ASM Classics Episode 30: ASM 42 & 43, with Brad Douglas

This is it, folks!  This is the one you’ve been waiting for!  Amazing Spider-Man 42 and 43 bring us the first appearance of Mary Jane Watson, the woman Peter will ask to be his wife in the culmination of all of Aunt May’s machinations.  Along for the ride, this time is Brad Douglas, webmaster of the Spider-Man Crawl Space, and it wouldn’t have been the same without him.  Hope you enjoy the show!

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ASM Classics Episode 29: Annual 3 & ASM 41

The Rhino’s on the Rampage, and the Avengers want Spider-Man to bring in the Hulk!  In other words, just another day at the office for the ASM Classics gang!  This time out, Jon, Josh, and Don are joined by Dr. Bond Benton, professor at SUNY Fredonia.  He actually talks comics in class for a living, so we wanted to have him come share in the fun of classic Spidey goodness! In Amazing Spider-Man 41, Spidey is faced with the inaugural Rhino adventure, as Jonah Jameson’s son John returns from the cobwebs of Spidey’s first issue, but what’s this he says…

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Spectacular Radio Episode 46: “Gangland” Fan-Panel

Zach, Gerard, and Greg return to discuss a Spectacular Spider-Man Reunion and connect the dots on various pieces of information Greg Weisman dropped on the future of Peter and Mary Jane, and speculate as to what might have become of Gwen Stacy. They then discuss the movies, which ones are their favorites, what baffles them about choices made. Then it’s a trip to the opera to take part in the climax of a gang war for control of New York City on St. Valentine’s Day. Strap yourselves in!

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Make Mine Mayday Episode 03: Spider-Girl 0-5

Zach and Kelly begin their reviews of the original series. What If?! 105 was published on December 17, 1997 with a cover date of February 1998. This is how the earth gets its distinction in the Marvel Multiverse, Earth-982. 8 months later, on August 5, 1998 it was republished as SPider-Girl #0, adding a preview of the following weeks’ issue. One week later on August 12th the first issue of the ongoing series premiered, adding Patrick Olliffe as the artist. In this episode we see: A new Green Goblin, Venom, new villains like Spyral and Crazy 8 and a KING…

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Make Mine Mayday Episode 02: The Times Where the Fans Saved Spider-Girl Audio Edition

You can not write the story of Spider-Girl without her fans. They were the little engine that could. THey kept the series alive multiple times, in this episode, Kelly and Zach discuss with three men who were a large part of keeping her alive… Save Spider-Girl .com was a website that was devoted to organizing the campagin. Jeffers, Jaroker, and VENOM were some of the brains behind it. Sit back and listen to these guys tell the story behind the scenes.

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Make Mine Mayday Episode 1: Meet your Hosts, and hear their MC2 stories Audio Edition

Welcome to the zero episode of the Make Mine Mayday Podcast, Hosted by Kelly McDaniel and Zach Joiner. This show’s mission is to not just review the books of the MC-2 universe, but tell the stories of the fandom from across the internet, new and old. It’s story is one of grit, strength, perseverance and determination, by not only what was on the page, but the fandom itself. The story that was published had humble beginnings. In 1997, What If?! 105 (Cover date, February 1998) birthed a entire new universe. 8 months later, it was repurposed as one of three…

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