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This Week in X of Swords, Week 10, Part 1: The Quiet Council fractures in X-Men #15 & Excalibur #15!

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The final week of X of Swords is so huge we had to break it in two!

Join Peter, Tyler, and Fariha as we dissect two of the three X-Men comics of 25 November, 2020 – X-Men (2019) #15 and Excalibur (2019) #15. They’re the 20th & 21st chapters of X of Swords, and they’re packed with political debate and action on the battlefield.

We have a lot to discuss about the tensions amongst the Quiet Council as one of their members wants to lead a more X-Men-esque heroic mission. Plus: the price of utopia, and what it means to be a mutant (vs. being an X-Man).

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Crushing Comics Podcast, Episode 0013: Epic X-Men Re-Read – Uncanny X-Men (1963) #96-97

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Because you demanded it, our Epic X-Men (Re)Read is back!

Join us for our third installment of reading through Chris Claremont’s original classic run on Uncanny X-Men. In this episode we discuss Claremont’s first two solo plots in Uncanny X-Men (1963) #96-97, plus a pair of accompanying back-up stories in Classic X-Men (1986) #4-5. Our conversation includes some MAJOR SPOILERS for Jonathan Hickman’s House of X and Powers of X, so beware!

And, of course, you can follow the full X-Men Reading Order for yourself if you’d like to get ahead of us.

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Crushing Comics Podcast, Episode 0012: X of Swords, Week 09

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It’s the audio version of This Week in X from the week of the 18th of November!

In this episode, we cover the ninth week of the X of Swords crossover – which included the issues X-Force (2019/20) #14, Hellions (2020) #6, & Cable (2020) #6.

We discuss Sinister’s duplicitous plans, what the Quiet Council has been up to all this time, and EVERY one of the tournament matchups in the issues this week! Spoiler warning – we discuss everything about X-Men up to and including comics from the 18th of November, as well as other current events in the Marvel Universe.

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Recapping X of Swords, Week 9: X-Force #14, Hellions #6, and Cable #6 | This Week in X

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Join Peter, Tyler, and Fariha as we dissect the penultimate ninth week of X of Words in the X-Men comics of 18 November, 2020 – X-Force (2020) #14, Hellions (2020) #6, and Cable (2020) #6.

They’re the 17th, 18, & 19th chapters of X of Swords, and it’s all about duels and double-crosses. We discuss Sinister’s duplicitous plans, ponder whether we’re eager to see the resurrection process go awry, and charge through a lightning round chat about EVERY ONE of the tournament match-ups this week.

Plus, Fariha brings along a special surprise!

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Crushing Comics Podcast, Episode 0011: X of Swords, Week 08

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It’s the audio version of This Week in X from the week of the 11th of November!

In this episode, we cover the eighth week of the X of Swords crossover – which included the issues Marauders (2019) #15, Excalibur (2019) #14, & Wolverine (2020) #7.

We discuss dinner etiquette, double-crossing schemes, how Doug is neither a lover nor a fighter, and which duel we all loved to hate. Spoiler warning – we discuss everything about X-Men up to and including comics from the 11th of November, as well as other current events in the Marvel Universe.

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