As Mentioned – Page 39 – Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-Men

As Mentioned in Episode 34 – Mordenkainen’s Marvelous Mutants

December 7, 2014 Jay 9 comments

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Art by David Wynne. Prints available here through Sunday, December 14!

Remember when missing twin towers always signified a horrible post-apocalyptic future? (Uncanny X-Men #189)

Rachel Summers, in her Hound uniform. (Uncanny X-Men #189)

Kids, if a necklace you find in a fish talks to you, DON’T LISTEN. (Uncanny X-Men #189)

Oh. You, again. (Uncanny X-Men #189)

Moments when the Hellfire Club and the X-Men just really want to not talk about this and go back to whatever they were doing are pretty much the best X-Men/Hellfire Club moments. (Uncanny X-Men #189)

Lookit all those temporal references! (Uncanny X-Men #189)

Imagining Kid Miles diving into X-Men with this issue: never not funny. (Uncanny X-Men #190)

Well, then. (Uncanny X-Men #190)

But.. isn’t that basically what Vision normally wears? (Uncanny X-Men #190)

Callisto: Pure awesome in any universe. (Uncanny X-Men #190)

What. (Uncanny X-Men #190)

CAPTAIN AMERICA WE LOVE YOU (Uncanny X-Men #190)

This fucking recap page. (Uncanny X-Men #191)

Warlock-o-Vision! (Uncanny X-Men #191)

Remember that time Spider-Man got actually literally crucified in a CCA-approved comic? Because that definitely happened. (Uncanny X-Men #191)

Warlock is not only the best friendly space teenager, but also the best jetpack. (Uncanny X-Men #191)

Oh. That guy. (Uncanny X-Men #191)

LOOK AT THIS ANGRY SPACE ROBOT AND HIS AMAZING TECHNOORGANIC BEARD (Uncanny X-Men #192)

In which the X-Men absolutely fail at hide-and-seek in just about every possible way. (Uncanny X-Men #192)

Not only is Illyana a badass demon sorceress and teleporter, but her taste in movies is impeccable. (Uncanny X-Men #192)

HERE HAVE SOME MORE TECHNOORGANIC SPACE BEARD (Uncanny X-Men #192)

Rogue goes Technarch, is adorable. (Uncanny X-Men #192)

SPAAAAAAAAACE BEEEEEEEEEEEEEARD (Uncanny X-Men #192)

He’s such a parent. (Uncanny X-Men #192)

Don’t worry. Later, the Morlocks find him, fix him up, and dress him in elaborate bondage gear. (Uncanny X-Men #192)

MERRY CHRISTMAS, X-MEN! (Uncanny X-Men #192)

Next week: Welcome to the Heartbreak Hotel.

Links and Further Reading:

In Episode 34, we answered a question from a listener looking for textual evidence that Nightcrawler isn’t homophobic (we pointed them to Amazing X-Men #13). Rachel also discussed that question from a different angle–and at considerably more length–on the blog.
Diana: Warrior Princess is both an incredibly fun game setting and a brilliant piece of cultural satire.
We are big fans of both the Gamers movies and the humans responsible for them.
Rachel and Elle talk a lot of shit about Hank Pym in Episode 4 of Into It.

As Mentioned in Episode 33 – Crossoverload

November 30, 2014 Jay 8 comments

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Art by David Wynne! Prints here, or contact David for the original.

There is a lot going on in The Uncanny X-Men and the New Teen Titans.

The best thing about Metron is that his eyebrows are part of his costume. (The Uncanny X-Men and the New Teen Titans)

Things we never get tired of: Cyclops using his powers to cheat at pool. (The Uncanny X-Men and the New Teen Titans)

Darkseid is Creepy Santa (so, basically, Santa). (The Uncanny X-Men and the New Teen Titans)

Cyclops has a bad day. (The Uncanny X-Men and the New Teen Titans)

How Gar manages to get an image that specific from her description remains a mystery. (The Uncanny X-Men and the New Teen Titans)

Flash Fact: Wally West is the best Flash, and anyone who tells you otherwise is full of lies.

Deathstroke the Terminator: the assassin who designed his costume to be as visible as possible against pretty much any backdrop. (The Uncanny X-Men and the New Teen Titans)

The Greys just CANNOT catch a break. (The Uncanny X-Men and the New Teen Titans)

Simonson doing cosmic Kirby is our jam, now and forever. (The Uncanny X-Men and the New Teen Titans)

Were we less mature and tasteful, this is where we’d put a “butte sex” joke. (The Uncanny X-Men and the New Teen Titans)

Probably not actually the fourth wall. (The Uncanny X-Men and the New Teen Titans)

Oh, that’s not gonna end well. (The Uncanny X-Men and the New Teen Titans)

TEAM-UP! (The Uncanny X-Men and the New Teen Titans)

You know this is the happiest moment of Kitty Pryde’s entire life. (The Uncanny X-Men and the New Teen Titans)

Along with fire and life, slightly creepy Cyclops feels are a running Phoenix Force motif. (The Uncanny X-Men and the New Teen Titans)

Can we talk about how very much better this Cyclops-as-Phoenix costume is than the AvX version? (The Uncanny X-Men and the New Teen Titans)

This isn’t actually all that relevant, but we couldn’t resist one last page of cosmic Simonson art. (The Uncanny X-Men and the New Teen Titans)

We are pretty into crossovers that come with convenient captioned character guides! (The X-Men and the Micronauts #1)

This is Kitty’s regular Ariel costume, so, no need to drink. Yet. (The X-Men and the Micronauts #1)

Baron Karza is Darth Vader Plus. (The X-Men and the Micronauts #1)

A possibly recognizable villain. (The X-Men and the Micronauts #1)

I’d like to take a moment to point out that the Professor Xavier who is punishing Kitty for thinking too loudly is explicitly good Professor X. (The X-Men and the Micronauts #1)

Action-figure-sized people fighting normal-sized people: NEVER NOT HILARIOUS. (The X-Men and the Micronauts #1)

Look at that snazzy title treatment! (The X-Men and the Micronauts #2)

Okay, that’s extra creepy. (The X-Men and the Micronauts #2)

One of the better pratfall panels. (The X-Men and the Micronauts #2)

Let’s check and see if the action-figures-vs.-full-size-people thing is still funny when the action figures are the good guys. YES. YES, IT IS. (The X-Men and the Micronauts #2)

This conceit really never stops being entertaining. (The X-Men and the Micronauts #2)

Seriously, how the hell did no one see Onslaught coming? (The X-Men and the Micronauts #2)

To be fair, she’s both body-swapped with Baron Karza AND mind-controlled by Evil Professor Xavier. (The X-Men and the Micronauts #3)

“Oh, HELL, yes,” says Kitty. “Cross THAT one off the bucket list.” (The X-Men and the Micronauts #3)

The worst part is that he gets so much creepier. (The X-Men and the Micronauts #3)

NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE (The X-Men and the Micronauts #4)

Remember the time Phoenix wiped out one planet, so Jean Grey had to die? Yeah, so do we. Marvel editorial, not so much. (The X-Men and the Micronauts #4)

Modified rule: When someone else in Kitty’s body makes her a new costume, steal someone else’s drink. (The X-Men and the Micronauts #4)

JUST TAKE A MOMENT TO IMAGINE HOW MUCH FUNNIER X-MEN WOULD BE IF THEY’D STAYED SIX INCHES TALL. (The X-Men and the Micronauts #4)

Next week: Captain America in a loincloth!

Links and Further Reading

Information and links to donate toward Bill Mantlo’s ongoing care
(You can also send physical donations–and cards and letters–addressed as follows:
Mike Mantlo
26364 East Pintail Road
Long Neck, DE 19966
Please make out any checks to “Michael Mantlo” — Bill’s legal guardian.)
The Hero Initiative
Some notes on X-Men Origins: Jean Grey, and why we’re adamantly pro-Jean.

As Mentioned in Episode 32 – Off the Map

November 23, 2014 Jay 23 comments

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Art by David Wynne. Prints available here through November 30, or contact David Wynne for the original!

Bill Sienkiewicz on Moon Knight.

Rachel’s other convention sketchbooks are all self portraits. Here’s Bill Sienkiewicz’s.

Sienkiewicz’s last stint on an X-book before New Mutants #18 was Uncanny X-Men #159.

The first page of Sienkiewicz’s run. (New Mutants #18)

The death of Charles Xavier of Earth-811. (New Mutants #18)

The New Mutants in the Danger Room. (New Mutants #18)

LOOK. AT. THIS. PERFECT. PAGE. LAYOUT. LOOK. AT. THIS. PERFECT. SPACE. TEENAGER. (New Mutants #18)

The first full reveal of the Demon Bear. (New Mutants #18)

Gradually, across the Demon Bear Saga, the strangeness bleeds out from the panels and into the design elements. The corner square of New Mutants #18 was a Bob McLeod team portrait. This is the corner square from New Mutants #19.

The same thing is happening on the credits pages–in this case, the title, but just wait ’til you get to next issue… (New Mutants #19)

Tom Corsi and Sharon Friedlander are both charming and in serious trouble. (New Mutants #19)

Those sound effects. Those colors. That layout. (New Mutants #19)

The Demon Bear is less a creature than a space: looming, protean, with very little detail save for its eyes, teeth, and claws. (New Mutants #19)

Illyana’s soul armor makes its first appearance. (New Mutants #19)

And then that happened. (New Mutants #19)

The cover of New Mutants #20. We have no idea what’s going on in the corner square.

It’s worth remembering, as you flip through these, that you’re watching the definition and scope of superhero comics change and stretch. We are–literally and figuratively–off the map. (New Mutants #20)

Map detail. (New Mutants #20)

Later in the same issue. (New Mutants #20)

And finally. (New Mutants #20)

Sienkiewicz’s art gets a lot of attention, but Glynis Wein’s colors are absolutely critical to what the Demon Bear Saga accomplishes visually. (New Mutants #20)

Illyana’s soul armor spreads. (New Mutants #20)

Corsi and Friedlander, in their demon forms. (New Mutants #20)

The Demon Bear breaks down. (New Mutants #20)

Whoa. (New Mutants #20)

New Mutants: generally pretty okay with race and culture issues, but when it fails, it fails HARD. (New Mutants #20)

“Also, I recently leveled up and learned Cure Moderate Wounds.” (New Mutants #20)

One of the best covers of all time. (New Mutants #21)

Actually, let’s take a moment to look at that without the design elements, too, because it’s just that gorgeous. (New Mutants #21)

The “don’t let the normal kids see” joke kinda never gets old. (New Mutants #21)

Binary’s hair, tho. (New Mutants #19)

In case you were wondering, this is why Lee Forrester ends up finding Magneto in the middle of an ocean in Uncanny X-Men #187. (New Mutants #21)

TEENAGERS. (New Mutants #21)

Scariest makeover ever. (New Mutants #21)

YAY FOR ROCKY & BULLWINKLE REFERENCES! (New Mutants #21)

Warlock wakes up. (New Mutants #21)

It’s theoretically possible to imagine Warlock designed by an artist other than Bill Sienkiewicz, but why would you ever want to? (New Mutants #21)

Can we take a moment to acknowledge the self-restraint we are demonstrating by not just filling this entire gallery with pictures of Warlock? (New Mutants #21)

Warlock trying to make friends with inanimate objects is the gift that keeps on giving. (New Mutants #21)

Doug Ramsey X-plains proportionate response. (New Mutants #21)

“Can we keep him?” (New Mutants #21)

Next Week: Crossovers!

Special thanks to Andrew Vestal for help assembling the images for this post.

As Mentioned in Episode 31 – Chekhov’s Raygun

November 16, 2014 Jay 13 comments

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You can get prints of David Wynne’s “Back to the Future Past” art here, or contact David for the original!

This guy.

We searched for the source for this for like an hour, with no luck. Wherever it comes from, we would very much like to send it back. (Update: It’s from X-Factor #69, with art by Whilce Portacio. Thank you, Breadcrumb!)

Rogue, no! He’s not worth it! He’s not even a Super Doctor Astronaut! (Uncanny X-Men #182)

Rogue’s schtick was–very briefly–throwing silver dollars. It did not last. (Uncanny X-Men #182)

Ooh, moral awakening! (Uncanny X-Men #182)

Aw, Kitty. Also, ace tandem use of speech and thought balloons. (Uncanny X-Men #183)

Remember when artists used to draw Wolverine at the proper height? (Uncanny X-Men #183)

SUNDAY PUNCH. Juggernaut, you delightful scamp. (Uncanny X-Men #183)

Wolverine is full of valuable life lessons, a remarkable number of which involve massive real-estate damage. (Uncanny X-Men #183)

Forge’s sweet, sweet pad. (Uncanny X-Men #184)

LOOK AT THIS DELIGHTFUL GENTLEMAN AND HIS DELIGHTFUL SHORTS (Uncanny X-Men #184)

Fun fact: Wolverine and the X-Men Forge is an unsettlingly accurate Miles doppelgänger.

He’s a nice dude. Too bad he’s SUPER DOOMED. (Uncanny X-Men #184)

Pro tip: the better Storm’s haircut, the better the general state of the timeline. (Uncanny X-Men #184)

Rachel Summers: THE SADDEST TIME TRAVELER. (Uncanny X-Men #185)

“What would Dracula do?” (Uncanny X-Men #185)

Well, then. (Uncanny X-Men #185)

And that’s why you always leave a note. (Uncanny X-Men #185)

And now, Barry Windsor Smith! (Uncanny X-Men #186)

God, that opening. (Uncanny X-Men #186)

Storm does not need superpowers to be more badass than you. (Uncanny X-Men #186)

Straight talk. (Uncanny X-Men #186)

In a lot of ways, Storm’s arc over the last twenty or so issues has equipped her with the tools to get through this. (Uncanny X-Men #186)

Straight talk, part two. Love that “Lifedeath” is veyr much a love story that very much doesn’t resolve as such. (Uncanny X-Men #186)

Let’s take a moment to consider the logistics of this kick, shake our heads, and weep quietly. (Uncanny X-Men #187)

SHADOW PTEROSAURS (Uncanny X-Men #187)

Yukio callback! (Uncanny X-Men #187)

The best part is that he dressed up as a pilot, like that will somehow make this less conspicuous. (Uncanny X-Men #187)

Colossus: Terrible boyfriend, pretty great brother. (Uncanny X-Men #187)

As it happens, Magneto’s asteroid got knocked out of orbit by THE BEST SPACE-ROBOT TEENAGER EVER, but we’ll get to that next episode. (Uncanny X-Men #187)

Seriously. Saddest time traveler. (Uncanny X-Men #187)

Next episode: Where we’re going, we don’t need roads.

As Mentioned in Episode 30 – New-Wave Superteens in Love

November 9, 2014 Jay 3 comments

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Art by David Wynne

Rahne has a Kaylee moment. (New Mutants #7)

SO THAT HAPPENED. (New Mutants #7)

W.W.M.P.I.D.? (New Mutants #7)

Just in case you’ve forgotten, Team America is–inexplicably–still around. (New Mutants #8)

“Not only did I spill my soul to you thinking you didn’t speak English, but it turned out your outfit was also really fucking racist. THANKS, AMARA.” (New Mutants #8)

Well, then. (New Mutants #10)

You do you, Selene. (New Mutants #10)

Magma’s best superpower is her op-art form. (New Mutants #11)

Remember the time the New Mutants straight-up murdered someone? Because that happened. (New Mutants #11)

This better be a Magnum, P.I. reference. (New Mutants #12)

Meanwhile at Project Wideawake, things are not going quote as planned. (New Mutants #13)

Somewhere in the multiverse, there’s a universe that’s exactly like Earth 616 in every way except that Kitty and Doug’s code names are Acid Burn and Zero Cool. (New Mutants #13)

Return of Those Kids at the Mall. (New Mutants #14)

X-MEN! (New Mutants #14)

Have we mentioned that we love Emma Frost? We love Emma Frost. Also: Kitty’s got a new costume. Drink! (New Mutants #16)

“This is even more awkward than the time we walked in on Bobby telling a photo of Magnum, P.I. that he wished he was his real dad.” (New Mutants #16)

Sam Guthrie: Best Kid, or Best Kid? Best Kid. (New Mutants #16)

Amara Aquilla: Horta. (New Mutants #16)

Are the Hellions evil, or just kinda New-Wave? You be the judge! (New Mutants #17)

We cannot overemphasize the extent to which New Mutants is a school drama at this point. (New Mutants #17)

MAGNUM, P.I.! (New Mutants #17)

They may be evil, but they’re not wrong. (New Mutants #17)

We passed your stealth and plainclothes cosplay contest entries along to X-Pert Judge Kris Anka, and he sent us back two winners: Congratulaions to lilpeepeedanceofdoom as plainclothes Gold Balls (you can read more about his costume here), and Elle as stealth Excalibur-era Shadowcat! (We’ll be getting in touch with you shortly with prize details!) Thanks again to contest sponsor TV Store Online, and judge Kris Anka–and be sure to swing by the blog early next week to see a roundup of all the amazing finalists!

Next week: Chekhov’s Raygun, time travel, and tiny shorts!

Links and Further Reading:

As Mentioned in Episode 29 – Mutant in a Box

November 2, 2014 Jay 27 comments

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We’re having a stealth / plainclothes cosplay contest, with guest X-Pert judge Kris Anka, and prizes from TVStoreOnline! Submissions are open ’til November 7. JOIN US.

Yep, that’s our Fantomex.

This ridiculous motherfucker who is now THREE PEOPLE. What the hell, Fantomex?

This isn’t Cyclops’s worst vacation. Hell, it’s not even his worst honeymoon. (X-Men #176)

Wolverine and Mariko: dealing with relationship issues like grown-ups. We choose to believe that wearing a mask that looks like your hair is a prerogative of adulthood. (X-Men #176)

You’d REALLY THINK Scott would know what an octopus looks like by now, but I guess he was blindfolded for a lot of his time in Octopusheim. (X-Men #176)

Scott! The sea’s a lovely lady when you play in her. But if you play with her, she’s a BITCH! Play in the sea, yes, but never play with her. You’re lucky to be here! You’re lucky to be ALIVE! (X-Men #176, with sincere apologies to the late, great Spalding Gray. Seriously, go watch Swimming to Cambodia. And Monster in a Box. And Gray’s Anatomy. Now.)

Yeah, good luck with that, Sparky. (X-Men #176)

Val Cooper: Definitely the sister of Special Agent Dale Cooper.

The early ’80s: A more innocent time, when all a hero needed was coke and epic shoulder pads, and you could kill Wolverine by slitting his throat. (X-Men #177)

Why is Alex dressed like an elf? (X-Men #177)

As diversions go, that’s a pretty impressively orchestrated one. Go, Brotherhood! (X-Men #177)

CYCLOPS WHAT THE HELL IS EVEN WRONG WITN YOU (X-Men #178)

“Get the asprin, Rogue. I feel a crossover event coming on.” (X-Men #178)

Awyeah. (X-Men #178)

Why is Kitty wearing an unbranded Fantastic 4 costume? Who the hell knows? Do we even need a reason, at this point? (X-Men #178)

99% sure Cyndi Lauper wrote a song about this. (X-Men #179)

This is innocuous in context, until you realize he’s sniffing a dead teenager in a morgue. (X-Men #179)

Aw, Leech. (X-Men #179)

LOOK AT THIS FUCKING WIZARD LOOK AT HIS HAT LOOK AT HOW HE CLEARLY BELONGS ON THE SET OF FLASH GORDON (X-Men #179)

Professor Xavier engages in a rare moment of being absolutely delightful. (X-Men #178)

I like to imagine that Kitty and Doug’s side adventures are the subject of a mid-’80s feature film starring Jenny Lewis. (X-Men #180)

Sky closure is the best closure. (X-Men #180)

Literally the only worthwhile panel in all twelve issues of Secret Wars. (Secret Wars #1)

“I’ll see she’s raised as if she were my own. HOPE SHE LIKES BEING DROWNED IN PUDDLES.” (X-Men #181)

Oh. That guy. Again. (X-Men #181)

This Erica Henderson drawing of Warlock and Cypher doing Troy and Abed in the Morning may be the single nerdiest thing Rachel owns, and that’s saying something.

Next week: These delightful scamps.

As Mentioned in Episode 28 – What’s New, Shadowcat?

October 26, 2014 Jay 9 comments

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Art by David Wynne! You can get prints here through 11/2/2014; or contact David to purchase the original.

Kitty’s Fairy Tale is one of the best and most beloved issues of Uncanny X-Men.

D’awwwwww. (X-Men #153)

The Beast With No Name does his best River City Ransom. (X-Men #153)

The rest of the X-Men are as delighted with Kitty’s fairy tale as we are. (X-Men #153)

No, seriously. This issue is FANTASTIC. (X-Men #153)

In a lot of ways, Kitty’s Fairy Tale is a fantasy riff on the Dark Phoenix Saga with a happy ending, which makes the end of the issue kinda bittersweet. (X-Men #153)

Kitty Pryde and Wolverine: We read it so you don’t have to.

The fact that she still has her skates is really damn charming. (Kitty Pryde and Wolverine #1)

Don’t call Wolverine, Kitty! He’ll bogart your miniseries! (Kitty Pryde and Wolverine #1)

Kitty’s dad: kind of the worst. (Kitty Pryde and Wolverine #2)

Your homework: Rate the creepiness of this scene on the X-Men scale of one to Belasco. (Kitty Pryde and Wolverine #2)

Okay. That’s legitimately fairly cool. (Kitty Pryde and Wolverine #2)

In which Al Milgrom is not Frank Miller, and Chris Claremont writing for Al Milgrom is not Chris Claremont writing for Frank Miller. SIGH. (Kitty Pryde and Wolverine #3)

“Well, Kitty Pryde called me from Japan and then disappeared… BUT WHO COULD THIS INTANGIBLE MASKED OPPONENT POSSIBLY BE?” (Kitty Pryde and Wolverine #3)

Can we talk about how Yukio’s outfit in this scene is THE BEST OUTFIT EVER? (Kitty Pryde and Wolverine #3)

And that’s why you always leave a note. (Kitty Pryde and Wolverine #3)

Samurai eyefucking, illustrated. (Kitty Pryde and Wolverine #4)

Oh, Kitty, no. (Kitty Pryde and Wolverine #4)

Remember being fifteen and thinking “Shadowcat” was a really good, really grown-up code name? (Kitty Pryde and Wolverine #4)

Headcanon: Yukio moonlights with the Hong Kong Cavaliers. (Kitty Pryde and Wolverine #5)

This cover is a pretty good metaphor for what went wrong in this series. (Kitty Pryde and Wolverine #6)

Sorry, Wolverine. Your Samurai eyefucking game is lacking. (Kitty Pryde and Wolverine #6)

THE BEST PART IS THAT THEY ARE DRESSED LIKE THAT TO GO OUT FOR ICE CREAM. We would SO have hung out with these weirdos in high school. (Kitty Pryde and Wolverine #6)

Seriously, Yukio, what the hell are you even wearing? I mean, it’s awesome, but, what? (Kitty Pryde and Wolverine #6)

Excalibur Kitty is the best Kitty. (Excalibur #2)

NO, SERIOUSLY.

That time Kitty realized it was very much the early aughts.

Despite its dubious title and weirdly hypersexy-shiny art, X-Treme X-Men: Mekanix is actually a super solid Kitty Pryde series.

Professor K.

Kitty and Illyana sass is the best sass. (Wolverine and the X-Men #37)

If you like granular, obsessive journeys into media, we recommend the hell out of the podcast Into It, in which our friend Elle interviews people about their pop-culture obsessions.

Next Week: Rachel finally gets to make some Spalding Grey jokes.

Links:

Into It, with Elle Collins

As Mentioned in Episode 27 – NYCC 2014 Special

October 19, 2014 Jay Leave a comment

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Adam X the X-Treme, redesigned by David Wynne!

From left to right: Russell, Kris, Rachel, and Miles.

Thor #1, drawn by Russell Dauterman and written by Jason Aaron. So good it preempted every X-book for our pick of the week.

Kris Anka’s art in Uncanny X-Men #26. For more on this issue, see Anka Was Right.

Generation X Underground Special, by Jim Mahfood. SO GOOD.

New X-Men #34, art by Skottie Young.

Kris Anka’s Psylocke redesign. PANTS!

Kris Anka’s Storm redesign. MOHAWK!

Russell Dauterman’s line art from the Cyclops #1 flashback page.

EMMA FROST, YOU ARE DELIGHTFUL. (Art by Kris Anka, from Uncanny X-Men #24)

We are all Emma Frost, forever. (Art by Kris Anka, from Uncanny X-Men #24)

Hepzibah’s tail, drawn by Russell Dauterman in Cyclops #1.

No, seriously. Miles has a classic Corsair costume…

…which you will never, ever, ever seen worn in tandem with Rachel’s Awkward Space Teen Cyclops costume, because there is a line, man.

Sorry, Namor: Russell Dauterman is definitely the king of Abs-lantis.

That One Octopus Shirt, as drawn by Kris Anka.

Miles is worthy as hell. (Photo courtesy of Jenn Wimmer.)

Next Week: Kitty gets a new codename. What’s new, Shadowcat?

Links and Further Reading:

Russell Dauterman – Website – Tumblr – Twitter
Kris Anka – Tumblr – Twitter
Thor
Uncanny X-Men
A couple times Rachel got craft-wonky about Russell on Cyclops and Kris on Uncanny X-Men
Powerglove’s superlative cover of the X-Men cartoon theme

As Mentioned in Episode 26 – The Other Team America (featuring Chris Sims)

October 14, 2014 Jay 5 comments

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Art by David Wynne!

Bobby is so very Bobby. (New Mutants #1)

Yeah, so, Dani, maybe get a handle on that. (New Mutants #1)

Remember, at this point, as far as everyone on Earth knew, the X-Men were dead. (New Mutants #1)

Oh, Storm. (New Mutants #1)

Meanwhile on Muir Island, REVELATIONS! (New Mutants #1)

“You’re not the X-Men. You’re just, um, wearing their original superhero costumes. Because, stuff.” (New Mutants #1)

OH, SHIT. THOSE GUYS. (New Mutants #1)

Well, that’ll end well. (New Mutants #2)

Gyrich realizes that part of the price of appearing in an X-Men book is occasionally having your conversation partner drop out for an extended inner monologue. (New Mutants #2)

“Son, I know Peter Corbeau, and you’re no Peter Corbeau.” (New Mutants #2)

Mostly including this to point out that FANDOM ZONE is a great name for a comics shop. (New Mutants #2)

FORESHADOWING. (New Mutants #3)

OH, NO! (New Mutants #3)

Aw, Illyana. (New Mutants #3)

Remember that time Bob McLeod drew a full page of a teenager and casual nudity and there was no sexualization whatsoever? Because that was RAD. (New Mutants #3)

Oooh, clever! (New Mutants #3)

Reinforcing the case for X-Men watching Star Trek. (New Mutants #3)

Aw, bros. And Magnum, P.I. For more on what happens next, see Episode 20. (New Mutants #3)

The more things change… (New Mutants #4)

That one time Professor Xavier wasn’t a jerk. (New Mutants #4)

And then the New Mutants just straight-up broke into a school dance. (New Mutants #4)

AW, SAM. (New Mutants #4)

WHY WOULD YOU PUT ALL THAT TNT THERE? WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT? (New Mutants #4)

… (New Mutants #4)

ETHICS. (New Mutants #4)

For more on these baffling gentlemen, see the links below.

Well, hello, Viper and Silver Samurai. (New Mutants #5)

Oh! Of course! Team America! Because, um, right, those guys. (New Mutants #5)

‘Kay. (New Mutants #5)

Xavier X-Plains the A-plot. (New Mutants #5)

Wait, what? (New Mutants #5)

Aw, Shan. (New Mutants #6)

Aw, Shan. (New Mutants #6)

Not that Black Mesa. (New Mutants #6)

Well, I think we can all be pretty excited that Team America have finally learned to control their dangerous power of making an extra good motorcycle dude. Dodged a bullet there. (New Mutants #6)

Next Week: NYCC Special, with Russell Dauterman and Kris Anka!

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As Mentioned in Episode 25 – The Best at What He Does

October 6, 2014 Jay 4 comments

Listen to the episode here!

Art by David Wynne, after Katsushika Hokusai. Prints available until 10/12; or contact David to purchase the original.

Because you demanded it: Probably a Summers Brother t-shirts (light or dark backgrounds) and other gear are now a thing that exist, and which you can purchase using moneydollars!

Welcome to the Wolverine comic that will forever set the bar for Wolverine comics.

Shingen: Totally a dick. (Wolverine #1)

Seriously. This asshole. (Wolverine #1)

Things that never get old: Frank Miller drawing Wolverine beating up on Ninja. (Wolverine #2)

Other things that never get old: Our favorite lady, Yukio! (Wolverine #2)

Okay, look, like 2/3 of this gallery is just going to be us drooling over these amazing Frank Miller fight scenes. Deal with it. (Wolverine #2)

Mariko is less impressed with Miller’s stylish portrayal of gruesome violence. (Wolverine #2)

MORE NINJA! (Wolverine #3)

Yukio, ladies and gentlemen. (Wolverine #3)

Taking a break from drooling over stylish fight scenes to drool over a stylish chase scene. (Wolverine #3)

If you’re not hearing the narration in Steve Blum’s voice, you’re doing Wolverine wrong. (Wolverine #4)

LOOK AT THAT NARRATIVE SYMMETRY. (Wolverine #4)

We were going to choose one or two panels from this fight scene, but, nope, it’s perfect. Deal. (Wolverine #4)

HOLY BALLS FRANK MILLER (Wolverine #4)

The X-Men show up to congratulate Wolverine on the completion of his first solo miniseries. (Uncanny X-Men #172)

Look at that adorable Ninja meet-cute! Also: Pretty sure Smith is taking a cue from Miller with the sudden influx of vertical panels and silhouetted buildings. (Uncanny X-Men #172)

Yeah, look, remember how we said this was gonna all be Miller fight scenes? There will also be a lot of Storm and Yukio, because, Storm and Yukio. (Uncanny X-Men #172)