Amazing Spider-Talk: A Spider-Man Podcast

“I couldn’t save my best friend, Peter Parker. So now I save everyone else.”

On this week’s episode of the Amazing Spider-Talk, Mark and Dan are joined by Melissa Flores, writer of the Spider-Gwen: SMASH mini-series. Together they discuss the appeal of the character, the importance of Earth-65, and why Gwen makes such a great stand-in for the LGBTQ+ community.

This episode was edited by Rick Coste. The video version of this podcast was edited by Alex Galucki. Our artwork comes handcrafted by artists Ron Frenz, Sal Buscema, and Nick Cagnetti. Our theme songs were produced by Ryland Bojack, Tony Thaxton and Spider-Maj. Our animated introduction to the show is by Josh Sutton of Panels to Pixels.

Read our B-Title reviews, collecting memories, and more in the Amazing Spider-Talk Substack!http://www.amazingspider.substack.com

Watch the show on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOPCnjzQZNViyEnoOuckaVQ

We also would love to see you become a part of our Amazing Spider-Slack community board. If you’d like to join in on our amazing conversations, click this link to get started:https://join.slack.com/t/amazingspider/shared_invite/zt-42tsfhs2-yBaH6KkRmOWiW_8gCf9SmQ

This week’s Patreon podcasts include a discussion of Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 6) #43 and an interview with Steve Orlando, writer of Spider-Man 2009: Exodus, Dark Genesis and Miguel O’Hara! If you’d like to follow along with our reviews as they are released, please check out our Patreon page:https://www.patreon.com/superiorspidertalk

You can email questions to our show at [email protected] or by clicking here. You can also call our voicemail hotline by leaving us a message at 9-RED-GOBLIN!

You can also BUY MARK’S BOOK, 100 Things Spider-Man Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die.

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Thank god he said “tank”, not “twerk”.

Today on the show, Mark and Dan discuss Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 6) #39. This issue was written by Zeb Wells. The cover and interior artwork is by John Romita Jr., inks by Scott Hanna, colors by Marcio Menyz, and of course letters by VC’s Joe Caramanga. This issue was first released on December 6th, 2023.

This episode was edited by Rick Coste. The video version of this podcast was edited by Alex Galucki. Our artwork comes handcrafted by artists Ron Frenz, Sal Buscema, and Nick Cagnetti. Our theme songs were produced by Ryland Bojack, Tony Thaxton and Spider-Maj. Our animated introduction to the show is by Josh Sutton of Panels to Pixels.

Read our B-Title reviews, collecting memories, and more in the Amazing Spider-Talk Substack!http://www.amazingspider.substack.com

Watch the show on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOPCnjzQZNViyEnoOuckaVQ

We also would love to see you become a part of our Amazing Spider-Slack community board. If you’d like to join in on our amazing conversations, click this link to get started:https://join.slack.com/t/amazingspider/shared_invite/zt-42tsfhs2-yBaH6KkRmOWiW_8gCf9SmQ

This week’s Patreon podcasts include a discussion of Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 6) #42! If you’d like to follow along with our reviews as they are released, please check out our Patreon page:https://www.patreon.com/superiorspidertalk

You can email questions to our show at [email protected] or by clicking here. You can also call our voicemail hotline by leaving us a message at 9-RED-GOBLIN!

You can also BUY MARK’S BOOK, 100 Things Spider-Man Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die.

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Begun, the Gang War has.

Today on the show, Mark and Dan discuss The Amazing Spider-Man – Gang War: First Strike #1. This issue was written by Zeb Wells with Cody Ziglar. The cover artwork is by John Romita Jr., Scott Hanna, and Marcio Menyz, and interior artwork is by Joey Vazquez with Julian Shaw, with colors by Bryan Valenza, and of course letters by VC’s Joe Caramanga. This issue was first released on November 29th, 2023 and is dedicated to Joey’s late mother Shari Ann Myers.

This episode was edited by Rick Coste. The video version of this podcast was edited by Alex Galucki. Our artwork comes handcrafted by artists Ron Frenz, Sal Buscema, and Nick Cagnetti. Our theme songs were produced by Ryland Bojack, Tony Thaxton and Spider-Maj. Our animated introduction to the show is by Josh Sutton of Panels to Pixels.

Read our B-Title reviews, collecting memories, and more in the Amazing Spider-Talk Substack!http://www.amazingspider.substack.com

Watch the show on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOPCnjzQZNViyEnoOuckaVQ

We also would love to see you become a part of our Amazing Spider-Slack community board. If you’d like to join in on our amazing conversations, click this link to get started:https://join.slack.com/t/amazingspider/shared_invite/zt-42tsfhs2-yBaH6KkRmOWiW_8gCf9SmQ

This week’s Patreon podcasts include a discussion of Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 6) #42! If you’d like to follow along with our reviews as they are released, please check out our Patreon page:https://www.patreon.com/superiorspidertalk

You can email questions to our show at [email protected] or by clicking here. You can also call our voicemail hotline by leaving us a message at 9-RED-GOBLIN!

You can also BUY MARK’S BOOK, 100 Things Spider-Man Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die.

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Spideriffic!

Today on the show, Mark and Dan discuss The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 6) #38. This issue was written by Zeb Wells. The cover artwork is by Ed McGuinness and Marcio Menyz, and interior artwork is also by Ed McGuinness and Emilio Laiso, inks by Mark Farmer, Wade von Grawbadger and Ed McGuinness, with colors by Marcio Menyz and Erick Arcinega, and of course letters by VC’s Joe Caramanga. This issue was first released on November 22nd, 2023.

This episode was edited by Rick Coste. The video version of this podcast was edited by Alex Galucki. Our artwork comes handcrafted by artists Ron Frenz, Sal Buscema, and Nick Cagnetti. Our theme songs were produced by Ryland Bojack, Tony Thaxton and Spider-Maj. Our animated introduction to the show is by Josh Sutton of Panels to Pixels.

Read our B-Title reviews, collecting memories, and more in the Amazing Spider-Talk Substack!http://www.amazingspider.substack.com

Watch the show on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOPCnjzQZNViyEnoOuckaVQ

We also would love to see you become a part of our Amazing Spider-Slack community board. If you’d like to join in on our amazing conversations, click this link to get started:https://join.slack.com/t/amazingspider/shared_invite/zt-42tsfhs2-yBaH6KkRmOWiW_8gCf9SmQ

This week’s Patreon podcasts include a discussion of Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 6) #42, as well as the first eight episodes of Season 6! If you’d like to follow along with our reviews as they are released, please check out our Patreon page:https://www.patreon.com/superiorspidertalk

You can email questions to our show at [email protected] or by clicking here. You can also call our voicemail hotline by leaving us a message at 9-RED-GOBLIN!

You can also BUY MARK’S BOOK, 100 Things Spider-Man Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die.

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“…And I Would Have Gotten Away With It Too, If It Weren’t For You Meddling Kids!”

On today’s show, Mark and Dan talk about the end of Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz’s run on Amazing Spider-Man and how it all came crashing down during the original “Gang War” storyline. As Dan and Mark recounted in great detail during their trilogy of Hobgoblin episodes, the Spider-Office was full of turmoil that ultimately ended with Tom and Ron being fired from the book. The results play out against the backdrop of Gang War to create one of the strangest Spider-Man stories ever put to page.

If you’d like to follow along with their discussion by reading this Gang War story, they will be discussing Amazing Spider-Man #284-288. These comics can be found just about anywhere. They aren’t expensive to buy as back issues and they are available on Marvel Unlimited, as well as Marvel’s digital store.

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This episode was edited by Rick Coste. The video version of this podcast was edited by Alex Galucki. Our artwork comes handcrafted by artists Ron Frenz, Sal Buscema, and Nick Cagnetti. Our theme songs were produced by Ryland Bojack, Tony Thaxton and Spider-Maj. Our animated introduction to the show is by Josh Sutton of Panels to Pixels.

Watch the show on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOPCnjzQZNViyEnoOuckaVQ

We also would love to see you become a part of our Amazing Spider-Slack community board. If you’d like to join in on our amazing conversations, click this link to get started:https://join.slack.com/t/amazingspider/shared_invite/zt-42tsfhs2-yBaH6KkRmOWiW_8gCf9SmQ

This week’s Patreon podcasts include a discussion of Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 6) #41! If you’d like to follow along with our reviews as they are released, please check out our Patreon page:https://www.patreon.com/superiorspidertalk

You can email questions to our show at [email protected] or by clicking here. You can also call our voicemail hotline by leaving us a message at 9-RED-GOBLIN!

You can also BUY MARK’S BOOK, 100 Things Spider-Man Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die.

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It’s time for Rek-Rap’s Storytime Adventure!

Today on the show, Mark and Dan discuss Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 6) no. 37. This issue was written by Zeb Wells. The cover artwork is by Ed McGuinness and Marcio Menyz, and interior artwork is also by Ed McGuinness and Emilio Laiso, inks by Mark Farmer, Wade von Grawbadger and Ed McGuinness, with colors by Marcio Menyz and Erick Arcinega, and of course letters by VC’s Joe Caramanga. This issue was first released on November 8th, 2023.

This episode was edited by Rick Coste. The video version of this podcast was edited by Alex Galucki. Our artwork comes handcrafted by artists Ron Frenz, Sal Buscema, and Nick Cagnetti. Our theme songs were produced by Ryland Bojack, Tony Thaxton and Spider-Maj. Our animated introduction to the show is by Josh Sutton of Panels to Pixels.

Read our B-Title reviews, collecting memories, and more in the Amazing Spider-Talk Substack!http://www.amazingspider.substack.com

Watch the show on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOPCnjzQZNViyEnoOuckaVQ

We also would love to see you become a part of our Amazing Spider-Slack community board. If you’d like to join in on our amazing conversations, click this link to get started:https://join.slack.com/t/amazingspider/shared_invite/zt-42tsfhs2-yBaH6KkRmOWiW_8gCf9SmQ

This week’s Patreon podcasts include a discussion of Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 6) #38, as well as the first eight episodes of Season 6! If you’d like to follow along with our reviews as they are released, please check out our Patreon page:https://www.patreon.com/superiorspidertalk

You can email questions to our show at [email protected] or by clicking here. You can also call our voicemail hotline by leaving us a message at 9-RED-GOBLIN!

You can also BUY MARK’S BOOK, 100 Things Spider-Man Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die.

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Web-whangingly excellent!

Today on the show, Mark and Dan discuss Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 6) #36. This issue was written by Zeb Wells. The cover artwork is by Ed McGuinness and Marcio Menyz, and interior artwork is also by Ed McGuinness, inks by Mark Farmer, with colors by Marcio Menyz, and of course letters by VC’s Joe Caramanga. This issue was first released on October 25th, 2023

This episode was edited by Rick Coste. The video version of this podcast was edited by Alex Galucki. Our artwork comes handcrafted by artists Ron Frenz, Sal Buscema, and Nick Cagnetti. Our theme songs were produced by Ryland Bojack, Tony Thaxton and Spider-Maj. Our animated introduction to the show is by Josh Sutton of Panels to Pixels.

Read our B-Title reviews, collecting memories, and more in the Amazing Spider-Talk Substack!http://www.amazingspider.substack.com

Watch the show on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOPCnjzQZNViyEnoOuckaVQ

We also would love to see you become a part of our Amazing Spider-Slack community board. If you’d like to join in on our amazing conversations, click this link to get started:https://join.slack.com/t/amazingspider/shared_invite/zt-42tsfhs2-yBaH6KkRmOWiW_8gCf9SmQ

This week’s Patreon podcasts include a discussion of Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 6) #38, as well as the first eight episodes of Season 6! If you’d like to follow along with our reviews as they are released, please check out our Patreon page:https://www.patreon.com/superiorspidertalk

You can email questions to our show at [email protected] or by clicking here. You can also call our voicemail hotline by leaving us a message at 9-RED-GOBLIN!

You can also BUY MARK’S BOOK, 100 Things Spider-Man Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die.

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That’s all folks!

On today’s show, Mark and Dan talk about the greatest swine in all of Spider-Man comics: no, not Razorback. Spider-Ham! In the mid-80s Marvel launched a new line of kid-friendly comics called Star Comics. The star of Star Comics was Spider-Ham, an anthropomorphized pig who fought crime dressed as Spider-Man and an unexpected hit character that enjoyed his own run of stories, languished in obscurity as a curiosity and recently re-emerged back into the spotlight as a cultural phenomenon. Plus, special guest and Spider-Ham co-creator TOM DEFALCO!

If you’d like to follow along with our discussion by reading about Spider-Ham, we will be discussing Marvel Tails starring Peter Porker, the Spectacular Spider-Ham #1 and Peter Porker: The Spectacular Spider-Ham #1-17. These comics can be fairly hard to find in print, but luckily they are all available on Marvel Unlimited and were collected in a trade and digital collection as Peter Porker, the Spectacular Spider-Ham: The Complete Collection, which is easily found on Amazon.

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This episode was edited by Rick Coste. The video version of this podcast was edited by Alex Galucki. Our artwork comes handcrafted by artists Ron Frenz, Sal Buscema, and Nick Cagnetti. Our theme songs were produced by Ryland Bojack, Tony Thaxton and Spider-Maj. Our animated introduction to the show is by Josh Sutton of Panels to Pixels.

Watch the show on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOPCnjzQZNViyEnoOuckaVQ

We also would love to see you become a part of our Amazing Spider-Slack community board. If you’d like to join in on our amazing conversations, click this link to get started:https://join.slack.com/t/amazingspider/shared_invite/zt-42tsfhs2-yBaH6KkRmOWiW_8gCf9SmQ

This week’s Patreon podcasts include a discussion of Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 6) #39! If you’d like to follow along with our reviews as they are released, please check out our Patreon page:https://www.patreon.com/superiorspidertalk

You can email questions to our show at [email protected] or by clicking here. You can also call our voicemail hotline by leaving us a message at 9-RED-GOBLIN!

You can also BUY MARK’S BOOK, 100 Things Spider-Man Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die.

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Heh.

Today on the show, Mark and Dan discuss Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 6) #35. This issue was written by Zeb Wells. The cover artwork is by John Romita Jr., Scott Hanna, and Marcio Menyz, and interior artwork is by Patrick Gleason, with colors by Marcio Menyz and Erick Arciniega, and of course letters by VC’s Joe Caramanga. This issue was first released on September 20th, 2023.

This episode was edited by Rick Coste. The video version of this podcast was edited by Alex Galucki. Our artwork comes handcrafted by artists Ron Frenz, Sal Buscema, and Nick Cagnetti. Our theme songs were produced by Ryland Bojack, Tony Thaxton and Spider-Maj. Our animated introduction to the show is by Josh Sutton of Panels to Pixels.

Read our B-Title reviews, collecting memories, and more in the Amazing Spider-Talk Substack!http://www.amazingspider.substack.com

Watch the show on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOPCnjzQZNViyEnoOuckaVQ

We also would love to see you become a part of our Amazing Spider-Slack community board. If you’d like to join in on our amazing conversations, click this link to get started:https://join.slack.com/t/amazingspider/shared_invite/zt-42tsfhs2-yBaH6KkRmOWiW_8gCf9SmQ

This week’s Patreon podcasts include a discussion of Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 6) #38, as well as the first eight episodes of Season 6! If you’d like to follow along with our reviews as they are released, please check out our Patreon page:https://www.patreon.com/superiorspidertalk

You can email questions to our show at [email protected] or by clicking here. You can also call our voicemail hotline by leaving us a message at 9-RED-GOBLIN!

You can also BUY MARK’S BOOK, 100 Things Spider-Man Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die.

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“That’s what I really waaaaaaant. Some avengiiiiin’.”

In this season of the Amazing Spider-Talk, Dan and Mark are going back to the mid-80s when the Amazing Spider-Man title was handed over to one of the most legendary creative pairings in comics, who were just starting their creative partnership: Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz. It was a time of immense change in the comics industry but together Tom and Ron returned Spider-Man to its Ditko-inspired roots to create one of the most beloved runs on the title.

Don’t be mistaken though, because on this episode we are going to be talking about more Spider-Man stories by Roger Stern. No, this isn’t a flashback to last season, we are going to be talking about Spider-Man’s time joining up with the Avengers during Roger Stern’s run on that title, and again asking the question, “Is it time for Spider-Man to join the Avengers?”

To read along with this episode, check out Avengers #236 and #237.

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This episode was edited by Rick Coste. The video version of this podcast was edited by Alex Galucki. Our artwork comes handcrafted by artists Ron Frenz, Sal Buscema, and Nick Cagnetti. Our theme songs were produced by Ryland Bojack, Tony Thaxton and Spider-Maj. Our animated introduction to the show is by Josh Sutton of Panels to Pixels.

Watch the show on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOPCnjzQZNViyEnoOuckaVQ

We also would love to see you become a part of our Amazing Spider-Slack community board. If you’d like to join in on our amazing conversations, click this link to get started:https://join.slack.com/t/amazingspider/shared_invite/zt-42tsfhs2-yBaH6KkRmOWiW_8gCf9SmQ

This week’s Patreon podcasts include a discussion of Amazing Spider-Man – Gang War: First Strike #1! If you’d like to follow along with our reviews as they are released, please check out our Patreon page:https://www.patreon.com/superiorspidertalk

You can email questions to our show at [email protected] or by clicking here. You can also call our voicemail hotline by leaving us a message at 9-RED-GOBLIN!

You can also BUY MARK’S BOOK, 100 Things Spider-Man Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die.

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