(Recorded December 23, 2017)

Haven’t read it yet? Pick up this issue today at Comixology!

In this episode, Brian and Jack welcome Superior Spider-Talk’s Jaleh Najafali back to the show to discuss a noir-style turn for the Gwenom arc and its implications for our hero and her family in Spider-Gwen #27!

* 0:00 – Intro

* 2:28 – Spider-Gwen #27 – Guest artists Veronica Fish and Olivia Margraf capture the spirit of the series, seamlessly anchored by the colors of Rico Renzi; An interesting parallel between George and Ben. Can anyone even come close to Matt as a villain? Gwen as a proactive vs. reactive character. A wild card theory about Ben’s future.

* 21:01 – Our three word summaries of the issue.

* 22:27 – Outro; What did *you* think of this issue? Let us know! And coming up…

* 26:02 – ????

Stuff that we mentioned in this episode:

* Reviews for Spider-Gwen #27

* Kraven’s Last Hunt

* A Scanner Darkly

* Filth by Irvine Welsh

Also check out:

* Jaleh at Superior Spider-Talk and on Twitter and Instagram

* Jack’s website;  Podcasts: Inter-Comics Podcast; Four-Colour Corner; The Sequelisers!; Guesting on Kyle’s podcast Booking on the Fly

* Brian’s Twitter/Instagram/Podcasts/assorted nonsense

* Our “Mary Janes” opening theme by Chris Postill at Sounds Like An Earful

* Our “Gwenom” opening theme – Discipline by Nine Inch Nails (released under Creative Commons)

Links:

* Ultimate Spin at iTunes

* Ultimate Spin at Stitcher

* Ultimate Spin at Google Play

* Ultimate Spin at Facebook

* Twitter: @theultimatespin

* Ultimate Spin at Instagram

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