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It’s This Week in X for 24 March, 2021!

Join Peter, Tyler, & Fariha as we discuss Cable (2020) #9 and Excalibur (2019) #19.

Cable #9 struck us as “wistful” as Teen Cable’s “Find Stryfe” world tour felt like a farewell to this baby-faced version of the character. Have we caught feelings for Table?! Would he rather throw himself into the ocean than be with us?

Excalibur #19 proved to be a perfect example of why “X-Men is better, when it’s read together,” as even in frustration with Kwannon’s hunt for Betsy’s psyche we found aspects of identity and agency to discuss.

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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Listen in as Tyler and Peter re-explore the classic Claremont material, with Fariha reading it FOR THE FIRST TIME!

In this episode we read Uncanny X-Men (1963) #116-117 and back-up stories that fit during after #116 in Classic X-Men (1986) #22-23 (but NOT a contemporaneous story from #24, which we’re saving until later). The X-Men agree to assist Ka-Zar in liberating the Savage Land from Garrok’s control before setting sail for any sign of non-Antarctic land.

Meanwhile, Xavier flashes back to a day in his past with two significant first contacts – with Storm and Amahl Farouk, The Shadow King!

Our conversation on issue #117 includes thorough spoilers for House of X and Powers of X, plus some implied spoilers about certain characters participating in current X-books.

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It’s This Week in X for 17 March, 2021!

Join Peter, Tyler, Fariha, & Harry as we discuss SWORD (2021) #4 and X-Force (2020) #18.

In SWORD #4 we dug into the kinetic Portal-style fight scene, Frenzy’s cutting mid-battle quip, the dynamics of Brand and The Five, and clues to Magneto’s new proposal for the Quiet Council. Will Krakoa fall to Knull’s symbiote army?

In X-Force #18 we took a tour through the team’s desires, including Black Tom’s tickle time, Jean’s bedtime routine, Beast’s fears of inadequacy, and Sage drinking her way out of being perfect.

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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It’s This Week in X for 10 March, 2021!

Join Peter, Tyler, Fariha, & Harry as we discuss X-Factor (2020) #8, Children of the Atom (2021) #1, and Wolverine: Black White & Blood (2021) #4.

No recent issue has divided the four of us quite as much as Children of the Atom #1! Are these characters the next generation of X-Men? We talk about cultural appropriation, acceptance, what we want to see from X-books, and a whole lot more.

In X-Factor #8, our love affair with X-Factor continues and we had a lot to say about efficiency of storytelling, Morrigan’s plans, the upsides of death, the losses of resurrection, Xavier-avoidance, and more.

Wolverine: Black White & Blood #4 – should you buy it or skip it? We share our lightning round reactions to each of the three stories to help you decide. Plus: What X-Men should next get a 2-color anthology? 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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Listen in as Tyler and Peter re-explore the classic Claremont X-Men material, with Fariha reading it FOR THE FIRST TIME!

In this episode we read Uncanny X-Men (1963) #114-115 and a back-up that fits between these issues in Classic X-Men (1986) #21. We also briefly comment on Mystique’s debut in Ms. Marvel (1977) #16-18 so that we can discuss a later story about Mystique and Rogue from Marvel Fanfare (1982) #60 (2nd story).

In Uncanny X-Men, Jean and Beast think the X-Men are dead and barely make it out of Antarctica themselves. Meanwhile, Cyclops and the rest of the team tunnel out of Magneto’s volcano to emerge in The Savage Land! There, they have to repeatedly fight for their survival, but are initially unwilling to assist Ka-Zar with liberating his home from a self-proclaimed god.

Marvel Fanfare (1982) #60 is a story of one of Rogue’s first missions with Mystique and her nascent Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, which leads us to discuss the sexual and addictive nature of Rogue’s powers. Our conversation includes one very minor comment about a character and his location in Hickman’s era of X-Men – it’s barely even a spoiler.

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