Walloping Websnappers! A Spider-Man Podcast

Every piece of the Neogenic Nightmare arc collides in this jam-packed episode! Morbius takes his playbook from the Lizard and wants to turn everyone into a vampire, Detective Lee and Blade are a-kissin’, multiple women faint, and Spidey kind of screws up everything he touches, in full Peter Parker fashion. At least Man-Bat-Morbius looks cool! Website ⁠⁠⁠⁠  |  ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Patreon ⁠⁠⁠⁠  |  ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Discord ⁠⁠⁠...

Did you know Spider-Man: The Animated Series played a major role in the superhero movie boom, the MCU, and the current state of film today? It’s all thanks to this episode! Blade comes to town to take care of Morbius, and this first attempt to adapt and reinvent the vampire hunter and his gothic gadgets is deeply entangled with the Blade film, which in turn sparked Marvel’s eventual revival. Arm y...

Man-Spider’s here, and he brings some of the best animation of the show along with him! He also weirdly brings a team-up between The Punisher and Kraven the Hunter, but hey, we’re not complaining. We debate how much Peter is in control of Man-Spider, explore how elegantly this episode weaves in the ongoing threads and characters, and purport that Dr. Mariah Crawford is both a total BAMF and the ac...

How do you handle the dude known for killing people when he’s on a kids’ show where people don’t get killed? We tackle this fascinating, fun take on the Punisher, his boyfriend, and his “battle van”, while Spider-Man tackles living his life with four additional arms AND stopping Morbius. Spidey’s got his hands full this time -- and man, does he have a lot of hands. Website ⁠⁠⁠⁠  |  ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Patreon ⁠⁠...

“I vant to absorb your plasma!” Michael Morbius learns the pitfalls of being an overachiever when his sciencing turns him into a nightmare for anyone with trypophobia -- a living vampire with an assortment of asymmetrical clenching holes on his hands! Meanwhile, a very aggro Spidey deals with his own body horror nightmare, and we’re just generally grossed out by everything. Website ⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Pat...

The Spider-Man/X-Men 90s crossover concludes in an immensely jam-packed and cartoonishly bonkers episode! We try desperately to keep up as multiple heroes hang on to multiple other heroes above a vat of bubbling green poison, Hobgoblin blows up everything everywhere, and it somehow culminates in a kaiju battle where the X-Men who aren’t Wolverine and Beast get maybe five lines total. There are sti...

The two animated Marvel behemoths of the 90s clash in part one of the Spider-Man / X-Men crossover! Spidey’s search for a mutation cure gets him embroiled in an anti-mutant conspiracy involving Hobgoblin (ugh), a ton of Beast (yay!), and Wolverine’s desperate search for his kidnapped boyfriend (aww). We dig into interesting history from the most iconic X-Men cartoon, discuss the heavy themes the X...

HAPPY NEW YEAR! In this special year-end commentary episode, you get to listen to us watch the two-part 90s X-Men crossover for the first time in years -- DECADES, even -- right here! Will Spidey get along with the Uncanny X-Men? Why do the gays love Rogue? Is Wolverine hairy enough? Is Beast literally just the total best? Watch the Spider-Man: The Animated Series episodes “The Mutant Agenda” and...

Who’d have thought one of the most masterful and relevant episodes of Spider-Man: The Animated Series would be the one with the guy who turns into water? Join in on our surprise as we dissect season 2’s “Hydro-Man”, a gorgeously-animated achievement for Mary Jane, and harrowing tale of predatory obsession, survivor empowerment, and moving on.  Information and referrals for victims of stalking can...

Get your radioactive spider-blood pumping, because we’re headed back to Spider-Man: The Animated Series ! In the two-part second season premiere, Peter has his non-sticking hands full as his powers disappear right when the Sinister -- er, uh, *Insidious* Six forms. We discuss the first foray into serialized arc storytelling, plus McCarthyism, Wittle Baby Rhino, and the most important change this s...

Our exploration of Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers continues in a much less convoluted pair of episodes! This Spider-Man-centric two-parter adapts the symbiote storyline in a way only this show can — by pitting black suited Spidey against Black Widow and a bunch of kids! This show is still weird as heck, but it’s also actually very good. Join us as we fall in love with the absurdity in episodes 35...

Did you know Toei produced an anime Avengers series featuring Spider-Man? And not just any anime -- it’s a “gotta catch ‘em all” mon-style anime in the same vein as Digimon and Pokémon ! Sounds weird, right? Trust us, you don’t know the half of it. Arm your DISKs and get ready to D-Smash, because we’re talking the first two episodes of Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers , and unravelling the increasin...

It’s almost Halloween, which means we have to talk about...G-G-G-GHOSTS?! Don’t worry, it’s not as scary as it sounds -- we’re talking about the Marvel HQ YouTube series Marvel Rising ! In the first and third specials, “Initiation” and “Chasing Ghosts”, Gwen Stacy/Ghost-Spider is framed for murder and teams up with the wonderfully diverse Secret Warriors. We discuss characters like Squirrel Girl,...

The inaugural season of The Spectacular Spider-Man ends on a high note with two masterful episodes! We go deep into Spidey’s psyche as he faces his final confrontations with the symbiote -- and Venom! -- and brings all the show’s themes and arcs to an exhilarating head. Plus, we discuss the great Ed Asner, the legacy of Gwen Stacy, the many metaphors of the symbiote, why Kenny and Sally are still...

Spidey’s back in black in this puuurfect pair of Spectacular Spider-Man episodes! Black Cat brings all innuendo you’d ever need (and has us quoting half the episode) while Spidey faces a dark reflection of himself...literally and figuratively, thanks to the Chameleon and the black suit. Then, we’re in awe over the gorgeously animated fights with the Sinister Six. Along with the usual Doc Ock gushi...

You imperious morons, it’s time for more Spectacular Spider-Man ! On one tentacle, prepare for another gush-sesh about the cutest Doc Ock of all time. On the other tentacle, we have very conflicted and complicated feelings about Green Goblin’s unmasking. And on the rest of the tentacles, we talk secret identities, polyamorous MJ, how this show writes women, and why Kenny is just straight trash. So...

Rhino’s rampage and Green Goblin’s screaming pumpkin bombs won’t stop the fall formal in episodes 6 and 7 of The Spectacular Spider-Man! BIG twists (get it?) are happening as JJJ shows hidden depths, Mary Jane pops in to dunk on everyone at Midtown High, and Aunt May is the most likely culprit for being a nefarious crime lord. Plus: Harry spills his drink, Eddie doesn’t say a single word, and we g...

It’s a shocking big score on the latest installments of The Spectacular Spider-Man ! In episodes 4 and 5, a familiar face suits up as Shocker and we get another round of body horror with Sandman. We delve into how this show challenges our expectations, Peter and Betty’s uncomfortable flirtation, and some unfortunate examples of toxic masculinity. Plus, a whole lotta football! Website ⁠⁠⁠⁠  |  ⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Biology 101 ends in tragedy and terror in the stellar second and third episodes of The Spectacular Spider-Man ! We dig into the ways this show presents healthy friendships, what makes Eddie a precious pure ray of light (or maybe he isn’t?), why Electro is surprisingly hot, and how the gruesome body horror of the Lizard is SUPER effective. Plus, we speculate on how much this show inspired The Amazi...

Class is in session! Our homework: the premiere of  The Spectacular Spider-Man,  the first time we got a Spider-Man series with Peter Parker in high school! We explore the unusual development process that led to this show’s unique style and structure, including how creators Greg Weisman and Victor Cook wanted to make  the  quintessential Spider-Man show. Then, we try to unravel the billions of imp...

Take a leap of faith with us in part two of our Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse discussion, as we dig into all -- and we mean all -- of the richly defined characters one-by-one. Then, we discuss the plot, the complex themes the film presents, and what it all means for audiences and the Spider-Man legacy. Plus, we list off our favorite moments, and come to an absolute, indisputable conclusion tha...

WHAT’S UP, DANGER?! We’re taking our most in-depth dive yet with the award-winning film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse ! In the first installment of our two-part episode, we’re looking at the making of this technical marvel -- detailing some interesting trivia from its production history and what makes this such a huge achievement in animation, worldbuilding, and storytelling. Plus, we begin to...

SWAAAARM. Romance, samurai robots, bees, and uncomfortable stereotypes abound in this Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends two-fer! First, we dig into the pros and cons of how the show handles its Japanese representation in “Sunfire”. Then, you won’t bee-lieve the buzz when we drone on about “Swarm”. SWARM IS MY MASTER, I WORK FOR SWARM. News on Marvel’s Spider-Man: Maximum Venom : http://bit.ly/2EV...

We’re absolutely losing our minds in the most bonkers back-to-back episodes of Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends ! First, Kraven brings dinosaurs (?!?!) to New York along with his usual Kraven-y sexual tension in “The Crime of All Centuries”. But if you thought that was a narrative swerve, strap in for the infamous “The Fantastic Crimes of Mr. Frump” -- a kafkaesque, Lovecraftian nightmare of an...

Spider-Friends, Go For It! We’re learning all about the making of the 80s classic Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends, a show which apparently owes its existence to second-wave feminism, Super Friends, and one very cute dog with a debatable name. Team up with Firestar and Iceman to face comic book costume confusion and Green Goblin’s VERY fancy new hat in the series premiere! Website ⁠⁠⁠⁠  |  ⁠⁠⁠⁠...