Listen to the episode here. LINKS & FURTHER ATROCITIES Here is a recording of William S. Burroughs performing R.E.M.’s “Star Me Kitten.”
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291 – Eat Malarkey and Die
In which we celebrate a birthday; nuclear war is never a good Plan A; every Logan is Old Man Logan; we are underwhelmed by the Pretty Boys of Earth-295; Jean Grey is one hell of a pilot; there are so many reasons not to like Donald Pierce; teleporters are the narrative nuclei of the Age of Apocalypse; and Gateway of Earth-295 deserves significantly more in-depth exploration than we can provide.
Continue readingAs Mentioned in Episode 151 – Czars of Kung Fu
Listen to the episode here. LINKS & FURTHER READING Storyboards for Michael Bay’s The Great Gatsby The greatest Wolverine cover of all time The Count Censored
Continue reading151 – Czars of Kung Fu
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Continue readingAs Mentioned in Episode 139 – Starjammed
Listen to the episode here. LINKS & FURTHER LISTENING: We talked a lot about the Starjammers with Greg Rucka in Episode 7: Cyclops Has a Good Day! For more ResurrXion talk, check out Jay & Miles Review the X-Men, Episode 107.
Continue reading139 – Starjammed
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Continue readingAs Mentioned in Episode 99 – Those Who Walk Away from Genosha
Listen to the episode here. LINKS & FURTHER READING: We’ve recommended the documentary Chris Claremont’s X-Men before and likely will again. Dazzle camouflage is totally a real thing, even if it has nothing to do with what Carol’s doing in this arc.
Continue reading99 – Those Who Walk Away from Genosha
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Continue readingAs Mentioned in Episode 55 – How Nightcrawler Got His Groove Back
Listen to the podcast here! LINKS AND FURTHER READING: Here is a video of 3-year-old X-Pert Kestrel and her brother Jasper pretending to be us. Here are the titles Kestrel and Jasper’s mom Katie recommends for very young X-Fans: These Are the X-Men is part of Disney’s World of Reading series, which
Continue reading55 – How Nightcrawler Got His Groove Back
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