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That 90s Spider-Man Show
Welcome true believers! This is a podcast about Spider-Man: The Animated Series, in which two jerks (Henry and Jack) go episode-by-episode through the goofy, charming, and often insane cartoon we grew up watching – and dive into the movies and comics along the way.
This episode Jack is joined by Diego Crespo + Gene Aversa from The Waffle Press to talk about our favourite comic book adaptations and ask the big questions: what makes a good comic adaptation? How faithful should they be to the source material? Can we survive this conversation without talking about the current Spider-Man comics? … Continue reading Comic Book Adaptations: How Faithful Should They Be? →
Oh boy. Did you know that Kraven the Hunter had children? Did you know there are close to 100 KRAVEN CHILDREN? Did you know one of them is a kaiju from outer space?? Well, don’t worry, there’s plenty more to learn from this absurd family history. #TheYearOfKraven Note: this episode was recorded before it was … Continue reading Weird Lore BS #13: Meet The Kravens →
Calypso, loving(?) partner to Kraven the Hunter, has a short but wild ride through Marvel Comics history. From her bongo-playing origins in the early 80s to her confusing and unfortunate demise in the 90s, there’s a lot to talk about with this voodoo witch – including but not limited to: a brief history on Marvel … Continue reading Weird Lore BS #12: CALYPSO →
Season 4 Episode 4 of Spider-Man: The Animated Series is “The Return of Kraven”
The third entry in the loose trilogy of Kraven appearances is here to be side-tracked by conversations about racism and Bananaman. But back to the episode, we’ve got a mysterious creature on the loose and a hunt through the jungles of New York to find it. What is this, season 1?
Kraven has returned, again, somehow. No comic backstory this time and to Jack’s surprise no voodoo either. But don’t worry, that just means we’ve got one in the chamber for Weird Lore BS Corner… once we silence those darn bongos…
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Season 4 Episode 3 of Spider-Man: The Animated Series brings us to “The Black Cat”
Henry forgot his microphone, Jack tries not to die, and the Kingpin has yet another OnlyFISK venture – this time with more cat outfits. As if this episode couldn’t get more inappropriate, Peter gets an STI from a rooftop encounter with a strange woman who may just be benefiting from the proportional sexiness of a Steve Rogers, perfects the mid-air spoon, then tries out some stripper clothes. SHIELD, bless them, are doing their best.
In our comic origins segment we talk about Felicia Hardy’s first appearance in 1979’s The Amazing Spider-Man #194/195, which is both spectacularly goofy, relentlessly horny, and monumentally depressing. Check out the episode notes for some panels:
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Season 4 Episode 2 of Spider-Man: The Animated Series is the first of a two-parter: “The Cat”
After some tangents into Jack’s dreams and Henry’s masochistic movie-watching, we dive into a tale of WW2 spies, Sam Eliot lookalikes and a new addition to the OnlyFISK lineup. Yes, it’s a sequel. Also, Doc Ock is here. Maybe he’ll be less embarrassed if we pretend we didn’t see him.
Moving on from Nick Fury’s ramshackle operation, we briefly talk about The Cat’s origins in the comics as well as his mentor, Black Fox. Oh, and there’s an update on Mud-Thing! For all you Weird Loreheads.
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Season 4 of Spider-Man: The Animated Series begins with “Guilty”
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Robbie Robertson, the reigning dad of last season, is drawing a glock again – but this time it’s a lazer gun, and he has no idea how it ended up in his hands. But there’s a man that would risk his neck for his brother man, who won’t cop out when there’s danger all about: Jigsaw Jameson.
JJ dons the original trench coat and fedora, suiting up into his alt costume as the hero this city deserves. After all, this is a town with gaslighting cabbies, the irredeemable Baby Joe’s, and a place where Robbie Robertson of all people is considered a lucky man.
For our comics segment we talk about the Spectacular J. Jonah Jameson noir story from 1983, then jump into Joe “Robbie” Robertson’s origins as a Lee-Romita creation, while Jack figures out just how many times he’s quit the Bugle, been fired from the Bugle, and how many times he’s fired our down-on-his-luck photographer. All of the reasons are insane.
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We’re releasing this from behind the veil of our Patreon feed to let y’all regular feed listeners in on one of our Blade retrospectives… but not one you probably know about.
As the credits rolled on the cinematic garbage fire that was Blade: Trinity, we all looked around at ourselves and thought to ourselves: “Well, at least we’ll never get an on-screen Blade as bad as this.” To most of us, this thought was a relief, but to screenwriter David S. Goyer, it was merely a challenge.
If this is the first time you’re hearing of Blade: The Series, there’s definitely a reason for that. Blade: The Series is David S. Goyer’s rock bottom, and considering he wrote the screenplays for Batman v Superman and Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, this is no mean feat. In fact, Blade: The Series is rock bottom for everyone involved. Even Kirk “Sticky Fingaz” Jones, whose job replacing Wesley Snipes as Blade is somehow both the pinnacle and nadir of his short and storied acting career.
On the latest addition to our Patreon feed, Jack and Henry groan, sigh and complain their way through Blade: The Series, where middle-aged vampire moms terrorise the public and we see how the transition to the small screen made Blade a far less effective fighter (unless, of course, he’s up against a pregnant woman).
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Welcome to another addition of Weird Lore BS Corner, in which we ask the question: Who is the Hobgoblin? And yes, we know you can just google that answer, but the mystery isn’t about the resolution, it’s about the mind-breaking confusion we suffer along the way… This episode has everything: red herrings, toupée shenanigans, groin … Continue reading Who the F*** is the Hobgoblin? (Weird Lore BS #11) →
A new Spider-Man movie? Let’s talk about that. Spoiler Talk starts at 29:15. A podcast for no one. If we get anything wrong, a wizard did it. InstagramTumblrTwitterTikTok Intro: Michael Giacchino – ArachnovertureOutro: Michael Giacchino – Peter Parker Picked a Perilously Precarious Profession Email: That90sspidermanshow@gmail.com
So we sat down to finally have a chat about what we’re expecting from Spider-Man: No Way Home later this year. We also recorded half this episode before the new trailer dropped, so you can see us being proven wrong during the very same podcast! A podcast for no one. If we get anything wrong, … Continue reading No Way Home Trailer Talk feat. Theories That Are Definitely Not Wrong →
After a cavalcade of Disney Plus announcements, we had a little conversation about the X-Men ’97 – a continuation of the 90s animated series – as well as Spider-Man: Freshman Year, an MCU prequel… then we talk about a potential Spider-Man ’98 and whether it’s even possible. Get ready to boo your phones everyone! A … Continue reading X-MEN ’97 / Spider-Man: Freshman Year news →
Welcome to the cynic cast! We’re here to talk about the recent MCU releases on Disney+ including What If?, Falcon & The Winter Soldier, and Loki! 01:00 | Falcon & The Winter Soldier 12:47 -13:57 | Minor Black Widow spoilers 34:09 | Loki 45:00 | Loki spoilers 50:56 | What If? We also talked about … Continue reading MCU TV Roundup – Loki, Falcon & The Winter Soldier, What If? →
Just in time for Eternals to come out and with Hawkeye just around the corner, we decided now was the perfect time to talk about the MCU stuff that came out this year that everyone has already watched, talked about, and moved on from. Or have they? I don’t know what’s happening outside my flat … Continue reading Shang-Chi & The 10 Other MCU Things We Have To Recap →
You won’t LAST FIVE SECONDS watching this movie We’re releasing this from behind the veil of our Patreon feed to let y’all regular feed listeners in on one of our X-Men movie retrospectives! Imagine being part of a club where you could get dumb bs like this in the dozens, request your own episode, and … Continue reading Patreon Unlock: X-MEN 3 THE LAST STAND →
Milk… it’s all good. It’s time to talk about Sins of the Fathers! Favourite episodes! Worst characters! Most sinful dads! The season might be over but we’ll have more bonus episodes soon… and maybe check out our Patreon to unlock a whole load of other dumb content! Consume! Consume the content! Subscribe to our Patreon! … Continue reading Season 3 Review: Sin Daddies →
Season 3 Episode 14 and the final episode of this season of Spider-Man: The Animated Series – Turning Point! Subscribe to our Patreon! Madame Web is back with more unnecessarily vague riddles, Harry is making that face, the Green Goblin is a clumsy drug metaphor and Pete is starting fires out of social anxiety. So … Continue reading S3E14 – Guess Who’s Goblin To Dinner →
What if a man could portal anywhere? And what if he wore those portals all over his body like some sort of dalmation man? We mark this landmark occasion with a character that starts weird and gets weirder. Jonathan Ohnn aka The Spot brushes up against all corners of the weird lore… uh… corner, and … Continue reading Weird Lore BS #10: The Spot →
Season 3 Episode 12 of Spider-Man: The Animated Series – ‘The Spot’ Subscribe to our Patreon! Desk throw time! D-D-D-DESK THROWWW. Also the Spot is here! Not that anyone was clamouring for him, but he’s here and sportin inter-dalmatianal travel. Unfortunately for The Spot, Willie the Pinh has a honeypot and a 2% fat bear … Continue reading S3E12 – Honey Pot For The Polka Dot Spot →
So what’s Carnage’s deal? Normally, we cover comic book origins in our regular episodes – but there was so much insane lore to go through with Cletus Kasady we decided to go ahead and do a whole episode on it. Strap in folks, you’re in for a wild ride from serial killer origins to godhood, … Continue reading CARNAGE’s Comic Book History (May Surprise You) →
Season 3 Episode 11: Carnage Recap – 10:00 Review – 46:30 Venom: Let There Be Carnage trailer talk – 52:46 This episode is a non-stop train to crazytown, so after a quick foray into a gameshow of Jack’s invention, we’re talking hipster demon lairs, cosmic sibling rivalries, symbiote peer pressure and psychic exposition. This episode … Continue reading S3E11 – Carnage à Trois →
Season 3 Episode 10: Venom Returns Review – 44:27 Comic Talk – 51:39 Venom is back with a bang, and before you can say “aw s***, here we go again” Eddie’s trolling is has led to a far worse kind of extremely online crazy: Carnage the slack-jawed yokel. Ol’ Cletus is Chucky meets Joker meets … Continue reading S3E10 – Mama Venom: Here We Go Again →
Season 3 Episode 9: Tombstone Recap – 10:30 Review – 38:50 Comic Origins – 47:31 Tombstone is back and this time ol’ Robbie Robertson is being brought along for the ride. We’ve got AI podcast titles, superhero symbologists, dungeons, basketball factories, monstars and Fornite-owned human beings! Beware: there may be one too many impressions. Then … Continue reading S3E9 – Uncle Tombstone’s Lethal Love Grudge →
Season 3 Episode 8: The Ultimate Slayer Recap – 2:57 Review – 43:06 Comic Origins – 50:34 This episode is a riot. We argue over Landon’s monster foot, Alistair’s ripped slayer bod, and whether Kingpin is a galaxy brain genius or merely a divorced dude with an OnlyFans and a David Byrne obsession. Meanwhile, the … Continue reading S3E8 – OnlyFISK: I Love My Big Curvy Kingpin →
Season 3 Episode 7: The Man Without Fear Recap – 2:00 Review – 33:10 Things aren’t going too well for Peter. He’s still a fugitive with the FBI on his tail, Big Bad Aunt Anna is forming the civilian sinister six with Dr. Jerk, and ol’ Willy Fisk is powering up his dad armour for … Continue reading S3E7 – Super Guilt Bros. Beat-Off →
Season 3 Episode 6: Framed Recap – 1:05 Review – 35:45 Comic Origins – 42:02 Peter Parker has a new boring job, the Kingpin is auditioning for a musical, Aunt Anna is mad online and MJ is wishing she was back with the cult. Oh, and did we mention ol Pete’s accused of treason? After … Continue reading S3E6 – Big Butt Parker’s Treasonous Adventure →
It’s finally here, the reason we started Weird Lore BS in the first place: Jackson Weele aka The Big Wheel. If you want to see the addition notes and comic panels we’re talking about – check out the additional notes here. A podcast for no one. If we get anything wrong, a wizard did it. … Continue reading Weird Lore BS #9: BIG WHEEL →
Season 3 Episode 5: Rocket Racer Recap – 6:24 Review – 35:48 Comic Origins – 41:40 This episode has some serious Big Wheel Energy, with both Rocket Racer and Spider-Man’s ultimate foe, Big Wheel, making an appearance. Along the way, we talk Avril Lavigne, crime-induced comas, and melon vandalism. Then we look back to 1977 … Continue reading S3E5 – Rocket Racism: Big Wheelie Style →
Seasons greetings, true believers! This year we wanted to give you all a festive treat with our holiday special, where we talk about our favourite holiday movies and TV episodes. Not everybody can celebrate this time of year in the way that they want to – but that doesn’t mean we can’t still have some … Continue reading Jack & Henry’s Non-Denominational Holiday Special →
Season 3 Episode 4: Enter The Green Goblin It’s our 50th Episode!!!! Recap – 2:16 Review – 38:22 Comic Origins – 46:05 Up there in the sky, it must be the hobgoblin! Wait, that’s not the Hobgoblin… Ha! No! It’s the greeeen goblin. That’s right, very stable genius Norman Osborn is here to doll out … Continue reading S3E4 – That Goblin Needs Therapy →
This time we delve into Slyde aka Jalome Beacher aka Jerome Beacher aka… ah who cares. Dreaming of a frictionless world, one disgruntled chemical engineer stumbles down a path of bank heists, mob extortion, lube and a gun-wielding incredible hulk. All will become clear, we swear… If you want to see the comic panels we’re … Continue reading Weird Lore BS #8: SLYDE →
Season 3 Episode 3: Attack of the Octobot Recap – 2:33 Review – 30:24 Comic Origins – 34:40 Spider-Man has amnesia and Doc Ock has convinced him he’s his partner in crime. It’s a story so ridiculous it MUST be based on a comic book. It’s up to Tiana to remind Spidey of his superheroism, … Continue reading S3E3 – Driving Mr. Octopus →
Season 3 Episode 2: Make A Wish Recap – 1:40 Review – 26:00 Doc Ock is back on the scene after getting screwed over by the Disney Corp- uh I mean the Hardy Foundation once again, and it’s up to our hero to stop him. Unfortunately, Spidey is down in the dumps after blowing up … Continue reading S3E2 – Octodad Wants The Whole Damn Pie →
Season 3 Episode 1: Doctor Strange Recap – 05:40 Review – 40:00 Comic Origins – 46:50 We’re back for a third season, and boy does it get off to an insane start. Sci-Fi lasers are a thing of the past. Now we’ve only got time for magic eye lasers, especially when they come from Amore-Jane … Continue reading S3E1 – Daddy Strange & Mr. Nasty in the Cultiverse of Dadness →
For our latest (and last) bonus episode during our season break, we’re offering the first episode of one of our usually-Patreon-exclusive episodes: welcome to Drunk Hot Takes! The hosts are drunk, the takes are hot… some might say X-tremely hot. So hot you’ll burn yourself and learn a valuable lesson about listening to podcasts as … Continue reading Ranking X-MEN Movies (drunk) →
This week we’re discussing Ultimate Spider-Man vol.1 #1-13 (2000), collected in the first Ultimate Collection! We jump into Henry’s first impressions of the revamp of the Spidey mythos 20 years after it launched, while Jack reminisces about how it got him into reading comic books back in the day. For future book club episodes – … Continue reading COMIC BOOK CLUB: Ultimate Spider-Man →
The Neogenic Nightmare is finally done, so we’re discussing the season as a whole! We talk about our favourite (and least favourite) episodes, before jumping into the real discussion: who’s the biggest loser this season? And why does Henry hate old people? It’s hard to narrow it down, because this season is absolutely full to the … Continue reading Season Two Review: Neogenic Losers →
Season 2 Episode 14: The Final Nightmare Recap – 3:23 Review – 31:02 Surprise – 37:44 The Neogenic Nightmare is coming to a close, but we’ve got one more monster mash to go before we call it a day. This episode has everything: Scorpion scumbaggery, newsvendor opinions, trench coats, puns, cold betrayals, more kidnappings… …and … Continue reading S2E14 – Neogenic Monster Mash →
Season 2 Episode 13: Shriek of the Vulture Episode Recap – 2:17 Review – 28:57 Comic Origins – 35:41 The Vulture is in town, ready to throw away a life of bathrobe zoom calls in favour of taking to the skies as New York’s latest green spandex foe. He’s also using the tablet of time … Continue reading S2E13 – Vulture: Undercover Boomer →
Season 2, Episode 12: Ravages of Time Recap – 2:58 Review – 28:43 Comic Origins – 33:50 Our Spider-Man PS1 Lets Play Silvermane wants to live until the totally-not-barren cultural landscape of the 2000s with his time pyramid and time poncho at the ready – but before then he’ll have to go up against the … Continue reading S2E12 – Once Upon A Time Poncho →
Season 2 Episode 11: The Tablet of Time Recap: 3:35 Review: 32:16 Comic Origins: 38:28 Spencer Smythe is rolling in his grave after his son makes a humanoid ultimate battle robot, J3 is back on the air, Hammerhead is butting into a gang war over a magical artefact and Silvermane is… old. Super old. The … Continue reading S2E11 – The Meatball of Crime →
To finish off our recent Blade retrospective, we’ve brought along The Waffle Press’ Diego Crespo to talk about what we all want from Mahershala Ali’s Blade reboot – and what we think we’ll get. Check out our Patreon to listen to the full retrospective on the Blade franchise and other bonus episodes: Listen to The … Continue reading What Do We Want From A BLADE Reboot? feat. Diego Crespo →
Season 2 Episode 10: The Immortal Vampire. More like the immortal plotline, amirite? Recap: 1:59 Review: 27:29 Comic Origins: 33:14 This week we get to see Morbius finally evolve into his true Calamity Jared Form, but only after we cross off every single square on our Morbius bingo cards so many times that it catches … Continue reading S2E10 – Calamity Jared Mega Evolution →
Back in 1998, the superhero genre wasn’t nearly as powerful – and then Blade came along. We look back and review Blade after revisiting (finally) as a new bonus episode. Is it iconic garbage, a camp masterpiece, or something else entirely? Some podcasts are always tryin’ to ice-skate uphill, huh? If you want to check … Continue reading BLADE (1998) Review: Camp Masterpiece or Glorious Trash? →
Season 2 Episode 9: Blade The Vampire Hunter Recap: 2:02 Review: 32:39 Comic Origins: 37:17 Get your Morbius bingo cards ready, because we have even more naval-gazing from everyone’s “favourite” artificial vampire. We also have the introduction of Blade the Blampire Blunter, delivering some Blade-sploitation for all you suckers. After that, we dive into his … Continue reading S2E9 – Blade Is My Name, Vampire Hunting Is My Game →
Season 2 Episode 8: ‘Duel of the Hunters’ Recap: 3:33 Review: 39:37 Comic Origins: 42:19 The Punisher has his hands full with Spider-Man after our hero transformed into a horrifying, dopey monster – something he still thinks he has the ability to sort by himself. Hey, maybe the man’s just got a lot of free … Continue reading S2E8 – It’s Man-Spider O’Clock! →
“Oh god” – Henry, every few seconds this episode. A Sandman and a Hydro Man walk into a bar, and what follows is the deepest of shames from the void itself. We’ve got Travis Rave, a cavalcade of King Kong references, the worst Broadway musical of all time and the most confusing sentence in history. … Continue reading Weird Lore BS #7: Mud-Thing →
Season 2 Episode 7: Enter The Punisher This week Frank Castle turns up to complicate things, just as the ol’ webhead is grappling with four new grapplers himself. On top of things, we’ve still got the Magical Mr. Morbius to contend with. Then we’ll see what happens when Jem & the Holograms go dark, when … Continue reading S2E7 – Super Punisher Sunshine →
A look back on all the best movies and TV we watched last year. 2019 was a garbage year that we’re more than happy to leave behind – but there were some good things to distract us: Booksmart Little Women have their Knives Out, The Irishman is living the High Life, Beale St is Burning … Continue reading Best of 2019 and other things not as good as The Sopranos →
Season 2 Episode 6: Morbius Episode Recap – 7:14 Comic Origins – 52:14 Morbius Trailer Discussion – 1:06:36 Spidey’s having some kidney problems, Mary Jane’s getting ghosted, and Michael Morbius is shooting radioactive rays at blood in a room full of vampire bats. What could go wrong? Well, it turns out that a lot could go wrong – … Continue reading S2E6 – Magic Mike Morbius XXL →
Season Two Episode 5: Mutant’s Revenge We’ve got a crazy episode for you guys this week, with the X-Men crossover two-parter coming to a close with plenty of buddy cop shenanigans, trash fights, awful puns, henchman juggling and more hallways than a Netflix Marvel series. Jack talks reading The Clone Saga, Henry gets turned into … Continue reading S2E5 – Swole Mutant Bathhouse →
Season 2 Episode 4: The Mutant Agenda X-Cuse me, true believers – we’ve got another episode to talk about, this time the most ambitious crossover in history; the birth of a televisual universe; a racism allegory that goes off the rails; a cheese nightmare, if you will. Uncle Ben ghost stealth takedown’s included. Confused? So … Continue reading S2E4 – Beats By Beast →
Season 2 Episode 3: Hydro Man Face front, true believers! This week we’re talking about Morris Bench aka Spider-Man’s most compelling and fascinating villain! Just kidding – he’s Hydro-Man, a D-Lister that this episode of Spider-Man: The Animated Series somehow found a way to make interesting. How do they do it, you ask? By putting … Continue reading S2E3 – #NotAllHydroMen →
This week we’re discussing the potential Sinister Six movie and how it could play out in the Marvel Cinematic Universe! Both Jack and Henry have their own ideas for what a Sinister Six movie and which villains should turn up – but only one of them made notes, and by notes we mean NOTES. So … Continue reading We Pitch A SINISTER SIX Movie →
Season 2 Episode 1: ‘The Battle of the Insidious Six’ Face front, true believers! We’ve got one hell of an episode for you, with the conclusion to the Insidious Six’s Matchstick Men con-gone-wrong. First off though – check out this bonus clip we edited out for time from this episode: Spider-Man is unmasked, Chameleon is … Continue reading S2E2 – The Fast & The Insidious →
Season 2 Episode 1: ‘The Insidious Six’ We’re back for the second season and jumping right into the Sinister – I mean INSIDIOUS Six. The Neogenic plot gun is looming overhead, but first the webhead’s greatest villains (and Shocker) have banded together to create an all-new boyband, headsets included. This leads to a lot of … Continue reading S2E1 – N’SIDIOUS →
Comic Con and D23 brought all kinds of announcements for Marvel, with Phase Four of the MCU looking to be pretty interesting. Henry and Jack weigh in with their thoughts on the movies and shows lined up, what we think they’ll entail, and what the overall arc of the universe will be from now on … Continue reading MCU Phase 4: Love & Fatigue →
Sony have taken their ball and gone home. Or at least, that’s what it looks like. It turns out that Spider-Man: Far From Home will be the fifth and final appearance of Peter Parker in the MCU, after the deal made between Disney and Sony fell through. There’s been a strong reaction from the fandom … Continue reading Sony-Marvel Breakup: Boring Business Deals Killed My Son →
After one foolish season of the show and some fool flashbacks to previous segments, we’re back on the weird lore BS wagon with another fool/entry in the bizarre series in which we dive into the strangest Spider-Man comics. This week we’re talking about Greg Salinger, aka ‘The Foolkiller’. But then also the Foolkiller, and the … Continue reading Weird Lore BS #6: Foolkiller →
We’re re-releasing some of our old Weird Lore BS Corner segments from our early episodes, before we start recording them as separate minisodes. This episode originally appeared as part of Episode 5: Everybody Loves Mysterio. This week we’re looking at Martin Blank aka The Gibbon. One of Spidey’s most ridiculous foes also gets a two-issue … Continue reading Weird Lore Flashback: The Gibbon →
As a bonus episode for season one, we made the fatal error of wading into the YouTube comment sections for everything related to the first season of Spider-Man: The Animated Series. Going episode-by-episode through this internet nonsense, we came across a lot of great talking points and strange subjects to cover, including: Thicc supporting characters, … Continue reading BONUS: Dumb YouTube Comments →
We’ve come to the end of the first season of Spider-Man: The Animated Series, and aside from a couple of bonus episodes on the way – it’s the end of our first season too. Jack and Henry sum up what they thought about the first season after revisiting it all these years later, and discuss … Continue reading Season One Review →
S1E13: Day of the Chameleon It’s the season finale! We’ve come to the final episode of season one, so after a quick round-up of the Hobgoblin comics Jack’s been reading, we’re jumping right into an all-new villain. But first, an old one: audio difficulties. (our mic was faulty this week so we went back to … Continue reading S1E13 – Crotch Cam Cultural Appropriation →
S1E12: The Hobgoblin Part Two Face front, true believers! This week we’re talking Bob Hoskins… I mean Gobhoblin… I mean Hobgoblin part two! After last week’s cliffhanger, we talk about what a Spider-Man: The Animated Series kart game would look like and eventually talk about the episode in question – discovering the ultimate arch-enemy: the … Continue reading S1E12 – 2Hob2Goblin: Double Dash →
We’re talking the post-credit scenes from Far From Home, the future of the MCU, and more easter eggs! Those two post-credit scenes sure were something, huh? We go into what went down and unpack what it could all mean for the future of the MCU, while Jack delves further into some of the comic book … Continue reading Far From Home Post-Credits Freakout →
We’re talking Spider-Man: Far From Home! Take a breather, true believers, Mysterio is actually here in a real life movie and we are kind of beside ourselves. Are we too giddy to actually evaluate whether or not this is a good movie? Does Jake Gyllenhaal go full Okja? What does Jack like more, Sam Raimi … Continue reading Far From Homecast →
This week we’re covering S1E11: ‘The Hobgoblin Part One’. Mark Hamill is on the scene as Hobgoblin, leading to a lot of weird detours into folklore and some misguided attempts to rhyme. Hob heads to the top of the freelancing pool, setting up a bizarre love triangle with Smythe and the Kingpin of Crime(and muscle). … Continue reading S1E11 – The Notorious H.O.B. →
We’re re-releasing some of our old Weird Lore BS Corner segments from our early episodes, before we start recording them as separate minisodes. This episode originally appeared as part of Episode 4: Doctor Octopus Logs In. This week it’s time to talk about the long relationship that blossomed between Aunt May and… Doctor Octopus? Yep, … Continue reading Weird Lore Flashback: Doc Ock and Aunt May’s Wedding →
We’re re-releasing some of our old Weird Lore BS Corner segments from our early episodes, before we start recording them as separate minisodes. This episode originally appeared as part of Episode 3: Giant Spider Robot Family Therapy. This week we’re looking at recent Spider-verse entrant Spiders-Man, who debuted in Spider-Geddon – as well as a … Continue reading Weird Lore Flashback: Spiders-Man →
S1E10: ‘The Alien Costume Part Three’. Face front, true believers! The Alien Costume saga draws to a close, which means Venom is finally here to mess with Peter Parker’s life and eventually spawn one of the worst Eminem songs of all time. Jack and Henry talk about the gloopy gloop man, the legacy he left … Continue reading S1E10 – Our Big Black Friend →
We’re re-releasing some of our old Weird Lore BS Corner segments from our early episodes, before we start recording them as separate minisodes. This episode originally appeared as part of Episode 2: No Spider Splat, No Hoverchair. This time we’re looking at Frank Oliver aka THE KANGAROO, who made his debut in The Amazing Spider-Man … Continue reading Weird Lore Flashback: The Kangaroo →
We’re re-releasing some of our old Weird Lore BS Corner segments from our early episodes, before we start recording them as separate minisodes. First up is the strange case of Web-Man, from Spidey Super Stories #25. This episode originally appeared as part of Episode 1: Curt Conners, The Original Florida Man. Comic panels and other … Continue reading Weird Lore Flashback: Web-Man →
S1E9: ‘The Alien Costume Part Two’. Face front, true believers! We’re one step further in the symbiote saga, but while there’s plenty of Breaking Brock to go before he officially activates troll mode, there is enough time to introduce our latest supervillain jobber. The Shocker enters the fray, an after-thought from Alistair Smythe in between … Continue reading S1E9 – Mothershocker →
A supposedly fun movie ranking we’ll never do again: it’s time to pit the Marvel Cinematic Universe against itself. After running on a little longer than we thought, Henry and Jack ended up dedicating an entire episode to this particular SwingTangent. Henry somehow hasn’t seen Ant-Man & the Wasp, but there’s still plenty of OPINIONS … Continue reading Ranking The MCU →
We’re talking Avengers: Endgame and Avengers: Infinity War – but specifically how everyone’s favourite webslinger factors into them both in the first of our SwingTangents. The MCU finally brought its multi-film Infinity Gauntlet arc to a close, and Spider-Man was there for the finale, ready to quip, get dusted, and cry on command. Jack and … Continue reading Spider-Man’s Infinite Endgame →
S1E8: ‘The Alien Costume Part One’. Face front, true believers! This week we overcome some software issues and delve into the first part of a trilogy that’ll bring us into the world of symbiotes and some of the best ’80s Spider-Man comics have to offer. This time Henry and Jack are distracted by Aerosmith, the … Continue reading S1E8 The Rhino Gig Economy →
S1E7: ‘Kraven the Hunter’. Face front true believers! This time we’re delving into what is the most ridiculous episode of the Spider-Man: The Animated Series yet, with one Russian jungle-themed maniac called Kraven. Henry is in love with him, Robbie Robertson is confused by him, and Jack is too busy wondering how Zero Waste Blanka … Continue reading S1E7 – Jungle Music Intensifies →
Face front, true believers! This episode we’re covering S1E6: ‘The Sting of the Scorpion’. Wherever Mac ‘MRA’ Gargan goes, insults follow. Is this cruel and unfair? Yes. Does he deserve this? The answer is also yes. His monkey’s paw wish to become one of Spider-Man’s greatest villains doesn’t exactly work out well for him, so … Continue reading S1E6 – Everybody Hates Scorpion →
Face front, true believers! This episode we’re covering S1E5: ‘The Menace of Mysterio’. Jack loves Mysterio. Henry loves Mysterio. Mysterio definitely loves Mysterio. Now that we’re all on the same page, we can finally talk about Uncle Ben, John Cusack, and DynoMutt, Dog Wonder. Aside from the rabbit hole of the dog superheroes wikipedia category, … Continue reading S1E5 – Everybody Loves Mysterio →
Face front, true believers! This episode we’re covering S1E4: ‘Doctor Octopus: Armed and Dangerous’. Henry and Jack have a lot to say about Doc Ock. Is he a dark mirror image of Peter Parker? How many legs does he have anyway? And how exactly does he buy clothes in the first place? Will comic book … Continue reading S1E4 – Doctor Octopus Logs In →
Face front, true believers! This episode we’re covering S1E2: ‘The Spider Slayer’. There’s a lot to cover here, from the Smythe family’s unhealthy obsession with spiders to the Osborn family’s baffling and frankly medically worrying haircuts. Henry and Jack talk about the second episode of the series, before looking into the origins of the … Continue reading S1E2 – No Spider Splat, No Hoverchair →
Face front, true believers! This episode we’re covering S1E1: ‘The Night of the Lizard’. There’s a lot to unpack here, namely: Is John Malkovich the perfect casting for Mary Jane? How smart is Peter Parker anyway? Is The Lizard trying to start a inter-species war, or just a WeWork in the sewers? Henry and Jack … Continue reading S1E1 – Curt Conners, the Original Florida Man →
That 90s Spider-Man Show sees us going through Spider-Man: The Animated Series episode-by-episode, but first, some introductions… For the first instalment of the podcast, Henry and Jack talk about their memories of that Spider-Man cartoon from the 90s, how we came to know the character, and what we expect to find revisiting it. A podcast … Continue reading Episode 0 – Introductions →