We’re at the FINAL TWO-PARTER of the iconic 90s Spider-Man cartoon, where our Spidey Prime leads a team of alternate universe Spider-Men to fight a reality-annihilating Spider-Carnage! We talk about how this episode condenses the entire comics clone saga into a few minutes of flashbacks (which somehow works?), whether this cosmic-scale finale feels earned, how the alt-Spideys reflect our Peter Parker, and of course we discuss the proverbial question… did John Semper “create the Spider-Verse”?

We’re watching Spider-Man: The Animated Series: Season 5, Episode 12: ”Spider Wars, Chapter I: I Really, Really Hate Clones”.

Sources:

John Semper 10th Anniversary Interview

John Semper Facebook Post

Jim Krieg Interview

Mark Hoffmeier

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Theme song features: ⁠“Resonance (Cyan & Ladybot Remix)” by HOME⁠ | ⁠License (CC BY 3.0)⁠

The Secret Wars conclude with Doctor Doom and The Thing front and center! But does it make sense for the antepenultimate episode of this long-running Spider-Man series to mostly be a Fantastic Four story? We talk about the quick wrap-up and Beyonder’s role as Cosmic Asshole, kinky nightmare demons, the worldbuilding we wish this arc had time to do, and whether Spider-Man proved himself to be even a remotely good leader (spoiler: he didn’t).

We’re watching Spider-Man: The Animated Series: Season 5, Episode 11: Secret Wars, Chapter III: Doom”.

Source:

Ernie Altbacker Interview

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Black Cat has joined the Secret Wars! But what begins as a clever subversion and interrogation of her role as Spidey’s crutch and comfort blanket quickly disintegrates into an episode where Cat has to be rescued a record number of times, the heroes mostly just walk across nondescript canyons that feel pulled out of the 60s show, Spidey does not actually succeed as a leader, and the weird pattern of only allowing one woman superhero on screen at a time continues.

We’re watching Spider-Man: The Animated Series: Season 5, Episode 10: Secret Wars, Chapter II: The Gauntlet of the Red Skull”.

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Theme song features: ⁠“Resonance (Cyan & Ladybot Remix)” by HOME⁠ | ⁠License (CC BY 3.0)⁠