Spider-man Crawlspace Podcast

The spider-panel reviews the following books: Amazing Spider-Man #2/803 Amazing Spider-Man #3/804 Amazing Spider-Man #4/805 The panel lists the pros, cons and gives them a grade. Also near the end of the episode Zach starts talking smack on Stegron and hillarity ensues. This episode has one of the funniest Crawlspace moments in the history of the podcast. Listen to the whole episode to hear it. 

Thank you to the patreon members who support our show each and every month. They help us pay the bills for the podcast and the website hosting. In this exclusive episode we review six Spider-Satellite comics. Brad, Zach and Neil review the following books:  Spectacular Spider-Man #308 Edge of the Spider-Geddeon #1 Venom #4 Spider-Man/ Deadpool #37 Ben Reilly: Scarlet Spider #22 Renew Your Vows #22 If you would like to become a patreon member click on this link. This podcast is available to members at the $5 and up level. 

Writers Roger Stern and Tom DeFalco remember Spider-Man's co-creator Steve Ditko. Highlights of the interview include: Their memory of the first Ditko comic they bought. Thoughts on what made Ditko stand out on the news stand. What made Ditko different than Kirby. Favorite Spider-Man Ditko story.  Their first meeting wtih Ditko. Working with Ditko in the 1970s and 1980s. Working with Ditko on Speedball in the 1980s. Thoughts on Ditko having his work appear in Amazing Spider-Man Annual #23 in 1988.  Did Spider-Man make Ditko happy?  What would Ditko's Mary Jane look like?  Please support our podcast by becoming a Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/crawlspace

The Spider-Man Crawlspace went online August 8, 1998. Twenty years later the site is still going strong. On this podcast we take live callers and celebrate the anniversary of one of the oldest Spider-Man fan sites in the world. Highlights include: *Favorite Crawlspace funny memories. *What it was like to create the site in dial-up days. *Fun memories of interviewing celebrities like Stan Lee. Join in the fun for this mega episode that looks at the history of the site. 

It's a new era of the Amazing Spider-Man. Nick Spencer and Ryan Ottley take over the book after Dan Slott's 10 year run. Do they knock it out of the park? Find out what the Crawlspace crew thought of the issue. We list the pro's, con's and give it a grade.     

In this podcast the Crawlspace crew review Dan Slott's last issue on Amazing Spider-Man. His 10 year run ends with Amazing Spider-Man 801. The crew gives it a grade and lists the pros and cons.

Spider-Man's co-creator has passed away. The Crawlspace crew takes time to remember legendary artist Steve Ditko. Highlights of the episode include *Live callers discuss their favorite Ditko work. *Best Ditko issues of Spider-Man. *List of all the characters Ditko designed. *Was Ditko happy? *How the panelists found out the news. *What would Spider-Man be like if Ditko stayed on for 100 issues? *The panel reads tweets and Facebook posts from comic creators discussing their memories of Ditko.

In this episode we have a lively discussion with editor Bruce Canwell. He works for the Library of American Comics and is in charge of putting the Spider-Man newspaper strip collection together. Since 2015 the group has put out four volumes out through IDW. A fifth volume is coming early next year. We talk about what it was like tracking down comic strips that were first printed 40 years ago. Other highlights include talking about the lost Spider-Man girlfriends like Carole Jennings. How about villains like the Protector and the Cult of Loomis. Canwell also has some fun stories about interviewing Stan Lee, John Romita and Larry Lieber.

Back in 1982 the very first Marvel video game was produced. It was Spider-Man on the Atari 2600. Laura Nikolich worked for Parker Brothers at the time and designed the game. Modern games have movie style credits at the end of them with hundreds of people working on them. Laura's job was to design it herself and in just a few months. Let's take a trip back 36 years ago to the beginning of Marvel video games.

The Crawlspace panel tackles the following news topics in this episode. *Jake Gyllenhol has been cast as Mysterio in the next Spider-Man movie. *Thoughts on the Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse movie trailer *A student incorporates Spider-Man into his promposal. Zach looses his mind on this topic. *Silver and Black movie has been pulled from Sony's schedule. *Gamestop has started selling comics *Chinese Spider-Man saves child *Spidergeddon mini series.

The Crawlspace panel tackles the following reviews in this episode. *Amazing Spider-Man #800 *Spectacular Spider-Man #304 The panel also ranks their Amazing anniversary issues. Where does 800 land on the list?

Jr takes us back 30 years to look at May 1988 in this episode of Spider-history. This is the big appearance of Venom. The issues JR looks at in this episode include: *Amazing Spider-Man #300 *Web of Spider-Man 38 *Spectacular Spider-Man # 138

We tackle your dozens of message board question on this episode. Highlights include: *The best non-Superior Spider-Man Dan Slott story. *What makes an A, B or C list villain? *Who's Spider-Voice do you hear when you read comics? *Does the value of your comic factor into your enjoyment and review? *Why does Brad love the Hulk and when he teams up with Spidey? *If you could only have one alternate reality Spider-Man who would it be?

The Crawlspace panel reviews the following issues: *Amazing Spider-Man #799 *Spectacular Spider-Man #303 *Free Comic Book Day Amazing Spider-Man with the first story written by Nick Spencer.

The Crawlspace crew assembles for their review of Avengers: Infinity War. We give the pro's and con's of Spider-Man's appearance. We also review the movie as a whole. The group is pretty divided on certain aspects of the film and it leads to a good debate. Warning, there are massive spoilers in the review.

In this episode we're headed to a wedding with boxing gloves. A fight breaks out at the wedding of Betty Brant and Ned Leeds. Mirage takes on Spider-Man. Who comes out on top? Check out this fun fight with George.

JR's Spider-History focuses on April 1992. The books he talks about include: *Amazing Spider-Man #361 featuring the first appearance of Carnage. *Spider-Man #21 *Web of Spider-Man # 87 *Spectacular Spider-Man # 187

Here are the Spider-News topics we tackle in this episode. *Discussion about the release date of the PS4 Spider-Man game. *Woody Harelson is rumored to play Carnage in the new Venom movie. *Marvel Comics will have duel numbering again. *Discussion on Stan Lee's health *JR does an epic Spider-Man push up that Jennifer Lopez says firms things up. ( You have to watch the youtube clip. It cracks everyone up! it comes in around the 1hour and 11 min mark of the video) *Creepy farmers market Spider-Man *Spidey is going back in black? *Matt Damon passes on a villain role in upcoming Spider-Man movie.

The power of love may be the extra push in this fight. George takes us back to 1986 and looks at Amazing Spider-Man #286. The Absorbing Man and his girlfriend Titania take on Spider-Man. Can Spidey come out on top against these two heavy hitters? Find out and download the episode.

The Crawlspace podcast crew is back to review several issues. In this episode we tackle: *Amazing Spider-Man #798 *Spectacular Spider-Man #301 *Spectacular Spider-Man #302