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Tag: X-Men
115 – So Many Teeth (feat. Max Carleton)
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In which Jay and Max brave the X-Men anime; the problem isn’t in Wolverine’s pants; Xavier is for once less villainous than he seems; Emma Frost gets ruffly; Cyclops wasn’t even supposed to be here today; and we both really want to hang out with Scott Porter.
X-PLAINED:
- Billy Kaplan and Tommy Shepherd
- Waiting for the Trade
- The X-Men Anime
- Marvel Anime
- Scott Porter
- Jay’s ongoing attempts to assemble a coherent X-Men/Speed Racer conspiracy theory
- Floating Hands Theater Wolverine
- An unlikely T.A.
- Several recurring flashbacks
- The U-Men
- The other U-Men
- Armor (Hisako Ichiki)
- Emma Frost, but ruffly
- Evil Moira MacTaggert (Yui Sasaki)
- The Sasaki Institute
- The other Inner Circle
- Marsh
- Rat
- Neuron
- Takeo Sasaki
- Potluck night at the Hellfire Club
- Living vs. dead Jean Grey
NEXT EPISODE: Jubilee!
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As Mentioned in Episode 110 – Lights, Camera, Apocalypse!
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We saw X-Men in the middle of a road trip the summer after our senior year of high school. Terrible vacation; fun movie.
X2: X-Men United is a very loose adaptation of one of our favorite X-Men stories: the Marvel Graphic Novel God Loves, Man Kills.
The less said about X-Men: The Last Stand, the better.
Jay can’t look at this X-Men: First Class poster without thinking of the Buckaroo Banzai end credits. It’s a blessing and a curse.
X-Men: Days of Future Past is one of the more ambitious retcons ever to grace the big screen.
X-Men: Apocalypse opens in the U.S. on May 27; and everywhere else at some point in the surrounding weeks.
Apocalypse’s on-panel debut… (X-Factor #5)
…and the first time we saw his signature costume. (X-Factor #6)
“Let’s adopt him and, I dunno, feed him scarab blood? Look, man, I’m making this up as I go along.” (Rise of Apocalypse #1)
Apocalypse’s true, diabolical plan, as realized in “The Twelve”: To capture a bunch of mutants and I guess put them in little terrariums? Apocalypse is a complicated guy. (Uncanny X-Men #377)
Apocalypse: Somehow actually more progressive than Doctor Who. (The Adventures of Cyclops and Phoenix #1)
The mechanics of Apocalypse’s body–and relative immortality–vary wildly from series to series. (The Adventures of Cyclops and Phoenix #2)
In the Age of Apocalypse, Apocalypse takes over Earth ahead of schedule and makes everything super glam. (X-Men: Alpha)
Deadpool may not be an X-Man, but his movie did feature the best version of the X-Men costumes to show up so far on screen.
NEXT WEEK: Excalibur joins Inferno!
LINKS & FURTHER READING
- ON THE PODCAST:
- Episode 6 – Days of Future Whatever was our first delve into the X-Men cinematic universe.
- You can learn more about Apocalypse in Episode 64 – Ski Lodge of Apocalypse; and Episode 88 – Just Before Dawn.
- You can hear Paul O’Brien–not Kieran Shiach, as we stated in the episode–explain Kang the Conqueror in Episode 85 – Secret Convergence on Infinite Podcasts: Complex Continuity.
- AT THE MOVIES:
- Jay’s 2014 review of X-Men: Days of Future Past
- Jay’s (spoiler-free) review of X-Men: Apocalypse
- If video’s more your style, we also briefly discussed X-Men: Apocalypse (again, spoiler-free) over here.
- EVERYWHERE ELSE:
- Cast Party is an ongoing series where the ever-splendid Elle Collins casts (and recasts) comic-book movies:
- You, too, can own your very own super stylin’ Elle Was Right t-shirt!
110 – Lights, Camera, Apocalypse!
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In which the X-Men cinematic universe is a really mixed bag; Kang the Conqueror ruins everything; everyone wants a Sphinx hovercraft; Elle was right; and we bring you up to speed on all things En Sabah Nur–just in time for X-Men: Apocalypse!
X-PLAINED:
- How Chamber got his torso back (and then lost it again)(twice)
- Several ways to count X-Men movies
- X-Men
- X2: X-Men United
- X-Men: The Last Stand
- X-Men: First Class
- X-Men: Days of Future Past
- Adaptation anxiety
- Distillation vs. dilution
- Apocalypse (En Sabah Nur)
- Rise of Apocalypse #1-4
- Akkaba
- Dubious survival tips
- Fantastic Four #19
- Doctor Strange #53
- Ozymandias
- Various horsemen of Apocalypse
- Age of Apocalypse (Earth-295)
- The Twelve
- Cinematic X-costumes
- Cast Party
NEXT WEEK: Excalibur joins Inferno!
CORRECTION: In this episode, Jay states that Kieran Shiach explained Kang in the Secret Convergence on Infinite Podcasts. It was, in fact, the amazing Paul O’Brien. Mea culpa.
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ECCC 2016 Round-Up!
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Miles, Scott, and Jay performing the Hamilton cold open live at Phoenix Comics (video courtesy of Annie Bulloch):
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ETA: If you absolutely can’t get enough of Hamilton and X-Men cross-references, here’s the time someone asked Jay to associate songs from the show with specific X-characters and they couldn’t stop.
105 – Live from ECCC with Kris Anka, Al Ewing, Scott Koblish, and G. Willow Wilson
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In which continuity has its eyes on you; the multiverse is so complex that we have to drag Al Ewing out of the audience to X-plain it; the X-Men mean a lot of different (but mostly compatible) things to all of us; we will accept any retcons necessary to maintain Magneto’s history as a Holocaust survivor; and ECCC rocks our world.
X-PLAINED:
- Secret Wars
- Alternate universes vs. alternate timelines
- Multiversal problem-solving
- New Arcadia
- Definitive alternate-timeline X-Men
- The weird joy of reading comics out of order
- That one alternate timeline where Storm has a leather jacket and is hooking up with Wolverine
- The only happy Cyclops in the multiverse
- What makes the X-Men the X-Men
- Intersections we’d like to see explored in canon
- The appeal of universe-hopping
- Relative ratios of metaphors to punching
- Proof of concept in comics publishing
- Battleworld characters we’d like to import into the 616.1
- Which X-Men should get solo series
NEXT WEEK: X-Terminators!
CORRECTION: During the panel, Jay claimed that Spider-Man had been married for their entire life. Jay was in fact five years old when Spider-Man got married. We regret the error, but maintain our stance that Spider-Man is totally married.
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As Mentioned in Episode 104 – The Noodle Incident
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Extraordinary X-Men
Uncanny X-Men
All-New Wolverine
Old Man Logan
All-New X-Men
X-Men: Worst X-Man Ever
X-Men ’92
NEXT WEEK: Continuity Has Its Eyes on You: Live from ECCC with Kris Anka, Al Ewing, Scott Koblish, and G. Willow Wilson!
LINKS & FURTHER READING:
- We do weekly video reviews of current X-books! You can find those here.
104 – The Noodle Incident (feat. Brett White and Dennis Hopeless)
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In which Brett White joins us for a look at the current state of the X-line; Dennis Hopeless helps shed some light on a persistent mystery; Brett has a lot of feelings about the Dark Riders; All-New Wolverine is our everything; All-New X-Men is the new New Mutants; X-Men ’92 is the prize at the bottom of the continuity cereal box; we speculate on potential fatalities in the upcoming Death of X; and everything is probably going to be more or less okay.
X-PLAINED:
- Why everyone is mad at Cyclops
- The Noodle Incident
- How we variously define X-titles
- The current state of the X-line
- The 8-Month Gap
- Secret Wars
- Earth 616.1
- Extraordinary X-Men (Current series)
- Uncanny X-Men (Current series)
- All-New Wolverine
- Old Man Logan (Current series)
- All-New X-Men (Current series)
- X-Men: Worst X-Man Ever
- X-Men ’92 (Current series)
- The Dark Riders
- Being personally invested in characters you don’t own
- Favorite formats
- The mystic end of the X-Men cinematic universe
- Mysteries and mysteries
NEXT WEEK: Continuity Has Its Eyes on You: Live from ECCC with Kris Anka, Al Ewing, Scott Koblish, and G. Willow Wilson!
EDITED: NOODLE INCIDENT SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW CLOSED. We’ll be announcing the winners sometime between 4/18 and 4/22. Thank you to everyone who participated!!!
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As Mentioned in Episode 99 – Those Who Walk Away from Genosha
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The whole arc summed up in a single image. (Uncanny X-Men #235)
Hawkshaw’s actual mutant power is talking in old-timey detective slang. (Uncanny X-Men #235)
“Y’know, when I’m not running a massive underground IT complex and consorting with demons.” (Uncanny X-Men #235)
Unlike the Genoshans, the X-Men actually arrive with extra clothes when they teleport. (Uncanny X-Men #235)
“Yes, and…” (Uncanny X-Men #235)
NAKED FIGHT! Take a drink, and follow it with a beer back. (Uncanny X-Men #236)
The stark normalcy of (human) life on Genosha is played for pretty spectacular contrast to horror’s it’s built upon. (Uncanny X-Men #236)
“Here in Genosha, we’re more into D.C.” (Uncanny X-Men #236)
BUTTERFLY MUSTACHE! (Uncanny X-Men #236)
Meet N’astirh: the most polite demon. Kinda. For now. (Uncanny X-Men #236)
We’d all like to think we’ve got a little Carol Danvers in us, but it’s rarely quite this literal. (Uncanny X-Men #236)
THAT OUTFIT. (Uncanny X-Men #236)
The best thing about being a supervillain is that people respect it when you don’t feel like multitasking. (Uncanny X-Men #236)
Damn, Genegineer. (Uncanny X-Men #237)
Don’t fuck with Madelyne Pryor. (Uncanny X-Men #237)
Or Wolverine, for that matter. (Uncanny X-Men #237)
OH SHIT (Uncanny X-Men #238)
He’s a homophone! Get it? ‘Cause Sinister is a Jeangineer! (Uncanny X-Men #238)
“Fuck foreshadowing. I’m turning on the damn SPOTLIGHT.” (Uncanny X-Men #238)
Genosha is actually kind of a metaphor–just not for what you first think. (Uncanny X-Men #238)
NEXT EPISODE: Chris Claremont.
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.
99 – Those Who Walk Away from Genosha
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In which the podcast gets a new name; Jay starts (another) imaginary band; mutant issues break away from the metaphor; Genosha’s leading industry is cognitive dissonance; invisibility to electronic surveillance is not always a plus; Rogue and Wolverine are the X-Men most likely to find themselves nude in a fight; Carol Danvers is awesome even when disembodied; and we both have a lot of feelings about Mad Max: Fury Road.
X-PLAINED:
- The Havok dilemma
- Our new name
- Uncanny X-Men #235-238
- Genosha
- Jenny Ransome
- The Press Gang
- A really good bit of vintage slang
- The downside of electronic invisibility
- Naked teleportation
- The Genegineer (David Moreau)
- Philip Moreau
- Mutates
- The (sort of) return of (sort of) Carol Danvers
- The portmanteaus of Genosha
- Moral binary in superhero comics
- Possible antecedents of Sterling Archer
- The only good reason to bring Logan back
- N’astirh
- Several versions of Madelyne Pryor
- “Gone to America”
- Off-page baby theft
- How to have fun re-reading
InfernoWatch:
- This week, it’s all about Madelyne Pryor: her first contact with N’astirh and escalating romance with Havok; the first hints of her connection to Mister Sinister; her oblique connection to the Phoenix Force; and her first foray into baby theft!
NEXT EPISODE: Chris Claremont
CORRECTION: In this episode, Miles mentioned Those Who Walk Away From Omelas as having been written by Margaret Atwood. It was, of course, actually written by Ursula K. LeGuin. Miles blames the Jaspers Warp for this mistake.
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