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As Mentioned in Episode 411 – Tearaway Pants

May 23, 2023 Jay Leave a comment

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When you meet a straight couple, you should ask them which is the Nic Cage and which is the John Travolta. (X-Men Unlimited #17)

Fuckssake, Warren. (X-Men Unlimited #17)

Severe costume injuries. (X-Men Unlimited #17)

Logan’s skiing / beat poetry outfit. (X-Men Unlimited #17)

After thirty years, Warren finally gets a gun, I guess. (X-Men Unlimited #17)

SERIOUSLY, HOW DO THEY RECOGNIZE IT?! (X-Men Unlimited #17)

Much like Gambit, I hallucinate a team of X-Men insulting me at all times. (X-Men Unlimited #18)

Hydro-Man. He sure is. (X-Men Unlimited #18)

Jean Grey advocates for change. (X-Men Unlimited #18)

Aw. (X-Men Unlimited #18)

See, they body-swapped because of carpet static and… y’know what? Just watch Gravity Falls. You won’t regret it.

NEXT EPISODE: Back to the core!

As Mentioned in Episode 410 – Jubilee, Don’t Eat That

May 7, 2023 Jay Leave a comment

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A boojum, which is later referred to repeatedly as a snark but is clearly not one for reasons expounded in this episode. (Generation X #37)

Gaia the Super Chill. (Generation X #37)

SURE WHY NOT (Generation X #37)

A somewhat unlikely timetable. (Generation X #37)

SURE WHY NOT (Generation X #37)

I freakin’ love this cover. (Generation X #38)

Interdimensional portals are rad as heck. (Generation X #38)

(Generation X #38)

jubilee no don’t eat that why would you even (Generation X #39)

SURE WHY NOT (Generation X #39)

In a genre full of deeply oblivious goons, these two may in fact be the most oblivious. (Generation X #39)

NEXT EPISODE: The return of the Angry Clarmontean Narrator!

As Mentioned in Episode 409 – Lurid Malarkey

May 7, 2023 Jay Leave a comment

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In which Sean entirely fails to X-Plain Monet. (Generation X #34)

Tracy Authier, middle-school bandit. (Generation X #34)

Now I really wanna read Paige’s descriptions of these guys. (Generation X #34)

Oh, Paige. (Generation X #34)

The hell what?! (Generation X #34)

M-Plate! (Also, I’m pretty sure Penance’s word balloon is supposed to go to Synch.) (Generation X #34)

Fun with Chimera. (Generation X #35)

Everett, no. (Generation X #35)

In which things get a trifle Windsor McCay. (Generation X #35)

Jubilee’s hallucinogenic Wonderland. (Generation X #35)

More fun in Wonderland. (Generation X #35)

Meet Elwood. (Generation X #36)

Do you know who these people are? PLEASE TELL US! (Generation X #36)

This is not a great way to introduce yourself to the neighbors. (Generation X #36)

Spoiler: Chief Authier is a telepath. (Generation X #36)

NEXT EPISODE: that happens

As Mentioned in Episode 408 – Yabba Yabba Yabba

April 30, 2023 Jay Leave a comment

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(Bishop: X.S.E. #1)

Meet the Fanatix! (Bishop: X.S.E. #1)

In retrospect, I really should have made more Chris Durang-related jokes in this episode. (If you know, you know.) (Bishop: X.S.E. #1)

THAT’S NO BISHOP! (Bishop: X.S.E. #2)

Uncool, Bishop. Uncool. (Bishop: X.S.E. #2)

A “disguise.” (Bishop: X.S.E. #3)

Running across the panel tops. (Bishop: X.S.E. #3)

Dang uncanny children. (Bishop: X.S.E. #3)

NEXT EPISODE: Generation X gets really, really, really weird.

As Mentioned in Episode 407 – Freshening Up

April 16, 2023 Jay Leave a comment

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(He is not in fact here to help.) (X-Factor #138)

Heh. Omega Red, man. (X-Factor #138)

The most threatening destroyed football you’ll see today. (X-Factor #138)

THAT IS AN EXCELLENT QUESTION. (X-Factor #138)

(Spoiler: That’s Mystique.) (X-Factor #138)

A delightful cover. (X-Factor #139)

This whole sequence is so good. (X-Factor #139)

Ever is weird, and I say that with all respect and admiration! (X-Factor #139)

Dark Beast DEFINITELY has multiple candy-colored iMacs. (X-Factor #139)

Mystique: once again mother of the year. (X-Factor #139)

The preceding page literally had a Slaughterhouse Five reference, and I’m kind of annoyed about it. (X-Factor #140)

Fixx, Greystone, and Archer. (X-Factor #140)

A guy who is probably not Cable. (He’s not; he’s an alternate-future Forge.) (X-Factor #140)

Batman. (X-Factor #140)

There are actually *multiple* people huffing frogs, if you look closely. (X-Factor #141)

SERIOUSLY WHY WOULD YOU EVER TRUST THIS MAN (X-Factor #141)

THE PLOT THICKENS (X-Factor #141)

NEXT EPISODE: Bishop: X.S.E.!

LINKS & FURTHER TIME SINKS

We covered the first X.S.E. miniseries in Episode 340 – Retconaganda.

As Mentioned in Episode 406 – The Most Dangerous Mini-Game

April 9, 2023 Jay Leave a comment

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So, that’s where he got it! (Wolverine #-1)

I love this design for Sabretooth. (Wolverine #-1)

And also his car. (Wolverine #-1)

Literally nothing is okay at the Blanding/Masters house. (X-Factor #-1)

Mister Sinister lurks in the bushes. (X-Factor #-1)

They’re AT LEAST in their early 20s. (X-Factor #-1)

DAMN, Haley! (X-Factor #-1)

The most dangerous mini-game. (X-Factor #-1)

Alex Summers in a nutshell. (X-Factor #-1)

Wellp, you did that. (X-Force #-1)

I swear I thought this thing was gonna be a red herring. (X-Force #-1)

Everything cute about this issue is also really sad. (X-Force #-1)

How Thunderbird got his code name. (X-Force #-1)

Don’t worry, Tabby; soon you’ll be stealing with the best of ’em! (X-Force #-1)

The Circus of Cameos. (X-Force #-1)

In which John Produstar straight-up wrassles a tiger. (X-Force #-1)

“We also do a lot of crimes, but they’re pretty low-key as comic-book circus crimes go.” (X-Force #-1)

Ugh, this guy. (X-Force #-1)

Naked in Space: The Charles Francis Xavier Story. (X-Men #-1)

Magneto, a sensible fellow, wears clothes in the vacuum of space. (X-Men #-1)

IT NEVER STOPS BEING FUNNY (X-Men #-1)

DRAMATIC! JUXTAPOSITION! (X-Men #-1)

NEXT EPISODE: X-Factor hits rock-bottom, again.

LINKS & FURTHER READING

If you want to know more about the man behind the mustache, we recommend the hell out of Abraham Josephine Riesman’s True Believer: The Rise and Fall of Stan Lee.

As Mentioned in Episode 405 – Morally Purple

April 2, 2023 Jay Leave a comment

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So, that’s a thing. (Cable #-1)

Honestly, I kinda wish Cable had sported this look for longer. (Cable #-1)

THE BOW TIE (Cable #-1)

Cable’s future may be kind of dystopian, but it’s also rad as hell. (Cable #-1)

Damn, bro. (Cable #-1)

On one hand, yes, he’s very dashing. On the other hand, they are definitely foster siblings. (Excalibur #-1)

Hey, we know that guy! (Excalibur #-1)

This is Sabu. Don’t get attached. (Excalibur #-1)

Harry Leland knows how to dress to impress. (Generation X #-1)

I know it’s a byproduct of the foreshortening plus slightly murky colors, but from at least one angle, it looks like Hank has a human-skin rug. (Generation X #-1)

And then they never talked to or mentioned each other again. (Generation X #-1)

Rachel’s cloak is SO GOOD. (Uncanny X-Men #-1)

this genocidal disco motherfucker (Uncanny X-Men #-1)

Tanya, NO. (Uncanny X-Men #-1)

NEXT EPISODE: More flashbacks!

LINKS & FURTHER BACKSTORY

Go check out Al’s podcast, House to Astonish!

As Mentioned in Episode 404 – Marvel UK, Yes?

March 12, 2023 Miles Leave a comment

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And now for something completely different. (Death’s Head II #1)

Death’s Head I, complete with tiny horns and giant tusks! (Death’s Head II #1)

Meet Minion and his terrifying… everything. (Death’s Head II #1)

Dr. Evelyn Necker, wearing more clothing than we’ll ever see her in again. (Death’s Head II #1)

An online meeting in the year 2020? Yeah, that sounds about right. (Death’s Head II #1)

The death of Death’s Head. (Death’s Head II #1)

It’s the feel-good romantic comedy of the year! (Death’s Head II #2)

Ben Grimm, you are a treasure. (Death’s Head II #2)

Stretch and the Tomato, coming to a theater near you! (Death’s Head II #2)

It’s no Last Stand at Gjallerbru, but I love it. (Death’s Head II #2)

“I believe you mean SMEK, Madam!” (Death’s Head II #2)

And now for something completely completely different. (Death’s Head II #3)

My favorite thing about this is all of the things. (Death’s Head II #3)

Meet Tuck. (Death’s Head II #3)

Ewwwwww (Death’s Head II #3)

Okay, it’s a den of horribleness, but damn if this place doesn’t look cool. (Death’s Head II #3)

I… I love this comic so much. (Death’s Head II #3)

Our heroes. (Death’s Head II #3)

YIKES (Death’s Head II #3)

You predicted screaming green melted skeletons..? (Death’s Head II #3)

The last of the Avengers, part 1. They’re all going to die. (Death’s Head II #4)

The last of the Avengers, part 2. They’re also all going to die. (Death’s Head II #4)

Hot Topic, Claire’s, or Orange Julius first? (Death’s Head II #4)

Charnel mark 1. (Death’s Head II #4)

Charnel mark 2. (Death’s Head II #4)

Now that’s how you end a fight. (Death’s Head II #4)

It’s a mad, mad, mad, mad Marvel UK. (Death’s Head II #4)

NEXT TIME: Flashback! And Jay’s back!

As Mentioned in Episode 402 – What the Damn?!

February 26, 2023 Miles Leave a comment

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Shadowcat, Douglock, and… Hard-Boiled Harry?! (Excalibur #114)

Sari St. Hubbins, Fashion Plate: Part 1. (Excalibur #114)

Colossus would have bought a hat too, but then where would he keep all that hair? (Excalibur #114)

Captain Mustache, Part the First. (Excalibur #114)

I’m a firestarter, twisted firestarter (Excalibur #114)

Katherine Pryde, experienced superhero. (Excalibur #114)

Sari St. Hubbins, Fashion Plate: Part 2. (Excalibur #114)

Captain Mustache, Part the Second. (Excalibur #115)

Banshee is so muscly! And his cape is so foldy! (Excalibur #115)

Mel Rubi’s Douglock. (Excalibur #115)

Miles’s average day in IT looks pretty much like this. (Excalibur #115)

“Plus some Externals, but… I don’t think any of us really want to spent the time to talk about them.” (Excalibur #115)

He is so sweet. (Excalibur #115)

“Freakin’ last boss of Ninja Gaiden sends me all the way back to the beginning of the level even when I still have lives left..!” (Excalibur #115)

When Meggan’s happy, I’m happy. (Excalibur #115)

Aww jeez you two (Excalibur #115)

It’s been an honor, Shepherd. (Excalibur #115)

Check out that sweet shadow-invisible hand! (Excalibur #116)

Mel Rubi does Paul Smith. (Excalibur #116)

Where did that costume end up? You should break it out again, Captain Kate! (Excalibur #116)

So that mutagenic agent made the Sidri… swole? (Excalibur #116)

“It’s-a-me, Stereotype!” (Excalibur #116)

Pete Wisdom in: Terminator 2. (Excalibur #116)

Triple-wielding! (Excalibur #116)

Additional swordplay – this time, in callback form! (Excalibur #116)

They pulled his collectivism out through his belly button..? (Excalibur #116)

Hey, that’s not what Kitty wears in her SHIELD miniseries! Kinda wish it was, though. (Excalibur #116)

NEXT EPISODE: Kitty Pryde goes to work for The Man

As Mentioned in Episode 401 – True Tales of Double-Entry Bookkeeping

February 12, 2023 Miles 2 comments

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“Jack, I served with Cannonball, I knew Cannonball, Cannonball was a brother of mine. Jack, you are no Cannonball.” (Generation X #32)

smek (Generation X #32)

David Bowie and Hacker T. Dog. (New Mutants #92)

I’ve missed 80s Boom-Boom. Yeep! (New Mutants #92)

The character find of 1990. (New Mutants #92)

“This haunted house is nuts, especially that broccoli guy! We need to tell Jean Grey about it and make sure she wears that Phoenix outfit when she comes to visit!” (New Mutants #92)