Podcast 177 May 2012: What did you think?

[remoteman]

Some really interesting discussion here from all concerned. Excellent work guys. For what its worth, my top fives are below.

Friends:
1. Mary Jane Watson
2. J. Jonah Jameson
3. Aunt May
4. Gwen Stacy
5. Harry Osborn

Foes:
1. The Green Goblin (Norman Osborn)
2. Doctor Octopus
3. The Hobgoblin (Roderick Kingsley)
4. The Green Goblin (Harry Osborn)
5. Venom

[Aziz]

I listened to this once more, and the talk about Spider-Man & Peter being together in one room shocking Robbie reminded me of that issue of Web of Spider-Man with Robbie angry at Peter after Nick Katzenberg took a picture of Peter in his apartment posing as Spider-Man for MJ to take a picture of him for a PSA something, or at least that was the excuse Peter gave to save himself from being exposed by nosy Katzenberg lens

You know what would be funny? If that Nick was nominated by someone as one of the top

[DarkKnightJared]

On Peter as an Everyman...considering how he's grown up, I don't think he can be a pure "everyman" anymore, considering his being an Avenger and the like, and the fact that him becoming a superhero during such a formative time in his life just makes him feel like a different person from most normal teens. I think it's more that he's an Outsider--he feels awkward and out of place in the regular world, where most people only have to worry about their bills and what they hear around the water cooler, and he feels awkward around the superheroes because he's wearing tights and is kinda awkward around people in general.

I never even heard of Jason Macondale. :O

Here's my question--should the Burglar count as a villain for Peter? I mean, to me, a villain is someone who purposefully challenges the hero on some scale, and has a purposeful, direct impact on the hero. The Burglar, though, is just some common thief, probably in it because he feels he has no other way of living. He is an important figure, but I would label him more as a foil than anything.

I'm definitely looking forward to Spider-Men--Bendis writing both Peter and Miles sounds like a lot of fun.

I'm pretty sure I mentioned that Ultimate Gwen Stacy theory when Spider-Men was first officially announced.

And JR, let's be real here...I think Norman would totally be a tighty-whiteys kind-of guy.

Good episode.

[DarkKnightJared]

And another OH GOD... I HAVE that Ren and Stimpy comic!!! Slott wrote that?!?!

Yep--he talked about it on one of his Word Balloon interviews a while back, I want to say around the time that he did that two-parter after Marla's death. It was apparently his first big gig--and he also did the ultimate "choose your own adventure" comic where you have around 36 ways it could end even though it was a 32 page comic or something insane to that effect.

[MadGoblin]

And JR, let's be real here...I think Norman would totally be a tighty-whiteys kind-of guy.

Hardly - Norman is probably the type to go commando just for the sensation of his magnificence swinging free, although I suppose a cup would have been in order during the final battle, particularly since it would have been purple....

No, don't ask me how I know that....

Oh god, I think I just grossed myself out....

[DarkKnightJared]

And JR, let's be real here...I think Norman would totally be a tighty-whiteys kind-of guy.

Hardly - Norman is probably the type to go commando just for the sensation of his magnificence swinging free, although I suppose a cup would have been in order during the final battle, particularly since it would have been purple....

No, don't ask me how I know that....

Oh god, I think I just grossed myself out....

You know, I was thinking more in the terms of "briefs=constrained, off-putting on a man," much like how Norman would think himself to be--tight, in control (despite how much he clearly isn't), and he's nuttier than a fruit-cake. That said, I can't really argue the reasoning for him going commando.