Spider-Man Crawlspace Podcast

In this episode JR takes us back to May 1984. It's a significant month for Spidey. *He receives his black suit in Amazing Spider-Man #252 *Visits the Beyonder's world in Secret Wars # 1 *That first mega crossover is a classic,but JR says it doesn't hold up that well *The Spider-Panel disagrees and it's a lively discussion on remembering our childhood.

In this episode we review seven Spider-Satellite titles. Those include *Superior Foes #11 *Superior Team-Up #12 *Guardians of the Galaxy #14 *Spider-Man Family Business Graphic Novel *Deadpool Vs Carnage # 1 and 2 *Ultimate Spider-Man # 200 George also reviews two episodes of the Ultimate Spider-Man cartoon. Season One, Episode 10- Freaky Season Two, Episode 24 - Sandman Returns

The Spider-Panel reviews the ending of Superior Spider-Man #31 and the first issue of Amazing Spider-Man # 1. Highlights include: *Thoughts on the reveal of who's behind the goblin mask *What this means for the future of the Goblin *Thoughts on the first issue of the third volume of the Amazing Spider-Man * We list pros and cons of each issue

Former Spider-Man editor Danny Fingeroth talks to host Brad Douglas at the Wizard World St. Louis Comic Con. Highlights of the interview include: *Beginnings of working on Spider-Man *Origins of the black suit costume in Amazing Spider-Man #252 *Venom and Carnage origins *Thoughts on reintroducing Peter Parker's parents *Death of Aunt May in Amazing Spider-Man #400 *Thoughts on editing the controversial Clone Saga.

In this months Spidey Friday Night Fight we take a look at one of the best Doc Ock battles. This takes place in Spectacular Spider-Man #79 and went down in 1983. This one starts in a hospital, ends up on a train and an abandoned construction area. Who comes out on top. Join me and George as we break this fight down.

We celebrate our 300th episode with a reunion 30 years in the making. Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends is a classic from the 1980s. Host Brad Douglas had a chance to interview Dan Gilvezan who voiced Spider-Man and Kathy Garver who voiced Firestar. Highlights of the interview include: *When the two first discovered Spider-Man *Dan shares a story about winning the role, loosing it, and getting it back *Kathy talks about helping create a character on a cartoon that lives in the comics 30 years later. *Thoughts on a reunion *Ms. Lion meets a Pound Puppy? *Thoughts on the Spider-Man movies. *Favorite episodes and lines they read from the show. *Why they think the series is still popular 30 years later.

The Spider-Panel discusses our thoughts on the Amazing Spider-Man 2 movie. Highlights include: *Our pros and cons of the movie *Favorite and least favorite scenes *Grades of the movie by George, Brad, JR, Zach and Michael aka Stillanerd *What do we want in Amazing Spider-Man 3 * Warning, there are spoilers in the podcast. If you listen to it, we assume you've seen the film.

We answers your dozens of questions from our message board. Some of the highlights include. *What villains should Spider-Man kill, or could he? *Do you read every part of a crossover if it's in books you don't currently collect? *What B list villain like Electro could be upgraded to a A lister? *Thoughts on the end of the Marvel Essential line. *Thoughts on another person getting bit by a spider in Amazing Fantasy 15.

In this episode we review Superior Spider-Man # 29 and # 30. *We break down the pros and cons and give the two issues a grade. *Brad is joined by George and Michael *Was Ock out of character in this book? *Are you a fan of Mary Jane's new boyfriend? *We recorded this before Superior 31 was released and give our thoughts about who is behind the Goblin mask.

We have a lot of Spider-News this month. Here are the topics we discuss. *Peter David Returns to Spider-Man 2099 *Spider-Verse Event *Kirsten Dunst on Gender Roles *Sinister Six Gets a Director *Amazing Spider-Man 2 Video Game Villains *Spidey robs a Subway *Spidey April Fools Joke *Baskin Robins Spidey Ice Cream *ASM #1 Breaks Records *Andrew Garfield talks about the size of Spidey's package. *Brad's Bruce Campbell story from the St. Louis Wizard World Comic Con

In this episode we tackle reviews of the Spider-Satellites and two episodes of the Ultimate Spider-Man cartoon. The satellites George and I review are: *Superior Spider-Man Team Up # 11 *Superior Spider-Man Annual # 2 *Superior Foes of Spider-Man # 9 and #10 *Thunderbolts # 23 *New Warriors # 3 The cartoon episodes reviewed include: Season 1 Episode 9 - 'Field Trip' Season 2 Episode 23 - 'Second Chance Hero'

In this Friday Night Fight we have a classic battle between Spider-Man and Doc Ock from 1983. George takes a look at Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man # 75 and #76 *Hear how takes on Ock's army of minions. Sound familiar? *As if that weren't enough, he takes on an army of the Owl's men *The Black Cat helps a bit but is nearly fatally wounded. *It's a brutal fight that has Spidey pushed to the edge and ripping Ock's arms out of their sockets. *Ock doesn't let the injured arms stop him from hurting Spidey where it hurts.

Highlights of this episode include answering questions from the message board posters. *Michael Bailey does a killer rendition of the Fat Albert Theme with a Crawlspace twist. *Mysterio death storyline needed an editor? *Is there too much footage being released for Amazing Spider-Man 2? *Phil Urich better as a hero or villain? *Ghost Chicken meets Stegron? *Best Spidey villain that could be used with another hero? *Top supporting character?

In this episodes we have *Reviews of Superior Spider-Man # 27 and #28 *JR's This Month in Spider-History. He takes us back to March 1973. *Reviews of Amazing Spider-Man # 118 *Marvel Team Up # 7 *Sub Mariner #69

We tackle Spider-related news in this episode. We have a lot of topics that are literally off the wall. Here are the topics. *Ultimate Spider-Man actor Drake Bell is broke *Ditko does 2099 *McFarlane open to Spidey work *Andrew Garfield and Batkid Dropped from Academy Awards *Spider-Butterflies released in parliament *Superior Foes ending with #15 *Learning to Crawlspace mini series *Blaming Spidey and Soap Operas for violence in Venezuela *Sony wants Spidey movies every year *Update on Lost Spidey graphic novel *Spec Spidey coming to Blu Ray

In this episode we talk to author Sean Howe who wrote the book Marvel Comics: The Untold Story. In the examine the history of Marvel comics, with a Spider-Man emphasis. *The riff between Stan Lee and Steve Ditko *John Romita's contribution and what if he penciled Amazing Fantasy #15 *Jack Kirby's original Spider character *The origins of the black costume *Secret Wars and selling toys *Origins of McFarlane's bagged variant *One More Day and the aging of characters *Message Board Questions from the listeners.

In this episode we review seven Spider-Satellite titles.It breaks down like this: *Superior Foes # 8- GB *MK Spider-Man #5-BD *Superior Team up # 10-GB *Superior Carnage Annual # 1- BD *New Warriors # 1 and 2-GB *Ultimate Cataclysm #5-BD Ultimate Spider-Man Cartoon Reviews - Season One, Episode Eight - 'Back in Black' Season Two, Episodes Twenty-One and Twenty-Two - 'Blade and the Howling Commandos'

In this Spidey Friday Night Fight we take you back to 1990 and look at Web of Spider-Man # 64 and 65. It's a little known classic fight that shows off Spidey's fighting abilities. He takes on Gravitron, Titania, Brothers Grimm, Trapster and Goliath. This is a crazy fight where Spidey has to avoid the sewer, cement and flying baked goods?

George and Brad tackle five Spider-Satellite reviews. We tackle the following books in the show. *Cataclysm: Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #3 *Marvel Knights: Spider-Man #4 *Inhumanity: Superior Spider-Man #1 *Mighty Avengers #5 *Superior Spider-Man Team-Up #9 George also reviews two episodes of the Ultimate Spider-Man cartoon. *Season 1 - Episode 07 'Exclusive' (Spidey, MJ, Hulk) *Season 2 - Episode 20 'Game Over' (Cap, Wolverine Arcade)

Take a trip back in time with JR as we go back to February 2001. JR reviews the following comics *Spider-Man V2 #26 Daredevil/ Spider-Man #2 Mysterio Manifesto #2 Spider-Man/ Marrow #1 Sentry/ Spider-Man #1