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Category: As Mentioned
As Mentioned in Episode 531 – Here Comes Tomorrow
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Please enjoy this loving rendering of Wolverine’s ass. (New X-Men #151)
Meet the ‘Crawlers. (New X-Men #151)
Rover is a good boy. (New X-Men #151)
I really have trouble buying this as E.V.A.(New X-Men #151)
Do you know how long he had to grind for that belt? (New X-Men #151)
Meet Tito Bohusk, sexy hawk. (New X-Men #151)
The Stepford Cuckoos, all grown up. (New X-Men #151)
Wow, Emma. Wow. (New X-Men #152)
The Proud People, who absolutely deserve their own miniseries. (New X-Men #152)
Apollyon is totally That Guy. (New X-Men #152)
Goth team-up! (New X-Men #152)
A great illustration of the power of lettering. (New X-Men #152)
Wolverine poses dramatically. (New X-Men #152)
Wolverine poses dramatically.(New X-Men #152)
Everyone poses dramatically. (New X-Men #152)
…the fuck?!(New X-Men #152)
The Terminds. Don’t get too attached. (New X-Men #153)
They have fun. (New X-Men #153)
Yeah, valid. (New X-Men #153)
I love him.(New X-Men #153)
Didn’t see that team-up coming. (New X-Men #153)
Rover, NOOOOOO!(New X-Men #153)
Wolverine poses dramatically. (New X-Men #153)
Sublime X-Plains Sublime. (New X-Men #154)
The secondary colors of evil science. (New X-Men #154)
Hot Topic Phoenix. (New X-Men #154)
Wolverine X-plains the last century and a half. (New X-Men #154)
The end of the Stepford Cuckoos. (New X-Men #154)
Beast takes a turn posing dramatically. (New X-Men #154)
Phoenix night at the club. (New X-Men #154)
Only departure from the status quo can save the universe. (New X-Men #154)
NEXT EPISODE: The End.
As Mentioned in Episode 530 – Not for Beginners
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Dig that Christopher Shy cover! (New X-Men #149)
Magneto was technically right, the best kind of right. (New X-Men #149)
Dick move. (New X-Men #149)
Hindsight. (New X-Men #149)
Hell, yeah! (New X-Men #149)
These issues are so full of great hero moments. (New X-Men #149)
I am pretty sure that they are not a thing. (New X-Men #149)
This seems… unlikely. (New X-Men #149)
Dang, Phoenix! (New X-Men #150)
HECK YEAH BEAK! (New X-Men #150)
Right into the gutter! (New X-Men #150)
You’d think that telepaths could use the same line of approach, but I guess not? (New X-Men #150)
Aw, they’re so heroic. (New X-Men #150)
Well, shit. (New X-Men #150)
The graffiti absolutely sends me. (New X-Men #150)
NEXT EPISODE: The future!
LINKS & FURTHER MUTATIONS
As Mentioned in Episode 529 – Magneto Was Wrong
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We didn’t discuss it in the episode, but I really dig this cover. (New X-Men #146)
Charles Xavier is not a safe adult. (New X-Men #146)
Death by irony. (New X-Men #146)
And there it is. (New X-Men #146)
I know this is supposed to be dramatic and horrifying; but there’s something about Magneto’s stiff pose and facial expression that makes it very funny. (New X-Men #147)
Meet the new Brotherhood! (New X-Men #147)
There go the bridges. (New X-Men #147)
The bubbles were a choice. (New X-Men #147)
Bless Phil Jimenez for finding a whole spectrum of ways to obscure Charles Xavier’s genitalia. (New X-Men #148)
Jean’s eminently sensible bra. (New X-Men #148)
Okay, so, the side coverage (or lack of coverage) is a little weird; but I’ll still accept it. (New X-Men #148)
OH SNAP IT’S THE PHOENIX (New X-Men #148)
NEXT EPISODE: Magneto dies, again.
As Mentioned in Episode 528 – Welcome to the Slippery Slope
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Me, too, Scott. Me, too. (New X-Men #142)
I’m not sure Sabretooth has ever looked cooler than this. (New X-Men #142)
Jake Danial’s. (New X-Men #142)
There are better places to drink than a nine-panel grid, but not many. (New X-Men #142)
Aw, these guys. (New X-Men #142)
Welcome to the World. (New X-Men #143)
I like these weird li’l dudes. Too bad they are extremely doomed. (New X-Men #143)
This looks cool and all, but what I really want to know is why SONY was allowed, but Jack Daniel’s wasn’t. (New X-Men #143)
Cool dudes lookin’ cool. (New X-Men #143)
Wolverine vs. a rail gun. (New X-Men #143)
All car cops are bastards. (New X-Men #144)
Walking all over a time-frozen splash page, as one does. (New X-Men #144)
Meet Weapon XV. (New X-Men #144)
While Wolverine and Fantomex declare war on Weapon Plus, this man is living his own private Silent Hill game. (New X-Men #144)
And there goes Weapon XV. (New X-Men #144)
Weapon Plus HQ is, in its own way, every bit as surreal as the World. (New X-Men #145)
Ugh, Fantomex is so cool. (New X-Men #145)
The plus logo is a really interesting detail. (New X-Men #145)
NEXT EPISODE: Magneto, unmasked!
As Mentioned in Episode 527 – Whodunnit?
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So very romance comics! (New X-Men #139)
Ouch. (New X-Men #139)
Damn, Jean. (New X-Men #139)
Fun times in Emma’s memory. (New X-Men #139)
More fun times in Emma’s memory. (New X-Men #139)
Less fun times in Emma’s memory. (New X-Men #139)
And that’s why you always leave a note! (New X-Men #139)
It’s mystery time! (New X-Men #140)
Someone doesn’t dance the tango to championship standards. (New X-Men #140)
The Phoenix knows what you did (or, I suppose, didn’t do).(New X-Men #140)
Bishop looks prepared to break into song at any moment. (New X-Men #140)
Yeah, they grow there. (New X-Men #140)
AWESOME is what they are. (New X-Men #141)
THE CUTEST MONSTER BABIES (New X-Men #141)
She’ll be back. (New X-Men #141)
Emma’s spleen and heart are now reversed, but it’s cool. (New X-Men #141)
NEXT EPISODE: Assault on Weapon Plus!
As Mentioned in Episode 526 – Vengeful Mutants on Drugs
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I love these weird kids. (New X-Men #135)
It really is the same outfit with different flourishes. (New X-Men #135)
That One Shirt. (New X-Men #135)
That… is not how campfires work. (New X-Men #135)
It’s a look, alright. (New X-Men #135)
Go, Beak! (New X-Men #136)
WELL, THAT’S NOT MENACING OR ANYTHING (New X-Men #136)
“His Viennese Waltz, for instance, was terribly clumsy.” (New X-Men #137)
These kids in a nutshell. (New X-Men #137)
Why is that thing on your face, Logan? Who did this to you? (New X-Men #137)
See how much better he looks without it? (New X-Men #137)
Ouch. (New X-Men #137)
I wish these gentlemen only the best. (New X-Men #138)
SPOILER: Their kids are gonna be awesome. (New X-Men #138)
Awkward. (New X-Men #138)
NEXT EPISODE: Murder!
LINKS & FURTHER REVOLUTIONS
- Wanna read more about Quentin Quire in context? Check out “You Were Never My Age: Unpacking Quentin Quire’s Problematic History.”
- Wanna hear Jay talk more about this arc? Go listen to Episode 11 of Here Comes Tomorrow.
As Mentioned in Episode 525 – Beyond This Death
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Warren, no. (New X-Men #131)
Aw, buddy. (New X-Men #131)
<3 <3 <3 (New X-Men #131)
And then everyone immediately forgot that. (New X-Men #131)
Seriously, dick move, Emma. (New X-Men #131)
I really love this panel. (New X-Men #131)
Meanwhile in Genosha. (New X-Men #132)
The magnetic ghosts. (New X-Men #132)
Ah, man. (New X-Men #132)
The last words of Magneto, for now. (New X-Men #132)
Oh, for fuck’s sake. (New X-Men #133)
Damnit, Xavier. (New X-Men #133)
I love the idea that the Shi’ar’s collective Earth disguise is a bunch of Amish dudes.
Dust’s first (conscious) appearance. (New X-Men #133)
Jumbo Carnation! (New X-Men #134)
Quentin Quire before shit goes down. (New X-Men #134)
Seriously, Hank, uncool. (New X-Men #134)
Slick is gddamn adorable. (New X-Men #134)
Someday I will knit this sweater vest. (New X-Men #134)
NEXT EPISODE: Someday I will also knit this sweater vest.
LINKS & FURTHER ILLUSIONS:
As Mentioned in Episode 524 – House in a House
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Xorn is a junk food guy. (New X-Men #127)
I… I don’t think Snuffy really cares anymore, dude. (New X-Men #127)
The idea of Magneto making all of this up fascinates me. (New X-Men #127)
Aw, Sonny. (New X-Men #127)
This poor kid. (New X-Men #127)
“And life goes on.” (New X-Men #127)
The appropriately ridiculous first appearance of Fantomex. (New X-Men #128)
Fire, life, and silverware incarnate. (New X-Men #128)
SO THAT’S A PROBLEM. (New X-Men #128)
In which Emma sits like a dyed-in-the-wool bisexual. (New X-Men #128)
This silly, silly man. (New X-Men #129)
Corporal Animal. (New X-Men #129)
E.V.A. is so pretty. (New X-Men #129)
We have fun. (New X-Men #129)
Weapon XII. (New X-Men #130)
Absolutely, unquestionably the line of the story. (New X-Men #130)
NEXT EPISODE: A memorial of magnetism.
As Mentioned in Episode 523 – This World of Liars
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Weirdly, Xorn and junk food will actually become a cover motif. (New X-Men #124)
G-Type, the LEGO guardian. (New X-Men #124)
In case you, too, were wondering what Neosaurus’s artificial brain looked like. (New X-Men #124)
Damn skippy. (New X-Men #125)
Still, it’s gotta be creepy when your inner monologue takes the form of your nude father figure in a cloud of ectoplasm. (New X-Men #125)
The best meet-cute. (New X-Men #125)
Damnit, Hank. (New X-Men #125)
Not only does he run around in those suspenders, but apparently he wore them for THE OFFICIAL SCHOOL PHOTO (New X-Men #126)
A better close-up of Mummudrai Charles. (New X-Men #126)
Never piss off a passel of teenagers. They will destroy you. (New X-Men #126)
We see what you did, there. (New X-Men #126)
So, that’s creepy. (New X-Men #126)
More ectoplasmic fun! (New X-Men #126)
Once you know about the electoral map, it’s really hard not to go straight there. (New X-Men #126)
Charles Xavier triumphant, nude. (New X-Men #126)
NEXT EPISODE: This ridiculous man.