Spider-man Crawlspace Podcast

Here is our Valentine edition of the Crawlspace podcast. In this episode we discuss: *Our thoughts on the new movie costume. As we recorded this we did not have the nice picture put out by Sony, we only had the stunt pictures available. *Wizard and Toyfare magazine have ended. We share out thoughts on the influential comics magazine ending and if this is a trend. *Reviews of Amazing Spider-Man # 651-653. *We also read pro and con itunes reviews.

In this episode we answer dozens of questions from our message board. Some of the highlights include: *What Marvel character would make the worst neighbor. *What would happen to Spider-Man if he killed a villain? *How I came up with the name Crawlspace for the site. *How Spider-Man would have been different if Ditko stayed on the title.

Here are some highlights of this episode: *Reviews of Amazing Spider-Man 650 *This Month in Spider-History With JR. We travel back to January 1990 and discuss Cosmic Spider-Man and his Acts of Vengeance crossovers. *JR, BD, Stella, Michael, George and Kevin all give their recommendations for the month. Stuff their reading, movies they have seen etc.

Some of the topics discussed this month include *Axel Alonzo being named the new Editor In Chief of Marvel Comics. *Stella gives us her review of the Spider-Man Musical that she saw in New York City. * What comics related gifts we got for Christmas *Thoughts on the first images of Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker and Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy. *Astonishing Spider-Man writer Jason Aaron telling writer Alan Moore to F-Off.

Here is the last part of the show we recorded in December. Here are some topics we hit up in this episode Review of Amazing Spider-Man # 649. Jr talks Osborn #1. Talk of casting of Richard and Mary Parker in the new Spider-Man. We also talk about the Proto Goblin. Discussion of the technical problems of the Spider-Man musical. Who discuss who we think might be the new Venom This month in Spider-History we travel back to December 1990.

The gang tackles three issues in this show. Amazing Spider-Man #647 had a ton of stories all with varying quality. We also talk about the first two issues of the new Big Time storyline. Spideydude joins us for the first time since August. George fills in for Michael and Stella. We also have JR and Kev rounding out the cast.

This is the last part of the live call in show. In this episode take live callers from around the world. Some of the highlights include: *Our thoughts on Marvels digital download service *We share odd stories of non-comic book readers asking us questions about Spider-Man *If we were in a Spider-Man comic and could get killed or saved, which would we choose.

Our first and last call-in show of 2010 was a huge success. The listeners of the Crawlspace podcast called in to ask the gang a question in real-time. The gang gets asked about Amazing Spider-Man writer Dan Slott telling a fan to F-himself. Warning for young ears, we have some swearing on this one. We also talk about the future of comics and how we get the younger generation into the mix. And the best question was about Morbius getting eaten by sharks.

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."