Walloping Websnappers - A Spider-man Podcast

Man-Spider’s here, and he brings some of the best animation of the show along with him! He also weirdly brings a team-up between The Punisher and Kraven the Hunter, but hey, we’re not complaining. We debate how much Peter is in control of Man-Spider, explore how elegantly this episode weaves in the ongoing threads and […]

How do you handle the dude known for killing people when he’s on a kids’ show where people don’t get killed? We tackle this fascinating, fun take on the Punisher, his boyfriend, and his “battle van”, while Spider-Man tackles living his life with four additional arms AND stopping Morbius. Spidey’s got his hands full this […]

“I vant to absorb your plasma!” Michael Morbius learns the pitfalls of being an overachiever when his sciencing turns him into a nightmare for anyone with trypophobia — a living vampire with an assortment of asymmetrical clenching holes on his hands! Meanwhile, a very aggro Spidey deals with his own body horror nightmare, and we’re […]

The Spider-Man/X-Men 90s crossover concludes in an immensely jam-packed and cartoonishly bonkers episode! We try desperately to keep up as multiple heroes hang on to multiple other heroes above a vat of bubbling green poison, Hobgoblin blows up everything everywhere, and it somehow culminates in a kaiju battle where the X-Men who aren’t Wolverine and […]

The two animated Marvel behemoths of the 90s clash in part one of the Spider-Man/X-Men crossover! Spidey’s search for a mutation cure gets him embroiled in an anti-mutant conspiracy involving Hobgoblin (ugh), a ton of Beast (yay!), and Wolverine’s desperate search for his kidnapped boyfriend (aww). We dig into interesting history from the most iconic […]

HAPPY NEW YEAR! In this special year-end commentary episode, you get to listen to us watch the two-part 90s X-Men crossover for the first time in years — DECADES, even — right here! Will Spidey get along with the Uncanny X-Men? Why do the gays love Rogue? Is Wolverine hairy enough? Is Beast literally just […]

Who’d have thought one of the most masterful and relevant episodes of Spider-Man: The Animated Series would be the one with the guy who turns into water? Join in on our surprise as we dissect season 2’s “Hydro-Man”, a gorgeously-animated achievement for Mary Jane, and harrowing tale of predatory obsession, survivor empowerment, and moving on.  […]

Get your radioactive spider-blood pumping, because we’re headed back to Spider-Man: The Animated Series! In the two-part second season premiere, Peter has his non-sticking hands full as his powers disappear right when the Sinister — er, uh, *Insidious* Six forms. We discuss the first foray into serialized arc storytelling, plus McCarthyism, Wittle Baby Rhino, and […]

Our exploration of Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers continues in a much less convoluted pair of episodes! This Spider-Man-centric two-parter adapts the symbiote storyline in a way only this show can — by pitting black suited Spidey against Black Widow and a bunch of kids! This show is still weird as heck, but it’s also […]

Did you know Toei produced an anime Avengers series featuring Spider-Man? And not just any anime — it’s a “gotta catch ‘em all” mon-style anime in the same vein as Digimon and Pokémon! Sounds weird, right? Trust us, you don’t know the half of it. Arm your DISKs and get ready to D-Smash, because we’re […]

It’s almost Halloween, which means we have to talk about…G-G-G-GHOSTS?! Don’t worry, it’s not as scary as it sounds — we’re talking about the Marvel HQ YouTube series Marvel Rising! In the first and third specials, “Initiation” and “Chasing Ghosts”, Gwen Stacy/Ghost-Spider is framed for murder and teams up with the wonderfully diverse Secret Warriors. […]

The inaugural season of The Spectacular Spider-Man ends on a high note with two masterful episodes! We go deep into Spidey’s psyche as he faces his final confrontations with the symbiote — and Venom! — and brings all the show’s themes and arcs to an exhilarating head. Plus, we discuss the great Ed Asner, the […]

Spidey’s back in black in this puuurfect pair of Spectacular Spider-Man episodes! Black Cat brings all innuendo you’d ever need (and has us quoting half the episode) while Spidey faces a dark reflection of himself…literally and figuratively, thanks to the Chameleon and the black suit. Then, we’re in awe over the gorgeously animated fights with […]

You imperious morons, it’s time for more Spectacular Spider-Man! On one tentacle, prepare for another gush-sesh about the cutest Doc Ock of all time. On the other tentacle, we have very conflicted and complicated feelings about Green Goblin’s unmasking. And on the rest of the tentacles, we talk secret identities, polyamorous MJ, how this show […]

Rhino’s rampage and Green Goblin’s screaming pumpkin bombs won’t stop the fall formal in episodes 6 and 7 of The Spectacular Spider-Man! BIG twists (get it?) are happening as JJJ shows hidden depths, Mary Jane pops in to dunk on everyone at Midtown High, and Aunt May is the most likely culprit for being a […]

It’s a shocking big score on the latest installments of The Spectacular Spider-Man! In episodes 4 and 5, a familiar face suits up as Shocker and we get another round of body horror with Sandman. We delve into how this show challenges our expectations, Peter and Betty’s uncomfortable flirtation, and some unfortunate examples of toxic […]

Biology 101 ends in tragedy and terror in the stellar second and third episodes of The Spectacular Spider-Man! We dig into the ways this show presents healthy friendships, what makes Eddie a precious pure ray of light (or maybe he isn’t?), why Electro is surprisingly hot, and how the gruesome body horror of the Lizard […]

Class is in session! Our homework: the premiere of The Spectacular Spider-Man, the first time we got a Spider-Man series with Peter Parker in high school! We explore the unusual development process that led to this show’s unique style and structure, including how creators Greg Weisman and Victor Cook wanted to make the quintessential Spider-Man […]

Take a leap of faith with us in part two of our Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse discussion, as we dig into all — and we mean all — of the richly defined characters one-by-one. Then, we discuss the plot, the complex themes the film presents, and what it all means for audiences and the Spider-Man […]

WHAT’S UP, DANGER?! We’re taking our most in-depth dive yet with the award-winning film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse! In the first installment of our two-part episode, we’re looking at the making of this technical marvel — detailing some interesting trivia from its production history and what makes this such a huge achievement in animation, worldbuilding, […]