S01E02: Ultimate Spider-Man — Rebuilding Your Heroes

Yan introduces Nat to one of the most celebrated mainstream superhero comics of all time: "Ultimate Spider-Man" by Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Bagley. Yan explains how the story redefined the character for a modern era… but will this legendary run be good enough for Nat?

00:00 - Preamble

02:15 - Unhinged Yant: Rebuilding A Hero

16:45 - Nat Reads Ultimate Spider-Man

18:10 - Discussion

31:20 - Yan’s Final Questions

In this episode, Nat reads Ultimate Spider-Man Issue #1 by Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Bagley.

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Comic Sans is an Andas Productions podcast hosted by Myle Yan Tay and Nathaniel Mah, produced by Roshan Singh Sambhi, and co-produced by Scott Lee Chua. Cover art by Isabel Fang. Marketing by Shevon Leck. Transcribed by Josephine Kim.

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