CSC Episode 65: Swarmed By Betty!

Zach, Don, Josh, Gerard, and Greg all team up to tackle 3 issues: 9-10 of Sensational Spider-Man and issue 14 of Spider-Man: Unlimited In this episode, the gang wraps up their coverage of Ben Reilly Epic Book 5, and launching their coverage into Ben Reilly Epic Book 6. They also take a voicemail… that gets cut off.With this episode, we wrap up Sensational, joining Spectacular being done until Revelations. Naturally.NEXT TIME: Kraven’s Last Hunt, The Grim Hunt, and Soul of the Hunter…. An Analysis.

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CSC Episode 57: Gerard Hearts Delilah (August 1996)

Zach and the boys are back and they’re covering the month of August 1996. This episode covers topics like the deadly Delilah in Amazing, Peter Parker being sick over the course of the month, where Ben talks a jumper off the edge, the Lizard shows up, Ben Reilly battles the Scorpion with Power Man and Iron Fist, and Hammerhead gets taken out. Also Peter might have died.Issues Covered in this Episode: Sensational Spider-Man 7Amazing Spider-Man 415Spider-Man 71Spectacular Spider-Man 237Spider-Man Unlimited 13This is the final full month of the show that is covered, after this month, each title starts either having…

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CSC Episode 52: Sensational 6, Unlimited 12, Spider-Man 69.

Two weeks after the release of the last episode, Zach, Josh, Greg, Donovan, and Gerard team up to tackle three issues that came out over the summer of 1995. Cover Date May 1995 had the issue of Unlimited, with Adjectiveless’ issue being in June 1995 (which will be wrapped up in a few episodes) and July 1995 begins with Sensational 6. A big 3 hour episode where they discuss how Ben dealt with Hobgoblin, Jessica exits stage left along with Dan Jurgens, and the Skeleton Subplot that played a part of Blood Brothers somehow gets resolved after the fact, during…

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CSC Episode 41: The Return of Spider-Man (Jan/Feb 1995)

Zach brings you a new episode of CSC! He’s joined by the entire Podcast team of Don, Josh,Gerard, and Greg in this go around the guys cover: ASM 407, SM 64, Spectacular 230, Sensational 0, and Unlimited 11. These books were under the ‘Return of Spider-Man’ Banner, and so that’s the name of this episode!

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CSC Episode 20: Exiled Part Two (Sept 1995)

After a near-year wait for the second half of this story, we return with the second half! Thanks to a website crash, and self-hosting, we are back. Issues covered in this episode:Spider-Man 62Spider-Man Unlimited 10**Carries the banner of part 4, but not really related to the story.Missing this episode is the first part of Time Bomb, covered two episodes from now. The gang picks up where Episode 19 left off with Bertone, Zach, Don, and Gerard talking about the second half of the story. More dramatic readings. More talk of the absurdity. All of this leads us to the next…

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CSC Episode 11: The Mark of Kaine (Cover Date May 1995) & Real Clone Saga 6 of 6

For months, Kaine has lurked in the shadows, stalking Peter and Mary Jane. He keeps seeing flashes of her death… and he will protect her at all costs. A third man claiming to be Peter Parker is here, while Ben Reilly is free. Peter is in Prison, but will he save his lady love? Will Ben help Peter? Will be have bad artwork? Will he have new variaions of costumes? Will the fifth chapter be actually a part of the story? All this and more! Zach, Don, Bertone, Gerard and (for the second half) Brad Douglas tackle the 5-Part Mark…

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CSC Episode 7: Web of Life/Death Month 2 and Unlimited.

Zach, Gerard, and Bertone tackle the 5th month of the saga. The latter half of Web of Life and Web of Death plus one of the greatest issues ever of Unlimited (Not Really). Re-Release Date: 12-25-2011. Cover Date: February 1995 Release Date Starting: December 6, 1994 It’s the “Final” Doctor Octopus story! Peter is a Dad! He’s Dying! Ben fights Grim Hunter, and he gets killed. Also, Doc Ock is Killed. By Kaine. He killed the other guy too. Also, MJ takes on terrorists at the World Trade Towers. You read that right. Issues this Episode Covered: Web of Spider-Man…

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