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Episode 85: The Nintendo franchise draft

We drafted our favorite Nintendo franchises. Hey, leave a comment and let us know who you think won the draft?

As for comics, Will read Strange vol 1: I Belong to Death and Steve reads Generation X vol 1 #53-59 and Annual 1999, New Warriors vol 1 #5, X-Men: Phoenix, and X-Babies Reborn. Then they both get back together to read more Sandman! (Issues 21-28, collected as Season of Mists)

Episode 84: What if every issue of What If didn’t start with Uatu farting around?

It's a week for What Ifs and retcons! Will reads Hulk vs. Thor: Banner of War, Dark Ages, and Spider-Man: The Spider's Shadow. Steve reads X-Men: Children of the Atom (1999-2000) and X-Men: The Hidden Years #1-7.

Episode 83: Writers are liars

Hey tell us more stories of how you listen to our podcast! It's very gratifying!

In this episode: Will reads a couple auspicious debuts in Amazing Spider-Man by Wells & Romita Jr vol 1: World Without Love and She-Hulk by Rainbow Rowell vol 1: Jen Again, plus Black Panther Legends. Steve reads X-Man #56-58, Cable vol 1 #72-74, and Deadpool vol 3 #34-37. And then they both get back together to read Sandman #17-20.

Episode 82: Jason Aaron’s random character generator

Your hosts process their cathartic release from Morbius and playoff baseball, respectively. And then, comics! Will reads Ben Reilly: Spider-Man, Moon Knight vol 2: Too Tough to Die, and Avengers by Jason Aaron vol 10: The Death Hunters. Steve tackles the final shat of The Shattering with Uncanny X-Men vol 1 #373-374 and X-Men vol 2 #93-94.

Episode 81: Giant-Sized Hellfire Gala Podcast Part 2

The Hellfire Gala got us so hype we had to split the recording into two parts! The promised fireworks display at the end of the soiree ended up being downright world-changing, and then the event ended with a stinger that may somehow be even more impactful. But before Steve would let Will go, he had to indulge in a little bit of fashion critique.

Episode 80: Giant-Sized Hellfire Gala Podcast Part 1

Continuing our giant-sized coverage of the Krakoa-era X-Men, we've got a mammoth event closing out the Reign of X: The Hellfire Gala! High society fashion, politics, romance, and intrigue all collide in the mutant nation and it's a devastatingly good story, so let's jump right in!

Just, uh, please stick with us through the cold open?

Episode 79: Uncovering Stan Lee’s lost archenemy: Marko

We're back to our usual tricks! Will reads Devil's Reign side-stories (Spider-Woman: Devil's Reign, Devil's Reign: X-Men, Superior Four: Devil's Reign, Devil's Reign: Villains for Hire) and Steve reads Louise Simonson's ill-fated return to the X-books with Warlock vol 5. And we tackle the most pressing question of all: why the heck do Juggernaut, Sandman, and Man Mountain Marko all have the same last name (no relation), and why are they all villains?

Bonus: Zach Rutledge talks the MCU, Lego, and more.

!Happy New Year, friends! We've got another special bonus episode for you, this time with Lego streamer extraordinaire Zach Rutledge! We dig in on our favorite Marvel villains, the legacy of the 90's X-Men cartoon, and why Legos are too cool for 10-year-olds.

We'll be back to our regularly scheduled programming this week — in the meantime, check out Zach's Twitch stream at https://www.twitch.tv/zachmrutledge!

Bonus: A Marvelous Conversation with Marvelous Tay

How many Marvel movies are too many to show in a single week to someone you just started dating? How many Funko Pops is too many Funko Pops? Why are Jim Starlin's Infinity Saga the best comics ever? We check in with Twitch's favorite Marvel nut Marvelous Tay to get these answers and more.

Check out Tay's stream at https://www.twitch.tv/marveloustay

Episode 78: She Will Rise Again

Your Hype hosts mark the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, and start reading the classic graphic novel Sandman together, starting with volume 1: Preludes and Nocturnes. Will also reads Wastelanders and Devil's Reign, while Steve reads Astonishing X-Men vol 2 and X-Men: True Friends.