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To Know Her Is To Fear Her: The Spider-Woman Podcast

To Know Her Is To Fear Her: The Spider-Woman Podcast

Spider Babies, Seren & Rey

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Join hosts Rey & Seren as they showcase the OG Spider-Woman...Jessica Drew! A Monthly podcast tracking the current and past canon of the best Spider-Woman in the Marvel Universe!
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To Know Her Is To Fear Her: The Spider-Woman Podcast - Episode 34 - Blowing Up Yachts

Episode 34 - Blowing Up Yachts

To Know Her Is To Fear Her: The Spider-Woman Podcast

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12/07/22 • 55 min

EPISODE 34:

Seren and Rey are back for the last month of the year, to bring to you a very high octane issue from the pen of the two Brians -

SPIDER-WOMAN: ORIGIN VOL. 1 #4

Release DateMarch 15, 2006 Cover DateMay, 2006 Writer(s)

Brian Michael Bendis

Brian Reed

Penciler(s)

Jonathan Luna

Joshua Luna

Inker(s)

Jonathan Luna

Colorist(s)

Jonathan Luna

Letterer(s)

Cory Petit

Editor(s)

Tom Brevoort

Molly Lazer

Aubrey Sitterson

Andy Schmidt

SCORES:

Seren - 5/5, Rey - 4.5/5 Shark Eye Balls

Remember -

To Know Her Is To Fear Her!

Enjoy!

SYNOPSIS (courtesty of Rey):

After Nick Fury finally tracks down Jess and reveals that her parents are still alive, Jess demands answers.

Aboard the Hellicarrier, Jess learns of her father’s ongoing involvement with Hydra, but also her mother Miriam’s tragic events and eventual off-the-grid location.

Tracking her mother using her maiden name, Brumback, Jess is surprised to find her mother’s apartment occupied by Hydra agents, one of whom is Whiplash an assassin.

Fleeing the scene after a confrontation with Jess, Whiplash leaves Spier-Woman to discover her mother, Miriam murdered. Amidst her corpse, Jess discovers some documents, one labelled the Athena device.

SHIELD soon catch up with the events at Miriam’s apartment and again lose contact with Jess. They do, however, note the connection with the Athena device, and a name..Otto Vermis.

Aware that Vermis would be Jess’ next target, Fury instructs SHIELD to find Vermis immediately.

Out on the Mediterranean Sea, Vermis is aboard his boat, alongside a woman who is more than willing to entertain him. Vermis suddenly shocks her by accusing her of spying and brings out Whiplash to verify. The woman continues to plead ignorance until Whiplash winds up to strike her. It’s revealed it is Jess in disguise, and she leaps from the boat to the safety of the waters.

Believing Jess dead, Vermis, Whiplash and crew soon discover that Jess has more than escape planned when she flees in a speedboat, blowing up Vermis boat, along with all on board.

Later, on an oil rig, Jonathan Drew ponders the experiments and research he has undergone for Hydra when all of a sudden, there is Spider-Woman - Jessica Drew - ready to confront her father.

VENOM BLASTS (things to look out for in episode)!!

  • Rey's predictions for Jess in 2023
  • Seren's trauma from reading this Bendis-Reed issue!
  • Other Reed material Seren loves...

SHOW NOTES:

If you love the issues, tell Marvel at [email protected] !

WHERE TO HEAR US:

To Know Her Is To Fear Her: The Spider-Woman Podcast - Episode 36 - I'm Just Getting Started

Episode 36 - I'm Just Getting Started

To Know Her Is To Fear Her: The Spider-Woman Podcast

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01/26/23 • 81 min

EPISODE 36:

Seren and Rey see in the new year, with the finale of one of Jess' greatest series! Fresh from a festive break, the Spider-Babies cover all the news, views and musings that involve our favourite arachnidian hero! -

SPIDER-WOMAN: ORIGIN VOL. 1 #5

Release Date

April 19, 2006

Cover Date June, 2006 Writer(s)

Brian Michael Bendis

Brian Reed

Penciler(s)

Jonathan Luna

Joshua Luna

Inker(s)

Jonathan Luna

Colorist(s)

Jonathan Luna

Letterer(s)

Cory Petit

Editor(s)

Tom Brevoort

Molly Lazer

Aubrey Sitterson

Andy Schmidt

SCORES:

Seren - 4.5/5, Rey - 4/5 Athena Project Agents

Remember -

To Know Her Is To Fear Her!

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SYNOPSIS (courtesy of Rey):

Jessica confronts her father on board a Hydra base and overcome with emotion, Jessica is met with a purely scientific and analytical curiosity. Jonathan appears more amazed at the specimen of Jessica Drew, rather than the fact that his daughter is alive and well...and the emotion from the years that they hadn’t been in contact, appears to be alien to him.

It also is confirmed from Jonathan that Hydra had conditioned Jess’ brain to punish her whenever she defies Hydra, and to Jess’ disappointment, Jonathan admits that he is happy at Hydra.

Jessica soon realises the selfishness of her father, and storms out intent on annihilating the base.

As the base is destroyed at the hands of Spider-Woman, Madam Viper and a deformed (yet alive) General Wyndham call upon the survivors of the Athena Project - super soldiers created by Jonathan and based from the DNA of Jessica Drew.

Meanwhile, Viper attempts to get Jonathan to safety, however it seems that Jonathan finally has some change of heart, and in an act of defiance and surrender, Jonathan refuses to leave. Viper callously shoots him, claiming that two more of his kind can easily take his place.

Back on the main deck, Spider-Woman attacks all Athena Project soldiers, despite some of their protests, however iit proves to be merely a diversion, as the base then explodes into a massive fireball.

Spider-Woman survives and half conscious, she is taken in by one of the arriving SHIELD hellicarriers.

Days later, Nick Fury meets with Jessica and offers an open door at SHIELD, to which she is grateful for the gesture at least.

The west coast looks promising for her, and before she departs from Fury, Jessica offers her services as a private investigator, claiming she’s only just getting started.

VENOM BLASTS (things to look out for in episode)!!

  • Seren's latest Spider-Woman acquisition
  • Seren and Rey look for baby names
  • Rey butchering the story of Bendis, Spider-Woman and Jessica Jones!

SHOW NOTES:

If you love the issues, tell Marvel at [email protected] !

WHERE TO HEAR US:

To Know Her Is To Fear Her: The Spider-Woman Podcast - Episode 33 - Team Rocket, Chauncy & Trevor!

Episode 33 - Team Rocket, Chauncy & Trevor!

To Know Her Is To Fear Her: The Spider-Woman Podcast

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11/19/22 • 66 min

EPISODE 33:

Get ready for the milestone issue discussion that sees both Seren and Rey enter the realm of Jess' first solo series! A much anticipated and fun-filled chat recounting the official issue that set Jess on the course and into the hearts of many a Spider Baby!-

SPIDER-WOMAN VOL. 1 #1

Release Date

January 3, 1978

Cover Date April, 1978 Writer(s)

Marv Wolfman

Penciler(s)

Carmine Infantino

Inker(s)

Tony DeZuniga

Colorist(s)

Glynis Wein

Letterer(s)

Joe Rosen

Editor(s)

Marv Wolfman

Archie Goodwin

SCORES:

Seren - 4/5, Rey - 4/5 Hair Dye Bottles

Remember -

To Know Her Is To Fear Her!

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SYNOPSIS (courtesty of Wiki):

Spider-Woman is inside a grocery store after closing hours thinking of stealing food. She continues to contemplate what to do with her life and who she really is and decides not to steal. Sneaking out of the store, she is confronted by Jerry Hunt, who tries to stop her. However, Spider-Woman manages to escape, although Jerry manages to grab her mask and pull it off, and swears that he's seen her face before. Returning to the apartment that she lives in, all too aware of everyone's fear of her because they can sense she is more than human.[Continuity 1] Once Jessica Drew returns home she decides to retire for the evening.

As Jessica sleeps, she dreams of the brief time she spent with Modred the Mystic and how he used his magic to reveal the truth about her past.[Continuity 2] He revealed she wasn't one of the New Men as she was told by Hydra's Otto Vermis.[Continuity 3] In reality, she was a human being. She was Jessica Drew, the daughter of Jonathan and Miriam Drew. They worked with Herbert Wyndham on Wundagore Mountain. Jessica fell victim to radiation poisoning, and her father treated her. Her mother, however, would eventually die. Failing to find a cure for Jessica's condition, Jonathan would leave Wundagore, leaving Wyndham to try and find a cure for the girl's radiation poisoning. Infusing her with the DNA of a spider, he put her in suspended animation for years, slowing her aging process until she developed an immunity. Years later, long after Wyndham became the High Evolutionary, Jessica was cured of the radiation poisoning and when she was awoken it was discovered that she had fantastic powers she would later use as Spider-Woman. Jessica wakes up screaming, but eventually calms down. She thinks about how after she later became a brainwashed servant of Hydra under the command of Otto Vermis and vows never to let that happen to herself again.

The next day, Jessica tries to find a job, but during her search, she is spotted once more by Jerry Hunt, who once more tries to stop her. Running in an alley, Jessica changes into Spider-Woman and decides to fight back. Tossing a lamp post at Jerry, she realizes that he could be killed. Quickly she pushes Jerry to safety and flees the scene. Back home, she decides to do a better disguise job at disguising herself. To do so she alters her mask and dyes her hair black. Going out as Spider-Woman once more, she would later find Jerry and the authorities trying to stop some crooks who are armed with hi-tech lasers. She recognizes these men as Chauncy and Trevor. two men she encountered with the Thing and later Modred.[Continuity 5] Jerry is injured in the crossfire prompting Spider-Woman to swoop in and get him to safety. She then turns her attention to the two gunmen and discovers that she is immune to the unique radiation emitted from their weapons. She easily knocks out the two men with her venom blasts then goes to check on Jerry. As she is distracted, Chauncy recovers and manages to shoot her from behind. Quickly recovering from the blast, Spider-Woman whirls around and takes him down with another venom blast.

Unsure of what her part i...

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To Know Her Is To Fear Her: The Spider-Woman Podcast - Episode 30 - He's Such a Hard Taskmaster

Episode 30 - He's Such a Hard Taskmaster

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09/25/22 • 67 min

EPISODE 30:

Seren and Rey have a fun time chatting all about NY Comic con, upcoming solicitations and the lack of Jess in comics before they tackle the next instalment in their coverage of Jess's modern run -

SPIDER-WOMAN: ORIGIN VOL. 1 #2

Released January 18th 2006 / Cover Date March 2006

Writer(s)

Brian Michael Bendis

Brian Reed

Penciler(s)

Jonathan Luna

Joshua Luna

Inker(s)

Jonathan Luna

Colorist(s)

Jonathan Luna

Letterer(s)

Cory Petit

Editor(s)

Molly Lazer

Aubrey Sitterson

Andy Schmidt

Tom Brevoort

SCORES:

Seren - 4.5/5, Rey - 5/5

Remember -

To Know Her Is To Fear Her!

Enjoy!

SYNOPSIS (courtesty of Wiki):

Jessica wakes up in a recovery bed and discovers from General Wyndham that she has been in a coma for 11 years. Distraught at hearing her of her parents’ death, Wyndham assists Jessica by bringing psychic operative, Marvin Flumm, to probe Jess’ mind in the hope to discover what happened at Wundagore 11 years ago.

Jess sees strange things during the session..her nanny Bova, with a bovine head; a scary wolf attack and her parents, dead on the floor. Most strange of all is a vision of a colossal man, garbed in crimson and silver.

Jess commences her agent training with the notorious Taskmaster. She also gradually becomes acquainted with another Hydra agent, Jared and before long, they form an intimate relationship.

As months go by, Jess improves as a Hydra agent and eventually her turn comes to operate in the field when Jared and his team are reported captured in Latervia by SHIELD.

Jess infiltrates the base before bursting into a room with Nick Fury, Director of SHIELD...vowing to kill everyone for what they’ve done.

VENOM BLASTS (things to look out for in episode)!!

  • Tips and tricks when visiting a comic con!
  • Seren's thoughts on the X-Men!
  • Rey living through Seren...!

SHOW NOTES:

If you love the issues, tell Marvel at [email protected] !

WHERE TO HEAR US:

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To Know Her Is To Fear Her: The Spider-Woman Podcast - Episode 29 - Battle Atop Big Ben (Grimm) !

Episode 29 - Battle Atop Big Ben (Grimm) !

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09/13/22 • 73 min

EPISODE 29:

Seren and Rey return after a hiatus in August to re-tread their discussion on the next instalment of Jessica Drew's classic run.

Heaps of Spider-Woman news as well as a chat on Critical Role rounds out our episode for you fair, Spider Baby! Hope you enjoy!

Marvel Two-In-One Vol. 1 #29 - ‘Two Against Hydra’

Marvel Two-In-One Vol. 1 #30 - ‘Battle Atop Big Ben!’

Released April-May 3rd 1977 / Cover Date July - August 1977

Writer(s)

Marv Wolfman

Penciler(s)

Ron Wilson (#29), John Buscema (#30)

Inker(s)

Sam Grainger (#29), Pablo Marcos (#30)

Colorist(s)

Janice Cohen

Letterer(s)

John Costanza (#29), Irving Watanabe (#30)

Editor(s)

Marv Wolfman

SCORES:

Seren - 3/5, Rey - 3/5

Remember -

To Know Her Is To Fear Her!

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SYNOPSIS (courtesty of Wiki):

Arriving in England to deliver the Deathlok cyborg to Dr. Kort, the Thing, and Alicia spend a bit of time sightseeing before going to their appointed destination. Arriving there, they find that the entire mansion has been overturned; unaware that Dr. Kort had been kidnapped by Hydra who intends to have the doctor revive their agent, Spider-Woman.

When Alicia finds blood at the scene of the kidnapping, her screams bring Shang-Chi, who mistakes the Thing for an attacker. After a brief battle, they realize the reality of the situation and Shang-Chi agrees to help the Thing find Dr. Kort. Tracking him down to a hidden Hydra base, Thing and Shang-Chi fight off the Hydra hordes and save Dr. Kort. However, in spite of their victory, Hydra has obtained the serum they need to revive Spider-Woman.

Ben and Alicia are still in London enjoying the sights when Ben hears an explosion. Investigating, he finds two crooks who are blasting open the secret locations of map plates which would lead to a long lost treasure. As the Thing tries to round them up, he is attacked by the newly revived Spider-Woman, who is once more loyal to Hydra. She has come to terminate Ben, however, at the last moment, she chokes and is later forced to flee. Returning to Hydra headquarters she angers her superiors but promises to kill Ben Grimm next time.

Later, while sight-seeing, Ben and Alicia are once more attacked by Spider-Woman, who kidnaps Alicia and flies off. Ben chases after her but runs amok of the same crooks trying to uncover yet another piece of their treasure map. Ben fights through them and picks up his trail on Spider-Woman, which takes him to Big Ben, where the two battle it out. Although Ben has superior strength, he's no match for Spider-Woman's speed and venom blasts. However before a victor can be made, the two crooks -- also at Big Ben to find another part of the map, capitalize on the battle to try and eliminate Ben, and so they detonate a bomb which knocks both Thing and Spider-Woman into the Thames River.

VENOM BLASTS (things to look out for in episode)!!

  • Seren's love for Critical Role
  • Rey's theory about Jess' head cowl
  • Thoughts on the upcoming Madam Web!
  • A mini competition for all Spider Babies!

SHOW NOTES:

If you love the issues, tell Marvel at [email protected] !

WHERE TO HEAR US:

To Know Her Is To Fear Her: The Spider-Woman Podcast - Episode 28 - Spiders Have No Family

Episode 28 - Spiders Have No Family

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07/19/22 • 64 min

EPISODE 28:

Seren and Rey tackle the modern retelling of Jess' origins, as a way to contrast and compare with the previous episode. Bendis and Reed helm the 2006 project which sees a revamp of Jess' origin as well as paying homage to the original source material -

SPIDER-WOMAN: ORIGIN VOL. 1 #1

Released December 21st 2005 / Cover Date February 2006

Writer(s)

Brian Michael Bendis

Brian Reed

Penciler(s)

Jonathan Luna

Joshua Luna

Inker(s)

Jonathan Luna

Colorist(s)

Jonathan Luna

Letterer(s)

Cory Petit

Editor(s)

Molly Lazer

Aubrey Sitterson

Andy Schmidt

Tom Brevoort

SCORES:

Seren - 4.5/5, Rey - 5/5

Remember -

To Know Her Is To Fear Her!

Enjoy!

SYNOPSIS (courtesty of Wiki):

VENOM BLASTS (things to look out for in episode)!!

  • Our special little announcement to kick off the show!
  • Seren pays someone their long awaited due;
  • Rey forgets about the pheromones

SHOW NOTES:

If you love the issues, tell Marvel at [email protected] !

WHERE TO HEAR US:

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CHECK OUT THESE OTHER SHOWS WE CO-HOST!

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To Know Her Is To Fear Her: The Spider-Woman Podcast - Episode 26 - Love & Wunder(gore)

Episode 26 - Love & Wunder(gore)

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06/28/22 • 66 min

EPISODE 26:

Seren and Rey reconvene to TRY and review a comic blatantly chosen as something tied to the upcoming LOVE & THUNDER Thor movie (out early July!)

AVENGERS ASSEMBLE VOL. 2 #10

Released December 2012

Writer(s)

Kelly Sue DeConnick

Penciler(s)

Stefano Caselli

Inker(s)

Stefano Caselli

Colorist(s)

Rain Beredo

Letterer(s)

VC's Clayton Cowles

Editor(s)

Tom Brevoort

Lauren Sankovitch

Jake Thomas

Cover Art: Greg Land, Frank D'Armata and Gabrielle Dell'otto

Variant by Gabriel Dell’Otto

What eventuates is a short discussion on Jess' involvement in the issue and her interaction with Thor (and Hulk) before the two hosts end up just shooting thebreeze and having fun chatting about what we love - Jessica Drew!

Remember -

To Know Her Is To Fear Her!

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SYNOPSIS (courtesty of Wiki):

Iron Man's analysis reveals that the creatures burst from the bodies of the researchers after using them as incubators, and that the parasitic bacteria they grew from was in the water supply. The information comes too late to stop Banner from drinking some of the water and contracting the bacteria himself. Realizing that his body will become an uncontrollable Hulk to fight the infection, they move him to a safe room aboard the helicarrier and prepare for the dangerous proposition of trying to inject the Hulk with antibiotics.

Meanwhile, Captains Marvel and America trace Sergei Sorokin to an unauthorized plane takeoff over Australia and intercept in a Quinjet. The aircraft is commanded by Yun Guang Han, a ruthless terrorist who abducted Sorokin before poisoning the other researchers' water supply to use them as guinea pigs for the bacteria's effects. Han drops several mindless, ghoul-like henchmen directly onto the Quinjet to attack it, forcing Carol to land while Steve boards Han's plane. Captain America comes face-to-face with Han, who threatens to immediately release the infection on the countryside below if he doesn't back down. With no other choice for the time being, the Avengers let the bad guys escape.

VENOM BLASTS (things to look out for in episode)!!

  • Seren's connection to Avengers Assemble #10
  • Seren's luck with competitions
  • How much prizemoney Rey would accept
  • What we plan up ahead!

SHOW NOTES:

If you love the issues, tell Marvel at [email protected] !

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To Know Her Is To Fear Her: The Spider-Woman Podcast - Episode 27 - Mighty Marvel's Newest Sensation!

Episode 27 - Mighty Marvel's Newest Sensation!

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07/07/22 • 61 min

EPISODE 27:

Seren and Rey return for the start of their Spider-Woman discussion from GROUND ZERO, where it all began -

MARVEL SPOTLIGHT VOL. 1 #32

Released November 9th 1976

Writer(s)Archie Goodwin Penciler(s)Sal Buscema Inker(s)Jim Mooney Colorist(s)Janice Cohen Letterer(s)Irving Watanabe Editor(s)Archie Goodwin

This heralds the start of our look back at the classic issues of Jess...now one of TWO episodes to drop per month! Our other episode later in the month will tackle Spider-Woman in other media, or in comics of the modern age...

It's a fun trip down a bygone time, and both Spider-Babies recommend any serious Spider-Woman fan to go check it out!

Seren - 4.5/5, Rey - 4.5/5

Remember -

To Know Her Is To Fear Her!

Enjoy!

SYNOPSIS (courtesty of Wiki):

With Nick Fury stationed at a S.H.I.E.L.D. base on the Riviera, Hydra (led by Otto Vermis) sends a squad to attack, with their newest super-agent, their "spider-woman" whom they have code-named Arachne. Sent to assassinate Fury, Arachne thinks back to the events that led her to become a member of Hydra: how she was a girl in a small European village and was considered a witch because of her fantastic powers. However, she was found and taken in by Otto Vermis and made a member of Hydra. There she and fellow Hydra agent Jared became lovers. However, Jared would soon be captured by S.H.I.E.L.D., and Vermis would send Arachne to assassinate Fury in revenge.

When Arachne accidentally kills Jared trying to get at him, Fury realizes that Arachne is unaware that Hydra is a terrorist organization and shows her video footage of Jared threatening innocent lives. Convinced that Hydra has played her for a fool, the angry Arachne goes back to get revenge against Vermis and his Hydra unit. Confronted before he can escape, Vermis reveals the truth about her origins: that she is really one of the High Evolutionary's New Men, a highly evolved spider, who did not fit in with her fellow New Men and fled to a nearby town where she was recruited by Hydra.

Vermis breaks free from Arachne and tries to make his escape in a Hydra shuttle. Arachne follows his ship, damaging it enough to make it crash and killing Vermis. As S.H.I.E.L.D. secures the Hydra base, Arachne flees and wanders off into the wildness to wonder what she will do with herself now.

VENOM BLASTS (things to look out for in episode)!!

  • Seren's take on the 'Madam Web' casting and tin foil hat on what it'll be about!
  • Rey forgets what's on Jess' forehead!
  • Jess' 2nd-6th appearance in comics...

SHOW NOTES:

If you love the issues, tell Marvel at [email protected] !

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To Know Her Is To Fear Her: The Spider-Woman Podcast - Episode 24 - Jess & Lindsay in Madripoor: When the Prince Loves you...

Episode 24 - Jess & Lindsay in Madripoor: When the Prince Loves you...

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05/24/22 • 74 min

EPISODE 24:

Seren and Rey return to dive into their first official episode POST - Volume 7!

Picking up on a thread alluded to in Karla Pacheco's run, both Seren and Rey look at Jess and Lindsay in Madripoor...in a 30+ year old run!

WOLVERINE #4-8 by Chris Claremont & John Buscema

Added to this, the duo chat about the latest Spider-Woman news out there as well as a good ol' fashioned catch up...month long chats are too far and few between!

VENOM BLASTS (things to look out for in episode)!!

  • Seren's thoughts on Spider-Woman for Into the Spiderverse 2;
  • Rey's thoughts on changing power sets for on-screen adaptations;
  • Julia Carpenter love...
  • Lindsay as GOAT under Claremont's pen
  • Special voicemail feedback from Spider-Patron!

THIS EPISODE'S DISCUSSION -

Wolverine Vol. 2 #4-8 -

Bloodsport

Hunter’s Moon

Roughouse!

Mr. Fixit Comes to Town

If it Ain't Broke -

Released February - June 1989

Writer: Chris Claremont

Penciller: John Buscema

Inker: Al Williamson

Letterer: Janice Chiang

Colorist: Glynnis Oliver

Editor: Bob Harras

SYNOPSIS (Courtesy of Rey):

With an arm wrestle between General Coy and Tyger, for supremacy of Madripoor’s seedy underbelly, Jessica Drew and Lindsay McCabe are drawn into a gang war alongside local drifter Patch aka Wolverine.

After the events of the Muramasa Blade possessing both Jess and Patch, the trio find themselves protecting Tyger from the ruthless actions of General Coy and his appointed assassins.... Bloodsport, the mutant vampire, and Roughouse a towering bruiser.

With a little help from General Coy’s daughter (the Ex- New Mutant Karma), and a host of locals like O’Donnell and pilot Archie Corrigan, the vicious crime lord and his drug empire are slowly destroyed.

Joe Fixit, aka the Gray Hulk also finds himself in Madripoor, indirectly engaged under the General, but soon cuts ties with him after finding out what truly goes on in Madripoor. With a little help from Patch, Mr. Fixit assists in the demolition of one of the drug factories, essentially crippling the General’s hold over crime in Madripoor.

Remember -

To Know Her Is To Fear Her!

Enjoy!

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To Know Her Is To Fear Her: The Spider-Woman Podcast - Episode 31 - Along Came A 'Licia...

Episode 31 - Along Came A 'Licia...

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10/15/22 • 73 min

EPISODE 31:

Seren and Rey are back for more classic GOODNESS, and this time we tackle them not once, twice...but THRICE! -

Marvel Two-In-One Vol. 1 #31 - ‘My Sweetheart...My Killer’

Marvel Two-In-One Vol. 1 #32 - ‘And Only the Invisible Girl Can Save Us Now’

Marvel Two-In-One Vol. 1 #33 - ‘From Stonehenge, With Death!’

Released May 31st - August 3rd 1977 / Cover Date September - November 1977

Writer(s)

Marv Wolfman

Penciler(s)

Ron Wilson

Inker(s)

Sam Grainger

Colorist(s)

Janice Cohen

Letterer(s)

Irving Watanabe

Editor(s)

Marv Wolfman

SCORES:

Seren - 4.5/5, Rey - 4/5

Remember -

To Know Her Is To Fear Her!

Enjoy!

SYNOPSIS (courtesty of Wiki):

Knocked into the Thames River by a bomb blast, the Thing saves Spider-Woman and brings her to shore. Indebted to him, she tells him of her forced servitude in Hydra and agrees to help him rescue Alicia.

While the two criminals continue to search for their lost treasure -- which turns out to be stolen from British Treasury during World War II -- They have almost completed collecting the plates needed to assemble a map pointing out the location of the treasure.

Meanwhile, Hyrda exposes Alicia to the serum they synthesized based on Spider-Woman and mutates her into a woman-spider creature, restoring her sight technologically. Ordering her to destroy the Thing and Spider-Woman, Alicia attacks them and their battle takes them across the city of London, finally ending in a department store where the Alicia-creature catches Ben in a spider-web.

As Ben and Spider-Woman continue to battle the spider-mutated Alicia Masters, the two criminals searching for the long lost stolen treasure of World War II. They find the treasure they sought, however, when they open the treasure chest, they find themselves sucked into it by mystical forces.

As the battle between Ben, Spider-Woman, and Alicia rages on, Ben smashes the control module on her forehead. Losing their ability to control Alicia thanks to the destruction of this device, the Hydra agent in charge of this mission is ordered killed by the Supreme Hydra for his failure.

Alicia has the two heroes on the ropes until the Invisible Girl arrives. Using her invisible force fields, Sue manages to cut off Alicia's oxygen supply until she passes out. While Dr. Kort tries to restore Alicia back to normal, Thing wanders around London brooding. To make Ben feel worse, the people of London who originally treated him with celebrity when he first arrived are now treating him as a monster following the battle. Sue tracks down Ben and tells her that Alicia is calling out to him, and so they return to Kort's lab just as Alicia is being transformed back to normal.normal.

Taking a trip to Stonehenge, Alicia and the Thing are secretly followed by Spider-Woman. Meanwhile, the chest uncovered by thieves looking for lost World War II treasure unleash a mystical force. Arriving at Stonehenge, Thing and Alicia are confronted by four elemental demons: Fire, Aero, Hydro, and Mud. Their appearance forces Spider-Woman to reveal herself and defend Ben and Alicia.

The trio is all transported below Stonehenge where they find that all the tourists have been transported to and are being kept as prisoners. The elementals explain that they were summoned to capture Mordred the mystic for Merlin, who has recently been revived in modern times. They have vowed to capture Mordred even if it means the destruction of the Earth. As the elementals are explaining their mission, Ben and Spider-Woman attack them but prove unable to make any lasting damage against them.

When all seems lost, Mordred arrives to answer the elementals challenge. While Mordred and Spider-Woman battle the elementals, Ben goes looking for Alicia. Mordred transports himself, the elementals, and Spider-Woman back to the surface where Mordred uses his magic to convince the elementals to fight each other. Each opposing element pitted against each other and being destroyed. After the battle, Mordred transports everyone back to the surface and erases the tourist's memories of the experience. Afterward, Ben and Alicia depart leaving Mordred to take Spider-Woman under his arm and take her on as an apprentice.

VENOM BLASTS (things to look out for in episode)!!

  • The demise of one of Seren's cherished possessions
  • Seren's beverage of choice at the moment...
  • What will Rey bake...?
  • The Tin Foil Hat Theory to end all Tin Foil Hats...

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