Amazing Spider-Talk: A Spider-Man Podcast

“Just focus on doing your job — and give ’em a good show!” Dan and Mark discuss Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 5) #65 / Legacy #866 , titled “King’s Ransom” Part 3! Amazing Spider-Man #65 was written by Nick Spencer, with art by Federico Vicentini and Federico Sabbatini, colors by Alex Sinclair, and letters by VC’s Joe Caramagna, and a cover by Mark Bagley, John Dell, and Brian R...

After 15 months of speculating and theorizing, the identity of Norman Osborn was revealed! Now, Dan and Amy Gvozden are driving to Austin, Texas, to confront this mysterious mailer who has injected himself into their lives. What will they find when they arrive? Has he laid a trap for them, ensnaring them in an epic finale, or will they be able to thwart his plans and catch him unaware. Plus, how d...

Roger Stern quickly set his run on Amazing Spider-Man aside by featuring villains from other heroes’ rogues galleries. But one story in particular has become a favorite amongst comics fans while also creating a new story archetype for Spider-Man stories that we are still experiencing to this day. Amazing Spider-Man #229 and # 230 , also known as “Nothing Can Stop the Juggernaut” is a powerhouse st...

A twisted tale of the complications of love and family… Dan and Mark discuss Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 5) #64 / Legacy #865, titled “King’s Ransom” Part 2! Amazing Spider-Man #64 was written by Nick Spencer, with art by Federico Vicentini, colors by Alex Sinclair, and letters by VC’s Joe Caramagna, and a cover by Mark Bagley, John Dell, and Edgar Delgado. This issue was first released on Apri...

One of the components that had long dominated Spider-Man comics was a strict adherence to facing Spidey off against rogues invented by Ditko and Lee. However, Roger Stern had other ideas and chose to specifically avoid featuring Spidey’s rogues gallery. Instead, his Spider-Man stories pitted Spidey against the villains of his heroic peers. That’s right, today on the Amazing Spider-Talk we are talk...

Support Rick Leonardi’s new book, RESOLUTION: https://zoop.gg/c/resolution In this episode Dan sits down with Rick Leonardi, the co-creator of Spider-Man 2099. Rick has also done work on Amazing Spider-Man, Spectacular Spider-Man, Cloak and Dagger, The Uncanny X-Men, The New Mutants, Nightwing, Batgirl, Green Lantern, Superman, and Star Wars. He was also integral in the design of Spider-Man&...

A brand new age of Amazing Spider-Man is on the horizon! No, that’s not a veiled reference to Horizon Labs… but to the Beyond Corporation. That’s because this week we got our first preview of what would be happening to Amazing Spider-Man after Nick Spencer leaves the title in a few weeks. Dubbed “Spider-Man Beyond”, this new story will be helmed by writers Zeb Wells,...

In April 2020, Dan Gvozden received a package from a “mysterious benefactor” who eventually revealed himself to be “Norman Osborn”. A mystery inside of a mystery, with too many suspects to count. But soon that mystery evolved into something that spanned the globe and threatened Dan and his wife Amy Gvozden’s marriage. After 15 months of reporting, detective Erin Ginoc...

Guess who is coming to dinner? Dan and Mark discuss Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 5) no. 63 / Legacy #864, titled “King’s Ransom” Part 1! Amazing Spider-Man no. 63 was written by Nick Spencer, with art by Federico Vicentini, colors by Alex Sinclair, and letters by VC’s Joe Caramagna, and a cover by Mark Bagley, John Dell, and Edgar Delgado. This issue was first released on April 7th, 2021. This episode...

Dan and Mark proudly present a podcast milestone: the fabulous 300th episode of the Amazing Spider-Talk! And who better to join us for the 300th episode than the editor of Amazing Spider-Man #300, Jim Calicrup?! Jim joins us to talk about putting together that infamous issue that launched Venom into the world and to advise us on what we should be doing for our 300th episode. Plus several other sur...

There is no more time for farewells. There is only time for death! Dan and Mark discuss the forgotten-classic “The Owl / Octopus War” storyline from the pages of Spectacular Spider-Man #73-79 in a bonus episode of the Amazing Spider-Talk! These issues aren’t available on Marvel’s digital store or Marvel Unlimited and haven’t been collected anywhere. If you haven&#8217...

Gog is in the crosshairs! Today on the show, Dan and Mark are going to be discussing Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 5) #62 /Legacy #863, titled “Wag the Gog”! Amazing Spider-Man #62 was written by Nick Spencer, with art by Patrick Gleason, colors by Edgar Delgado, and letters by VC’s Joe Caramagna, and a cover by Patrick Gleason and Edgar Delgado. This issue was first released on March 24th, 2021. This...

MREOW! Felicia Hardy, the Black Cat. She’s been an on-again/off-again love interest for Spider-Man, a thorn in his side, and a sexy bedfellow. In this episode of the Amazing Spider-Talk podcast, join Dan and Mark as they explore the character and her moment in the spotlight as the co-lead of the mid-’80s Spectacular Spider-Man comic. This episode was edited by Rick Coste, with producti...

THWEP! THWEP! Join Dan and Mark from the Amazing Spider-Talk podcast as they review Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 5) #61 /Legacy #862 , written by Nick Spencer, with art by Patrick Gleason, colors by Edgar Delgado, letters by VC’s Joe Caramagna, and a cover by Patrick Gleason and Edgar Delgado. This issue was first released on March 10th, 2021. This episode was edited by Rick Coste, with production sup...

For many, “The Kid Who Collects Spider-Man” (Amazing Spider-Man no. 248) is amongst the greatest Spider-Man stories ever told. It reflects the humanity of the character, his passions, empathies, and frailty on display in a tear-jerking story. But, how was it created? Join Dan as he invites guest artist Ron Frenz to break down the story, page by page, and discuss Roger Stern’s scr...

Peter gives the performance of several lifetimes! Join Dan, Mark, and guest Alan Scherstuhl (@studiesincrap) as they review Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 5) #60 /Legacy #861, written by Nick Spencer, with pencils by Mark Bagley, inks by John Dell and Andrew Hennessy, colors by Rachelle Rosenberg, and letters by VC’s Joe Caramagna, and a cover by Mark Bagley, John Dell and Nathan Fairbairn. This issue w...

That’s right web-spinner! The Hobgoblin is… John Romita Jr.! In today’s episode we are going to be discussing the artwork of John Romita Jr., with our guest… John Romita Jr.! John has had a historic career, with multiple runs on Amazing Spider-Man and other Spider-Man titles, Daredevil, Uncanny X-Men, Kickass, Superman, Batman, and so many more. If you want to read along, John Romita J...

Let’s try to be positive, not negative! Join Dan and Mark from the Amazing Spider-Talk podcast as they review Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 5) #59 /Legacy #860 , written by Nick Spencer, with pencils by Marcelo Ferreira, inks by Wayne Faucher, colors by Morry Hollowell with Andrew Crossley, and letters by VC’s Joe Caramagna, and a cover by Mark Bagley, John Dell and Nathan Fairbairn. This issue w...

For decades, Roger Stern and John Romita Jr.’s run on Amazing Spider-Man has been considered one of the best that the character has ever seen. Join Dan and Mark as they kick off Season 5 of the Amazing Spider-Talk with a discussion of what makes the run so special and how it changed the way Spider-Man was written forever! This episode was edited by Rick Coste, with production support from An...

Join Dan and Mark from the Amazing Spider-Talk podcast as they review Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 5) #58 /Legacy #859 , written by Nick Spencer, with pencils by Marcelo Ferreira, inks by Wayne Faucher, colors by Morry Hollowell, and letters by VC’s Joe Caramagna, and a cover by Mark Bagley, John Dell and Edgar Delgado. This issue was first released on January 27th, 2021. This episode was edited by Ri...

Join Dan and Mark from the Amazing Spider-Talk podcast as they review Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 5) #57 /Legacy #858 , written by Nick Spencer, with pencils by Mark Bagley, inks by Andrew Hennessy, John Dell and Andy Owens, colors by Edgar Delgado and Rachelle Rosenberg, and letters by VC’s Joe Caramagna, and a cover by Mark Bagley, John Dell and Morry Hollowell. This issue was first released on Jan...

Who would have guessed it? The Spot! Join Dan and Mark as they review Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 5) #56 /Legacy #857 , written by Nick Spencer, with pencils by Mark Bagley, inks by Andrew Hennessy and John Dell, colors by Edgar Delgado and Rachelle Rosenberg, and letters by VC’s Joe Caramagna, and a cover by Mark Bagley, John Dell and Edgar Delgado. This issue was first released on January 6th, 2021...

Because there’s a war on for your mind; broadcaster, ex-mayor, former-editor of The Daily Bugle, and truth-teller J. Jonah Jameson brings you an in-depth look at the news between the day’s headlines. On today’s show, J. Jonah Jameson takes you deep inside the attack on the Amazing Spider-Talk podcast studio and reports live from the inauguration of their new B-Title host: Silverm...

The wait has been long but Dan and Mark are finally ready to introduce Season 5 of the Amazing Spider-Talk podcast! This season they’ll be tackling Spider-Man’s adventures during the Roger Stern run. In this episode they’ll run down what each of their episodes will cover, including a list of the books they’ll be discussing so that you can read along with their journey. Thos...

Prepare yourselves for a rant about Spider-Man editorial! It’s the end of “Last Remains”, or is it? Join Dan and Mark from the Amazing Spider-Talk podcast as they review Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 5) #54.LR & #55 , part 5 of the “Last Remains” story. Amazing Spider-Man #54.LR was written by Nick Spencer and Matthew Rosenberg, with art by Federico Vicentini and Takeshi Miyazawa,...