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In this episode, Dan is joined by writer Paul Jenkins for a special discussion of his classic story “Heroes Don’t Cry” from Peter Parker: Spider-Man (vol. 1) #35, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary of publication on September 19th, 2026.

The story, featuring artwork by Mark Buckingham and Wayne Faucher, follows a child named LaFronce, his drug-addicted mother, and his imaginary encounters with Spider-Man. It tackled difficult but important themes regarding drug addiction, parenting, race, and the adoption system in America, amongst other things, and has since become an important comic not only in Spider-Man’s legacy, but across the medium, particularly for its inclusion of the first portrayal of Spider-Man as a black man.

If you haven’t read the story for yourself, it’s available digitally on Marvel Unlimited and for purchase and can be found for a reasonable price from back-issue retailers.

Rick Coste edited this episode. Alex Galucki edited the video version of this podcast. Our artwork is handcrafted by artists Ron Frenz, Nick Cagnetti, and the late Sal Buscema. 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) #36 / Legacy #1000, a recording of our “Who is your Spider-Man?” panel from Baltimore Comic Con, our discussion of the two Spider-Man/Superman comics, and two episodes of the Whatever a Spider Can Diaries, which document 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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“Thanks, Mom.”

In this episode, Mark and Dan discuss Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 7) #35, which is legacy issue #999. This issue was written by Joe Kelly. The cover features artwork by Ed McGuinness, Mark Farmer, and Marcio Menyz. The interiors feature art by Francesco Manna, colors by David Curiel, and, of course, letters by VC’s Joe Caramagna. This issue was first released on August 26th, 2026.

Rick Coste edited this episode. Alex Galucki edited the video version of this podcast. Our artwork is handcrafted by artists Ron Frenz, Nick Cagnetti, and the late Sal Buscema. 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) #36 / Legacy #1000, a brand new interview with writer Paul Jenkins, our discussion of the two Spider-Man/Superman comics, and two episodes of the Whatever a Spider Can Diaries, which document 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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Peter “Pity Party” Parker.

In this episode, Mark and Dan discuss Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 7) #34, which is legacy issue #998. This issue was written by Joe Kelly. The cover features artwork by Ed McGuinness and Marcio Menyz. The interiors feature pencils by Ed McGuinness, inks by Mark Farmer and Wade von Grawbadger, colors by Marcio Menyz, and, of course, letters by VC’s Joe Caramagna. This issue was first released on August 5th, 2026.

Rick Coste edited this episode. Alex Galucki edited the video version of this podcast. Our artwork is handcrafted by artists Ron Frenz, Nick Cagnetti, and the late Sal Buscema. 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) #35 / Legacy #999, our discussion of the two Spider-Man/Superman comics, and two episodes of the Whatever a Spider Can Diaries, which document 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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That’s a lot of zeroes! But you know what’s more? 1000. (Nearly there.)

In this episode, Mark and Dan discuss Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 7) #33, which is legacy issue #997. This issue was written by Joe Kelly. The cover features artwork by Ed McGuinness and Marcio Menyz. The interiors feature pencils by Ed McGuinness, inks by Mark Farmer, colors by Marcio Menyz, and, of course, letters by VC’s Joe Caramagna. This issue was first released on July 22nd, 2026.

Rick Coste edited this episode. Alex Galucki edited the video version of this podcast. Our artwork is handcrafted by artists Ron Frenz, Nick Cagnetti, and the late Sal Buscema. 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) #35, our discussion of the two Spider-Man/Superman comics, and two episodes of the Whatever a Spider Can Diaries, which document 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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This past week, our co-host Dapper Dan Gvozden was invited on the Friends From Work podcast to discuss his thoughts on “Spider-Man: Brand New Day,” including an interesting exploration of how violence is portrayed across the entire Spider-Man movie series. The Friends From Work podcast is an unofficial Marvel Cinematic Universe show that discusses the latest films, news, behind-the-scenes content, and reviews.

Listen to and watch their shows here: https://www.theffwpodcast.com/

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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) #34, our discussion of the two Spider-Man/Superman comics, and two episodes of the Whatever a Spider Can Diaries, which document 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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“Just because we lost someone, it doesn’t mean we have to do this alone.”

In this episode, Mark and Dan discuss Spider-Man: Brand New Day, the latest Spider-Man film from Sony/Columbia Pictures and Marvel Studios, directed by Dustin Daniel Cretton, starring Tom Holland, Zendaya, Sadie Sink, and Jacob Batalon. It was first released on July 31st, 2026.

Rick Coste edited this episode. Alex Galucki edited the video version of this podcast. Our artwork is handcrafted by artists Ron Frenz, Nick Cagnetti, and the late Sal Buscema. 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) #34, our discussion of the two Spider-Man/Superman comics, and two episodes of the Whatever a Spider Can Diaries, which document 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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The pain sponges were the friends that we made along the way…

In this episode, Mark and Dan discuss Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 7) #32, which is legacy issue #996. This issue was written by Joe Kelly. The cover features artwork by Patrick Gleason and Dean White. The interiors feature artwork from artist Patrick Gleason, colors by Marcio Menyz and Eric Arciniega, and, of course, letters by VC’s Joe Caramagna. This issue was first released on July 1st, 2026.

Rick Coste edited this episode. Alex Galucki edited the video version of this podcast. Our artwork is handcrafted by artists Ron Frenz, Nick Cagnetti, and the late Sal Buscema. 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) #33, our discussion of the two Spider-Man/Superman comics, and two episodes of the Whatever a Spider Can Diaries, which document 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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Despite all my rage…

In this episode, Mark and Dan discuss Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 7) #31, which is legacy issue #995. This issue was written by Joe Kelly. The cover features artwork by Patrick Gleason and Dean White. The interiors feature artwork from artist Patrick Gleason, colors by Marcio Menyz, and, of course, letters by VC’s Joe Caramagna. This issue was first released on June 18th, 2026.

Rick Coste edited this episode. Alex Galucki edited the video version of this podcast. Our artwork is handcrafted by artists Ron Frenz, Nick Cagnetti, and the late Sal Buscema. 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) #32, our discussion of the two Spider-Man/Superman comics, and two episodes of the Whatever a Spider Can Diaries, which document 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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This week on Maury…

In this episode, Mark and Dan discuss The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 7) #30, which is legacy issue #994. This issue was written by Joe Kelly. The cover features artwork by Mark Bagley and Dean White. The interiors feature artwork from guest artist Pete Woods, and, of course, letters by VC’s Joe Caramagna. This issue was first released on June 3rd, 2026.

Rick Coste edited this episode. Alex Galucki edited the video version of this podcast. Our artwork is handcrafted by artists Ron Frenz, Nick Cagnetti, and the late Sal Buscema. 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) #31, our discussion of the two Spider-Man / Superman comics, and two 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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Who’s got one thumb and is a fun guy?

In this episode, Mark and Dan discuss Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 7) #29, which is legacy issue #993. This issue was written by Joe Kelly. The cover features artwork by Mark Bagley and Marte Gracia. The interiors artwork from guest artist Pete Woods, and, of course, letters by VC’s Joe Caramagna. This issue was first released on May 20th, 2026.

Rick Coste edited this episode. Alex Galucki edited the video version of this podcast. Our artwork is handcrafted by artists Ron Frenz, Nick Cagnetti, and the late Sal Buscema. 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) #30, our discussion of the two Spider-Man / Superman comics, and two 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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