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As Mentioned in Episode 337 – Wild Genes and Old Magic

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Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
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The Hellfire Club WISHES Brian bothered to show up in a tux. (Excalibur #96)
The Hellfire Club WISHES Brian bothered to show up in a tux. (Excalibur #96)
Meet the new Kurt: Now 50% more Age of Apocalypse! (Excalibur #96)
Meet the new Kurt: Now 50% more Age of Apocalypse! (Excalibur #96)
Meet the new Meggan: Now 50% more... boobs, I guess? (Excalibur #96)
Meet the new Meggan: Now 50% more… boobs, I guess? (Excalibur #96)
Scratch. (Excalibur #96)
Scratch. (Excalibur #96)
Brian Braddock, WASP bishop of the Hellfire Club. (Excalibur #97)
Brian Braddock, WASP bishop of the Hellfire Club. (Excalibur #97)
hehe (Excalibur #97)
hehe (Excalibur #97)
Well, fuck. (Excalibur #97)
Well, fuck. (Excalibur #97)
Now this cover can live in your memory, too! (Excalibur #98)
Now this cover can live in your memory, too! (Excalibur #98)
Sartorial choices were made. (Excalibur #98)
Sartorial choices were made. (Excalibur #98)
Alas, poor Douglock. (Don't worry. He'll be back.) (Excalibur #98)
Alas, poor Douglock. (Don’t worry. He’ll be back.) (Excalibur #98)
Oh. That guy. (Excalibur #99)
Oh. That guy. (Excalibur #99)
NEXT WEEK: Hawk Talk! NEXT EPISODE: X-Factor's recruitment standards somehow drop even lower.
NEXT WEEK: Hawk Talk! NEXT EPISODE: X-Factor’s recruitment standards somehow drop even lower.

337 – Wild Genes and Old Magic

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In which Excalibur is beset by shady organizations; Nightcrawler gets a new look; nobody hates Pete Wisdom as much as Lockheed hates Pete Wisdom; Brian Braddock should not be allowed to dress himself; Excalibur invades Black Air; and Onslaught continues to lurk.

X-PLAINED:

  • Some countries Magneto has invaded
  • Excalibur #96-99
  • Black Air (more) (again)
  • The London branch of the Hellfire Club
  • Nightcrawler’s new look
  • Meggan’s new look
  • The return of Alistaire Stuart
  • How not to dress for the Hellfire Club
  • The Shadow Cabinet (a little)
  • Hacking
  • Agent Scratch
  • Avengers vs. Avengers
  • Addiction recovery
  • Accreditation of the Xavier School
  • Developing a library X-collection

NEXT WEEK: Hawk Talk!

NEXT EPISODE: X-Factor’s increasingly low recruitment standards!

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As Mentioned in Episode 329 – Scheming and Argument

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Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
Same cover, different week. (Excalibur #94)
Same cover, different week. (Excalibur #94)
Rahne "Aleph from Global Frequency" Sinclair. (Excalibur #94)
Rahne “Aleph from Global Frequency” Sinclair. (Excalibur #94)
Sorry. I just can't accept this as Tangerine. (Excalibur #94)
Sorry. I just can’t accept this as Tangerine. (Excalibur #94)
He could totally have rocked the swim cap, though. (Excalibur #94)
He could totally have rocked the swim cap, though. (Excalibur #94)
Ew, they're all goopy. (Excalibur #94)
Ew, they’re all goopy. (Excalibur #94)
Well, damn. (Excalibur #94)
Well, damn. (Excalibur #94)
We call that a "Muir Hello." (X-Man #12)
We call that a “Muir Hello.” (X-Man #12)
It also goes PING! (X-Man #12)
It also goes PING! (X-Man #12)
Okay: That is legitimately cool. (X-Man #12)
Okay: That is legitimately cool. (X-Man #12)
The actual tagline of Squeezits(TM) was "Squeeze the fun out of it." I swear to g-d I'm not making this up. (X-Man #12)
The actual tagline of Squeezits(TM) was “Squeeze the fun out of it.” I swear to g-d I’m not making this up. (X-Man #12)
Look at those mid '90s computer graphics! (Excalibur #95)
Look at those mid ’90s computer graphics! (Excalibur #95)
Moira doesn't give a fuck if she's not your real mom; she's grounding you anyway. (Excalibur #95)
Moira doesn’t give a fuck if she’s not your real mom; she’s grounding you anyway. (Excalibur #95)
Oh, Rory. Buddy. (Excalibur #95)
Oh, Rory. Buddy. (Excalibur #95)
This is also roughly how it feels to read like 20 years of X-Men in a sitting. (Excalibur #95)
This is also roughly how it feels to read like 20 years of X-Men in a sitting. (Excalibur #95)
What Excalibur's thinking about. (Excalibur #95)
What Excalibur’s thinking about. (Excalibur #95)
NEXT EPISODE: The herald of Onslaught; but also this fashion situation.
NEXT EPISODE: The herald of Onslaught; but also this fashion situation.

329 – Scheming and Argument

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In which Nate Grey has the soul of a man in a mesh shirt; Black Air is somehow even worse than you thought it was; Hulk does not want to be x-treme teen from alternate dimension; we are excited as hell for the upcoming Frasier/Ewing Gamma Flight; and Moira MacTaggert is (sometimes) the adult we need.

X-PLAINED:

  • Nate Grey’s (possible) demon zombie baby
  • What Excalibur’s been up to lately
  • Excalibur #94-95
  • X-Man #12
  • Yet another take on roughly the same dark future
  • Dark-future disambiguation
  • Bangs
  • The Black Wall
  • Leather vs. vinyl
  • Sentinels pooping sentinels
  • Nate Grey (more) (again)
  • Gamma Flight
  • Excessively silly diagnostic technology
  • Squeezits(TM)
  • A minor intervention
  • X-characters most likely to lead a successful book club
  • Warlock on Krakoa

NEXT EPISODE: The Herald of Onslaught (for real, this time, we promise)!

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As Mentioned in Episode 309 – Excellent Turtle

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Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
Really, who wouldn't fall for him? (Excalibur #87)
Really, who wouldn’t fall for him? (Excalibur #87)
Okay, then. (Excalibur #87)
Okay, then. (Excalibur #87)
Sugar Man doesn't really add anything to the Genosha storyline. (Excalibur #87)
Sugar Man doesn’t really add anything to the Genosha storyline. (Excalibur #87)
Cover > comic. (Excalibur #88)
Cover > comic. (Excalibur #88)
Seriously, WHAT DID HE WRITE WITH? (Excalibur #88)
Seriously, WHAT DID HE WRITE WITH? (Excalibur #88)
WE HAVE FUN. (Excalibur #88)
WE HAVE FUN. (Excalibur #88)
Okay, fair. (Excalibur #89)
Okay, fair. (Excalibur #89)
This is some old-school mystery comic staging, and I AM HERE FOR IT. (Excalibur #89)
This is some old-school mystery comic staging, and I AM HERE FOR IT. (Excalibur #89)
Sure, why not? (Excalibur #90)
Sure, why not? (Excalibur #90)
Damnit, Black Air! (Excalibur #90)
Damnit, Black Air! (Excalibur #90)
I bet they're great at parties. (Excalibur #90)
I bet they’re great at parties. (Excalibur #90)
...Okay, then. (Excalibur #90)
…Okay, then. (Excalibur #90)
Ha, ha, Pete Wisdom's life is worse than yours. (Excalibur #90)
Ha, ha, Pete Wisdom’s life is worse than yours. (Excalibur #90)
I'm not gonna say this is the MOST ominous narration ever superimposed over a hookup, but it's up there. (Excalibur #90)
I’m not gonna say this is the MOST ominous narration ever superimposed over a hookup, but it’s up there. (Excalibur #90)
Rory Campbell is anti-mutant, but he's also just a raging asshole. (Excalibur #89)
Rory Campbell is anti-mutant, but he’s also just a raging asshole. (Excalibur #89)
DRAMATIC PARALLELS! (Excalibur #90)
DRAMATIC PARALLELS! (Excalibur #90)
NEXT EPISODE: Swingers in space.
NEXT EPISODE: Swingers in space.

309 – Excellent Turtle

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In which ballistics get weird; Black Air is no W.H.O.; we have surprisingly mixed feelings about Pete Wisdom and Kitty Pryde as a couple; there is an actual creepy clown bar in Portland; blood eagles are excessively ostentatious; the Uncreated just want to be cool; and Rory Campbell continues his descent into supervillainy.

X-PLAINED:

  • The Forever Man
  • Turner D. Century
  • Excalibur #87-90
  • Excalibur (more) (again)
  • Genosha (more) (again)
  • Some extremely confusing bullets
  • Philip Moreau
  • Jenny Ransome
  • Black Air
  • Dream Nails
  • Spy bars
  • Foundations of Kitty Pryde and Pete Wisdom’s relationship
  • Captions
  • Work/life separation
  • A creepy clown bar
  • Easy Tiger
  • Blood eagles
  • Shrine
  • A virus and/or bacteria
  • The Uncreated
  • Gor the God-Butcher
  • Data security
  • Rory Campbell vs. Spoor
  • How the X-Men got their name
  • Terrigen toxicity

NEXT EPISODE: Starjammers!

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As Mentioned in Episode 286 – Family Before Continuity

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Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
Don't worry! The world will end before they can die in that plane crash! (Excalibur #86)
Don’t worry! The world will end before they can die in that plane crash! (Excalibur #86)
Pete Wisdom is a happy man with a happy life. (Excalibur #86)
Pete Wisdom is a happy man with a happy life. (Excalibur #86)
MAH PUIR WEE HOVERCRAFT (Excalibur #86)
MAH PUIR WEE HOVERCRAFT (Excalibur #86)
I want a team that's just him and Chamber, brooding. (Excalibur #86)
I want a team that’s just him and Chamber, brooding. (Excalibur #86)
A green and pleasant, &c. (Excalibur #86)
A green and pleasant, &c. (Excalibur #86)
Well, so much for that mission. (Excalibur #86)
Well, so much for that mission. (Excalibur #86)
Me, too, Sam. Me, too. (X-Force #43)
Me, too, Sam. Me, too. (X-Force #43)
I relate so hard to Shatterstar right now. (X-Force #43)
I relate so hard to Shatterstar right now. (X-Force #43)
Time travel has some good looks. (X-Force #43)
Time travel has some good looks. (X-Force #43)
Aw, these dudes. (X-Force #43)
Aw, these dudes. (X-Force #43)
"We're here for you, in all our oddly-proportioned glory!" (X-Force #43)
“We’re here for you, in all our oddly-proportioned glory!” (X-Force #43)
He hasn't, actually, but that won't be revealed for a while yet. (X-Force #43)
He hasn’t, actually, but that won’t be revealed for a while yet. (X-Force #43)
"Man, is THIS what happens when your boss ditches you for another book?" (X-Force #43)
“Man, is THIS what happens when your boss ditches you for another book?” (X-Force #43)
I know, right?! (Cable #20)
I know, right?! (Cable #20)
Pretty sure that every one of the original five has, at some point, referred to Hank as their best and/or closest friend. (Cable #20)
Pretty sure that every one of the original five has, at some point, referred to Hank as their best and/or closest friend. (Cable #20)
Ouch. (Cable #20)
Ouch. (Cable #20)
OUCH. (Cable #20)
OUCH. (Cable #20)
I'M NOT CRYING YOU'RE CRYING (Cable #20)
I’M NOT CRYING YOU’RE CRYING (Cable #20)
Aw, these guys. And it didn't even take a bathtub! (Cable #20)
Aw, these guys. And it didn’t even take a bathtub! (Cable #20)
Sometimes a family is eight people in tight clothing posing dramatically for the end of the world. (Cable #20)
Sometimes a family is eight people in tight clothing posing dramatically for the end of the world. (Cable #20)
NEXT EPISODE: Welcome to Earth-295! Hope you survive the experience!
NEXT EPISODE: Welcome to Earth-295! Hope you survive the experience!

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286 – Family Before Continuity

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In which Sunspot is a bad enough dude to save the president; Black Air is nowhere near as fun as WHO; we reach the end of Fabian Nicieza’s X-Force run; Rictor and Shatterstar talk about feelings; Gambit does not go gently into that good night; Scott and Jean choose family over continuity; Legion Quest comes to a close, along with Earth-616; the heart of Dawn of X is its margins; you should come see us at ECCC; and we announce a new schedule.

X-PLAINED:

  • The Maker (Reed Richards of Earth-1610)
  • Jay & Miles at ECCC and FlameCon 2020
  • Stuff Jay writes
  • Excalibur #86
  • X-Force #43
  • Cable #20
  • Black Air
  • Pete Wisdom
  • What’s been up in Genosha
  • The Midnight Runner
  • Navigating Kitty Pryde’s age in Excalibur
  • A very abrupt ending
  • The ongoing evolution of X-Force
  • Locus’s new look
  • Clubbing with Rictor and Shatterstar
  • Legion Quest so far
  • Complicated feelings at the end of the world
  • A reunion
  • Where it all started
  • Vague power sets
  • Complicated feelings about Dawn of X
  • The new podcast schedule

NEXT EPISODE: The Age of Apocalypse

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