LST FAVES: Kicking Ass While Pregnant

About this episode

Dennis Hopeless discusses creating a pregnant Spider-Woman and shares insights from his wife Jessie, the inspiration behind the character.

When Marvel asked Dennis Hopeless to create a new story for Spider-Woman, he knew he wanted her to be pregnant. In this episode, he explains why. And we hear from his wife Jessie, the real-life superhero behind Spider-Woman. ⭐️ This episode originally ran on February 29, 2016 and is a favorite from the archives. We hope you enjoy, and we’ll be back next week with a brand new episode. … Episode resources • Buy Mom tattoos designed by Jessie Hopeless for Mother’s Day! And check out all our other cool merch. • See panels from Dennis Hopeless’s Spider-Woman series on our website, including drawings of a pregnant Spider-Woman… … Sponsors (using our links supports the show!) • Join LST+ for community and access to You Know What, another show in the Longest Shortest universe! • Follow us on Instagram • Sign up for our newsletter, where we recommend other parenting + reproductive health media • Buy books by LST guests (your purchase supports the show!) • Website: longestshortesttime.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Hillary Frank

Guest: Dennis Hopeless

Topics covered

• pregnancy
• comics
• parenting
• superheroes
• storytelling

Keywords

• Spider-Woman
• Dennis Hopeless
• Jessie Hopeless
• pregnancy
• comics
• parenting
• superheroes

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Marvel

Books & works: Spider-Woman

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