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This Week In X: The debut of X-Men Red, plus X-Men Gold, Rogue & Gambit, and Iceman (February 7, 2018)

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It’s the sixth week of new comics in 2018, and this week in X brings a massive new team book debut with it – X-Men: Red!

X-Men: Red #1 has the outstanding Tom Taylor putting Jean Grey in the driver’s seat of her own X-squad in the absence of both Xavier and Cyclops as guiding forces for mutant-kind. Seeing Jean as a leader is always a thrill, but does Taylor’s take hold up for me?

Plus, a new arc in X-Men: Gold #21, another romantic issue of Rogue & Gambit #2 (but maybe not in the way you think), and a story wraps up in Iceman #10.

Crushing Comics S01E071 – The Most Dangerous Thing + Buffy The Vampire Slayer Season 8 Vol. 1-2

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Today I wonder: what is the most dangerous thing you’ve ever intentionally done? After sharing my most-dangerous story, I unwrap the first two Library Editions of Buffy The Vampire Slayer Season 8. In the process, I discuss how Season 7 lead to this comic and what it means to keep getting more Buffy in perpetuity.

Want to start from the beginning of this season of videos? Here’s the complete Season 1 playlist of Crushing Comics.

Episode 71 features Buffy, The Vampire Slayer Season 8 Library Editions Volume 1 and Volume 2.

Crushing Comics S01E070 – Avengers Assemble by Kurt Busiek Volumes 3-5

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Before we get to the second half of Kurt Busiek’s run on the 1998 volume of Avengers, I spend some time talking about stuff that is gross. What are you totally grossed out by? Has it been something that has disgusted you your entire life, or has it only begun to squick you out as an adult?

Want to start from the beginning of this season of videos? Here’s the complete Season 1 playlist of Crushing Comics.

Episode 70 features the Avengers Assemble Volume 3, Volume 4, and Volume 5. For more information on these books and what they contain, see the Guide to Avengers (1996-2005).

Black Panther Book Club, Week 1 of 4: Black Panther by Christopher Priest issues #1-12

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Tonight is the first of four sessions of Black Panther Book Club to celebrate the release of Marvel’s Black Panther film later this month.

We’ll spend three weeks tackling the first half of the Christopher Priest run that massively influences the movie, then switch gears to read Ta’Nehisi’s Coates’ modern run on the character.

In today’s installment, we meet the Dora Milaje for the first time, learn why T’Challa is on American soil, and see his sovereign rule nearly usurped back in Wakanda!

Want to keep up with the reading assignments all this month? Here’s our full schedule for the month – visit the Guide to Black Panther to learn how to collect these issues.

  • Tuesday, February 6: Fantastic Four (1961) issues #52-53 and Black Panther (1998) issues #1-12
  • Tuesday, February 13: Black Panther (1998) issues #13-24
  • Tuesday, February 20: Black Panther (1998) issues #25-35
  • Tuesday, February 27: Black Panther (2016) issues #1-12

Crushing Comics S01E069 – Your Nostalgic Favorites + Deadly Hands of Kung Fu, Vol. 1

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I start this episode by explaining my shirt and asking about your nostalgic favorites and if they’ve held up over the years. Then, I unwrap the first of the pair of Deadly Hands of Kung Fu omnibuses. Since I don’t know too much about the magazine content of the issues reprinted here, I dive in and read a few excerpts.

Want to start from the beginning of this season of videos? Here’s the complete Season 1 playlist of Crushing Comics.

Episode 69 features the Direct Market cover version of Deadly Hands of Kung Fu, Vol. 1. See how the back-up stories fit in to Shang-Chi’s continuity in the Guide to Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu.