CSC Episode 51: Sibling Rivalry and Funeral for an Octopus

Finally… Ock vs. Kaine. Round two! The two part story covering Scarlet Spider 20 and Superior Spider-Man Team up #2 has this titanic team up, and the gang of Gerard, Greg and Zach then travel back to 1994 to cover the classic mini series Funeral for an Octopus. Yes, I said CLASSIC DAMMIT.  Did the trio enjoy these books? Listen on and find out!

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CSC Episode 50: Blood Brothers (May/June 1995)

Blood Brothers was supposed to have been the end of the Clone Saga. For Zach, it was the official gateway to Spider-Man, as it was the first story arc he collected. While Sensational Spider-Man 4 was an incredible cover, 5’s cover with the Golden Man himself, Molten Man, was too good to pass up on this, the Golden episode of the Clone Saga Chronicles. While originally it was supposed to be ASM 400, then it was supposed to be Maximum Cloneage, then it was suppsoed to be the Greatest Responsiblity, and now here. The difference between this and the others…

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CSC Episode 44: Web of Carnage (April 1995)

Web of Carnage was a four-part storyline that engrossed the Cover Date Month of April 1995. This would be the final time that the Symbiotes would be involved with Ben Reilly in the core-titles of Spider-Man. He would later face off against Venom in the Along Came a Spider mini-series. Ben tries to figure out the skeleton from the smokestack, Spider-Carnage becomes a thing, Jessica is revealed to be very close to Spider-Man’s origins, and more. Zach also answers a voicemail from Dan North. Next Episode: Sibling Rivalry and Funeral for an Octopus.

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CSC Episode 43: The Return of Kaine (& an issue Spectacular)

Back in Episode 33, Kaine in story returned from his supposed death at the hands of Spidercide from Spectacular Spider-Man 227, which for more see Episode 16 on how it happened. Neverthless, Kaine has been in the shadows and is ready to take names of the Great Game. This episode closes out two months of Cover Dates. We covered most of Febuary 1995 between the last two regular episodes, (Unlimited issue from Return of Spider-Man, and Return of Kaine begins in the month prior’s Spectacular, after Media Blizzard.) We will then finish the rest of March 1995 with the Return…

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CSC Episode 42: “Media Blizzard” (Feb 1995)

Zach, Don, Gerard and Greg return to the show that started it all: Clone Saga Chronicles to discuss the three part 1990s storyline Media Blizzard, featuring Mysterio, John Romita Jr., Mark Bagley, Mystery Vision, Zach being under the weather, and more. Issues Covered in this Episode:Sensational 1Amazing Spider-Man 408Spider-Man 65

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