Oh boy are we covering some all-timers in this episode, folks! We're back with the X-Men in their single-issue-story era, which includes Claremont and Barry Windsor-Smith's terrific follow up to Lifedeath, and the iconic Trial of Magneto! And you'd better believe we're talking a lot! Tune in!

TOPICS DISCUSSED:

Emptying Claremont’s notebook. A Canadian family. X-Men murder mystery. Advanced Genetics greasers. Kitty inhales. Chloroform tips. Do it, just do it, you won’t. Darth Vader. Worst issue. Lifedeath II! Where is Storm? Earl Grey. Holoempathic Crystal. Spiral is here! “Two places that don’t want you to play Pokemon Go in them.” The Trial of Magneto! George Lucas. Fenris is here! The future of the X-Men. Cheese. Sticker history.

Check out the Imperfect Storm essays by Osvaldo Oyola here: https://themiddlespaces.com/2015/06/30/imperfect-storm-part-one/

TIMESTAMPS:

8:59 - Pat’s Email Corner

30:49 - Uncanny X-Men #196: “What Was That?!!”

50:26 - Uncanny X-Men #197: “To Save Arcade?!?”

1:00:49 - Uncanny X-Men #198: “Lifedeath II: From the Heart of Darkness”

1:38:23 - Uncanny X-Men #199: “The Spiral Path”

1:56:20 - Uncanny X-Men #200: “The Trial of Magneto”

2:27:22 - Pat’s Steals ‘n’ Deals

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67 - Uncanny X-Men #196-200 - Lifedeath II & The Trial of Magneto

Join us on our journey back up North, folks, as we say good riddance to John Byrne, and good god what have we done to Bill Mantlo! Alpha Flight reaches some real high and real low points in this arc, and you'd better believe we're gonna tear it all apart! Plus, the Hulk shows up! Tune in!



TOPICS DISCUSSED:

John Byrne’s in the news. Pokopia. Secret War. The Hero’s Journey. Walter Langkowski the dipshit. “This is not your body!” A succulent Chinese meal. Carbonized air. Madison fuggin Jeffries. Penisless Walter. The West Edmonton Mall. Who’s That Pokemon? The Bozo Brigade. The damn Beyonder and more damn Secret Wars II crap. A bunch of Hulk stuff. John Dillinger. We have some thoughts on Bill Mantlo again. Books based on movies based on video games.



TIMESTAMPS:

10:49 - Pat’s Email Corner

32:45 - Alpha Flight #24: “Final Conflict”

47:15 - Alpha Flight #25: “...And Graves Give Up Their Dead…”

59:35 - Alpha Flight #26: “If At First You Don’t Succeed…”

1:10:36 - Alpha Flight #27: “Betrayal”

1:20:41 - Alpha Flight #28: “Cross-Over”

1:32:46 - Incredible Hulk #313: “Hook, Line, and Sinker!”

1:42:31 - Alpha Flight #29: “Cut Bait and Run!”

1:56:07 - Pat’s Deals ‘n’ Steals



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66 - Alpha Flight #24-29,  Incredible Hulk #313 - Alpha Flight 5

You may, occasionally, think to say to yourself, "What is this podcast? Just two grown men reading comic books for teenagers?" WRONG. We've got RANGE. In THIS episode, we read a bunch of comic books for CHILDREN!

The X-Men meet the newest little super-team on the block, the POWER PACK. We get introduced to the writing of Louise Simonson through four little dorks who Pat can't keep straight in his head.

Plus a Pat's Deals and Steals that drives Matt insane.

TOPICS DISCUSSED:

The X-Men don't wannnnnnaaaaa. NAZGUL again. Nimrod has every super power. "If her name is Ariel..." John Constantine with a rattail. He's tacticizing. Dean Coolshoes. Kids have bad ideas. A shitty cop. Kitty's trenchcoat leotard. A whole new batch of morlocks. A racist(?) folk tale. Everybody hates Leech. Wolverine's gonna gut a little girl. RUN FOR IT!! These kids love the sewers. "I've never seen anyone so ugly!" WE JUST DID THIS YESTERDAY. A morlock who's a moving van. Inviting all the super-heroes to Thanksgiving.



TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Hello and Background

15:05 - Pat's Email Corner

33:40 - Did We Do Anything X-Men Related?

39:20 - Uncanny X-Men #194

1:00:00 - Power Pack #11

1:09:00 - Power Pack #12

1:31:15 - Uncanny X-Men #195

1:58:55 - Final Thoughts

2:03:30 - Pat's Deals and Steals

2:09:30 - Goodbye!

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Episode 65 - Uncanny X-Men #194-195, Power Pack #11-12 - POWER PACK

ISSUES: X-Men and Alpha Flight #1 & 2,New Mutants Special Edition #1, X-Men Giant-Sized Annual #9

With everything going on these days, wouldn't you like to take a trip to Asgard and party with gods? Or bring Asgard to earth?? What would you be willing to give up? Find out what the X-Men, New Mutants, and Alpha Flight are and aren't willing to in this really rad crossover story! Plus, a bunch of stupid jokes!

TOPICS DISCUSSED:

Snorey Snorelson. Seinfeld impressions. Locke Box. Getting yelled at in a bar. “Humping.” Gods’ gods. Artificial intelligence and free will. Scott’s really dumb question. Andy Kindler. “Looks like I’m crazy again.” Brightwind is here! Warlock in a bikini, Sam in jean shorts. Rogue is like electricity. Thtorm. Dude.

TIMESTAMPS

6:03 - Pat’s Email Corner

22:58 - X-Men-related things we did

29:50 - X-Men and Alpha Flight #1 : “The Gift”

1:06:36 - X-Men and Alpha Flight #2: “The Gift Part II”

1:46:18 - New Mutants Special Edition #1: “Home is Where the Heart is”

2:14:55 X-Men Giant-Sized Annual #9 : “There’s No Place Like Home”

2:49:31 - Pat’s Deals ‘n’ Steals



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64 - X-Men and Alpha Flight #1 & 2 - Asgardian Wars

This week we return to the New Mutants, and boy are we glad we did! This story is stuffed with twists and turns so crazy we can't even tell you about em in the description! Plus we get really mad about some editorial choices, which is always a good time. Tune in!

TOPICS DISCUSSED:

Send us your names. X-Men video games. “Bagel.” Cyclops at Pride. The ups and downs of James Idiot. I guess they were swimming? Lila Cheyney returns! Guido Carosella is here!! Thomas Magnum. White Frankenstein. We get so mad about Secret Wars II several times. Horseface. Bill Sienkiewicz says goodbye. TEEHEETEEHEEHAHAHAHOHO. Nude one last time. “When you do that enough times, you can just do it off-panel.” Cairo. A virus called Evil. UNIMPORTANT! Human rug. KAIYAIIPE!

TIMESTAMPS:

1:47 - Pat’s Email Corner

27:40 - New Mutants #29: “Meanwhile, Back at the Mansion…”

50:38 - New Mutants #30 : “The Singer & Her Song”

1:04:34 - New Mutants #31: “Saturday Night Fight”

1:24:20 - New Mutants #32: “To the Ends of the Earth”

1:42:30 - New Mutants #33: “Against All Odds”

2:02:09 - New Mutants #34: “With a Little Bit of Luck!”

2:22:42 - Pat’s Deals ‘n’ Steals



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Episode 63 - New Mutants #29-34 - Reunions & Betrayals

In this super-sized episode, the boys recap 5+ ears of Dazzler, including her pre-appearance history, her graphic novel, and her love story with The Beast! Come learn all about the origins of the Disco Dazzler and her brushes with real world and Marvel Comics fame.

Topics Discussed:

Boogie these suckers out. Why roller skates? Spider-Man! The X-Men! THE BLAZING LORDS weren't invited to the dance. Mischief rules. What if Carrie was popular? Enchantress' perfect disguise. Stevie Wildfire. A whirlwind recap of Dazzler 2-34. Jerk off BEFORE you draw. Nice Guys. "Oh wow!" Everybody has a Jarvis. Susan Twobooms. "The instruction manual to my body."  GO SUCK AN EGG! Blimp Bloopers! Hugo Longride. Is Beast nude? DAZZLER DISAPPEARS! Rocker, the Horse-Man. Mr. Beast. "I've... never been told... to shut up". The Sizzler.

TIMESTAMPS

0:00 - Intro & Dazzler History

11:40 - Pat's Email Corner

26:50 - Dazzler #1

51:41 - Dazzler #2-34 

1:05:14 - Dazzler: The Movie

1:56:15 - Beauty and the Beast mini-series

2:54:08 - Pat's Deals n' Steals

3:00:49 - Goodbye!



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62 - Dazzler #1, Dazzler: The Movie, & Beauty and the Beast

This girl is on fire! That's right, folks, tune in to hear two sweet goofballs work their way through the 616 introduction of FIRESTAR, years after being created by a licensing issue! It's deeper and more complex than you'd expect for a comic origin of a Saturday morning cartoon character. Tune in, it's a good one!

TOPICS DISCUSSED:

Recording under a desk. Firestar! How many grapes are in a bunch? Hotel wifi. Ma and Son Jones. “Not now!” An M on your palm. Emma Frost, genius-level inventor. The school dance. Fast track to gettin’ kissed. You have to help each other! Diplomatic Xavier/dick Xavier. All of their villains, I guess, by nature, are child murderers. Jaime Rodriguez is back!! Fake punk guy. Tom DeFalco’s really not good at naming comic books. Alright, Austin Powers. Breakdancing certificate.

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Intro and Firestar history

13:33 - Pat’s Email Corner

19:33 - Firestar #1 : "Mark of the Mutant"

43:29 - Firestar #2: "The Players and the Pawn!"

1:05:37 - Uncanny X-Men #193 : "Warhunt 2"

1:42:11 - Firestar #3 :"This Lady Kills!"

1:53:40 - Firestar #4 : "Now Strikes the Assassin!"

2:14:13 - Pat’s Steals ‘n’ Deals

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61- Firestar #1-4 & Uncanny X-Men #193

This one is WILD! Special guest Matt's Son Toby joins us to follow the X-Men through a couple of their most bizarre side quests to date; one wholesome, one not so much! I promise, you aren't really prepared for either. You gotta listen to understand! Tune in!

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TOPICS DISCUSSED:

Toby Aukamp! Attacky Titans. Scooby-Doo booby trap. Eye-Scream is here! Unstable Molecule Chest Refrigeration Unit. HE’S MY SON. Little dutch brat. Keystone Cops. Loser League. Spider-Man vs. the Dallas Cowboys. “Oh…wars.” The Cotton Bowl. “If her name is Ariel, this ain’t in your carry-all…of X-Men canon.” Nobody likes horses. A winged boy. Throwing motorcycles in a horse barn. Word search. Eques is here! Morgan Boots.

TIME STAMPS:

7:55 - History of Obnoxio the Clown

13:53 - Recap of Obnoxio the Clown VS the X-Men: “Somethin’ Slimy This Way Comes!”

44:17 - History of The Uncanny X-Men at the State Fair of Texas: “Battle at the State Fair of Texas”

53:51 - Recap of The Uncanny X-Men at the State Fair of Texas: “Battle at the State Fair of Texas”

1:17:45 - Pat's Steals n Deals

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BONUS - State Fair of Texas & Obnoxio the Clown

Tune in this week, folks; the New Mutants are fun again! Join us as the gang tackles a severe psychic threat, Xavier reckons just a little with his past, and Bill Sienkiewicz cements his legendary status. Plus, a couple of goofy adventures with Spider-Man!

Issues: New Mutants #26-28; Marvel Team-Up #149 & #150

TOPICS DISCUSSED:

Matt won’t be home. Random number generator. Ti West’s X-Men trilogy. Wawa pizza. A reckoning for Xavier…sort of. We’re getting farther from Johnny Carson. ALARM! Jack Wayne is here!! If you die in here, you die in real life. Memory crystals. Gormless. Children are so dumb. Sales tax. Incandescent Man, Fluorescent Man, and LED Man. She doesn’t even get a name. Mrs. Muggins is here!! The Shakespearean tragedy of Juggernaut and Black Tom. Why not just wear the smaller helmet? A little goblin alien man. He is unsettling.

TIMESTAMPS:

05:54 - Pat’s Email Corner

16:00 - X-Men-related things

23:17 - New Mutants #26: Legion

49:00 - New Mutants #27: Into the Abyss

1:12:05 - New Mutants #28: Soulwar

1:34:32 - BONUS Pat’s Steals n Deals

1:37:26 - Marvel Team-Up #149: The Incandescent Man

1:53:07 - Marvel Team-Up #150: ‘Tis Better to Give!

2:12:16 - Regular Pat’s Deals n Steals

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60 - New Mutants #26-28 - LEGION

Buckle up, listeners, because these issues get weird! Join us as we join the X-Men in medieval Manhattan, campfires, adjacent properties, and even fairytale outer space! We've got bizarre villains, dragons, aliens, and hacky-sacks! Tune in!

Topics Discussed:

Rogue is Green. Wilfred Brimley argues for mutant rights. Xavier/Caliban. Warlock looks like Peter Parker. "Ensorcelment". We wouldn't know if we were medieval times'd.  "I'll Slurp Ya!" Understanding Medieval English. Boob cones. WHERE THE FUCK IS CYPHER!? Why is there a plug here? Kurt's tickle party-forward leadership. Bringing a dragon to an airport. Worthy Foes. "Your planet beat Galactus?" Psi-lock. Claremont wishes he wrote Star Wars. "And I'm the ultra powerful spaceship!" The origin of Diamond White Queen. Lockheed's fuck planet. Pokemon the Movie ass ending.

TIMESTAMPS

1:40 - Pat's Email Corner

13:25 - What Scared You Most As A Child? (Accidental Segment)

15:30 - Where Did We Leave The X-Men?

18:30 - Uncanny X-Men #190 “An Age Undreamed Of”

40:50 - Uncanny X-Men #191 "Raiders of the Lost Temple!"

1:02:00 - Uncanny X-Men #192 "Fun ‘n’ Games!"

1:22:04 - Uncanny X-Men Annual #8 "The Adventures of Lockheed the Space Dragon and His Pet Girl Kitty"

1:41:35 - Final Thoughts

1:46:20 - Pat's Deals n' Steals



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59 - Uncanny X-Men #190-192, Annual #8 - Kulan Gath?

Comedians Matt Aukamp (Save Your Game, The Very Worst) and Pat Reber (The Very Worst) read the X-Men in chronological order and talk about all the weird, funny, ridiculous, insightful, and interesting things within.

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