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As Mentioned in Episode 350 – The Xavier Protocols

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Variant cover by Dylan Meconis!
Variant cover by Dylan Meconis!
Extra collectible sketch cover! You can download your own in PDF format here.
Extra collectible sketch cover! You can download your own in PDF format here.
It's always fun to see how teams look in other books. (Excalibur #100)
It’s always fun to see how teams look in other books. (Excalibur #100)
First version of the armor. Don't get too attached. (Excalibur #100)
First version of the armor. Don’t get too attached. (Excalibur #100)
In all fairness, decapitation would kill most people. (Excalibur #100)
In all fairness, decapitation would kill most people. (Excalibur #100)
Does he seriously do this for EVERY mutant? Or just X-Men? Or--? (Excalibur #100)
Does he seriously do this for EVERY mutant? Or just X-Men? Or–? (Excalibur #100)
Meanwhile in a circus in Franklin Richards's head... (Fantastic Four #415)
Meanwhile in a circus in Franklin Richards’s head… (Fantastic Four #415)
I'll admit: They look remarkably cool.
I’ll admit: They look remarkably cool.
You don't say, Reed. (Fantastic Four #415)
You don’t say, Reed. (Fantastic Four #415)
THE EYEBROWS OF TRUTH! (Fantastic Four #415)
THE EYEBROWS OF TRUTH! (Fantastic Four #415)
What a good rug. (Fantastic Four #415)
What a good rug. (Fantastic Four #415)
This is among the weirder meta-product placement I've seen. (Fantastic Four #415)
This is among the weirder meta-product placement I’ve seen. (Fantastic Four #415)
There's... a lot going on on that cover. (X-Factor #125)
There’s… a lot going on on that cover. (X-Factor #125)
Everything but the skateboard. (X-Factor #125)
Everything but the skateboard. (X-Factor #125)
Somewhere, one is experimentally gnawing on Hearst Tower. (X-Men #55)
Somewhere, one is experimentally gnawing on Hearst Tower. (X-Men #55)
How you can tell it's a Really Big Event. (X-Men #55)
How you can tell it’s a Really Big Event. (X-Men #55)
IT'S REALLY NOT THE TIME, BOBBY. (X-Men #55)
IT’S REALLY NOT THE TIME, BOBBY. (X-Men #55)
I don't know why, but Onslaught's pose in this panel cracks me the hell up. (X-Men #55)
I don’t know why, but Onslaught’s pose in this panel cracks me the hell up. (X-Men #55)
That is... somewhat different from its previous appearance. (X-Men #55)
That is… somewhat different from its previous appearance. (X-Men #55)
That certainly is an ebon citadel! (X-Men #55)
That certainly is an ebon citadel! (X-Men #55)
That's quite a look, Onslaught of the Future! (X-Men #55)
That’s quite a look, Onslaught of the Future! (X-Men #55)
NEXT EPISODE: Yep, more Onslaught.
NEXT EPISODE: Yep, more Onslaught.

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As Mentioned in Episode 349 – Onslaught Secret Weapon Force Power Slammers

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Ahh, it'll be fine. (Cable #34)
Ahh, it’ll be fine. (Cable #34)
Sure, why not? (Cable #34)
Sure, why not? (Cable #34)
I kind of wish he'd gotten to keep his massive fucked up arm. (Cable #34)
I kind of wish he’d gotten to keep his massive fucked up arm. (Cable #34)
Start your red-string maps here. (Incredible Hulk #444)
Start your red-string maps here. (Incredible Hulk #444)
GIANT SCREAMING ROCK! (Incredible Hulk #444)
GIANT SCREAMING ROCK! (Incredible Hulk #444)
SURE, WHY NOT? (Incredible Hulk #444)
SURE, WHY NOT? (Incredible Hulk #444)
Hulk just want to be left alone. (Incredible Hulk #444)
Hulk just want to be left alone. (Incredible Hulk #444)
Sinister certainly knows how to make an entrance. (X-Man #18)
Sinister certainly knows how to make an entrance. (X-Man #18)
Aw, Caliban. (X-Force #57)
Aw, Caliban. (X-Force #57)
And there goes another Xavier school! (X-Force #57)
And there goes another Xavier school! (X-Force #57)
It's no Bogdanove, but it'll do. (X-Force #57)
It’s no Bogdanove, but it’ll do. (X-Force #57)
I love that Onslaught's happening and Sinister is just playing out this whole entire other story. (X-Force #57)
I love that Onslaught’s happening and Sinister is just playing out this whole entire other story. (X-Force #57)
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NEXT EPISODE: Hawk talk! NEXT EPISODE: Onslaught continues to continue.
NEXT EPISODE: Hawk talk! NEXT EPISODE: Onslaught continues to continue.

LINKS & FURTHER COMPLICATIONS

As Mentioned in Episode 348 – Onslaught Continues

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In Apocalypse's defense, this is also roughly what I wear to sleep. (Uncanny X-Men #335)
In Apocalypse’s defense, this is also roughly what I wear to sleep. (Uncanny X-Men #335)
"Quick! Let's fight for no reason!" (Uncanny X-Men #335)
“Quick! Let’s fight for no reason!” (Uncanny X-Men #335)
"Next, we're gonna shut down Blue Man Group." (X-Men Unlimited #11)
“Next, we’re gonna shut down Blue Man Group.” (X-Men Unlimited #11)
This is what every bar is like, right? (X-Men Unlimited #11)
This is what every bar is like, right? (X-Men Unlimited #11)
Rogue has no time for your nonsense. (X-Men Unlimited #11)
Rogue has no time for your nonsense. (X-Men Unlimited #11)
Damn, Bastion. Cold. (X-Men Unlimited #11)
Damn, Bastion. Cold. (X-Men Unlimited #11)
"Do you like... magnets?" (X-Men Unlimited #11)
“Do you like… magnets?” (X-Men Unlimited #11)
SEE? GUN ARM! (X-Men Unlimited #11)
SEE? GUN ARM! (X-Men Unlimited #11)
Did Thor ever actually wear that outfit in a comic book? (Avengers #401)
Did Thor ever actually wear that outfit in a comic book? (Avengers #401)
Vision is RIGHT THERE, man. (Avengers #401)
Vision is RIGHT THERE, man. (Avengers #401)
Including this panel entirely for Gratuitously Topless Thor. (Avengers #401)
Including this panel entirely for Gratuitously Topless Thor. (Avengers #401)
Uncalled for, Silver-Age callback. (Avengers #401)
Uncalled for, Silver-Age callback. (Avengers #401)
That is not the face of a man who has driven around in a magnet-shaped car. (Avengers #401)
That is not the face of a man who has driven around in a magnet-shaped car. (Avengers #401)
NEXT EPISODE: More Onslaught (but also Sinister)!
NEXT EPISODE: More Onslaught (but also Sinister)!

As Mentioned in Episode 347 – Onslaught Begins

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What, indeed? (Uncanny X-Men #334)
What, indeed? (Uncanny X-Men #334)
He's a man of simple pleasures. (Uncanny X-Men #334)
He’s a man of simple pleasures. (Uncanny X-Men #334)
We ship it. (Uncanny X-Men #334)
We ship it. (Uncanny X-Men #334)
What the HELL, Professor X? (Uncanny X-Men #334)
What the HELL, Professor X? (Uncanny X-Men #334)
Again: THE HELL?! (Uncanny X-Men #334)
Again: THE HELL?! (Uncanny X-Men #334)
It sucks to be Dark Beast, as it should. (X-Men #54)
It sucks to be Dark Beast, as it should. (X-Men #54)
The wreck of Professor Xavier's office... (X-Men #54)
The wreck of Professor Xavier’s office… (X-Men #54)
...and the wreck of Professor Xavier. (X-Men #54)
…and the wreck of Professor Xavier. (X-Men #54)
Before there was SIXIS, there was OVALZNO. (Onslaught: X-Men #1)
Before there was SIXIS, there was OVALZNO. (Onslaught: X-Men #1)
Shielded thoughts get red borders. (Onslaught: X-Men #1)
Shielded thoughts get red borders. (Onslaught: X-Men #1)
HE'S SO DRAMATIC (Onslaught: X-Men #1)
HE’S SO DRAMATIC (Onslaught: X-Men #1)
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I know he's evil right now, but I bet Xavier was also just a super creepy kid. (Onslaught: X-Men #1)
I know he’s evil right now, but I bet Xavier was also just a super creepy kid. (Onslaught: X-Men #1)
NEXT EPISODE: More Onslaught.
NEXT EPISODE: More Onslaught.

LINKS & FURTHER ALLUSIONS

As Mentioned in Episode 346 – Romancing the Gehenna Stone

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Darts with Patch. (Wolverine #11)
Darts with Patch. (Wolverine #11)
Burt Corrigan, at his driest. (Wolverine #11)
Burt Corrigan, at his driest. (Wolverine #11)
Now THAT'S how you arrive at court. (Wolverine #11)
Now THAT’S how you arrive at court. (Wolverine #11)
I would argue that Burt is MORE competent than most of the people around him, and also more vampire-aware. (Wolverine #11)
I would argue that Burt is MORE competent than most of the people around him, and also more vampire-aware. (Wolverine #11)
He's the best at what he does, and what he does makes for pretty fun splash pages. (Wolverine #12)
He’s the best at what he does, and what he does makes for pretty fun splash pages. (Wolverine #12)
Dang, man. (Wolverine #12)
Dang, man. (Wolverine #12)
So, that happened. (Wolverine #13)
So, that happened. (Wolverine #13)
Good times, good times. (Wolverine #13)
Good times, good times. (Wolverine #13)
THE PRECIOUS! (Wolverine #13)
THE PRECIOUS! (Wolverine #13)
AGAIN: NOBODY IN THIS COMIC CAN FLY. (Wolverine #14)
AGAIN: NOBODY IN THIS COMIC CAN FLY. (Wolverine #14)
Two corner-box Wolverines are better than one! (Wolverine #15)
Two corner-box Wolverines are better than one! (Wolverine #15)
Aw, Burt. (Wolverine #15)
Aw, Burt. (Wolverine #15)
The Hand of God, everybody! (Wolverine #15)
The Hand of God, everybody! (Wolverine #15)
Hell, yeah, you are. (Wolverine #15)
Hell, yeah, you are. (Wolverine #15)
NEXT WEEK: Hawk Talk NEXT EPISODE: Onslaught!
NEXT WEEK: Hawk Talk
NEXT EPISODE: Onslaught!

As Mentioned in Episode 344 – Where No Mutant Has Gone Before

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A long, long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away... (Star Trex)
A long, long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away… (Star Trex)
And then, Gladiator punched the Enterprise. (Star Trex)
And then, Gladiator punched the Enterprise. (Star Trex)
This throwaway gag basically carries the issue. (Star Trex)
This throwaway gag basically carries the issue. (Star Trex)
Everything Deathbird knows about diplomacy, she learned from Edgar Rice Burroughs novel covers. (Star Trex)
Everything Deathbird knows about diplomacy, she learned from Edgar Rice Burroughs novel covers. (Star Trex)
Several hundred years later... (Star Trek: The Next Generation / X-Men: Second Contact)
Several hundred years later… (Star Trek: The Next Generation / X-Men: Second Contact)
"I mean, we pay about as much attention to the Prime Directive..." (Star Trek: The Next Generation / X-Men: Second Contact)
“I mean, we pay about as much attention to the Prime Directive…” (Star Trek: The Next Generation / X-Men: Second Contact)
This scene really looks like they should all be holding cocktails. (Star Trek: The Next Generation / X-Men: Second Contact)
This scene really looks like they should all be holding cocktails. (Star Trek: The Next Generation / X-Men: Second Contact)
Kang saying "Civility costs nothing" never stops being funny. (Star Trek: The Next Generation / X-Men: Second Contact)
Kang saying “Civility costs nothing” never stops being funny. (Star Trek: The Next Generation / X-Men: Second Contact)
Well, he's doomed. (Star Trek: The Next Generation / X-Men: Second Contact)
Well, he’s doomed. (Star Trek: The Next Generation / X-Men: Second Contact)
And so's she. (Star Trek: The Next Generation / X-Men: Second Contact)
And so’s she. (Star Trek: The Next Generation / X-Men: Second Contact)
We told you about that so we could tell you about this. (Planet X)
We told you about that so we could tell you about this. (Planet X)
NEXT EPISODE: All of the Marvels. ALL of them. (feat. Douglas Wolk)
NEXT EPISODE: All of the Marvels. ALL of them. (feat. Douglas Wolk)

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As Mentioned in Episode 343 – The Water Cooler of Violence

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LIES ALL LIES (X-Force #55)
LIES ALL LIES (X-Force #55)
(Probably not a LMD. This time.) (X-Force #55)
(Probably not a LMD. This time.) (X-Force #55)
I'm not sure sound works like that, but it's still cool. (X-Force #55)
I’m not sure sound works like that, but it’s still cool. (X-Force #55)
And now you know how animated Wolverine feels. (X-Force #55)
And now you know how animated Wolverine feels. (X-Force #55)
Well, that's one way to open a giant door. (X-Force #55)
Well, that’s one way to open a giant door. (X-Force #55)
Seriously, why is he in his underwear? (X-Force #55)
Seriously, why is he in his underwear? (X-Force #55)
It's really not any harder to believe than anything else in this comic. (X-Force #55)
It’s really not any harder to believe than anything else in this comic. (X-Force #55)
Sacrelicious! (X-Force #56)
Sacrelicious! (X-Force #56)
The Benjamin Russell storyline really doesn't make any sense when you break it down... (X-Force #56)
The Benjamin Russell storyline really doesn’t make any sense when you break it down… (X-Force #56)
I have nightmares like this. (X-Force #56)
I have nightmares like this. (X-Force #56)
IT WAS GAMESMASTER ALL ALONG SURE WHY NOT (X-Force #56)
IT WAS GAMESMASTER ALL ALONG SURE WHY NOT (X-Force #56)
We kinda forgot to cover this first time 'round. (X-Men Unlimited #8)
We kinda forgot to cover this first time ’round. (X-Men Unlimited #8)
Puberty's rough, buddy. (X-Men Unlimited #8)
Puberty’s rough, buddy. (X-Men Unlimited #8)
"There's a new mutant about to manifest! Let's have the MOST UNSETTLING X-Man go follow him around!" (X-Men Unlimited #8)
“There’s a new mutant about to manifest! Let’s have the MOST UNSETTLING X-Man go follow him around!” (X-Men Unlimited #8)
Seriously, there is NO evidence at this point that it's the word "mutant" that sends the kid running and not, say, the lightning. (X-Men Unlimited #8)
Seriously, there is NO evidence at this point that it’s the word “mutant” that sends the kid running and not, say, the lightning. (X-Men Unlimited #8)
This is the part where it starts to feel like one of those books you could get in the '80s with your kid's name as the protagonist. (X-Men Unlimited #8)
This is the part where it starts to feel like one of those books you could get in the ’80s with your kid’s name as the protagonist. (X-Men Unlimited #8)
See what I mean? (X-Men Unlimited #8)
See what I mean? (X-Men Unlimited #8)
"They usually bring you back in a dozen or so issues. Why?" (X-Men Unlimited #8)
“They usually bring you back in a dozen or so issues. Why?” (X-Men Unlimited #8)
And they all lived happily ever after.* *Joined the Thunderbolts, became Maverick, maybe blew up? (X-Men Unlimited #8)
And they all lived happily ever after.* *Joined the Thunderbolts, became Maverick, maybe blew up? (X-Men Unlimited #8)
NEXT EPISODE: Where no mutant has gone before!
NEXT EPISODE: Where no mutant has gone before!

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As Mentioned in Episode 342 – Angry Birds

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Yes, it's as dramatic as it looks. (Archangel #1)
Yes, it’s as dramatic as it looks. (Archangel #1)
...Kay. (Archangel #1)
…Kay. (Archangel #1)
Please enjoy the most Nic Cage Archangel you will ever see. (Archangel #1)
Please enjoy the most Nic Cage Archangel you will ever see. (Archangel #1)
THIS guy. (Uncanny X-Men #333)
THIS guy. (Uncanny X-Men #333)
HOW DOES SHE STILL NOT MANAGE TO ASSOCIATE HIM WITH MAGNETO? (X-Men #53)
HOW DOES SHE STILL NOT MANAGE TO ASSOCIATE HIM WITH MAGNETO? (X-Men #53)
Oh, Juggernaut, no. (X-Men #53)
Oh, Juggernaut, no. (X-Men #53)
Revenge of X-Men #3. (X-Men #53)
Revenge of X-Men #3. (X-Men #53)
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As Mentioned in Episode 341 – Rainbow Connection

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Low-key obsessed with what the hell sound this baby is supposed to be making. (Generation X #15)
Low-key obsessed with what the hell sound this baby is supposed to be making. (Generation X #15)
When your kid goes away to school and comes back... different. (Generation X #15)
When your kid goes away to school and comes back… different. (Generation X #15)
These fucking guys. (Generation X #15)
These fucking guys. (Generation X #15)
I am happy and surprised to announce that Giovanni survives the story pretty much unscathed! (Generation X #15)
I am happy and surprised to announce that Giovanni survives the story pretty much unscathed! (Generation X #15)
I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY HER BONES ARE VISIBLE THOUGH (Generation X #16)
I DON’T UNDERSTAND WHY HER BONES ARE VISIBLE THOUGH (Generation X #16)
Hi, Stan. (Generation X #17)
Hi, Stan. (Generation X #17)
Oh, THAT guy. (Generation X #17)
Oh, THAT guy. (Generation X #17)
Nobody draws rubble like Bachalo. (Generation X #17)
Nobody draws rubble like Bachalo. (Generation X #17)
The genre-requisite hall of mirrors. (Generation X #17)
The genre-requisite hall of mirrors. (Generation X #17)
He somehow makes the X-Cutioner look... cool? (Generation X #17)
He somehow makes the X-Cutioner look… cool? (Generation X #17)
NEXT EPISODE: Rich-people problems.
NEXT EPISODE: Rich-people problems.

As Mentioned in Episode 340 – Retconaganda

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Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
Welcome to the X.S.E., where moral ambiguity goes to die. (X.S.E. #1)
Welcome to the X.S.E., where moral ambiguity goes to die. (X.S.E. #1)
The villains in this series are exceptionally one-note even by comics standards. (X.S.E. #1)
The villains in this series are exceptionally one-note even by comics standards. (X.S.E. #1)
I still can't figure out what's happening with the purple garment that Bishop and possibly also his grandmother are wearing. (X.S.E. #1)
I still can’t figure out what’s happening with the purple garment that Bishop and possibly also his grandmother are wearing. (X.S.E. #1)
Bishop has basically always been the same dude. (X.S.E. #1)
Bishop has basically always been the same dude. (X.S.E. #1)
Hey, it's Malcolm... (X.S.E. #2)
Hey, it’s Malcolm… (X.S.E. #2)
...and Randall! (X.S.E. #2)
…and Randall! (X.S.E. #2)
I know the balloon at the top technically goes with the panel above, but it really looks like Fitzroy is just reciting his own name like a Pokémon. (X.S.E. #3)
I know the balloon at the top technically goes with the panel above, but it really looks like Fitzroy is just reciting his own name like a Pokémon. (X.S.E. #3)
De Witness. (X.S.E. #4)
De Witness. (X.S.E. #4)
Shackle's costume is somewhat improbable. (X.S.E. #4)
Shackle’s costume is somewhat improbable. (X.S.E. #4)
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