Tag: Captain America
488 – There Goes the Moon (Mutant X May, Part 3)
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In which we reap the consequences of our choices; possession is 18/10 of the law; Sinister dresses for the occasion; Hank gets his groove back; Havok of Earth-1298 is a jerk; Hank loses his groove; Captain America blows up the moon; the Beyonder experiences a stirring; Dracula makes a deal; and Mutant X May comes to an end.
X-PLAINED:
- The aftermath of Mutant X
- Mutant X #19-32
- Mutant X Annual 2001
- The story so far
- Character color coding
- Some telepathic misdirection
- Apocalypse of Earth-1298
- Charles Xavier of Earth-1298
- Professor X’s Juggernaut-fightin’ mullet
- A whole lot of possession
- Fake Galactus
- Several fears
- X-Man of Earth-1298
- Child batteries
- The worst place for a portal to the Negative Zone
- How Hank McCoy became the Brute
- Vampire problems
- The Marauders of Earth-1298
- The Outcasts of Earth-1298
- Cloak & Dagger of Earth-1298
- James Hudson of Earth-1298
- The Avengers of Earth-1298
- The Beyonder of Earth-1298 who is also kind of the Goblin Force
- Several additional superheroes
- A last stand
- The appeal of alternate timelines
- Earth-1298’s best glow-ups
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454 – X-Men ’97, Part 2
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In which Barry Windsor-Smith is too sexy for television; we know what happens when unstable molecules get struck by lightning; X-Men gets political and does it spectacularly; this Captain America would not sew the cape; Magneto continues to throw things into space; and they kissed and we missed it.
X-PLAINED:
- Fabian Cortez’s name
- X-Men ’97 episodes 6-10
- Lifedeath I & II: a surprising adaptation
- Varying levels of going in blind
- A somewhat different and possibly better Forge
- The Adversary vs. the Owl Queen
- Stormiest and least-Stormy costumes
- Professor Charles Xavier, Official Space Boyfriend
- Colonialism vs. Identity
- Delayed catharsis
- The narrative power of altered opening credits
- What makes allyship effective (and not)
- Justified mutant anger
- The worst version of Nina DaCosta
- What makes Prime Sentinels scary
- Summers family feels
- The best damned fight scenes out there
- Bastion, robo-avatar of conservative white patriarchy
- Simultaneous crossovers
- A psychic gay bar
- A last boss arena
- Acolyte equivalencies
- Phoenix Ex Machina
- Crying
- Whether Magneto was right
- Apoca-futures and Apoca-pasts
- A bulletin board and our hopes for its contents
- Soft Serve
- Kitty Pryde’s coffee shop AU
- X-Men ’97 as the perfect gateway
NEXT EPISODE: Skrulls!
LINKS AND FURTHER READING:
- The Judgment of Magneto by Asher Elbein
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As Mentioned in Episode 452 – Hot Nothing
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LINKS & OTHER ACADEMIA:
- The book Jay mentioned is The Metaphysics of Fiction, by Amie L. Thomasson
- Star Trek: Into Darkness was not a very good movie.
452 – Hot Nothing
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In which Magneto is not full of mirth; nobody real or fictional likes Fabian Cortez; when you’re a speedster, every problem is a metaphorical nail; The Zealot makes some valid points; and when Quicksilver declares himself your conscience, it’s time to examine your life.
X-PLAINED:
- How Magneto got his powers back
- Morally ambiguous hair
- Genosha (more) (again)
- Magneto Rex #1-3
- Magneto vs. Conan
- Trish Tilby
- Omniscient narrative condemnation
- Magneto’s true archfoe
- Magistrates (more) (again)
- Mutates (more) (again)
- Dr. Alda Huxley
- Phillip Moreau (more) (again)
- Jenny Ransome (more) (again)
- Pipeline (Cormac Grimshaw)
- Teleportational nudity
- The Zealot
- Fabian Cortez (more) (again)
- Amelia Voght (more) (again)
- Several of Magneto’s on-again-off-again children
- The Bastille (but not that one)
- Mutant numbering
- When to use full frontal nudity in your comic
- The X-books we’re not covering
- The Amulet of Right vs the Sword of Might
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As Mentioned in Episode 449 – Dressing the X-Men, with Russell Dauterman
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LINKS AND FURTHER READING
- You still have a few days to be part of The Marvel Art of Russell Dauterman Kickstarter campaign!
- Hear Russell and Kris Anka talk Adam X and more on Episode 27 – NYCC 2014 Special!
- Russell’s website!
- Russell on Instagram!
449 – Dressing the X-Men, with Russell Dauterman
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In which artist Russell Dauterman joins us to discuss super-powered costume design!
X-PLAINED:
- Why it’s important to get a professional to design your superhero costume
- Why Miles doesn’t trust the government
- Russell’s history at Marvel
- Designing for the Hellfire Gala
- Mutant fashion
- The word “fashionize”
- Iconic looks
- Modernizing superhero costumes
- Powers vs. personality
- Punk goddess Storm
- Designing for drawability
- Magic hair
- Russell’s influences
- Definitive Rogue costumes
- X-Men ‘97
- Best X-team costumes
- Jay’s holy grail cosplay
- Magic hair, cosplayed
- Costume retrospectives
- Where to find Russell online
- Evil twin trends of the 1990s
- Fuck You Pink
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As Mentioned in Episode 356 – The Michael Bay-eux Tapestry
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356 – The Michael Bay-eux Tapestry
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Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
In which it’s hard to be Joseph; we do our best to explain the inexplicable; Miles is full of feelings; Hulk smashes; and Onslaught finally (mostly) ends.
X-PLAINED:
- Heroes Reborn Return
- Wild times with the Dreaming Celestial
- Onslaught so far
- X-Men #56
- Onslaught: Marvel Universe
- Jay’s definitive Bond
- Joseph (more)
- The physical evolution of Onslaught
- Sense of scale
- Hawkeye (TV series)
- Onslaught’s goals, to what extent they exist
- The three genders
- A really big fight
- A miracle of magnetism
- The (nominal) end of the Age of Heroes
- Beast’s scientific career
- Chamber’s voice
NEXT EPISODE: Several epilogues
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As Mentioned in Episode 352 – Onslog
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