Episodes
Wednesday Nov 14, 2018
Podcast # 527-Remembering Stan Lee
Wednesday Nov 14, 2018
Wednesday Nov 14, 2018
The Crawlspace crew remember Spider-Man's co-creator who died at age 95. Highlights of the show include:
- Clips of Stan talking about Spider-Man's impact on him.
- Clips of Stan's interview with the Crawlspace.
- Stan congratulates Brad on the birth of his baby.
- We discuss our favorite Spider-Man story written by Stan.
- How we first discovered Stan and his association with Spider-Man.
- We share our favorite Stan Lee movie cameo.
- We also hear from his fans around the world as they chime in on our live youtube chat.
- Stay until the end of the show for some extra Stan clips.
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Sunday Nov 04, 2018
Sunday Nov 04, 2018
The PS4 Spider-Man game is breaking records and has been embraced by Spider-Fans near and wide. Bryan Intihar is the Creative Director of the game at Insomniac Studios. He worked on the game for four years with his team. Here are some highlights from the interview:
*The decision process to make Spider-Man older and eight years into his career.
*Decision to change change Mary Jane into a reporter.
*Thought process on adding the white Spider costume to the game
*How the game came about with Sony and Insomniac
*Decision on that epic ending of the game.
*Who came up with the obscure references in the game like name dropping Lonesome Pinky.
Thursday Nov 01, 2018
Podcast # 525-Venom Movie Review
Thursday Nov 01, 2018
Thursday Nov 01, 2018
The Crawlspace crew review the Venom movie starring Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock. We look at the pro's and con's and give it a grade. Highlights include:
*Brad's odd pre-film movie trauma
*Can Venom become a character that doesn't need Spider-Man?
*Was Riot a suitable villain for the film?
*How did Hardy portray Brock?
*Was Michelle Williams a great She-Venom?
*Are you excited by the after-credit sequence setting up a sequel?
Sunday Oct 28, 2018
Podcast # 524-ASM #5-7 Legacy #806-808 Annual #1/Legacy #43
Sunday Oct 28, 2018
Sunday Oct 28, 2018
The Crawlspace crew tackles four issues in this podcast. We gives pro's, con's and give a grade to the following books:
*Amazing Spider-Man # 5/806
*Amazing Spider-Man #6/807
*Amazing Spider-Man #7/808
*Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1/43
Thursday Oct 11, 2018
Podcast # 523:Patreon Exclusive Spider-Satellite 14 Reviews
Thursday Oct 11, 2018
Thursday Oct 11, 2018
Our Patreon members are getting a huge review show. They get 14 reviews in this episode. The issues reviewed include:
Spectacular Spider-Man # 309&310
Ben Reilly: Scarlet Spider#23,24,25
Renew Your Vows #23
Spider-Man and Deadpool #38, 39
Spider-geddon #0
Edge of Spider-Geddon #2-4
Superior Ock #1
Champions # 24
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Wednesday Oct 03, 2018
Podcast # 522-PS4 Spider-Man Review
Wednesday Oct 03, 2018
Wednesday Oct 03, 2018
The Crawlspace panel reviews the new PS4 Spider-Man video game. We discuss the following:
- Is it the best Spider-Man video game of all time?
- What did we think of the changes to the characters?
- What part got us stuck the most?
- What did we think of all the various Spider-suits?
- What side mission was our favorite?
- We also list pros and cons of the game and give it a grade.
Friday Sep 21, 2018
Friday Sep 21, 2018
Here are the Spider-News topics we tackle in this episode.
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Sony's is planning on releasing a Jackpot, Black Cat, Kraven, Morbius, Nightwatch, Silver Sable and Silk movie.
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Reactions to the new Venom movie trailers
- Ben Reilly: Scarlet Spider title possibly ending
- Various Spider-Geddeon books coming out
- Jared Leto cast as Morbius
- Far From Home is the new Spider-Man movie title
- Nicholas Cage cast as Spider-Man Noir in Into the Spider-Verse movie.
- Did Stan Lee want Aunt May younger? Steve Ditko won that battle.
- Roger Stern shares what Ditko's Mary Jane could have looked like.
- Spider-Man confused for a Mario brother?
- 65 year old man steals giant Spider-Man doll and heads to the bar.
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Saturday Sep 01, 2018
Podcast #520-ASM #2-4 Legacy # 803-805
Saturday Sep 01, 2018
Saturday Sep 01, 2018
The spider-panel reviews the following books:
- Amazing Spider-Man #2/803
- Amazing Spider-Man #3/804
- Amazing Spider-Man #4/805
The panel lists the pros, cons and gives them a grade. Also near the end of the episode Zach starts talking smack on Stegron and hillarity ensues. This episode has one of the funniest Crawlspace moments in the history of the podcast. Listen to the whole episode to hear it.
Saturday Aug 25, 2018
Podcast #519 Patreon Exclusive Spider-Satellites
Saturday Aug 25, 2018
Saturday Aug 25, 2018
Thank you to the patreon members who support our show each and every month. They help us pay the bills for the podcast and the website hosting. In this exclusive episode we review six Spider-Satellite comics. Brad, Zach and Neil review the following books:
- Spectacular Spider-Man #308
- Edge of the Spider-Geddeon #1
- Venom #4
- Spider-Man/ Deadpool #37
- Ben Reilly: Scarlet Spider #22
- Renew Your Vows #22
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Tuesday Aug 21, 2018
Podcast #518-Roger Stern & Tom DeFalco Remember Steve Ditko
Tuesday Aug 21, 2018
Tuesday Aug 21, 2018
Writers Roger Stern and Tom DeFalco remember Spider-Man's co-creator Steve Ditko. Highlights of the interview include:
- Their memory of the first Ditko comic they bought.
- Thoughts on what made Ditko stand out on the news stand.
- What made Ditko different than Kirby.
- Favorite Spider-Man Ditko story.
- Their first meeting wtih Ditko.
- Working with Ditko in the 1970s and 1980s.
- Working with Ditko on Speedball in the 1980s.
- Thoughts on Ditko having his work appear in Amazing Spider-Man Annual #23 in 1988.
- Did Spider-Man make Ditko happy?
- What would Ditko's Mary Jane look like?
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Thursday Aug 09, 2018
Podcast #517-20 Years of Crawlspace Celebration with Live Callers
Thursday Aug 09, 2018
Thursday Aug 09, 2018
The Spider-Man Crawlspace went online August 8, 1998. Twenty years later the site is still going strong. On this podcast we take live callers and celebrate the anniversary of one of the oldest Spider-Man fan sites in the world. Highlights include:
*Favorite Crawlspace funny memories.
*What it was like to create the site in dial-up days.
*Fun memories of interviewing celebrities like Stan Lee.
Join in the fun for this mega episode that looks at the history of the site.
Tuesday Jul 31, 2018
Podcast #516 Amazing Spider-Man #1 (Vol 5) #802
Tuesday Jul 31, 2018
Tuesday Jul 31, 2018
It's a new era of the Amazing Spider-Man. Nick Spencer and Ryan Ottley take over the book after Dan Slott's 10 year run. Do they knock it out of the park? Find out what the Crawlspace crew thought of the issue. We list the pro's, con's and give it a grade.
Tuesday Jul 24, 2018
Podcast 515-ASM 801 Dan Slotts Last Issue Review
Tuesday Jul 24, 2018
Tuesday Jul 24, 2018
In this podcast the Crawlspace crew review Dan Slott's last issue on Amazing Spider-Man. His 10 year run ends with Amazing Spider-Man 801. The crew gives it a grade and lists the pros and cons.
Saturday Jul 07, 2018
Podcast # 514-Remembering Steve Ditko
Saturday Jul 07, 2018
Saturday Jul 07, 2018
Spider-Man's co-creator has passed away. The Crawlspace crew takes time to remember legendary artist Steve Ditko. Highlights of the episode include *Live callers discuss their favorite Ditko work. *Best Ditko issues of Spider-Man. *List of all the characters Ditko designed. *Was Ditko happy? *How the panelists found out the news. *What would Spider-Man be like if Ditko stayed on for 100 issues? *The panel reads tweets and Facebook posts from comic creators discussing their memories of Ditko.
Sunday Jul 01, 2018
Sunday Jul 01, 2018
In this episode we have a lively discussion with editor Bruce Canwell. He works for the Library of American Comics and is in charge of putting the Spider-Man newspaper strip collection together. Since 2015 the group has put out four volumes out through IDW. A fifth volume is coming early next year. We talk about what it was like tracking down comic strips that were first printed 40 years ago. Other highlights include talking about the lost Spider-Man girlfriends like Carole Jennings. How about villains like the Protector and the Cult of Loomis. Canwell also has some fun stories about interviewing Stan Lee, John Romita and Larry Lieber.
Thursday Jun 28, 2018
Podcast # 512-Interview with Atari 2600 Spider-Man Game Designer Laura Nikolich
Thursday Jun 28, 2018
Thursday Jun 28, 2018
Back in 1982 the very first Marvel video game was produced. It was Spider-Man on the Atari 2600. Laura Nikolich worked for Parker Brothers at the time and designed the game. Modern games have movie style credits at the end of them with hundreds of people working on them. Laura's job was to design it herself and in just a few months. Let's take a trip back 36 years ago to the beginning of Marvel video games.
Sunday Jun 24, 2018
Sunday Jun 24, 2018
The Crawlspace panel tackles the following news topics in this episode. *Jake Gyllenhol has been cast as Mysterio in the next Spider-Man movie. *Thoughts on the Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse movie trailer *A student incorporates Spider-Man into his promposal. Zach looses his mind on this topic. *Silver and Black movie has been pulled from Sony's schedule. *Gamestop has started selling comics *Chinese Spider-Man saves child *Spidergeddon mini series.
Saturday Jun 16, 2018
Podcast # 510-ASM 800 and Spec 304 Reviews
Saturday Jun 16, 2018
Saturday Jun 16, 2018
The Crawlspace panel tackles the following reviews in this episode. *Amazing Spider-Man #800 *Spectacular Spider-Man #304 The panel also ranks their Amazing anniversary issues. Where does 800 land on the list?
Saturday May 26, 2018
Podcast # 509-Spider-History May 1988 30th Anniversary of Venom
Saturday May 26, 2018
Saturday May 26, 2018
Jr takes us back 30 years to look at May 1988 in this episode of Spider-history. This is the big appearance of Venom. The issues JR looks at in this episode include: *Amazing Spider-Man #300 *Web of Spider-Man 38 *Spectacular Spider-Man # 138
Friday May 25, 2018
Friday May 25, 2018
We tackle your dozens of message board question on this episode. Highlights include: *The best non-Superior Spider-Man Dan Slott story. *What makes an A, B or C list villain? *Who's Spider-Voice do you hear when you read comics? *Does the value of your comic factor into your enjoyment and review? *Why does Brad love the Hulk and when he teams up with Spidey? *If you could only have one alternate reality Spider-Man who would it be?