New Amazing Spider-Man Team announced, Zach has some thoughts.

The Banner above was brazenly put upon the Cover to Spectacular Spider-Man 229, back then MJ and Peter were leaving to start their family, in Portland Oregon. At the time, the change was intended to be final. Ben Reilly was going to pick up the mantle and run with it. Yesterday, Teasers started to be sent out: Earlier today, Marvel released a press release informing everyone of their intentions for the post-Nick Spencer-Led AMAZING SPIDER-MAN. While they teased things on social media yesterday, the fact of the matter is simple: Ben Reilly is returning, as Spider-Man. So after 25 years,…

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Spideydude Experience Episode 23: KINGS RANSOM Finale, ASM 867 & 868 Audio Edition

Zach is back with the usual suspects doing KINGS RANSOM’s Finale before we start the CHAMELEON CONSPIRACY. (With the interlude in the middle.) The Build Continues to SINISTER WAR! Issues covered this Episode: GIANT SIZED AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 867 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 868

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Spideydude Experience Episode 20: ASM 864 Audio Edition

Zach and the Gang will Tackle the next chapter of the ASM title: 864. (Legacy #63) This time, Tombstone and Robbie Robertson are face to face with their worst nightmare: THEIR KIDS. While Kingpin continues to wreak havoc on Spidey’s life. Will we see a resolution? Time Will Tell.

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Spideydude Experience Episode 16: Spideydude Experience 16: #savespectacularspiderman & ASM 861 Audio Edition

Welcome to the Audio Edition of the Spideydude Experience in this 16th episode of the flagship show on the Spideydude Radio Network, this episode will be in two sections:Part 1: Zach delves into the Spectacular Spider-Man Cartoon’s creation, and the demise, and the fan-driven hope for revival. Excerpts from Spec This episode covers issue 60 (Legacy number 861) “No Exit” by Nick Spencer and Mark Bagley This episode has the regular rotation of panelists for the show: Zach Joiner (@spideyduderadio), Neil Bogenrieder (@quilsniv), Paul Hermann (@Hermann_22), and Adam Schingle (@enchiladalegs) before doing a deep dive into the stories. We hope…

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Amazing Spider-Man Classics “Lost” Episode 38: ASM #50

It’s been a long road getting from there to here. It’s been a long time, but the time is finally here for “Spider-Man No More!” There is a bit of a story behind this “lost” episode. First of all, Stephen Lacey is back with us to talk Amazing Spider-Man 50, but Fall 2011 was before he became co-host of the the world-renowned Fantasticast, and we loved having him on to talk about the issue. Sadly, though, the recording malfunctioned, and we lost the first 40 minutes of the recording, which included the iconic trash can scene from the issue. We had to get…

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Review: Amazing Spider-Man #61

“[I]t’s obviously a trap.” Amazing Spider-Man vol. 5 #61 March 10, 2021 Written by: Nick Spencer Art by: Patrick Gleason Recap So we start with a close up on <strike>the Joker’s</strike> Kindred’s black-blood stained mouth. And then we get a splash page of Spider-Man disrupting a Shocker/Speed Demon/Hydro Man robbery with a promise that the book won’t be so gritty for the next arc or so. We cut to a meeting between Kingpin and gang bosses Kingpin asks the bosses to stop or kill Boomerang to which the entire room responds, “I hate that guy.” Apparently, Peter and Boomerang have…

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