The Clone Saga (1994-96)

Alex and Lex return from their sabbatical for another quick dip in the Spider-Verse. EDITOR’S NOTE: This episode was recorded before the Variety article detailing worker abuse on the production of this film was released. Both Alex and Lex believe in worker’s rights, and think Sony should get their shit together. YOUR HOSTS: ALEX: https://twitter.com/ArthriticJester LEX: https://twitter.com/shatterball TIMESTAMPS: Intro (0:00) Basic Facts and Personal Experiences (4:01) Plot (9:56) Fun Facts (2:19:04) Ratings and Rankings (2:30:43) Outro (2:43:43) We’ll be back when we're back. WRITE TO US: [email protected] https://twitter.com/SpideySignals

Alex and Lex cap off the season and take on the most ambitious Spider-Man film yet created, No Way Home. Is it a mess or a masterpiece? SPOILERS AHEAD! YOUR HOSTS: ALEX: https://twitter.com/ArthriticJester LEX: https://twitter.com/shatterball TIMESTAMPS: Intro (0:00) Basic Facts and Personal Experiences (2:25) Plot (13:06) Fun Facts (3:00:46) Ratings and Rankings (3:22:54) Letters (3:35:16) Season 2 Recap (3:38:03) Outro (3:42:03) Alex and Lex will return…sometime. And remember, Spider-Man loves you. WRITE TO US: [email protected] https://twitter.com/SpideySignals

Alex and Lex go all the way back to the source to analyze the height of Stan and Steve’s original Spider-Man run, Amazing 31-33. They also try to answer a timeless question: can supervillains rebrand? YOUR HOSTS: ALEX: https://twitter.com/ArthriticJester LEX: https://twitter.com/shatterball TIMESTAMPS: Intro (0:00) Basic Facts and Personal Experiences (2:01) Plot (6:10) Fun Facts (1:11:35) Overall Thoughts (1:27:52) Outro (1:32:55) NEXT WEEK: Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) WRITE TO US: [email protected] https://twitter.com/SpideySignals

Alex and Lex are joined by special guest Bee to tackle Broadway’s epic folly, Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark, but it seems that Bee has his own surprises for our hosts... YOUR HOSTS: ALEX: https://twitter.com/ArthriticJester LEX: https://twitter.com/shatterball BEE: https://twitter.com/EGronk TIMESTAMPS: Intro (0:00) Basic Facts and Personal Experiences (4:53) Plot (13:00) Fun Facts (1:26:30) The Bee-make (1:32:36) Overall Thoughts (1:56:10) Outro (2:00:33) NEXT WEEK: The Master Planner Saga (1965) WRITE TO US: [email protected] https://twitter.com/SpideySignals

Alex and Lex read Back In Black and One More Day, two comic arcs with wildly different critical receptions. Do they live up to their reputations? YOUR HOSTS: ALEX: https://twitter.com/ArthriticJester LEX: https://twitter.com/shatterball TIMESTAMPS: Intro (0:00) Basic Facts and Personal Experiences (1:30) Plot (5:19) Fun Facts (1:17:29) Overall Thoughts (1:23:15) Outro (1:25:52) NEXT WEEK: Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark (2010) [w/ SirBee] WRITE TO US: [email protected] https://twitter.com/SpideySignals

Alex and Lex peer into the forgotten nightmare that is Spider-Man: The New Animated Series, and discover exactly why nobody wants to talk about it. YOUR HOSTS: ALEX: https://twitter.com/ArthriticJester LEX: https://twitter.com/shatterball TIMESTAMPS: Intro (0:00) Basic Facts and Personal Experiences (3:57) Plot (14:27) Fun Facts (2:06:18) Overall Thoughts (2:09:58) Outro (2:13:13) NEXT WEEK: Back In Black / One More Day (2007-08) WRITE TO US: [email protected] https://twitter.com/SpideySignals

Alex and Lex take a vacation to Orlando to talk about The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man, look back on the season so far, and get excited for what’s to come. YOUR HOSTS: ALEX: https://twitter.com/ArthriticJester LEX: https://twitter.com/shatterball TIMESTAMPS: Intro (0:00) Thoughts on the No Way Home Trailer and Freshman Year (1:53) Basic Facts and Personal Experiences (11:40) Plot (18:21) Reflecting and Looking Ahead (32:43) Fun Facts (37:28) Overall Thoughts (45:07) Outro (48:00) LINKS DISCUSSED: Video on The Ultimate Ride: https://youtu.be/uzxY_Qp5xSo NEXT WEEK: Spider-Man: The New Animated Series (2003) WRITE TO US: [email protected] https://twitter.com/SpideySignals

Alex, Lex, and special guest Brian taste a sampling of Toei’s Spider-Man and wish that Marvel had the guts to put Takuya in No Way Home. YOUR HOSTS: ALEX: https://twitter.com/ArthriticJester LEX: https://twitter.com/shatterball BRIAN: https://twitter.com/balexanderfilm TIMESTAMPS: Intro (0:00) Basic Facts and Personal Experiences (5:27) Plot (10:33) Fun Facts (1:59:03) Overall Thoughts (2:07:50) Outro (2:12:21) LINKS DISCUSSED: The complete series, on Archive.org!: https://archive.org/details/supaidaman-japanese-spider-man-1978-1979-complete-series NEXT WEEK: The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man (1999) WRITE TO US: [email protected] https://twitter.com/SpideySignals

Alex introduces Lex to the delirious nonsense that is The Clone Saga. He doesn’t like it! YOUR HOSTS: ALEX: https://twitter.com/ArthriticJester LEX: https://twitter.com/shatterball TIMESTAMPS: Intro (0:00) Basic Facts and Personal Experiences (2:11) Plot (8:52) Fun Facts (1:19:41) Overall Thoughts (1:24:33) Outro (1:29:10) NEXT WEEK: Toei Spider-Man (1978-79) [w/ Brian Alexander] WRITE TO US: [email protected] https://twitter.com/SpideySignals

Alex and Lex dive into the hellish realm of 70’s television to chat about Spider-Man’s first (made-for-TV) film appearance. YOUR HOSTS: ALEX: https://twitter.com/ArthriticJester LEX: https://twitter.com/shatterball TIMESTAMPS: Intro (0:00) Basic Facts and Personal Experiences (2:01) Plot (8:09) Fun Facts (1:13:11) Ratings and Rankings (1:16:16) Outro (1:25:04) NEXT WEEK: The Clone Saga (1994-96) WRITE TO US: [email protected] https://twitter.com/SpideySignals