Trouble - a podcast by Ryan McClure and Justin Zyduck

In today’s episode of Indefensible Ink, your hosts discuss Marvel’s 2003 failed attempt to revive romance comics and/or troll Spider-Man fans: Trouble, or, The Fantabulous Sexual Emancipation of One Aunt May. Was having a thirtysomething Scottish guy write a story ostensibly aimed at American teen girls an amazing idea or merely a spectacular idea? Is Trouble the canonical origin of Peter Parker? Can Justin and Ryan contain their seething contempt for this storyline and give it a fair shake?

Also in this episode: the strange origin of Mary Jane’s famous catchphrase, way too much information about Uncle Ben and Aunt May’s sex lives, and proper disposal of your issues of Trouble.

Discussed: Trouble #1-5 (2003-04).

Contents:

• 00:00 - Content warning
• 00:55 - Theme and intro
• 02:40 - Background: A Troubled history
• 07:14 - Issue #1
• 19:12 - Issue #2
• 27:57 - Issue #3
• 34:28 - Issue #4
• 41:06 - Issue #5
• 47:49 - Analysis
• 1:01:15 - Canon Fodder
• 1:09:30 - Recommendations
• 1:17:35 - Closing

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