Yo, comic crusaders and card-collecting cowboys! It’s time to rewind the tape and slap some nostalgia in your Walkman because the Unspoken Issues crew is going full throttle into 1991’s Marvel Universe Series 2 trading cards! Jesse, Dean, Darry, and Matt are throwing down their top five favorite picks from one of the most iconic comic card sets of the decade. 

This episode isn’t just a stroll down memory lane; it’s a full-on mall tour of vintage comic knowledge, passionate debates, and more than a few surprises pulled straight from foil packs. Whether you were ripping open these cards at 7-Eleven or eyeing holograms like they were treasure maps, this discussion is loaded with that neon-drenched 90s flavor you remember.

So grab your slap bracelets, fire up that Super Nintendo, and get ready to rank, reminisce, and maybe even rage a little as the gang dives deep into the cards that shaped a generation of Marvel fans. This episode is all killer, no filler—just like the second series itself!

KA-BOOM, GOTHAM! It’s time for a city-shattering crossover of chaos as the Source Material crew dives into the absolute MADNESS of DC’s Joker War Saga! Jesse Starcher and Mark Radulich are suiting up for this Gotham-wide, Joker-fueled firestorm that tore through Batman #95–100 and splashed insanity across titles like Batgirl, Red Hood, Nightwing, and more!

We're talking lunacy, toxin-fueled mind games, and a rogue’s gallery of Bat-characters caught in a neon-lit nightmare. The Joker hijacks Wayne Enterprises, weaponizes Lucius Fox, and drops a clown army on the streets with killer tech—and it's up to Batman (barely standing), Harley Quinn (badass mode: activated), and newcomers like Clown Hunter to fight back in the most INSANE Bat-event of the 2020s! 

This is another event that nearly broke Bruce, forced Harley to make the ultimate call, and turned the streets of Gotham into a warzone. Joker's got a Bat-suit, bombs strapped to enemies, and psychological warfare turned up to 11. Plus, who the heck is Ghost-Maker?! If you love your Bat-books cranked up with 90s-style grit, gadgets, and gang wars—tune in!

The trilogy is complete! In this final entry of Jesse’s solo celebration of X-Men at 25, we crack open the darkest and most compelling of the movie prequel comics—X-Men Movie Prequel: Magneto. Released in August 2000 alongside the Wolverine and Rogue prequels, this issue dives deep into the tragic origin and militant ideology of Erik Lehnsherr, aka Magneto. With a powerful narrative that stretches from the horrors of Auschwitz to mutant rights clashes in the modern era, this comic adds heartbreaking nuance and ominous intent to the man who would challenge both the X-Men and the world.

Listen to Magneto’s painful journey—starting as a traumatized boy in 1944 Poland, to his first encounter and philosophical sparring with Charles Xavier in Israel, all the way to his present-day war of ideology against Senator Kelly’s mutant fear-mongering. We get classic Magneto: haunted, brilliant, calculating, and unflinchingly determined. And let’s not forget a full-on battle between Magneto and Professor X in a prison hallway, a nod to Cerebro’s origin, and yes—Sabretooth sent on a very personal mission of revenge. 

From the chess match that started it all to Magneto’s ultimate “Check, Charles—your move” mic drop, if you’ve been following the Wolverine and Rogue prequel breakdowns, this is the perfect finale to your X-Men rewatch celebration!

We’re keeping the mutant energy going strong! In this episode, Jesse continues his X-Men 25th anniversary celebration with a solo breakdown of the X-Men Movie Prequel: Rogue comic—released alongside the Wolverine prequel back in August 2000. This one’s all about Rogue, and folks… it gets wild. From teenage angst and awakening mutant powers to high-speed truck thefts and secret mutant prison labs, this comic gives us a totally fresh look at Rogue’s backstory leading right up to her first big-screen appearance.

Jesse walks us through the gritty events that unfold after Rogue’s powers first manifest—she’s on the run, trying to survive, and eventually finds herself locked in a shady underground facility performing horrific experiments on other powered individuals. Along the way, she meets an original cast of fellow inmates—Jed, Miguel, Billy, and Millie—and joins forces in an explosive escape plan that packs as much heart as it does mutant-powered action. 

And just like the Wolverine prequel, everything wraps up in that fateful Alberta bar where Rogue and Logan first cross paths.

Calling all X-Men fans—it’s time to snikt into something special! In this solo episode, Jesse dives headfirst into the X-Men Movie Prequel: Wolverine comic from 2000, a hidden gem that hits you with some comic book lore before the launch of the live-action X-Men film universe. Jesse walks us through the gritty pages of this tie-in tale that puts Logan center stage before the movie even begins. 

We’re talking classic Wolverine here: bar fights in British Columbia, brooding over mysterious dreams, and a fierce battle with none other than Silver Samurai. Jesse recounts each moment—Wolverine’s amnesia, his bond with a mysterious woman named Natsu, shady gangsters, corrupt cops, and the creeping shadow of a criminal empire. And of course, it wouldn’t be early-2000s Marvel without the oddball restrictions of the Comics Code Authority—Wolverine’s claws go in, but the clothes never tear. Seriously, what a weird rule. 

Don’t miss it, bub—check out what Logan was up to right before he walked into that bar in Alberta.

SNIKT!! Buckle up, bub, because Unspoken Issues is going CLAWS OUT for one of the most iconic issues of the 90s—Wolverine #50! Gimmick Cover Summer is RAGING and this die-cut, file-folder-covered, mystery-packed issue is slashing its way straight into the comic vault of awesomeness!

Jesse, Evan, and Chris take you back to 1991—when X-Men ruled the spinner racks, Marvel was printing gold (and foil and holograms), and Wolverine was the gruffest, toughest, most mysterious mutant around. This issue isn’t just a looker with those three claw marks cut right through the cover—it’s the final chapter of a mind-bending trilogy where Logan faces off against the menacing robo-brute Shiva and unravels the TRUTH (or is it?) about his past.

Dive into shadowy government ops, fake memories, epic bike-riding stunts through office buildings (seriously), and a throwdown that tears through metal, minds, and Marvel mythos! Plus, we get those classic blue-and-gold X-Men fits, a sass-powered Jubilee, and maybe the most 90s computer setup this side of AOL.

If you ever bagged a grab-bag of comics from a flea market, flipped out over trading cards, or got hyped over any cover with claws, chrome, or chaos—you CAN’T miss this episode!