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

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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.

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406 – The Most Dangerous Mini-Game

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In which we disagree about the value of Stan Lee intros; everybody wants Wolverine; Mister Sinister lurks; Haley Blanding deserves better; Thunderbird fights a tiger; and Xavier and Magneto do their usual thing.

X-PLAINED:

  • The Circus of Crime
  • Stan Lee intros
  • Wolverine #-1
  • X-Factor #-1
  • X-Force #-1
  • X-Men #-1
  • Proust vs. Sartre
  • How Logan joined Alpha Flight
  • The secret origin of the word “canucklehead.”
  • USDA, Annex B
  • Myron MacLain
  • Logan’s cigars
  • Yet more continuity errors
  • Sabretooth’s ridiculous car
  • The balance of scary and silly
  • Wolverine’s cowboy hat
  • Summers family bullshit
  • The Blandings and/or Masterses
  • Vince
  • The Proudstar family
  • One or more cats named Coyote
  • The origin of Thunderbird’s totem
  • Edwin Martynec (again)
  • Chondu the Magician
  • Ringmaster
  • Yet more Xavier and Magneto flashback drama
  • The bottom of the resurrection queue
  • Good car-trip episodes

NEXT EPISODE: X-Factor continues to make poor decisions

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As Mentioned in Episode 405 – Morally Purple

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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!

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405 – Morally Purple

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In which Jay returns; babies are bad at pretty much everything; continuity flies straight out the window; Cable should speak English with a Scottish accent; Harry Leland knows how to dress; Tanya Trask makes the same time travel mistake everyone makes; and we love Al Kennedy forever.

X-PLAINED:

  • Sentry (but not that one)
  • Babies
  • Flashback
  • Cable #-1
  • Excalibur #-1
  • Generation X #-1
  • Uncanny X-Men #-1
  • The preturn of Angus McWhirter, angry hovercraft-rental guy
  • Hippie Cable
  • Veins of science
  • Yet another time travel loop
  • What may or may not be how Nightcrawler quit the circus
  • Sabu
  • “Science”
  • A large volume of dubious continuity
  • Larry Trask (more) (again)
  • Jay’s cosplay aspirations
  • Sanctity (Tanya Trask)
  • The Twelve (somewhat)
  • A possible splinter timeline
  • The X-Men of 1602
  • Rube Goldberg

NEXT EPISODE: Flashback continues!

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As Mentioned in Episode 404 – Marvel UK, Yes?

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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!

404 – Marvel UK, Yes?

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

In which Death’s Head gets around universes; AIM fails to recognize closed narrative loops; we need more huscarls in comics; time travel occasionally solves the problems it creates; and we bid a fond farewell (for now) to Al Kennedy.

X-PLAINED:

  • Death’s Head
  • Death’s Head II #1-4
  • Marvel UK
  • Death’s Head I
  • Minion
  • Earth-8410
  • The far future of 2020
  • Dr. Evelyn Necker
  • How to dress for time travel
  • Reed Richards’s mother’s name
  • Earth-12892
  • Robin Hood of Future Past
  • Heavily armed nuns
  • Tuck
  • Spratt
  • The Lord High Protector
  • Huscarls
  • Baron Strucker V
  • Charnel
  • A large number of deaths
  • A deft solution to a complex problem
  • Essential Marvel UK
  • Marvel UK vs. Marvel US
NEXT WEEK:
Go outside and touch some grass!
NEXT EPISODE:
The return of Jay!

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As Mentioned in Episode 403 – Sneaky-Peeky Stuff

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Not a single pouch! Being an intern sucks. (Kitty Pryde: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #1)
How did they not hear that coming a mile away? (Kitty Pryde: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #1)
ASAB (Kitty Pryde: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #1)
A transom is a crossbar at the top of a doorframe that separates it from an above-door window. I had to look that up! (Kitty Pryde: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #1)
Kitty Pryde is banned from half the department stores in the UK. (Kitty Pryde: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #1)
Face ID was still working out the kinks in 1997. (Kitty Pryde: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #1)
You can tell Rigby’s the love interest – look at that hair! (Kitty Pryde: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #1)
This is pretty much what Miles’s day job looks like. (Kitty Pryde: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #1)
“Type ‘cookie’, you idiot!” (Kitty Pryde: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #1)
AWOOOOOGA! (Kitty Pryde: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #1)
I mean, Kitty’s had worse looks. (Kitty Pryde: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #1)
Medication, lip gloss, spare underwear, dragon… Kitty just packed the basics. (Kitty Pryde: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #2)
Welp, I guess Logan’s new name on the podcast is Wooferino. (Kitty Pryde: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #2)
New Yorkers, amirite? (Kitty Pryde: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #2)
“I feel like I’m going meshugge!” (Kitty Pryde: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #2)
It’s a silly comic, but damn if the pacing isn’t genuinely effective. (Kitty Pryde: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #2)
“God, Dad! Knock before you come in! (Kitty Pryde: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #2)
Logan x-plains Kitty Pryde & Wolverine. (Kitty Pryde: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #2)
That’s handy work! (Kitty Pryde: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #2)
I kinda wish it was a Hello name is sticker instead. (Kitty Pryde: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #2)
Still less embarrassing than dating Pete Wisdom. (Kitty Pryde: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #3)
Well done, Ogun. You kept up the deception for almost five full seconds. (Kitty Pryde: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #3)
Did the Astral Plane used to be this cramped? (Kitty Pryde: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #3)
Lockheed’s helping! (Kitty Pryde: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #3)
I… I mean… sure, fine. Let’s just go with it. (Kitty Pryde: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #3)
Every IT department has to deal with that user. (Kitty Pryde: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #3)
Spoiler: Ogun does not try. (Kitty Pryde: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #3)
NEXT TIME: Death’s Head II!

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  • We talked about Kitty and Ogun’s first meeting way back in Episode 28!

403 – Sneaky-Peeky Stuff

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Did the Astral Plane used to be this cramped? (Kitty Pryde: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #3)

In which Shadowcat gets a new miniseries; people don’t talk that way (but probably should); holograms are magic; the Helicarrier gets possessed; Wolverine fights a computer; and Miles and Al pitch live-action X-series.

X-PLAINED:
  • Possession
  • Shadowcat (Kitty Pryde) (more) (again)
  • Kitty Pryde: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #1-3
  • A surprising helicopter
  • Frictionless bed sheets
  • S.H.I.E.L.D. vs. S.H.I.E.L.D. vs. S.H.I.E.L.D.
  • The word “obstreperous”
  • The nefarious doings of nasty transom peekers, envelope steamers, and door kickers
  • Larry Hama dialogue
  • Rigby Fallon
  • Yet another return of Ogūn
  • One way to get from the Brooklyn Bridge to a Helicarrier
  • Yet another fight on the astral plane
  • Wolverine vs. technology
  • The intrinsic power of life, I guess
  • Visibility of psychic powers
  • Live-action X pitches
NEXT EPISODE:
Death’s Head II!

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As Mentioned in Episode 402 – What the Damn?!

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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

402 – What the Damn?!

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

In which Marvel UK was a wild ride; everyone has a definitive Kitty Pryde; Sari St. Hubbins studies her X-Men; Moira MacTaggert discovers contagion theory; ideas do not stories make; Meggan is the heart of the team; and Excalibur inches towards its finale.

X-PLAINED:
  • Marvel UK
  • Digitek
  • Excalibur #114-117
  • What Excalibur’s been up to
  • Tunnels vs. sewers
  • An unexpected callback
  • Slang
  • The mutability of Kitty Pryde
  • Friendship
  • Sari St. Hubbins
  • Fashion
  • One way to get around a power inhibitor
  • A frosted tips outline
  • Viruses
  • Phalanx love
  • Greebling
  • A substantial retcon
  • Excalibur vs. the Sidri
  • Marvel characters’ musical associations
  • Whether there have been more X-Men or Avengers
NEXT EPISODE: Kitty Pryde goes to work for The Man

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