“I had to come up with an idea fast… Everything seemed to come together for a Spidey/Obama team up right before the holidays, so we had to work quick. I was writing a page ahead of Todd Nauck’s art over a weekend, and then Steve had a few awesome suggestions for Spidey one-liners after I scripted it (my favorite being the Joe Biden/Vulture line, and I’ll die before I let my parents know I didn’t come up with it), so it was a collaboration under the gun, for sure.”

Also: Hudlin runs down the list of candidates for the new Black Panther’s identity.