Remember your favorite comic runs? The ones that are really special to you-that you think you will go back to over and over again? Well, today we prove that those really special ones can sit on the shelf for 15 years after you read it the first time and thought, "wow, that was really amazing. I'm going to read that again next week as well!" I mean, nothing is wrong with them, but they are a victim of their own success. That Marvel company just keeps cranking out the hits! You can really only read so much over your lifetime. And, when you think about it, it's ironic. Why? Why is it ironic, you ask? Because if they keep putting out good ones, then you never have time to read them again. BUT!!! If they start putting out bad ones, you can finally relax and start reading the good stuff.

Man, I can't wait for the bad stuff to come out. You know, so I can read the good stuff again.

(Okay, I need to stop you here.)

Why? What's up?

(You can read whatever you want. You don't have to read the "now" good stuff. You can just read the "then" good stuff.)

No, you don't understand. I HAVE TO KEEP UP!

(No, no, no. Listen, you could be just like me. I gave up a LONG time ago, my friend. Do you think I am waiting every Monday to check Marvel.com and see what is coming out this Wednesday? Do you think I'm just begging to a good Spider-Man issue to come out? Heck, no, man! That's not how I am-anymore.)

Wow! Wow, man. Really. I can't imagine that. So you mean to tell me that you haven't look at the webpage or your app or called your comic shop to find out what is coming out this week? I wish I had that freedom and that peace of mind. You know what? You're my hero. I think I'm going to do that. So I'm not going to log in on Monday morning to Marvel.com and see what is coming out this week. I'm better than that. I am going to go back to my bookshelf and see what I have right here and now to settle in next to the fireplace and read what I have here.

(So...so, I really got through to you?)

Yeah, bro. I'm a changed man. I have self-control and self-discipline. I mean, that's what you do right? You don't check first thing on Monday morning, right?

(Not since I found out they post it on Sunday nights now.)

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I can't believe there is another episode out so soon. Who are these two guys?

(Well, they are certainly not Forge and Storm!)

What makes you say that?

(They pretend to be Forge and Storm in the episode. Didn't you listen?)

No, I don't think that technically they are pretending to be Forge and Storm. They are interviewing as IF they were Forge and Storm.

(But then they throw Mystique in there too. It's just unacceptable!)

I don't understand why you're so angry.

(It's because they are lying to us. They are pretending to be people that they are not. It's not a good look. It's "tone deaf".)

What? Why?

(Because these two old men are pretending to be people that they simply cannot speak for.)

Oh...um...we don't like to get political on this show.

(ARE YOU SERIOUS?!?! Didn't this show used to be call MARVEL 616 POLITICS?!?!)

Well, yeah, but we stay away from that now. Too hot to handle, if you know what I mean.

(Oh, because of the politics?)

No, because Marvel is pretty litigious. OH! Sorry! That could be libel. I meant to say, "Marbles can be lentiginous."

(I don't know what you are talking about. All I'm saying is that neither of these two old men can control the weather or can morph into any shape or can design technology from thought. How could you possibly speak for them!!!)

Oh...OH! I thought...sorry. Nevermind. Roll Tape!

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Let's play this one straight, okay? Look, we want to do this right. We want to record, we want to be there for our listeners, and we want to be there for each other. We are going to be hitting the hard issues in life. (Like hair.) ...like...hair? (Yeah, hair. I mean, I've got great hair, and you've got great hair, and that's something we have in common with this movie.) I don't understand what you are talking about. We are supposed to be serious podcasters now. (I am serious. If you watch this movie as closely as I did, you can really see how William Hurt's hair changes when he Rulks Out.) There is so much wrong with what you just said; I don't know where to start. (Just you watch it again, you'll see that there is something different about Ross, Hurt, and Rulk. I'm pretty sure it's the hair.) You're ridiculous. I thought this time was going to be different.

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Alright, this go round we need to watch our P's and Q's as we welcome Beau DeMayo onto the show! Darrin Michael guest hosts with our regulars, Jarid and Andy, for a very special episode that doubles as a YouTube segment of The M6P. Yes! You heard that right! This episode is in audio AND video format--you lucky dogs, you! Check out our reactions to the bombs dropped by Beau by going to YouTube and searching for The M6P! Beau dives deep into the themes, tones, and story beats of X-Men '97! Is it about Tolerance? Is it about Politics? Is it about Empathy? Is it about being a black man growing up in a white family? Maybe it's about the spectrum of the Xavier's dream that we all have and where we fall on that dangerous scale! And, of course, we drop some major Marvel trivia on Beau to see how he fares against the Marvel Giants of our time! (Bro...could you make that summary paragraph any more boring? I mean, are you trying to put people to sleep when this is probably the best episode we've ever done?) No...I just...I just...I'm a little self-conscious. (What!? Why?) I don't want people to think that we need other hosts involved to make our podcast better. (So you're downplaying this mindblowing interview? That makes no sense! Here, I'll do it! Give me the keyboard!) No, stop! (Let go!) Give it back!!!! (Why are you being so intolerant?! Just let me do my thing!) Quit it bro! (Look, we both want the same thing!) But you are using violence! (Of course I am, my friend. TOLERANCE IS EXTINCTION!!!!) Now seems like a good time to talk about our sponsors. We are sponsored by Community Retail Partnership. Sign up to get discounts on all your Office Depot supplies. It's like a Sam's Club card for Office Depot! Go to crpsavings.com and sign up today for a lifetime membership! Moreover, our second sponsor is michaelwebsolutions.com and 5 O'Clock Collectibles on YouTube. And remember, until next time, this is The M6P!

From time to time, we all start to wonder if little old "me" matters. We all think that everything that we've done in our life that used to be so defining...so meaningful...is losing its shimmer and shine. It may be true. Maybe your universe really is ending because someone who is just plain better than you has decided to move on out of your universe. Not to get too personal here, but we've all had that person that suddenly realized they could be a better hero than us, so they up and left. That's right. They left. They left without saying goodbye or shaking your hand or writing a note or mowing the yard or scrubbing the floor or fixing the chain they broke or polishing the bars of the cell or even returning the handcuffs they outright stole. Life can just be so cruel. But you DO matter. Your universe does matter. Everything that all those people poured into you wasn't just a waste of time or money or space in the basement where you keep your single issues that you can never really even see the cover or will never be graded by CGC and probably will never even read again. It does mean something, Fox. (Why'd you just call me 'Fox'?) Oh, um...I don't know. It just seemed right. I think I let my mind wander a bit. Anyway. Now seems like a good time to talk about our sponsors. We are sponsored by Community Retail Partnership. Sign up to get discounts on all your Office Depot supplies. It's like a Sam's Club card for Office Depot! Go to crpsavings.com and sign up today for a lifetime membership! Moreover, our second sponsor is michaelwebsolutions.com and 5 O'Clock Collectibles on YouTube. And remember, until next time, this is The M6P!

I tell you, these guys are reusing ideas like crazy. Sure Krakoa was a great and refreshing era (if you like dying and coming back to life and the X-Men finally not caring what the world thinks about them and taking their rightful place among the gods, ruling with an iron fist and defeating the crazy machines that are simply made to protect humanity). But this 'up from the ashes' era-thingy? I mean could you get any more unoriginal? I mean we have Cyclops and Hope and Namor and Emma and Danger and Magik and the same people being on the most powerful team that is going to save the X-Men from extinction. AND they are bringing back the old writers and artists to do this again? Man, I tell you...just running out of ideas. San Francisco and Utopia and Sinister and that Celestial that we didn't know what it was doing for so long. No, I know what you are thinking--not THAT Celestial. I'm pretty sure they are ignoring that one for the rest of time. It just seems like they are retreading the same things over and over again. Doesn't it feel that way to you too? (Dude, this is a retro-review show.) What do you mean? You read and reviewed X-Men #1.) Well, of course they are going to re-number them. Their not stupid. They want to sell as many as they can, man!! (No, you're not getting it. The 'Uncanny' X-Men #1 that we read and reviewed is from 2012.) Oh!!...I...um...I knew that. I just mean, the...uh...the new stuff is SO similar to the old stuff that we reviewed the old stuff...and well....(let's just get this over with.) Now seems like a good time to talk about our sponsors. We are sponsored by Community Retail Partnership. Sign up to get discounts on all your Office Depot supplies. It's like a Sam's Club card for Office Depot! Go to crpsavings.com and sign up today for a lifetime membership! Moreover, our third sponsor is michaelwebsolutions.com and 5 O'Clock Collectibles on YouTube. Lastly, sign up at themarvelousbox.com to get your $100 worth of Marvel tpbs for $25 bucks! And remember, until next time, make yours The M6P!

Now, I'm not hip with the kids and I don't know all of these spider-people or their timelines or their purpose or their gender identity or if they prefer Fruit Loops or Captain Crunch, but...BUT, I DO know that we are nowhere near the end of the Spider-verse craziness that Marvel loves to throw our way. Sure it's overplayed and done to death and to the point that no one can keep track of any of it. Sure. But that doesn't mean that there isn't money to be made from this horse! They aren't beating it yet, but they are running behind it with one of those q-tip American Gladiator things, yelling and screaming for the horse to die of the most horrific heart attack known to horse-kind!!! Yes, you read that right! I am essentially accusing our beloved Marvel of writing stories just because they think they can make money off of them. How nuts is that!?! I mean, what's next? The death of Wolverine...again? Now seems like a good time to talk about our sponsors. We are sponsored by Community Retail Partnership. Sign up to get discounts on all your Office Depot supplies. It's like a Sam's Club card for Office Depot! Go to crpsavings.com and sign up today for a lifetime membership! Moreover, our third sponsor is michaelwebsolutions.com and 5 O'Clock Collectibles on YouTube. Lastly, sign up at themarvelousbox.com to get your $100 worth of Marvel tpbs for $25 bucks! And remember, until next time, make yours The M6P!

The bad news is that we never find the microphones for the show. The good news is that we bought BRAND NEW MICS!! That's right! Brand SPANKING new mics. Hmm...I thought there would be more applause than that. But no worries! We got what you want. You want to know about comics? We got that. You want to know about the new number 1 issues? We got that. You want to know how old we feel? We got that. You want to know what is the best length of men's hair? We got that. You want to know about our dietary restrictions and favorite singers and why we hate ice cream...and flying...and water? We got that! Just like Wolverine's semi-working healing factor, we are back up and at you with a new episode that will take your monkey cheeks, turn them upside down, and blow your socks off. (What...?) You heard me! Stay tuned for our next riveting adventure of the cataclysmic duo from Dayton...area! Drop those pretenses and gird up your loins! We are going big and taking charge and smashing names! (...I just...nevermind.) Now seems like a good time to talk about our sponsors. We are sponsored by Community Retail Partnership. Sign up to get discounts on all your Office Depot supplies. It's like a Sam's Club card for Office Depot! Go to crpsavings.com and sign up today for a lifetime membership! Moreover, our third sponsor is michaelwebsolutions.com and 5 O'Clock Collectibles on YouTube. Lastly, sign up at themarvelousbox.com to get your $100 worth of Marvel tpbs for $25 bucks! And remember, until next time, make yours The M6P!

It's taken us a while to find the laptops, the microphones--I don't think we actually found those--find the duct tape and the glitter and the cosplay outfits with the black and the white and the booty flaps that SWORD has...but somehow, we did it! That's right. A brand-spankin'-new episode coming right at your earholes for the first time in over a year! You could even call it our annual show!!! But please don't call it that. It makes us sad in our hearts to think that it took over a year to make up from the fight we had last time while writing the episode synopsis. (Check out the episode synopsis from our October 3rd 2022 show! That'll tell you right there why it's taken so long to get back in the saddle! And what a saddle it is! This episode we fly further, and higher, and faster, and holding hands, and switching places, with light, and glitter, and French braids, and black girl magic to really get to the heart of the cinematic masterpiece that is "The Marvels." Now, I know what you are thinking...could those guys ever do justice to such a tremendous piece of art and culture and history? Let me assure you, we are actually cultured now. We took the last 12 to 14 months with our pinkies raised and our noses stuck firmly in the upward direction. We CAN evaluate this cinematic adventure. And boy, do we!! Now seems like a good time to talk about our sponsors. We are sponsored by Community Retail Partnership. Sign up to get discounts on all your Office Depot supplies. It's like a Sam's Club card for Office Depot! Go to crpsavings.com and sign up today for a lifetime membership! Moreover, our third sponsor is michaelwebsolutions.com and 5 O'Clock Collectibles on YouTube. Lastly, sign up at themarvelousbox.com to get your $100 worth of Marvel tpbs for $25 bucks! And remember, until next time, make yours The M6P!

There comes a time in everyone's life where they have to reassess and figure out if it is really worth it to keep going or to hang it up. For Marvel, it was after Endgame. For The M6P, that time is now. Yes, we need to be circumspect and think about how different our lives are from when we started this podcast 13 years ago. We need to consider the time commitment and the effort that it takes to set aside the other parts of our lives to deliver a quality--(Well, I mean, the audio on this one is pretty terrible.) I mean quality as far as discussion and insight--(Are you kidding me? Are you really going to claim that the ramblings of a nearly 40 year old mad man living in the jungles of West Africa counts as intelligent insight and commentary on where the MCU stands right now?) Well, yeah, I mean...it's been a while, but we give the fans what they want. (And what is that?) At this point, it may just really be an episode. To hear us talk again after a yearlong hiatus. (So let me get this straight. You think that at this point you can just phone it in--literally--and the fans will all adore you because they are somehow clamoring for just anything at all that even slightly resembles what the show was like in its hay day?) I mean...I wouldn't say "clamoring." (You're a bum.) How dare you! I come in here every single time to write an episode synopsis and every single time you interrupt me and give me a hard time. You hired me for goodness sake! (That was my FIRST mistake!) Well, that's it! I'm leaving! I was about to say that the show was going to reevaluate and decide that it was NOT time to hang it up. I was going to do this big surprise that the hosts still love each other and love the fans and love Marvel and are going to do this until they just keel over and die. But no! You had to go and ruin it! Oh don't give me that look! It IS time to reevaluate. That's right! I swear on the grave of the last major character that died in that big crossover event that I will NEVER...WRITE for you...AGAIN!!! (Hmm...he just...he just left. Uhhhh....Well, I've never really had to do this part on my own. I guess...now seems like a good time to talk about our sponsors. We are sponsored by Community Retail Partnership. Sign up to get discounts on all your Office Depot supplies. It's like a Sam's Club card for Office Depot! Go to crpsavings.com and sign up today for a lifetime membership! Moreover, our third sponsor is michaelwebsolutions.com and 5 O'Clock Collectibles on YouTube. Lastly, sign up at themarvelousbox.com to get your $100 worth of Marvel tpbs for $25 bucks! And remember, until next time, make yours The M6P!