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Pull up a chair, we're getting into weapon X! 

Come in and get your life as we continue the run through Season 2 of X-Men 97! 

Khalid and I have sat, meditated, discussed and disputed over the three launch episodes of the new season of X-Men '97. But we wanted this to really hit, so we're joined on the third chair by no other than 1/2 of the Hivemind Jackson Lanzing (Eisner nominated writer for Star Trek, Kang the Conquerer, Guardians of the Galaxy, Outsiders and NYX)! 

We talk:

"Days of Past Future"

"A Force to Be Reckoned With"

"Rise of Apocalypse (Pt. 1)"

Featuring:

Preview of our #XMen97 discussion of S2 EP 1/2/3 with Khalid, me and Jackson Lanzing. I'm not gonna give too much away here, but have a little taste of what's coming. 

(Full ep with you imminently 👀 !)

So, Jade come to me and told me I'd be a believer in this theory that marketing is central to anime, not just in the medium but in the stories themselves (and even in the real world). After dropping probably the best debut episode in this pod's history, I'm sold on the theory and will be leading the Jade For President club. Come find out why I'm throwing five stars all over this one!

The final half of the Giant-Size first interview from Connor and Josh about Mimi Green, Diva Dread, horse knee physics, fucked up syntax, drawing fatness with love and thinness ppl can actually detect, shout outs to the teamm, and ALL your questions!

PPRE ORDER BY 4/20

"You can't invite the 4 hour podcast man on your podcast and not get 4 hours" kind of sums up this honest, touching, and at times intentionally challenging talk through a "book for the Ozempic age". Josh and Connor talk about the inspiration, friendship, and life experiences that led to a debut we're affectionately genre-ing as Diva Dread.  

If you haven't been reading Ride or Die, it's OK; everyone makes mistakes. But Mars (the creator behind this sweet and slightly demonic street race romance) is here to ki about his love for Novas, what it means to not want to be seen, who is the most fun to write and where he's driving this story we should all be strapped into. 

You can read Ride or Die at RideorDieComic.com, or find it on Webtoon and Tapas 

You ever notice how many Black characters are in the military, or cops, or CIA, or *something*? We dig into the pattern and our thoughts on what might be behind it. Come for an Excellent chat! 

CREATOR INTERVIEW: I sit down with DJ, podcaster, comic critic and creator DJ Benhameen for an hour of exploring the history and the panels of Jimi Hendrix: Purple Haze. 

What does it mean to be a real Space Opera, why do we not want to get sued, What is a triplehippo? And why was Kieron Gillen scared?

check out the book here!

https://titan-comics.com/c/1936-jimi-hendrix-purple-haze/

I'VE MISSED YOU!! We've upgraded to being a 'face on the thumbnail' podcast. Welcome to thee first episode of Ash& where I sit and get grilled by Khalid about new formats, upcoming episodes, how redecorating can make you realise you need to move, and why I didn't listen to him and do this 2 years ago.