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- The Judgment of Magneto
- More Asher Elbein:
- And here’s the Boaz Evron essay Asher references extensively in the episode.
As Mentioned in Episode 516 – The Evolution of Magneto
Tag: magneto
516 – The Evolution of Magneto (feat. Asher Elbein)
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In which Asher Elbein joins us to discuss the complicated intersections between Magneto, big feelings, and international politics.
X-PLAINED:
- Some complicated intersections between Magneto, big feelings, and international politics.
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As Mentioned in Episode 514 – Plan 9 From Westchester
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Fun in the sewers! (X-Men #112)
Amelia Voght, fancy version. (X-Men #112)
Saint Sebastian got nothin’ on Charles Xavier. (X-Men #112)
Those rare moments when masks make sense! (X-Men #112)
Heh. (X-Men #112)
He gets things done. (X-Men #112)
Northstar X-Plains Eve of Destruction. (X-Men #112)
Poor Frenzy. (Uncanny X-Men #393)
This panel was a mistake. (Uncanny X-Men #393)
The Age of Apocalypse X-Babies. (Uncanny X-Men #393)
DAMNIT, WOLVERINE. (Uncanny X-Men #393)
Whoops. (Uncanny X-Men #393)
When in doubt, yeet your problems into space. (X-Men #113)
Wolverine has been trying for this moment for how long now? (X-Men #113)
Me, too, thanks. (X-Men #113)
NEXT EPISODE: Wolverine’s secret and oft-retconned origins!
LINKS & FURTHER READING:
If you’re interested in getting involved in community activism, here are some good places to start:
- Indivisible is a decentralized national organization with a ton of local branches.
- Let This Radicalize You by Mariame Kaba and Kelly Hayes is a terrific introduction to organizing.
- Kelly Hayes’s writings are also a great jumping-on point.
- Interested in whistles and ICE-watching? This’ll get you started!
- You can download a local guides to reporting ICE for a lot of different states here.
- If you’re in or near New York City, check out Hands Off NYC!
514 – Plan 9 From Westchester
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In which we provide some inroads to resisting fascism in your community; pacifism has amazing abs; Cyclops and Wolverine play revolutionary chicken; Amelia Voght fails to live up to her narrative potential; Jean Grey continues to make spectacularly bad choices; Polaris deserves better; and Wolverine finally gets to stab Magneto.
X-PLAINED:
- Community action and aid
- X-Men #112-113
- Uncanny X-Men #393
- Genosha (more) (again)
- Northstar (more) (again)
- Dazzler (more) (again)
- Sunpyre (more) (again)
- Hector Rendoza (more) (again)
- Paulie Provenzano (more) (again)
- Frenzy (more) (again)
- Amelia Voght (more) (again)
- St. Sebastian thirst traps
- Sewer adventures
- Post-Apocalypse Cyclops (more) (again)
- Awkward conversations about feelings
- Implausible knitting
- The Age of Apocalypse X-Babies
- A protracted confrontation
- Bad strategy
- A confusing ruse
- Some stabbing
- What happens to the unlikeliest X-Men
- Jean Grey as Charles Xavier’s heir
- Best potential uses of Hector Rendoza
NEXT EPISODE: The secret (retconned) origin of Wolverine!
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As Mentioned in Episode 513 – Eve of Destruction
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Scott Summers, sharply dressed in (morally) gray! (Uncanny X-Men #391)
“Geez, Dad, can you say midlife crisis??” (Uncanny X-Men #391)
Summerses gotta Summers. (Uncanny X-Men #391)
“You must be thinking of the me from Earth-10005 or Earth-13122.” (Uncanny X-Men #391)
Exposition in the front, party in the (flash-)back. (Uncanny X-Men #391)
Scott’s face in that second panel… (Uncanny X-Men #391)
*sniffle* (Uncanny X-Men #391)
Anyone have ideas about the significance of the text on that gravestone in the foreground? (X-Men #111)
A purple and unpleasant land. (X-Men #111)
Muscles and shadows. (X-Men #111)
“Here with us is Doctor Henry McCoy, who’s really good with his… uh, science.” (X-Men #111)
Hey, she’s being nicer than she was back in her Alliance of Evil days! (X-Men #111)
A picture is worth – and includes – a thousand words. (X-Men #111)
Now that’s how you end a prologue. (X-Men #111)
The All-New, Mostly-Untrained X-Men. (Uncanny X-Men #392)
Jean recruits Jean-Paul Beaubier, Northstar! (Uncanny X-Men #392)
Jean recruits Hector Rendoza, AKA Wraith! (Uncanny X-Men #392)
Jean is about to recruit Paulie Provenzano, AKA Omerta! (Uncanny X-Men #392)
Jean recruits Leyu Yoshida, AKA Sunpyre! (Uncanny X-Men #392)
They’re… they’re gonna do fine. (Uncanny X-Men #392)
Jean recruits(?) Joanna Cargill, AKA Frenzy! (Uncanny X-Men #392)
Jean accepts the coincidental timing of the arrival of Alison Blaire, AKA Dazzler! (Uncanny X-Men #392)
NEXT TIME: Eve of Destruction concludes.
LINKS AND FURTHER READING:
- Relevant once again: The Judgment of Magneto by Asher Elbein
513 – Eve of Destruction
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In which Jay and Miles make an announcement; the X-Men are down to bare bones; Cyclops and Corsair are stunningly bad at feelings; Trish Tilby is stunningly bad at journalism; Magneto says goodbye to nuance; and Jean Grey assembles a team.
X-PLAINED:
- X-Corps vs. X-Corp
- A thing that will be happening in a few months
- The story so far
- Uncanny X-Men #391-392
- X-Men #111
- The state of the X-Men
- A short-lived Cyclops costume
- A reunion
- A sorry excuse
- Resolution, somewhat
- Genosha (more) (again)
- Conflict of interest
- Several excellent villain speeches
- Joanna Cargill (Frenzy) (again)
- Jean-Paul Beaubier (Northstar) (again)
- Hector Rendoza
- Yet another angry mob
- Paulie Provenzano (Omerta)
- Leyu Yoshida (Sunpyre)
- Ice skating in Rockefeller Center
- Our picks for a new Brotherhood of Evil Mutants
NEXT EPISODE: Eve of Destruction concludes!
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500 – People Who Stick Together
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In which we sure did that.
X-PLAINED:
- Miracles of magnetism
- Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-Men
NEXT EPISODE: Maximum Security!
Special thanks to:
- Producer, fellow musketeer, and all-around mensch Matt Hunter
- Episode 500 guests David Maybury and Josephine Riesman
- David’s blog and upcoming Vegas trivia tournament
- Josie’s website and Morrison run-focused podcast
- Illustrator David Wynne
- Producers Emeritus Bobby Roberts, Kyle Yount, and Kurt Lloyd
- Parental-leave pinch hitters Al Kennedy and Dylan Higgins
- Everyone who’s made the X-comics what they are
- Our families, friends, and enablers
- Our kickass patrons, who make this podcast possible
- All of our listeners, who make this podcast worthwhile
Please consider this to be the visual companion to episode 500.
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493 – Now a Major Motion Picture
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In which the first X-Men film turns 25 (and holds up remarkably well).
X-PLAINED:
- A startling absence
- The X-Men’s big-screen debut
- An X-film that might have been
- X-Men (2000), in general; and related publications
- Some very casting
- What makes a good adaptation
- Wolverine’s hair
- Those costumes
- The cinematic X-Men
- The cinematic Brotherhood
- Sabretooth’s eyebrows
- Condensed backstories
- The movie magic of magnetism
- The worst toy of all time
- Going to school with superheroes
- Things we’d like to have seen in the movie
NEXT EPISODE: The origin of Thunderbird! (Not that one.) (Or that one.)
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As Mentioned in Episode 491 – Live from the Library
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LINKS & FURTHER READING
- Go read “Kitty Queer,” by Sigrid Ellis.
- Done? Great. Next, read “The Judgment of Magneto,” by Asher Elbein.
- If you’re looking for a jumping-on point to this podcast, you could do worse than the Age of Apocalypse.
- Jay has some additional thoughts on identity politics, which you can read here.
491 – Live from the Library
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In which we record live from the Library of Congress; time travel complicates everything; X-Men is a fundamentally queer narrative; we attempt to summarize a lot of history very fast; and when identities are politicized, claiming them becomes a political act.
X-PLAINED:
- LC-GLOBE
- The first openly queer X-Man
- Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-Men
- Why we do what we do
- Why the X-Men are worth studying
- Returning nuance to critical discussion of media
- A brief(ish) history of X-Men and queerness in X-Men
- Iceman Watch
- Retroactive foreshadowing
- The mutant metaphor
- Found family
- Subtext
- Text
- Facets of mutant activism
- Coming-out stories
- Various vectors of diversity
- Some comics Jay wrote
- Comics in libraries
- Where to start with Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-Men
- X-Men for horror fans
- Our favorite X-Men lineups
- Identity politics
- The T-O virus vs. the Legacy Virus
NEXT EPISODE: Brain Sharks!
This episode doesn’t exactly have a traditional visual companion, but you can click through the entire slide deck from the live show–and find links to the essays we mentioned–on our blog.
Jay has some additional thoughts on identity politics, which you can read here.
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