Episode 47: One Small Step (Spider-Man 13)
(Recorded February 18, 2017) In this episode, Brian, Kyle, and Jack share an interesting Brian Michael Bendis Q&A excerpt about Miles’s reaction to Danika’s video and check in with Spider-Man
Before he was the lead character in the Oscar-winning film Into The Spider-Verse and a bestselling video game, Miles Morales quietly occupied what was a small storytelling corner known as Marvel’s Ultimate Universe, where he was introduced in 2011.
Marvel relaunched the series as Miles Morales: The Ultimate Spider-Man in 2014, along with a boldly different (and much darker) title about his team, entitled All-New Ultimates. This inspired the creation of Ultimate Spin, a podcast dedicated to looking at a different strand of Spider-Man’s web, following Miles as heir to the mantle of great power and responsibility following the death of Peter Parker in Marvel’s Ultimate Spider-Man series.
When All-New Ultimates wrapped up in early 2015, Ultimate Spin expanded to look at another alternate Spider-character: Gwen Stacy of Earth-65, aka Spider-Gwen! Gwen’s original run of adventures was fun, unpredictable (!), and offered thought-provoking takes on the classic themes of great power and great responsibility, powered by incredible art and intense colors.
Ultimate Spin ran for one hundred episodes between 2014 and 2018, wrapping up just as Miles and Gwen were poised to break through to the mainstream via the big screen (little did we know just how huge that movie would be!). The podcast featured an international group of Spider-Man fans reviewing and discussing the Miles and Gwen comics, as well as in-depth interviews with the creators that brought the characters and their stories to life.
Whether you’ve been following Miles and Gwen since the very beginning or are curious to check out their origins, Ultimate Spin is your podcast companion to their early adventures.
(Recorded February 18, 2017) In this episode, Brian, Kyle, and Jack share an interesting Brian Michael Bendis Q&A excerpt about Miles’s reaction to Danika’s video and check in with Spider-Man
(Recorded January 21, 2017) (Cover and variants! Clockwise: Robbi Rodriguez; Dave Johnson; David Marquez; June Brigman) In this episode, Brian, Kyle, and Jack discuss the announcement of Miles’ cinematic
(Recorded January 14, 2017) (Cover and variants! Clockwise: Sara Pichelli; Bob McLeod; David Marquez; Richard Isanove) In this episode, Kyle, Jack, and Brian kick off the new year with a
(Recorded December 31, 2016) In this episode, Brian and Jack are joined by fellow Gwen fan Jordan Calhoun, writer and editor at BlackNerdProblems.com to catch up with the latest Spider-Gwen
(Recorded December 17, 2016) In this episode, Jack and Kyle are joined by returning guest BlackNerdProblems.com’s Omar Holmon to discuss Spider-Man #10, the final tie-in issue to the never-ending Civil War
(Recorded November 26, 2016) In this episode, Brian and Jack talk about making the most of Thanksgiving during a year that was both tough on Earth-65 as well as the
(Recorded November 19, 2016) In this episode, Jack and Brian valiantly try to discuss the latest Civil War II crossover while Kyle is more interested in providing an elaborate breakdown
(Recorded October 22, 2016) In this episode, Kyle, Brian and Jack catch up on meeting creators at NYCC, speculate on the upcoming Miles & Gwen crossover, share listener thoughts on
(Recorded October 1, 2016) In this episode, Brian and Jack are dazed into indifference by Civil War II and briefly discuss Gwen’s animated debut before getting into the astonishing conclusion
(Recorded September 17, 2016) In this episode, Brian rejoins Kyle and Jack just in time for Miles to join the events of Civil War II. Unfortunately, we’re not exactly thrilled