Amazing Spider-Talk: A Spider-Man Podcast

The Masked Marauder. Swarm. The Iguana. Are these amongst the most forgettable Spider-Man villains or some of the most infamous? On this episode of the Amazing Spider-Talk, Dan and Mark will run down some of the most (?) memorable villains from the late ’70s and early ’80s! This episode was edited by Rick Coste, with production support from Andy Myers. Our artwork comes handcrafted by...

The Lifeline Tablet returns alongside Gog, the first villain Spider-Man ever “killed”. Join Dan and Mark as they take a look back at their Patreon review episode of Nick Spencer and Ryan Ottley’s Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 5) #41. Subscribe on our website: amazingspidertalk.com Join our Spider-Slack: https://join.slack.com/t/amazingspider/shared_invite/zt-42tsfhs2-yBaH6KkRmOWiW_8gC...

THE FIRST, WORST SPIDER-MAN COMICS? With the hasty exit of Marv Wolfman as the writer of Amazing Spider-Man , Marvel had to scramble to find a replacement. So, they turned to another legendary writer in the Spider-Office: Denny O’Neil. Famous for his historic runs on Green Lantern/Green Arrow and Batman , Denny’s run of Amazing Spider-Man books are probably the most overlooked, under-p...

The Lifeline Tablet returns alongside Gog, the first villain Spider-Man ever “killed”. Join Dan and Mark as they take a look back at their Patreon review episode of Nick Spencer and Ryan Ottley’s Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 5) #41 . This episode was edited by Rick Coste, with production support from Andy Myers. Our artwork comes handcrafted by artists Ron Frenz, Sal Buscema, Ray Sum...

In this season premiere, Dan and Mark are examining the greatest forgotten run in Amazing Spider-Man history: Marv Wolfman’s! It’s a discussion jam-packed with new love interests (Black Cat), love lost (Mary Jane), thrills (Mysterio), chills (the Wolf Man), death (Aunt May), and centennial issues! You won’t want to miss it! This episode was edited by Rick Coste, with production s...

In this episode of the show, Dan and Mark take a look back at their Patreon review episodes including Nick Spencer, Ryan Ottley, and Iban Coello’s story in Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 5) #38-40, wherein J. Jonah Jameson becomes a podcaster! This episode was edited by Rick Coste. This week’s Patreon podcasts include a review of Amazing Spider-Man #42 and a mailbag episode. If you’d like to follo...

In this episode of the show, Dan and Mark take a look back at their Patreon review episodes including Nick Spencer’s story in Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 5) #35-37 , as the 2099 story finishes up. This episode was edited by Rick Coste . This week’s Patreon podcasts include a review of Amazing Spider-Man #42 . If you’d like to follow along with our reviews as they are released, please check out our Pa...

On this week’s Amazing Spider-Talk, Dan and Mark sat down with Tom Brevoort, Marvel’s Senior Vice President of Publishing, to talk about his ideal version of the Spider-Man character, why he thinks “youth” is a core element of Spider-Man comics, his opinion on the best Spider-Man comic story, and what it is like to follow up the legacy of a creator like Brian Michael Bendis...

The world is in the midst of the global pandemic known as the coronavirus or COVID-19 and it means huge changes for all of our local comic shops. So, Dan decided to ring up a few of his favorite comic shops (Arsenal Comics & Games, Anyone Comics, Collector’s Paradise, and Hi-De-Ho Comics) to see how they were handling their forced closures and the news from Diamond that they wouldn&#8217...

On this week’s Amazing Spider-Talk, Dan and Mark sat down with Tom Brevoort, Marvel’s Senior Vice President of Publishing, to talk about stories from his years of collecting comics, how Marvel is responding to the coronavirus now, and how they’ve responded to tragic events of the past (including 9/11 in the pages of Amazing Spider-Man ). This episode was edited by Rick Coste. Thi...

You thought it would never come, but here it is! It’s SEASON 4 of the ALL-NEW AMAZING SPIDER-TALK podcast. In this episode, Dan and Mark break down the topics they’ll be discussing on their fourth season and tease some of the guests and stories they’ll soon be featuring. Plus, they break down some MONUMENTAL changes that are coming for the show and this channel, including live video recordin...

In this episode of the show, Dan and Mark take a look back at their Patreon review episodes including Nick Spencer’s story in Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 5) #32-34 , as the 2099 story kicks off. This episode was edited by Rick Coste . This week’s Patreon podcasts include a review of Amazing Spider-Man #39 . If you’d like to follow along with our reviews as they are released, please check out our Patr...

“By popular demand Spidey stars in an all-new action series!” This week, Dan and Mark will be discussing the birth of  Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man , the first major Spider-Man B-Title. To make things more interesting, they are joined by Tyler Barlass , their first-ever guest and an expert on  Spectacular Spider-Man . Join them as they discuss the rocky beginnings of the se...

In this episode of the show, Dan and Mark take a look back at their Patreon review episodes including Nick Spencer’s story in Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 5) #29-31, as the book ties in with Absolute Carnage. Then, they go into great depth regarding the identity of Kindred after they come across a startling discovery that may be the key to the mystery. This episode was edited by Rick Coste . This week...

“Roll like a spider, dance like a man!” Last week, Dan and Mark discussed all the Spider-Man merchandise that was released in the 70s, including various musical and storytelling records. Now, in this BONUS episode, they’ll play back some of their favorite examples for you to rock out to! Use these timestamps to jump around: 3:46 The Amazing Spider-Man: A Rockomic! 40:12 The Amazi...

“Annuals aren’t cheap, and Dan liked it.” – Charles Dickens It is Christmas time and Mark can’t stand the Annuals teasing he’s been getting for years from Dan. Will this disrupt the holiday season or will the ghosts of Annuals be able to change Dan’s heart enough to save the holiday? This episode was written by Mark Ginocchio and edited by Rick Coste. This...

“Lots of action for one and all!” This week, Dan and Mark will be discussing how in the late 70s Spider-Man exploded into the merchandising world in a way never seen before as Marvel was keen to continue to push their new figurehead character into the hands of every child on earth. This episode was edited by Rick Coste. This week’s Patreon podcasts include a review of Amazing Spi...

Just in time for the holiday season, Dan is taking a look at some of the Spider-Man books that have hit bookshelves recently. This time Dan is taking a look at Spider-Man comics editor Danny Fingeroth’s new book A Marvelous Life: The Amazing Story of Stan Lee  from St. Martin’s Press. Dan invited Danny on to talk about this book, which can be ordered here: A Marvelous Life: The Amazing...

Just in time for the holiday season, Dan is taking a look at some of the Spider-Man books that have hit bookshelves recently. First up is Matt Singer’s new book Marvel’s Spider-Man: From Amazing to Spectacular, the Definitive Comic Art Collection from Insight Comics, with a foreword by J.M. DeMatteis. Dan invited Matt on to talk about this book, which can be ordered here: Marvel’...

In this episode of the show, Dan and Mark take a look back at their Patreon review episodes including Nick Spencer’s story in Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 5) #26-28, the battle between Boomerang and the Syndicate. This episode was edited by Rick Coste. This week’s Patreon podcasts include a review of Amazing Spider-Man #35/LGY #835 and Absolute Carnage #5 . If you’d like to follow along with our revie...

In this episode of the show, Dan is joined by several guests, including Alan Scherstuhl and Xavier Mendoza (from the Godzilla Mendoza channel ) to take a look back at their Patreon review episodes for Absolute Carnage #1 and Absolute Carnage #2 ! Skip to the Absolute Carnage #2 review at 1:23:29 This episode was edited by Rick Coste. This week’s Patreon podcasts include a review of Amazing Spider-...

Take a tour of NYC with our guide Ross Andru! That’s right, in this very episode, Dan and Mark will be discussing the work of underrated Amazing Spider-Man artist Ross Andru. Andru was known for his high-flying, yet grounded take on Spidey, as well as his flair for incorporating famous landmarks from New York City. Then we’ll be ranking our favorite landmarks as we travel around the ci...

“You’re like me.” While many of you might not recognize the name Yuhki Demers, if you are a fan of modern Spider-Man you are absolutely familiar with his work. Yuhki was one of the lead visual development artists on last year’s Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse .  Take a look at any of his artwork at YuhkiDemers.com and you’ll immediately recognize the style behind the film. In t...

In this episode of the show, Dan and Mark take a look back at their Patreon review episodes including Nick Spencer’s story in Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 5) #24-25, the reveal of the name “Kindred”. This episode was edited by Rick Coste. This week’s Patreon podcasts include a review of Amazing Spider-Man #32/LGY #833 and Absolute Carnage #4. If you’d like to follow along with our reviews...

Spider-Man is a menace! But Fake Spider-Man is the enemy of the people! In this very episode, Dan and Mark will be moving away from the pages of the comics and into the pages of your newspaper. That’s right, Stan Lee and John Romita Sr. are back, the Silver Age never ended, and Spider-Man got his own newspaper strip in 1977 and they are going to talk about it. This episode was edited by Rick Coste...