Walloping Websnappers! A Spider-Man Podcast

We’ve returned to 1979’s Spider-Woman cartoon , and are reminded how absolutely wild her series is with an episode full of huge, bizarre, and out-of-this-world twists. The set-up? Kingpin learns Spider-Woman’s secret identity. The payoff? You just have to see it to believe it. We’re watching Spider-Woman : Season 1, Episode 5: “The Kingpin Strikes Again”. Website ⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Patreon ⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Di...

Happy new year … and full spoilers ahead! We're talking about the multiversal crossover finale of the MCU Spider-Man trilogy -- a wild celebration of the last 20 years of Spidey movies full of fan service and nostalgia, but also heart and consequences. We break down our initial apprehensions about the concept (and whether or not they pulled it off) and dig into all the things we love, are conf...

The third season finale of Spider-Man: The Animated Series is one of the most beloved episodes of the show, combining all the best classic Green Goblin stories into one beautiful, tragic, exhilarating banger… even if it means we have to dig into that troublesome Gwen Stacy/fridging problem again, and how this episode does (and doesn’t) play into it. We also discuss our overall thoughts on this sur...

Whoa, it’s a story centered on Hobgoblin that we actually like! Who’da thought?! In fact, this episode that pits Hobgoblin against Green Goblin is straight-up GOOD, continuing threads from both the villain end and the soap opera end, and uses them for great drama and a stellar reveal. We’re watching Spider-Man: The Animated Series: Season 3, Episode 13: “Gobin War!”  ⁠ Website ⁠ | ⁠ Patreon ⁠ | ⁠...

The Spot is a silly villain with a downright mindbending superpower, and his spotlight is an appropriately funny and lighthearted breather episode that hits the spot! We chat about his cool powerset, Dr. Sylvia Lopez’s wild hair, the unnecessary downer ending, and why “worst episode ever” fan consensus isn’t really a thing anymore. We’re watching Spider-Man: The Animated Series: Season 3, Episode...

The symbiote two-parter concludes with a very clever way to work around Carnage being a serial killer and cannibal without him technically killing and cannibalizing! Plus, we discuss Madame Web’s story structure-breaking powers, Iron Man’s dubious role in all this, and the horrible lack of ethics from Dr. Kafka, aka Marvel’s Worst Psychiatrist. We’re watching Spider-Man: The Animated Series: Seaso...

Our big boy is back, and he brought… a whole lot of characters! We explore this crossover with War Machine (?!), the return of Baron Mordo and Dormammu, interdimensional portals and magic, an icky doctor/patient love story, the only animated depiction of Cletus Kasady’s origin as Carnage, and… oh, right, the return of Venom. We’re watching Spider-Man: The Animated Series: Season 3, Episode 10: “Ve...

Robbie Robertson finally gets the spotlight in an episode that also features the origin of Tombstone, aka the man who gave us that epic line: “I don’t breathe.” We dig into the episode’s commentary on generational trauma and institutional racism, its rocky use of Madame Web, and Carlton from Fresh Prince of Bel Air. We’re watching Spider-Man: The Animated Series: Season 3, Episode 9: “Tombstone”. ...

Look, we didn’t exactly LOVE the Spider Slayers from way back in the first season of Spider-Man: The Animated Series . And we never really cared THAT much about Alistair Smythe. But despite some problems, this Smythe-centric Spider Slayer sequel has some things to enjoy -- like (in theory) the body horror, and a romance subplot where Peter doesn’t act like a total creeper for once. We’re watching...

The Spider-Man/Daredevil team-up continues, and A.P. of Ranger Command Power Hour is along with us yet again! We discuss secret identities, Aunt May disease, indistinguishable mullets, shipping Terri Lee and Susan Choi, and more! We’re watching Spider-Man: The Animated Series: Season 3, Episode 7: “The Man Without Fear”.  Find A.P. Online: Twitter: @secretrangerfan Ranger Command Power Hour on Twi...

Peter Parker has been framed for treason, and only Matt Murdock can help him! A.P. of the Ranger Command Power Hour podcast joins us for this Spider-Man/Daredevil team-up in Spider-Man: The Animated Series full of flashbacks, origin stories, obvious Chameleon belts, and more. We’re watching Spider-Man: The Animated Series: Season 3, Episode 6: “Framed”.  Find A.P. Online: Twitter: @secretrangerfan...

This episode of Spider-Man: The Animated Series, which introduces Big Wheel and Rocket Racer, has been often regarded as one of the show's worst. But it's also one of very few instances of a cartoon then (and even now) directly confronting institutional racism from a Black perspective, and in this case deals with those experiences in a surprisingly pointed and even elegant way. "Rocke...

Green Goblin makes his long-awaited Spider-Man: The Animated Series debut in an episode that doesn’t disappoint! We dive into why it took so long for Gobby to show up in this series, how the Norman/Harry identity mystery stacks up, and why Anastasia Hardy is one of most low-key fascinating creations on the show. Sources Marvel Animation Age Interview DRG4 Interview Website ⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Patreon ⁠⁠⁠⁠...

You mess with Spidey, you mess with New York! You mess with one of us, you mess with all of us! In the conclusion of this Spider-Man: The Animated Series two-parter, Doc Ock has wiped Spidey’s memory, and it’s up to eight-year-old badass Taina, her cabbie friend Mousie, and their cavalry of New Yorkers to save him! It’s all fun, until the tears come right at the end. Website ⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Patreon ⁠⁠...

The Sins of the Fathers arc of Spider-Man: The Animated Series begins proper as the iconic and legendary Madame Web enters the fold! We chat about her spot-on design and Joan Lee’s stellar performance in this strong episode, which also features extended Spidey origin flashbacks (complete with multiple outfits!), a great Doc Ock-centered conflict, and mystery over who, exactly, Taina’s voice actor...

We’re starting the third season of Spider-Man: The Animated Series, and the beginning of the Sins of the Fathers arc feels strangely relevant to the upcoming Spider-Man: No Way Home ! Spidey deals with magic for the first time as he teams up with Doctor Strange to save Mary Jane from a cult, laser eye beams, an extradimensional god-like being, and daddy issues.  Sources Mark Hoffmeier Interview We...

We’re off this week, but we left you with a special gift -- our complete Patreon series on the Spider-Man movies that never happened, all neatly packed into one podcast! From a gory horror film, to a Doc Ock that says “okey dokey!”, to James Cameron’s sex-laden epic, to Spider-Man 4 , to the Amazing Spider-Verse … we dive deep into all of it! If you enjoy this, why not join our Patreon for even mo...

We’re revisiting The Spectacular Spider-Man with Greg Bishansky of Spectacular Radio and the upcoming Voices From The Eyrie: A Gargoyles Podcast! We chat about the first three episodes (and beyond), the brilliant cast and crew that worked on the show, fan conventions, and the time Greg almost got Greg Weisman into multiple car accidents. Find Greg Online : Twitter: @GregXB Voices From The Eyrie: @...

You’d think these were episodes about the popular Marvel villains Magneto and Chameleon, but you’d be wrong! Jack from our rival podcast, That 90s Spider-Man Show (and creator of the hilarious No Context Spider-Man Twitter) joins us as we try to understand what Dr. Magneto’s “magnet” gun actually does, and then navigate Spidey’s role in a full-on international incident. Find Jack Online :That 90s...

The good: Tommy of the upcoming Distant Echoes: A Star Wars Podcast joins us to enjoy the silly-yet-creepy Phantom and his glamorous mannequin robots shrinking everyday items! The bad: We try to unpack the shocking racism of the show’s first truly bad segment, which also features a boring Kraven knock-off. Find Tommy Online : Twitter: @AwkwardComma Distant Echoes: A Star Wars Podcast: @DistantEcho...

Spider-Man faces his greatest enemies: the Rhino and Aunt May’s cold remedies! Cassie of the upcoming Distant Echoes: A Star Wars Podcast joins us to discuss this episode of Spider-Man ‘67 from -- believe it or not -- a horror perspective, which includes a serial killer skinsuit Rhino and Aunt May as an immortal witch. Find Cassie Online : Twitter: @cassiethulu Distant Echoes: A Star Wars Podcast:...

Katie from the Novel Gaming podcast tries to help us decipher the nonsense of these two Spider-Man ‘67 segments! Electro stages what should be a normal “take over New York” scheme that somehow leaves us baffled, and creepy new villain Parafino has wax powers with questionable mechanics. But do these two segments actually carry surprising political undertones? Find Katie Online : Novel Gaming Podca...

Our friend Merrilee joins us to chat witchcraft and metal-eating kaiju on two of the most fun Spider-Man ‘67 segments yet! First, we express our deep love for the iconic and extremely emotional robot/monster/alien friend who just wants to have a good meal. Then, things get spooky as Green Goblin tries to raise ghost-demons with the only book ever written on witchcraft, and we overthink the mechani...

Two classic villains plague Spidey in this week’s Spider-Man ‘67 ! Mara of the Toku Ladies podcast joins us to chat about Scorpion’s fast-paced debut (and ugly costume), Sandman’s diamond ransom (and his soggy defeat), and whether or not J. Jonah Jameson is a bad guy or just… a mean guy. Plus, we hear what a modern-day twelve-year-old thinks about a cartoon from 1967! Find Mara Online : Twitter: @...

Maybe the real villain of Spider-Man '67 is... Jameson?! Chris Cummins of Sci-Fi Explosion and Den of Geek (and many other things!) joins us to talk about Vulture's attempt to re-enact Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds and JJJ's attempt to murder Spidey with the dorkiest, most adorable rotund robit. Find Chris Online : Twitter: @bionicbigfoot Sci-Fi Explosion on Twitch: https://www.twit...