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This Week in X at The Hellfire Gala, 2 June 2021 | Crushing Comics Podcast, Episode 0065

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It’s This Week in X for 2 June, 2021 – and time for The Hellfire Gala!

Join Peter, Fariha, & Tyler as we discuss Marauders (2019) #21, X-Force (2020) #20, and Hellions (2020 #12.

In Marauders #21, we discuss every morsel of this opening platter of Hellfire Gala hors d’oeuvres, including welcome committees, psychic consent, Banshee’s multiple invites, potential bonus Cuckoos, and fireworks that are only implied.

For X-Force #20, we discuss the team’s role in keeping undesirables OUT of Krakoa, inserting themselves in places THEY aren’t desired, and encountering internal resistance to Beast’s interventionist ambitions.

Finally, in Hellions #12, it turns out the Hellfire Gala is NOT for all mutants. We discuss Sinister’s oblivious mingling, Nanny’s unlimited imbibing, Havok’s ineffective inquiries, Empath’s kindest moment, and that shocking final panel.

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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This Week in X on Holiday Hiatus!

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Happy Holidays, X-Fans!

Our This Week in X crew will be on hiatus from posting new videos until the new year, though you can still catch our audio-only adventures via podcast.

Never fear – we’ll catch up with videos on all of the X-Men comics out on 24 December and 31 December when we return in the new year.

Wolverine: Black White & Blood #2 – BUY IT or SKIP IT? | This Week in X

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It’s This Week in X for Wolverine: Black White & Blood #2, released 16 December 2020!

Wolverine: Black White & Red #2 is another anthology issue of two-color Wolverine stories, and it comes with an all-star cast of creators – Vita Ayala + Greg Land, Saladin Ahmed + Kev Walker, and CHRIS CLAREMONT + Salvador Larroca.

Which one was our favorite? The answer might surprise you! Join Peter, Tyler, and Fariha’s specially-nominated guest New Mutant, Harry, for this epic discussion.

Join Peter, Tyler, and Fariha’s specially-nominated guest New Mutant, Harry, for this epic discussion.


(watch on YouTube)

Need help making sense of reading and collecting the X-Men? Crushing Comics can help!

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X-Force (2020) #15: X-Force vs. Beast! | This Week in X

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It’s This Week in X for X-Force (2020) #15, released 16 December 2020!

X-Force (2020) #15, released on 16 December 2020, finds Ben Percy and Joshua Cassara returning to their pre-X-of-Swords plots to kick of Year 2 of the mutant intelligence division.

Is it a smooth transition? Why is everyone on both sides of X-Force so frustrated with Beast? And, what’s the newest deadly threat to our island paradise?

This week is driven by the question “What is X-Force?” – both meta-textually in terms of what the comic is delivering AND in the story when it comes to what X-Force is meant to do for Krakoa.

Join Peter, Tyler, and Fariha’s specially-nominated guest New Mutant, Harry, for this epic discussion.


(watch on YouTube)

Need help making sense of reading and collecting the X-Men? Crushing Comics can help!

Want to keep up with comics commentary all week long? Follow Crushing Comics on Twitter and subscribe to my channel on YouTube.

New Mutants (2019) #14: Bad Dreams & Cloned Teens | This Week in X

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It’s This Week in X for New Mutants (2019) #14, released 16 December 2020!

New Mutants (2019) #14 is the debut of Vita Ayala as our new regular writer, and they bring a classic New Mutants cast plagued by bad dreams but determined to show young Krakoans that there is magic in the synergy between them. But, can they save Krakoa’s youth from what lurks in the shadows…?

We dig into the new rules of Krakoan society, the duality of Shadow King, the team’s bad dreams, failed synergy, plus our new segment: “Honey Badger Do Care About The Ethics of Resurrection”

Join Peter, Tyler, and Fariha’s specially-nominated guest New Mutant, Harry, for this epic discussion.

Need help making sense of reading and collecting the X-Men? Crushing Comics can help!

Want to keep up with comics commentary all week long? Follow Crushing Comics on Twitter and subscribe to my channel on YouTube.