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Episode 130: Jean and Logan sitting in a tree...

KAY EYE ESS ESS EYE EN GEE!

Another excellent week for comics as Will reads Carnage Reigns, Thor by Donny Cates vol 6: Blood of the Fathers, Doctor Strange by Jed MacKay vol 1: The Life of Doctor Strange, and Extreme Venomverse. Steve reads two very different intersections of mutants and celebrity culture with Uncanny X-Men: Poptopia (#394-398) and the first issue of Peter Milligan and Mike Allred's X-Force (#116).

Episode 129: Going X-TREME!!! ft. The Claremont Run

Ready for the most 2001 comic title of all time? Chris Claremont goes back to the well for X-Treme X-Men! As with all things Chris, we invited back The Claremont Run, aka Dr. J Andrew Deman, to help us figure out what the heck is going on here — both in the original 2001 volume (issues #1-9) and the 2023 revival miniseries.

Then, Will adds in Spider-Gwen: Shadow Clones.

Episode 128: Grant Morrison's New X-Men and Doom Patrol, ft. Dimitrios Fragiskatos

In 1989, Grant Morrison took over Doom Patrol with a mission: to break the genre of superhero team books out of the ironclad grasp established by Chris Claremont's Uncanny X-Men. 12 years later, he took over those same X-Men. We invited our bud Dimitrios Fragiskatos — owner of Anyone Comics and Everyone Comics in NYC — back to the show to talk about his favorite comic book of all time.

Will also threw in Silver Surfer: Ghost Light, for good measure.

Episode 127: Giant-Sized Destiny of X Podcast #8

The Krakoa era is churning along to its inevitable conclusion — here's the last episode of the mini-era, Destiny of X! Also, Steve got a new cat!

Books covered: Wolverine vol 7 #30-32, X-Force vol 6 #39, Immortal X-Men #9-10, X-Men Red vol 2 #10, Legion of X #8-10, Deadpool vol 9 #6-9, and Rogue and Gambit vol 2 #4-5.

Episode 126: So many white canines

One is actually a fox.

Will read Hulk: Joe Fixit, Captain America: Cold War, Tiger Division, Monica Rambeau: Photon, and Moon Knight Vol 4: Road to Ruin. Steve read... nothing!

Episode 125: Dreamqueen eats the trauma burrito

It's the end of the long '90s for Steve, as his reading finally closes out the 3rd era of X-Men comics, while Will tackles a gigantic backlog from winter break. Also, one of those rare graphic novels that makes you remember why you love comics!

Will comics: Spider-Man 2099: Dark Genesis, Miles Morales: Spider-Man by Cody Ziglar vol 1: Trial by Spider, Scarlet Witch by Steve Orlando vol 1: The Last Door, Red Goblin vol 1: It Runs in the Family, Invincible Iron Man by Gerry Duggan vol 1: Demon in the Armor, Punisher vol 2: The King of Killers Book Two, Bloodline: Daughter of Blade, and Venom by Al Ewing and Ram V vol 4: Illumination.

Steve comics: Eve of Destruction (X-Men vol 2 #111-113, Uncanny X-Men vol 1 #392-393) and Eden II by K. Wroten.

Episode 124: Giant-Sized Destiny of X Podcast #7

Working through some side-stories from Destiny of X as we got to record together in person! Covering X-Terminators vol 2 #4-5, Marauders vol 2 #11-12, New Mutants: Lethal Legion, Bishop: War College, and Betsy Braddock: Captain Britain.

Episode 123: Mommy

Oh Emma. Emma, Emma, Emma...

Will books: Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur: Menace on Wheels, Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty vol 2: The Invader, Amazing Spider-Man by Zeb Wells vol 5: Dead Language Part 1, and Avengers Assemble (2023).

Steve books: X-Men: The Hidden Years #14-22, Blink, and Excalibur: Sword of Power.

Episode 122: Someone who actually understands Reed Richards's powers

Ryan North is on Fantastic Four and Steve is excited! Except he didn't read it. In fact, he didn't read anything. Will took up the slack though, with Fantastic Four, Daredevil and Elektra, Hulk, and Strange Academy Finals.

Episode 121: Will made it to 1k already, pack it in

Will and Steve made a bet, and Will won. 

Will's comics: Captain America - Symbol of Truth, Spider-man Lost Hunt, Wasp, Unforgiven, Thor. Steve's comics: Wolverine, Cable vol 2 #88-95, Gambit & Bishop: Sons of the Atom Alpha & #1-6.