Walloping Websnappers - A Spider-man Podcast

WHAT’S UP, DANGER?! We’re taking our most in-depth dive yet with the award-winning film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse! In the first installment of our two-part episode, we’re looking at the making of this technical marvel — detailing some interesting trivia from its production history and what makes this such a huge achievement in animation, worldbuilding, […]

SWAAAARM. Romance, samurai robots, bees, and uncomfortable stereotypes abound in this Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends two-fer! First, we dig into the pros and cons of how the show handles its Japanese representation in “Sunfire”. Then, you won’t bee-lieve the buzz when we drone on about “Swarm”. SWARM IS MY MASTER, I WORK FOR SWARM. […]

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 the infamous “The Fantastic Crimes […]

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 costume confusion and Green Goblin’s […]

It’s Peter Parker vs. Spider-Man in the Spider-Man: The Animated Series first season finale! The Daily Bugle gets wrapped up in Chameleon’s spy thriller scheme — and we get our first look at S.H.I.E.L.D. in the 90s, as Nick Fury criticizes shoddy journalism, uses the bulkiest and oddest technology ever made, and commands loads of […]

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 dude sneaked in two seasons […]

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 Earth, forgoes being a friendly […]

We’ve got three back-to-back standalone villain episodes, but they’re far from “filler”! New York goes gaga over their very unheroic new hero Mysterio, J. Jonah Jameson literally creates a monster in Scorpion, and everyone is a slave to their animal instincts when Kraven comes to town. Prepare for animatronics, body horror, and jungle drums galore […]

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 Animated Series episode 4, “Doctor […]

Spider-Man faces his greatest threat yet — toy commercials! But what’s worse? Fighting deadly robot arachnids, being strapped to a bomb AND a grumpy J. Jonah Jameson, or making sense of Alistair Smythe’s weirdly-paced revenge plot? All this and more on Spider-Man: The Animated Series episodes 2 and 3: “The Spider Slayer” and “Return of […]

Doug and Derek hit the ground running with the first episode of the iconic 1994 series Spider-Man: The Animated Series! We dive into the show’s complicated behind-the-scenes history, its weirdly uncomplicated theme song, and a particularly punchy Peter Parker. Oh, and did we mention a giant talking Lizard is prowling the sewers? Find us on […]

Anybody else’s spider-sense tingling? Our’s sure is, because it’s our special Walloping Websnappers! sneak peek! Get to know your hosts, Doug and Derek, as we divulge our untold Spider-Man origin stories and reveal our darkest secrets — including crimes, costumes, comics and more! Find us on the OTHER kind of web: @WallopingWebPod on Twitter, Facebook, […]