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Today we've got a lot going on and we've got a special guest.

So we're going to start things off with our first book, which is from June of 2003.

Stanley presents The Amazing Spider-Man, Volume 2, Issue 52, Legacy Issue 493, Dig This.

Written by J.M. Straczynski, penciled by John Romita Jr., and inked by Scott

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what is digger is interesting concept it's a it the whole idea of like this weird gamma radiated combination of people creating this giant monster is something that is an interesting twist on a lot of the existing marvel mythology it does a good job setting up the sort of personal dynamics that are at the heart of these issues

oh yeah Well, Eddie, this is a long book that you liked a lot and you got a lot of show notes on it.

So why don't you continue with our story?

Not least because Nick Davis, working in collaboration with his wife and producing partner Jane Mendelsohn...

the noted American novelist, didn't have any footage to work with to bring any of that irresistible exuberance across to their viewers.

In the hour ahead, Nick will tell us how he managed to capture the joy of that years ago production with a cast that's been called the 27 Yankees of comedy without any original archival footage.

And in the process, share what it takes to bring across a moment in time in a way that delights, informs, and otherwise engages a present day audience.

Listeners, you should know that Nick's a beloved wife.

Good on you for slipping that beloved in there earlier.

Jane Mendelsohn is also a beloved novelist, a terrific novelist.

And she has her Amelia Earhart book.