Walloping Websnappers! is a bi-weekly podcast in which Spidey-Fans Doug and Derek dive into every Spider-Man cartoon ever made! From the swingin’ 60s through the rockin’ 90s to Spectacular, Ultimate, and beyond, we’ll explore everything weird and wonderful about our favorite Webhead, alongside occas…
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Peter Parker has a crush on a new gal…with spider powers?! Author Shawn Pryor returns for an episode of 60s Spidey that almost seems like an intriguing, emotional story for our hero…until the basketball-shaped UFO, monsters, and aliens show up! We get into the spider-aliens' inconsistent rules, coffee shop rock shows, and Spider-Man swinging across the entire United States.We're watching Spider-Man (1967): Season 2, Episode 14: “Home”.More from Shawn:Shawn's new graphic novel, Fast BreakShawn's PatreonMore from Shawn!Check out Glitterjaw's new variety show, Glitterjaw Presents!Website | Patreon | DiscordPart of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast CollectiveContact us: @WallopingWebPod on Bluesky and InstagramEmail: wallopingwebsnapperspodcast@gmail.comTheme song features: “Resonance (Cyan & Ladybot Remix)” by HOME | License (CC BY 3.0)
The strange relationship of Peter Parker and Otto Octavius continues when they team up to fight a deep-cut comic book villain (the Teflon man, Slyde!) while dealing with their own respective existential crises. Oh, and there's some kind of creepy Goblin Nation brewing, too! We try to retroactively spot Goblin graffiti and get into this show's penchant for telling instead of showing.We're watching Spider-Man (2017): Season 2, Episode 22: “The Road to Goblin War”.Check out Glitterjaw's new variety show, Glitterjaw Presents!Website | Patreon | DiscordPart of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast CollectiveContact us: @WallopingWebPod on Bluesky and InstagramEmail: wallopingwebsnapperspodcast@gmail.comTheme song features: “Resonance (Cyan & Ladybot Remix)” by HOME | License (CC BY 3.0)
Spidey has to save supervillains from an evil prison warden! Thankfully, Otto Octavius is well-rested from his coma and ready to help. We talk about Otto's immediate return and his adorable romance with Anna Maria, Regent's backstory and some unfortunate implications, Cloak and Dagger's successful multi-episode arc, and the most obvious bad guy reveal of all time.We're watching Spider-Man (2017): Season 2, Episode 21: “The Cellar”.Take the Glitterjaw Listener Survey and enter to win a $50 gift card!Website | Patreon | DiscordPart of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast CollectiveContact us: @WallopingWebPod on Bluesky and InstagramEmail: wallopingwebsnapperspodcast@gmail.comTheme song features: “Resonance (Cyan & Ladybot Remix)” by HOME | License (CC BY 3.0)
No, not the movie, and no, not the comic either! It's actually an introspective follow-up to the Superior Spider-Man arc, with Peter Parker back in his own body but finding his life in shambles. Oh, and he investigates a mystery of missing Avengers and makes a horribly ugly new suit. We talk about the legacy of “Brand New Day” as a title, a cute version of Molten Man, and yet another rant about the show's use of Miles, Gwen, and Anya. We're watching Spider-Man (2017): Season 2, Episode 20: “Brand New Day”.Take the Glitterjaw Listener Survey and enter to win a $50 gift card!Website | Patreon | DiscordPart of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast CollectiveContact us: @WallopingWebPod on Bluesky and InstagramEmail: wallopingwebsnapperspodcast@gmail.comTheme song features: “Resonance (Cyan & Ladybot Remix)” by HOME | License (CC BY 3.0)
Peter Parker flies to the Antarctic to find a downed satellite…so of course he ends up in a jungle with a volcano! Chris from Play Comics joins us for a “greatest hits” of ‘67 Spidey tropes, including freaky monsters and flying serpents, green-skinned natives that might be racially insensitive, and another girl of the week (though she flies a plane this time!) We discuss the return of J. Jonah Jameson, exactly what and where the Arctic and Antarctic is, and the real story behind Daddy Greenwolf.Listen to Play ComicsListen to Sugar, Spite, and Everything is FineWe're watching Spider-Man (1967): Season 2, Episode 13: “Neptune's Nose Cone”.Take the Glitterjaw Listener Survey and enter to win a $50 gift card!Website | Patreon | DiscordPart of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast CollectiveContact us: @WallopingWebPod on Bluesky and InstagramEmail: wallopingwebsnapperspodcast@gmail.comTheme song features: “Resonance (Cyan & Ladybot Remix)” by HOME | License (CC BY 3.0)
The Superior Spider-Man arc comes to an end with a surprisingly intimate tearjerker, as Otto learns tough lessons about relationships, selflessness, and heroism…all thanks to a gloopy hostless Venom symbiote who loves to lick! We talk about the use of Flash Thompson and Anna Maria Marconi, how this arc weaved so many unexpected threads together, and the continued weird lack of Gwen and Anya.We're watching Marvel's Spider-Man (2017): Season 2, Episode 19: “Superior”.Take the Glitterjaw Listener Survey and enter to win a $50 gift card!Website | Patreon | DiscordPart of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast CollectiveContact us: @WallopingWebPod on Bluesky and InstagramEmail: wallopingwebsnapperspodcast@gmail.comTheme song features: “Resonance (Cyan & Ladybot Remix)” by HOME | License (CC BY 3.0)
Like the title suggests, this one introduces Marvel characters Cloak & Dagger (voiced by their concurrent live action actors!) But the big surprise? The introduction of Anna Maria Marconi, who shakes up the Superior Spider-Man story and even brings early conversations about super genius schools vs. underfunded public schools back into the fray. We get into Peter in a robot body, the startling lack of the Spider-Women, Miles finally getting into the action but still being underused, and more!We're watching Marvel's Spider-Man (2017): Season 2, Episode 18: “Cloak and Dagger”.Website | Patreon | DiscordPart of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast CollectiveContact us: @WallopingWebPod on Bluesky and InstagramEmail: wallopingwebsnapperspodcast@gmail.comTheme song features: “Resonance (Cyan & Ladybot Remix)” by HOME | License (CC BY 3.0)
Sure, a few Avengers are suspicious of Superior Spider-Man and get roped into an action-packed plan to stop M.O.D.O.K. But the real meat here is cyber Peter Parker venturing through Otto Octavius's memories of childhood abuse. It's very upsetting! We talk about how this show handles darker and realistic subject matter, why these Avengers land with a thud, and… why aren't Miles and Kamala hanging out?! We're watching Marvel's Spider-Man (2017): Season 2, Episode 17: “A Troubled Mind”.Website | Patreon | DiscordPart of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast CollectiveContact us: @WallopingWebPod on Bluesky and InstagramEmail: wallopingwebsnapperspodcast@gmail.comTheme song features: “Resonance (Cyan & Ladybot Remix)” by HOME | License (CC BY 3.0)
Spider-Man fights…a colonizer?! Tyler from Fear Coded joins us for this international adventure where Peter Parker gets stranded in a secret city of gold warbirds, active volcanoes, and giant bugs. While it doesn't get everything right (the Aztec empire was nowhere near the Andes and you can't go UP whirlpools) it does correctly make a conquistador the unambiguous bad guy! We're watching Spider-Man (1967): Season 2, Episode 12: “Cloud City of Gold”.Check out Fear Coded!Find Tyler: Bluesky | InstagramWebsite | Patreon | DiscordPart of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast CollectiveContact us: @WallopingWebPod on Bluesky and InstagramEmail: wallopingwebsnapperspodcast@gmail.comTheme song features: “Resonance (Cyan & Ladybot Remix)” by HOME | License (CC BY 3.0)
The Superior Spider-Man arc continues as Otto does a terrible job imitating Peter Parker, a violent job of handling villains like Sandgirl, but a great job at making Miles suspicious and quitting Horizon. Meanwhile, the real Peter's digital consciousness tries to save himself from deletion, and we talk about the many missed opportunities of this virtual world. Also… Big Wheel mentioned?!We're watching Marvel's Spider-Man (2017): Season 2, Episode 16: “Critical Update”.Website | Patreon | DiscordPart of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast CollectiveContact us: @WallopingWebPod on Bluesky and InstagramEmail: wallopingwebsnapperspodcast@gmail.comTheme song features: “Resonance (Cyan & Ladybot Remix)” by HOME | License (CC BY 3.0)
Peter Parker is back! Or, well… his body is, at least. We're finally digging into 2017's adaptation of The Superior Spider-Man as Otto Octavius gets used to his new superpowered body, unmasks himself to learn the identity of his nemesis Spider-Man, and reckons with the reality that Peter Parker's memories, experiences, and emotions are now his as well. Also, prepare for a hefty tangent discussing how various versions of Otto Octavius smell! It's important!We're watching Marvel's Spider-Man (2017): Season 2, Episode 15: “My Own Worst Enemy”.Website | Patreon | DiscordPart of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast CollectiveContact us: @WallopingWebPod on Bluesky and InstagramEmail: wallopingwebsnapperspodcast@gmail.comTheme song features: “Resonance (Cyan & Ladybot Remix)” by HOME | License (CC BY 3.0)
The title isn't lying – Peter Parker/Spider-Man does not appear in this episode for even a second, and our other Spider-Folks finally take center stage! We return to the 2017 cartoon after way too long as Gwen Stacy seeks to regain her powers and become Ghost-Spider proper, while Miles Morales tries to mentor Anya Corazón on friendly neighborhood spidering. All that, plus a silly lil Tinkerer and a big kaiju Scorpion!We're watching Marvel's Spider-Man (2017): Season 2, Episode 14: “The Day Without Spider-Man”.Website | Patreon | DiscordPart of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast CollectiveContact us: @WallopingWebPod on Bluesky and InstagramEmail: wallopingwebsnapperspodcast@gmail.comTheme song features: “Resonance (Cyan & Ladybot Remix)” by HOME | License (CC BY 3.0)
A kaiju cat with paralyzing eyes? A wizard with magical energy powers? An electronic werewolf? …Or were-cat?! Raymond Strife from The Aging Punks joins us for the most incoherent episode of the 60s Spider-Man show, where a green-skinned Burl Ives-inspired magician named Pardo sends out his eye-beam-shooting giant black cat that…might be a robot? Or an energy being? Or Pardo himself? We talk about the hilariously egregious repeated sequences and frozen audiences, and how every act of this bizarre episode seems to be written by a different person. We're watching Spider-Man (1967): Season 2, Episode 11: “Pardo Presents”.Check out The Aging Punks Podcast!Raymond on Instagram: @gutenprankenIf you're in New Jersey, go see One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and see Raymond's music video premiere at the Garden State Film Festival! Website | Patreon | DiscordPart of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast CollectiveContact us: @WallopingWebPod on Bluesky and InstagramEmail: wallopingwebsnapperspodcast@gmail.comTheme song features: “Resonance (Cyan & Ladybot Remix)” by HOME | License (CC BY 3.0)
We say farewell to Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends… and hello to Iceman's sister, Lightwave! In the final episode, the Spider-Friends get swept up in a S.H.I.E.L.D. plot with aggressive brainwashing, a defense satellite, and a very serious Bobby Drake. As their adventure ends, we talk about how we fell in love with this show and what could've been had it continued.We're watching Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends: Season 3, Episode 8: “Mission: Save the Guardstar”.Episode Source: RetroFan Magazine #38Website | Patreon | DiscordPart of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast CollectiveContact us: @WallopingWebPod on Bluesky and InstagramEmail: wallopingwebsnapperspodcast@gmail.comTheme song features: “Resonance (Cyan & Ladybot Remix)” by HOME | License (CC BY 3.0)
Firestar's ex exacts revenge on the ex-X-Man and the X-Men! X-fan Manicorn uses his mutant powers to guide us through this backdoor pilot for an X-Men cartoon that never was, featuring a cyborg villain who turns the X-Mansion into a deathtrap. We get into the team's roster and how this episode responded to the concurrent comics, Xavier the huge dick, beautiful manly Colossus and mankini-clad Nightcrawler, Firestar straight-up murdering a guy, and of course everyone's favorite X-Men location: The Maze of Madness!We're watching Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends: Season 3, Episode 7: “The X-Men Adventure”.Find Manicorn's writing and Patreon!Podcasts: The Loincloth Hour and The Spank BankEpisode Source: Comics Scene #11 (September 1983)Website | Patreon | DiscordPart of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast CollectiveContact us: @WallopingWebPod on Bluesky and InstagramEmail: wallopingwebsnapperspodcast@gmail.comTheme song features: “Resonance (Cyan & Ladybot Remix)” by HOME | License (CC BY 3.0)
Last year Derek literally fled the country to get away from the Kraven the Hunter movie, but Doug persisted and convinced Glitterjaw's own Gavin & Tyler to see it! In this re-released Patreon episode, we talk all about whether Aaron Taylor-Johnson makes a good Kraven, why Ariana DeBose needs to fire her agent, who exactly the Foreigner is, how literally anyone's superpowers are supposed to work, and of course, the oasis in this desert of a film: big boy bear era Russell Crowe.Want to hear Derek FINALLY forced to watch the movie and get his live reactions? Check out our brand new Patreon commentary!For more of Gavin, check out The Mixed Reviews and The Q Division: A James Bond Movie Marathon.For more of Tyler, check out Fear Coded: A Queer Horror Podcast.Website | Patreon | DiscordPart of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast CollectiveContact us: @WallopingWebPod on Bluesky and InstagramEmail: wallopingwebsnapperspodcast@gmail.comTheme song features: “Resonance (Cyan & Ladybot Remix)” by HOME | License (CC BY 3.0)
Ever explore the attic of an abandoned house and discover a flower kaiju and a time machine? Chris from Every Spider-Man Ever joins us for the 60s cartoon's prehistoric adventure, where Spidey goes to 3 million B.C. to get radium gems and then decimates an entire species of sentient plant people. We talk about all the weird little freaks and their cool designs, and question who's the bigger villain: Master Vine or Peter's friend Jackie?We're watching Spider-Man (1967): Season 2, Episode 10: “Vine”.Check out Every Spider-Man Ever on YouTube!Support Chris on Patreon!Website | Patreon | DiscordPart of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast CollectiveContact us: @WallopingWebPod on Bluesky and InstagramEmail: wallopingwebsnapperspodcast@gmail.comTheme song features: “Resonance (Cyan & Ladybot Remix)” by HOME | License (CC BY 3.0)
We all know Mary Jane and Gwen Stacy, but remember the other love of Peter Parker's life… Ariel from outer space? It's love at first sight between Peter Parker and an alien from the far future in this this silly but sincere tragic love story, which includes an astrology party populated by furries, Doc Ock's severed tentacle, lots of passionate deep kisses, and of course, our new best friend the Nebu-crab.We're watching Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends: Season 3, Episode 6: “Spidey Meets the Girl from Tomorrow”.Website | Patreon | DiscordPart of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast CollectiveContact us: @WallopingWebPod on Bluesky and InstagramEmail: wallopingwebsnapperspodcast@gmail.comTheme song features: “Resonance (Cyan & Ladybot Remix)” by HOME | License (CC BY 3.0)
YOU DEMANDED IT! The Amazing Friends crew and Stan Lee answer fan mail and explain the big questions we all had about the Spider-Friends in this flashback episode, including: How did the Spider-Friends meet? Why do they all live with Aunt May? Where did they get that high-tech crime computer system they rarely use? The question it DOESN'T answer: Why do The Beetle and Tony Stark sound like that? We're watching Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends: Season 3, Episode 5: “The Origin of the Spider-Friends”.Website | Patreon | DiscordPart of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast CollectiveContact us: @WallopingWebPod on Bluesky and InstagramEmail: wallopingwebsnapperspodcast@gmail.comTheme song features: “Resonance (Cyan & Ladybot Remix)” by HOME | License (CC BY 3.0)
Don't inhale that gas or your friends might think you've gone mad and get you thrown in a supervillain prison! A case of mistaken identity causes a riff in the Spider-Friends in this incredibly well-written and well-plotted episode, complete with a spider-centaur, a Matt Murdock appearance, and Iceman's Letterboxd reviews.We're watching Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends: Season 3, Episode 4: “Attack of the Arachnoid”.Website | Patreon | DiscordPart of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast CollectiveContact us: @WallopingWebPod on Bluesky and InstagramEmail: wallopingwebsnapperspodcast@gmail.comTheme song features: “Resonance (Cyan & Ladybot Remix)” by HOME | License (CC BY 3.0)
Take to the stage as we cover Spidey's infamous Broadway rock musical – from the myth of Arachne to U2 songs to Goblin's defeat by piano! Rise above the disastrous production of boys falling from the sky and the clashing egos of this freak company as we figure out how Turn Off the Dark actually works as a Spider-Man adaptation. We're bouncing off the walls to sing about the inconsistent designs, the strangest Sinister Six you'll ever see, a Southern Elvis-impersonating Green Goblin, a spectacle of wirework, cut songs about shoes, a deep connection with The Lion King, and much more until that curtain call!SourcesSong of Spider-Man: The Inside Story of the Most Controversial Musical in Broadway History by Glen BergerFortune & Glory: The Musical Reveals the Untold Story Behind Spider-Man - Turn Off the Dark on IGNHow a Spider-Man musical became a theatrical disaster on BBC Website | Patreon | DiscordPart of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast CollectiveContact us: @WallopingWebPod on Bluesky and InstagramEmail: wallopingwebsnapperspodcast@gmail.comTheme song features: “Resonance (Cyan & Ladybot Remix)” by HOME | License (CC BY 3.0)
Videoman is back! And he's a…superhero? Whose alter-ego is an incel nerd who sucks?? We talk about the first of two backdoor pilots for an X-Men show – this one bafflingly about turning the endlessly cool Videoman into a character no one can root for, and his fight against the hypnotic game-themed villain The Gamesman. We're watching Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends: Season 3, Episode 3: “The Education of a Superhero”.Website | Patreon | DiscordPart of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast CollectiveContact us: @WallopingWebPod on Bluesky and InstagramEmail: wallopingwebsnapperspodcast@gmail.comTheme song features: “Resonance (Cyan & Ladybot Remix)” by HOME | License (CC BY 3.0)
Firestar's new beau is Dracula himself, and that's the least weird thing that happens in this episode! As Peter and Bobby race to rescue her from Transylvania, “where all vampires come from,” we experience a literal bat-plane, Dracula's henshin sequence, a Frankenstein robot and werewolf chauffeur/pilot/butler named Wolf-Thing, and reality-bending that might be related to Mr. Frump.We're watching Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends: Season 3, Episode 2: “The Bride of Dracula!”.Website | Patreon | DiscordPart of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast CollectiveContact us: @WallopingWebPod on Bluesky and InstagramEmail: wallopingwebsnapperspodcast@gmail.comTheme song features: “Resonance (Cyan & Ladybot Remix)” by HOME | License (CC BY 3.0)
Sandman has learned Peter Parker is Spider-Man! And keeps learning every important detail about Peter's life he'd ever need to know! On the Spider-Friends' day off, no less! We're back with the beautifully silly Amazing Friends, and its final season opens with one of its best episodes written by a prolific writer and featuring a prolific actor. We talk the dumbest Flash Thompson in a Spider-Man costume, Angelica and Bobby being insufferable friends, and why Sandman brings out the best in cartoons.We're watching Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends: Season 3, Episode 1: “Spider-Man Unmasked!”.Website | Patreon | DiscordPart of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast CollectiveContact us: @WallopingWebPod on Bluesky and InstagramEmail: wallopingwebsnapperspodcast@gmail.comTheme song features: “Resonance (Cyan & Ladybot Remix)” by HOME | License (CC BY 3.0)
As an epilogue to our journey revisiting The Spectacular Spider-Man, we're re-releasing our episode detailing all the hints and breadcrumbs left by the show creators about where things could have gone, from new villains to unrevealed backstories to Peter and MJ's wedding! But first, we give our final FINAL thoughts about covering the show so thoroughly, and of course talk about the total counts for the rotating opening cast credits.An extensive list of sources is on our website.Website | Patreon | DiscordPart of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast CollectiveContact us: @WallopingWebPod on Bluesky and InstagramEmail: wallopingwebsnapperspodcast@gmail.comTheme song features: “Resonance (Cyan & Ladybot Remix)” by HOME | License (CC BY 3.0)
We've reached the final episode of The Spectacular Spider-Man once again! As we re-process all our thoughts and feelings on the big Green Goblin twist and relationship upheavals, we break down Norman Osborn's big plan and Chameleon's improv skills, the Peter/Liz/Gwen/Harry love quadrangle, exactly what Martha Connors knows, and all those tragic final moments for so many characters. And of course, we theorize about all the important details we could have seen in future seasons… like who everyone would have dated!We're watching The Spectacular Spider-Man: Season 1, Episode 13: “Final Curtain”.Website | Patreon | DiscordPart of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast CollectiveContact us: @WallopingWebPod on Bluesky and InstagramEmail: wallopingwebsnapperspodcast@gmail.comTheme song features: “Resonance (Cyan & Ladybot Remix)” by HOME | License (CC BY 3.0)
The penultimate episode of The Spectacular Spider-Man is a jam-packed affair, and not just because Spidey is trapped in a prison full of villains! We talk about Black Cat's return (and bitter departure), her dad's surprising connection to Spidey's origin story, and the deftly handled parallel story of a high school performance of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Expect lots of Shakespeare deep dives, fanfic about St. John Devereaux dating Aaron Warren, a culmination of the Flash and Sha Shan romance, and final appearances of major characters!We're watching The Spectacular Spider-Man: Season 1, Episode 12: “Opening Night”.Website | Patreon | DiscordPart of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast CollectiveContact us: @WallopingWebPod on Bluesky and InstagramEmail: wallopingwebsnapperspodcast@gmail.comTheme song features: “Resonance (Cyan & Ladybot Remix)” by HOME | License (CC BY 3.0)
The Green Goblin has officially declared himself the city's new big man of crime in the finale arc's first episode, and his first target is... Liz Allan's brother? We get into the new underworld structure in New York, how Miles Warren has managed to slot himself into Otto Octavius' previous role as Norman Osborn's personal monster-maker, and the rapid collapse of Mark Allan's life after seemingly getting himself back on track.We're watching The Spectacular Spider-Man: Season 2, Episode 11: “Subtext”.Website | Patreon | DiscordPart of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast CollectiveContact us: @WallopingWebPod on Bluesky and InstagramEmail: wallopingwebsnapperspodcast@gmail.comTheme song features: “Resonance (Cyan & Ladybot Remix)” by HOME | License (CC BY 3.0)
Hooray for Hollywood! Russ from Kaiju ComicCast joins us to revisit the time the Spider-Friends took a bus to Tinseltown to film a deadly movie filled with Mysterio's robots and traps. Thank goodness the Hulk just happens to be around! We get into director Sam Blockbuster's hilarious love for his limo, murderous porn bots, and all those Hollywood homages.Check out Kaiju ComicCast! Instagram | BlueskyWe're watching Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends: Season 1, Episode 9: “Spidey Goes Hollywood”.Website | Patreon | DiscordPart of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast CollectiveContact us: @WallopingWebPod on Bluesky and InstagramEmail: wallopingwebsnapperspodcast@gmail.comTheme song features: “Resonance (Cyan & Ladybot Remix)” by HOME | License (CC BY 3.0)
A romantic Valentine's Day night out at the opera and a fancy restaurant results in broken hearts and a gang war with laser tommy guns set to a performance of Rigoletto! We talk about the best-dressed characters, guest appearances by Jane Lynch and Miguel Ferrer, an homage to a real-life mafia massacre, Hammerhead's attempted coup, Gwen's makeover, Flash's character development, and much more in this masterpiece of an episode!We're watching The Spectacular Spider-Man: Season 2, Episode 10: “Gangland”.Website | Patreon | DiscordPart of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast CollectiveContact us: @WallopingWebPod on Bluesky and InstagramEmail: wallopingwebsnapperspodcast@gmail.comTheme song features: “Resonance (Cyan & Ladybot Remix)” by HOME | License (CC BY 3.0)
Is this a ridealong or a “ridealong-ridealong”? The Midtown teens get stuck in awkward pairings on a field trip with cops, and it's mined for all the drama it's worth – including learning that Sally Avril's nawt ah mawnstah! And of course, we've got Shocker and his New Enforcers using their new tech (and a new voice in Danny Trejo) to wreck havoc.We're watching The Spectacular Spider-Man: Season 2, Episode 9: “Probable Cause”.Website | Patreon | DiscordPart of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast CollectiveContact us: @WallopingWebPod on Bluesky and InstagramEmail: wallopingwebsnapperspodcast@gmail.comTheme song features: “Resonance (Cyan & Ladybot Remix)” by HOME | License (CC BY 3.0)
Things are getting hot n' heavy thanks to the sexual tension of Silver Sable and Hammerhead beating the heck out of each other! The criminology arc begins and immediately goes hard on the impending gang war as multiple criminal elements vie for the plans to make a Rhino army. We get into the many team-ups of this episode, George Stacy dropping incredibly obvious hints about Peter's identity, the Kingsley twins theory, why this show's Hammerhead rocks, and more.We're watching The Spectacular Spider-Man: Season 2, Episode 8: “Accomplices”.Website | Patreon | DiscordPart of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast CollectiveContact us: @WallopingWebPod on Bluesky and InstagramEmail: wallopingwebsnapperspodcast@gmail.comTheme song features: “Resonance (Cyan & Ladybot Remix)” by HOME | License (CC BY 3.0)
It's the famously bonkers, surreal, and very gay episode that broke our brains! Chris Cummins (Archie Comics, Sci-Fi Explosion) joins us to revisit the classic Amazing Friends episode we originally covered very early in our podcast, where Dr. Doom accidentally imbues a lonely down-on-his-luck man named Mr. Frump with infinite god-like powers and absolute chaos ensues. We give an in-depth queer reading of this episode and its reality-bending horror, including Mr. Frump coming freshly out of the closet, Dr. Doom as a party bottom, and Aunt May as the only good ally.We're watching Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends: Season 1, Episode 3: “The Fantastic Mr. Frump”.Find Chris:Sci-Fi Explosion on TwitchBluesky | Instagram | LetterboxdWebsite | Patreon | DiscordPart of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast CollectiveContact us: @WallopingWebPod on Bluesky and InstagramEmail: wallopingwebsnapperspodcast@gmail.comTheme song features: “Resonance (Cyan & Ladybot Remix)” by HOME | License (CC BY 3.0)
Venom has outed Peter Parker as Spider-Man to the Daily Bugle, and we try to untangle this wildly ambitious episode that might be just a little bit TOO ambitious! We get into the complications of the news media and paparazzi chasing Peter, Flash Thompson in a Spider-Man costume saving Spider-Man twice, a weirdly giggly Gwen Stacy, and one of the best and longest fight sequences in the series between Spidey and Venom!We're watching The Spectacular Spider-Man: Season 2, Episode 7: “Identity Crisis”.Website | Patreon | DiscordPart of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast CollectiveContact us: @WallopingWebPod on Bluesky and InstagramEmail: wallopingwebsnapperspodcast@gmail.comTheme song features: “Resonance (Cyan & Ladybot Remix)” by HOME | License (CC BY 3.0)
Wouldst thou like to listen to this pod – a tale of both Shakespeare and Spider-Man?! In an episode framed by auditions, we explain all the Shakespeare monologues, the tragedy of one John Jameson (a Colonel Jupiter made from space sporks!) and Venom's continued mad villainy. Are we in iambic pentameter?!We're watching The Spectacular Spider-Man: Season 2, Episode 6: “Growing Pains”.Website | Patreon | DiscordPart of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast CollectiveContact us: @WallopingWebPod on Bluesky and InstagramEmail: wallopingwebsnapperspodcast@gmail.comTheme song features: “Resonance (Cyan & Ladybot Remix)” by HOME | License (CC BY 3.0)
Flash Thompson's birthday party becomes the center of romance drama, psychological torment, and a neat video message narrative device in one of The Spectacular Spider-Man's all-timers! We talk about the heavier lean into the teen story while still telling a poignant character story for Sandman, the evolution into a true ensemble show, Eddie Brock's clever manipulation of Peter's paranoia, and Rosie Thompson being an absolute disaster of a mother.We're watching The Spectacular Spider-Man: Season 2, Episode 5: “First Steps”.Website | Patreon | DiscordPart of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast CollectiveContact us: @WallopingWebPod on Bluesky and InstagramEmail: wallopingwebsnapperspodcast@gmail.comTheme song features: “Resonance (Cyan & Ladybot Remix)” by HOME | License (CC BY 3.0)
Notice me, Spider-Man! A campy supervillain uses his incredible technology to raise sunken ships, steal treasure, and wreak havoc… but really, they're all just elaborate ploys to get the attention of his crush, Spider-Man. Also, Diamonds for the Deprived is still an unhinged name for a charity.We're watching Spider-Man (1981): Season 1, Episode 16: “The Unfathomable Professor Gizmo”.Website | Patreon | DiscordPart of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast CollectiveContact us: @WallopingWebPod on Bluesky and InstagramEmail: wallopingwebsnapperspodcast@gmail.comTheme song features: “Resonance (Cyan & Ladybot Remix)” by HOME | License (CC BY 3.0)
Doc Ock goes full Evil Genius (it says so on his coffee mug) as he tries to infiltrate Homeland Security and take over the world's computers! And on New Year's Eve, no less. We're talking about the end of the Engineering arc, which includes a tense espionage story for George Stacy, a classic comic book moment for Spider-Man, a big kiss from Liz Allen, and mixed bag of a story for unconscious-kidnapping-victim-but-also-heroic Gwen Stacy. Oh, and one very devastating ending.We're watching The Spectacular Spider-Man: Season 1, Episode 4: “Shear Strength”.Website | Patreon | DiscordPart of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast CollectiveContact us: @WallopingWebPod on Bluesky and InstagramEmail: wallopingwebsnapperspodcast@gmail.comTheme song features: “Resonance (Cyan & Ladybot Remix)” by HOME | License (CC BY 3.0)
Ho ho ho! Put on your winter coats and strap on your ice skates for a very special Christmas episode of The Spectacular Spider-Man featuring the New Sinister Six! We tackle the beautifully animated fight sequences – and the not-so-beautifully rendered CGI Christmas tree – along with the Muzak covers of Christmas songs, Spider-Man's burnt tongue, and Peter Parker navigating his girl problems like a dating sim (derogatory).We're watching The Spectacular Spider-Man: Season 1, Episode 3: “Reinforcement”.Website | Patreon | DiscordPart of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast CollectiveContact us: @WallopingWebPod on Bluesky and InstagramEmail: wallopingwebsnapperspodcast@gmail.comTheme song features: “Resonance (Cyan & Ladybot Remix)” by HOME | License (CC BY 3.0)
Kitty Kraven is on the prowl in an episode that mashes together a classical take on Sergei Kravinoff with a mutant furry catboi Kraven! We try to comb through all that hair to understand the little lion man's motivations as he intersects with the real big bad of the episode – a very creepy sociopathic manipulator Miles Warren. Plus, we untangle the Peter/Liz/Gwen triangle and the curious case of Peter's black eye.We're watching The Spectacular Spider-Man: Season 2, Episode 2: “Destructive Testing”.Check out Derek's Pop Heist guide to Spider-Man on TV!Website | Patreon | DiscordPart of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast CollectiveContact us: @WallopingWebPod on Bluesky and InstagramEmail: wallopingwebsnapperspodcast@gmail.comTheme song features: “Resonance (Cyan & Ladybot Remix)” by HOME | License (CC BY 3.0)
We're back and revisiting The Spectacular Spider-Man's Engineering arc, which kicks off with a perfect season opener. Eddie Brock is missing, Peter can't fend Liz Allen off long enough to have a conversation with Gwen about that kiss, Mysterio is casting spells and causing chaos throughout the city, and Martha Connors attends one of the worst dinner parties a woman in STEM could possibly imagine.We're watching The Spectacular Spider-Man: Season 1, Episode 1: “Blueprints”.Website | Patreon | DiscordPart of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast CollectiveContact us: @WallopingWebPod on Bluesky and InstagramEmail: wallopingwebsnapperspodcast@gmail.comTheme song features: “Resonance (Cyan & Ladybot Remix)” by HOME | License (CC BY 3.0)
We're releasing another Patreon episode on Greg Weisman's The Spectacular Spider-Men, and this time we finish up the first arc! They're lighter on Weisman's impeccable character work, but there's still plenty of action to love and dig into. We talk all about Hammerhead's power fantasy, break down some Warren brothers family drama, and throw out several possibilities for how K.N.A.I.V.E., the self-proclaimed evil A.I., could come back in the future.Reading list:The Spectacular Spider-Men #5-7 by Greg WeismanListen to the rest of our coverage on Patreon.Check out Derek's Pop Heist guide to Spider-Man on TV!Website | Patreon | DiscordPart of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast CollectiveContact us: @WallopingWebPod on Bluesky and InstagramEmail: wallopingwebsnapperspodcast@gmail.comTheme song features: “Resonance (Cyan & Ladybot Remix)” by HOME | License (CC BY 3.0)
While we're on break from our coverage of The Spectacular Spider-Man cartoon, we're releasing our Patreon episode on the recent comics by its creator Greg Weisman that team up Peter Parker and Miles Morales! We talk all about what makes this comic feel like Weisman's work immediately, what makes Weisman's stories so appealing to us, and where we think this virtual reality-focused mystery may (or may not!) go.Reading list:The Spectacular Spider-Men #1-4 by Greg WeismanListen to the rest of our coverage on Patreon.Check out Derek's Pop Heist guide to Spider-Man on TV!Website | Patreon | DiscordPart of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast CollectiveContact us: @WallopingWebPod on Bluesky and InstagramEmail: wallopingwebsnapperspodcast@gmail.comTheme song features: “Resonance (Cyan & Ladybot Remix)” by HOME | License (CC BY 3.0)
The first season of The Spectacular Spider-Man comes to a conclusion when Peter has to face his angry ex and cook a Thanksgiving dinner! As Venom stalks Peter's loved ones, we take one last conclusive look at our revisit of this season – from tracking Eddie Brock as a DEEPLY messed up guy, to the use of Tombstone, to Gwen hanging from a gorilla balloon (and getting the big ending kiss), to the final lesson Peter learns. Also, Aunt May is publishing a cookbook?!We're watching The Spectacular Spider-Man: Season 1, Episode 13: “Nature vs. Nurture”.Check out Derek's Pop Heist guide to Spider-Man on TV!Website | Patreon | DiscordPart of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast CollectiveContact us: @WallopingWebPod on Bluesky and InstagramEmail: wallopingwebsnapperspodcast@gmail.comTheme song features: “Resonance (Cyan & Ladybot Remix)” by HOME | License (CC BY 3.0)
A battle inside the mind gives us a surreal, beautiful take on the classic Spidey origin while turning the symbiote story into a poignant metaphor for depression and mental health! We're talking about The Spectacular Spider-Man's most creative and emotionally affecting episode, including Ed Asner as Uncle Ben, Flash Thompson's big moment of depth, a brilliant use of black and white, and a great example of this show finding clever ways to retell familiar stories.We're watching The Spectacular Spider-Man: Season 1, Episode 12: “Intervention”.Website | Patreon | DiscordPart of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast CollectiveContact us: @WallopingWebPod on Bluesky and InstagramEmail: wallopingwebsnapperspodcast@gmail.comTheme song features: “Resonance (Cyan & Ladybot Remix)” by HOME | License (CC BY 3.0)
The Sinister Six ushers in one of the most intense and jaw-dropping episodes of The Spectacular Spider-Man, which includes a full symbiote takeover of Peter's body and mind, a heart attack, and THAT frightening motorcycle sequence with Mary Jane and a monstrous Eddie Brock before he's even become Venom. We talk about the incredible action from the returning villains alongside the eerieness of a silent symbiote Spidey, and how it comes together to deliver one of the show's best.We're watching The Spectacular Spider-Man: Season 1, Episode 11: “Group Therapy”.Website | Patreon | DiscordPart of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast CollectiveContact us: @WallopingWebPod on Bluesky and InstagramEmail: wallopingwebsnapperspodcast@gmail.comTheme song features: “Resonance (Cyan & Ladybot Remix)” by HOME | License (CC BY 3.0)
It's the black-suited Psychology arc of The Spectacular Spider-Man, and boy is that title meaningful! We get into the head of Peter Parker and his new inner voice when the alien symbiote joins with his costume, just in time for him to encounter Tricia Helfer's ultra sexy take on Black Cat and Chameleon impersonating the old red and blue Spidey! We dig into the psychology behind Eddie Brock's dark turn – and why his character arc is frighteningly realistic – and all the smart choices in this jam-packed episode.We're watching The Spectacular Spider-Man: Season 1, Episode 10: “Persona”.Website | Patreon | DiscordPart of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast CollectiveContact us: @WallopingWebPod on Bluesky and InstagramEmail: wallopingwebsnapperspodcast@gmail.comTheme song features: “Resonance (Cyan & Ladybot Remix)” by HOME | License (CC BY 3.0)
Spidey is shrunk down teeny tiny and has to face cats, spiders, action figures, giant pay phones, and getting stepped on by J. Jonah Jameson! We loom over one of this show's best episodes, and get into how fun and sympathetic the villain Gadgeteer is – and how monstrous his boss (and maybe dad?) is – along with all the creative situations the increasingly dwindling Spidey is shoved into.We're watching Spider-Man (1981): Season 1, Episode 15: “The Incredible Shrinking Spider-Man”.Website | Patreon | DiscordPart of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast CollectiveContact us: @WallopingWebPod on Bluesky and InstagramEmail: wallopingwebsnapperspodcast@gmail.comTheme song features: “Resonance (Cyan & Ladybot Remix)” by HOME | License (CC BY 3.0)
This is the one! The Green Goblin mystery might be the biggest reason we're doing the spoiler-filled revisit of The Spectacular Spider-Man, and we are in the thick of its complex long game as the Chemistry arc ends! We walk through what was REALLY happening in this episode despite what sociopath Norman Osborn tells us, and get into its brilliant use of audience expectations, and whether it all makes sense once you've seen the finale. Plus…space shuttle drama!We're watching The Spectacular Spider-Man: Season 1, Episode 9: “The Uncertainty Principle”.Website | Patreon | DiscordPart of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast CollectiveContact us: @WallopingWebPod on Bluesky and InstagramEmail: wallopingwebsnapperspodcast@gmail.comTheme song features: “Resonance (Cyan & Ladybot Remix)” by HOME | License (CC BY 3.0)
OUR BOY IS HERE! We love this round verbose flamboyant Doc Ock, whether he's meek and good in his lil bowtie or sporting a tanktop and out for blood, and even when he's in his ugly eye-pieces and kidnapping all three of Peter Parker's love interests. We talk the Peter/Liz romance, a great Coney Island setpiece, and more!We're watching The Spectacular Spider-Man: Season 1, Episode 8: “Reaction”.Website | Patreon | DiscordPart of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast CollectiveContact us: @WallopingWebPod on Bluesky and InstagramEmail: wallopingwebsnapperspodcast@gmail.comTheme song features: “Resonance (Cyan & Ladybot Remix)” by HOME | License (CC BY 3.0)
It's two fancy parties and a Green Goblin to begin the Chemistry arc… and one of the most fluidly animated episodes of the whole show! At a charity gala, Green Goblin unloads his screaming pumpkin bombs and finger guns while he holds Tombstone and the Jamesons hostage. And at the school dance, we get our proper introduction to social butterfly Mary Jane, Peter continues alienating his friends, and we continue tracking Harry's geography during his disappearances.We're watching The Spectacular Spider-Man: Season 1, Episode 7: “Catalysts”.Website | Patreon | DiscordPart of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast CollectiveContact us: @WallopingWebPod on Bluesky and InstagramEmail: wallopingwebsnapperspodcast@gmail.comTheme song features: “Resonance (Cyan & Ladybot Remix)” by HOME | License (CC BY 3.0)
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