It's the last Silver Age trial before the show changes! And we've saved the most anticipated character for last... Cyclops! This character raises strong feelings, and in this episode Chad, Alex Segura, Alicia and Justin Wilder, Hussein Rashid, and Derek Kunsken take a complex journey discussing this amazing character's complicated history! You're gonna be seeing red after this one, so grab your ruby quartz!

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As our coverage of the Silver Age wraps up, we review Original X-Men 1, a Christos Gage and Greg Land book from just last year! It's a dimension-hopping time travel story for our original five, who meet evil older versions of themselves, plus Phoenix, and... Onslaught? But first, Chad is joined by Frank Moran and Brent Wingate to interview Marvel writer and editor Glenn Herdling!

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Double bonus Patreon release! First up, it's Fatale, a deadly assassin with surprising connections to X-Men history! Augmented by Dark Beast, Fatale can defeat most any opponent, powers or no! With guests Regina Givens and Dylan Carter from the House of X! And then, it's Black Mariah, a Luke Cage foe, and one of Marvel's first super-villains who is a woman of color! With guests Harum Scarum and DManda Martini!

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Bailie Rosenlund, Anthony Oliveira, and Sarah Brunstad are here to celebrate their triumphant comic, Avengers Academy, before we delve into the childhood of Scott Summers at the orphanage, from a Chris Claremont back-up story in X-Men Classic 41-42! Then things get saucy and serious both with three men working in the adult entertainment industry: Michael Hamm, Ken Crist, and Colby Melvin! We talk about their jobs and how it intersects with nerd culture, then review a Roy Thomas story from X-Men Legends that perfectly wraps up a lot of Silver Age stories!

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Victoria Hand! A lesbian conservative S.H.I.E.L.D. agent turned Norman Osborn's chief of staff turned double agent for Captain America... A fascinating and brilliant character by Brian Michael Bendis who has shocking relevance in 2024. Sara Century and Priya Saxena join Chad for a thought-provoking and hilarious discussion!

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First, it's a conversation about the new Psylocke series with writer Alyssa Wong and amazing guests Leah Williams and Justin Park, then we delve into the complex origins of Cyclops! Then it's a little-known Charles Xavier/Namor story from Invaders 4, featuring Derek Kunsken, Scott Free, and Miltown Cosplay!

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As part of our Pride month celebration, Al Ewing, and Steve and Nathan, join Chad to discuss the incredible work of Peter Gillis in establishing the character Cloud, introduced by JM DeMatteis during New Defenders, a character who has gone on in Defenders Beyond to defy constructs like gender and embrace potential.

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It's the first appearance of Madrox the Multiple Man, in a Chris Claremont, Len Wein, and John Buscema story in Giant-Size Fantastic Four 4! This issue is delightful and full of shocking continuity. Featuring Jamie Madrox super-fans: Jason Loo, Daryl Lawrence, and Scott Free!

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Franklin Richards, the son of Mr. Fantastic and the Invisible Woman, is a child with god powers, and is the heir to the the most famous family in the Marvel Universe. Created nearly 60 ago, he's held an interesting place in the Marvel pantheon, and has at times been closely connected with the X-Men. Chad is joined by Tom Brevoort, Molly Lazer, Anthony Oliveira, and D'Manda Martini for this months maxi-episode! With cover art by Seth Martel!

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Wolverine month concludes with... Donald Duck? Chad, Dax Exclamation Point, Jenalee Sanders, and Daniel Gilford take a weird journey into a side world, where Disney and X-Men collide in odd ways! Then, it's a Cold Snap, as Chad, Todd Wing, Anthony Laudani, and TJ Neece to discuss that time Iceman joined the Fantastic Four in the Silver Age!

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