Because It's About Time Someone Did
Listen to the podcast here! LINKS & FURTHER REPTILES: This dress was weirdly central to the Internet Discourse of 2015. We covered Lifedeath II in Episode 45 – A Woman Who Could Fly. Here’s where you can find some of the more obscure stories we’ve X-Plained: Wolverine: Killing The Uncanny
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In which sky pirates are the best pirates; Wolverine eats chicken in the woods; Xavier’s area loses its status as our least favorite panel; Cable is suspiciously credulous; we search in vain for a consistent metaphor; Storm has a thing or two to learn about restorative justice; and this entire miniseries should probably have been an annual.
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Listen to the podcast here! LINKS & FURTHER SHAMELESS PROMOTION: You can find relevant info about X-Men: Marvels Snapshots #1 over here… …and find a comics shop from which to purchase it here… …or just go straight to our favorite, Books With Pictures!
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In which Cable has clearly inherited his father’s inability to go on a date that doesn’t end disastrously; Husk is a lightweight; we are very taken with a turtle; you really don’t want to run into the other Hemingway in an elevator, either; Jubilee can speak in logos; and Wolverine gives some fatherly advice.
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Listen to the episode here. LINKS & FURTHER NONSENSE: Rutland, Vermont had multiple Marvel and DC stories set in it during the 1970s – but it’s also a real place. Apologies for telling everyone it was imaginary, and thank you to all the listeners who kindly pointed out that it
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In which Jay discovers a continuity loop; phonetic spelling reaches a new level of implausibility; it’s always already Onslaught; X-Force’s roster gets shaken up; Siryn goes undercover; and the Upstarts remain vaguely plot-relevant despite our fervent wishes.
Continue readingListen to the episode here. LINKS & FURTHER HOMECOMINGS: Download the new theme music and check out Matt’s other work! Whatever the hell Jim Davis is on, we want some. Ohhh, the “real world.” n.b. Trish Tilby
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In which we enter our fourth century of podcasting with brand new theme music; we have both Wolverine questions and wolverine questions; it is extremely rough to be Bishop; the creator of Garfield may or may not live in a sewer on Earth-616; Rogue needs better coping mechanisms; bigotry is depressingly timeless; and everything is Onslaught now.
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Listen to the episode here. LINKS & FURTHER EVENT HORIZONS: Come see us at Emerald City Comic Con! Miles is delightful in person; and Jay, um, exists corporeally. Jay wrote an X-Men comic! It’s about Cyclops, and it will be out in April. Please tell your local comics shop to
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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.
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