Update

I am truly sorry, I've been horribly behind, and I owe up an Amazing Reads, and a Superior Reads, and work has begun on those as this post is put up. Because of Family events, the editor, and holder of all the equipment has been out of touch with the rest of the crew, so no new episodes, and the special is on hold until things calm down. I apologize for this and our regular listeners.

Good news, Final Rotworld is out today, and A Rot special will be up, hopefully by the end of the week.

Amazing Ends: Avenging Spider-Man 15.1

So you're asking yourself, why is there another entry in Amazing Ends? Didn't the ending come in issue 700? Well you're in luck folks, see, when I planned this a while ago I 699.1 and this issue weren't out yet. And since they both seemed to be apart of the story, well it seemed like a good idea to include them. Now while I've made it clear that 699.1 wasn't a bad story, it had no place where it was. and that's just that.

Now Avenging here can go find a hot iron rod with razor wire wrapped around it to shove up it's backside. Oh, Spoilers from this point on.

Amazing Ends: Amazing Spider-Man 700

Amazing Spider-Man #700. The end of an Era. Or an end to another era. Spidey has a lot of end of an eras. Just look at One More Day. (I refuse to drop that). But here we are looking at the end of this era, where Superior Spider-Man replaces the Friendly neighborhood. And It should be stated that there will be spoilers. If you haven't read this issue, don't go past the break, or cover right below here. And why are we doing #700 before Avenging 15.1, because 15.1 comes after this, and I'll talk about my problems with that issue later.

This has been the hardest Reads I've had at to do. Mostly because it is so recent and I don't want to spoil so much, another because well, I want people to read the story. So when it comes into it, I'm not going to be talking a whole lot about every bit of the story, and trying to cover the basics. Also it's long, and I don't want to bore any of you...that much.

Also Names sucked. Calling Pete Otto, or Otto Pete. Or Doc Ock Spidey...it hurt.

Amazing Ends: Amazing Spider-Man 699.1

Amazing Spider-Man 699.1. And if you've read this you will no doubt be wondering why this is apart of the entire Amazing Ends. Well, one, because it's 699.1, so it's in between 699 and 700. And two, I set this up a few months ago, and I kind of have to do this now. So we're going to do this a little differently than the rest of my week. While we have my jokes and panels, this is going to be briefer, and well discussing the story as a whole instead of beat for beat.

Amazing Ends: Amazing Spider-Man 699

Welcome to Amazing Ends! Today it's Amazing Spider-Man 699, and the dark time is coming. I shan't have you wait any longer, let us dive in and have a look at what happens.

Update: Apologies for the late posting today. This was scheduled to go out, but apparently it didn't.

Amazing Ends: Amazing Spider-Man 698

So, the time has come, again. Amazing Spider-Man is closing it's doors and allowing a new adjective to take it's place, next week. So to celebrate that, we're doing a special. Amazing Ends. We explore the end of Spider-Man, or the Amazing one, since we both know, he like Wolverine, will never die. But how does this end come about, well we'll be looking at Amazing Spider-Man 698-700 (including 699.1 and Avenging 15.1) for a week. So how about we look and enjoy Amazing 698.

I'll inspire fan theories for months. No one will know the truth.

Amazing Reads: Amazing Spider-Man 678

Welcome, to the future! That's right gentle folks, in special consideration of the upcoming end of Amazing Spider-Man I'm upping the time table this week with day of the future passed. Yes I made an X-Men joke, I don't care. Early this year was a one off (two issues) little story of Peter seeing the future destruction of New York, and thus spending the day trying to stop it, not knowing how. It's a fun short story.

I also chose it so the "Welcome, to the future" opening had context outside of a bad joke.

 

How did they get out this paper...how...

Amazing Reads: Amazing Spider-Man #11

We've passed the big #10 and now we have 11, the return of Doc Ock! Do we know his name yet? Has he been called Otto Octavius? Do any of you care? We also get pay off to that little side story of Betty Brant which has been boiling over for a few months.

Okay...I get it, Doc Ock is bad ass. Can we move on?

Marvel-ous Reviews

Since we are on break for Thanksgiving, we here at Panel by Panel (Just me mostly) will be doing something a little special. Welcome to Marvel-ous Reviews.

Marvel gets very little love on our podcast. We admit that. Most of this comes from that: Dan is an avid Batman fan, James got into comics with the new 52, and Garrett is...well Garrett is just Garrett. So for our Thanksgiving away, let's look at a few of the Marvel Books that came out on 11/21/2012. These are quick reviews, lacking any spoilers, and a quick rating for each.

Amazing Reads: Amazing Spider-Man #10

And so we reach double digits with the Amazing Spider-Man, even though this will mark his twelfth proper appearance in comics by this point. (If my math is correct. It may not be.) So which landmark awesome villain awaits us for this landmark 10th issue. ...The what nows? Enforcers? Now wait a second, and let me look up these villains in the handy dandy Spider-Man Encyclopedia...

They get a full page. A bunch of thugs, who for some reason, end up working for Kingpin, surprise surprise. You know, now I'm just waiting for the Green Goblin to show up. Four issues? YAY! So lets swing into Amazing Spider-Man #10.

Hm...J. Jonah hates Spider-Man...but why!

Amazing Reads: Amazing Spider-Man #9

Here we are, one away from the big milestone of #10. And what do we have for this much belated Amazing Reads. Electro? Ohhh I like. I always had a weird relationship with Electro. Growing up I always thought he was a B-lister. I mean no Doc Ock, or Goblin, and certainly not Venom or Carnage. (What I grew up in the 90s!) But I've come to appreciate this villain. That and he got his own staring role as a villain in a video game. Also, a member of the classic Sinister Six. Speaking of which, Doc Ock, Sandman, Vulture. Hey, we're over half way there! Sweet!

The Defeat of Spider-Man! Like in Issues 3, 4, and 7!

Amazing Reads: Amazing Spider-Man #8

Aw, welcome to Amazing Spider-Man #8. Pointlessness of pointlessness. Pete's plans of world domination come to fruition as he and Flash get in a boxing match. Also, a robot menace.

Also a back up starring Johnny Storm. Need I explain more?

Why do we need a tribute to teenagers?

Amazing Reads: Avenging Spider-Man #11

I'd like to apologize for the delay in adding anything for the past few days. I've been very busy with school, and a new addition to the site. But that being said, lets look into the final book of Spidey's anniversary. Avenging Spider-Man #11

Not gonna be many jokes folks.

Amazing Reads: 3 for .2

ell, we're approaching the end of Spider-Man's 50th anniversary. One final book past these three I'd like to talk about, but why wait? Let's dive into these three.

Amazing Reads: Amazing Spider-Man #7

Well, here we are, and our first return appearance of a villain. Of course it isn't the menacing Doc Ock, or well, I'd say Lizard, but a bit much, since it was the last issue. Come to think of it, we really haven't had that many impressive villains thus far. Chameleon was dull, Sandman was crappy. Oh, and Tinkerer was an alien, but not really, but that isn't revealed for a 100 or so comics, so let's just go with the alien. For those who want to imagine that line would sound when spoken, just say it out loud without pausing for breath. 

Back to point. Amazing Spider-Man #7. The Vulture returns. Yay...

The most dangerous foe of all. An 80 year old man!

Amazing Reads: The Amazing Spider-Man #692

Let us friends travel in time, from 1963, to late 2012. Spider-Man has grown in these many years. He starts acting responsible. (Sometimes). He stops hitting on three women at once. (Sometimes) And he has a real job. (Sometimes.)

The only thing to not change, is his incredibly old, why isn't she dead yet, Aunt. It has been fifty years since the release of Amazing Fantasy #15, and Spider-Man gets his 50th anniversary issue, a grand total of six dollars down the tube on this one, at least it's double sized, I think. I didn't bother counting the pages.

Pretty.

Amazing Reads: Amazing Spider-Man #6

Welcome! This episode...can I call these this? Whatever. This Episode, we look at the first appearance of the Lizard! Villainous star of The Amazing Spider-Man. Making only the Green Goblin the only villain not to appear into the comics that we have seen in the films. (In this series, of course he has appeared in the comics). Well, him and Venom (That wasn't Venom!) and Harry Osborne as the Green Goblin, but...that doesn't matter. That was Spider-Man 3, that movie doesn't exist.

Right. Onto Amazing Spider-Man #6.

Hey, I say this movie!

Amazing Reads: Amazing Spider-Man #5

And so we come to this. Our Fifth Amazing Spider-Man. This time we get the villainous Dr. Doom. Because, well, neither Stan Lee nor Ditko felt like pulling another animal out of their sack to create a new villain this month. So what happens when the Spider-Man faces off against the metal masked freak? Well, stay tuned, and we shall see.

Why did it have to happen? Come on text box...why?

Amazing Reads: Amazing Spider-Man #4

And now, we dive into Amazing Spider-Man #44. With no Johnny in sight, we just get Sandman, annoying Jocks, Peter being...Well Peter. Also, threats of suing and J.J. with no pants. Not sure how all that is connected. So, let us move on.

Nothing, except a bad sequel!

Amazing Reads: Amazing Spider-Man #3

Welcome to Amazing Reads. This time we look at Amazing Spider-Man #3. We finally get a really good issue. This is the first issue with one story. And it's our first story with Doc Ock. Let us dive into our first real villain!. Oh, and Human Torch is here somewhere.

I love me some Doc Ock.