In this continuation of our Marvel Civil War: Dossier Specials, Nerd Alert co-founder Allison Bratcher joins host Garret Castleberry to discuss the Spider-Man graphic novel that corresponds with Mark Millar and Steve McNiven's best-selling event comic series.  The graphic novel comprises issues ofThe Amazing Spider-Man (primarily #532-538) written by J. Michael Straczenski. The team use their Spider-Man familiarities to continue a conversation about superhero elasticity (7:30). Then,  Allison formalizes an assessment of whether Civil War: Spider-Man necessitates "required reading" status for interested readers, or if it merely functions as an article of convenience for the book's publisher.  Once again, two key questions drive these dossier specials. First, it is important to consider the value(s) that a tie-in book supplies to the main story when compared to consumer time, labor, and economic constraints (books cost money!). Second, our hosts conclude the special by evaluating whether the Marvel Civil War: Spider-Man can be considered "Essential or Expendable" (26:53).

Hosts: Garret Castleberry, Allison Bratcher

Producers: Garret Castleberry, Will McMurry (Audio Engineer), Alli Garner (Cover Art), Austin Foster (Music)

Recommended readings paired with Season Six "Marvel's Civil War":
Mark Millar & Steve McNiven. Civil War. Marvel Comics, 2006.

Marvel Civil War: Amazing Spider-Man (Hardcover). J. Michael Stracynski & Ron Garney. Marvel Comics, 2016.

Chris Gavaler. Superhero Comics. Bloomsbury Academic Press, 2017.

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