Cassandra Nova's last stand is a massive arc, full of important things to consider about the rise and fall of empires. So it should come as no surprise that Josie and Becca enlisted a massive guest: political columnist Jamelle Bouie (jamellebouie.net)! What does this arc teach us about American politics, friendship, and how to run an open school night? Join us and find out! PLUS: Beast comes out as gay, and we'll worry about that later!

Content Warning: Discussions of suicide, genocide, warfare, fascism, terrorism, pet death

Next Week's Reading: New X-Men #127 (Of Living and Dying)

Credits:

Hosting and Production: Josephine Riesman (@josie.zone) & Becca Petunia (@tallgirlpetunia.bsky.social)

Guest: Jamelle Bouie (@jamellebouie.net)

Editing: Ella Tailor (@garaktailor.com‬)

Theme Song: "Theme from 'Here Comes Tomorrow'" by Rachel Garrett Steele (@pengarr.postes.club‬) featuring Bobson Dugnutt Jr.

Podcast Art: Pencils & Inks by Chris Burnham (@theburnham.bsky.social), Colors by Tamra Bonvillan (@tamrabonvillain.bsky.social), Logo by Jodie Troutman (@longtalljodie.com)

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Expanding on last week's U-Men discussion, Josie and Becca dive into Germ-Free Generation and the one-shot "Silence: Psychic Rescue in Process." Luckily, they don't have to brave Charles Xavier's mindscape alone, and are joined by Eisner-winning comics critic Nola Pfau (WWAC)! What did Grant Morrison predict about nerd culture? Why is Frank Quitely the GOAT? And is Becca still upset about Sublime? Join us and find out!

Content Warning: Discussion of school shootings, Comicsgate, racism, queerphobia, transphobia, fascism

Next Week's Reading: New X-Men #122 - #126 (Imperial)

Credits:

Hosting and Production: Josephine Riesman (@josie.zone) & Becca Petunia (@tallgirlpetunia.bsky.social)

Guest: Nola Pfau (@ohnola)

Editing: Ella Tailor (@garaktailor.com‬)

Theme Song: "Theme from 'Here Comes Tomorrow'" by Rachel Garrett Steele (@pengarr.postes.club‬) featuring Bobson Dugnutt Jr.

Podcast Art: Pencils & Inks by Chris Burnham (@theburnham.bsky.social), Colors by Tamra Bonvillan (@tamrabonvillain.bsky.social), Logo by Jodie Troutman (@longtalljodie.com)

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Josie and Becca are joined by comics critic Tiffany Babb (The Comics Courier, The Fan Files) to discuss The New X-Men Annual, titled The Man in Room X, which introduces Xorn and the U-Men! Our quest to understand Xorn does not begin well! Does Grant Morrison understand China? What are the U-Men a metaphor for, anyway? And is Logan hot...or not? Listen and find out!

Content Warning: Discussions of Sinophobia / yellowface, Islamophobia, transphobia, suicide, depression

Next Week's Reading: New X-Men 118-121: Germ Free Generation & Silence: Psychic Rescue in Progress

Credits:

Hosting and Production: Josephine Riesman (@josie.zone) & Becca Petunia (@tallgirlpetunia.bsky.social)

Guest: Tiffany Babb (@explodingarrow)

Editing: Ella Tailor (@garaktailor.com‬)

Theme Song: "Theme from 'Here Comes Tomorrow'" by Rachel Garrett Steele (@pengarr.postes.club‬) featuring Bobson Dugnutt Jr.

Podcast Art: Pencils & Inks by Chris Burnham (@theburnham.bsky.social), Colors by Tamra Bonvillan (@tamrabonvillain.bsky.social), Logo by Jodie Troutman (@longtalljodie.com)

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Josie and Becca dive into New X-Men with the four-part tragedy "E is For Extinction," which spans issues 114-117 of New X-Men. Join them for a discussion of this influential story arc about mutant genocide, depression, and psychic twins. What was it like reading this comic in August 2001, one month before September 11? Listen and find out! Plus: what's wrong with the mutant metaphor, anyway?

Content Warnings: Discussions of genocide, the September 11 attacks, Great Replacement Theory, fascism, transphobia, queerphobia, antisemitism

Next Week's Reading: New X-Men Annual: The Man in Room X

Credits:

Hosting and Production: Josephine Riesman (@josie.zone) & Becca Petunia (@tallgirlpetunia.bsky.social)

Editing: Ella Tailor (@garaktailor.com‬)

Theme Song: "Theme from 'Here Comes Tomorrow'" by Rachel Garrett Steele (@pengarr.postes.club‬) featuring Bobson Dugnutt Jr.

Podcast Art: Pencils & Inks by Chris Burnham (@theburnham.bsky.social), Colors by Tamra Bonvillan (@tamrabonvillain.bsky.social), Logo by Jodie Troutman (@longtalljodie.com)

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Welcome, homos...sapiens and superior, that is! In their debut episode, trans comic fans Josephine Riesman and Becca Petunia set the scene for their journey into Grant Morrison's New X-Men. Join them for a discussion of their histories with comics and the X-Men in general as well as a close look at Grant Morrison's pitch document for the series, or more accurately, their manifesto. What was Becca's lesbian breakup with the X-Men? Listen and find out! Plus: The importance of queer writers! 365 Party Girl Cassandra Nova! And of course, the "Serpent-Teen" arc of The Little Mermaid comic!

Content Warnings: Discussions of transphobia

Further Reading: The New X-Men Manifesto

Credits:

Hosting and Production: Josephine Riesman (@josie.zone) & Becca Petunia (@tallgirlpetunia.bsky.social)

Editing: Ella Tailor (@garaktailor.com‬)

Theme Song: "Theme from 'Here Comes Tomorrow'" by Rachel Garrett Steele (@pengarr.postes.club‬) featuring Bobson Dugnutt Jr.

Podcast Art: Pencils & Inks by Chris Burnham (@theburnham.bsky.social), Colors by Tamra Bonvillan (@tamrabonvillain.bsky.social), Logo by Jodie Troutman (@longtalljodie.com)

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