Weird Lore BS #12: CALYPSO
Episode description
Calypso, loving(?) partner to Kraven the Hunter, has a short but wild ride through Marvel Comics history. From her bongo-playing origins in the early 80s to her confusing and unfortunate demise in the 90s, there’s a lot to talk about with this voodoo witch – including but not limited to: a brief history on Marvel going bankrupt, the coming of the edgelord Arachknight, stepson hijinks, devil doppelgangers, and a few more reasons why Henry will never read a comic book. I wonder why half of these issues aren’t on Marvel Unlimited? #TheYearOfKraven
If you want to check out the images we’re talking about, Jack put together all the comic panels for you to check out on the blog here.
Issues referenced:
Amazing Spider-Man #209 (1980), Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man #65 (1982), Spider-Man #1-5 (1990), Daredevil (1964) #310-11 (1992), Daredevil Annual #9 (1993), Web of Spider-Man #109-10 (1994), Spider-Man ’97 #1 (1997), Spectacular Spider-Man #249-253
Quotes from:
Dave Wallace’s review of The Complete Todd McFarlane Spider-Man, Comics Bulletin; 2007 interview between Danny Fingeroth and Todd McFarlane, Write Now #16.
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Intro: Razonix – Synthwave Spider-Man (w/edits)
Outro: Pizza Theme – Spider-Man 2: The Game OST