Walloping Websnappers! A Spider-Man Podcast

You know it’s gonna be bad when the logline is “Black Cat is kidnapped”. It only gets worse in an episode that bizarrely casts edgy queer comedian Sandra Bernhard in a thankless girlfriend role for Scorpion, makes an evil baby the primary villain without being funny enough to pull it off, and backslides characters arcs for no reason. We speculate on what may have happened in the production process...

The men are GOING THROUGH IT, and Black Cat is the only person who can help these dudes actually process their feelings. Kraven’s return, a mysterious monster, and Spidey’s bottled up rage and grief over Mary Jane turn this episode into a case where the “just talk to each other and go to therapy” mantra is actually genuinely the whole point of the story! We’re watching  Spider-Man: The Animated Se...

Felicia Hardy…Super Soldier?! As the feline felon debuts, we break down this unique take on Black Cat – including Jennifer Hale’s performance, her weird shape-changing, and why her role, timing, and new Captain America-adjacent background ended up making a ton of sense in the overall arc of this series.  We’re watching  Spider-Man: The Animated Series:  season 4, episode 1: “Partners in Danger Cha...

Meow! We finally get some puuurfect Felicia Hardy lore as we learn about her cat burglar father and his surprising ties to Captain America in this dense spy thriller featuring S.H.I.E.L.D., a Doc Ock/Kingpin team-up, and for some reason, a whole lot of sticky goo. We’re watching  Spider-Man: The Animated Series:  season 4, episode 2: “Partners in Danger Chapter II: The Cat”. ⁠⁠ Website ⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠ P...

We’re finally back in the 90s! The fourth season premiere of  Spider-Man: The Animated Series  zooms past the tragic aftermath of last season and pivots to a noir-style mystery, as Jigsaw Jameson investigates the framing of Robbie Robertson in a great start to this continuity-heavy season! We’re watching  Spider-Man: The Animated Series:  season 4, episode 1: “Partners in Danger Chapter I: Guilty”...

Okay, let’s do this one more time! We’ve got our full spoiler thoughts about  Across the Spider-Verse,  and big surprise–it’s a jaw-droppingly good work of art. We talk about the boundaries this movies pushes both visually and in its storytelling, the meta commentary on Spider-Man canon, upgrading Gwen to dual-protagonist without losing focus on Miles, Inspector Singh being the hottest man alive,...

Is it weird that we’re doing an episode of a somewhat forgotten Fantastic Four cartoon that was a joint French/Canadian/American production from the 00s? Maybe! But we have a lot of fun with this comedic episode that kinda sorta technically features Peter Parker, and talk about the stylized designs, treating the F4 as a sitcom family, a hilarious use of the obviously-villainous Frightful Four as a...

Because we just need more Miles Morales on the main feed, we’re releasing three of our Patreon comics episodes! We cover the first two years of the Miles Morales: Spider-Man title by Saladin Ahmed, which include Javier Garrón’s gorgeous art and beautiful renditions of big-bodied men, reinventions of classic villains like Rhino and Vulture, an Ultimate-based villain in Ultimatum, a new baby sister...

It’s time for another AMA, and this time we’re answering questions from our listeners AND from each other! We go in deep about Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once and Always , try to cast Kraven: The Musical , talk way more about our favorite and least favorite colors than you’d expect, and reminisce about the podcast, including that April Fools Midtown episode that we still aren’t sure anyone ever...

Things get mystical when Spidey has to team up with Doctor Strange and Iron Fist to fight a supernatural villain that puts the whole city to sleep – but despite how weird this show can be, it doesn’t get weird enough for what should be a trippy dream episode! We talk about an interesting twist on Peter’s Uncle Ben guilt, Strange’s awful hair, and how this episode kind of throws Iron Fist under the...

FINALLY! Doc Ock gets the spotlight in an episode that helps us better understand this strange version of Otto Octavius, while also posing a ton of unanswered questions. But something we don’t like? The episode’s horrible lesson about boundaries, privacy, surveillance, and work/life balance for poor teenaged Peter Parker. We’re watching Ultimate Spider-Man : Season 1, Episode 12: “Me Time”. ⁠⁠ Web...

It’s time for another Venom episode, and this time S.H.I.E.L.D. is involved and Norman Osborn is a very proud dad! We discuss whether this “Mytharc” approach to the Venom storyline works or if would have been better as a consecutive three-parter, how making Harry into Venom has unlocked new and interesting shades of Osborn stories, and why we’re frustrated at how this show sells out (and seems to...

BODY SWAP! Peter Parker and Wolverine switch places in this incredibly fun and wacky adaptation of a famous Ultimate Spider-Man comics story, and it’s full of great jokes, a shocking amount of violence (the funny kind!), and Steve Blum absolutely nailing it, as usual. We’re watching Ultimate Spider-Man : Season 1, Episode 10: “Freaky”. ⁠ Website ⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠ Patreon ⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠ Discord ⁠⁠⁠ Contact us: ...

Thor is a frog now! Spidey and his team fight Loki and Frost Giants in Asgard with magical weapons based on their character traits! You’d think that would lead to a pretty wild episode, but somehow this less-exciting rehash of the first Thor movie is bizarrely forgettable. Frog Thor is cute, though! We’re watching Ultimate Spider-Man : Season 1, Episode 9: “Field Trip”. Website ⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠ Patreon ⁠...

Peter Parker should really take a sick day instead of fighting Venom, but here we are. This episode features a fascinating twist on the Venom formula with Harry Osborn trying to master the symbiote to impress his dad… but unfortunately, it has to devote a lot of time to snot jokes from Peter’s flu, prompting a continued conversation about the push-pull of what Marvel executives want this show to b...

Ultimate Spider-Man does a found footage episode! As Mary Jane tries to get a big scoop on a Hulk attack, almost the entire story is told from the lens of her camera, leading to ambitious animation and incredibly creative storytelling choices. We discuss the challenges of animating in found footage style, the lack of cutaways, S.H.I.E.L.D. and cops as antagonists, and more!  We’re watching Ultimat...

Ultimate Spider-Man goes full Looney Tunes with a Taskmaster that manages to be formidable and dangerous, a cartoony Wile E. Coyote villain, and full-camp gay. Throw in a good use of White Tiger, a genuinely clever and well-written plot that addresses the consequences of this show’s entire premise, and non-stop zaniness, and you get our favorite episode yet. We’re watching Ultimate Spider-Man : Se...

Ever wanted to see teen Spidey taken under Iron Man's wing, given Iron Man tech, and then learning a lesson about following his own path? Years before the MCU built its Iron Man/Spider-Man relationship, Ultimate Spider-Man did a version of it involving a techno-possession by Living Laser, a multidimensional murder, and the most "written by a committee of executives" ending we've...

Venom has arrived to crash the party! The S.H.I.E.L.D. stuff takes a backseat in this monster movie/bodysnatchers-style episode that explores how Peter’s superhero teammates are impacting his non-superhero friendship with Harry… complicated by a certain man-made symbiote ooze taking over people’s bodies to get back to its daddy. Also, we talk a weird amount about bidets. We’re watching Ultimate Sp...

Doctor Doom is a tiny guy inside a regular-sized guy! We try to keep track of this bananas, fast-paced whirlwind of a comedy episode, as it takes the “team unites” concept and amps it up with escalating gags and ridiculous twists. Plus, we dig into the Man of Action! We’re watching Ultimate Spider-Man : Season 1, Episode 3: “Doomed”. Sources Man of Action website Newsarama Interview with Man of Ac...

Ultimate Spider-Man continues to set up its high-concept premise as Spidey officially joins S.H.I.E.L.D., which includes leading a team he doesn’t want made up of Marvel heroes who don’t like him. We discuss this show’s place alongside the then-young MCU (this episode introduces animated Phil Coulson, after all) and groan over a motorcycle sequence that goes way too long. Who wants Spider-Man on a...

You’ve heard an amazing podcast, but are you ready to hear the ULTIMATE podcast? We’ve finally begun our deep dive into the long-running, comedic, and at times controversial Spider-Man cartoon: Ultimate Spider-Man! We explore the strange legal circumstances this unique series was born out of, Disney’s hilariously confusing Marvel animated universes, the massive pedigree of creators working on the...

We’ve returned for a special AMA episode, celebrating the 4th anniversary of our podcast! We give way too in-depth answers to listener questions, including: What Spider-Man comic miniseries would we commission? How much water do we drink? Who do we wish MCU Aunt May could date? What are our thoughts on musical episodes? Plus, we uncover a weird Batman Forever /basketball tie-in burger, and you’ll...

Hi, we love this hella weird, often stupid, and very gay cinema experience, and we’re releasing our equally bonkers Patreon commentary! It's a breakup movie? Venom comes out of the closet at a nightclub?! The climax is about crashing a wedding?!! Carnage made a tornado?!?! This Venom sequel sheds the weight of its predecessor and unleashes one of the most fun and ridiculous comic book movies e...

Like turds in the wind, we’re releasing a favorite Patreon episode! One of the most unhinged movie franchises garnered our most unhinged movie commentary... it's that beautiful love story between down-on-his luck reporter and hungry space goo, Venom ! We discuss our evolving feelings on Sony's bizarre villain/anti-hero/monster movies, Tom Hardy's inexplicable and eternally sweaty perfo...