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For the first time in the cinematic history of Spider-Man, our friendly neighbourhood hero is unmasked and no longer able to separate his normal life from the high-stakes of being a Super Hero. When he asks for help from Doctor Strange the stakes become even more dangerous, forcing him to discover what it truly means to be Spider-Man EXCLUSIVELY IN CINEMAS FROM BOXING DAY, 2021 #SpiderManNoWayHome

This is it! The moment we’ve all been waiting for. Strap yourselves in, because like Infinity War, we’re going long! Topics discussed include: Comic Book Event films, 10 years of universe story building paying off?, Christof’s bladder humblebrag, Starlord’s kind of a dick, Dr Strange is finally allowed to do Magic, Infinity War MVP's, and Can I have your arm? As always it would make our day if you could take a couple of minutes to rate and reviews us on iTunes or drop us some feedback below! Really keen to have your input in the show. Enjoy!                                       Get it from Whooshkaa  here                                             Get it from Itunes  here If you want to engage with Billy and Christof more you can do so at...

This week it’s what nobody asked for but what turned out to actually be pretty good: Spider-Man Homecoming!  Speaking of things nobody asked for, this week we are joined by Ben, George, and Connor from The Podcast Strikes Back! Seriously though, this episode was a boatload of fun. Topics discussed include: Spider-Man Film Rankings, Too many Easter Eggs, Captain America’s community announcements, and the movie Game Night for some reason... As always it would make our day if you could take a couple of minutes to rate and reviews us on iTunes or drop us some feedback below! Really keen to have your input in the show. Enjoy!                                       Get it from Whooshkaa  here                                             Get it from Itunes...

This week Billy is firmly on team Cap and Christof is firmly on team I-want-my-two-and-a-half-hours-back-oh-god-why-did-I -agree-to-this.... That's right, it's time to watch Captain America: Civil War! Topics Include: Vision's weird 'casual' attire, Tony's nonsensical actions, Black Panther lite and why is the Hobbit in this one? As always it would make our day if you could take a couple of minutes to rate and reviews us on iTunes or drop us some feedback below! Really keen to have your input in the show. Enjoy!                                       Get it from Whooshkaa  here                                             Get it from Itunes  here If you want to engage with Billy and Christof more you can do so at the followi...

Welcome to Episode Zero of TO INFINITY WAR AND BEYOND the podcast where one super fan (Billy) and one grumpy man child (Christof) watch one Marvel studios movie a week in the lead up to the blockbuster-super-hero-punching-orgy that will be Avengers: Infinity War. In this very special bonus episode we take a quick look at the Infinity War trailer before we kick things off proper with Episode One on Thursday, January 4th 2018. Topics covered include: Casual Dad Thanos, Captain Ameri-beard and Spidey's new threads. As always it would make our day if you could take a couple of minutes to rate and reviews us on iTunes or drop us some feedback below! Really keen to have your input in the show. Enjoy!                                       Get it from Whooshkaa  here                            ...

Episode 3!  Stu and I are this week discussing the next film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Captain America: Civil War.  This film is the first of Phase 3 of Marvel's Cinematic Universe and it's set the stage for some exciting plans going forward. It's fair to say we couldn't really discuss this film without talking candidly about everything in it, so a SPOILER WARNING before you listen. As always it would make our day if you could take a couple of minutes to rate and reviews us on iTunes or drop us some feedback below! Really keen to have your input in the show. Enjoy! -Billy                                       Get it from Podomatic  here                                             Get it from Itunes  here

For quite a while there it was difficult to find a good quality video game based on a comic book, not to mention a film. So it comes as no surprise that The Amazing Spider-Man 2, a game based on a film which is based on a comic book, is rather lacklustre. Sure, swinging around the city is fun but it's been done, and done rather well, for many a Spider game. Luckily for me, and for this game, I'm a Spidey fan. Spidey has been my absolute favourite since I was a wee chap. Whether it was his wise-cracking nature or everyman demeanour, there was just something that drew me to ol' webhead. So unless this game had absolutely no redeeming qualities, there's a good chance that I'd enjoy it. Swinging around the city is fun, and is probably one of the best things about the game but even that has its issues. The camera has a tendency to bug out (pun intended), particularly when you transfer from web-slinging to wall-climbing. There's nothing particularly new abo...

Do you live in or around Sydney? Are you available the evening of Monday July 2nd 2012? Are you a big ol' web-head? If you answered yes to all of the above, this is the super powered prize of 2012! Have I got your Spider senses tingling yet? Geek Of Oz and Sony Pictures Australia are giving you the chance to attend an EXCLUSIVE preview screening of The Amazing Spider-Man! This opportunity is ONLY available in Sydney and ONLY on the evening of Monday July 2nd. So if you fit the bill, check out the entry details after the jump!

No this isn't some crappy gag or bootlegged clip. What we have here is a fantastic piece of worldwide viral advertising the likes of which we have never seen. Scour YouTube and you'll find similar clips from Japan, Mexico and Russia but arguably none more iconic than that of our fair Sydney Opera House. The Amazing Spider-Man is set for an Australian release on the 4th of July 2012 and stars Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker/Spider-Man, Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy, Rhys Ifans as Dr Connors/The Lizard and Martin Sheen as Uncle Ben. Being directed by Marc Webb (500 Days of Summer), I can only hope that he exhibits an equally deft touch in the realm of my favourite comic character, our friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man. Check out the clip after the jump!

ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #1 Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Penciled by SARA PICHELLI Cover by KAARE ANDREWS (Cover will be POLYBAGGED) Variant Cover by SARA PICHELLI I was a massive fan of the original Ultimate Spider-Man run which lasted for 133 issues and nearly 10 years. Following its "cancellation" and rebirth I decided not to get it, partially for monetary reasons but also out of some stupid brand of protest which is almost exclusive to we geeks "I love it so much that I refuse to get it because of changes made". I'm sure we've all done this at one point or another. In fact, I'm quite sure that there are many of us out there doing the exact same thing in retaliation to the DC relaunch and Lucas' latest changes to Star Wars. But, I digress...

In big news from the House of Ideas, Mark Bagley is confirmed to return in March to Brian M. Bendis' Ultimate Comics Spiderman. Bendis and Bagley were the original creators of USM and currently hold the record for the longest run for one creative team. These were the glory days for USM, a time that I'd be happy to revisit. In equally exciting news, Mr Bendis revealed via Twitter that fan-favourite artist Chris Samness will be on art duties for Ultimate Comics Spiderman #155.

The good folks at the House of Ideas have provided us with a preview of Carnage #2, due for release on the 29th of December. Written by Zeb Wells and with slick art by Clayton Crain issue #1 really left me craving #2. But be forewarned, if you haven't kept up to date since Maximum Carnage you'll have some catching up to do.

Marvel are introducing a new initiative in an attempt to increase readership without having to reboot all of their most popular and established series. I personally welcome this move! The "point one" initiative will contain a number of ongoing series sitted with the ".1" suffix to indicate that the issue will be a suitable jumping on point for new readers.

Read on, good people, for part 2 of my recollection from my most recent trip to Japan. In Part 1 my lovely wife and I arrived at Kansai Airport before making our way to our hotel in Osaka. 

The good folks at Marvel have supplied us with a preview of the upcoming Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #15 written by superstar writer Brian Michael Bendis with art by Ultimate Comics débutante Sara Pichelli. I have the entire run of Ultimate Comics but jumped off at the time of the relaunch. Needless to say,  I'm kicking myself now...

The good folks from the house of ideas have supplied us with a first look at  Carnage #1 , from the explosive creative team of Zeb Wells and Clayton Crain. Carnage has returned and he is more powerful and ticked off than ever. But this time it's not just the web-head in his sights, enter the Iron Man!

Marvel Adventures Super Heroes #7 on sale 27 October The superstars just keep coming here at The Geek Of Oz! This time I had the opportunity to speak with one of my favourite writers out there at the moment, Mr Paul Tobin. The scribe of the current Marvel Adventures Super Heroes and Spider-Man books and upcoming relaunch of Spider-Girl.