Into The Spider-Cast

We are joined by Zach of spidey-dude.com to discuss the seminal Ben Reilly series of the mid-1990s, "Spider-Man: The Lost Years" by J.M. DeMatteis. What would you do if you found out you were a clone? How would you react if you had Spider-Powers in the process? What would a grittier version of a Spider-Man story look like? We also discuss the recent No Way Home costume revelations, discuss our thoughts on Black Widow, and much more in this packed Spider-Cast episode!

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We continue our discussion of Saladin Ahmed's run of "Miles Morales: Spider-Man" with Vol. 2 of the series, "Bring on the Bad Guys," which collects issues 7-10. What did we think of the intense storyline presented in this issue, and whether it was handled well overall? Why is it so important that Miles' family be featured at the center of this story arc? We also discuss the news of a new Silk showrunner, delve into what's been happening on Loki in its first two episodes, and much more!

Spoiler discussion for the first two episodes of Loki from 8:19-18:23

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We're back! Discussing the first season of Invincible on Amazon Prime! While not *technically* part of the Spider-Verse, Mark Grayson (AKA Invincible) has a tremendous amount in common with Peter Parker and all the other Spider-People. What makes Mark such a relatable hero in his particular struggles? How did the Invincible comic and show elevate the superhero medium? We also discuss a LOT of news, including that Issa Rae has been cast as Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew) in Into the Spider-Verse 2, Aaron Taylor Johnson has been cast as Sony's Kraven, Oscar Isaac being *officially* confirmed as Moon Knight, and who the villain of Spider-Man: No Way Home might be and what that means! Enjoy!

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Jason Flatt's article on Oscar Isaac's Jewish heritage

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This week, Swara and CJ decide to pause from a focused discussion on a piece of Spider-Content and instead discuss what's generally on our minds, real-world and fictional, in this episode that is effectively one long back-and-forth Spider-Sense section. We hope that through this episode, you, the listener, will get to know us better and our interests beyond the Spider-Verse (although we do inevitably discuss some of that as well). Also, Spider-Man says Free Palestine. Enjoy listening!

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In this episode, we are joined by special guest Anthony Otero to discuss the culture represented in Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales. The major point of discussion: how Miles as a Puerto Rican and Afro-Latino superhero has different relationships and connections to his parents and their respective heritage. We also discuss Miles' relationship with his Uncle Aaron-better known as the Prowler-and how the game addresses the Black Lives Matter movement and the passing of Chadwick Boseman. We also discuss the Into the Spider-Verse sequel gaining a new trio of deals, Sony striking yet ANOTHER streaming deal to place their films and TV shows including the Spider-Man franchise on Disney's streaming services, a certain actor's tidbits about Spider-Man: No Way Home, and our thoughts on The Falcon and the Winter Soldier's finale and the announcement of Captain America 4.

Read Anthony's article "Spider-Man: Miles Morales is Uniquely Harlem"

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In this episode (which we recorded on CJ’s birthday!), we discuss the 2006 comic “Marvel Team-Up #14: Spider-Man Meets Invincible” in which our favorite wall-crawler meets a superhero from a whole other universe that isn’t in the Marvel Multiverse (namely that of Image Comics). Now that’s a REAL crossover. We discuss what these iconic heroes have in common, how we enjoyed their meetup, and how they each represent their respective comic universes. We also discuss the latest news about the Into the Spider-Verse sequel, Sony striking an exclusive deal with Netflix for streaming cinematic Spider-verse content, and our thoughts on the latest Falcon and Winter Soldier episode.

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Spoiler discussion on The Falcon and the Winter Soldier from 10:43-25:55

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We return to Spider-Man The Animated Series and Venom with our guest, filmmaker Jon Lee Brody! We discuss the classic "Alien Costume" storyline, how good the introduction of Venom and Eddie Brock is in the first major animated Marvel universe, and overall why this arc was so much better than Spider-Man 3. But before that, we discuss the endemic of xenophobia, hatred, and attacks against Asian-American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities in the US and what we can all do to stop it. We also discuss Spider-Man No Way Home wrapping its filming, discuss the various ins and outs of working in Hollywood with Jon, and much more!

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We're joined by the amazing writer and Marvel Comics expert Stephanie Williams to discuss all things Monica Rambeau, the first woman to be Captain Marvel! We discuss her superhero origin story in The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #16, and her further adventures with Spider-Man and the Avengers in The Avengers #236-237 and Marvel Team-Up #142-143. We also discuss Monica's MCU debut in WandaVision, what did and didn't work with her role in the story, and give our overall takes on WandaVision now that it's concluded and what it means for the MCU's future. We also discuss a report from That Hashtag Show on Miles Morales potentially entering the MCU, give what's on our Spider-Sense, and much more! 

Read Steph's article "How the 'WandaVision' finale failed Monica Rambeau"

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To close out Black History Month, CJ and Swara discuss the first full appearance of Hobie Brown of Earth-138, AKA The Anarchic Spider-Man, AKA Spider-Punk, in "Edge of Spider-Geddon" #1 from 2018. Why is Hobie such a great character that feels relevant for our times? How does this comic do a good job of exploring oppressive systems on the marginalized and why we must resist them, whatever dimension that we're in? Before that, we discuss the news of Spider-Man 3's new title, "No Way Home," what it might mean for MCU Peter, how we think WandaVision is going to affect that film and the MCU at large, and much more!

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Spoilers for WandaVision from 5:44-9:55

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As we are both currently obsessed with WandaVision, we decided to delve into the source material with Spider-Man: House of M, a five-part miniseries from 2005 that came as a result of the House of M event across Marvel Comics. What is Peter Parker's apparent "ideal life" in a reality where mutants reign supreme? How does this comic utilize aspects of the Spidey mythos to explore Peter's deepest desires? Why does Spider-Man feel a kind of "survivor's guilt" in this comic, and how does that affect his actions? How does this comic arc parallel with WandaVision and the themes explored on the show? We also discuss the apparent casting news of who Sony wanted for their Kraven the Hunter spinoff film, tell the audience what's on our Spider-Sense, and much more!

TW for discussion of suicide from 48:15-52:20

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