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It’s This Week in X for 5 May, 2021!

Join Peter, Fariha, & Tyler as we discuss Marauders (2019) #20, Hellions (2020 #11, and X-Men – Curse of the Man-Thing (2021).

Marauders #20 was Storm’s issue, but we were fascinated by Emma’s parts of it. We tackle our favorite Storm memories, but also dive deeply into what makes Emma tick and her (at first begrudging, but now enduring) respect for Ororo & Kitty.

In Hellions #11, we discuss Kwannon’s self-sufficiency, Arcade’s lack of loyalty, the Mastermind family, Sinister’s duplicitous plot (and why it matters A LOT), and more.

For X-Men – Curse of the Man-Thing we hold a “BUY OR SKIP” lightning round and discuss the finer points of Magik’s status as a lord of a little slice of hell.

Spoiler warning – we discuss everything about X-Men up to and including comics from this week, as well as other current events in the Marvel Universe.

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We’re back for more classic X-Men! Listen in as Tyler and I re-explore the classic Claremont material, with Fariha reading it FOR THE FIRST TIME!

In this episode, we dissect Uncanny X-Men #129-131 – the debut of Kitty Pryde, Dazzler, Emma Frost, Sebastian Shaw, and the Hellfire Club!

In addition to being the origin of Kitty’s tense relationship with Emma, this also introduces new shades of Jean’s growing power (and eroding morality). Plus, we cover a fistful of Classic X-Men issues – #20, 34, 35, 39 – which includes a STUNNING Moira MacTaggert story and a formative Emma Frost tale.

This episode contains full spoilers for House of X and Powers of X and a few comments about the Dawn of X status quo that follows it.

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It’s This Week in X for 28 April, 2021! Join Peter, Fariha, & Tyler as we discuss Cable (2020) #10, New Mutants (2019) #17, and X-Men Legends (2021) #3.

In Cable #10, we discuss father/son disconnects, Auntie Emma, Arrakans on the move, and some interesting developments on The Old Guy.

For New Mutants #17, we discuss Rahne’s weakness, adventures in Otherworld, living your best life, white rabbits, Warpath’s journal, and more!

Tyler and Peter take a “buy it or skip it” approach to X-Men Legends #3, which Fariha didn’t read. Which option will she choose?! Spoiler warning – we discuss everything about X-Men up to and including comics from this week, as well as other current events in the Marvel Universe.

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We’re back for more classic X-Men! Llisten in as Tyler and Peter re-explore the classic Claremont material, with Fariha reading it FOR THE FIRST TIME!

This is the episode that inspired us to start this show! This is our in-depth discussion of The Proteus Saga in Uncanny X-Men (1963) #125?-128, as well as related stories in Classic X-Men (1986) #24, 32, & 33. We explore ALL the implications of Moira MacTaggert, her husband Joe, her son Proteus, and the sudden growth of Jean’s powers as the Phoenix.

This episode contains full spoilers for House of X and Powers of X and a few comments about the Dawn of X status quo that follows it. The final 10 minutes includes a specific spoiler for two plot beats in X of Swords.

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It’s This Week in X for 21 April, 2021! Join Peter, Fariha, Tyler, & Harry as we discuss SWORD (2021) #5 and X-Force (2020) #19 – for Way of X #1, check out our previous episode.

For SWORD #5, we discuss the issues theme of “murder” and how that plays out across two interwoven plots. We cover the rainbow of data that opened the issue, body language, sartorial choices, the power in a name, suffering competition, the meaning of humanity, beating the odds by changing the game, and more!

X-Force #19 split our opinions as we discussed muppet faces, Jean-splaining, the Astral Plane vs. The Dreamscape, long-form storytelling, and more.

Spoiler warning – we discuss everything about X-Men up to and including comics from this week, as well as other current events in the Marvel Universe.

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