(Recorded January 7, 2018)In this episode, Brian and Jack begin the countdown of Bendis’ final issues and look at the explosive confrontations in Spider-Man #236. Plus, we catch up on the rumor that Miles may no longer be Spider-Man and share your feedback on this development and the latest chapter!

• 0:00 – Intro; Miles has a new name? Our take (and yours!) on “Spy-D”.
• 6:31 – Spider-Man #236 – Three issues into the arc: What happened to the Sinister Six? More of Miles’ new power. Poor Ganke! Taking stock of the various elements and wondering if and how we’ll see them resolved. Cliffhangers and diminishing returns. Where can this go next…or are we biding our time before a relaunch?
• 28:00 – Our three word summaries of the issue.
• 29:03 – Listener Feedback: Reactions to this issue and listener playlist
• 33:12 – Outro; What did *you* think of this issue? And coming up…

Stuff that we mentioned in this episode:

• Reviews for Spider-Man #236
• Sy-Fy: Is Miles getting a new code-name?
• Valiant’s Ninjak

Soundtrack for Spider-Man #236 (suggestions from listener Lawrence Minor II):

For Sandman and the others their betrayal isn’t personal. It’s just business.
“Always” – Amon Tobin

Lana’s mom just keeps trying to yank her back into the…
“Same Ol’” – The Heavy

The relationship between uncle and nephew is in for a…
“Hard Time” – Seinabo Sey

Also check out:

• Jack’s website;  Podcasts: The Sequelisers!;Guesting on Kyle’s Booking on the Fly
• Brian’s Twitter/Instagram/Podcasts/assorted nonsense

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