Breaking down Bendis’s iconic run on Ultimate Spider-Man— issues 1 through 160 in Earth 1610
We look at Mark Bagley's final issues as the regular penciler for Ultimate Spider-Man. The Ultimate Knights arc concludes, and Peter finally has a much-needed conversation with Aunt May. Ultimate Spider-Man # 110 & 111 Issue coverage begins at 8:34
Perhaps entrusting an important task to "Mark Steven Little-Girl Moon Grant Spector Ronin Knight" was unwise... Plus, we discuss the Drake & Kendrick Lamar beef and John shares his thoughts on X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014). Ultimate Spider-Man 108 & 109 Issue coverage begins at 13:37
Midtown High gets a new student & Peter teams up with Daredevil, Dr Strange, Moon Knight, Iron Fist, and Shang Chi to take down the Kingpin. We probably break the record for Ayn Rand mentions in a Spider-Man podcast episode. We also discuss naming kids after presidents and what the X-Men represent. Ultimate Spider-Man # 106 & 107 Issue coverage begins at 13:07
Three cheers for Zach recovering the audio that failed in the last episode! Here's that back half of it we promised you. In the second ever Ultimate Spider-Man Annual Issue, Spidey & friends take down the overconfident mobster The Kangaroo! Ultimate Spider-Man Annual #2 Issue coverage begins basically immediately
We cover the epilogue of the Clone Saga in this partial episode. Due to technical difficulties, Ultimate Spider-Man Annual #2 will be covered in a separate episode. "We go through episodes too, like Attack of the Clones" -- Talib Kweli Ultimate Spider-Man # 105 Issue coverage begins at 19:10
"It wasn't the arms, Peter..." Ultimate Spider-Man 103 & 104 Issue coverage begins at 17:20
In which the answers to "what is going on?" start to slowly trickle out. Ultimate Spider-Man 101 & 102 Issue coverage begins at 17:00
"Hey Brian, we love your drafts so far for the Clone Saga, but it's still not quite complicated enough. What if you had Peter's dead father show up right as everything else is happening?" Ultimate Spider-Man 99 & 100 Issue coverage begins at 12:35
The clone saga kicks off in a big way! Ultimate Spider-Man 97 & 98 Issue coverage begins at 9:13
We're back from our brief hiatus- and finally talking about the most popular comic of 2024 so far- Ultimate Spider-Man #1 by Jonathan Hickman & Marco Checchetto. We also discuss Lexington Comic & Toy Convention. Stay in your seats for a post-credits scene you won't see coming!
In our last episode before the two week break, we discuss and rank all 10 Spider-Man films of the 21st century (plus Spider-Man: The Animated Series)! Spider-Man Spider-Man 2 Spider-Man 3 The Amazing Spider-Man TASM 2 Homecoming Far From Home Into the Spider-Verse No Way Home Across the Spider-Verse
Morbius. 'Nuff said. Ultimate Spider-Man 95 & 96 Issue coverage begins at 12:54
Spidey and the X-Men continue their battle on Krakoa with Deadpool and his reavers. Zach and John discuss Super Bowl LVIII, Usher, Jared Leto, Madame Web, The Deadpool 3 & X-Men '97 trailers, and The Fantastic Four casting announcement. Ultimate Spider-Man 93 & 94 Issue coverage begins at 19:15
Spider-Man, Kitty Pryde, and the rest of the X-Men are kidnapped and taken to the island of Krakoa to be hunted for sport. Think "The Hunger Games" meets "The Most Dangerous Game". Ultimate Spider-Man 91 & 92 Issue coverage begins at 15:56
In this double-sized episode, we conclude the Silver Sable arc in Ultimate Spider-Man and discuss the recent Doctor Who special episodes that featured the return of David Tennant. Ultimate Spider-Man #90 Issue coverage begins at 18:25 Doctor Who coverage begins at 55:45
Silver Sable finally delivers Peter to Mr. Roxxon, but then probably wishes she hadn't. Ultimate Spider-Man 88 & 89 Issue coverage begins at 18:56
A gang of mercenaries mess with the wrong Midtown High student Ultimate Spider-Man 86 & 87 Issue coverage begins at 14:40
In the first ever Ultimate Spider-Man Annual, Peter goes on a date with the X-Men's Kitty Pryde Ultimate Spider-Man Annual #1 Issue coverage begins at 15:43
Someone switches sides. Someone enters a coma. Someone is a double agent. Someone dies. Someone realizes they've been rizzing up a child. Listen to find out more! Ultimate Spider-Man 84 & 85 Issue coverage begins at 15:57
In this special episode that kicks off the second year of the pod, we laugh twice as much, bleep twice as much, and get sidetracked twice as much as usual.
In which we continue the Warriors arc & Black Cat steals every scene she's in. Ultimate Spider-Man 82 & 83 Issue coverage begins at 6:45
"Twas the day before Christmas and all through the house, not a creature was stirring except for Zach's mouse. This bonus & the main episode were edited with care, in hopes that the webheads would listen and share" Happy holidays everyone! In this bonus episode we watch an episode of the Ultimate Spider-Man cartoon and we discuss all things Christmas.
Spider-Man, Moon Knight, Shang Chi, Iron Fist, Black Cat & Electra all get wrapped up in the power struggle between Kingpin and Hamerhead. Ultimate Spider-Man 80 & 81 Issue coverage begins at 11:26
Mary Jane copes with being dumped. Hammerhead makes a move on the Kingpin's turf. We learn that TiVo is a hot commodity on the black market. Ultimate Spider-Man 78 & 79 Issue coverage begins at 14:05
Spider-Man fights the Hobgoblin. What else did you possibly want out of this episode? Ultimate Spider-Man 76 & 77 Issue coverage begins at 12:10
The boys commemorate Thanksgiving 2023 and discuss some not-very-Ultimate comics Marvel Super Hero Adventures: Captain Marvel- Mealtime Mayhem #1 & Spider-Gwen #14 Issue coverage begins at 16:30
We learn more about what's been going on with Harry, and his presence causes friction between Peter and MJ Ultimate Spider-Man 74 & 75 Issue coverage begins at 6:33
Harry Osborn returns to Midtown High, and Peter wonders if he can be trusted. Ultimate Spider-Man 72 & 73 Issue coverage begins at 11:14
Peter must join forces with Doctor Strange to defeat Nightmare Ultimate Spider-Man 70 & 71 Issue coverage begins at 10:14
A new student arrives at Midtown High... and he's none other than the Fantastic Four's Johnny Storm! Ultimate Spider-Man 68 & 69 Issue coverage begins at 12:54
