Jon Reads Comics

Here we are with a new month and a new round of classic Spidey episodes.  This month, Joshua, Donovan, and I have joining us Mr. Jeffrey Taylor, co-host of the world-renowned From Crisis to Crisis: A Superman Podcast.  This is a special occasion for me because his and Michael Bailey’s work over on that show is what got me into comic book podcasts in the first place and helped to inspire the show you are looking at now.  So I strongly urge you to check them out if you haven’t already.

Amazing Spider-Man Classics is devoted to covering every Spider-Man book, as well as every guest or cameo appearance we can find.  This week, we kick things off with a look back at a Golden Age villain of the Justice Society, Evil Star!  Wait…  I mean, Electro, who is Spider-Man’s villain.  Sorry, I get confused some times.  But can you blame me?  If you think Jeffrey’s DC-ness is influencing my brain, just look at this guy…

We give a nod to a cameo in The Avengers 3, and then we have a ball of a time discussing Amazing Spider-Man 9, along the way speculating on Betty Brant’s affection for her brother.  We’re talking real Star Wars love here.

We’re also reading email this time around.  If you feel led by the Spidey Spirit, please drop us a line with your comments, questions, and explanations.  Also, we encourage you to leave reviews on iTunes, join our group on Facebook, or even leave a comment here.  Thanks for listening!

What? You’re back? You must be looking for some classic Spider-Man goodness.  Well, this week serves up the goods for Amazing Spider-Man 7 and 8.  Jon, Don, and Josh are joined again by Zach Henderson from Teenage Wasteland: An Ultimate Spider-Man Podcast, as we wrap up our April episodes (even though it’s May now cuz Jon had laptop problems).  You’ll get the Vulture’s return, the stupidest robot in the history of robots, and Spidey crashing a party in order to score some team-up action.  Strange Tales 115 also gets some brief attention, because Amazing Spider-Man Classics is committed to covering every Spider-Man book, as well as every Spider-Man guest or cameo appearance that we can find.

Note: The blooper reel contains some discussion of a religious icon that is rather indelicate in its humor.  Feel free to turn off the podcast during the closing music if such talk may offend you.

Now, who wants some out of context theater?  We let our imagination run wild with these.

So that’s it for this week.  Let us know what you think.  You can send us email, leave reviews on iTunes, drop us a line at Facebook, or even leave a comment here.

Thanks again for listening.  We’ll be back later in May with a new guest co-host to help us tear into Amazing Spider-Man 9-13.