Spider-man Crawlspace Podcast

The gang tackles questions from our loyal message board posters. Some of the highlights include. *What villains first appearance was our favorite? *If Spider-Man ever had a kid would he be forced to take responsiblity and hang up the webs? *What would the Hobgoblin think of the rise and fall of Norman Osborn? JR handles this one of course.

The gang reviews Amazing Spider-Man 645 and 646. We also discuss Martin Sheen being cast as Uncle Ben in the new Spider-Man movie. And the rumor of Sally Field playing Aunt May. We also travel back to November 1978 for "This Month in Spider-History" with JR. This is the month that has the first appearance of the Hypno Hustler.

Who will win the 2010 edition? Some of the highlights of questions includes: Where did we find out the name of burglar who shot Uncle Ben? What is the name of the reality show that Mary Jane appeared on during Brand New Day? Which Spider-Man villain tried to marry Gwen Stacy?

Topics this episode include: We wrap up message board questions in this episode. Some of the highlight questions includes: *What is the worst real world depiction in comics? *Favorite Spider-Man video game *We all pick a weakness in our favorite writers work. *Who is the most popular superhero of them all? *What are some suspensions of disbelief that really took you out of those comic stories?

It's time for our yearly Spidey trivia questions Jeopardy style. Josh Bertone is our Alex Trebek. Some of the highlights of the harder questions inlclude: *What made Venom stop craving brains? *What classic Ditko Spidey villain never appeared in the 90s cartoon? *Christine Sanders was once engaged to what Spidey villain? *What issue did a kiss first appear in the Amazing Spider-Man comic?

Topics this episode include: *The gang reviews "Origin of the Species" in Amazing Spider-Man # 642-644. *This Month in Spider-History with JR. We travel back to October 1991 where MJ and Spidey talk about having babies. * We get a review of the Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions video game from JR's son Spencer. * Recommendations *We also read itunes reviews. We need more of them, we'll read them on the air. *We also tackle some message board questions.

Topics this episode include: *The gang talks about Emma Stone being cast as Gwen Stacy in the Spider-Man reboot movie. *Rhys Ifans being cast as the Lizard. *DC has lowered itscomic prices to $2.99 while Marvel keeps many at $3.99. *Review of the last part of the OMIT story line in Amazing Spider-Man 641. This one has a ton of good discussion on the character of Peter and Mary Jane.

In this show we take a trip back to 1976 and talk about the demise of the Spider-Mobile. Here are some highlights of the episode: *This Month in Spider-History with JR, we review Sept 1976 * Recommendations for the month. *Message Board Q &A. We discuss if it was a good idea to kill Norman Osborn in the 1970s, what is the dumbest Spider-Cover of all time, and advice for a father on how to introduce Spidey into the kids life.

In this episode the panel tackles several topics those include: *We discuss the costume designs of the Spider-Man musical include Swiss Miss and the Grinch/ Green Goblin. *We talk about an older action figure collector is upset they are selling Dexter killer dolls in Toys R US. *We disucss artist Darywn Cook says the big two should not cater to 45 year old men. *A political candidate is trying to get votes by saying comics are bad for kids. *We then review Amazing Spider-Man # 639 and 640.

"Josh Bertone had a chance to talk to Spider-Man writer Dan Slott at the San Diego Comic Con. Slott discusses his plans for our favorite webhead and about his first arc entitled Big Time. "

"In this episode we take a trip back to August 1990 and talk about Todd McFarlanes Spider-Man #1. It was the biggest selling Spider-Man comic of all time. Its all part of This Month in Spider-History. We also give our recommendations for the month and tackle your dozens of message board questions. Some of the highlights include: *What type of Spider-Man tattoo would you get? *If we were stuck in a car on a cross country trip, what Spider-Villain would we like in the car?"

The opening of the show can't be beat. Stan Lee congradulates BD on being a new father. In this episode we tackle the news from the San Diego Comic Con. Those include *Dan Slott is the solo writer of Amazing Spider-Man *Spidey gets a new career *The Hobgoblin comes back The gang also reviews Amazing Spider-Man # 636-638. It's the wrap up of the Kraven's Grim Hunt and the first part of "One Moment In Time."

Crawl Space Reporter Josh Lapin-Bertone had a chance to talk to Marvel Editor-In-Chief Joe Quesada at the San Diego Comic Con. The two go over the One More Day/ Brand New Day and One Moment in Time storylines. The two also go over Amazing Spider-Man #638 page by page. Thanks to Joe for being a good sport and talking with us.

Here are some of the topics we hit up in the show *Aunt May Vs Anna Watson: Who wins? *What character from the cartoon and movies should appear in the Spider-Man comics *Our favorite moment at our jobs dealing with the public. This one is classic *What is a comic book completist? *What we look for in a good Spider-Man story.

Here are some of the topics we hit up in the show *Andrew Garfield cast as Peter Parker in Spider-Man 4 *Reviews of Amazing Spider-Man # 633-635 *ASM to be written by Dan Slott and shipping twice a month (This was recorded before it was confirmed at San Diego) *Real Life Superhero Viper patrolling the streets *The Hastings chain stores will be selling comics nationwide *This Month in Spider-History with JR. We tackle July 1972 which saw the release of Amazing Spider-Man #158

It may be a small panel this month, but we hit this one out of the park. Kevin, Stella and BD answer dozens of message board questions. Some of the highlights include which character in tv and film we'd like to have in the regular Spider-Universe. My vote is for Ms. Lion the dog. Also a poster is having a baby girl, we give our advice on Spider-related names. And in-case you missed it, Stella and I sing "We Didn't Start the Spider" in the stylings of Billy Joel.

The gang reviews Amazing Spider-Man # 630-632 in this episode. To say we all didn't like it would be an understatement. We also discuss if an African American should play Peter Parker in the upcoming movie. For "This Month in Spider-History" we journey back to June 1983. Also the gang discusses actor Dan Gilvezan from Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends coming back to voice Spider-Man after 20+ years.

The Spider-Panel goes through several pages of message board questions. Some of the highlights include: "What job should Peter get if he can't be a photographer?" There is also "Should Peter grow a spider-beard?" and we all share the embarrassing moment we cried at a movie. One of the best discussions includes our thoughts on comics going completely digital in the next five years and if comics are going the way of the CD.

The Spider-Panel has some fun topics this month. We discuss a real-life Spider-Man stopping a thief on Free Comic Book Day. We also share our thoughts on Iron Man 2. And we give our two cents on the upcoming Spider-man porn parody. We don't forget the reviews, we hit up Amazing Spider-Man # 628 and 629. And with comic book movies making billions at the box office, is it cool to be a geek? We discuss it all in this episode.

Our Crawl Space correspondent Bertone had a chance to talk to Amazing Spider -Man writer Fred Van Lente. He asks several questions from our Crawl Space message board. Some of the highlights include him talking about the controversial Chameleon/ Michelle Gonzales storyline, his love for Morbius, and what would Peter Parker be doing if he wasn't bit a spider? It's a fun interview and Van Lente gave some great answers.