CSC Episode 23: Scarlet Spider (Vol II) #3-5 (Mar/Apr/May 2012)

In this episode, the gang of Zach, Gerard, Don and Josh cover issues 3-5 of the 2012 Scarlet Spider series. To link to the XML RSS feed click this link, To subscribe on iTunes click this link, and email us your thoughts or leave a voicemail at (818) 925-6631.

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CSC Episode 22: Time Bomb (Cover Date: Sept/Oct 1995)

TICK TICK TICK… Peter’s Strange behavior comes to a head. Join Zach, Josh, Don, and Gerard as the Clone-Heads wade through the “epic” storyline! New Warriors show up! Mary Jane is hunted down! Kaine’s vision of the future is now! Will Mary Jane survive? Well, judging from that cover…Issues Covered in this Episode:Spectacular Spider-Man 228Web of Spider-Man 129

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CSC Episode 21 Scarlet Spider (Vol II) #1 & #2 (Jan/Feb 2012)

Back in 2011, Zach met Joshua and Donovan at San Diego Comic Con 2011. There, they encountered an image of a Burning Blue Hoodie. What could it be? Well, it would become this book. The 2012 Scarlet Spider Title by Chris Yost and Ryan Stegman is covered in this episode. Zach, Don, Josh, Gerard all review the title’s first two issues.

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CSC Episode 19: Exiled, Part One (Sept 1995)

Zach is joined by the retooled team of Bertone, Gerard, and Don. They discuss the first half of Exiled, a storyline that filled in some gaps between the relationship of Ben and Seaward Trainer. Peter also begins to exhibit strangeness, building towards the two-part story known as Time Bomb. The first of two episodes covering the Exiled Arc.ISSUES COVERED IN THIS EPISODE:Web of Spider-Man 128Amazing Spider-Man 405 Original Tag: “Back to our regularly scheduled program! The gang is back to take a look at the aftermath of all the Maximum Clonage messes. Blood will be spilled (seriously listen to the…

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CSC Episode 16: Maximum Clonage Trilogy-Omega Edition (August 1995)

THE APEX CONTINUES… THE SECOND HALF OF MAXIMUM CLONEAGE IS HERE. Zach, Gerard, Don, and Walter talk about the second half of Maximum Clonage. Highlights include: The Death of Kaine, the Death of Freakface, er, Spidercide, and the Death of the Jackal. Plus, the departure of the Gwen Stacy Clone. Grades of F abound.Issues Covered in this Episode:Spider-Man 61Spectacular Spider-Man 227Maximum Cloneage: Omega Re-Release Date: Feb 28, 2012.Original Tag: “Can the panelists survive covering the gosh awful MAXIMUM CLONAGE conclusion?”

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CSC Episode 15: Maximum Clonage: Alpha Edition (Cover Date August 1995) First Anniversary Special

ITS THE APEX OF THE CLONE SAGA! AN EVENT SO BIG IT TOOK 3 EPISODES TO COVER IT ALL! YEAR ONE OF CLONE SAGA CHRONICLES CLOSES WITH MAXIMUM CLONEAGEZach, Gerard, Don, and special guest Walter talk about the first half of Maximum Clonage. How will they react to one of the worst Spider-Man stories ever published? They only get through the first 3 issues in this episode, with three more to come. Issues covered in this episode:Maximum Cloneage: AlphaWeb of Spider-Man 127Amazing Spider-Man 404 Re-Release Date: February 27, 2012 Original Tag: “An episode covering comics so horrible, that it took…

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CSC Episode 14: Trial of Peter Parker Part 2 & The Great Debate (Cover Date July 1995)

This Episode Zach, Don, Josh, Jason and Gerard tackle one of the most controversial stories in Spider-Man History: Spectacular 226. While you’d think that was enough material to wade into, the Panel goes to ask the question: What’s more controversial: Clone Saga or Brand New Day? Click Play to find out more. Re-Release: Feb 26, 2012.Original Tag: “This is a show to remember folks. The true Spider-Man revealed….for now. Peter Parker smacks his wife. And the “Brand New Day” vs “Clone Saga” debate that is so heated…a member of the podcast leaves mid-recording! This is one you won’t want to…

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CSC Episode 13: The Trial of Peter Parker Part 1 (Cover Date July 1995)

Back in the Clone Saga, Peter Parker was incarcerated for Murder in Salt Lake City. (The details of this would come to light in “Spider-Man: The Lost Years” Mini Series) Ben Reilly took his place. We cover the first three chapters of the Beginning of the End of The Saga’s First Half. Zach, Gerard, Bertone Jason and Don cover this courtroom drama.Issues Covered in this Episode:Web of Spider-Man 126Amazing Spider-Man 403Spider-Man 60 Re-Release Date: Feb 25 2012Original PodOMatic Text: “I know we sound like a broken record at this point, but this truly is the start of the major turning…

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