The Web Line: a Podcast About Spider-Man and His Amazing World

There can be little debate that, however you might feel about her, Mary Jane "MJ" Watson has been the definitive love of Peter Parker's life. Be it in the pages of various Spider-Man comics, on the small screen, or in the live-action in the movies, MJ has for the most part been there during Peter's growth as a superhero. Join Spidey Librarian as he reunites with friends and former guests, Jaleh Najafali and Michae...

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 remains one of the more controversial Spider-Man films to date, not only for some of the plot developments, but also the way in which the narrative of the film was handled. Some moviegoers found it emotional and riveting, while others found it stale and uninspired. Aaron Garcia of @frontrownegative and Maenad rejoin Spidey Librarian to recap, revisit, and rate this second installment of the Andrew Garfield ...

The quality of Spider-Man video games has run the gamut over the years from the forgettable to the fantastic, and during that time our favorite webslingers' moves and abilities have evolved as well. From the iconic iterations of web swinging to the innovation of Peter's gadgets and the dynamic depths of Miles' venom powers, gamers have gotten a lot of different ways to experience the powers of Spider-Man in their advent...

The year 2023 was a veritable bounty for Spider-Man enthusiasts and fans, who ate well with the release of the blockbuster film Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, and the PlayStation 5 exclusive game Marvel's Spider-Man 2. In this look at the last twelve months, Spidey Librarian is rejoined by Spider-Man YouTuber  @LewisFilmsProductions  , and is joined for the first time by Tyler Ostby from the  @codexhistoryofvideogames3434...

The holiday season is a popular time for Christmas specials, movies, and holiday stories, and the world of Spider-Man is no exception. In this episode, Spidey Librarian and Aaron Garcia take note of some of their favorite holiday themed stories from the comics of the webslinger and his friends. Web yourself in and grab some egg nog as they revisit the holiday cheer, humor, and heart that encapsulates these stories. The Web Line: a...

The Amazing Spider-Man hit theaters at a challenging time for Spider-Man in cinema, mere weeks after Marvel Studios' The Avengers. What resulted was an enjoyable film that nevertheless contained significant issues and contradictions that left fans with mixed results. Spidey Librarian reunites with @LewisFilms and his friend and Marvel trivia maven Maenad to review, rate, and react to Andrew Garfield's iteration of the websl...

While Spider-Man has always had a stacked rogues gallery, there are relatively few of them who are considered tried and true arch-nemeses of the wallcrawler. Otto Octavius' Doctor Octopus is one such character, and his treatment in media over the decades reflects his iconic status as a Spider-Man archvillain. Spidey Librarian is rejoined by Aaron Garcia of @frontrownegative to discuss Otto's exploits, evolution, and elevati...

There's more than a little charm to the cover artwork that adorned the Spider-Man comic books in his first decade, including some memorable depictions of the characters! In this tier list episode, Spidey Librarian is reunited with his friend Steve Moore, this time to look at Amazing Spider-Man 21-42, and Amazing Spider-Man Annuals 2 and 3, and rank them on the almighty tier maker! If you'd like to follow along and do your...

Spider-Man 3 is generally regarded as the weakest installment of the Sam Raimi trilogy of Spider-Man films, but the wide range of opinions from fans and moviegoers ranges from near indifference to flat out vitriol. Spidey Librarian reunites with LewisFilms for a look back at this final chapter of the saga, and discuss where they stand on this film and why. Web yourself in and kick back for a fun, banter filled back and forth as the...

The creepy, the dreadful, the chilling, and the frightening. While these moments semi-regular parts of the Spider-Man mythos, entire stories that encompass them are more occasional, often making their impact that much more forceful when they happen. Join Spidey Librarian and his guest, comics reader and fan Joe Faust as they talk about some of the Spider-Man stories that have left them feeling more than a little frightened, creeped...

It's finally here, the game Spidey Librarian has been waiting at least 2 years to play! And this weekend, he's been playing as much as he could squeeze in for his reaction and review! Joining him is fellow Spider-Man YouTuber LewisFilms, as they dive into an enthusiastic, epically overjoyed response to Marvel's Spider-Man 2. They'll discuss and dissect the game in a non-spoiler segment of the podcast, and then give ...

Freak is a surprisingly minor villain created during the Brand New Day era of the Amazing Spider-Man comics. A terrifying foe to behold, Freak's greatest abilities come upon him in defeat: when he would be killed, he enters a cocoon and comes back, changed in appearance and immune to whatever felled him. While he only had a few encounters with Spider-Man long ago, his character design, power set, and disregard for anything left...

Spider-Man has a wide-ranging and notorious rogues gallery, and while all of them have the potential to be scary under the right circumstances, in this episode we're talking about the ones that are full of fright right from the get-go. Be they scary, creepy, or just outright terrifying in appearance or demeanor, there are some denizens of Spidey's enemies list that effortlessly bring the darkness with them. Fellow YouTuber...

From the first Spider-Man game in 1982, the webslinger has been a favorite subject for the video game medium. There have been good Spider-Man games, bad Spider-Man games, and an entire spectrum of in-between entries that gamers have grown up with for the last several decades. As the wallcrawler has grown and changed in the comics, the games that feature him have evolved to make experiencing the world through his webs even more and...

Spider-Man's long and storied history in video games gets a one-on-one look in this episode, as Spidey Librarian examines one of the first games that ever succeeded in making him feel like he actually was Spider-Man as opposed to simply playing him. Spider-Man vs. the Kingpin was released on the Sega Genesis in 1991, and the sidescrolling, platforming adventure game was a point of obsession for our intrepid Spidey fan for some...

While we may all know that Spider-Man isn't actually real, it's fun to imagine what is possible in the superhero world, from their abilities, to the limits of human physical capabilities, and see how we might, someday, bridge those two. In this episode, Spidey Librarian is joined once again by Andrew Zimmerman Jones, who will lend his scientific acumen to the discussion of whether or not web-swinging is possible, and how cl...

One of the most memorable aspects of Spider-Man mythology is the depiction of the wall crawler on the covers of his comic books. Action-packed and iconic, these visual gateways to the stories within grabbed the attention of comic readers, and reflected the world of Spider-Man as well as the world in which they were published. In this tier list episode, Spidey Librarian is joined by his friend and comics history buff Steve Moore, wh...

Gwen Stacy is a fascinating character in Spider-Man's history, and it's almost impossible to talk about her in this day and age without referring to and differentiating between her classic, comic book origin as the first great love of Peter Parker's whose life was tragically cut short; and her more modern, drum rockin', ballet-shoe wearing "Spider-Gwen" iteration present in so much media nowadays. In this ...

When Sam Raimi's Spider-Man came out in 2002, it was a pop cultural phenomenon in and of itself, so expectations for Spider-Man 2 were extremely high two years later. Even so, I remember being wholly unprepared for the experience I had watching this sequel piece, featuring Alfred Molina as Doctor Octopus. I recently did a re-watch of Spider-Man 2 to see how it holds up in this era of frequent and high-budget superhero films, an...