Serious Fun makes a triumphant return for a new season with the first part of the Countdown to Comic-Con event! With a plethora of new games, movies, and comics coming out this fall, Spider-Mania is alive and well - but what about Spider-Man makes him endure and why do we care about him as much as we do? CU-Boulder Media Studies professor J. Richard Stevens sits down with Bryan to talk about the character, his enduring faith in humanity, his origins as a borderline horror character, and why we love this spider-guy so much.

Music and other clips:

Michael Giacchino – Theme (from “Spider-Man”) [Original TV Series] – Spider-Man Homecoming

Danny Elfman – Main Title, Spider-Man (2002) Original Motion Picture Score

Audio from "Spider-Man" (2002), Dir. Sam Raimi, Sony Pictures