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

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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!

Need help making sense of reading and collecting the X-Men?

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

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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

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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.

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