Amazing Spider-Talk: A Spider-Man Podcast

Some say “three’s a crowd,” but here we say “three’s a Tri-Sentinel!”

Join Dan and Mark as they take a page-by-page look at a favorite story from the Erik Larsen era of Amazing Spider-Man. That story is none other than “Power Prey!” but you may know it better as Amazing Spider-Man #329’s battle between the Captain Universe-possessed Spider-Man and the Tri-Sentinel. But this wouldn’t be one of our patented “Deconstructing” episodes if we weren’t joined by someone who worked on the comic. So, to help us discuss this Cosmic Spider-Man story, we are joined by Erik Larsen!

This discussion is a deep dive on Amazing Spider-Man #329, written by David Michelinie and with pencils by Erik Larsen, inks by Andy Mushynsky, colors by Bob Sharen, letters by Rick Parker, and edited by Jim Salicrup.

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This week’s Patreon podcasts include a review of Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 7) #8, our review roundup of Ultimate Spider-Man (vol. 3) #13-18, the entire Season 7 of the show, and the first three episodes of the Whatever a Spider Can diary episodes. If you’d like to follow along with our reviews as they are released, please check out our Patreon page:

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It’s time to talk about Hellgate, the Spider-Man villain, not the American political scandal where the entire country slowly descended into a hellish inferno from which there was no return.

In this episode, Mark and Dan discuss Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 7) #7, which was written by Joe Kelly. The cover and interiors feature pencils by John Romita Jr., inks by Scott Hanna, colors by Marcio Menyz, and, of course, letters by VC’s Joe Caramagna. This issue was first released on July 2nd, 2025.

Rick Coste edited this episode. Alex Galucki edited the video version of this podcast. Our artwork is handcrafted by artists Ron Frenz, Sal Buscema, Chris Sutcliffe, 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.

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This week’s Patreon podcasts include a review of Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 7) #8, every episode of Season 7 of the show, and three episodes of the Whatever a Spider Can Diaries, which documents Dan’s process of writing a book about Spider-Man. If you’d like to follow along with our reviews as they are released, please check out our Patreon page:

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Phenomenal cosmic powers… but can’t afford his living space!

In this episode, Mark and Dan discuss the first line-wide events that crossed over into Spider-Man comics, as Marvel began to realize, in the wake of SECRET WARS, just how much attention they could bring to their entire line of characters and titles if they could find big stories to anchor them around, if only for a moment in time. In the late eighties and early nineties, the shockwaves of the X-Men event entitled INFERNO and the Avengers and Fantastic Four event entitled ACTS OF VENGEANCE hit the entire line of Spider-Man comics. It set a precedent for his inclusion in a grander Marvel story, even at the cost of reshaping the stories occurring in his book.

If you want to follow along with our conversation, we’ll be talking about the following issues:

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This week’s Patreon podcasts include a review of Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 7) #7, the entire Season 7 of the show, and the first three episodes of the Whatever a Spider Can diary episodes. If you’d like to follow along with our reviews as they are released, please check out our Patreon page:

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Someone uttering the words “casual dating” is Felicia Hardy’s batsignal.

In this episode, Mark and Dan discuss Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 7) #6, which was written by Joe Kelly. The cover and interiors feature pencils by John Romita Jr., inks by Scott Hanna, colors by Marcio Menyz, and, of course, letters by VC’s Joe Caramagna. This issue was first released on June 18th, 2025.

Rick Coste edited this episode. Alex Galucki edited the video version of this podcast. Our artwork is handcrafted by artists Ron Frenz, Sal Buscema, Chris Sutcliffe, 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.

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We would also love to see you join our Amazing Spider-Slack community board. If you’d like to join in on our amazing conversations, click this link to get started:

This week’s Patreon podcasts include a review of Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 7) #4, the first ten episodes of Season 7 of the show, and three episodes of the Whatever a Spider Can Diaries, which documents Dan’s process of writing a book about Spider-Man. If you’d like to follow along with our reviews as they are released, please check out our Patreon page:

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You can email questions to our show at [email protected] or by clicking here.

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

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Introducing the Super Freaktastic Four Brothers!

In this episode, Mark and Dan discuss Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 7) #5. This issue was written by Joe Kelly. The cover features artwork by Pepe Larraz and Marte Gracia. The interior pages feature artwork by Pepe Larraz, colors by Marte Gracia, and, of course, letters by VC’s Joe Caramagna. This issue was first released on June 4th, 2025.

Rick Coste edited this episode. Alex Galucki edited the video version of this podcast. Our artwork is handcrafted by artists Ron Frenz, Sal Buscema, Chris Sutcliffe, 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:

We would also love to see you join our Amazing Spider-Slack community board. If you’d like to join in on our amazing conversations, click this link to get started:

This week’s Patreon podcasts include a review of Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 7) #4, the first ten episodes of Season 7 of the show, and three episodes of the Whatever a Spider Can Diaries, which documents Dan’s process of writing a book about Spider-Man. If you’d like to follow along with our reviews as they are released, please check out our Patreon page:

Read our B-Title reviews, collecting memories, and more in the Amazing Spider-Talk Substack!

You can email questions to our show at [email protected] or by clicking here.

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

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It’s good to be the King…

In this episode, Mark and Dan talk about the return of Gerry Conway to the world of Spider-Man, as he took over writing duties on both Spectacular Spider-Man and Web of Spider-Man, after 13 years away from The Amazing Spider-Man. There, he would introduce new classic villains, like Tombstone, and tell a compelling yarn for over three years and 80 comics.

If you want to read along with their conversation, they talk specifically about Spectacular Spider-Man issues #137-174, Spectacular Spider-Man Annual #8-11, Web of Spider-Man #35-70, and Web of Spider-Man Annual #5 and 6. These haven’t been collected in many places, though there is an Omnibus collecting the first half of these stories. A smattering of them are available on the Marvel Unlimited app and in the store, but many of these will only be found, for the time being, as physical copies.

But, their discussion of these stories wouldn’t be complete without a visit from the man himself, back for his 10th appearance on the Amazing Spider-Talk, they are joined by Gerry Conway!

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This week’s Patreon podcasts include a review of Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 7) #5, the first eleven episodes of Season 7 of the show, and the first three episodes of the Whatever a Spider Can diary episodes. If you’d like to follow along with our reviews as they are released, please check out our Patreon page:

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All hail the porcelain gods!

In this episode, Mark and Dan discuss Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 7) #4. This issue was written by Joe Kelly. The cover features artwork by Pepe Larraz and Marte Gracia. The interior pages feature artwork by Pepe Larraz, colors by Marte Gracia, and, of course, letters by VC’s Joe Caramagna. This issue was first released on May 21st, 2025.

This episode was edited by Rick Coste. The video version of this podcast was edited by Alex Galucki. Our artwork is handcrafted by artists Ron Frenz, Sal Buscema, Chris Sutcliffe, 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:

We also would love to see you join our Amazing Spider-Slack community board. If you’d like to join in on our amazing conversations, click this link to get started:

This week’s Patreon podcasts include a review of Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 7) #4, the first ten episodes of Season 7 of the show, and three episodes of the Whatever a Spider Can Diaries, which documents Dan’s process of writing a book about Spider-Man. If you’d like to follow along with our reviews as they are released, please check out our Patreon page:

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Based on the Eminem song of the same name.

In this episode, Mark and Dan talk about the meteoric impact that Venom made when he first appeared in the pages of Spider-Man comics. And what better way to capture that spirit than going back into the catalog and rereleasing an older episode of the Amazing Spider-Talk from January 1988, where Mark and Dan reviewed Amazing Spider-Man #300, the first appearance of Venom, when it first appeared on the spinner racks of local supermarkets.

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

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This week’s Patreon podcasts include a review of Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 7) #2, the first seven episodes of Season 7 of the show, and the first two episodes of the Whatever a Spider Can diary episodes. If you’d like to follow along with our reviews as they are released, please check out our Patreon page:

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This weekend, the legendary writer Peter David passed away at the age of 68 after a series of prolonged illness and public health battles. He is best known for his 12-year run of The Incredible Hulk stories, but in the world of Spider-Man he contributed beloved stories for Spectacular Spider-Man, Amazing Spider-Man, and many more titles. But, he’s probably most famous for co-creating Spider-Man 2099.

In this episode, Mark and Dan pay tribute to Peter David and replay their discussion of his story “The Commuter Cometh,” which they included in their Essentials series and consider one of the funniest Spider-Man comics ever written.

Our artwork is handcrafted by artists Ron Frenz, Sal Buscema, Chris Sutcliffe, and Nick Cagnetti. Our theme songs were produced by Ryland Bojack, Tony Thaxton, and Spider-Maj. Rockin’ the Suburbs by Ben Folds.

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This week’s Patreon podcasts include a review of Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 7) #4, the first nine episodes of Season 7 of the show, and three episodes of the Whatever a Spider Can Diaries, which documents Dan’s process of writing a book about Spider-Man. If you’d like to follow along with our reviews as they are released, please check out our Patreon page:

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The itsy-bitsy spider went up the Hudson Bridge.

In this episode, Mark and Dan discuss Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 7) ##3. This issue was written by Joe Kelly. The cover features artwork by Pepe Larraz and Marte Gracia. The interior pages feature artwork by Pepe Larraz, colors by Marte Gracia, and, of course, letters by VC’s Joe Caramagna. This issue was first released on May 7th, 2025.

This episode was edited by Rick Coste. The video version of this podcast was edited by Alex Galucki. Our artwork is handcrafted by artists Ron Frenz, Sal Buscema, Chris Sutcliffe, 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:

We also would love to see you join our Amazing Spider-Slack community board. If you’d like to join in on our amazing conversations, click this link to get started:

This week’s Patreon podcasts include a review of Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 7) #4, the first nine episodes of Season 7 of the show, and three episodes of the Whatever a Spider Can Diaries, which documents Dan’s process of writing a book about Spider-Man. If you’d like to follow along with our reviews as they are released, please check out our Patreon page:

Read our B-Title reviews, collecting memories, and more in the Amazing Spider-Talk Substack!

You can email questions to our show at [email protected] or by clicking here.

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

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