Episode 68 – The Miles Morales Episode

In this episode, Kevin Moreau and "Ultimate" Curt Holman return to the Ultimate Universe to discuss the origin of the popular biracial Spider-Man, Miles Morales in the second half of an unofficial Ultimate Spider-Man two-parter, this time reviewing Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man #1-5 by Brian Michael Bendis and Sara Pichelli, published by Marvel Comics! When young Miles Morales is bitten by a genetically modified spider, he quickly develops the ability to turn invisible and cling to walls, among other things. Miles wants no part of these awesome powers, wishing only to live a normal life and do well at his new charter school. But when Miles witnesses the tragic death of Spider-Man, he begins to realize that with great power comes great responsibility! Can our 13-year-old hero live up to the heroic example set by his predecessor? And can he make the grade in that elite class of comic-book champions known as … The Comics Canon? Things Discussed in This Episode:  Curt has a beef with his third-grade class Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse The Death of Spider-Man The Death of Superman What role did Barack Obama and Donald Glover play in Miles' conception? How do you pronounce Ganke? (We got it slightly wrong) The significance of the number 42 Ms. Marvel Comicsgate and the Miles Morales backlash Spider-Men Peter Parker The Spectacular Spider-Man Vol. 3: Amazing Fantasy Not to mention sweet Comics Canon t-shirts and other merch! We return in two weeks, just in time for the scariest month of the year! And we get into the spirit of the season with a look at the origins of DC Comics' eerie elemental, Swamp Thing, specifically House of Secrets #92, Swamp Thing Vol. 1 #1-4 (or so), and Swamp Thing Vol. 2 #33! Until then, please rate us on iTunes, send us an email, or hit us up on Twitter or Facebook, and  we may read your comments in an upcoming episode. And as always, thanks for listening!