From the cosmic chaos of World War Hulk, the heartbreak of The Death of Superman, the breaking of the Bat in Knightfall, the dystopian nightmare of X-Men: Days of Future Past, the psychological terror of Kraven's Last Hunt, and the gut-punch of The Night Gwen Stacy Died — Blaze and Zoey are back, and this week they're swinging into one of the most controversial, conversation-starting chapters in Spider-Man history: Brand New Day

It's the story of a world rebuilt from a deal with the devil — and nothing Peter Parker remembers quite matches the life he's living now.

Peter Parker. Broke. Unattached. Living with Aunt May. Starting over in a New York City that has forgotten he was ever Spider-Man. Brand New Day doesn't just reset the board — it asks a question that still divides fans today: can a fresh start really be fresh if you remember everything you lost? With a rotating team of Marvel's sharpest writers, a terrifying new villain in Mister Negative, and J. Jonah Jameson now running the entire city as Mayor, Spider-Man's world has never looked stranger — or felt more familiar.

Blaze and Zoey dig into what makes Brand New Day one of the most debated decisions in Marvel history:

The bold publishing experiment that gave us three issues of Spider-Man a month The new villain Mister Negative — one of the genuinely great additions to Spider-Man's rogues' gallery Why J. Jonah Jameson as Mayor of New York is exactly as chaotic as it sounds Whether a story can be good and its cost still be wrong — at the same time SHOP THE STORY: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Support the show by grabbing these classics at the links below: Read the Comic:https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Spiderman%2BBrand%2BNew%2BDay%2Bcomic%2Bbook%2Bstory%2Bcollection&crid=H8L9BTWJPR4M&sprefix=spiderman%2Bbrand%2Bnew%2Bday%2Bcomic%2Bbook%2Bstory%2Bcollection%2Caps%2C269&linkCode=ll2&tag=powersandpa0c-20&linkId=1ec736320b77e600200fceff923e24f7&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl
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