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(Recorded January 14, 2017)

 

(Cover and variants! Clockwise: Sara Pichelli; Bob McLeod; David Marquez; Richard Isanove)

Haven’t read it yet? Pick up this issue today at Comixology!

In this episode, Kyle, Jack, and Brian kick off the new year with a look at the crossover that was practically made for our show, as Miles meets Gwen (ahem) in Spider-Man #12!

• 0:00 – Intro: Never saw this coming in a million years!
• 2:55 – Spider-Man #12 – How does it go from Jefferson is missing to Miles making out with Gwen? Starting the new year with strongest issue in some time. A crossover handled with care: Artists having fun and a promising setup for a meaningful story.
• 20:28 – Our three-word summaries of Spider-Man #12.
• 21:22 – Outro. What did *you* think of this issue (and Gwen and Miles getting together)? Let us know! Plus we’ve got a new logo!
• 25:42 – ????

Stuff that we mentioned in this episode:

• The Ringer! First Ultimate appearance in Ultimate Spider-Man #91 (2006); First Miles battle in Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #8 (2012)
• Bendis’ comments about the Miles-Gwen crossover covers
• Spider-Man #14: That logo looks familiar…
• Who knew that today’s artists cite Mortal Kombat (the 1995 movie) as an influence?
• The Terminator : Arrival scene
• Doctor Who 2010 Title Sequence
• Thanks to Diana for our logo!
• Amazing Spider-Talk’s discussion of The Death of Spider-Man

Also check out:

• Kyle on THE TWITTAH
• Jack’s website;  Jack’s show: Inter-Comics Podcast; Inter-Comics Patreon
• Brian’s Twitter/Instagram/Podcasts/assorted nonsense
• Our recap music courtesy of Chris Postill at Sounds Like An Earful

Thank you for listening! We’d love to hear from you: Send us your comments at feedback@ultimatespinpodcast.com!