Spidey Signals

Alex and Lex return from their sabbatical for another quick dip in the Spider-Verse. EDITOR’S NOTE: This episode was recorded before the Variety article detailing worker abuse on the production of this film was released. Both Alex and Lex believe in worker’s rights, and think Sony should get their shit together. YOUR HOSTS: ALEX: https://twitter.com/ArthriticJester LEX: https://twitter.com/shatter...

Alex and Lex cap off the season and take on the most ambitious Spider-Man film yet created, No Way Home. Is it a mess or a masterpiece? SPOILERS AHEAD! YOUR HOSTS: ALEX: https://twitter.com/ArthriticJester LEX: https://twitter.com/shatterball TIMESTAMPS: Intro (0:00) Basic Facts and Personal Experiences (2:25) Plot (13:06) Fun Facts (3:00:46) Ratings and Rankings (3:22:54) Letters (3:35:16) Season...

Alex and Lex go all the way back to the source to analyze the height of Stan and Steve’s original Spider-Man run, Amazing 31-33. They also try to answer a timeless question: can supervillains rebrand? YOUR HOSTS: ALEX: https://twitter.com/ArthriticJester LEX: https://twitter.com/shatterball TIMESTAMPS: Intro (0:00) Basic Facts and Personal Experiences (2:01) Plot (6:10) Fun Facts (1:11:35) Overall...

Alex and Lex are joined by special guest Bee to tackle Broadway’s epic folly, Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark, but it seems that Bee has his own surprises for our hosts... YOUR HOSTS: ALEX: https://twitter.com/ArthriticJester LEX: https://twitter.com/shatterball BEE: https://twitter.com/EGronk TIMESTAMPS: Intro (0:00) Basic Facts and Personal Experiences (4:53) Plot (13:00) Fun Facts (1:26:30) The B...

Alex and Lex read Back In Black and One More Day, two comic arcs with wildly different critical receptions. Do they live up to their reputations? YOUR HOSTS: ALEX: https://twitter.com/ArthriticJester LEX: https://twitter.com/shatterball TIMESTAMPS: Intro (0:00) Basic Facts and Personal Experiences (1:30) Plot (5:19) Fun Facts (1:17:29) Overall Thoughts (1:23:15) Outro (1:25:52) NEXT WEEK: Spider-M...

Alex and Lex peer into the forgotten nightmare that is Spider-Man: The New Animated Series, and discover exactly why nobody wants to talk about it. YOUR HOSTS: ALEX: https://twitter.com/ArthriticJester LEX: https://twitter.com/shatterball TIMESTAMPS: Intro (0:00) Basic Facts and Personal Experiences (3:57) Plot (14:27) Fun Facts (2:06:18) Overall Thoughts (2:09:58) Outro (2:13:13) NEXT WEEK: Back...

Alex and Lex take a vacation to Orlando to talk about The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man, look back on the season so far, and get excited for what’s to come. YOUR HOSTS: ALEX: https://twitter.com/ArthriticJester LEX: https://twitter.com/shatterball TIMESTAMPS: Intro (0:00) Thoughts on the No Way Home Trailer and Freshman Year (1:53) Basic Facts and Personal Experiences (11:40) Plot (18:21) Refle...

Alex, Lex, and special guest Brian taste a sampling of Toei’s Spider-Man and wish that Marvel had the guts to put Takuya in No Way Home. YOUR HOSTS: ALEX: https://twitter.com/ArthriticJester LEX: https://twitter.com/shatterball BRIAN: https://twitter.com/balexanderfilm TIMESTAMPS: Intro (0:00) Basic Facts and Personal Experiences (5:27) Plot (10:33) Fun Facts (1:59:03) Overall Thoughts (2:07:50) O...

Alex introduces Lex to the delirious nonsense that is The Clone Saga. He doesn’t like it! YOUR HOSTS: ALEX: https://twitter.com/ArthriticJester LEX: https://twitter.com/shatterball TIMESTAMPS: Intro (0:00) Basic Facts and Personal Experiences (2:11) Plot (8:52) Fun Facts (1:19:41) Overall Thoughts (1:24:33) Outro (1:29:10) NEXT WEEK: Toei Spider-Man (1978-79) [w/ Brian Alexander] WRITE TO US: spid...

Alex and Lex dive into the hellish realm of 70’s television to chat about Spider-Man’s first (made-for-TV) film appearance. YOUR HOSTS: ALEX: https://twitter.com/ArthriticJester LEX: https://twitter.com/shatterball TIMESTAMPS: Intro (0:00) Basic Facts and Personal Experiences (2:01) Plot (8:09) Fun Facts (1:13:11) Ratings and Rankings (1:16:16) Outro (1:25:04) NEXT WEEK: The Clone Saga (1994-96) W...

Alex, Lex, and special guest Jackson talk about old people doing hallucinogens. Oh, and Kraven’s Last Hunt, I guess. YOUR HOSTS: ALEX: https://twitter.com/ArthriticJester LEX: https://twitter.com/shatterball JACKSON: https://twitter.com/LumberJack2on TIMESTAMPS: Intro (0:00) Basic Facts and Personal Experiences (4:44) Plot (9:26) Fun Facts (1:13:02) Overall Thoughts (1:17:10) Outro (1:28:58) NEXT...

Alex and Lex finish their look at The Spectacular Spider-Man and lament one of the most insane cliffhangers they’ve ever seen. YOUR HOSTS: ALEX: https://twitter.com/ArthriticJester LEX: https://twitter.com/shatterball TIMESTAMPS: Intro (0:00) Basic Facts (1:09) Plot (2:42) Fun Facts (1:41:32) Overall Thoughts (1:51:34) Outro (1:56:33) NEXT WEEK: Kraven's Last Hunt (1987) [w/ LumberJack2on] WRITE T...

Alex and Lex begin their analysis of The Spectacular Spider-Man Season 2 and gaze in awe at the casual indifference of New Yorkers. YOUR HOSTS: ALEX: https://twitter.com/ArthriticJester LEX: https://twitter.com/shatterball TIMESTAMPS: Intro (0:00) Basic Facts (1:34) Plot (2:58) Overall Thoughts (1:48:39) Outro (1:53:18) NEXT WEEK: The Spectacular Spider-Man [Part 4] (2009) WRITE TO US: spideysigna...

Alex and Lex finish the first season of The Spectacular Spider-Man and acquire the Zoobooks tiger poster. YOUR HOSTS: ALEX: https://twitter.com/ArthriticJester LEX: https://twitter.com/shatterball TIMESTAMPS: Intro (0:00) Basic Facts (1:31) Plot (3:56) Fun Facts (1:59:29) Overall Thoughts (2:01:40) Outro (2:04:54) NEXT WEEK: The Spectacular Spider-Man [Part 3] (2009) WRITE TO US: spideysignalspodc...

Alex and Lex begin their four part dive into The Spectacular Spider-Man. Spoilers: they both really enjoy it! YOUR HOSTS: ALEX: https://twitter.com/ArthriticJester LEX: https://twitter.com/shatterball TIMESTAMPS: Intro (0:00) Basic Facts and Personal Experiences (1:32) Plot (13:10) Fun Facts (1:41:14) Overall Thoughts (1:45:38) Outro (1:50:22) NEXT WEEK: The Spectacular Spider-Man [Part 2] (2008)...

Alex and Lex return to the podcast game to discuss Spider-Man: Blue, and get a little emotional in the process. YOUR HOSTS: ALEX: https://twitter.com/ArthriticJester LEX: https://twitter.com/shatterball TIMESTAMPS: Intro (0:00) Basic Facts and Personal Experiences (8:38) Plot (12:01) Fun Facts (1:03:59) Overall Thoughts (1:05:55) Outro (1:09:48) NEXT WEEK: The Spectacular Spider-Man [Part 1] (2008...

Alex and Lex try to figure out what went wrong with the Amazing Duology, and then transition into the MCU with Captain America: Civil War, and special guest King. YOUR HOSTS: ALEX: https://twitter.com/ArthriticJester LEX: https://twitter.com/shatterball KING: https://twitter.com/_feardeer TIMESTAMPS: Intro (0:00) Series Positives and Negatives (1:41) Overall Series Thoughts (26:18) Transition to C...

Alex and Lex begin to dissect Sony's first reboot of the Spider-Man franchise. They don't have a good time. YOUR HOSTS: ALEX: https://twitter.com/ArthriticJester LEX: https://twitter.com/shatterball TIMESTAMPS: Intro (0:00) Basic Facts and Personal Experiences (2:07) Plot (8:46) Fun Facts (1:42:00) Ratings and Rankings (1:57:15) Outro (1:59:57) NEXT WEEK: The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) [w/ SpermP...

Alex and Lex look back on their time with the Raimi Trilogy, and try to unravel one of the greatest mysteries of our age: whatever happened to Spider-Man 4? YOUR HOSTS: ALEX: https://twitter.com/ArthriticJester LEX: https://twitter.com/shatterball TIMESTAMPS: Intro (0:00) Series Positives and Negatives (1:32) Overall Series Thoughts (27:25) Spider-Man 4 Discussion (33:33) Transition to Amazing Duo...

Alex and Lex tackle the finale of Sam Raimi's Spider-Man Trilogy, Spider-Man 3. Alex has a soft spot for it. Lex, not so much. YOUR HOSTS: ALEX: https://twitter.com/ArthriticJester LEX: https://twitter.com/shatterball TIMESTAMPS: Intro (0:00) Basic Facts and Personal Experiences (1:22) Plot (7:13) Fun Facts (1:53:17) Ratings and Rankings (1:59:00) Outro (2:03:02) NEXT WEEK: Raimi Trilogy Recap and...

Alex and Lex dive into what many consider to be the greatest superhero movie of all time, Spider-Man 2. Do they agree? Signs are inconclusive.  YOUR HOSTS: ALEX: https://twitter.com/ArthriticJester LEX: https://twitter.com/shatterball TIMESTAMPS: Intro (0:00) Basic Facts and Personal Experiences (1:12) Plot (7:06) Fun Facts (1:23:39) Ratings and Rankings (1:33:13) Outro (1:37:21) NEXT WEEK: S...

Alex and Lex take a crack at Sam Raimi's first Spider-Man film and wonder just how much Ambien Tobey Maguire consumes. YOUR HOSTS: ALEX: https://twitter.com/ArthriticJester LEX: https://twitter.com/shatterball TIMESTAMPS: Intro (0:00) Basic Facts and Personal Experiences (0:55) Plot (8:40) Fun Facts (1:00:37) Ratings (1:14:02) Outro (1:17:11) NEXT WEEK: Spider-Man 2 (2004) LINKS DISCUSSED: Recalle...

Alex and Lex begin their foray into podcasting by discussing how they met, their own personal histories with Spider-Man, and what's coming next.   YOUR HOSTS:  ALEX: https://twitter.com/ArthriticJester LEX: https://twitter.com/shatterball   TIMESTAMPS:  Intro (0:00)  How we met (1:49)  Why we love Spider-Man (4:24)  The structure of the show (13:45)  Outro (...