too well for Peter. He’s still a fugitive with the FBI on his tail, Big Bad Aunt Anna is forming the civilian sinister six with Dr. Jerk, and ol’ Willy Fisk is powering up his dad armour for a throwdown. Luckily for the wallcrawler, he’s got the OG King DeDe on his side: Matt Murdock aka Daredevil. Will the Super Guilt Bros survive to beat off for another day, or will the man without fear go the way of Pooch...
Feb 09, 2021•41 min
Season 3 Episode 6: Framed Recap – 1:05 Review – 35:45 Comic Origins – 42:02 Peter Parker has a new boring job, the Kingpin is auditioning for a musical, Aunt Anna is mad online and MJ is wishing she was back with the cult. Oh, and did we mention ol Pete’s accused of treason? After we discuss this episode of the animated series, we move on to talk about Daredevil’s origins and how he and Spidey first teamed up against the circus of crime. Click here for the comic panels and additional notes . A ...
Jan 26, 2021•53 min
It’s finally here, the reason we started Weird Lore BS in the first place: Jackson Weele aka The Big Wheel. If you want to see the addition notes and comic panels we’re talking about – check out the additional notes here . A podcast for no one. If we get anything wrong, a wizard did it. Patreon Instagram Tumblr Twitter Facebook Intro/Outro: Pizza Theme – Spider-Man 2: The Game OST Email: That90sspidermanshow@gmail.com...
Jan 12, 2021•27 min
Season 3 Episode 5: Rocket Racer Recap – 6:24 Review – 35:48 Comic Origins – 41:40 This episode has some serious Big Wheel Energy, with both Rocket Racer and Spider-Man’s ultimate foe, Big Wheel, making an appearance. Along the way, we talk Avril Lavigne, crime-induced comas, and melon vandalism. Then we look back to 1977 with Rocket Racer’s first appearance in The Amazing Spider-Man #172. Click here for the comic panels and additional notes . A podcast for no one. If we get anything wrong, a wi...
Dec 29, 2020•57 min
Seasons greetings, true believers! This year we wanted to give you all a festive treat with our holiday special, where we talk about our favourite holiday movies and TV episodes. Not everybody can celebrate this time of year in the way that they want to – but that doesn’t mean we can’t still have some fun and create new traditions! Stay safe y’all. A podcast for no one. If we get anything wrong, a wizard did it. Patreon Instagram Tumblr Twitter Facebook Intro/Outro: Chris Pine – Spidey-Bells (A ...
Dec 15, 2020•46 min
Season 3 Episode 4: Enter The Green Goblin It’s our 50th Episode!!!! Recap – 2:16 Review – 38:22 Comic Origins – 46:05 Up there in the sky, it must be the hobgoblin! Wait, that’s not the Hobgoblin… Ha! No! It’s the greeeen goblin. That’s right, very stable genius Norman Osborn is here to doll out emotional abuse, wrecking meatballs, and his insane version of justice – all from his underwater lair. So where does this sinful daddy rank in the Sins of the Fathers arc of the show? If it’s low, he wi...
Dec 01, 2020•1 hr 23 min
This time we delve into Slyde aka Jalome Beacher aka Jerome Beacher aka… ah who cares. Dreaming of a frictionless world, one disgruntled chemical engineer stumbles down a path of bank heists, mob extortion, lube and a gun-wielding incredible hulk. All will become clear, we swear… If you want to see the comic panels we’re talking about – check out the additional notes here . A podcast for no one. If we get anything wrong, a wizard did it. Patreon Instagram Tumblr Twitter Facebook Intro/Outro: Piz...
Nov 17, 2020•33 min
Season 3 Episode 3: Attack of the Octobot Recap – 2:33 Review – 30:24 Comic Origins – 34:40 Spider-Man has amnesia and Doc Ock has convinced him he’s his partner in crime. It’s a story so ridiculous it MUST be based on a comic book. It’s up to Tiana to remind Spidey of his superheroism, with cab driver Mousey in tow to dish out James Brown wisdom, bad Jamaican accents and tales of coconut wagons. Plus, the debut of a whole new segment! Then in for our comic book origins, we’re talking two storie...
Nov 03, 2020•42 min
Season 3 Episode 2: Make A Wish Recap – 1:40 Review – 26:00 Doc Ock is back on the scene after getting screwed over by the Disney Corp- uh I mean the Hardy Foundation once again, and it’s up to our hero to stop him. Unfortunately, Spidey is down in the dumps after blowing up one too many buildings and needs a pep talk from his biggest fan, while the good doctor tries to let Kingpin down easy so he can play catch with the new love of his life: octobot junior. One wholesome kidnapping later, and t...
Oct 20, 2020•45 min
Season 3 Episode 1: Doctor Strange Recap – 05:40 Review – 40:00 Comic Origins – 46:50 We’re back for a third season, and boy does it get off to an insane start. Sci-Fi lasers are a thing of the past. Now we’ve only got time for magic eye lasers, especially when they come from Amore-Jane Watson, whose step-dad may just be Baron Mordo in disguise. He may promise the world, but his ex-wife took everything in the divorce – and we mean everything. While Baron Bone is doing his best to summon Mr Nasty...
Oct 06, 2020•52 min
For our latest (and last) bonus episode during our season break, we’re offering the first episode of one of our usually-Patreon-exclusive episodes: welcome to Drunk Hot Takes! The hosts are drunk, the takes are hot… some might say X-tremely hot. So hot you’ll burn yourself and learn a valuable lesson about listening to podcasts as recklessly stupid as this one. This time we’re talking our own personal rankings of all the X-Men movies (other than New Mutants… stay safe true believers), as well as...
Sep 30, 2020•54 min
This week we’re discussing Ultimate Spider-Man vol.1 #1-13 (2000), collected in the first Ultimate Collection! We jump into Henry’s first impressions of the revamp of the Spidey mythos 20 years after it launched, while Jack reminisces about how it got him into reading comic books back in the day. For future book club episodes – including our discussion of the Death of Gwen Stacy – be sure to check out our Patreon feed ! Intro/Outro: Kevin Manthei – Overworld themes from the Ultimate Spider-Man G...
Aug 18, 2020•41 min
The Neogenic Nightmare is finally done, so we’re discussing the season as a whole! We talk about our favourite (and least favourite) episodes, before jumping into the real discussion: who’s the biggest loser this season? And why does Henry hate old people? It’s hard to narrow it down, because this season is absolutely full to the brim with losers – but we’ve got our choices for winners and losers, even if Henry manages to find a way to make the entire process confusing as hell! A podcast for no ...
Jul 28, 2020•53 min
Season 2 Episode 14: The Final Nightmare Recap – 3:23 Review – 31:02 Surprise – 37:44 The Neogenic Nightmare is coming to a close, but we’ve got one more monster mash to go before we call it a day. This episode has everything: Scorpion scumbaggery, newsvendor opinions, trench coats, puns, cold betrayals, more kidnappings… …and a very special surprise at the end of the podcast! If you want those Neogenic Mash lyrics… A podcast for no one. If we get anything wrong, a wizard did it. Patreon Twitter...
Jul 21, 2020•43 min
Season 2 Episode 13: Shriek of the Vulture Episode Recap – 2:17 Review – 28:57 Comic Origins – 35:41 The Vulture is in town, ready to throw away a life of bathrobe zoom calls in favour of taking to the skies as New York’s latest green spandex foe. He’s also using the tablet of time to turn children into instant boomers and continues the tradition of kidnapping the Osborn family. We also dive into the comic origins of Adrian Toomes, from his humble origins to ageist bullying, cannibalism, and rob...
Jul 07, 2020•1 hr 7 min
Season 2, Episode 12: Ravages of Time Recap – 2:58 Review – 28:43 Comic Origins – 33:50 Our Spider-Man PS1 Lets Play Silvermane wants to live until the totally-not-barren cultural landscape of the 2000s with his time pyramid and time poncho at the ready – but before then he’ll have to go up against the ED-209 of this show, the Mega Slayer. Before long, we’ve got a cavalcade of kidnappings, Clark Kent acrobatics and a pitch for a new Ted Danson project. Despite his sleep deprivation, Jack has som...
Jun 23, 2020•55 min
Season 2 Episode 11: The Tablet of Time Recap: 3:35 Review: 32:16 Comic Origins: 38:28 Spencer Smythe is rolling in his grave after his son makes a humanoid ultimate battle robot, J3 is back on the air, Hammerhead is butting into a gang war over a magical artefact and Silvermane is… old. Super old. The Kingpin shows off his glorious fat muscles and we get side-tracked talking about his diet. Meatballs aside, we’ve got an all-new monstar making this cavalcade of characters even more jam-packed: t...
Jun 09, 2020•52 min
To finish off our recent Blade retrospective, we’ve brought along The Waffle Press’ Diego Crespo to talk about what we all want from Mahershala Ali’s Blade reboot – and what we think we’ll get. Check out our Patreon to listen to the full retrospective on the Blade franchise and other bonus episodes: Listen to The Waffle Press on Spotify/iTunes/YouTube/Soundcloud! Waffle Press Twitter / Diego’s Twitter Patreon Twitter Instagram Tumblr Facebook Henry’s Twitter Jack’s Twitter Intro/Outro: Razonix –...
May 19, 2020•41 min
Season 2 Episode 10: The Immortal Vampire. More like the immortal plotline, amirite? Recap: 1:59 Review: 27:29 Comic Origins: 33:14 This week we get to see Morbius finally evolve into his true Calamity Jared Form, but only after we cross off every single square on our Morbius bingo cards so many times that it catches fire. Meanwhile, Blade and Det. Lee have a meet-cute, Peter is a dumb-dumb and Whistler shares too much. After that, we discuss Untold Tales of Spider-Man #2 (1995), which saw the i...
May 05, 2020•42 min
Back in 1998, the superhero genre wasn’t nearly as powerful – and then Blade came along. We look back and review Blade after revisiting (finally) as a new bonus episode. Is it iconic garbage, a camp masterpiece, or something else entirely? Some podcasts are always tryin’ to ice-skate uphill, huh? If you want to check out our retrospectives for Blade II and Blade: Trinity, and subscribe to a variety of other bonus content – be sure to visit and support our Patreon . Even the tiniest of donations ...
Apr 21, 2020•35 min
Season 2 Episode 9: Blade The Vampire Hunter Recap: 2:02 Review: 32:39 Comic Origins: 37:17 Get your Morbius bingo cards ready, because we have even more naval-gazing from everyone’s “favourite” artificial vampire. We also have the introduction of Blade the Blampire Blunter, delivering some Blade-sploitation for all you suckers. After that, we dive into his comic origins, starting with Tomb of Dracula and Vampire Tales, before discussing his further appearances in Adventure Into Fear, Doctor Str...
Apr 07, 2020•1 hr 1 min
Season 2 Episode 8: ‘Duel of the Hunters’ Recap: 3:33 Review: 39:37 Comic Origins: 42:19 The Punisher has his hands full with Spider-Man after our hero transformed into a horrifying, dopey monster – something he still thinks he has the ability to sort by himself. Hey, maybe the man’s just got a lot of free time after his family picnics have been cancelled. Too soon? He’s joined by Kraven, fresh off the boat to bear-hug his new bestie and join in on the dogpile when Man-Spider starts creepin on N...
Mar 24, 2020•1 hr 2 min
“Oh god” – Henry, every few seconds this episode. A Sandman and a Hydro Man walk into a bar, and what follows is the deepest of shames from the void itself. We’ve got Travis Rave, a cavalcade of King Kong references, the worst Broadway musical of all time and the most confusing sentence in history. This edition of Weird Lore Bullshit Corner covers The Amazing Spider-Man #217-218, as well as a look back at the origin of Flint Marko/William Baker/Sandman. Comic panels and other additional notes A ...
Mar 10, 2020•44 min
Season 2 Episode 7: Enter The Punisher This week Frank Castle turns up to complicate things, just as the ol’ webhead is grappling with four new grapplers himself. On top of things, we’ve still got the Magical Mr. Morbius to contend with. Then we’ll see what happens when Jem & the Holograms go dark, when 3-D animation invades Aunt May’s home and a surprise appearance from F.L.U.D.D. We also touch on the very first appearance of The Punisher in The Amazing Spider-Man 129! Episode Recap – 2:19 ...
Feb 25, 2020•53 min
A look back on all the best movies and TV we watched last year. 2019 was a garbage year that we’re more than happy to leave behind – but there were some good things to distract us: Booksmart Little Women have their Knives Out, The Irishman is living the High Life, Beale St is Burning and maybe the real Parasite is Us. Warning: we talk Star Wars, maybe for the last time. Also covered: Midsommar, John Wick 3, The Last Black Man In SAN Francisco, Shazam, Glass, Spider-Man: Far From Home, Avengers: ...
Feb 11, 2020•1 hr 44 min
Season 2 Episode 6: Morbius Episode Recap – 7:14 Comic Origins – 52:14 Morbius Trailer Discussion – 1:06:36 Spidey’s having some kidney problems, Mary Jane’s getting ghosted, and Michael Morbius is shooting radioactive rays at blood in a room full of vampire bats. What could go wrong? Well, it turns out that a lot could go wrong – leading to a few extra limbs, horrifying octopus palm suckers, and a whole lot of plasma missing from the bodies of ESU students. This is what happens when you leave t...
Jan 28, 2020•1 hr 32 min
Season Two Episode 5: Mutant’s Revenge We’ve got a crazy episode for you guys this week, with the X-Men crossover two-parter coming to a close with plenty of buddy cop shenanigans, trash fights, awful puns, henchman juggling and more hallways than a Netflix Marvel series. Jack talks reading The Clone Saga, Henry gets turned into the Beast, Hobgoblin records his own voice acting, Ray Winstone makes a guest appearance, and Smythe punched right in the kisser. After all that nonsense, we talk about ...
Jan 14, 2020•1 hr 17 min
Season 2 Episode 4: The Mutant Agenda X-Cuse me, true believers – we’ve got another episode to talk about, this time the most ambitious crossover in history; the birth of a televisual universe; a racism allegory that goes off the rails; a cheese nightmare, if you will. Uncle Ben ghost stealth takedown’s included. Confused? So are we. This episode brings Spidey to the X-Men’s mansion, where he is chased by their superior theme tune music, then hounded by that stupid sexy beast. No, it’s not Ray W...
Jan 01, 2020•1 hr 22 min
