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It’s the audio version of This Week in X from the week of the 25th of November!

This is the super-sized second half of the discussion about the finale week of X of Swords. Join Peter, Tyler, and Fariha is we discuss the 25 November, 2020 issue X of Swords: Destruction – the 22nd of 22 chapters of X of Swords!

We jump right in and dissect every fist-pumping moments and sudden reversal in this epic conclusion, examine all of the new status quo that emerges, plus break down our XoS MVPs, favorite rookies, and what we’re looking forward to next! Spoiler warning – we discuss everything about X-Men up to and including comics from the 18th of November, as well as other current events in the Marvel Universe.

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It’s the audio version of This Week in X from the week of the 25th of November!

The final week of X of Swords is so huge we had to break it in two! Join Peter, Tyler, and Fariha as we dissect two of the three X-Men comics of 25 November, 2020 – X-Men (2019) #15 and Excalibur (2019) #15. They’re the 20th & 21st chapters of X of Swords, and they’re packed with political debate and action on the battlefield.

We have a lot to discuss about the tensions amongst the Quiet Council as one of their members wants to lead a more X-Men-esque heroic mission, which raises questions of if utopia is ever perfect and when we have to choose between family and country. Spoiler warning – we discuss everything about X-Men up to and including comics from the 18th of November, as well as other current events in the Marvel Universe.

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Because you demanded it, our Epic X-Men (Re)Read is back!

Join us for our third installment of reading through Chris Claremont’s original classic run on Uncanny X-Men. In this episode we discuss Claremont’s first two solo plots in Uncanny X-Men (1963) #96-97, plus a pair of accompanying back-up stories in Classic X-Men (1986) #4-5. Our conversation includes some MAJOR SPOILERS for Jonathan Hickman’s House of X and Powers of X, so beware!

And, of course, you can follow the full X-Men Reading Order for yourself if you’d like to get ahead of us.

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It’s the audio version of This Week in X from the week of the 18th of November!

In this episode, we cover the ninth week of the X of Swords crossover – which included the issues X-Force (2019/20) #14, Hellions (2020) #6, & Cable (2020) #6.

We discuss Sinister’s duplicitous plans, what the Quiet Council has been up to all this time, and EVERY one of the tournament matchups in the issues this week! Spoiler warning – we discuss everything about X-Men up to and including comics from the 18th of November, as well as other current events in the Marvel Universe.

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It’s the audio version of This Week in X from the week of the 11th of November!

In this episode, we cover the eighth week of the X of Swords crossover – which included the issues Marauders (2019) #15, Excalibur (2019) #14, & Wolverine (2020) #7.

We discuss dinner etiquette, double-crossing schemes, how Doug is neither a lover nor a fighter, and which duel we all loved to hate. Spoiler warning – we discuss everything about X-Men up to and including comics from the 11th of November, as well as other current events in the Marvel Universe.

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It’s the audio version of This Week in X from the week of the 4th of November!

In this episode, we cover the seventh week of the X of Swords crossover – which included the issues X-Men (2019) #14 and Marauders (2019) #14. Tyler brought the receipts on a panel-by-panel breakdown of X-Men #14 compared to its twin story in X-Men #12, we discuss repetition as a storytelling device, we discuss repetition as a storytelling device, and we debate every dinner party interaction at the Starlight Citadel.

Spoiler warning – we discuss everything about X-Men up to and including comics from the 4th of November, as well as other current events in the Marvel Universe. This episode was originally recorded on 4th of November and debuted on YouTube.

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We’re back for the second installment of our Epic X-Men (Re)Read through Chris Claremont’s original run. In this episode we discuss Claremont’s first story in Uncanny X-Men (1963) #94-95 (though it was plotted by Wein), as well as a pair of stories he inserts around that in back-ups from Classic X-Men (1986) #2-3, as well as a later back-up in #10. Our conversation includes some minor spoilers for the first year of Jonathan Hickman’s Dawn of X.

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It’s the audio version of This Week in X from the week of the 28th of October!

In this episode, we cover the sixth week of the X of Swords crossover – which included the single issue X of Swords: Stasis. Were you stymied by Stasis? Or, do you want to dig into every detail? This week we discuss EVERY Otherworld Kingdom, EVERY new member of Team Arrako, and EVERY one of Saturnyne’s tarot cards!

Spoiler warning – we discuss everything about X-Men up to and including comics from the 28th of October, as well as other current events in the Marvel Universe.

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It’s the audio version of This Week in X from the week of the 21st of October!

In this episode, we cover the fifth week of X of Swords crossover – which included the issues Excalibur #13 and X-Men #13. We discuss sibling rivalry, the 180° Rule, unreliable narrators, survival of the fittest, if Apocalypse believes in life after love (we really don’t think he’s strong enough, no), and more!

Spoiler warning – we discuss everything about X-Men up to and including comics from the 21st of October, as well as other current events in the Marvel Universe.

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It’s the audio version of This Week in X from the week of the 14th of October!

In this episode, we cover the fourth week of X of Swords crossover – which included the issues Hellions #5, New Mutants #13, and Cable #5. We fawn over Sinister’s plumage, discuss Krakoa’s decadent phase, talk about violence as language, ponder if Cyclops & Jean are acting weirder than DOX-normal, and more!

Spoiler warning – we discuss everything about X-Men up to and including comics from the 14th of October, as well as other current events in the Marvel Universe.

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