Tag: Uncanny X-Men
96 – Horsemen of the Playground
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In which we play Evolutionary War Mad-Libs; it’s probably a bad sign when Apocalypse decides you need an intervention; Dani is (briefly) the new Doug; horses are jerks; it’s probably really dangerous to be Longshot; Storm has the coolest friends; the High Evolutionary is very high indeed; and we make a (very token) nod to Valentine’s Day.
X-PLAINED:
- Secret Origins of the High Evolutionary
- Evolutionary War
- The actual history of eugenics in America
- X-Factor Annual #3
- New Mutants Annual #4
- Uncanny X-Men Annual #12
- Classic X-Men #22
- Purifiers (but not those purifiers)
- Stack
- Purge
- How to tell when an event has major psychic repercussions
- A Silver-Age callback
- An Apocalypse-style intervention
- Toga Steve (Val-Or)
- The return of Bulk and Glow Worm
- Equal-opportunity Hellfire lingerie
- Mirage’s power upgrade
- Miles vs. puberty vs. Uncanny X-Men
- The coolest civilization ever
- Colossus’s illegitimate kid
- The cutest sound effect
- Origins of the Scott/Jean/Logan love triangle
- Stuff Jay likes and Miles doesn’t
- The Elle Collins Theory of Podcast Roles
NEXT EPISODE: Captain Britain!
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As Mentioned in Episode 95 – Earthfall
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LINKS AND FURTHER READING:
- For an introduction to the Brood (and one of the best Brood stories ever), listen to Episode 20 – The Brood They Carried.
- For more on Hannah Conover, check out Left Unresolved – Do the X-Men Still Have a Frozen Lady in Their Freezer?, by Brian Cronin, over at CBR.
- Here’s a pretty solid overview of the unfathomable clusterfuck of the direct market, from Heidi MacDonald at the Beat; including links to a number of other analyses from retailer and publisher perspectives.
95 – Earthfall
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In which the X-Men finally follow up on a dropped plotline; you should probably not mess with abandoned star sharks; “Dawn of Blood” is a sometimes food; The Goblin Queen makes her first appearance; we debut a new podcast feature; and there may or may not be a frozen woman in the Xavier School basement.
X-PLAINED:
- The Providian Order
- Uncanny X-Men #232-234
- The Brood (again)
- Several ill-fated campers
- Harry Palmer
- The Brood as horror antagonists
- Why John Doggett is the best X-Files agent
- Psylocke’s armor
- Why Nestor Carbonell should play Gambit
- Some deeply dubious codenames
- Red Bee
- Michael the Bee
- Reverend William Conover and his Glory Day Crusade
- The Mile High Diner
- The strange case of Hannah Conover
- One hell of a nightmare
- A deal with a devil
- InfernoWatch
- The direct market
- Ways to approach an endless serial
INFERNO WATCH:
- Madelyne meets and strikes a deal with S’ym
- First appearance of the Goblin Queen costume
NEXT EPISODE: Evolutionary War
CORRECTION: In this episode, Jay recalled the direct market as having been conceived in significant part by Carol Kalish. It was, in fact, the brainchild of Phil Seuling.
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Rachel & Miles Review the X-Men, Episode 72
Week of February 3, 2016:
In which we are pleasantly surprised by Greg Land; Magneto makes some valid fashion choices; Jay has a lot of feelings about universe-splitting; and Worst X-Man Ever ends in the only way it ever could.
REVIEWED:
- Uncanny X-Men #3 (00:26)
- *X-Men: Worst X-Man Ever #5 (06:07)
*Pick of the Week (11:33)
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Miles Reviews the X-Men, Episode 70
Weeks of 1/13/2016 and 1/20/2016:
In which Miles flies solo and reviews two weeks’ worth of comics, Secret Wars sticks the landing, and All-New X-Men remains basically perfect.
REVIEWED:
- Secret Wars #9 (00:46)
- Uncanny X-Men #2 (02:56)
- Extraordinary X-Men #5 (05:26)
- All-New Wolverine #4 (07:52)
- *All-New X-Men #3 (09:48
- X-Men: Worst X-Man Ever #2 & 3 (12:25)
*Pick of the Week (15:25)
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Rachel & Miles Review the X-Men, Episode 69
Weeks of 12/30/2015 and 1/6/2016:
In which we review two weeks’ worth of books in one video; Worst X-Men is not remotely; and Jay has Opinions about photoreference.
REVIEWED:
- All-New Wolverine #3 (00:38)
- Uncanny X-Men #1 (02:04)
- *X-Men: Worst X-Man Ever #1 (06:58)
- Deadpool & Cable: Split Second Infinite Does Anyone Ever Even Bother Reading These Subtitles #6 (10:08)
*Pick of the Week (12:36)
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Rachel & Miles Review the X-Men, Episode 61
Week of November 4, 2015:
In which we’re very guardedly optimistic about Extraordinary X-Men; Uncanny X-Men #600 is worth the wait; and the sunglasses come off.
REVIEWED:
- Extraordinary X-Men #1 (00:33)
- *Uncanny X-Men #600 (05:07)
*Pick of the week (14:23)
Jay came out over here on Monday: http://postcardsfromspace.tumblr.com/post/132414301818/in-which-i-achieve-a-state-of-perfect-self-parody
Here’s Brett White’s phenomenal write-up of Uncanny X-Men #600: http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/in-your-face-jam-heres-what-uncanny-x-mens-iceman-coming-out-scene-got-right
Come see us at Vegas Valley Comic Book Festival on November 7: http://www.vegasvalleycomicbookfestival.org/
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As Mentioned in Episode 80 – For the Mutant Who Has Everything
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LINKS:
- The Secret Convergence on Infinite Podcasts begins THIS THURSDAY, October 29!
- Vegas Valley Comic Book Festival
80 – For the Mutant Who Has Everything
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In which we go back in time to take a look at two annuals; everyone is really excited about Excalibur; Claremont ups his illusion game; Horde should probably not be allowed to dress himself; Rachel fires the X-Men; Havok needs better role models; Psylocke’s secondary mutation is femme power; Kyle X-Plains giant monsters; we check in with Super Doctor Astronaut Peter Corbeau; and you should totally come see us at Vegas Valley Comic-Book Festival on November 7!
X-PLAINED:
- Dazzler’s powers
- Uncanny X-Men Annual #11
- Uncanny X-Men Annual #7
- New Mutants Annual #3
- The Hostage, by Brendan Behan
- Wolverine vs. Historical Fiction
- Horde and his amazing outfit
- The Citadel of light and shadow
- The fantasy lives of X-Men
- Things to do with a shed human skin
- The secret origin of Wolverine’s overactive healing factor
- The Impossible Man (and how to defeat him)
- The Shogun Warriors
- What happened to Super Doctor Astronaut Peter Corbeau
- Powers we don’t like
- Vegas Valley Comic Book Festival
NEXT EPISODE: All-New X-Men with Dennis Hopeless!
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