Spider-man Crawlspace Podcast

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.

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.