Spider-man Crawlspace Podcast

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.

We are now in the triple digits. We celebrate our special 100th episode with the spider-panel. We take live callers from around the world. With live callers you never know what to expect. We have calls from Mrs. Crawlspace, Norman Osborn and a very cool kid by the name of Aiden that rocks! He's a 14 year old kid that will give you faith that kids are still reading comic books.

The regular gang tackles a lot of content with this show before our 100th episode. In the show we review five issues of Amazing Spider-Man. Those include ASM # 523-527. We also give our two cents on the Spectacular Spider-Man animated series coming to an end. The video gamers of the bunch give our reaction to the Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions game. For "This Month in Spider-History" we travel back to April 1991.

In this episode we take questions from our message board. Some of the highlights include a discussion of changing the spider-man movie costume, we give our favorite spider-man theme song and hat our favorite spider-man theme song and JR gives his thoughts on what Marvel should have done with Norman Osborn in Dark Reign and Siege. And the best question is "If all the panel were a hair band, what would our name be and our first radio hit be?" We also give our recommendations for the month.

Who knew actress Kirsten Dunst aka Mary Jane could sing? Well the gang thinks that's a debatable topic. However, she's singing the song "Turning Japanese" and the group reviews her performance. Other topics on the show include Amazing Fantasy #15 and Action Comics going for record prices at auctions. And what type of person spends millions on a comic. Also Spider-Girl is getting a chance at a solo book again and is Ben Reilly far behind? And we present the 2009 Crawlie Awards. Which comic creators did the best and worst work? It's the academy awards of comics. For the "This Month in Spider-History" we visit March 1977 and visit Stegron the Dinosaur Man.

Writer Jason Aaron talks about his upcoming Astonishing Spider-Man/ Wolverine mini-series. We also discuss his love of Spider-Man, and how writing Spidey takes a lot of work. During the interview some topics we hit up include how he broke into comics, what it's like to work in the midwest as a comic writer, and how he'd love to write Spider-Man on a regular basis. Also Ghost Rider fans, we discuss the ORB!!! This interview was recorded at the Hurley Con in Missouri.

The spider-panel does our monthly Q and A with the Crawl Space message board. Some of the hightlights include us sharing our worst first dates, why Doc Ock always takes a back seat to the Green Goblin, and what we all feel is the saddest Spider-Man story every written.

In this episode the Crawl Space panel tackles the Spider-Man movie reboot. We also discuss why Zac Effron is a horrible choice to play the web-spinner. Another topic is examining how far is too far to take your love of Spidey. A man recently dressed up as Spidey at his wedding, is that going too far? There’s also discussion of the new Black Cat bust from Sideshow Collectibles, and we review Amazing Spider-Man # 617-619. We also examine if all the Activision Spider-Man games have sucked like their President claims. Plus in this month in Spider-History we look back at February 1996. A ton of Spider-Comics came out that month.

It's true that a comic fan can find a girl and get married. In this episode I interview my wife Wendi Douglas aka Mrs. Crawlspace. In the show we talk relationships on this Valentine's Day episode. How you can incorporate your comic hobby into the life of your loved one. We also give tips on how not to have the girl run out of your pad once she sees the comics and toys everywhere.

In this episode the spider-panel answers your dozens of message board questions. Some of the highlights include our thoughts on the new Clone Saga mini-series, what Spider-Man's new year's resolutions should be in 2010 and what is missing from our comic collections that we really want.

In our first show of 2010 the gang discusses the increasing number of Marvel variant covers, we review Amazing Spider-Man 614-616, also the spider-puzzle teaser image and the future of the Spider-Man movies.

The Spider-Panel tackles reviews of Amazing Spider-Man # 610-613. The group also tackles message board questions. Discussion includes what we think of Ann Hathaway possibly as the Vulturess and JR does some great impressions and we share what we want from Spidey in 2010.

The winner is announced in this episode. Will Stella win two in a row? Will BD come out on top? Will Bailey be the Superman and Spider-Man YODA? Some of the questions this round include; Which year the Daily Bugle was found? Who was the first person Peter Parker revealed his secret id to? It's a fun show and clocks in under an hour.