Podcasts Archives - Amazing Spider-Talk

Truth. Justice. And the American Way!

In this episode, Mark and Dan discuss Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 7) #13, which is legacy issue #977. This issue was written by Joe Kelly. The cover features artwork by Pepe Larraz and Marte Gracia. The interiors feature art by Pepe Larraz, colors by Marte Gracia and Erick Arciniega, and, of course, letters by VC’s Joe Caramagna. This issue was first released on October 1st, 2025.

Rick Coste edited this episode. Alex Galucki edited the video version of this podcast. Our artwork is handcrafted by artists Ron Frenz, Sal Buscema, Chris Sutcliffe, and Ni...

It took 12.5 years, but we’ve finally done it!

Mark and Dan are thrilled to be joined by Joe Kelly, the current writer of The Amazing Spider-Man, whose history across the Spider-Man line of comics spans over two decades, going all the way back to his time writing Webspinners and 2099: World of Tomorrow. He was part of the Spidey-Braintrust of writers who rotated duties during the Brand New Day era, during which he wrote classics like “The Rage of the Rhino,” “American Son,” and “Grim Hunt.” For our specific purposes, he wrote one of Mark’s favorite comics, the time...

“I’m fighting children.”

In this episode, Mark and Dan discuss Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 7) #12, which is legacy issue #976. This issue was written by Joe Kelly. The cover features artwork by Ed McGuinness and Marte Gracia. The interiors feature pencils by Ed McGuinness, inks by Cliff Rathburn and Ed McGuinness, colors by Marcio Menyz and Erick Arciniega, and, of course, letters by VC’s Joe Caramagna. This issue was first released on September 17th, 2025.

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Mark and Dan are thrilled to be joined by Joe Kelly, the current writer of The Amazing Spider-Man, whose history across the Spider-Man line of comics spans over two decades, going all the way back to his time writing Webspinners and 2099: World of Tomorrow. He was a part of the Spidey-Braintrust of writers that rotated duties during the Brand New Day era, where he wrote classics like “The Rage of the Rhino,” “American Son,” and “Gri...

Peter in spaaaaaaace……

In this episode, Mark and Dan discuss Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 7) #11, which is Legacy issue #975. This issue was written by Joe Kelly. The cover features artwork by Pepe Larraz and Marte Gracia. This issue contains two stories. The first story, “Broken Mirror,” features pencils by John Romita Jr., inks by Scott Hanna, and colors by Marcio Menyz. The second story, “Broken Man,” features artwork by Pepe Larraz and colors by Marte Gracia. Both stories feature letters by VC’s Joe Caramagna. This issue was first released on September 3rd, 2025.

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The moral of these stories: Never go on vacation.

In this episode, Dan and Mark revisit a series of strange experiments in the Marvel line that arose from the rising popularity of the graphic novel format. Comics were slowly being accepted as literature in the United States, which opened the door for new ways to package the stories of characters like Spider-Man, brought new artists to the books, and presented opportunities to do big stories with returning favorite creators.

If you want to read along with our conversation, all of the books discussed are currently...

Don’t call him the Superior Spider-Man.

In this episode, Mark and Dan discuss Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 7) #10. This issue was written by Joe Kelly. The cover features artwork by John Romita Jr., Scott Hanna, and Marcio Menyz. The interior artwork is by guest artist Michael Dowling, with colors by Erick Arciniega, and, of course, letters by VC’s Joe Caramagna. This issue was first released on August 20th, 2025.

Rick Coste edited this episode. Alex Galucki edited the video version of this podcast. Our artwork is handcrafted by artists Ron Frenz, Sal Buscema, Chris Sutcliffe, and Nick...

And now for something completely different… again…

In this episode, Mark and Dan discuss Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 7) #9. This issue was written by Joe Kelly. The cover features artwork by John Romita Jr., Scott Hanna, and Marcio Menyz. The interior artwork is by guest artist Michael Dowling, with colors by Marte Gracia, and, of course, letters by VC’s Joe Caramagna. This issue was first released on August 6th, 2025.

Rick Coste edited this episode. Alex Galucki edited the video version of this podcast. Our artwork is handcrafted by artists Ron Frenz, Sal Buscema, Chris Sutcliffe, and Nick C...

The Next Generation of Comics: IMAGE!

In this episode, Dan and Mark discuss the events that led to the singlemost impactful shakeup to the modern comics industry since Stan Lee and Jack Kirby’s invention of the Marvel Comics Universe. On the pages of the X-Men and Spider-Man line of comics, Marvel had been fostering the careers of superstar artists like Jim Lee, Todd McFarlane, Rob Liefeld, and Erik Larsen. But, when these creatives led Marvel to unprecedented sales and cultural impact, they realized that perhaps they could go supernova, leave Marvel behind, upend the comics industry, an...

We all thought we were getting a Peter and MJ series, but it turns out Hickman’s greatest twist was that instead we got a Harry and Gwen series.

In this episode, Mark and Dan continue their coverage of Ultimate Spider-Man (vol. 3) by discussing issues #13-18. These issues were written by Jonathan Hickman. The covers feature artwork by Marco Checchetto and Matthew Wilson. The interior pages feature pencils and inks by Marco Checchetto and David Messina, colors by Matthew Wilson, and letters by VC’s Cory Petit. These issues were first released starting January 22nd, 2024 to June 25th...

Wax on. Wax off.

In this episode, Mark and Dan discuss Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 7) #8. This issue was written by Joe Kelly. The cover and interiors predominantly feature pencils by John Romita Jr., inks by Scott Hanna, several pages with pencils and inks from Todd Nauck, colors by Marcio Menyz and Erick Arciniega, and, of course, letters by VC’s Joe Caramagna. This issue was first released on July 23rd, 2025.

Rick Coste edited this episode. Alex Galucki edited the video version of this podcast. Our artwork is handcrafted by artists Ron Frenz, Sal Buscema, Chris Sutcliffe, an...