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389 – Wreck Gotta Recognize

October 23, 2022 Jay 10 comments

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In which some puns are fundamentally visual; Jubilee is a really good kid; Bastion is a bad person but a good villain; Bachalo does Romita; Seagulls are assholes (but reasonably good narrators); Skin has no time for fantasies; Hitch does Cockrum; and Operation Zero Tolerance (unofficially) begins (again).

X-PLAINED:

Glorian, the Shaper of Dreams (Thomas Gideon) (and his dad)
Event build-up
Generation X #26-28
Bad times on a raft
Valuable lessons from the Xavier School
Yet another somewhat pointless Nightmare cameo
Jubilee vs. Operation Zero Tolerance
A good conversation
Cookin’ with Jubilee
Seagulls
Dreams
The Island that Chills Like a Man
Strong Guy on Krakoa
How (and whether) Logan ages

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As Mentioned in Episode 380 – Arbor Day

August 1, 2022 Miles 2 comments

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Autumnal. (Generation X #23)

I miss the Blue Ridge Mountains. (Generation X #23)

Banshee’s powers may not make any more sense in these panels, but damn if they don’t look cool. (Generation X #23)

Howard, you should know better than to appear in any comic ever. (Generation X #23)

“Clearly! I mean, you’re not a dog, or purple, or… oh.” (Generation X #23)

Just a regular ol’ sleepover. (Generation X #24)

Characterization by way of wardrobe. (Generation X #24)

Young Jubilee and her ol’ Gem Fusion pal. (Generation X #24)

Yep, that seems 100% accurate. (Generation X #24)

Emplate, gothiest crowd-surfer ever (Generation X #24)

Ironically, the turtle itself was telepathic. (Generation X #24)

The readers see the pictures but the girls just hear the words. Emma is a master of selective detail. (Generation X #24)

“No I did not realize! You looked much less evil before this morning! And also less awesome, if I’m being honest!” (Generation X #25)

Black Tom Cassidy, Mark I. (Generation X #25)

Man, kudzu really is invasive. (Generation X #25)

The death of the-Mondo-we-knew. (Generation X #25)

Black Tom Cassidy, Mark II. (Generation X #25)

Gaaahhhhh those creepy finger-needles in Emma’s head (Generation X #25)

Black Tom Cassidy, Mark III. (Generation X #25)

Like a samurai movie! (Generation X #25)

Could be worse, kids – Howard and the moppets ended up someplace way weirder. (Generation X #25)

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380 – Arbor Day

August 1, 2022 Jay 6 comments

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In which no one wants to be compared to Chris Bachalo; it’s always a holiday for Generation X; you may already be a Guthrie; M is a fascinating mystery; and Black Tom Cassidy (finally) makes his move.

X-PLAINED:

What Black Tom Cassidy is up to these days
Generation X #23-25
Generation X (again)
Seasons
Visual representations of Banshee’s powers
Several holidays
The Blue Ridge Mountains
A slumber party
Emplate (somewhat)
Bad times with Black Tom Cassidy
The apparent death of Emma Frost
What we do and don’t cover when
Leech on Krakoa

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As Mentioned in Episode 378 – The Unstoppable Huggernaut

July 10, 2022 Miles 2 comments

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That is a lot of Cain Marko. (Juggernaut #1)

WE’VE GOT SMEK SIGN! WE’VE GOT SMEK SIGN! (Juggernaut #1)

I do not want to be in Juggernaut’s fraternity, please. (Juggernaut #1)

I honestly do not know whether D’Spayre or his chompy demons look cooler. (Juggernaut #1)

They’ve been busy. (Juggernaut #1)

Presenting Black Tom Cassidy’s forked beard and his forked… boots? (Juggernaut #1)

Same outfit as last time, but Spite looks rad as hell in this story. (Juggernaut #1)

Aww shit D’Spayre looks even cooler here (Juggernaut #1)

Even Juggernaut’s skeleton is beefy. (Juggernaut #1)

Jay disapproves of this butt. (Generation X Annual 1997)

“You can’t be Catseye! Your hair is wrong and you’re not talking like Yoda! Aaaaaaand also you’re dead!” (Generation X Annual 1997)

“Thanks for saying my logo right, Jubes.” (Generation X Annual 1997)

Aww, kids. (Generation X Annual 1997)

March 2020 – present (Generation X Annual 1997)

Nothing brings out backstory like a Fear Lord! (Generation X Annual 1997)

Did the power pairings of the current New Mutants run get their start here? Prrrrrobably not. (Generation X Annual 1997)

That’s one biiiiig leprechaun in that executioner’s hood. (Generation X Annual 1997)

When Chamber’s mutant powers first manifested, they destroyed not only his lower jaw and upper chest, but also his swole-ness. (Generation X Annual 1997)

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378 – The Unstoppable Huggernaut

July 10, 2022 Jay 12 comments

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In which our favorite(?) fear lord returns; Sirocco Sprawl is an extremely unpleasant fictional town; the Juggernaut is not a subtle man; we really need to get our hands on the Generation X novels; Tarot gets a logo font; and Banshee is menaced by spectral leprechauns.

X-PLAINED

Several Juggernauts
Soap Operas
D’Spayre (again)
D’Spayre vs. Nightmare
Juggernaut #1
Generation X Annual 1997
Magical pants
Juggernaut (Cain Marko) and what he’s been up to lately
Incidental reptiles
Sirocco Sprawl, NM
Marvin T. Rocksalt
A spree of cartoonish destruction
Spite (again)
Black Tom Cassidy (again)
A really cool skeleton
Generation X novels
Several episodes we should probably do someday
A very poorly-drawn butt
The Hellions (more) (again)
One way to put out a fire
Garden Plots with Skeletor
Several nightmare scenarios
Alex Summers’s adoptive family
What would happen if Super Doctor Astronaut Peter Corbeau met Cameron Hodge

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As Mentioned in Episode 368 – Six Teenagers in a Van

April 13, 2022 Miles One comment

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Fourth wall comes tumbling down (Generation X #22)

In which Chris Bachalo is at his most Chris Bachalo. (Generation X #22)

FTHOOM (Generation X #22)

Every day is a good hair (and cloak) day when you’re Nightmare. (Generation X #22)

The B-plot, as told by the bottom of each page. (Generation X #22)

Hey, look! It’s the plot of the upcoming Gen X #25! Maybe! (Generation X #22)

Paige goes body horror as Jono goes… to the set of a music video, maybe? (Generation X Annual 1996)

Sean is not even supposed to be here. (Generation X Annual 1996)

Goatee guy! (Generation X Annual 1996)

Late lady! (Generation X Annual 1996)

Execrable executive! (Generation X Annual 1996)

I was in INTERPOL, dammit! INTERPOL! (Generation X Annual 1996)

Richard Starkings (and Comicraft)! (Generation X Annual 1996)

This guy. (Generation X Annual 1996)

Synch’s hands are siblings. (Generation X Annual 1996)

Everything works out! (Generation X Annual 1996)

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368 – Six Teenagers in a Van

April 10, 2022 Jay 11 comments

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In which we return to Rutland, Vermont; Emma Frost faces her salad demons; Banshee is not even supposed to be here today; no one should ever have to drive in New York City; Fenris is both evil and obnoxious; and we’re still not over that one Senator Kelly action figure.

X-PLAINED:

How to help us help queer and trans youth
Generation X #22
Generation X Annual 1996
Halloween with Generation X
Stag Beetle Magazine
X-casting Nicholas Cage
Neurotica
William Castle
Roger Corman’s Poe adaptations
Saturday morning cartoons
Weird gardening
Some very clever lettering tricks
Several humans
Train delays
Fenris
Mutagen Wave Generator
The Worst Action Figure (more) (again)
Robert the Ship
Our favorite Beast iterations
Abbreviations

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As Mentioned in Episode 362 – Lazy Summer Day

February 13, 2022 Jay Leave a comment

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The turtle! (Generation X #20)

These cuties. (Generation X #20)

That’s… not how salads are supposed to work. (Generation X #20)

Behold: Banshee’s enormous arms. (Generation X #20)

Aw, this kid. (Generation X #20)

Aw, THESE kids. (Generation X #20)

Jubilee, no. (Generation X #21)

If I ever die, I hope Chris Bachalo draws a bunch of unsavory bikers in my memory. (Generation X #21)

Torres. (Generation X #21)

Seriously, how did she make that whole mansion out of a fairly brief exam paper? (Generation X #21)

Trevor Chase and his assailants. (X-Factor #127)

Maybe it’s a Ron Swanson thing and she gets his name wrong on purpose to keep him from getting too attached. (X-Factor #127)

Is it… a wabbit? (X-Factor #127)

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LINKS & FURTHER MISCREANTS

Waiting for the Trade re: the Danger Room and what’s been done there.
For more about Tana Nile, Howard the Duck, and Franklin Richards, check out Giant-Size Special #10!
X-Factor, summarized.

362 – Lazy Summer Day

February 13, 2022 Jay 4 comments

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In which Chris Bachalo draws excellent critters; Bastion is a terrible boss; everyone fucks in the Danger Room; Jubilee fails a midterm; and humans were the real monsters all along.

X-PLAINED:

The worst mutant power
Generation X #20-21
X-Factor #127
Bachalo critters
Bastion (more) (again)
Daria (but not the one you’re thinking of)
Chevy the janitor (again)
Mean Cuisine
Harker the cat
A threatening salad
Yet another time-traveling Nate
Flirting
A movie reference
U.S.1 and Baron von Blimp
Several ways to fail a midterm
“Autism”
Miguela Torres
Trevor Chase
A series of interviews
Richard Starkings and Comicraft
Destiny’s absence from film

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