We celebrate our 150th show with an interview with Spider-Man Editor Steve Wacker. Josh Bertone and Donovan Grant talked to him at San Diego and he had some interesting comments about his tenure. He reveals his hits and misses with the book. He also says a few controversial things about this website. I have a rebuttal at the end of the episode.
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I couldn’t hear it, my computer’s acting up. I’ll try to listen to it when I can. Any good highlights from the Wacker interview I should check out?
P.S. Haven’t seen “Mad Men”. Is it any good?
With 99 comments this post broke the record of no of comments
Ever reached a 100 comment before?
I feel like the interview has been negated in the past 97 posts, but I thought it was an entertaining podcast and I thought all parties involved handled it well.
I also got out of this comment board was… Damn, I need to watch Mad Men. Been putting it off far too long…
Gotta make a 100 you guys…
@#94
You’re a bight boy… I think… you’ll figure it out. Or you can just get your girlfriend to explain it to you once Mad Men is over.
Nik!- Feel free to look at a bunch of your previous posts towards George attacking his heart and character. Specifically post # 15,#17, #43, #59. You also called him ban-ban Berryman. That could have potentially been four warnings, but hey I’m a nice guy. And the whole impersonating a girlfriend, yeah that could of been the fifth warning.
Please read the rules of the site before your next post.
http://spidermancrawlspace.com/wwwboard/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=904
@43: Wow. Stay Classy San Diego.
For..?
Wow, 92 comments I never get this many unless trolls visit. And look we have a few warnings to issue. Everyone gather around.
1) Nik, welcome to the site for the first time. Seeing as this is your first day, at least with this IP, you get a warning on day number 1.
2) Phil Urich-AKA Steve Wacker the IP you’re posting from is from Austin Texas. It is an instant ban to pose as another member or even former member. Goodbye.
Good lord… AGAIN?!?!?
@#12
You’re a terrible liar. How do I mistreat someone I don’t give a d*** about?
“Wacker’s a class act, and this proves it.”
There have been SEVERAL comment threads that have proven otherwise. And they don’t ban people for being standup-ish and class acts. Your flawed logic is flawed, Lou. But I see your troll skillz be legendary. You make Phil Urich proud.
@88 ??
How is it hypocritical to post an interview?
You talking to me?
That’s to Wacker, talking about Kevin saying ASS.
I’m not entirely sure that was the point, but okay.
Okay, first of all, I want to make this clear: Kevin has not said a book is ‘ASS’ in months. You’re right, we make some pretty flame-tastic statements back in the early days of the Podcast. I’ve been pretty vocal to my regulars to say WHY they don’t like something. WHY exactly they don’t like something. It’s something we have tried to do. You want to pick an choose the the times that you say we ‘attacked’ you.
I think I follow the Wacker way… I’ll just stroll into the Marvel offices hurl accusations about certain employees being problems and try to instigate. Then when I get kicked out I’ll come back with a pseudonym of a Spider-verse character and continue the same behavior. Then get kicked out of the Marvel offices, I’ll come back later and do the same thing all over again. The hell with rules, who needs them right?
He’s not crying. His eyes are just a little sweaty today.
He’s not crying. It’s just been raining on his face.
He’s not crying. He’s cutting onions.
He’s making a lasagnaaaa…. for one….
(Still scraping the cat pan. Can’t believe she’s making me wait this long for some Draper goodness.)
“Heh..George, you seem to equate correcting crazy things you say as “taking offense”.
Steven – come on. You were trying to tell us your head ASM writer wasn’t a Marvel representative. LOL! And it isn’t just me. I hear you’re even worse at CBR.
“They aren’t equivalent.”
Sure they are.
“You can keep saying i have thin skin, but it doesn’t seem to stick. You are far more amusing than offensive. Like when you used your opposing fraternity as proof of some weird point.”
It sticks very well. It stands to reason that a more confident comic team wouldn’t need to constantly berate fans who don’t agree with them or who don’t like the current direction of a favorite character.
“Laughing is not crying.”
I don’t recall saying you were crying.
Zeta House represent!!!
(Sorry… gf’s emptying the cat pan and I couldn’t resist the craziness of this thread.)
Heh..George, you seem to equate correcting crazy things you say as “taking offense”.
They aren’t equivalent.
You can keep saying i have thin skin, but it doesn’t seem to stick. You are far more amusing than offensive. Like when you used your opposing fraternity as proof of some weird point.
Laughing is not crying.
SW
“Holy crap, this guy’s still at it. *facepalms*”
Give it a rest now NIK!. I’m responding to something directed at me.
PS – Glad you’re on board with mad Men, though. We’ll always have that common ground.
“My other claim was that some people here are hypocritical…posting this interview is good evidence of that.”
I’ll bite…..how so?
Holy crap, this guy’s still at it. *facepalms*
Just put something in quotations to make him happy, Steve.
Sounding off again. The suspense is killing me. Gotta know what happens in this next episode. I’ll stop back in and let you all know if it was worth it.*
*Editor’s Note: Of course it’s going to be worth it.
Viva Draper!
“Again, George I mention something about a select few and you keep taking offense for everyone at your website. You seem to be a spokesman this site when it’s convenient and then not at ALL a spokesman when called out on anything.”
I would never claim to not be a representative of this site. I fully am.
“You are simply very defensive. And it makes it hard to talk to you. But you’re a guy who sees conflict behind every sentence.”
Are you going to start calling me a ‘pearl clutcher’ again? Heh. But seriously Steven you aren’t the one to call others think-skinned. You took offense when we called out a Marvel writer for throwing out “Hey go eff yourself!” at a reader. You also only seem to focus on the “Well this or that sucks” and not the myriad reasons we give for either liking or not liking something on the podcast. I’m not saying this with any malice but the way you behave towards others, here and elsewhere (same goes for your employees) doesn’t say “We’re fine with criticism.”
“Anyway, I don’t know who this “we” is. Your “I hate Spidey” fraternity? My claim was that some people here (like yourself) say over the top things here and you fail again and again to stand up to it. Sometimes you ban people, sometimes you don’t. It’s hardly an example of anything except your rashness and inconsistencies.”
There is no “I hate Spidey” fraternity on this site. You are very, very mistaken. There’s a “we hate the current direction of Spider-Man since OMD/Brandnewverse” fraternity, but not an “I hate Spidey” fraternity. And again, the site’s Admins have banned on both sides of the aisle.
“My other claim was that some people here are hypocritical…posting this interview is good evidence of that.”
Wait – I thought you said in the interview that if we didn’t post it that would be hypocritical? Now you’re saying that by posting the interview with you that we’re hypocritical? Huh? Is this because we did a point-counterpoint and not a point-counterpoint-back-to-point-again?
“And Mad Men is incredible. I’m rewatching for a third time.”
I tried three times to get into Mad Men. On the third time I finally made it to the first season episode where Betty goes nuts on the neighbor’s pigeons. Then I was finally able to get into it.
@ Brian Bradley:
I would kill to watch Marvel Men, if only to hear Stan Lee harass women using crazy alliterations with exclamation points.
Agreed, George should just stop.
SW
I just watched the episode where his wife confronts him about his past. Won’t get too specific in case some of y’all haven’t seen it, but you should invest in Netflix and get on it.
On a related note: Breaking Bad is now on Instant Watch! Woo-Hoo! I can finally get a jump on the third season.
With all respect to Mr Wacker and Mr Berryman, this back and forth between you both gets old fast. Sorry, had to say it. Both of you, shake hands.
And Mad Men is incredible. I’m rewatching for a third time.
SW
Again, George I mention something about a select few and you keep taking offense for everyone at your website. You seem to be a spokesman this site when it’s convenient and then not at ALL a spokesman when called out on anything.
You are simply very defensive. And it makes it hard to talk to you. But you’re a guy who sees conflict behind every sentence.
ME: “Boy that milk was bad.”
You: “Oh, so you hate all milk.”
Anyway, I don’t know who this “we” is. Your “I hate Spidey” fraternity? My claim was that some people here (like yourself) say over the top things here and you fail again and again to stand up to it. Sometimes you ban people, sometimes you don’t. It’s hardly an example of anything except your rashness and inconsistencies.
My other claim was that some people here are hypocritical…posting this interview is good evidence of that.
SW
@62-65 Nik! and gf… I’m watching Mad Men on instant streaming now as well… good show, love Draper. If people think there’s womanizing in ASM, check out how men treat the ladies in that show. Different time the 60’s for sure. They should make a show about the Stan Lee and the Marvel offices during the 60’s… Call it Marvel Men… I’d watch it.
Glad to see we’ll be getting another 100+ comments post soon…
“George you aren’t really replying to what I’m writing, but I understand.”
So nothing specific then? Just in general you mean? Honestly I’m trying to understand!
“But, yes. there are several people who make up stuff about the book over say the top things about me or the guys I hire and you seem unable to stand up to them. Maybe you’re scared of them or something, I don’t know.”
Like banning a guy in the last thread you popped up in when he said something over the line about one of your employees? Cause we did that. We’ve also done the same to others who’ve crossed that line before, and on both sides. It’s also why we had to ban *you.*
“Or do you disagreewith my “claim” that people sometimes say over the top stuff here? That would be odd.”
See above. Then maybe look in the mirror and think about how you post to others as well. It’s a two-way street, Steven. Be a healer. 🙂
George you aren’t really replying to what I’m writing, but I understand.
But, yes. there are several people who make up stuff about the book over say the top things about me or the guys I hire and you seem unable to stand up to them. Maybe you’re scared of them or something, I don’t know.
Or do you disagreewith my “claim” that people sometimes say over the top stuff here? That would be odd.
SW
“PS – Read Shed after Nik let me read some of the reviews on this site. Just gotta say… what rape??? And since when did “0″ become a review??? I thought it was actually pretty good.”
Glad you enjoyed it! Other didn’t though and that’s ok.
Ahem… “NIK!” actually said that.
Welllpppp… gotta go.
*trumpet mute*
This is ridiculous. I’m taking Nik back so we can watch some freaking Mad Men, like we were supposed to do oh… 50 posts ago?!
You’re all ridiculous.
PS – Read Shed after Nik let me read some of the reviews on this site. Just gotta say… what rape??? And since when did “0” become a review??? I thought it was actually pretty good.
-J
It’s been fun, but I’m gonna jump ship to Netflix before this Greatest Hits Album becomes a Broken Record. I’ve got a date with Don Draper.
*trumpet blast*
“What “constantly repeated claims of how you’re treated here?”
You haven’t complained here before about a double standard or that we’re hypocritical? Cause it sure seems like you have. Fari enough I suppose – what do I “make up” about you?
The “treating Steve badly” here was in response to #12.
“However there are several obnoxious posters here that do say over the top stuff that you seem to neve rseem to have the moxie to stand up to. Odd that. ”
I’m standing up to two of ’em right now. *rimshot!*
GB-
What “constantly repeated claims of how you’re treated here “?
I know the things you tell other people here I say, but I don’t know what you mean about what I’ve written or said. You saying it isn’t the same as ME saying it since you make stuff up a lot.
However there are several obnoxious posters here that do say over the top stuff that you seem to neve rseem to have the moxie to stand up to. Odd that.
SW
I’m sorry, are you still talking or is there a parrot at your keyboard spitting back everything you just said?
Steve, what have I said over and over and have been shown to be wrong?
For you it’s easy; your constantly repeated claims of how you’re treated here are demonstrably incorrect and you’ve been shown that several times.
Back to you.
“From later in that same thread George posted:
GB: “I’m getting soft in my old age. Fifteen years ago this would’ve been delivered via a brick through a window.”
And I absolutely believe you in your interview when you say you hate me and that there wasn’t anything resembling hyperbole *at all.* Heh.
It’s a good thing I swing by here to liven stuff up.
This place can get dull with all that Tiki stuff and bad double entendre in the Caption threads.
SW
Well, at least he’s been moved to another awesome book. Looking forward to #4.
53: I love Marcos too, but he’s on Daredevil right now.
SW
From later in that same thread George posted:
GB: “I’m getting soft in my old age. Fifteen years ago this would’ve been delivered via a brick through a window.”
Who says you’re just a big bully. I mean the VERY idea!
SW
Wait, Steve! What about Marcos? Is he coming back to Spidey?
(Sorry to put a stop on the flame war, but I loves me some Marcos.)
GB, What have I said over and over and have been shown to be wrong?
For you it’s easy…your constantly repeated claims of what I think about this site are demonstrably incorrect and you’ve been shown that several times.
Now it’s your turn.
SW
“Even the head of Zeta house!” WOW!
You really take this fraternity of yours pretty seriously. I love it!
SW
PS: It’s been several years, but GB is probably right about the pages not being torn. I don’t recall, but I believe him. Still silly for a grown man (allegedly!).