Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane is an underrated and underappreciated gem of a series, and we're here to shine a spotlight on it. In this episode, we're covering all twenty issues of Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane, plus the two preceding four-issue miniseries. All of these comics are written by Sean McKeever, mostly drawn by Takeshi Miyazawa, colored by Christina Strain, and lettered by Randy Gentile and Dave Sharpe. David Hahn drew the last few issues of the run, Norman Lee inked some of Miyazawa's issues, and there's some additional art by Valentine De Landro and Rick Mays.

This is a great MJ comic, a great Spidey comic, a great romance comic... It's just a great comic by Sean McKeever, an underrated writer who deserves more love and recognition. Discussing SMLMJ also gave us a chance to talk about his work in general. Of course, we also don't want to neglect the primary artists of the run, Takeshi Miyazawa and Christina Strain, whose warm and vibrant work bring wonderful energy and zest to this incredibly addictive romance comic. 

If you've never read SMLMJ, now's as good a time as any to check it out! And if you've read it before, it's a fun one to revisit. Join us as we talk about the many virtues of this series! Happy Valentine's Day if you celebrate! And a hearty "Bah humbug" if you don't!

If you have any thoughts, comments, questions, or corrections, we're here. Feel free to hit us up on our socials, or email us! We have a Linktree here: linktr.ee/betweenthegutters

Thanks again to Corey J. Beats for producing our theme music. Check out all of his music on various platforms here: linktr.ee/Coreyjbeats

Episode 204: Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane by Sean McKeever and Takeshi Miyazawa

Trying out the sound of the 80's with guitar improv over it.

80's Synth Rock (Guitar Improvisation)

Naoki Sato - Ihojin No Yaiba (Sword Of The Stranger OST) ストレンヂア無皇刃譚

The Definitive Episode 03 - A-Sides Mid Era 1992-1997

Liz and the Blue Bird Full OST

Quarantine Flow

Lie to Me

Head Spinning Snippet

Albert and Dru are your hosts for Between the Gutters, a comic book podcast that talks about the stories within the panels. This is a free-flowing podcast by two big comics fans and we just like to shoot the breeze. Feel free to email us at betweenthegutterspodcast@gmail.com. If we get any fan mail, we may even respond on the show! Thanks for listening!
Our relevant links are here: linktr.ee/betweenthegutters
You can also find organized playlists for our themed coverage (MCU coverage, manga episodes, etc.) in our Linktree!
Follow us on Twitter @btweentheguttrs! IG: @BetweentheGutters
You can find our episodes on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, etc. Just search for "Between the Gutters" and you'll find us!

Episode 204: Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane by Sean McKeever and Takeshi Miyazawa

Between the Gutters

Related tracks