Spidey Signals

Alex and Lex cap off the season and take on the most ambitious Spider-Man film yet created, No Way Home. Is it a mess or a masterpiece? SPOILERS AHEAD! YOUR HOSTS: ALEX: https://twitter.com/ArthriticJester LEX: https://twitter.com/shatterball TIMESTAMPS: Intro (0:00) Basic Facts and Personal Experiences (2:25) Plot (13:06) Fun Facts (3:00:46) Ratings and Rankings (3:22:54) Letters (3:35:16) Season 2 Recap (3:38:03) Outro (3:42:03) Alex and Lex will return…sometime. And remember, Spider-Man loves you. WRITE TO US: spideysignalspodcast@gmail.com https://twitter.com/SpideySignals

Alex and Lex go all the way back to the source to analyze the height of Stan and Steve’s original Spider-Man run, Amazing 31-33. They also try to answer a timeless question: can supervillains rebrand? YOUR HOSTS: ALEX: https://twitter.com/ArthriticJester LEX: https://twitter.com/shatterball TIMESTAMPS: Intro (0:00) Basic Facts and Personal Experiences (2:01) Plot (6:10) Fun Facts (1:11:35) Overall Thoughts (1:27:52) Outro (1:32:55) NEXT WEEK: Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) WRITE TO US: spideysignalspodcast@gmail.com https://twitter.com/SpideySignals

Alex and Lex are joined by special guest Bee to tackle Broadway’s epic folly, Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark, but it seems that Bee has his own surprises for our hosts... YOUR HOSTS: ALEX: https://twitter.com/ArthriticJester LEX: https://twitter.com/shatterball BEE: https://twitter.com/EGronk TIMESTAMPS: Intro (0:00) Basic Facts and Personal Experiences (4:53) Plot (13:00) Fun Facts (1:26:30) The Bee-make (1:32:36) Overall Thoughts (1:56:10) Outro (2:00:33) NEXT WEEK: The Master Planner Saga (1965) WRITE TO US: spideysignalspodcast@gmail.com https://twitter.com/SpideySignals

Alex and Lex read Back In Black and One More Day, two comic arcs with wildly different critical receptions. Do they live up to their reputations? YOUR HOSTS: ALEX: https://twitter.com/ArthriticJester LEX: https://twitter.com/shatterball TIMESTAMPS: Intro (0:00) Basic Facts and Personal Experiences (1:30) Plot (5:19) Fun Facts (1:17:29) Overall Thoughts (1:23:15) Outro (1:25:52) NEXT WEEK: Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark (2010) [w/ SirBee] WRITE TO US: spideysignalspodcast@gmail.com https://twitter.com/SpideySignals

Alex and Lex peer into the forgotten nightmare that is Spider-Man: The New Animated Series, and discover exactly why nobody wants to talk about it. YOUR HOSTS: ALEX: https://twitter.com/ArthriticJester LEX: https://twitter.com/shatterball TIMESTAMPS: Intro (0:00) Basic Facts and Personal Experiences (3:57) Plot (14:27) Fun Facts (2:06:18) Overall Thoughts (2:09:58) Outro (2:13:13) NEXT WEEK: Back In Black / One More Day (2007-08) WRITE TO US: spideysignalspodcast@gmail.com https://twitter.com/SpideySignals

Alex and Lex take a vacation to Orlando to talk about The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man, look back on the season so far, and get excited for what’s to come. YOUR HOSTS: ALEX: https://twitter.com/ArthriticJester LEX: https://twitter.com/shatterball TIMESTAMPS: Intro (0:00) Thoughts on the No Way Home Trailer and Freshman Year (1:53) Basic Facts and Personal Experiences (11:40) Plot (18:21) Reflecting and Looking Ahead (32:43) Fun Facts (37:28) Overall Thoughts (45:07) Outro (48:00) LINKS DISCUSSED: Video on The Ultimate Ride: https://youtu.be/uzxY_Qp5xSo NEXT WEEK: Spider-Man: The New Animated Series (2003) WRITE TO US: spideysignalspodcast@gmail.com https://twitter.com/SpideySignals

Alex, Lex, and special guest Brian taste a sampling of Toei’s Spider-Man and wish that Marvel had the guts to put Takuya in No Way Home. YOUR HOSTS: ALEX: https://twitter.com/ArthriticJester LEX: https://twitter.com/shatterball BRIAN: https://twitter.com/balexanderfilm TIMESTAMPS: Intro (0:00) Basic Facts and Personal Experiences (5:27) Plot (10:33) Fun Facts (1:59:03) Overall Thoughts (2:07:50) Outro (2:12:21) LINKS DISCUSSED: The complete series, on Archive.org!: https://archive.org/details/supaidaman-japanese-spider-man-1978-1979-complete-series NEXT WEEK: The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man (1999) WRITE TO US: spideysignalspodcast@gmail.com https://twitter.com/SpideySignals

Alex introduces Lex to the delirious nonsense that is The Clone Saga. He doesn’t like it! YOUR HOSTS: ALEX: https://twitter.com/ArthriticJester LEX: https://twitter.com/shatterball TIMESTAMPS: Intro (0:00) Basic Facts and Personal Experiences (2:11) Plot (8:52) Fun Facts (1:19:41) Overall Thoughts (1:24:33) Outro (1:29:10) NEXT WEEK: Toei Spider-Man (1978-79) [w/ Brian Alexander] WRITE TO US: spideysignalspodcast@gmail.com https://twitter.com/SpideySignals

Alex and Lex dive into the hellish realm of 70’s television to chat about Spider-Man’s first (made-for-TV) film appearance. YOUR HOSTS: ALEX: https://twitter.com/ArthriticJester LEX: https://twitter.com/shatterball TIMESTAMPS: Intro (0:00) Basic Facts and Personal Experiences (2:01) Plot (8:09) Fun Facts (1:13:11) Ratings and Rankings (1:16:16) Outro (1:25:04) NEXT WEEK: The Clone Saga (1994-96) WRITE TO US: spideysignalspodcast@gmail.com https://twitter.com/SpideySignals

Alex, Lex, and special guest Jackson talk about old people doing hallucinogens. Oh, and Kraven’s Last Hunt, I guess. YOUR HOSTS: ALEX: https://twitter.com/ArthriticJester LEX: https://twitter.com/shatterball JACKSON: https://twitter.com/LumberJack2on TIMESTAMPS: Intro (0:00) Basic Facts and Personal Experiences (4:44) Plot (9:26) Fun Facts (1:13:02) Overall Thoughts (1:17:10) Outro (1:28:58) NEXT WEEK: Spider-Man (1977) [w/ The Vidiot] WRITE TO US: spideysignalspodcast@gmail.com https://twitter.com/SpideySignals

Alex and Lex finish their look at The Spectacular Spider-Man and lament one of the most insane cliffhangers they’ve ever seen. YOUR HOSTS: ALEX: https://twitter.com/ArthriticJester LEX: https://twitter.com/shatterball TIMESTAMPS: Intro (0:00) Basic Facts (1:09) Plot (2:42) Fun Facts (1:41:32) Overall Thoughts (1:51:34) Outro (1:56:33) NEXT WEEK: Kraven's Last Hunt (1987) [w/ LumberJack2on] WRITE TO US: spideysignalspodcast@gmail.com https://twitter.com/SpideySignals

Alex and Lex begin their analysis of The Spectacular Spider-Man Season 2 and gaze in awe at the casual indifference of New Yorkers. YOUR HOSTS: ALEX: https://twitter.com/ArthriticJester LEX: https://twitter.com/shatterball TIMESTAMPS: Intro (0:00) Basic Facts (1:34) Plot (2:58) Overall Thoughts (1:48:39) Outro (1:53:18) NEXT WEEK: The Spectacular Spider-Man [Part 4] (2009) WRITE TO US: spideysignalspodcast@gmail.com https://twitter.com/SpideySignals

Alex and Lex finish the first season of The Spectacular Spider-Man and acquire the Zoobooks tiger poster. YOUR HOSTS: ALEX: https://twitter.com/ArthriticJester LEX: https://twitter.com/shatterball TIMESTAMPS: Intro (0:00) Basic Facts (1:31) Plot (3:56) Fun Facts (1:59:29) Overall Thoughts (2:01:40) Outro (2:04:54) NEXT WEEK: The Spectacular Spider-Man [Part 3] (2009) WRITE TO US: spideysignalspodcast@gmail.com https://twitter.com/SpideySignals

Alex and Lex begin their four part dive into The Spectacular Spider-Man. Spoilers: they both really enjoy it! YOUR HOSTS: ALEX: https://twitter.com/ArthriticJester LEX: https://twitter.com/shatterball TIMESTAMPS: Intro (0:00) Basic Facts and Personal Experiences (1:32) Plot (13:10) Fun Facts (1:41:14) Overall Thoughts (1:45:38) Outro (1:50:22) NEXT WEEK: The Spectacular Spider-Man [Part 2] (2008) WRITE TO US: spideysignalspodcast@gmail.com https://twitter.com/SpideySignals

Alex and Lex return to the podcast game to discuss Spider-Man: Blue, and get a little emotional in the process. YOUR HOSTS: ALEX: https://twitter.com/ArthriticJester LEX: https://twitter.com/shatterball TIMESTAMPS: Intro (0:00) Basic Facts and Personal Experiences (8:38) Plot (12:01) Fun Facts (1:03:59) Overall Thoughts (1:05:55) Outro (1:09:48) NEXT WEEK: The Spectacular Spider-Man [Part 1] (2008) WRITE TO US: spideysignalspodcast@gmail.com https://twitter.com/SpideySignals

Alex and Lex try to figure out what went wrong with the Amazing Duology, and then transition into the MCU with Captain America: Civil War, and special guest King. YOUR HOSTS: ALEX: https://twitter.com/ArthriticJester LEX: https://twitter.com/shatterball KING: https://twitter.com/_feardeer TIMESTAMPS: Intro (0:00) Series Positives and Negatives (1:41) Overall Series Thoughts (26:18) Transition to Civil War (34:29) Basic Facts and Personal Experiences (39:09) Plot (46:10) Fun Facts (1:34:29) Ratings and Rankings (1:45:34) Outro (1:50:52) NEXT WEEK: Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) LINKS DISCUSSED: 70mm Podcast: 70mmpod.com WRITE TO US: spideysignalspodcast@gmail.com https://twitter.com/SpideySignals

Alex and Lex begin to dissect Sony's first reboot of the Spider-Man franchise. They don't have a good time. YOUR HOSTS: ALEX: https://twitter.com/ArthriticJester LEX: https://twitter.com/shatterball TIMESTAMPS: Intro (0:00) Basic Facts and Personal Experiences (2:07) Plot (8:46) Fun Facts (1:42:00) Ratings and Rankings (1:57:15) Outro (1:59:57) NEXT WEEK: The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) [w/ SpermPhoenix] WRITE TO US: spideysignalspodcast@gmail.com https://twitter.com/SpideySignals

Alex and Lex look back on their time with the Raimi Trilogy, and try to unravel one of the greatest mysteries of our age: whatever happened to Spider-Man 4? YOUR HOSTS: ALEX: https://twitter.com/ArthriticJester LEX: https://twitter.com/shatterball TIMESTAMPS: Intro (0:00) Series Positives and Negatives (1:32) Overall Series Thoughts (27:25) Spider-Man 4 Discussion (33:33) Transition to Amazing Duology (52:25) Outro (55:14) NEXT WEEK: The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) WRITE TO US: spideysignalspodcast@gmail.com https://twitter.com/SpideySignals

Alex and Lex tackle the finale of Sam Raimi's Spider-Man Trilogy, Spider-Man 3. Alex has a soft spot for it. Lex, not so much. YOUR HOSTS: ALEX: https://twitter.com/ArthriticJester LEX: https://twitter.com/shatterball TIMESTAMPS: Intro (0:00) Basic Facts and Personal Experiences (1:22) Plot (7:13) Fun Facts (1:53:17) Ratings and Rankings (1:59:00) Outro (2:03:02) NEXT WEEK: Raimi Trilogy Recap and Spider-Man 4 (2011) WRITE TO US: spideysignalspodcast@gmail.com https://twitter.com/SpideySignals

Alex and Lex dive into what many consider to be the greatest superhero movie of all time, Spider-Man 2. Do they agree? Signs are inconclusive.  YOUR HOSTS: ALEX: https://twitter.com/ArthriticJester LEX: https://twitter.com/shatterball TIMESTAMPS: Intro (0:00) Basic Facts and Personal Experiences (1:12) Plot (7:06) Fun Facts (1:23:39) Ratings and Rankings (1:33:13) Outro (1:37:21) NEXT WEEK: Spider-Man 3 (2007) WRITE TO US: spideysignalspodcast@gmail.com https://twitter.com/SpideySignals