Tag: Julio Richter
141 – Reason to Go to the Devil
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In which we ring in the new year with Cable’s on-page debut; it’s really the ’90s now; we enter the third major era of New Mutants; what Liefeld lacks in craft he makes up for in energy; we pitch a new “What if–” line; Rusty and Skids are terrible superheroes; X-Factor has probably given up on a lot of things; we speculate at gratuitous length on the content of Cable’s pouches; you have reason to go to the devil; and Cable makes a lot more sense when you realize he’s of, by, and for teenagers.
X-PLAINED:
- How the Legacy Virus got loose
- New Mutants #86-89
- Cable’s on-page debut
- Rob Liefeld
- The third major era of New Mutants
- A shift in the balance of power
- A comics shop to probably avoid if you time-travel back to the mid 1990s
- The stupid adventures of Rusty & Skids
- Yet another Acts of Vengeance tie-in
- Nitro
- An accidental prison break
- Cops, or maybe protestors
- The Mutant Liberation Front
- Feet
- A goody two-shoes man-stealing redheaded werewolf
- Wildside
- Reaper
- Strobe
- Thumbelina
- Tempo
- Forearm
- Zero
- Stryfe
- Stryfe’s armor
- Spooning with Cable
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As Mentioned in Episode 132 – Nornheim Lemonade
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LINKS:
- We covered the first half of the Asgard Adventure in Episode 127 – Disaster City.
- COME SEE US AT VEGAS VALLEY COMIC BOOK FEST ON NOVEMBER 5! It’s an awesome convention, and we will be doing a VERY SPECIAL live show.
132 – Nornheim Lemonade
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In which Rusty is an honorary Bluth; we bid a sad farewell to Bret Blevins; Hogan the Grim is probably the best at bedtime stories; Asgard has really tight hat game; Hela is a remarkably competent supervillain; there are some sound effects you have to earn; Rusty and Skids fight the Vulture; and Miles has so many feelings about Thor.
X-PLAINED:
- Cortex
- Damian Tryp
- Our weird 2016 recording schedule
- Jay & Miles at Vegas Valley Comic Book Fest 2016
- Recent ResurrXion announcements
- The second half of the Asgard Adventure
- The end of Bret Blevins’ New Mutants run
- New Mutants #82-85
- The Odinsleep
- A fairly upsetting board game
- Volstagg’s awesome kids
- Tiwaz of the Wastes
- Many excellent hats
- Ula and the Savage Swarm
- Garm
- Miles’s favorite Fenrir story
- A remarkably clever villainous plan
- A signature sound effect
- Karnilla the Norn Queen
- Cable’s relationship to Longshot
- Recommendations for a comics newcomer
NEXT EPISODE: X-Factor vs. Celestials, as Judgment War concludes!
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As Mentioned in Episode 127 – Disaster City
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LINKS & FURTHER READING:
- We covered the New Mutants’ first visit to Asgard in Episode 48 – Guitar Solos of the Gods
- Read James Leask’s article on Dani Moonstar–and find links to more of his work–here!
- Two favorite resources on Writing the Other:
127 – Disaster City
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In which we get back on the continuity train; everything is the aftermath of Inferno forever; you should never fight a tractor or a horse without first putting on some damn pants; Vincent Price would’ve made a terrific Doctor Strange; Rusty Collins never really gets a fair break; Boom Boom is in over her head; and Brett Blevins takes his place as the definitive New Mutants artist.
X-PLAINED:
- Mirage’s on-again-off-again Valkyrie career
- Asgardia
- The New Mutants’ previous Asgard adventures
- The best single issue of all time
- The Naglfar
- A proposal for a new calendar
- New Mutants #77-80
- The Ust-Ordynski Collective (again) (more)
- There’s Stuff Going On: The Doctor Strange Story
- A very bad decision
- Why unicorns are the worst
- Doctor Stephen Sanders / Doctor Strange / Doctor Dad
- Let’s Make a Deal
- Whether arson counts as a personality trait
- Several nefarious plans
- Creative growth
- Disaster City
- Fun with the Technarchy
- Mindful representation
- Miles’s dad’s comics collection
NEXT EPISODE: Judgment War!
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As Mentioned in Episode 118 – Extrude the Grappling Arms!
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LINKS:
- Go follow the Ravenmaster on Twitter. He is absolutely delightful.
- We talked about The Dark Is Rising with Kurt Busiek in Episode 21 – Kurt Busiek at the Coffee-a-Go-Go.
118 – Extrude the Grappling Arms!
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In which you really can’t compete with Cable; the X-Men may or may not ditch a funeral; Nanny extrudes the grappling arms; Boom Boom is more responsible than she looks; Jean Grey is the cool stepmom; we posit an alternate explanation for Brexit; and ravens are the best dinosaurs.
X-PLAINED:
- What happened to the Inferno babies
- X-Factor #40-42
- Madelyne Pryor’s funeral
- Post-Inferno X-Factor
- Archangel’s inconsistent appearance
- Secret origins of Nanny and the Orphanmaker
- Teenagers (more) (again)
- Tom Jones (Alchemy)
- Conversations we probably shouldn’t have with Neal Conan
- Trolls of London
- Dubious super-parenting
- Phy
- Phay
- Phee
- Phough
- Phumm
- Troll economics
- A grocery list
- The Ravenmaster
- Miles’s mom
NEXT EPISODE: Miles and Elisabeth X-Plain New Mutants Forever!
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As Mentioned in Episode 117 – How to Pee Like a Supervillain
117 – How to Pee Like a Supervillain
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In which Gossamyr definitely probably doesn’t get blown up; we engage in a long and surprisingly canon-based exploration of Hellfire Club bathroom etiquette; the New Mutants break up with Magneto; you should probably never go swimming in the Marvel Universe; and it is possible (but unlikely) that Jay yells “IMPERIUS REX” more than is strictly necessary.
X-PLAINED
- New Son/New Sun
- Post-Inferno New Mutants
- New Mutants #74-76
- Babies
- Ship shipping
- Inanimate objects Warlock has attempted to befriend
- Hellfire Club bathroom etiquette
- A long-anticipated showdown
- Magneto’s on-again-off-again children
- The Mutant Wars
- The Grey King (but not The Grey King)
- Undersea creatures that have no business near New York
- An Atlantean artificat of dubious provenance
- How to deter a giant and possibly supernatural octopus
- Recycled powers
- Friendly sentinels
NOTE: The Dispossessed is in fact by Ursula K. Le Guin.
NEXT EPISODE: Trolls!
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