J.M. DeMatteis Speaks

Ever hear of a Spidey story called Kraven's Last Hunt? I'm sure you have. It's only reguarded as one of the greatest Spider-Man stories of all-time, written by one of my favorite Spidey scribes, J.M. DeMatteis.

The Spider-Man Crawl Space did a two-part podcast with Mr. DeMatteis as their guest. He talks about Kraven's Last Hunt, the Clone Saga, the death of aunt May, and the death of Harry Osborn among other things. He seems like are really down to Earth guy and it was great to hear what he thinks about Spidey and his past work on the character. Give it a listen if you're a fan.

Part 1

Part 2

Comments

Tommy said…

Awesome! I'm definitely checking this out.

September 5, 2008 at 7:19 AM

Tommy said…

It's nice to know a Ben Reilly series was one of J.M.'s ideas, and it would be awesome if it got to be made, which is probably why it won't happen. :(

September 7, 2008 at 6:41 AM

Reggie White Jr. said…

I need to pick up The Lost Years myself. Hear it was good.

September 7, 2008 at 4:55 PM

Anonymous said…

Hey Sano from SRK. Thanks for that interview, pretty cool! He's pro marriage hell yeah! I agree with him. It's just something about Peter and MJ that makes you believe in their union.

September 11, 2008 at 11:17 PM

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