MOVIE SPECIAL: Across the Spider-Verse

Episode 53 - Across the Spider-Verse Movie Review

This week we get a chance to visit about quite possibly the most fantastic comic book movie ever created – the still-in-theaters Across the Spider-Verse.

This Week In Comics

Marvel 2023 San Diego Comic-Con Panels and Schedule Revealed 

• https://comicbook.com/comics/news/marvel-san-diego-comic-con-2023-panels-schedule/

New on Marvel Unlimited this Week

• https://www.marvel.com/comics/calendar/week/2023-06-18
• #1s this week: Planet of the Apes #1
• Other characters with new books this week include: Cosmic Ghost Rider, Rogue & Gambit, I am Iron Man and Spider-Gwen Shadow Clones.

Recommendation: Parker Girls.  Terry Moore, Abstract Studios.

• https://abstractstudiocomics.com/2022/04/20/announcing-the-new-series-parker-girls/https://bit.ly/2021ComicsGNs

*Spoiler Warning*

Film Facts

Tagline: None
Released: June 2, 2023
Runtime: 140 minutes
Box Office: Worldwide: $619,674,077 / domestic: $351,963,302 (so far)  
Budget: $100,000,000
IMDB Rating: 8.9/10 
Stars: Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Brian Tyree Henry, Luna Lauren Velez, Jake Johnson, Jason Schwartzman and Oscar Isaac
Directed: Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers and Justin K Thompson
Screenplay: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller and Dave Callaham

2ish Minute Recap and Discussion Topics

Beautiful Animation 

Brilliant Voice Acting 

Allegory is dead in the modern world

Miles as the Prowler 

Easter Eggs that are Relevant, Cool and Spectacularly Geeky

"Let's do things differently this time"

Different versions of the SAME film

And then it just ENDED 

Not all great though... 

Animator Crunch 

Live action flops, and Animated triumphs 

Tidbits 

From the comics 

Face Off!

• Which Did it better? The Comics or the Movie

Correspondence

• Letter from Amanda

What's Next:  

• Dan on vacation. Duane with a guest host
• Logan (2017) 

Signoff

Questions or comments

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