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As Mentioned in Episode 531 – Here Comes Tomorrow

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Please enjoy this loving rendering of Wolverine’s ass. (New X-Men #151)
Meet the ‘Crawlers. (New X-Men #151)
Rover is a good boy. (New X-Men #151)
I really have trouble buying this as E.V.A.(New X-Men #151)
Do you know how long he had to grind for that belt? (New X-Men #151)
Meet Tito Bohusk, sexy hawk. (New X-Men #151)
The Stepford Cuckoos, all grown up. (New X-Men #151)
Wow, Emma. Wow. (New X-Men #152)
The Proud People, who absolutely deserve their own miniseries. (New X-Men #152)
Apollyon is totally That Guy. (New X-Men #152)
Goth team-up! (New X-Men #152)
A great illustration of the power of lettering. (New X-Men #152)
Wolverine poses dramatically. (New X-Men #152)
Wolverine poses dramatically.(New X-Men #152)
Everyone poses dramatically. (New X-Men #152)
…the fuck?!(New X-Men #152)
The Terminds. Don’t get too attached. (New X-Men #153)
They have fun. (New X-Men #153)
Yeah, valid. (New X-Men #153)
I love him.(New X-Men #153)
Didn’t see that team-up coming. (New X-Men #153)
Rover, NOOOOOO!(New X-Men #153)
Wolverine poses dramatically. (New X-Men #153)
Sublime X-Plains Sublime. (New X-Men #154)
The secondary colors of evil science. (New X-Men #154)
Hot Topic Phoenix. (New X-Men #154)
Wolverine X-plains the last century and a half. (New X-Men #154)
The end of the Stepford Cuckoos. (New X-Men #154)
Beast takes a turn posing dramatically. (New X-Men #154)
Phoenix night at the club. (New X-Men #154)
Only departure from the status quo can save the universe. (New X-Men #154)
NEXT EPISODE: The End.

 

531 – Here Comes Tomorrow

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Illustration by David Wynne

In which we wrap up the continuity portion of the podcast along with our coverage of Grant Morrison’s New X-Men; Wolverine poses dramatically; Cyclops breaks the timeline; Wolverine poses dramatically; we are deeply intrigued by Brian and his magic car; Wolverine poses dramatically; Sublime extends his reach; Phoenix heals the timeline; Wolverine poses dramatically; change is important; and somewhere Wolverine is probably still posing dramatically.

X-PLAINED:

  • X of Swords (somewhat)
  • Endings
  • Varying opinions on the same art
  • Earth-15104
  • ‘Crawlers
  • Tom Skylark
  • Rover (in several media)
  • The Beast (Hank McCoy) (sort of)
  • The evolution of EVA
  • An evocative quotation
  • Several recognizable oracles
  • Where the timeline broke
  • The Proud People
  • Apollyon the Destroyer
  • Mer-Max
  • A somewhat robotic love triangle
  • Tito Bohusk
  • How to hatch a Phoenix egg
  • The White Hot Room
  • The Termids
  • Several atrocities
  • An unfortunate costume choice
  • John Sublime (for real this time)
  • Yet another origin of life on Earth
  • Evil science
  • Kick (more) (again)
  • Weapon XIV
  • The X-Men’s last stand
  • An unlikely Phoenix host
  • Breaking cycles
  • Aspects of Earth-15104 we’d like to see explored further
  • Where we’d conclude the X-Men

NEXT EPISODE: The end.

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As Mentioned in Episode 319 – Giant-Size Special #9

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There’s… a lot of design happening here. (Further Adventures of Cyclops & Phoenix #1)
Even if the podcast couldn’t all be ink appreciation, the visual companion can! (Further Adventures of Cyclops & Phoenix #1)
Sir, this is a Wendy’s. (Further Adventures of Cyclops & Phoenix #1)
LOOK AT THAT BEARD. (Further Adventures of Cyclops & Phoenix #1)
THE DRAMA! (Further Adventures of Cyclops & Phoenix #1)
Tremble’s collection of human curiosities. (Further Adventures of Cyclops & Phoenix #1)
This might be my favorite look for Apocalypse. (Further Adventures of Cyclops & Phoenix #1)
This one’s pretty sharp, too, though. (Further Adventures of Cyclops & Phoenix #1)
What I’m getting here is that the Askani Sisterhood has been recruiting Asbury Park mermaids. (Further Adventures of Cyclops & Phoenix #2)
More artists should use color silhouettes–they can be such a cool effect! (Further Adventures of Cyclops & Phoenix #2)
Feelings… AND TEXTURES! (Further Adventures of Cyclops & Phoenix #2)
Marauder, schmaurader; I know a reaver when I see one. (Further Adventures of Cyclops & Phoenix #3)
The secret origin of ruby quartz! (Further Adventures of Cyclops & Phoenix #3)
“Sinister, you say? Ooh, that’s good. I should write that down.” (Further Adventures of Cyclops & Phoenix #3)
This is a bad plan and I do not want to be part of it. (Further Adventures of Cyclops & Phoenix #3)
LOOK AT THIS GLAM MOTHERFUCKER (Further Adventures of Cyclops & Phoenix #4)
Aw, he’s still got a heart, maybe, kind of. (Further Adventures of Cyclops & Phoenix #4)
Yeah, that’s not gonna happen. (Further Adventures of Cyclops & Phoenix #4)
TIME LOOP! TIME LOOP! (Further Adventures of Cyclops & Phoenix #4)

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319 – Giant-Size Special #9 (feat. Vita Ayala, Tini Howard, and Leah Williams)

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In which Jay and Miles receive a mysterious missive and are visited by three of our favorite X-writers; Further Adventures of Cyclops and Phoenix is a pleasant surprise; Nathaniel Essex is the most dramatic man in the Marvel Universe; the sewers of Victorian London were a happenin’ place; Apocalypse isn’t even French; Beast is the flip-side of Sinister; community is for everyone; the Internet is (kind of) Krakoa; and death is fixable, but trauma might take a little more work.

X-PLAINED:

  • A quotation
  • Further Adventures of Cyclops and Phoenix #1-4
  • A closed loop
  • Time travel with Scott Summers and Jean Grey
  • Mister Sinister (Nathaniel Essex)
  • A somewhat excessive visual aid
  • Beards
  • Cootie Tremble
  • The cultural context of sideshows
  • The first Marauders and/or Nasty Boys
  • Victorian Apocalypse
  • Strained allegories
  • Sanctity
  • Apocalypse vs. the Hellfire Club
  • Oscar the Somewhat Less Nasty Boy
  • Varyingly anachronistic costuming
  • The secret origin of ruby quartz
  • A very vague objective
  • A makeover
  • A closed time loop
  • Actual Cat Wizard Jonathan Hickman
  • Something Jay is not in fact going to pitch to Marvel
  • Creative dynamics and processes in the current X-line
  • Revolutionary joy
  • What’s cooler than one sword
  • The Sixth Annual Super Doctor Astronaut Peter Corbeau Awards for Excellence at X-Cellence

NEXT WEEK: Jay & Miles take a break

NEXT EPISODE: Excalibur gets several Peters and a wolf!

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