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As Mentioned in Episode 107 – Fairy Tale Ending

May 1, 2016 Jay 4 comments

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

He’s not wrong; he’s just an asshole. (New Mutants #71)

Aw, kiddo. (New Mutants #71)

There’s a lot of more overtly awful stuff S’ym has done, but very little of it gets under my skin as badly as this scene. (New Mutants #71)

Brett Blevins’ Inferno might be the best Inferno. (New Mutants #71)

WELL, THAT ESCALATED QUICKLY. (New Mutants #71)

N’astirh Guy(TM) (New Mutants #71)

Nothing that begins with this line ever ends well. (New Mutants #71)

Okay. This looks bad. (New Mutants #71)

On its own, this is a perfectly serviceable cover; but it’s also a subtle and pretty brutal nod to the last issue of the Magik miniseries. (New Mutants #72)

Possibly the most metal title page to ever appear in an X-book. (New Mutants #72)

Calling it: Blevins’s is my hands-down favorite take on Inferno-infested New York. (New Mutants #72)

GAH. (New Mutants #72)

And now, a brief and delightful respite from the tragedy playing out in the A plot. (New Mutants #72)

Savor this moment: it’s not often you get to see New Mutants making a responsible choice! (New Mutants #72)

WELL, THEN. (New Mutants #72)

N’astirh levels up… (New Mutants #72)

…But so does Illyana. (New Mutants #72)

Death of Supergirl homage cover. Take a drink. (New Mutants #73)

T-O S’ym is so creepy, y’all. (New Mutants #73)

THERE ARE NOT ADEQUATE WORDS FOR HOW MUCH I LOVE THIS PAGE. (New Mutants #73)

That Colossus makes room in his rather minimal uniform for a photo wallet is kind of adorable an very much in character. (New Mutants #73)

“And that’s what you get for teaching new math!” (New Mutants #73)

We didn’t think of this until after the episode was recorded, but Illyana’s final armored form bears a lot of resemblance to her brother’s. (New Mutants #73)

This dude is pretty great. (New Mutants #73)

The Darkchilde in her final form. (New Mutants #73)

And so it ends… (New Mutants #73)

…or does it? (New Mutants #73)

“Or stick around in the background and then die of the Legacy Virus and come back like 20 years later without a soul. The point is, you’ve got options.” (New Mutants #73)

NEXT WEEK: The rise of the Goblin Queen.

LINKS AND FURTHER LISTENING:

We discussed the Magik miniseries in Episode 19 – Acorns and Swords.

As Mentioned in Episode 106 – The X-Terminators

April 25, 2016 Jay 5 comments

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Hi, Bill Gaines! (X-Terminators #1)

In which Bogdanove goes full Silver-Age romance-cover! (X-Terminators #1)

And so it was. (X-Terminators #1)

Wellp. (X-Terminators #1)

Can Bogdanove draw Boom Boom forever, please? (X-Terminators #1)

THIS KID IS AWESOME. (X-Terminators #1)

The cartoonishness of this series is really, really fun. (X-Terminators #1)

“Classic goblin behavior.” Did she learn about this in school? (X-Terminators #1)

JAIL BREAK TIME! (X-Terminators #1)

Boom Boom vs. vending machines. (X-Terminators #2)

I love the extent to which Hostess Fruit Pies became a running joke within actual Marvel comics. (X-Terminators #2)

So doomed. (X-Terminators #2)

This is probably a little too niche to describe as “every parent’s worst nightmare,” but I’m sure it hit home for someone. (X-Terminators #2)

#WINNING (X-Terminators #2)

Seriously, though–wouldn’t it be funnier if this were just a regular Viewmaster? (X-Terminators #2)

I can’t find the Ghostbusters production photo this is an homage to, but I swear it exists. (X-Terminators #3)

The living landscape of NYC quickly becomes legitimately terrifying, without ever quite losing its cartoonishness. (X-Terminators #3)

Incidental transitional panel, or hidden pitch for a whole new series? (X-Terminators #3)

Magic spells are ridiculous. (X-Terminators #3)

THOSE FACES. (X-Terminators #4)

You know that feeling when a crossover flies in from nowhere and whacks you in the back of the head? Yeah. (X-Terminators #4)

OKAY, THEN. (X-Terminators #4)

Wouldn’t that be multiplying it by 100? (X-Terminators #4)

Are… pigeons particularly notorious for meekly accepting destruction? Is that a thing? (X-Terminators #4)

And they all lived happily ever–HA, NO, JUST KIDDING. GO READ NEW MUTANTS. (X-Terminators #4)

NEXT WEEK: The fall of Magik.

LINKS & FURTHER LISTENING:

The entire Nextwave theme song.

ECCC 2016 Round-Up!

April 17, 2016 Jay One comment

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Miles, Scott, and Jay performing the Hamilton cold open live at Phoenix Comics (video courtesy of Annie Bulloch):

ECCC Show Diaries:

ETA: If you absolutely can’t get enough of Hamilton and X-Men cross-references, here’s the time someone asked Jay to associate songs from the show with specific X-characters and they couldn’t stop.

As Mentioned in Episode 104 – The Noodle Incident

April 11, 2016 Jay 5 comments

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Extraordinary X-Men

Uncanny X-Men

All-New Wolverine

Old Man Logan

All-New X-Men

X-Men: Worst X-Man Ever

X-Men ’92

NEXT WEEK: Continuity Has Its Eyes on You: Live from ECCC with Kris Anka, Al Ewing, Scott Koblish, and G. Willow Wilson!

LINKS & FURTHER READING:

We do weekly video reviews of current X-books! You can find those here.

As Mentioned in Episode 103 – Warwolves of London

April 4, 2016 Jay 10 comments

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It’s the front-cover equivalent of the slow-motion hero walk. (Excalibur #1)

Hi, Widget! (Excalibur #1)

Kitty is ridiculous and also awesome. (Excalibur #1)

Nigel “The Worst” Frobisher. (Excalibur #1)

Aw, man. (Excalibur #1)

Welcome to the perfectly ordinary lighthouse full of perfectly ordinary rooms! Hope you survive the… (Excalibur #1)

“No one can move in Rachel’s costume except Rachel” is going to become a running joke over the course of the series. (Excalibur #1)

Somewhere there’s a universe where Meggan grew up watching Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23, in which this scene went very differently. (Excalibur #1)

Vixen, never change. (Excalibur #2)

The Warwolves are awful, but also fairly delightful. (Excalibur #2)

Oh, dear me. (Excalibur #2)

HIJINKS! (Excalibur #2)

Well, that happened. (Excalibur #2)

This cannot POSSIBLY end well. (Excalibur #2)

Alan Davis covers are the best covers. (Excalibur #3)

SOMEHOW TEAM VIXEN’S OUTFITS GOT EVEN BETTER. (Excalibur #3)

And so it goes. (Excalibur #3)

Well done, Kitty. (Excalibur #3)

Well done, Kurt. (Excalibur #3)

FRIENDSHIP! (Excalibur #3)

Including this panel purely for Kurt’s dashing outfit. (Excalibur #3)

PERFECTLY NORMAL LIGHTHOUSE. NOTHING TO SEE HERE. (Excalibur #3)

LINKS & FURTHER LISTENING:

Come see us in Seattle next weekend!
We previously discussed Captain Britain in Episodes 97 and 98…
…and Excalibur in Episode 89.

As Mentioned in Episode 102 – Baby Race 2000

March 30, 2016 Jay 6 comments

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Okay, then. (X-Factor #32)

I wanna hang out there. (X-Factor #32)

Please note that Boom Boom pauses to put on sunglasses before doing cool cool stuff. Boom Boom knows what’s up. (X-Factor #32)

MVP. (X-Factor #32)

Well, that’s certainly one way to do that. (X-Factor #33)

In Boom Boom’s defense, shopping is terrible. (X-Factor #33)

Go set something on fire for justice, kiddo! (X-Factor #33)

BEAST! We missed you! (X-Factor #33)

Y’know, most people would just send a C&D. (X-Factor #33)

Kinda answered your own question, there, buddy. (X-Factor #34)

Nanny and the Orphan-Maker walk the line between sad and terrifying SO beautifully. (X-Factor #34)

N’astirh got no time for your rationalizations, Hodge. (X-Factor #34)

Later, he’s going to go home and listen to Stabbing Westward in the dark. (X-Factor #34)

Aw. (X-Factor #34)

It’s okay. He’ll be back. (X-Factor #34)

Yes, Warren, we get it. (X-Factor #34)

Welcome to the State Home for Gaslighting. Hope you survive the… (X-Factor #35)

Worst. Orphanage. Ever. (X-Factor #35)

GAH. There is literally nothing in this issue that is not wildly unsettling. (X-Factor #35)

The orphanage is a metaphor that is also a real fictional orphanage. (X-Factor #35)

‘Kay. (X-Factor #35)

Sometimes you gotta prioritize. (X-Factor #35)

NEXT WEEK: Excalibur goes ongoing!

As Mentioned in Episode 101 – Not Bad, Just Drawn That Way

March 20, 2016 Jay 5 comments

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Magneto, you know that’s not gonna work. (New Mutants #67)

Teenagers, amirite? (New Mutants #67)

BLEVINS, STOP THAT. (New Mutants #67)

Chessboard cover. Take a drink, or manipulate your friends and loved ones in a complex tactical gambit. (New Mutants #68)

Eep. (New Mutants #68)

Aw, Illyana. (New Mutants #68)

There’s either a whole lot or very little going on here, and sometimes it’s difficult to work out which. (New Mutants #68)

Basically any PUA forum. (New Mutants #68)

Aw, Rahne. (New Mutants #68)

There are a few ways to read this scene. You do you. (New Mutants #68)

The problem with this era is that we can’t describe anything as “sinister” without implications. (New Mutants #68)

Aw, Rahne. (New Mutants #68)

If I had a dollar for every time I’d seen this exact scenario pop up in Seventeen Magazine‘s “Most Embarrassing Moments”… (New Mutants #68)

Spyder then posts a long string of rants on Twitter, in which he refers to women exclusively as “females.” (New Mutants #69)

INFERNOWATCH, AHOY! (New Mutants #69)

Haven’t we all got eldritch abominations inside us, when it comes down to it? (New Mutants #69)

You’re a good kid, Bobby. (New Mutants #69)

This is a man who’s one bad day away from writing “Surrender Dorothy” in the sky with iron filings. (New Mutants #70)

That doesn’t even… y’know what? Never mind. Let’s just run with it. (New Mutants #70)

And you thought your family reunions were rough. (New Mutants #70)

There are too many reasons that this doesn’t make sense to list here. Go listen to the episode. (New Mutants #70)

NEXT EPISODE: Decapitatoin and baby theft with X-Factor

As Mentioned in Episode 99 – Those Who Walk Away from Genosha

March 6, 2016 Jay 13 comments

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The whole arc summed up in a single image. (Uncanny X-Men #235)

Hawkshaw’s actual mutant power is talking in old-timey detective slang. (Uncanny X-Men #235)

“Y’know, when I’m not running a massive underground IT complex and consorting with demons.” (Uncanny X-Men #235)

Unlike the Genoshans, the X-Men actually arrive with extra clothes when they teleport. (Uncanny X-Men #235)

“Yes, and…” (Uncanny X-Men #235)

NAKED FIGHT! Take a drink, and follow it with a beer back. (Uncanny X-Men #236)

The stark normalcy of (human) life on Genosha is played for pretty spectacular contrast to horror’s it’s built upon. (Uncanny X-Men #236)

“Here in Genosha, we’re more into D.C.” (Uncanny X-Men #236)

BUTTERFLY MUSTACHE! (Uncanny X-Men #236)

Meet N’astirh: the most polite demon. Kinda. For now. (Uncanny X-Men #236)

We’d all like to think we’ve got a little Carol Danvers in us, but it’s rarely quite this literal. (Uncanny X-Men #236)

THAT OUTFIT. (Uncanny X-Men #236)

The best thing about being a supervillain is that people respect it when you don’t feel like multitasking. (Uncanny X-Men #236)

Damn, Genegineer. (Uncanny X-Men #237)

Don’t fuck with Madelyne Pryor. (Uncanny X-Men #237)

Or Wolverine, for that matter. (Uncanny X-Men #237)

OH SHIT (Uncanny X-Men #238)

He’s a homophone! Get it? ‘Cause Sinister is a Jeangineer! (Uncanny X-Men #238)

“Fuck foreshadowing. I’m turning on the damn SPOTLIGHT.” (Uncanny X-Men #238)

Genosha is actually kind of a metaphor–just not for what you first think. (Uncanny X-Men #238)

NEXT EPISODE: Chris Claremont.

LINKS & FURTHER READING:

We’ve recommended the documentary Chris Claremont’s X-Men before and likely will again.
Dazzle camouflage is totally a real thing, even if it has nothing to do with what Carol’s doing in this arc.

As Mentioned in Episode 98 – Between Alien Visitations and Drunken Sulks

February 28, 2016 Jay 8 comments

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Hello, Meggan!

Say what you will about Dai Thomas; the man is thorough.

The Crazy Gang tries so hard.

These dudes really really seem like they must be a reference to something, but we were unable to dig up a clear source.

Also how we found Kyle.

She may be the evil dictator of a crypto-Nazi dystopian Earth, but damned if Sat-Yr-Nin doesn’t have great hair.

It’s kind of charming how petty Brian gets when he’s feeling self-righteous.

Sidney Crumb is ill.

Aw, man.

I’m’a let you finish, X-Men, but this is the best team in the Marvel Universe.

Captain Britain is a superhero comic that is also an extended metaphor that is also a superhero comic.

One more Technet group shot, just because.

Brian Braddock summed up in a single panel.

The Cherubim. Don’t get too attached–they’re super doomed.

Okay, then.

Captain U.K. and her therapy mullet.

Meanwhile at Stately Braddock Manor…

The real superpower is adherence to narrow beauty standards, but flight is also pretty cool.

This sequence really needs to be set to the Benny Hill theme.

Oldest trap in the book.

MORE TECHNET! It’s Technet Christmas!

There’s probably a universe where Captain Britain is in fact a girl gang, and that’s the universe where I want to live.

Fridging summed up in a single panel.

Remember that time the protagonist, a superhero, straight-up smashed a dude’s head in with a boulder? Because that definitely happened in this comic.

Don’t quit your day job, kid.

Hardboiled gangster Meggan is the goddamn best.

No, seriously, there should be a whole comic that’s just about the two of them doing this.

That RICK sound effect, tho.

OH, HI.

And they all lived happily ever after, but not really, because that doesn’t make for a very interesting ongoing series.

NEXT EPISODE: Genosha is for lovers!

LINKS & FURTHER READING:

The original Women In Refrigerators website
For the first half of our coverage of the Captain Britain solo series, listen to Episode 97 – The Crooked World.
For additional Captain Britain discussion, we highly recommend Episode 39 of Journey Into Misery!
In Episode 89 – Giant-Size Special #3, Elle Collins stopped by with some casting suggestions for Technet (You can find a written list–and photos–in the visual companion to that episode.)