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As Mentioned in Episode 391 – Mansion of Theseus

November 13, 2022 Jay Leave a comment

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THE SIEGE OF THE VAPOR ANTS! THE SIEGE OF THE VAPOR ANTS! (Cable #45)

How has nobody died in the danger room?! (I mean, yet. But still.) (Cable #46)

I wish they’d made the bedrooms look a little more lived-in, but it’s still an effective sequence. (Cable #46)

Cable: Mole Man. (Cable #46)

Look at this nonsense. (Cable #46)

That’s… that’s a whooooole lotta captions, there. (Cable #47)

And a whole lotta beer. (Cable #47)

Meanwhile in X-Man… (X-Man #30)

This fuckin’ urchin, man. (X-Man #30)

Nate “It’s always the ’90s somewhere” Grey. (X-Man #30)

It’s easy to forget that even in the Marvel Universe, not everyone would take flight for granted. (X-Man #30)

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391 – Mansion of Theseus

November 6, 2022 Jay 12 comments

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In which the X-Mansion has unusually large vents; Cable’s hair should not be floppy; Nate Grey meets his maternal grandparents; and we would really like to know more about the Siege of the Vapor Ants.

X-PLAINED:

Cable #45-47
X-Man #30
What various Nathans have been up to
Operation Zero Tolerance (again)
The Siege of the Vapor Ants
Three grenades
Beefy vents for beefy men
Danger
Shi’arese
Cable vs. Bastion
So much beer
Three rad ladies
Several Greys
Roust
Every appearance of Joey and Gaylin Bailey
Several faked deaths
Possible impact of the MCU on the X-comics’ status quo
Character ages

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NEXT EPISODE: Generation X

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As Mentioned in Episode 390 – Corners and Conspiracies

November 6, 2022 Jay One comment

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X-Force X-Plains Dani Moonstar. (X-Force #67)

Cable is probably the nice kind of babysitter who lets you stay up past your bedtime and watch scary movies. (X-Force #67)

Well, shit. (X-Force #67)

Fashion for the cutting-edge interdimensional explorer. (X-Force #68)

Domino over the years, maybe. (X-Force #68)

To our absolute shock, he survives. (X-Force #69)

Domino, transformed. See what we mean about the body language? (X-Force #69)

Please enjoy G.W. Bridge’s heart pajamas. (X-Force #69)

The lava lamp dimension. (X-Force #69)

Oh. THAT guy. (X-Force #69)

A familiar cover. (X-Force #70)

Man, fuck you, Ozymandias. (X-Force #70)

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390 – Corners and Conspiracies

October 30, 2022 Jay 16 comments

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In which Danielle Moonstar quiet quits; a bunch of people regular quit; we are pleasantly surprised by the survival of a minor character; tough guys wear hearts; and X-Force once again takes its place as the best comic of the line.

X-PLAINED:

Vanisher’s brain tumor, again
X-Force #67-70
The Wakeman Oncological Research Center
Commander Ekaterina Gryaznova
The Mutant Liberation Front
Wildside
Dragoness
Forearm
Tempo
Locus
Moonstar (Mirage) (Danielle Moonstar)
Quiet quitting (and why it’s a bullshit concept)
Locus’s skin
Prime Sentinels
Ozymandias (again)
Llamas
A journey to another dimension
Spencer Beaumont
G. W. Bridge’s pajamas
In-between dimensions
Yet another homage to Uncanny X-Men #138
Cerebra
Earth-2099 vs. Earth-928
Our favorite non-canon ships

NEXT EPISODE: Cable, home alone

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As Mentioned in Episode 389 – Wreck Gotta Recognize

October 23, 2022 Jay One comment

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Bad times on the high seas. (Generation X #26)

This is actually a callback to a panel from waaaaaaay back in the Bronze Age! (Generation X #26)

OZT didn’t so much shave Jubilee’s head as give her a sweet flattop. (Generation X #26)

Throes of Weapon X. (Generation X #27)

Damn, Bachalo. (Generation X #27)

A lot of X-kids have a specific narrative moment when they realize Cyclops is a person. (Generation X #27)

Origins of Bastion. (Generation X #27)

Aw, these guys! (Generation X #27)

ONE. GIANT. PANCAKE. (Generation X #27)

Our narrator. (Generation X #28)

This fucking guy. (Generation X #28)

Hicks does Cockrum. (Generation X #28)

A good hug. (Generation X #28)

Daria is Not Like Other Girls. (Generation X #28)

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389 – Wreck Gotta Recognize

October 23, 2022 Jay 10 comments

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In which some puns are fundamentally visual; Jubilee is a really good kid; Bastion is a bad person but a good villain; Bachalo does Romita; Seagulls are assholes (but reasonably good narrators); Skin has no time for fantasies; Hitch does Cockrum; and Operation Zero Tolerance (unofficially) begins (again).

X-PLAINED:

Glorian, the Shaper of Dreams (Thomas Gideon) (and his dad)
Event build-up
Generation X #26-28
Bad times on a raft
Valuable lessons from the Xavier School
Yet another somewhat pointless Nightmare cameo
Jubilee vs. Operation Zero Tolerance
A good conversation
Cookin’ with Jubilee
Seagulls
Dreams
The Island that Chills Like a Man
Strong Guy on Krakoa
How (and whether) Logan ages

NEXT EPISODE: X-Force!

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388 – Deceit and Death

October 9, 2022 Jay 18 comments

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In which there’s a lot of good television out there; Shang-Chi says the title of the story at every possible opportunity; Wolverine is probably not a Deadhead; Sebastian Shaw thinks he’s a bigger deal than he is; and Operation Zero Tolerance officially begins.

X-PLAINED:

Storm’s ruby
X-Men #62-65
The Story So Far
Space LEGOs
Shang-Chi
Shang-Chi’s dad
An excellent fight scene
Word balloon placements
Agent Reston
Elixir Vitae
Several varyingly unexpected resurrections
Cyber Ninjas
Product placement for your own product
Bludgeon, Katana, Fist, and some other guy
Fujikawa Enterprises
Richard Fisk
Rambo heresay
Prime Sentinels
Children of Apocalypse
Carol Danvers substitutions

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NEXT EPISODE: Generation X floats on

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As Mentioned in Episode 387 – You’ve Got Vid-Mail

October 2, 2022 Jay Leave a comment

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Colossus is a good friend and will call you on your bullshit. (Excalibur #111)

Rory Campbell, now with two legs and excessive foreshortening. (Excalibur #111)

I hate this party. (Excalibur #111)

Daaaaaamn, Kurt. (Excalibur #111)

Welcome to the CITADEL OF SCIENCE! (Excalibur #112)

Now we are bros. (Excalibur #113)

Meet the Knights of Wundagore! They are delightful. (Excalibur #113)

NEVER LET THIS MAN BABYSIT YOUR CHILD (Excalibur #113)

Doug, no. Letterer, NO. (Excalibur #112)

Moira’s hair got LONG. (Excalibur #113)

AW! (Excalibur #113)

They just don’t make dens of sin and iniquity like they used to. (Excalibur #112)

Je suis un chic type / Qui joue la guitare. (Excalibur #113)

Shades of Transmetropolitan.(Excalibur #113)

NEXT EPISODE: Shang-Chi!

LINKS & FURTHER MISUNDERSTANDINGS:

“Je Suis Rick Springfield,” in all its glory.

387 – You’ve Got Vid-Mail

October 2, 2022 Jay 11 comments

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In which Colossus is good at friendship; nobody notices when Amanda Sefton disappears; evil peaked in the disco era; and Pete Wisdom had hot claws before it was cool.

X-PLAINED:

Fun times on Mount Wundagore
Excalibur #111-113
Rob Stotz
Brooding
Friendship
Rory Campbell (again)
The return of Sebastian Shaw
MIS departments
Two versions of the same conversation
A palette-swapped wardrobe
Invincible Head Technique
A polite murderer
Ogun, again
A brief possession
Mount Wundagore
Bova
Sir Ram
Ursula
Lord Gator
The Knights of Wundagore
Ace Duck
The High Evolutionary
Artistic turnover
A kiss
Were-girlfriends
A sin-filled and disreputable club
“Je Suis Rick Springfield”
Storylines we’d like to see from bystanders’ perspectives
Professor X’s crush on Marvel Girl

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