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We’re absolutely losing our minds in the most bonkers back-to-back episodes of Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends! First, Kraven brings dinosaurs (?!?!) to New York along with his usual Kraven-y sexual tension in “The Crime of All Centuries.” But if you thought that was a narrative swerve, strap in for […]

Walloping Websnappers #9: “The Fantastic Crimes of Kraven and Doctor ...




Spider-Friends, Go For It! We’re learning all about the making of the 80s classic Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends, a show which apparently owes its existence to second-wave feminism, Super Friends, and one very cute dog with a debatable name. Team up with Firestar and Iceman to face comic book […]

Walloping Websnappers #8: “Triumph of the Green Goblin”





Peter gets a new pad, Hobgoblin’s plans are very bad, Norman is a crappy dad, and Aunt May is very sad. Arm your pumpkin bombs for the most double-crossy episodes of Spider-Man: The Animated Series — “The Hobgoblin” two-parter! We discuss Mark Hamill’s turn as Hobgobby, and uncover how this […]

Walloping Websnappers #6: “The Hobgoblin”


The check’s in the mail, baby! The most famous Spider-Man love story commences with the influential Venom saga — and Eddie Brock ain’t the only one gettin’ sweaty about all this. Spidey’s new duds grow him much more than a backbone, as he chases Shocker to the ends of the […]

Walloping Websnappers #5: “The Alien Costume”


It’s time for everyone’s favorite science boyfrie– er, supervillain, Doc Ock! Doug and Derek gush over one of Spider-Man’s all-time great nemeses, discussing the fantastic array of different Ock adaptations, why the character works so well, and how the 90s version of the “six-armed squid” holds up on Spider-Man: The […]

Walloping Websnappers #3: “Doctor Octopus: Armed and Dangerous”