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As Mentioned in Episode 145 – Remy & ‘Ro

February 5, 2017 Miles 6 comments

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This will be important later. Much later. (Uncanny X-Men #265)

“If only there were some sort of… dangerous… room in which to train! (Uncanny X-Men #265)

Man, dig that body language. Lots of folks forget that the Orphan-Maker is a kid – not Bill Jaaska. (Uncanny X-Men #265)

The Shadow King is the worst, but his Jacob Reisz incarnation is extra-the-worst. (Uncanny X-Men #265)

“Dad, you grew a beard! Mom, you grew a OH DEAR GOD WHAT THE HELL IS THAT” (Uncanny X-Men #265)

When life gives you amnesia-lemons, make thievery-lemonade! (Uncanny X-Men #265)

Seriously: Extra The Worst. (Uncanny X-Men #265)

Storm commands the lightning and the storm and the wet towel right in your face! (Uncanny X-Men #266)

It’s kind of arbitrary that the Shadow King and Storm are nemeses, but damn if it doesn’t completely work. (Uncanny X-Men #266)

Hey, it’s Gambit’s first full panel! “Who is that mysterious and surprisingly colorful man?” (Uncanny X-Men #266)

Gambit’s powers used to work a little differently. Well, for one issue, anyway – the whole eyes-and-spikes thing will be mostly gone by next time. (Uncanny X-Men #266)

This, for the record, is the speech that Evil Lian Shen sees as being full of innuendo. (Uncanny X-Men #266)

I knew you’d been together for a long time, Mystique and Destiny, but I didn’t know that you were SUPER HOT. (Uncanny X-Men #266)

Any scene involving Mystique: exactly as it seems, of course. (Uncanny X-Men #266)

Suddenly, Jim Lee! (Uncanny X-Men #267)

Gambit’s too good for panel borders. (Uncanny X-Men #267)

Okay, that’s legitimately charming. (Uncanny X-Men #267)

I would read an entire series about what happens on this page. (Uncanny X-Men #267)

Ororo Munroe: badass at any age. (Uncanny X-Men #267)

Robot-suit fight! (Uncanny X-Men #267)

*triumphant wailing guitars* (Uncanny X-Men #267)

Next time: Excalibur meanders.

As Mentioned in Episode 144 – Giant-Size Special #5 (feat. Kid Apocalypse)

January 29, 2017 Miles 5 comments

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Your friend is extremely agitated and saying strange things. Do you: a) call a super-scientist like Reed Richards, b) call a telepath like Jean Grey, or c) throw her in a straitjacket and hope for the best? (Wolverine: Rahne of Terra)

Wolverine violently poses forward! (Wolverine: Rahne of Terra)

Cable as a wizard with Warlock as a wizard-staff? YES PLEASE (Wolverine: Rahne of Terra)

You can tell a lot about an artist by how they draw Warlock. (Wolverine: Rahne of Terra)

Oh, Doug the Peasant – you may not have your 616 counterpart’s mutant linguistic abilities or Alan Davis Hair Swoop, but at least you have… a mom who’s kind of a jerk? (Wolverine: Rahne of Terra)

“I mean, jeez, Richard! I could have been on the can or something! (Wolverine: Rahne of Terra)

Yeah, that’s pretty much the normal way to check how strong booze is. (Wolverine: Rahne of Terra)

Congratulations, Princess Rain! Now that you’re properly orphaned, you can start your quest – grab a wooden sword and cloth armor and get going! (Wolverine: Rahne of Terra)

Fantasy-Magneto’s outfit: not all that different from Normal-Magneto’s outfit. That reflects well on both of them. (Wolverine: Rahne of Terra)

“You make a valid point owwwwww” (Wolverine: Rahne of Terra)

Magnus’s text parser needs some work. (Wolverine: Rahne of Terra)

New Mutants, Earth 616 style… (Wolverine: Rahne of Terra)

…and Earth 1991 style. (Wolverine: Rahne of Terra)

Andy Kubert draws a pretty kick-ass Werewolf Rahne. (Wolverine: Rahne of Terra)

Okay, I know Wolverine’s the bad guy right now, but that’s legit badass. (Wolverine: Rahne of Terra)

This was my favorite part of Hugh Jackman’s Les Miserables. (Wolverine: Rahne of Terra)

Cable: master of witty comebacks in any reality. (Wolverine: Rahne of Terra)

Wolverine improving his catchphrase? Magnus playing Sentinel? This spread has it all! (Wolverine: Rahne of Terra)

This is no one’s finest hour. (Wolverine: Rahne of Terra)

Wake up, punch Cable, fall back asleep. I’d call that a successful day! (Wolverine: Rahne of Terra)

Wolverine, I know you meant that to be reassuring, but it actually sounds pretty threatening. (Wolverine: Rahne of Terra)

Next time: this guy.

THE 2016 SUPER DOCTOR ASTRONAUT PETER CORBEAU AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN X-CELLENCE

Best X-Writer: Dennis Hopeless
Best X-Artist: Alti Firmansyah
Best X-Colorist: David Curiel
Best Ongoing Series: All-New Wolverine
Best Miniseries: Worst X-Man Ever
Good Sport Award: Scott Koblish
Best Book Miles Wishes He Hadn’t Put Off Reading For This Long: Marjorie Liu’s X-23
Fun-Matters-More-Than-Good Award: X-Men: Apocalypse
Best Actual Wolverine Award: Jonathan the Actual Wolverine
Irene Adler Memorial Award for Most Anticipated Upcoming Book Or Series: Generation X
Cyclops Has A Good Day award: Cyclops had no good days.
Best Stealth X-Series: New Avengers
Kristafer Anka Award For Best Withering Sneer In An X-Book: Emma Frost in Inhumans vs. X-Men #1
Wet Noodle Award: The Noodle Incident
Making Lemonade Award: Inhumans vs. X-Men
Best Non-X Marvel Book: The Vision

CLASSIC CORBEAUS (for older X-material covered in the podcast during 2016)

Best Cover Ever Forever: Excalibur #4
Buried Treasure: Havok & Wolverine: Meltdown
Why-Isn’t-This-Collected Award: X-Factor: Judgment War
Still Crying Award: New Mutants #64
The Unhand That Elf Award: “Unhand that elf!”
Better To Reign In Hell Award: Madelyne Pryor
You Tried Award: Illyana Rasputin
ABD Award: Havok, for still not finishing his dissertation

AND

Still the Best Listeners of Any Podcast, Ever – You!

LINKS AND FURTHER READING:

Find Kid Apocalypse on Twitter and Bandcamp!
Listen to Dennis Hopeless’s original, super-secret, censored version of the Noodle Incident in the cold open of Episode 104!
You can hear Scott Koblish’s rap battle with Jay in the cold open to Episode 105…
…and his performance of Jay’s song about Summers continuity in the cold open to Episode 134!

As Mentioned in Episode 143 – Seduction of the Innocent

January 21, 2017 Jay Leave a comment

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Illustration by David Wynne

Crusader X has a somewhat expanded power set. (Excalibur #21)

Whatthewho, now? (Excalibur #21)

Okay, but that’s actually a pretty rad outfit. (Excalibur #21)

Or any of a large number of other supervillains, but, y’know. (Excalibur #21)

Okay, this Earth’s Hellfire Club is WAY creepier than the one on 616. (Excalibur #21)

So close, and yet so far… (Excalibur #21)

Well, damn. (Excalibur #21)

More X-analogues from Earth-2122. (Excalibur #22)

Well, no, but… (Excalibur #22)

The personification of a dropped plot thread. (Excalibur #22)

Aw, these wacky kids. (Excalibur #22)

ALAN DAVIS! WE MISSED YOU! (Excalibur #23)

The evil trinity. I would totally read an ongoing comic about these three. (Excalibur #23)

One more evil Illyana, just for fun. (Excalibur #23)

Justicer Bull! (Excalibur #23)

That last word balloon, tho. (Excalibur #23)

This is the last Evil Illyana panel. We promise. BUT IT’S SO AWESOME. (Excalibur #23)

Well. That’s… unambiguous. (Excalibur #24)

Meanwhile… (Excalibur #24)

THOSE MATCHING HAIR SWOOPS! (Excalibur #24)

It’s okay. She just sends ’em home. (Excalibur #24)

“I got just what I wanted! SUBTEXT!” (Excalibur #24)

NEXT EPISODE: 2017 Winter Special, featuring Kid Apocalypse and (hopefully) Dennis Hopeless!

As Mentioned in Episode 142 – The Monster at the End of This Comic

January 9, 2017 Jay 7 comments

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Apocalypse using his powers: never not funny.(X-Factor #51)

Ship, no. (X-Factor #51)

Meet Opal Tanaka, your new favorite X-Factor supporting character! (X-Factor #51)

HE’S SO FULL OF FEELINGS, YOU GUYS (X-Factor #51)

I know it’s not supposed to be funny, but it really is. (X-Factor #52)

We’ve all basically been on this date, right? (X-Factor #52)

Terry Shoemaker’s Bobby Drake is delightful. (X-Factor #52)

Hiiiiii, The Locust. (X-Factor #52)

And again: Clearly not supposed to be comical, and yet… (X-Factor #52)

Aw, these two. (X-Factor #53)

Well, that’s awkward. (X-Factor #53)

Jean Grey: striding into the future with two middle fingers raised to fate. (X-Factor #53)

And now for something completely different! (X-Factor #55)

Perfect moment is perfect. (X-Factor #55)

Wellp. (X-Factor #55)

He’ll turn out to have been an Infectia monster and therefore doomed anyway, but that doesn’t really change the fact that Beast just kicked a dude in front of a train. (X-Factor #55)

NEXT EPISODE: Happy birthday, Kitty! HAVE SOME MORE SUBTEXT!

FURTHER LISTENING:

For more on Scott and Jean’s Central Park conversation (and an especially ironic listen this week), check out Episode 22 – Through Death and Through Life!

As Mentioned in Episode 141 – Reason to Go to the Devil

January 1, 2017 Jay 5 comments

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Bella is slightly suspicious of this whole “snow” thing.

Say what you will about Liefeld, but his craggy, gnarled Vulture is pretty damn delightful. (New Mutants #86)

I was just gonna clip Nitro, but then I noticed the faces in the inset panel. (New Mutants #86)

It’s the Mutant Liberation Front! (New Mutants #87)

Tempo’s hella sweet Fleer trading card.

Cable’s official on-page debut (not counting a “next issue” blurb): (New Mutants #87)

OH, HI, STRYFE. (New Mutants #87)

“Yeah, well, so’s your mom!” (New Mutants #88)

Young lady, you put your feet back on the ground this instant! (New Mutants #88)

Fun Fact: this is in fact EXACTLY HOW HE’S GOING TO DIE. (New Mutants #88)

Cable is so… Cable. (New Mutants #89)

The combination of the visible belly button and the coloring really make it look like Sam’s wearing a pink tube top. (New Mutants #89)

Evil!Sexy!Moira! (New Mutants #89)

NEXT EPISODE: Angel broods like it’s the Silver Age!

As Mentioned in Episode 139 – Starjammed

December 19, 2016 Jay One comment

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Dave Cockrum should draw all the space pirates, always. (Spotlight on Starjammers #1)

Space plank! (Spotlight on Starjammers #1)

Meet Vam and Mer. They’re about to die. More. Again. (Spotlight on Starjammers #1)

“As a Summers, I recognize the value of an artfully tattered costume.” (Spotlight on Starjammers #1)

Professor X is a dick. (Spotlight on Starjammers #1)

The best planet. (Spotlight on Starjammers #1)

Seriously, though, Doki-Doki Universe is wonderful.

AND THAT’S WHY YOU ALWAYS LEAVE A NOTE! (Spotlight on Starjammers #1)

These delightful scamps. (Spotlight on Starjammers #1)

Oh, hey, look! It’s the Starjammer! (Spotlight on Starjammers #1)

Remember that time the dethroned empress of the Shi’ar threw poop at her sister? Because that happened. (Spotlight on Starjammers #2)

‘Kay. (Spotlight on Starjammers #2)

Ron Howard voiceover: “It was not a brilliant idea.” (Spotlight on Starjammers #2)

They’re totally gonna do it! (Spotlight on Starjammers #2)

QUICK! PUNCH EACH OTHER FOR NO REAL REASON! (Spotlight on Starjammers #2)

O.o (Spotlight on Starjammers #2)

So, that happened. (Spotlight on Starjammers #2)

One more Dave Cockrum space-pirate fight, just because we can! (Spotlight on Starjammers #2)

NEXT EPISODE: Christmas with Cable, featuring Dennis Hopeless!

LINKS & FURTHER LISTENING:

We talked a lot about the Starjammers with Greg Rucka in Episode 7: Cyclops Has a Good Day!

For more ResurrXion talk, check out Jay & Miles Review the X-Men, Episode 107.

As Mentioned in Episode 138 – What Would Dazzler Do?

December 16, 2016 Miles One comment

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Naked Man, you are the man! (Uncanny X-Men #259)

Freddie Stanacheck is back! From a background character to the real deal – just like Boba Feet! EXACTLY LIKE BOBA FETT. (Uncanny X-Men #259)

Starring Jack Nance as Strong Guy and Sheryl Lee as Dazzler. (Uncanny X-Men #259)

I love you, gruff-but-kindhearted-Eastern-European-guy! (Uncanny X-Men #259)

Chris Claremont, please narrate my life. (Uncanny X-Men #259)

SO MUCH COCAINE! (Uncanny X-Men #260)

This issue of Uncanny X-Men has been brought to you by Body Glove. Anywave, Anywhere! (Uncanny X-Men #260)

That’s some dedication to theme right there. Are these guys from The Warriors? (Uncanny X-Men #260)

From stalking and attempted murder to slapstick comedy: Eric Beale, ladies and gents! (Uncanny X-Men #260)

Andrea and Andreas von Strucker: the best at being the worst. (Uncanny X-Men #260)

A real American herooooooooo (Uncanny X-Men #261)

Marc Silvestri, please draw everyone’s face forever. (Uncanny X-Men #261)

I mean, geez! No eye protection in the lab? (Uncanny X-Men #261)

Hey, this wasn’t in my horoscope for today! (Uncanny X-Men #261)

Jubilation Lee: forever the best for always. (Uncanny X-Men #261)

Jean speaks for us all. Better get used to these costumes – they’ll be around for a while. (Uncanny X-Men #262)

Genosha gets scarier every time it shows up – and we ain’t seen nothin’ yet. (Uncanny X-Men #262)

Baby Forge hasn’t even started thinking about Dire Wraiths or Adversaries or mustaches. (Uncanny X-Men #262)

HEY THIS WASN’T IN MY HOROSCOPE FOR TODAY (Uncanny X-Men #262)

It’s the cowboy boots that really pull the look together. (Uncanny X-Men #262)

LEELOO DALLAS MULTITASK (Uncanny X-Men #263)

Hey, Masque got a makeover! I kind of dig it. (Uncanny X-Men #263)

“So, the, uh, conference room was taken, I guess..?” (Uncanny X-Men #263)

It’s like the cover to X-Men vol. 2 #1 except BETTER IN EVERY WAY (Uncanny X-Men #263)

I mean, I wasn’t expecting Forge making peace with his past to involve so many tentacle arms, but I’ll take it. (Uncanny X-Men #263)

Next time: the Starjammers!

As Mentioned in Episode 137 – Kicky Kinko Killers (feat. Sarah Kuhn)

December 4, 2016 Miles 10 comments

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Art by David Wynne. Prints, cards, and coffee mugs available at the shop, or contact David to purchase the original.

Betsy and Brian Braddock: charming young dorks. (Uncanny X-Men #256)

Jamie + Betsy = prooooobably best to be careful. (Uncanny X-Men #256)

Hmm. That’s, um… Yeah. (Uncanny X-Men #256)

Look, I don’t even care what Matsuo’s plans are at this point: with that hair, he can do whatever he wants. (Uncanny X-Men #256)

Hey, it’s the first appearance of That Costume! (Uncanny X-Men #256)

Tequila turns some people into jerks. For Psylocke, it’s apparently rings. (Uncanny X-Men #256)

Jim Lee’s drawings of women have their flaws, but not being badass enough isn’t one of them. (Uncanny X-Men #257)

Official sidekick colors! (Uncanny X-Men #257)

Focused totality etc. (Uncanny X-Men #257)

“Boss, I’ll be in the meeting room in like five minutes. Come on, this is Me Time!” (Uncanny X-Men #257)

Jubilation Lee: Taker of zero shit. (Uncanny X-Men #257)

Heh, it’s the ol’ cigar-on-the-ninja gag. I never get sick of that one. (Uncanny X-Men #257)

Look out – it’s the 90s! (Which, in this case, I actually feel pretty great about.) (Uncanny X-Men #258)

Jubilee’s interaction with her heritage is fascinating. Also, Mandarin – not cool, dude. (Uncanny X-Men #258)

I’ve had this dream too, Logan. (Uncanny X-Men #258)

Telepathy + hallucinations = actually kind of awesome. (Uncanny X-Men #258)

We’ll come back to this. (Uncanny X-Men #258)

“I’m the best there is at what I do. And what I do probably shouldn’t be pop culture references.” (Uncanny X-Men #258)

Next week: yeah, so that happened.

LINKS & RECOMMENDED READING

As Mentioned in Episode 136 – Fill-In Frenzy!

November 29, 2016 Jay 3 comments

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(We also made a coffee mug, because, I mean, LOOK AT THIS.)

This is a demigod who loves his work. (New Mutants #81)

Backlighting: the difference between camp and divinity. (New Mutants #81)

You almost gotta feel sorry for the guy. Almost (New Mutants #81)

Look at that face. He’s so happy. Like a golden retriever who loves crime. (New Mutants #81)

Encasing people in molten rock kind of seems like the opposite of a rescue, but, sure, go for it. (New Mutants #81)

Aw. (New Mutants #81)

Don’t worry. They die on the next page. (Excalibur #20)

…’Kay. (Excalibur #20)

Not cool, Megan. (Excalibur #20)

Ron Lim’s CB isn’t just a cad, he’s a super-cad! (Excalibur #20)

THIS BAR THO (Excalibur #20)

There’s… there’s a lot going on here. (Excalibur #20)

This damn issue. (Excalibur #20)

She looks so happy about her not-a-pep-talk! (Excalibur #20)

That about covers it, yes. (X-Factor #47)

AUGH (X-Factor #47)

Arch-Bat-Angel-Man. (X-Factor #47)

In his parents’ defense, he did reanimate their dead dog. (X-Factor #47)

This guy. (X-Factor #47)

After looking like evil Zonker Harris, Greg’s secondary superpower is irony. (X-Factor #47)

We may have hit peak Warren Worthington III. (X-Factor #47)

Sensible kids! (X-Factor #47)

LINKS & FURTHER READING

Both Deadpool and Deadpool respect sex workers, and it’s fucking awesome.

As Mentioned in Episode 135 – Kurt Wagner, Warlord of Mars

November 21, 2016 Jay 5 comments

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Best cover, or best cover? (Nah, the best cover is Excalibur #4, but this one is pretty darn good, too.) (Excalibur #16)

Whoops. (Excalibur #16)

I’m throwing in some episode-irrelevant bonus swashbuckling this week, because that’s how much I love you. (Excalibur #16)

SO THERE. (Excalibur #16)

See?! Rachel’s barbarian-warrior costume is TOTALLY P.E.N.I.S.-five! (Excalibur #16)

See also: that one scene from Ghostbusters. (Excalibur #16)

Those are some very well-drawn tentacles. (Excalibur #16)

Remember that one time Kitty Pryde straight-up stabbed someone in the back? BECAUSE THAT HAPPENED. (Excalibur #16)

This is the last Alan Davis cover we’ll see for a while. Please join me in a moment of silent mourning. (Excalibur #17)

Much disguise very mystery. (Excalibur #17)

There is… a lot going on in these two panels. (Excalibur #17)

Except, wait, if this is just a super distant planet, then this ISN’T alt-Jean, except it still sort of is, and there’s also the Lockheed and OH GOD WHAT’S EVEN HAPPENING (Excalibur #17)

FUCK. YEAH. RACHEL. (Excalibur #17)

Nigel Frobisher: a jerk in any universe. (Excalibur #17)

You tried. (Excalibur #17)

‘Kay. (Excalibur #17)

AND THAT’S WHY YOU ALWAYS LEAVE A NOTE (Excalibur #17)

It’s like Freaky Friday, but only halfway. Vaguely Abnormal Friday. (Excalibur #18)

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: I would like to lodge my official complaint regarding this shameless waste of Speed Racer homage. Yrs., Jay Edidin (Excalibur #18)