Tag: Bastion
413 – Convergence (feat. Douglas Wolk)
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In which X-Force goes to Burning Man Exploding Colossal Man; Douglas Wolk may or may not have superpowers; Karma gets girlfriends; we are already tired of Reignfire; Meltdown and Sunspot initiate a love triangle; and Jay is writing some more X-Men.
X-PLAINED:
- Road trips
- X-Force #75-76
- New Mutants vol. 4 #30
- A gatefold and a half
- Burning Man
- Exploding Colossal Man
- Karma’s name
- Echidna Faire
- Text
- Selene (more) (again)
- Crowd scenes
- Various character relationships
- Callbacks
- Mud
- A magic box and a fancy stick
- Eitri the Dwarf
- A grand conjunction
- A big, silly fight
- Peak late ‘90s queer culture
- Echidna Faire
- Bowling
- Etienne Rousseau
- Updating Bastion’s facial hair
- Wolverine’s mentees
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As Mentioned in Episode 395 – Boxer Briefs of Humanity
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LINKS & FURTHER READING:
- The Marvel Universe of Superheroes Exhibition (currently at OMSI in Portland, Oregon).
- You can check out Jay’s article Beyond the Mutant Metaphor in the exhibit’s catalogue!
395 – Boxer Briefs of Humanity
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In which Jay has exciting news, Rick Leonardo draws an impressively creepy mad scientist’s lair, the clouds are purple and so is the prose, Powers of X gets a subtle prequel 21 years early, Cable’s own tolerance has finally reached zero, and we summarize Bastion’s backstory way, way faster than Bastion does.
X-PLAINED:
- Machine Man (X-51) (Aaron Stack)
- Operation Zero Tolerance (more) (again)
- Jay’s upcoming parental leave
- Bastion (Sebastion Gilberti)
- M-Tech
- Powerman 5000
- Cable & Machine Man Annual 1998
- Hobgits and their sound effects
- Street Fighter: the Roleplaying Game
- Batroc ze Lepair
- Jack Kirby’s 2001: A Space Odyssey
- X-51 / X-23 overlaps
- Classic Summers Family Bullshit
- Psionic soapboxes
- What makes Bastion a compelling villain
- The necessity of companions
- Master Mold 3.0 & Nimrod 2.0
- Machine Man & Bastion Annual 1998
- Terrible font choices
- ZORCH
- Cable vs. floors
- The carbon footprint of robotic fascism
- Marvel Comics Presents #17-24 (just a little)
- Incredible Hulk Annual #7 (just a tad)
- The Siege Perilous
- The future of Machine Man
- The hypothetical 2022 version of Bastion
- Historical events in which we’d love to see long-lived mutants take part
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As Mentioned in Episode 394 – We All Have to Go Sometime
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LINKS & FURTHER LIFE LESSONS:
- Nearly 40 years after Secret Wars II, Spider-Man is still teaching people to poop.
394 – We All Have to Go Sometime
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In which there’s always room for another X-cast; Cecilia Reyes wasn’t even supposed to be here today; Sabra has indestructible underwear; prime sentinels are probably even worse pets than quail; Marrow probably swears more than superhero comics allow for; and Operation Zero Tolerance comes to an end.
X-PLAINED:
- The original proposed ending of Operation Zero Tolerance
- The actual ending of Operation Zero Tolerance
- X-Men #66-69
- Operation Zero Tolerance (so far)
- Prime Sentinels (again)
- Bastion (more) (again)
- Spidey and His Amazing Friends
- Cecilia Reyes
- The most reluctant X-Men
- Nanomachines
- Trust
- Miles’s least favorite X-Men story
- Sabra
- Superheroes who wear white
- Wizard dogs
- Indestructible undergarments
- Angie Quail
- Candy Southern (again)
- Actual quail
- Bones
- Metal Gear Solid
- Officers Aguinal and Cleaveland
- The sound of a soul losing its shape
- One of many problems with the carceral system
- What men do in bathrooms
- A showdown
- Operation Zero Tolerance in retrospect
- Silly superhero names
- Non-mutant characters who pair well with X-Men
NEXT WEEK: Hawk Talk
NEXT EPISODE: Bastion’s secret origin!
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As Mentioned in Episode 392 – The Mullet of Leadership
392 – The Mullet of Leadership
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In which Chris Bachalo changes things up; we theorize about Prime Sentinel hierarchy; the headmasters go undercover; fictional characters spend a lot of time in sewers; M’s secret comes to light; J. Jonah Jameson is at his best in X-books; Jay pitches a video game; Marrow gets a makeover; and part of journalistic integrity is choosing what not to cover.
X-PLAINED:
- Banshee, recently
- Generation X #29-31
- Uncanny X-Men #346
- Bastion
- Daria
- Leave It to Chance
- Miguela Torres
- Venice Beach
- Skin’s cousin Gil
- Inconsistencies that may or may not be deliberate
- Jolt Cola™
- Yet another take on Prime Sentinels
- The Mullet of Leadership
- A cool kid
- Cat drama
- DOA (again)
- Cars
- A kiss
- Several attempted murders
- Marrow’s appearance
- Boyd and Mathers
- X-fighting games
- Mutant leadership philosophies
NEXT EPISODE: X-Men cleverly disguised as Wolverine
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As Mentioned in Episode 391 – Mansion of Theseus
391 – Mansion of Theseus
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In which the X-Mansion has unusually large vents; Cable’s hair should not be floppy; Nate Grey meets his maternal grandparents; and we would really like to know more about the Siege of the Vapor Ants.
X-PLAINED:
- Cable #45-47
- X-Man #30
- What various Nathans have been up to
- Operation Zero Tolerance (again)
- The Siege of the Vapor Ants
- Three grenades
- Beefy vents for beefy men
- Danger
- Shi’arese
- Cable vs. Bastion
- So much beer
- Three rad ladies
- Several Greys
- Roust
- Every appearance of Joey and Gaylin Bailey
- Several faked deaths
- Possible impact of the MCU on the X-comics’ status quo
- Character ages
NEXT WEEK: Hawk Talk
NEXT EPISODE: Generation X
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