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Recapping X of Swords, Week 8: Marauders #15, Excalibur #14, & Wolverine #7 | This Week in X

November 12, 2020 by krisis

Join Peter, Tyler, and Fariha as we dissect the eighth week of X of Swords in the X-Men comics of 11 November, 2020 – Marauders (2019) #15, Excalibur (2019) #14, & Wolverine (2020) #7.

They’re the 14th, 15, & 16th chapters of X of Swords, and the duels have finally begun – but, do they all contain the crossed swords we were expecting? We discuss dinner etiquette, double-crossing schemes, how Doug is neither a lover nor a fighter, and which duel we all loved to hate. Plus, we have a LOT to say about the artwork this week!

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Crushing Comics Podcast, Episode 0010: X of Swords, Week 07

November 11, 2020 by krisis

It’s the audio version of This Week in X from the week of the 4th of November!

In this episode, we cover the seventh week of the X of Swords crossover – which included the issues X-Men (2019) #14 and Marauders (2019) #14. Tyler brought the receipts on a panel-by-panel breakdown of X-Men #14 compared to its twin story in X-Men #12, we discuss repetition as a storytelling device, we discuss repetition as a storytelling device, and we debate every dinner party interaction at the Starlight Citadel.

Spoiler warning – we discuss everything about X-Men up to and including comics from the 4th of November, as well as other current events in the Marvel Universe. This episode was originally recorded on 4th of November and debuted on YouTube.

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Crushing Comics Podcast, Episode 0009: Epic X-Men Re-Read – Uncanny X-Men (1963) #94-95

November 10, 2020 by krisis

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We’re back for the second installment of our Epic X-Men (Re)Read through Chris Claremont’s original run. In this episode we discuss Claremont’s first story in Uncanny X-Men (1963) #94-95 (though it was plotted by Wein), as well as a pair of stories he inserts around that in back-ups from Classic X-Men (1986) #2-3, as well as a later back-up in #10. Our conversation includes some minor spoilers for the first year of Jonathan Hickman’s Dawn of X.

Crushing Comics Podcast, Episode 0008: X of Swords, Week 06

November 9, 2020 by krisis

It’s the audio version of This Week in X from the week of the 28th of October!

In this episode, we cover the sixth week of the X of Swords crossover – which included the single issue X of Swords: Stasis. Were you stymied by Stasis? Or, do you want to dig into every detail? This week we discuss EVERY Otherworld Kingdom, EVERY new member of Team Arrako, and EVERY one of Saturnyne’s tarot cards!

Spoiler warning – we discuss everything about X-Men up to and including comics from the 28th of October, as well as other current events in the Marvel Universe.

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Crushing Comics Podcast, Episode 0007: X of Swords, Week 05

November 8, 2020 by krisis

It’s the audio version of This Week in X from the week of the 21st of October!

In this episode, we cover the fifth week of X of Swords crossover – which included the issues Excalibur #13 and X-Men #13. We discuss sibling rivalry, the 180° Rule, unreliable narrators, survival of the fittest, if Apocalypse believes in life after love (we really don’t think he’s strong enough, no), and more!

Spoiler warning – we discuss everything about X-Men up to and including comics from the 21st of October, as well as other current events in the Marvel Universe.

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