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Welcome to Earth-1298! Hope you survive the–wait, did you survive the experience? I’m not sure the cliche applies if you’re already dead. (Mutant X #1)
Bannerman Castle, headquarters of The Six. (Mutant X #1)
Madelyne goes Goblin Queen. (Mutant X #1)
This issue sets Scotty up to be Creepily Prescient, which he’s really not. (Mutant X #1)
Meet the Six. (Mutant X #2)
Fun times with the Fantastic Four. (Mutant X #2)
Well, THAT can’t be good. (Mutant X #2)
And then: NUDE CANADIANS! (Mutant X #3)
Gothic horror heroine Maddy. (Mutant X #4)
The Fallen is fucking terrible. (Mutant X #5)
Creatures of the night! (Mutant X #7)
Cerebro! (Mutant X #8)
Stingray and Yellowjacket. (Mutant X Annual 1999)
Dr. Strange, Man-Thing. (Mutant X Annual 1999)
I haven’t listened to the episode yet but in case it’s not mentioned, I feel compelled to say Bannerman Castle is a real place, on a small island in the Hudson River near Beacon, NY.
And they’re doing a production of Dracula there in September!
(I really need to fill out a proposal to see how we can stage a live reenactment of Uncanny 159 and Annual 6…)
Somehow, Ariel is a better fit for Jean than Marvel Girl. Also, I have to admit, I’ve never been interested in this series but you have intrigued me.