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As Mentioned in Episode 509 – No Fun Will Be Had

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Everyone is just so jagged and wiry! (Spider-Man & Marrow #1)
No one ever invites us to clubs like this. (Spider-Man & Marrow #1)
Meet Sarah Rushman and her abs! (Spider-Man & Marrow #1)
You’re partied out, man. (Spider-Man & Marrow #1)
Daaaaaamn. (Spider-Man & Marrow #1)
Just a li’l Spidey-parkour! (Spider-Man & Marrow #1)
A very bouncy match-up! (Spider-Man & Marrow #1)
“The point is, we did some unethical stuff and it was awesome.” (Spider-Man & Marrow #1)
Peter Parker possesses the proportional good heart of a good-hearted spider. (Spider-Man & Marrow #1)
Alas, the main thing in Marrow’s future is more trauma. (Spider-Man & Marrow #1)
Hank McCoy, possessor of an amazing scientific mind and absolutely no chill. (Uncanny X-Men #390)
Beast x-plains nine years of the Legacy Virus. (Uncanny X-Men #390)
“Do NOT take that out of the fridge! It’s, like, super expired!” (Uncanny X-Men #390)
No surprise that Chuck is good at basketball – did you see his gymnastics routine an issue or two ago?! (Uncanny X-Men #390)
Aww man aww man (Uncanny X-Men #390)
As we are PLUNGEd into sadness. (Uncanny X-Men #390)
Hell of a callback. (Uncanny X-Men #390)
This cover has always stuck with us. (X-Men #110)
What a large teenager! (X-Men #110)
Leinil Francis Yu’s people look a little weird – and that just makes them look more normal. (X-Men #110)
This issue has such a quiet and contemplative feel. (X-Men #110)
Those are some very dramatic trees. (X-Men #110)
Just beautiful. (X-Men #110)
See you in Mekanix, Kitty. (X-Men #110)
Seems a little excessive, but I’m sure she appreciates the sentiment! (X-Men #110)
NEXT TIME: It’s our Winter Special and Cyclops is back!

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509 – No Fun Will Be Had

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In which Marrow just want to be left alone; Spider-Man remains hapless; S.H.I.E.L.D. is unhelpful; Colossus dies; Shadowcat leaves the X-Men; and we are all on board for Mutants to Watch Out For.

X-PLAINED:

  • How Magik caught the Legacy Virus
  • Marrow (again)
  • Spider-Man and Marrow #1
  • Uncanny X-Men #390
  • X-Men #110
  • A fancy club
  • A terrible plan
  • The Legacy Virus (more) (again)
  • Some deeply contrived “science”
  • A life-affirming display of social interaction
  • The death of Colossus
  • A very silly sound effect
  • Acceptable handwriting
  • Nostalgia
  • A double send-off
  • Closure
  • Mortality in Otherworld
  • Imaginary crossovers

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