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As Mentioned in Episode 442 – MimeQuest 64

March 3, 2024 Miles One comment

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A story in four parts. (X-Men Unlimited #22)

They have fun. (X-Men Unlimited #22)

In a world of clean-lined cartoony art, Logan is craggy. (X-Men Unlimited #22)

#roasted (X-Men Unlimited #22)

Any of the X-Men could wear that map as a dress! (X-Men Unlimited #22)

(New) Girl Talk (X-Men Unlimited #22)

A well-armed mime-litia. (X-Men Unlimited #22)

Patrick Gleason, master of visually engaging conversations. (X-Men Unlimited #22)

And you told your math teacher you’d never need to know this stuff in real life. (X-Men Unlimited #22)

Shadowcat and Marrow miniseries now, please! (X-Men Unlimited #22)

See, it’s funny, because normally MetroCards charge you! (X-Men Unlimited #22)

Space Ghost: “Dames are like mustard: they taste great on a sandwich. But when you’re not eating a sandwich… they just sit there in the fridge… on a shelf… in a jar… labeled… mustard.” (X-Men Unlimited #22)

1963! (X-Men / Doctor Doom Annual 1998)

1969! (X-Men / Doctor Doom Annual 1998)

1978! (X-Men / Doctor Doom Annual 1998)

1980 (but in the future of 2013)! (X-Men / Doctor Doom Annual 1998)

Back to 1975! (X-Men / Doctor Doom Annual 1998)

1980 again, but not in an alternate future this time! (X-Men / Doctor Doom Annual 1998)

1982! (X-Men / Doctor Doom Annual 1998)

1985! (X-Men / Doctor Doom Annual 1998)

1999! (X-Men / Doctor Doom Annual 1998)

1993! (X-Men / Doctor Doom Annual 1998)

Still 1993, but we had to include the Hate Goblin. (X-Men / Doctor Doom Annual 1998)

More 1993. Doom needs a bigger vacuum cleaner. (X-Men / Doctor Doom Annual 1998)

NEXT TIME: Miles talks X-Retail with Katie Pryde of Books With Pictures!

LINKS AND FURTHER READING:

RSVP for our live episode and 10th birthday party on April 13th in Portland!
Follow us on Bluesky!
Jay’s Voice of Latveria episode about X-Men / Doom Annual 1998!
And a Mutant: Intersectionality in Marjorie Liu’s Astonishing X-Men by Stephanie Burt!

442 – MimeQuest 64

March 3, 2024 Jay 5 comments

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In which Marrow remains a connoisseur of dead rats; Jay has opinions about the NYC Subway system; U.L.T.I.M.A.T.U.M. are snazzy dressers; Doctor Doom gets excited about Onslaught; Magneto can have a rocket pack if he wants; villainous game recognizes villainous game; weird retcons are the best retcons; and you should totally come to our birthday party.

X-PLAINED:

A peculiar side effect of Wolverine’s healing factor
Jay & Miles on Bluesky (and other social media)
Our upcoming 10^th birthday party and live show (and related announcements)
X-Men Unlimited #22
X-Men/Doctor Doom Annual 1998
An unpleasant way to wake up
That’s so Kraven
Avengers and transit cops
U.L.T.I.M.A.T.U.M.
Flag Smasher
Some miscellaneous New York Subway trivia
Audience stand-ins (and how the reading experience changes when the audience stand-in isn’t human-passing)
Additional New York Subway trivia
Premonitions of Onslaught
An X-Men highlight reel
A delightful little retcon
One way to ruin X-Men #137
Healing factor preferences

NEXT EPISODE: Miles and Katie Pryde X-Plain Comics Retail!

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RSVP to our birthday shenanigans!

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As Mentioned in Episode 368 – Six Teenagers in a Van

April 13, 2022 Miles One comment

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Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!

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)

NEXT TIME: The X-Men go undercover.

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

NEXT EPISODE: Wolverine and some other guys!

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HAWK TALK – Pirates

June 27, 2021 Miles 6 comments

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This would usually be a skip week, but the world is still being a jerk, so we made you a bonus, entirely unedited, and almost entirely off-topic episode. This time, Jay and guest hawk Tea Fougner talked about pirates.

You can find Tea at @teaberryblue on pretty much all of the social medias!

As Mentioned in Episode 325 – Captain Bloodscream

February 28, 2021 Jay One comment

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Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!

I’m sorry; I cannot accept this as Cable. (X-Force/Cable Annual 1995)

The Impossible Teens. (X-Force/Cable Annual 1995)

Yay, Team-Ups! (Spider-Man Team-Up #1)

Tessa, Shade Queen of the Hellfire Club. Spider-Man Team-Up #1

SERIOUSLY, WHAT IS THE GOLD CROTCH THING (Spider-Man Team-Up #1)

Also Tessa. (Spider-Man Team-Up #1)

NO, SERIOUSLY: 30-50 FERAL HOGS. (X-Men Unlimited #9)

FUCKING GHOST PIRATES Y’ALL (X-Men Unlimited #9)

YES AS A MATTER OF FACT I WILL BE CAPTIONING ALL THE IMAGES FROM THIS ISSUE IN ALL CAPS (X-Men Unlimited #9)

LOOK AT THIS MAN. THIS IS A MAN LIVING HIS DREAM. (X-Men Unlimited #9)

SURE WHY NOT (X-Men Unlimited #9)

SHARK FIGHT SHARK FIGHT (X-Men Unlimited #9)

THIS VISUAL IS LIKE ALL THE GOOFINESS OF THE EPISODE IN A NUTSHELL (X-Men Unlimited #9)

KING OF THE CAT PEOPLE (X-Men Unlimited #9)

FOOTNOTES FOR THE FOOTNOTE GODS (X-Men Unlimited #9)

FISH! FISH OF DECEIT! (X-Men Unlimited #9)

OH HEY WE KNOW THAT GUY (X-Men Unlimited #9)

THE NEXT TWO IMAGES WILL JUST BE KICKASS BLOODSCREAM YOU’RE WELCOME (X-Men Unlimited #9)

I WISH HIM THE BEST (X-Men Unlimited #9)

NEXT EPISODE: The Adversary probably does not actually join X-Factor.

325 – Captain Bloodscream

February 28, 2021 Jay 12 comments

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In which we recommend against having a birthday in the Marvel Universe; Shinobi Shaw was a proto-Quentin Quire; Lee Forrester returns under the best possible circumstances; Bloodscream lives his best unlife; Belasco is apparently master of the cat people now; and a former Marvel intern returns to solve a mystery.

X-PLAINED:

Bloodscream (again)
X-Force/Cable Annual 1995
Spider-Man Team-Up #1
X-Men Unlimited #9
The Impossible Man (and his slacker kids)
The Clone Saga
Benedict Kine
A really superlative insult
The continuity box
Still more Bloodscream
30-50 feral hogs
GHOST PIRACY
Belasco (more)(again)
The N’garai (more) (again)
A follow-up to a mystery from Episode #323

NEXT EPISODE: X-Factor vs. the Adversary

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As Mentioned in Episode 310 – Attack and Dethrone God

October 11, 2020 Jay Leave a comment

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I would fairly definitely pick up this series just based on the first couple covers. (Starjammers #1)

Ugh, THIS guy. (Starjammers #1)

Halak is a delight. (Starjammers #1)

Remember the Uncreated? (Starjammers #1)

Another excellent cover. (Starjammers #2)

AND THAT’S WHY YOU ALWAYS LEAVE A NOTE (Starjammers #2)

Hi, Cerise! (Starjammers #2)

I’m kind of obsessed with that possum-looking creature in the lower left. Is it a pet? Is there more than one? Do they have population control issues? (Starjammers #3)

Ch’od X-Plains the Uncreated. (Starjammers #3)

Chris really just needs to learn to do crime for the fun of it. (Starjammers #4)

Hardison would have so much fun on a spaceship! (Starjammers #4)

Cool controls; still murder. (Starjammers #4)

A surprisingly easy resolution, all things considered. (Starjammers #4)

NEXT EPISODE: Sewer Knife Fight: The Sequel!

LINKS & FURTHER SPACE PIRATES:

We first discussed the Starjammers in Episode 7 – Cyclops Has a Good Day.
You can hear all about the first Stajammers miniseries in Episode 139 – Starjammed.
If you’re in the mood for Lilandra and Xavier breaking up over Shi’ar imperialism, try Episode 265 – Rude Awakening.

310 – Attack and Dethrone God

October 11, 2020 Jay 8 comments

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In which we take a substantial detour; Minipax is no Raul Julia; Corsair tries (and fails) to retire; everything is cooler in space; vengeance is more of a vocation than a career; the Starjammers win an intergalactic war with a slide show; and we pitch some television.

X-PLAINED:

Mister Sinister’s X-Gene
A detour
Space Cabbie
Starjammers #1-4
The Starjammers (more) (again)
Magneto vs. Magento
Several major galactic powers
Shi’ar religion
Sharra and K’ythri
The Uncreated (again)
Cephied variables
Standing Still
T’Cahr/Minipax
Ship names
Mustache fights
Collapsars
Corsair’s garden
Chaff mirror throwers
Several character developments which later will be ignored
A frustratingly pat resolution
Longshot vs. Domino
X-books and teams we’d like to see adapted for television

NEXT EPISODE: Sewer Knife Fight: The Sequel

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