Ho ho ho! Put on your winter coats and strap on your ice skates for a very special Christmas episode of The Spectacular Spider-Man featuring the New Sinister Six! We tackle the beautifully animated fight sequences – and the not-so-beautifully rendered CGI Christmas tree – along with the Muzak covers of Christmas songs, Spider-Man’s burnt tongue, and Peter Parker navigating his girl problems like a dating sim (derogatory).

We’re watching The Spectacular Spider-Man: Season 1, Episode 3: “Reinforcement”.

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Theme song features: ⁠“Resonance (Cyan & Ladybot Remix)” by HOME⁠ | ⁠License (CC BY 3.0)⁠

Kitty Kraven is on the prowl in an episode that mashes together a classical take on Sergei Kravinoff with a mutant furry catboi Kraven! We try to comb through all that hair to understand the little lion man’s motivations as he intersects with the real big bad of the episode – a very creepy sociopathic manipulator Miles Warren. Plus, we untangle the Peter/Liz/Gwen triangle and the curious case of Peter’s black eye.

We’re watching The Spectacular Spider-Man: Season 2, Episode 2: “Destructive Testing”.

Check out Derek’s Pop Heist guide to Spider-Man on TV!

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Theme song features: ⁠“Resonance (Cyan & Ladybot Remix)” by HOME⁠ | ⁠License (CC BY 3.0)

We’re back and revisiting The Spectacular Spider-Man’s Engineering arc, which kicks off with a perfect season opener. Eddie Brock is missing, Peter can’t fend Liz Allen off long enough to have a conversation with Gwen about that kiss, Mysterio is casting spells and causing chaos throughout the city, and Martha Connors attends one of the worst dinner parties a woman in STEM could possibly imagine.

We’re watching The Spectacular Spider-Man: Season 1, Episode 1: “Blueprints”.

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Theme song features: ⁠“Resonance (Cyan & Ladybot Remix)” by HOME⁠ | ⁠License (CC BY 3.0)

We’re releasing another Patreon episode on Greg Weisman's The Spectacular Spider-Men, and this time we finish up the first arc! They're lighter on Weisman's impeccable character work, but there's still plenty of action to love and dig into. We talk all about Hammerhead's power fantasy, break down some Warren brothers family drama, and throw out several possibilities for how K.N.A.I.V.E., the self-proclaimed evil A.I., could come back in the future.

Reading list:

The Spectacular Spider-Men #5-7 by Greg Weisman

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Check out Derek’s Pop Heist guide to Spider-Man on TV!

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While we’re on break from our coverage of The Spectacular Spider-Man cartoon, we’re releasing our Patreon episode on the recent comics by its creator Greg Weisman that team up Peter Parker and Miles Morales! We talk all about what makes this comic feel like Weisman's work immediately, what makes Weisman's stories so appealing to us, and where we think this virtual reality-focused mystery may (or may not!) go.

Reading list:

The Spectacular Spider-Men #1-4 by Greg Weisman

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Check out Derek’s Pop Heist guide to Spider-Man on TV!

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Theme song features: ⁠“Resonance (Cyan & Ladybot Remix)” by HOME⁠ | ⁠License (CC BY 3.0)

The first season of The Spectacular Spider-Man comes to a conclusion when Peter has to face his angry ex and cook a Thanksgiving dinner! As Venom stalks Peter’s loved ones, we take one last conclusive look at our revisit of this season – from tracking Eddie Brock as a DEEPLY messed up guy, to the use of Tombstone, to Gwen hanging from a gorilla balloon (and getting the big ending kiss), to the final lesson Peter learns. Also, Aunt May is publishing a cookbook?!

We’re watching The Spectacular Spider-Man: Season 1, Episode 13: “Nature vs. Nurture”.

Check out Derek’s Pop Heist guide to Spider-Man on TV!

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Theme song features: ⁠“Resonance (Cyan & Ladybot Remix)” by HOME⁠ | ⁠License (CC BY 3.0)⁠

A battle inside the mind gives us a surreal, beautiful take on the classic Spidey origin while turning the symbiote story into a poignant metaphor for depression and mental health! We’re talking about The Spectacular Spider-Man’s most creative and emotionally affecting episode, including Ed Asner as Uncle Ben, Flash Thompson’s big moment of depth, a brilliant use of black and white, and a great example of this show finding clever ways to retell familiar stories.

We’re watching The Spectacular Spider-Man: Season 1, Episode 12: “Intervention”.

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Theme song features: ⁠“Resonance (Cyan & Ladybot Remix)” by HOME⁠ | ⁠License (CC BY 3.0)⁠

The Sinister Six ushers in one of the most intense and jaw-dropping episodes of The Spectacular Spider-Man, which includes a full symbiote takeover of Peter’s body and mind, a heart attack, and THAT frightening motorcycle sequence with Mary Jane and a monstrous Eddie Brock before he’s even become Venom. We talk about the incredible action from the returning villains alongside the eerieness of a silent symbiote Spidey, and how it comes together to deliver one of the show’s best.

We’re watching The Spectacular Spider-Man: Season 1, Episode 11: “Group Therapy”.

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Theme song features: ⁠“Resonance (Cyan & Ladybot Remix)” by HOME⁠ | ⁠License (CC BY 3.0)