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201 – Pump Up the Jam
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In which we begin our third podcast century; Cyclops is bi-inclusive; we have high standards for Mojoworld; Dazzler can survive your big-budget horror show; Jim Lee makes his exit; video games that involve Protomen are better than video games that don’t; and plasma is the new magnetism.
X-PLAINED:
- Carter Ryking and his Very Durable Underpants
- Fontanelle
- Jay & Miles Town Cry ye X-Men
- An upcoming event
- X-Men #10-13
- A somewhat disappointing Wizard of Oz pastiche
- Those who like to go both ways
- A mysterious, shadowy figure; revealed
- Several of Cyclops’s uncoolest Dad moments
- Zima
- Moist Alley
- Mojo II: The Sequel
- The Image exodus
- Mojonium™
- An announcement
- Longshot in the Mojoverse vs. Longshot in the 616
- A Maverick adventure
- Alexander Ryking
- The other Xavier File
- Warhawk
- The Ryking Hospital for Paranormal Research
- A poorly defined power set
- Technicolor skeletons
- When and where paper was invented
- A likely-irrelevant pattern
- The devil who haunts Stryfe’s dreams
- Some non-X Marvel recommendations
- Rusty Collins’s codename
NEXT EPISODE: A musical interlude with X-Factor!
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As Mentioned in Episode 199 – Space, Geeks, and Gaveedra Seven
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LINKS & FURTHER READING:
- For more background on Longshot and Mojoworld, listen to Episode 49 – Of Mullets and Miracles.
- Get Bishop’s backstory in Episode 180 – Lawful Badass.
- The Kobayashi Maru is a really fun book, if you like that kind of thing (which Jay does).
- If you happen to end up in New York, the Jim Henson exhibit at the Museum of the Moving Image is AMAZING.
- “Send the Marines” is Tom Lehrer’s tribute to American interventionism, and also a very catchy song.
- Aside from this Onion article, I could find no information about the alleged Stretch Armstrong recall, so I suspect that story may in fact be apocryphal. -J
199 – Space, Geeks, and Gaveedra Seven
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In which Shattershot is definitely better than the Cold War; Beast X-plains the X-teams; Cyclops is a tired babysitter; sustenance is not frivolous; Jim Henson is the hero that Mojoworld needs; Shatterstar is not a great head of state; it’s hard to be Val Cooper; and Cable has definitely figured out how to take you (yes, YOU) out.
X-PLAINED:
- Astra
- Content-to-story ratio
- The Mojoverse (more) (again)
- Longshot
- Shatterstar (Gaveedra Seven)
- Spiral (Ricochet Rita)
- Arize
- X-Men Annual #1
- Uncanny X-Men Annual #16
- X-Factor Annual #10
- X-Force Annual #1
- A pivotal battle
- Mujahideen
- A callback
- Several denizens of Mojoworld
- X-Team disambiguation
- The Death Sponsors
- A dubious solution to the Kobayashi Maru scenario
- Whether Arize is a mutant
- Telepathic favoritism
- Spiral’s origin story
- A new regime
- Earth-84309
- Powerpax (Frankie Power)
- Darkchild
- Cyberlock
- A metasingularity
- A large number of back-up features
- The X-Men’s top ten enemies
- Amalgam (but not that one)
- Darick Robertson’s juvenilia
- The return of Taki
- The Cable Protocols
- Brazilian Marvel characters
- Our feelings about Laura Kinney’s backstory
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CORRECTION: BonziBuddy was not released until 1999. We regret the error.
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As Mentioned in Episode 198 – How to Destroy the Universe Without Really Trying
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LINKS & FURTHER READING:
- How to Snakes is one of the best things on YouTube. Watch, listen, and learn.
- Our RoboCop Remake is amazing and ABSOLUTELY NOT SAFE FOR WORK. You’ve been warned.
- This Monty Python sketch may clarify a few of Jay’s more bizarre moments in this episode.
- To learn all about Honkers, listen to Episode 197 – Wolverine and the Honker of Doom.
198 – How to Destroy the Universe Without Really Trying
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In which Excalibur goes 16-bit platformer; Alysande gets new threads; Shadowcat should probably just change her code name to Ripley; Captain Britain may or may not destroy the universe; Doctor Doom tries his hand at human resources; Excalibur is at home with weirdness; and no lizard needs breasts.
X-PLAINED:
- Invisible Boy
- Human heralds of Galactus
- Excalibur Special Editions
- Excalibur: Air Apparent
- Excalibur: XX Crossing
- Dr. Jonothon Cayre
- Norm the LMD
- Lava pits of Scotland
- Some dubious herpetology
- Eric the Cyborg (Coldblood-7)
- Robert Cop
- Special Man
- Air-Walker and/or Gabriel Lam
- A cosmic explosion
- Captain Britain’s extra costume
- Sidestep
- An exceptionally awkward job interview
- A counterintuitive plan
- The other time-displaced X-Men
- The best version of Angel
- Angel’s third-greatest nemesis
- Gladiator Hank
- A very fancy vest
- The best Excalibur Special Edition
- The Phalanx vs. the Technarchy
- Warlock vs. gender
- Our thoughts on Avengers: Infinity War
Note: according to the letter column from Excalibur #54, at least some of the art credits for Excalibur: XX Crossing were incorrect, so some of our descriptions of who drew what in this episode are wrong. See the comments below for more information!
NEXT EPISODE: Shattershot!
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As Mentioned in Episode 194 – Brood Trouble in the Big Easy
194 – Brood Trouble in the Big Easy
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In which Ghost Rider has some fairly serious medical issues; you should probably never invite Bishop to a picnic; Gambit’s past catches up with him; it’s always Mardi Gras in Fictional New Orleans; Wolverine is thrilled; and Jay swears a solemn vow.
X-PLAINED:
- The Tithe
- The Momentary Princess
- The T’ieves Guild
- Why real New Orleans doesn’t have catacombs
- X-Men #8-9
- Ghost Rider #26-27
- The abstract idea of Nicholas Cage
- Genesis
- The last of the X-Men
- A sick burn
- A picnic
- Boundaries
- Bella Donna Boudreaux and her many apostrophes
- Ghost Rider
- Psegway
- Julian Boudreaux
- How not to respond to a speeding ticket
- The Bootie Man
- Horse names vs. katana names
- Cathartic excess
- X-holidays
- Doomsday
- Good characters from awful events
NEXT EPISODE: The Externals, for our sins
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As Mentioned in Episode 193 – Sewers of Tomorrow
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LINKS & FURTHER READING
- Learn all about the Cyburai in Episode 160 – Hank McCoy and the Hickey of Destiny!
- Laura Dern is precious and must be protected at all costs.
193 – Sewers of Tomorrow
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In which we pour one out for Malcolm and Randall; Cyclops is the worst at fun; Storm is better than you and always will be; Bishop forgets his first name; the X-Men can’t tie bow ties; Iceman’s dad is spectacularly awful; Mikhail Rasputin may have some lingering issues; and Doug Ramsey would probably have been pretty entertained by Hackers if he had survived long enough to see it.
X-PLAINED:
- Whether Professor Xavier is dead
- Marvel time vs. podcast time
- Uncanny X-Men #287-290
- The Wit and Wisdom of Henry McCoy
- A dance of death and destruction
- Styglut
- Future flashbacks
- Sewers of tomorrow
- The Witness
- “Fun”
- Blood math
- A mysterious letter
- A terrible date
- Several capes
- The return of the cyburai
- A theoretical Hackers crossover
NEXT EPISODE: Brood trouble in the Big Easy!
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