The Spider-Man Book Club

Today I discuss a little bit of my history with Stan The Man Lee on his 100th birthday! Plus a sneak peak at 2023 across the Spider-Verse!

VENOM! It’s the one we’ve all been waiting for (in 1988)! Nikko Caruso (Italian Spider-Man Coalition) returns to the show to discuss his favorite comic Amazing Spider-Man #300! We get into Venom’s origin and his appearances in Spider-Man 3 and the Sonyverse!

Nick Zednik (Vigilante 1939) joins me to discuss a hard hitting issue of Spectacular Spider-Man featuring Harry Osborn taking up his father’s mantle as the Green Goblin! But is Harry truly a threat to Peter and MJ?

Dill Spears (Idiotville) and I get together to talk about (well over) Spider-Man (2002). We get into the movie’s development hell and our views on it 20 years later!

Jon Gorga (We Suck At Comics) joins me to discuss a brief look at Spider-Man’s past. We get into our own high school experiences with growing up, love, and Prom. Plus Peter’s lesson of great power and great responsibility.

Sean O’Connell swings by the show to promote his new book With Great Power which details the cinematic journey of Spider-Man! Available now on Amazon and at Barnes and Noble!

Take a trip with us to Wakanda as Lance Laster (Always Hold On To Arrow) joins me to discuss the emotionally charged Black Panther: Wakanda Forever! Spoilers ahead for this magnificent film!

Jordan Weigand (To The Infinity Saga and Beyond) returns to the show to discuss a fun “return to high school” soap opera with SPIDER-MAN LOVES MARY JANE. A story about young love and the superheroics we can all relate to!

Nikko (Italian Spider-Man Coalition) returns to the show to discuss arguably Carnage’s scariest story - Absolute Carnage! Carnage is rampaging through NYC to resurrect the symbiote god Knull! It’s up to Venom and Spider-Man to save anyone that’s ever been infected by a symbiote!

Jack Ingram (Scottish Artist) returns to the show to discuss a story lost to the multiverse about when Spider-Man and Batman teamed up to fight Carnage and the Joker! We get into the fun of this particular story and how we miss the interaction between these amazing characters!

What would an epic conclusion be to a Spidey Legend like Dan Slott be without the combination of two of Spider-Man’s worst enemies Carnage and Norman Osborn! The Canadian Caped Crusader CarLos (The Nerd Room) returns to the show to talk this epic Spider-Man story about ultimate power and using it responsibly which of course Norman Osborn does not! Is the Red Goblin the end of Spider-Man?

Nikko Caruso (Vigilante 1939) leaves his secluded island to discuss the first appearance of Carnage! We get into our love of the character and how impactful this story is to the Spider-Man mythos!

My sister Ginny flies in from the X-Mansion to help me get hyped for the upcoming MCU debut of not just Deadpool but Wolverine! And not only that but it’s Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman! Total win for the fans!

Joey D joins me this week to discuss the second volume of Superior Spider-Man! This is when Doc Ock literally gets to take over Peter Parker’s mind and prove he’s worthy to be Spider-Man against a horde of Spidey related threats and situations.

Lance Laster (Always Hold On To Arrow) returns to do a sort of “Part 2” from our San Diego Comic Con show about the expansion of the MCU and where we think it’s heading in the next couple of years!

Carlos Dm (The Nerd Room Podcast) swings by to discuss the ULTIMATE Ultimate Spider-Man story - The Death of Peter Parker! We get into how the story resonated with us as fans and how we mourned one of our favorite characters.

Josh LeGeurn (Super Secret Josh) swings by like an old friend discovering a weird secret about our fathers! We’ll sort of. Josh and I get into Bendis and Bagley’s reinvention of not only VENOM but the relationship between Peter Parker and Eddie Brock!

BJ Shea (The Batman Universe) swings by today to discuss Death and Destiny! We discuss Peter’s guilt over the death of Captain Stacy and how he did his best to accept his grief and become a better hero!

Ricky Church (Flickering Myth) swings by to discuss two of Spidey’s most tragic stories! We discuss loss, grief, and the weight of responsibility Peter puts on his shoulders trying to protect his loved ones!

Lauren, Our Friendly Neighborhood Bi, swings by to talk about an awesome team up/scuffle between Spider-Man and Nightcrawler!

Dill Spears (Idiotville Podcast) swings by to drop his web of knowledge on all things Marvel and Spider-Man including a fun story in Revenge of the Sinister Six! We talk cameos, cybernetic limbs, and this story’s place in Spidey lore!

Lance Laster (Always Hold On To Arrow) returns to the show to discuss Marvel Studios San Diego Comic Con announcements and future plans! Phase 4 and 5 AND 6? Marvel fans have so much to look forward to for the next few years!

Jesse James (Erie Filmgrain) local filmmaker extraordinaire hops on the Bifrost to discuss Thor’s recent MCU outing and what the future may hold for the Asgardian warrior!

Jack Ingram swings by to talk about the first volume of Spider-Man 2099! We get into Miguel O’Hara’s origin and journey to becoming a hero (slowly but surely)

Javi Trujillo (Batman On Film) joins me to discuss a story featuring two of my favorite Spidey tropes - a Goblin and the Black Suit!