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Rachel & Miles Review the X-Men, Episode 62
Week of November 11, 2015:
In which Laura Kinney is our Wolverine and everyone else is a pale pretender; Secret Wars continues to be shockingly excellent; and you should seriously go read All-New Wolverine #1 RIGHT NOW.
REVIEWED:
*Pick of the Week (09:44)
Here’s the Erica Henderson drawing we referenced in the All-New Wolverine review: http://ericafailsatlife.tumblr.com/po…
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Rachel & Miles Review the X-Men, Episode 61
Week of November 4, 2015:
In which we’re very guardedly optimistic about Extraordinary X-Men; Uncanny X-Men #600 is worth the wait; and the sunglasses come off.
REVIEWED:
- Extraordinary X-Men #1 (00:33)
- *Uncanny X-Men #600 (05:07)
*Pick of the week (14:23)
Jay came out over here on Monday: http://postcardsfromspace.tumblr.com/post/132414301818/in-which-i-achieve-a-state-of-perfect-self-parody
Here’s Brett White’s phenomenal write-up of Uncanny X-Men #600: http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/in-your-face-jam-heres-what-uncanny-x-mens-iceman-coming-out-scene-got-right
Come see us at Vegas Valley Comic Book Festival on November 7: http://www.vegasvalleycomicbookfestival.org/
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Halloween X – 2015
As is our annual tradition, we put out a last-minute call on Twitter for pictures of your X-Men Halloween costumes, and dang are you a stylish bunch! Check out the full roundup–along with some really spectacular jack-o’-lanterns–below!
ETA: I know I missed a handful–and a few came in after the post was done–so if you’ve got an X-costume that’s NOT here, please drop a link in the comments below!
As Mentioned in Episode 81 – The Kids Are All Right, with Dennis Hopeless
Listen to the episode here.
LINKS & FURTHER READING
- Dennis Hopeless is delightful. Go follow him on Twitter.
- We are seriously never gonna stop preaching the gospel of X-Men: Season One.
- Actually, all of Dennis’s X-books are great. Here are some of our particular favorites:
- X-Men: Season One (Yes, twice in one list. It’s that good.)
- Inferno
- Cable & X-Force
- You can preorder All-New X-Men #1 at your local comics shop or from Marvel.com.
- Come see us at Vegas Valley Comic Book Fest–and be part of our second live episode–on Saturday, November 7, at Clark County Library!
Rachel & Miles Review the X-Men, Episode 60
Week of October 28, 2015:
In which the final Secret Wars X-book comes to a close and we have some pretty cool stuff going on.
REVIEWED:
- House of M #4
Come see us at Vegas Valley Comic Book Festival on November 7: http://www.vegasvalleycomicbookfestival.org/
Listen to the first episode of the Secret Convergence on Infinite Podcasts at FanBros: http://fanbros.com/secret-convergence-on-infinite-podcasts-part-1-who-would-win-in-a-fight/
Follow the Secret Convergence on Twitter: https://twitter.com/scoipodcasts
Follow the Secret Convergence on Tumblr: http://secretconvergence.tumblr.com/
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SECRET CONVERGENCE ON INFINITE PODCASTS – Part 1 – Who Would Win in a Fight?
IT LIVES! Head over to FanBrosShow to listen to Part 1 of the Secret Convergence on Infinite Podcasts, where the Beyonder makes his podcast debut; and DJ BenHaMeen, Chico Leo, J. Rachel Edidin, Graeme McMillan, and Chris Sims discuss THE fundamental question of fandom: WHO WOULD WIN IN A FIGHT?
(Unfamiliar with the Secret Convergence on Infinite Podcasts? Get the full scoop over here!)
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November Shirt of the Month: ALL OF THEM!
Oh, dang, y’all.
We were going to wait to announce this until November proper, but we were so excited waiting for the beginning of Secret Convergence that we decided to jump the gun and launch a couple days early.
November’s shirt of the month is… ALL OF THEM. Every shirt of the month ever, back in our store. Check out the designs below–and then read on for a big announcement about the future of the Shirts of the Month!
SO, HERE’S THE BIG NEWS:
When we started doing shirts of the month, we were really excited; and over the last ten months, we’ve had a lot of fun and put out some rad shirts. But we’ve noticed two problems:
- FIRST: The nature of the Shirt of the Month program means that either we have to pull some of our favorite designs after just a month; or we swamp the store.
- SECOND: Because of the first problem, there are designs–ones we really want to do and suspect you’ll really want to wear–that we’ve been sitting on for ages, both because we don’t want them to disappear and because we’re swamped with the monthly stuff.
Fortunately, one of the nice things about being our own bosses is that we get to make the big calls. To that end, here’s what’s going to happen:
- During NOVEMBER and DECEMBER, every shirt of the month (and the Demon Bear leggings!)will be on sale in our shop; and we’re also putting those designs on some new products!
- Beginning in JANUARY, we’ll be adding some of those shirts to our permanent selection and phasing others out. We’re not yet sure which; so if there’s one you’ve got your heart set on, NOW IS THE TIME TO GET IT.
- From January on, there will be no more shirts of the month. Instead, we’ll be adding new designs–and sometimes phasing out old ones–as we come up with ideas we want to do.
THAT DOESN’T MEAN THE END OF LIMITED-EDITION SHIRTS.
- One of the things we want to start doing in 2016 is collaborating with local printers to do limited-edition shirts, probably on a pre-order system. They won’t be monthly–but they also won’t be constrained by Redbubble options, which means things like full-bleed designs and a larger size range on limited editions.
EDITED TO ADD: Yes, all our other shirts are still up, too! You can find the whole kit ‘n’ kaboodle at the shop home, or just the shirts of the month over here.
As Mentioned in Episode 80 – For the Mutant Who Has Everything
Listen to the episode here.
LINKS:
- The Secret Convergence on Infinite Podcasts begins THIS THURSDAY, October 29!
- Vegas Valley Comic Book Festival
Rachel & Miles Review the X-Men, Episode 59
Week of October 21, 2015:
In which Age of Apocalypse is hella anticlimactic, but at least we’ll always have Hopeless Savages.
REVIEWED:
- Age of Apocalypse #5
Pick of the Week: Hopeless Savages: Break (on sale November 25, but I assume you can preorder it now)
Extra-fancy sunglasses courtesy of the amazing Anna Sheffey.
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