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As Mentioned in Episode 340 – Retconaganda

July 18, 2021 Jay Leave a comment

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Welcome to the X.S.E., where moral ambiguity goes to die. (X.S.E. #1)

The villains in this series are exceptionally one-note even by comics standards. (X.S.E. #1)

I still can’t figure out what’s happening with the purple garment that Bishop and possibly also his grandmother are wearing. (X.S.E. #1)

Bishop has basically always been the same dude. (X.S.E. #1)

Hey, it’s Malcolm… (X.S.E. #2)

…and Randall! (X.S.E. #2)

I know the balloon at the top technically goes with the panel above, but it really looks like Fitzroy is just reciting his own name like a Pokémon. (X.S.E. #3)

De Witness. (X.S.E. #4)

Shackle’s costume is somewhat improbable. (X.S.E. #4)

340 – Retconaganda

July 18, 2021 Jay 11 comments

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In which the X.S.E. miniseries is future copaganda; Earth-1191 has no room for moral ambiguity; Bishop pulls a Marty McFly; Malcolm and Randall get distinct personalities; and you really shouldn’t give officers a symbol of authority that there’s no way to revoke.

X-PLAINED:

Some of Bishop’s further adventures
X.S.E. #1-4
The future, sort of
Earth-1191 (more) (again)
The X.S.E. (more) (again)
Lucas Bishop (more) (again)
Shard Bishop (more) (again)
Grandmother (who may or may not be Storm)
Hancock (who may or may not be Cyclops)
The deeply baffling Bishop family tree
The fallability of childhood memory
Exhumes
Dubious reclamation
Heca’te
The Witness (more) (again)
Trevor Fitzroy (more) (again)
Several potential continuity errors
Malcolm and Randall (more) (again)
Emplates
Shirley
Mexican-American mutants
A cross-media quote

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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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As Mentioned in Episode 338 – Chomp & Stomp

July 11, 2021 Jay 2 comments

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And THAT’S how you get around a collar with a five-second shapeshift limit. (X-Factor #122)

The Hound, in all his dubious glory. (X-Factor #123)

Shard’s expression in the last panel is so delightful. (X-Factor #123)

Don’t mess with Polaris. (X-Factor #123)

“You can try back later, but it’ll just be cows.” (X-Factor #123)

The Uh-Oh Room. (X-Factor #124)

“This isn’t… awkward or anything, right?” (X-Factor #124)

NEXT EPISODE: Wolverine makes it weird.

338 – Chomp and Stomp

July 4, 2021 Jay 15 comments

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In which X-Factor’s lineup shifts further towards villainy; Wild Child is neither wild nor a child; bureaucrat Val Cooper > action Val Cooper; Marvel invests in Bastion; and foreshadowing works better in some titles than in others.

X-PLAINED:

How Wolverine got his adamantium back
A marriage of convenience
X-Factor #122-124
Amalgam comics
A clever workaround
Several new looks
Belle Fourche (again)
Several ways to fail to control supervillains
The Hound
The Hazard Chamber
Different titles’ relationships to dark futures
Statting up Beast in D&D
Characters with more narrative impact dead than alive

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As Mentioned in Episode 337 – Wild Genes and Old Magic

June 20, 2021 Jay Leave a comment

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The Hellfire Club WISHES Brian bothered to show up in a tux. (Excalibur #96)

Meet the new Kurt: Now 50% more Age of Apocalypse! (Excalibur #96)

Meet the new Meggan: Now 50% more… boobs, I guess? (Excalibur #96)

Scratch. (Excalibur #96)

Brian Braddock, WASP bishop of the Hellfire Club. (Excalibur #97)

hehe (Excalibur #97)

Well, fuck. (Excalibur #97)

Now this cover can live in your memory, too! (Excalibur #98)

Sartorial choices were made. (Excalibur #98)

Alas, poor Douglock. (Don’t worry. He’ll be back.) (Excalibur #98)

Oh. That guy. (Excalibur #99)

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337 – Wild Genes and Old Magic

June 20, 2021 Jay 15 comments

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In which Excalibur is beset by shady organizations; Nightcrawler gets a new look; nobody hates Pete Wisdom as much as Lockheed hates Pete Wisdom; Brian Braddock should not be allowed to dress himself; Excalibur invades Black Air; and Onslaught continues to lurk.

X-PLAINED:

Some countries Magneto has invaded
Excalibur #96-99
Black Air (more) (again)
The London branch of the Hellfire Club
Nightcrawler’s new look
Meggan’s new look
The return of Alistaire Stuart
How not to dress for the Hellfire Club
The Shadow Cabinet (a little)
Hacking
Agent Scratch
Avengers vs. Avengers
Addiction recovery
Accreditation of the Xavier School
Developing a library X-collection

NEXT WEEK: Hawk Talk!

NEXT EPISODE: X-Factor’s increasingly low recruitment standards!

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336 – Serpents in Eden, feat. Si Spurrier

June 13, 2021 Jay 16 comments

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In which writer Si Spurrier joins us to talk Nightcrawler, the unsustainability of Krakoa, bringing back Legion, the stuff growing on Dr. Nemesis’s head, Welsh accents, founding (and not founding) a mutant religion, and—yes—Onslaught.

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