Swinging Through Spider-man: A Spider-man History Podcast

A small break in the schedule to celebrate 25 episodes of Swinging through Spider-Man has arrived, so James and Brad have took in your questions on themselves and the podcast, and have answered them! Tune in and get to know your hosts. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/spideypodcast/message

The Ringmaster is back! I bet you didn't expect to see this C-Lister again? Oh, you did? So did Spider-Man! But he's barking up the wrong tree. Princess Python is in town and we find out all about the clown as we cover The Amazing Spider-Man 22! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/spideypodcast/message

James and Brad continue their first read-through of The Amazing Spider-Man comics and roll right on through the twenties! It's issue 21 and after the antics with the Scorpion, Spidey is a bit bored... So he plays homewrecker. The Human Torch and his gal Doris are going through a rough patch, and Spidey interferes as his costumed self, and his civilian self - Peter Parker. He's done this before, hasn't he? Will Johnny Storm stop being such an arse to his girlfriend? Will Spidey stop being such an arse to everyone else? You'll have to tune in to find out. That's how this works. Oh, and there's a crazed villain on the run. He's got such a sexy name. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/spideypodcast/message

Spidey's stalker is revealed! and boy, it's not a surprise at all as to the identity of his boss! A new villain also appears after cash is chucked at a morally ambigious project. Pete's life? Could be better. Business as usual --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/spideypodcast/message

Spider-Man is back, the Enforcers are back, and the Sandman is back. Oh, and we're back with our 21st episode taking you through issue 19 of The Amazing Spider-Man by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. Spidey has a lot to deal with as his rival, The Human Torch is captured by the Sandman, who is working with the Enforcers to defeat Spider-Man. How will Spidey save the day? And can he actually work with the Torch for once? We'll see --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/spideypodcast/message

You can't give up on what you love, but what if you must give up on what you love, to save who you love? That's the question facing Peter Parker after an outing from hell last time out. The city revels in the wake that Spidey is a coward, and Spider-Man doubles down on his cowardice during an impromptu skirmish with the Sandman. Yep - life isn't getting much better for Spidey, and we're bringing you issue 18 of The Amazing Spider-Man, as we read it for the first time. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/spideypodcast/message

We've finally escaped from the two-part bondage of the incredible Amazing Spider-Man Annual, which brought us into a battle with the Sinister Six! Now? We're back reading the original Amazing Spider-Man line of comics- and so is the Green Goblin (back, not reading). He's been stalking Spidey from the background, but our webbed hero is too busy engaged with other things - namely trying to deal with Flash Thompson and his new Spider-Man fan club. Oh, and Peter Parker's life genuinely falls apart. Oh boy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/spideypodcast/message

Woah - so you're telling me that four Spider-Man villains tried to stop him and the webhead blew right through them? Hard to believe, based on what we know - but ok! And it's the truth, Spider-Man is on a rampage, and with just the Vulture and Doctor Octopus in the way, there's not much left to stop him as he endeavours to rescue his Aunt May, and his girlfriend, Betty Brant. Still, Doc Ock has a number of things up his sleeve! Join James and Brad as they tackle the final pages of the Amazing Spider-Man Annual - there are too many impressions of Doctor Octopus to count here... --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/spideypodcast/message

If you can't beat them, join them. Well, if you can't beat someone, join a gang and then beat up that someone! James and Brad are here to break down the first Spider-Man annual, and it's a doozy! After various failed schemes - Doctor Octopus has gathered five criminals to join together and form THE SINISTER SIX - to take down Spider-Man once and for all! The cronies? Electro, the Vulture, Sandman, Mysterio and Kraven the Hunter! Oh. And Spider-Man loses his powers. Oh dear. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/spideypodcast/message

Blind - but he's a massive threat to the ne'er-do-wells of Hells Kitchen, New York. The Daredevil meets Spider-Man and even gets in a fight with our hero. Sort of. Our story continues with an quick visit to a circus, where the dastardly Ringmaster has planned a hypnotising ploy. It's issue 16 of Stan Lee's Amazing Spider-Man series and we are loving it! Find out what happens by tuning in. Next week, we'll be back with the Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1 and we can't wait. Until then, keep it Swinging. Also - in the show note links, we have a number of charities that support blind people, or those with partial vision. It's all well and good to make the jokes that we make in this episode, but it needs to have heart. If you're enjoying us - please consider supporting a local charity that helps out those who might just need it! If you can't give, why not educate yourself on what you can do to make someone's life just a little bit easier! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/spideypodcast/message

Another episode, another villain! Last time out we met the Green Goblin and this week we are delighted to meet a new big hitter - Kraven The Hunter. After the returning Chameleon is foiled once more, he hires a professional to get the job done for him - there are antics and there are twists - but what are you going to expect from The Amazing Spider-Man saga. Once more - our music is by the fantastic RUSTY NAILS! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/spideypodcast/message

We're back with our journey through The Amazing Spider-Man saga. Fourteen episodes in, we're granted the honour of meeting another Spider-Man big hitter: The Green Goblin. The Green Goblin is actually very nice (mostly) to our Spidey, and with big money on the line, Spidey puts his life at risk! Hey, do it for that green. And there's a lot of green on offer in this one, as we also meet The Incredible Hulk - for some reason. Music by the fantastic RUSTY NAILS! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/spideypodcast/message

It's new villain day on the podcast as James and Brad meet Mysterio for the first time! Who is he? Why is Spider-Man now committing crimes? What's Liz Allen's deal? What's Betty's deal? WHAT IS EVERYONE'S DEAL?! Pete has a breakdown, Spider-Man gets beat up, Mysterio finds himself the toast of New York City. It's a zany one. Once again, thank you for all of your support. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/spideypodcast/message

He's still at large! Oh, no - that was not a fat joke. He's genuinely still running wild. After his escape in Philly, Doctor Octopus is on a mad one. Yep - we're still going and we are reading through the twelfth issue of The Amazing Spider-Man. Spider-Man swings in to deal with his nemesis, but not before his a new enemy encounters him - the flu! Also, there are plenty of animals in this episode. A varmint-friendly edition of our humble podcast. Thank you for your support! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/spideypodcast/message

The boys are back in town, and by boys we mean Doctor Octopus and all of his arms! After a light jail term, Ock is back on the streets - and while Peter demands his term be extended, the plot takes some pretty bizarre twists. Oh. It's roadtrip time again! ### On The Podcast * Doc Ock gets off LIGHT * Betty is in cahoots with a Villain * Blackie? It's not what you think. Really. Phew. * Brad makes references to porn --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/spideypodcast/message

Another week, another good one. James and Brad read through issue ten of The Amazing Spider-Man and meet The Big Man - as well as the little man, Fancy Dan. There's also something a bit.. Scooby-Doo about this episode... Is Jonah Jameson behind all of this, will the crime ever end? And how is Betty getting on? Find out in our tenth episode! # In This Episode: * Jameson has it out for Spidey * Brad threatens Marvel Comics * Brad ruins James' jokes * Spider-Man fights three idiots * Someone ACTUALLY ANNOYS THE MOST ANNOYING BOY ON THE PLANET * Love is in the air... * Foswell? It was YOU! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/spideypodcast/message

We're buzzing to bring you this week's episode. Why? Because it's simply shocking. An electrifying tale! Spider-Man faces off with Electro, a man capable of blasting electric currents - while his Aunt's health fades in hospital. He's also getting close to someone.. oooh! So yeah - we'll try not to fry your brains in this one. # In This Episode: * Aunt May almost dies * Peter ruins his relationship with Betty, almost * Betty ruins her relationship with Peter, almost * We represent the minimum wage workers of the World! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/spideypodcast/message

And we're back. Thanks for bearing with us during our short festive break! It feels good to be back! Our first episode of 2018 brings us a new character - The Living Brain. Also, it all comes to a violent clash between Flash Thompson and Peter Parker. What's more, he's getting up to his old tricks of being strange again! Oh man - Peter knocks him OUT! As for the rest? You'll have to listen to Brad and James to find out! # In This Episode: * Peter puts Flash on his ass, twice * A teacher is wierd * Peter is weird * Spider-Man fights his friends, and a giant Google Home --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/spideypodcast/message

The Vulture is back on his bullshit and so are we! James and Brad dive into issue seven of The Amazing Spider-Man and really enjoy this issue - with Adrian Toomes flying back into there lives. Will Spider-Man survive his second encounter with the oldest villain alive? How can the Vulture keep his jowels together, and seriously, where does he put that gun when he isn't using it? You'll have to tune in to find out! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/spideypodcast/message

David Icke's favourite issue is up - the one with the Lizard and boy does this one get going fast! Join James and Brad as they journey with Spider-Man to Florida, where he faces a human-turned-lizard, in a very heartwarming story - of sorts. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/spideypodcast/message