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Crushing Comics S01E28 – “Why I love X-Men,” X-Men Origins, Asgardian Wars, & Mutant Massacre

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It’s no secret that that my comic book collection is overwhelmingly filled with X-Men comics, but I feel like there are so many more X-Men comic bundles to unwrap as I work my way through my oversize shelf.

In this episode I work my X-Men t-shirt on for good luck in plucking some X-books from the wall, and it worked! While I’m unpacking, I share a little insight on why I love the X-Men. Then, I dig into their origins and two of their earliest classic oversize hardcovers – Mutant Massacre and Asgardian Wars.

Want to start from the beginning of this season of videos? Here’s the complete Season 1 playlist of Crushing Comics.

Episode 28 features X-Men Origins (Amazon) & Origins II (Amazon), X-Men: Asgardian Wars (Amazon), and X-Men: Mutant Massacre (Amazon). Find out where the latter two collections fit in with my Guide to Claremont-era X-Men.

Crushing Comics S01E27 – Thoughts on being a “comic book fan,” Squadron Supreme, Wolverine’s Origin, & more!

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Are fans of comic book movies still “comic book fans”? I struggle to articulate my answer to the question as I struggle to open what turns out to be a pretty big bundle of books. It starts with Mark Gruenwald’s classic Squadron Supreme and how it represented Marvel being a little more like DC than they normally were back in the 80s. Then we move to a pair of Fantastic Four retcons before winding up with Wolverine’s pair of Origin series.

Want to start from the beginning of this season of videos? Here’s the complete Season 1 playlist of Crushing Comics.

Episode 27 features Squadron Supreme by Mark Gruenwald (Amazon), which was later recollected as Squadron Supreme Classic Omnibus (Amazon), Fantastic Four: The World’s Greatest Comic Magazine (Amazon), Spider-Man/Fantastic Four (Amazon), and Wolverine Origin (Amazon) and Origin II (Amazon), recently recollected as Wolverine: Origin – The Complete Collection (Amazon).

Read more about collecting the Fantastic Four and Wolverine!

Crushing Comics S01E26 – Imposter Syndrome, Artifice OGN, Displaced Persons OGN, & The Fountain OGN

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In this episode I share some thoughts on Imposter Syndrome and how it can follow you from your job to yoga to making web videos. I also open an unusual stack of non-superhero OGNs, which leads me to talk up one of my favorite films – The Fountain.

Want to start from the beginning of this season of videos? Here’s the complete Season 1 playlist of Crushing Comics.

Episode 26 features Artifice OGN (Amazon), Displaced Persons OGN (Amazon), and The Fountain OGN (Amazon).

Crushing Comics S01E25 – Why I don’t like Avengers vs. X-Men (but do like Wellington weather)

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What happens when you combine my favorite comic franchise with a editorial direction I despise? Buckle up for a rough one, folks, as I dissect Avengers vs. X-Men and how it was a necessary evil to set up Marvel Now, plus discuss the difference between theoretical and actual weather conditions.

Want to start from the beginning of this season of videos? Here’s the complete Season 1 playlist of Crushing Comics.

Episode 25 features Avengers vs. X-Men (Amazon / eBay) and Avengers vs. X-Men Companion (Amazon / eBay), both covered in the Guide to Marvel Events.

Crushing Comics S01E24 – Atari, Wonder Woman newspaper strips, Gaiman’s Death & Sandman Overture, & more!

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In this episode I pull an unusual hunk of books of the shelf – a set that pulls me far out of my Marvel Comics comfort zone! Watch as I reminisce about things old and new including my Atari 2600, Wonder Woman’s newsprint comics, Neil Gaiman’s Sandman prequel and afterword all rolled up into one, and more!

Want to start from the beginning of this season of videos? Here’s the complete Season 1 playlist of Crushing Comics.

Episode 24 features Wonder Woman: The Complete Newspaper Comics (Amazon), Death Deluxe Edition (Amazon / Absolute Edtion), The Sandman: Overture Deluxe Edition (Amazon), Daytripper Deluxe Edition (Amazon), and Mystery Society (Amazon).