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As Mentioned in Episode 357 – The Semiotics of Regret

December 26, 2021 Jay 3 comments

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This cover accomplishes what it sets out to do so beautifully… (Uncanny X-Men #337)

…as does its credits page. (Uncanny X-Men #337)

Nothing is entirely okay here. (Uncanny X-Men #337)

Hank, no. (Uncanny X-Men #337)

And wistfulness for dessert. (Uncanny X-Men #337)

Ah, that cover. Again. (X-Men #57)

Versions of this have been used roughly a zillion times; but it always works. (X-Men #57)

The 616, where televisions always flip through the most scene-appropriate clips. (X-Men #57)

Clean up your damn flechettes, Warren Kenneth Worthington III. (X-Men #57)

(He’s not covered in water; it’s the anti-psy field and the evocation of Days of Future Past.) (Onslaught Epilogue #1)

Not… the Rainbow Bears?! (Onslaught Epilogue #1)

Hi, kiddo. (Onslaught Epilogue #1)

Psychology is… different, here. (Onslaught Epilogue #1)

Sure, why not? (Onslaught Epilogue #1)

NEXT EPISODE: GIANT-SIZE WINTER SPECIAL, feat. Jonathan Hickman!

As Mentioned in Episode 356 – The Michael Bay-eux Tapestry

December 19, 2021 Miles Leave a comment

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The 90s-est Rogue in the 90s-est crossover. (X-Men #56)

“Who but I could pose so impressively?” (X-Men #56)

“SENTINEL TZ-031 REPORTING TO HELP YOU MAKE YOUR POINT, SIR” (X-Men #56)

This Onslaught-form may mostly be a retcon to justify past artistic inconsistency – but damn it looks awesome. (X-Men #56)

“And not even one of them told me the actually-important parts of AoA’s whole deal.” (X-Men #56)

Kubert gets so much credit for making a quiet conversation this visually riveting. (X-Men #56)

“You may be a hybrid monstrosity composed of the worst parts of both myself and my greatest frenemy, but at least you seem to have excellent dental hygiene.” (X-Men #56)

This cover kinda sums it up. And that’s not a bad thing. (Onslaught: Marvel Universe)

Well shit. (Onslaught: Marvel Universe)

Scott Summers, master tactician. (Onslaught: Marvel Universe)

Goosebumps. (Onslaught: Marvel Universe)

The world’s greatest heroes versus a bright orange glow to the right of the two-page spread. (Onslaught: Marvel Universe)

Hope, thy name is Moppet. Despair, thy name is x-treme teen. (Onslaught: Marvel Universe)

“And on that day, the heroes channeled their collective courage and dedication into a single blast of punching and yelling.” (Onslaught: Marvel Universe)

BTOOM (Onslaught: Marvel Universe)

I’m not crying you’re crying (Onslaught: Marvel Universe)

*heavy metal horns* (Onslaught: Marvel Universe)

Thor, that’s not how it… oh, I guess it is. (Onslaught: Marvel Universe)

Man, these two (Onslaught: Marvel Universe)

Nothing I can say will add to these panels. (Onslaught: Marvel Universe)

This shouldn’t work, but damn, it does. (Onslaught: Marvel Universe)

“In the meantime, I guess you could grab that universe-in-a-ball and learn contact juggling?” (Onslaught: Marvel Universe)

NEXT TIME: Onslaught ends, for real.

356 – The Michael Bay-eux Tapestry

December 19, 2021 Miles 7 comments

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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 354 – The Touch of Magneto

December 5, 2021 Jay One comment

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Elektra is… complicated. (Wolverine #104)

Where babies come from. (Wolverine #104)

This is actually how most Wolverine stories start. (Wolverine #105)

AWWWWWW. (Wolverine #105)

Ewwwwww. (Wolverine #105)

Stick in a nutshell. (Wolverine #105)

Chris Bachalo, man. Chris Bachalo. (Generation X #19)

They’re not Artie and Leech; but they’re kinda Artie and Leech. (Generation X #19)

SURE WHY NOT (Generation X #19)

Oh, buddy. You tried. (Generation X #19)

You also tried. (Generation X #19)

NEXT WEEK: HAWK TALK!
NEXT EPISODE: Tie-ins!

354 – The Touch of Magneto

November 28, 2021 Jay 14 comments

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In which Onslaught is a party that goes on way too long; we are grateful that the Hand is mostly someone else’s problem; there’s always time to get hosed down by firemen; and Emma Frost should never, under any circumstances, cook.

X-PLAINED:

The Golden Archer
Wolverine #104-105
Generation X #18-19
Portions of Elektra’s deal
Stick
Wolverine’s nose
Gateway and Onslaught
Several flashbacks
The Onslaught goblin
Retcons and character accountability
A wet open
A somewhat atypical plane flight
Toad by way of Chris Bachalo
The mysterious DL
Emma’s Montreal mansion and its staff
Cooking with Emma Frost
Quasi-benevolent mind control
Surgeon
A bonus Shadowcat power
Digital invisibility

NEXT WEEK: Hawk Talk

NEXT EPISODE: Onslaught tie-ins!

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As Mentioned in Episode 346 – Romancing the Gehenna Stone

September 19, 2021 Jay Leave a comment

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Darts with Patch. (Wolverine #11)

Burt Corrigan, at his driest. (Wolverine #11)

Now THAT’S how you arrive at court. (Wolverine #11)

I would argue that Burt is MORE competent than most of the people around him, and also more vampire-aware. (Wolverine #11)

He’s the best at what he does, and what he does makes for pretty fun splash pages. (Wolverine #12)

Dang, man. (Wolverine #12)

So, that happened. (Wolverine #13)

Good times, good times. (Wolverine #13)

THE PRECIOUS! (Wolverine #13)

AGAIN: NOBODY IN THIS COMIC CAN FLY. (Wolverine #14)

Two corner-box Wolverines are better than one! (Wolverine #15)

Aw, Burt. (Wolverine #15)

The Hand of God, everybody! (Wolverine #15)

Hell, yeah, you are. (Wolverine #15)

NEXT WEEK: Hawk Talk
NEXT EPISODE: Onslaught!

346 – Romancing the Gehenna Stone

September 12, 2021 Jay 18 comments

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In which we continue to avoid Onslaught with a jaunt over to the Wolverine solo series; Logan is terrible at both being a loner and secret identities; fake vampires are fundamentally hilarious; and Burt Corrigan is the hero we need.

X-PLAINED

Hyperstorm (kinda)
Wolverine #11-16
A very full week
What Wolverine has been up to
Madripoor
Several supporting cast members
“Patch”
Archie Corrigan
Burt Corrigan
Several things to do in San Francisco
Vampire humor
Ba’al
The Gehenna Stone
Penis bones
The Hand of God
Doomsday
Mutual fratricide
A midair brawl
Secret identity problems
Claw problems
Other metals with which one’s skeleton might be bonded
Bisecting Logan
Team-ups we’d like to see

NEXT WEEK: Hawk Talk!

NEXT EPISODE: Onslaught, honestly, we promise.

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As Mentioned in Episode 339 – Luck Be a Lady

July 11, 2021 Jay Leave a comment

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Wolverine, now with 100% less nose. (Uncanny X-Men #332)

Because no X-Man has ever made a worse decision, ever, right? (Uncanny X-Men #332)

Honestly, I’d be worried, too. (Uncanny X-Men #332)

Aw, Nate. (Uncanny X-Men #332)

Way to make it weird, Logan. (Wolverine #101)

Never not adorable. (Wolverine #101)

Elektra cameo! (Wolverine #101)

Meanwhile in a Bob Ross painting… (Uncanny X-Men Annual 1996)

Preacher needs to get better at stretching his canvases. (Uncanny X-Men Annual 1996)

The Bishop carry. (Uncanny X-Men Annual 1996)

Ouch. (Uncanny X-Men Annual 1996)

Oh, THAT guy, again. (Uncanny X-Men Annual 1996)

Seriously, this seems logistically unlikely. (Uncanny X-Men Annual 1996)

Depixelization is no fun, apparently. (Uncanny X-Men Annual 1996)

And she’s back! (Uncanny X-Men Annual 1996)

NEXT EPISODE: X.S.E.!

LINKS & FURTHER TOMFOOLERY

Learn more about Preacher in Episode 317 – Acquaintances of Humanity.
Kate Beaton’s Wolverine is an eternal delight.
Please note that Dave Cockrum’s art of Nightcrawler and Storm doing that is not remotely work-safe.

339 – Luck Be a Lady

July 11, 2021 Jay 4 comments

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In which evil robots are fundamentally more optimistic than climate change; Ozymandias could probably use a new hobby; Wolverine goes full Kate Beaton; “Luck Be a Lady” would be a kickass hymn; Shard gets a body (kinda); and the X-Men definitely do that.

X-PLAINED:

Some of Stryfe’s team-ups
Fatal Attractions (briefly)
X-Cutioner’s Song (briefly)
Genesis / Tolliver / Tyler Dayspring
Several other individuals named Genesis
Lost noses, historical and fictional
Uncanny X-Men #332
Wolverine #100-101
Uncanny X-Men Annual 1996
Zoe Culloden (The Expediter)
Ozymandias
Wolverine, golden retriever
An Elektra cameo
Wild Thing
Bishop and Shard (again)
The return of Preacher
The Hound (again)
A reunion
Deplxelation
Krakoan team niches
What heroes do

NEXT: X.S.E.

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