(Recorded December 23, 2017) Haven’t read it yet? Pick up this issue today at Comixology! In this episode, Brian and Jack welcome Superior Spider-Talk’s Jaleh Najafali back to the show to discuss a noir-style turn for the Gwenom arc and its implications for our hero and her family in Spider-Gwen #27! * 0:00 – Intro * 2:28 – Spider-Gwen #27 – Guest artists Veronica Fish and Olivia Margraf capture the spirit of the series, seamlessly anchored by the colors of Rico Renzi; An interesting parallel between George and Ben. Can anyone even come close to Matt as a villain? Gwen as a proactive vs. reactive character. A wild card theory about Ben’s future. * 21:01 – Our three word summaries of the issue. * 22:27 – Outro; What did *you* think of this issue? Let us know! And coming up… * 26:02 – ???? Stuff that we mentioned in this episode: * Reviews for Spider-Gwen #27 * Kraven’s Last Hunt * A Scanner Darkly * Filth by Irvine Welsh Also check out: * Jaleh at Superior Spider-Talk and on Twitter and Instagram * Jack’s website;  Podcasts: Inter-Comics Podcast; Four-Colour Corner; The Sequelisers!; Guesting on Kyle’s podcast Booking on the Fly * Brian’s Twitter/Instagram/Podcasts/assorted nonsense * Our “Mary Janes” opening theme by Chris Postill at Sounds Like An Earful * Our “Gwenom” opening theme – Discipline by Nine Inch Nails (released under Creative Commons) Links: * Ultimate Spin at iTunes * Ultimate Spin at Stitcher * Ultimate Spin at Google Play * Ultimate Spin at Facebook * Twitter: @theultimatespin * Ultimate Spin at Instagram Thank you for listening! We’d love to hear from you: Send us your comments at feedback@ultimatespinpodcast.com!