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The two animated Marvel behemoths of the 90s clash in part one of the Spider-Man/X-Men crossover! Spidey’s search for a mutation cure gets him embroiled in an anti-mutant conspiracy involving Hobgoblin (ugh), a ton of Beast (yay!), and Wolverine’s desperate search for his kidnapped boyfriend (aww). We dig into interesting […]

Walloping Websnappers #25: “The Mutant Agenda”

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HAPPY NEW YEAR! In this special year-end commentary episode, you get to listen to us watch the two-part 90s X-Men crossover for the first time in years — DECADES, even — right here! Will Spidey get along with the Uncanny X-Men? Why do the gays love Rogue? Is Wolverine hairy […]

Walloping Websnappers #24: “The X-Men Crossover Commentary Special” 

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Who’d have thought one of the most masterful and relevant episodes of Spider-Man: The Animated Series would be the one with the guy who turns into water? Join in on our surprise as we dissect season 2’s “Hydro-Man”, a gorgeously-animated achievement for Mary Jane, and harrowing tale of predatory obsession, […]

Walloping Websnappers #23: “Hydro-Man”

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Get your radioactive spider-blood pumping, because we’re headed back to Spider-Man: The Animated Series! In the two-part second season premiere, Peter has his non-sticking hands full as his powers disappear right when the Sinister — er, uh, *Insidious* Six forms. We discuss the first foray into serialized arc storytelling, plus […]

Walloping Websnappers #22: “The Insidious Six”

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Our exploration of Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers continues in a much less convoluted pair of episodes! This Spider-Man-centric two-parter adapts the symbiote storyline in a way only this show can — by pitting black suited Spidey against Black Widow and a bunch of kids! This show is still weird […]

Walloping Websnappers #21: “The Black Spider-Man!”

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Did you know Toei produced an anime Avengers series featuring Spider-Man? And not just any anime — it’s a “gotta catch ‘em all” mon-style anime in the same vein as Digimon and Pokémon! Sounds weird, right? Trust us, you don’t know the half of it. Arm your DISKs and get […]

Walloping Websnappers #20: “The Mightiest of Heroes – Annihilated!?”

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It’s almost Halloween, which means we have to talk about…G-G-G-GHOSTS?! Don’t worry, it’s not as scary as it sounds — we’re talking about the Marvel HQ YouTube series Marvel Rising! In the first and third specials, “Initiation” and “Chasing Ghosts”, Gwen Stacy/Ghost-Spider is framed for murder and teams up with […]

Walloping Websnappers #19: “A Spooky Ghost-Spider Halloween”

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The inaugural season of The Spectacular Spider-Man ends on a high note with two masterful episodes! We go deep into Spidey’s psyche as he faces his final confrontations with the symbiote — and Venom! — and brings all the show’s themes and arcs to an exhilarating head. Plus, we discuss […]

Walloping Websnappers #18: “Intervention & Nature vs. Nurture”

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You imperious morons, it’s time for more Spectacular Spider-Man! On one tentacle, prepare for another gush-sesh about the cutest Doc Ock of all time. On the other tentacle, we have very conflicted and complicated feelings about Green Goblin’s unmasking. And on the rest of the tentacles, we talk secret identities, […]

Walloping Websnappers #16: “Reaction & The Uncertainty Principle”

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