X-Aspirations

By Seamus and Candice Colbert

An issue by issue history of the X-men, lovingly described by a husband and wife team.... more

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The podcast currently has 146 episodes available.

X-Aspirations episodes:

December 21, 2011 X-Aspirations Ep. 045, X-Men #45/Avengers #53, June 1968
The Dickens You Say!
In Which We Discover That You May Cheer Up A Sleepy Jean But Under No Circumstances Should You Try To Wake Her, That Cyclops Has A Very Grim And Determined Lower Cheekbone, That Once The Avengers Are Settled Into A Television Show They Are Much Harder To Assemble, That There Is Nothing As Sweet As The Payoff of a Multi-issue Spy Arrow, And That What The Avengers Fear Most Are Campfire Girl Special Forces!
Merry Christmas! Do Not Rape Us, Every One!
"When Mutants Clash!"
Written by Gary Friedrich, Layouts by Don Heck, Pencils by Werner Roth, Inked by John Tartaglione, Lettering by Sam Rosen, Edited by Stan Lee.
"In Battle Joined!"
Written by Roy Thomas, Pencils by John Buscema, Inked by George Tuska, Lettering by Artie Simek, Edited by Stan Lee.
Also Included: "And The Mob Cried... Vengeance!"
Written by Gary Friedrich, Pencils by George Tuska, Inked by John Verpoorten, Lettering by Irving Watanabe, Edited by Stan Lee.
Special Thanks to Amy, Allison, Hooded Rachel, Steve, Thorn, and Varoujan for all the ghost work! You were Spook-Tacular!
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The closing music is "Drinkin Buddies" by Six Hung Sprung
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1h 18min
December 14, 2011 X-Aspirations Ep. 044, X-Men #44, May 1968
Which Came First, The Spider Or The Man!
In Which We Learn That The X-men Need A Canine To Help With Shackle Key Retrieval, That When Warren Watches The Lord of The Rings He Creepily Insists On Using Slow Motion For All The Hobbit Scenes, And That To This Day Professor X Can Not Even Eat A Peanut Without Weeping For The Memory Of Sally, Linus, And His Little Red-Headed Girl!
Grandmama Xavier Loved The Family Motto So Much That She Embroidered It On Every Seat Cushion In The Mansion In A Single Night! She Did Regret It Later, Once She Got A Chance To Think It Over.
"Red Raven, Red Raven...!"
Written by Gary Friedrich, Plotted by Roy Thomas, Layouts by Don Heck, Pencils by Werner Roth, Inked by John Tartaglione, Lettering by Sam Rosen, Edited by Stan Lee.
Also Included: "The Iceman Cometh!"
Written by Gary Friedrich, Pencils by George Tuska, Inked by John Verpoorten, Lettering by Artie Simek, Edited by Stan Lee.
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The closing music is "Drinkin Buddies" by Six Hung Sprung
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51min
December 07, 2011 X-Aspirations Ep. 043, X-Men #43, April 1968
Never Say Nephrosis!
In Which We Discover That Marvel Comics May Have To Institute Mandatory Drug Tests For All Of Its Super-Speedsters, That Magneto Needs To Stop Buying Creepy Marital Aids For His Lackeys, And That There Is A Reason Hank McCoy Lost His Olympic Torch Relay Eligibility!
In the iFuture, We Will All Be Oz-Loading Lollypop Guild Content To Our Mobile Ruby Devices!
"The Torch Is Passed...!"
Written by Roy Thomas, Pencils by George Tuska, Inked by John Tartaglione, Lettering by Sam Rosen, Edited by Stan Lee.
Also Included: "Call Him... Cyclops"
Written by Roy Thomas, Pencils by Werner Roth, Inked by John Verpoorten, Lettering by Artie Simek, Edited by Stan Lee.
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The closing music is "Drinkin Buddies" by Six Hung Sprung
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43min
December 01, 2011 X-Aspirations Ep. 042, X-Men #42, March 1968
Simon Is Sick And Retired Of Comics!
In Which We Find That Xavier Suffers From Mechanically Induced Incontinence, That Earth Annihilating Machines May Require Additional Child Safety Features, And That The X-Men Should Consider Tricking More Of Their Most Fearsome Foes Into Local Fast Food Eateries!
Hey, Rocket Face! Stop Blasting The Bird Man!
"If I Should Die...!"
Written by Roy Thomas, Pencils by Don Heck, Inked by George Tuska, Lettering by Sam Rosen, Edited by Stan Lee.
Also Included: "The End... Or The Beginning?"
Written by Roy Thomas, Pencils by Werner Roth, Inked by Herb Trimpe, Lettering by Al Kurzrok, Edited by Stan Lee.
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The closing music is "Drinkin Buddies" by Six Hung Sprung
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54min
November 23, 2011 X-Aspirations Ep. 041, X-Men #41, February 1968
Simon and Kirby Got That Old Black Magic!
In Which We Learn That The Professor Needs To Chill The Heck Out With The Demerits, That Vera Expects Her X-Men To Go All Night, And That The Beast Can Smell What The Sub-Human Is Cooking!
Tete a Tete or Beast vs. BeYast? It's All Tomatoes To Me!
"Now Strikes... The Sub-Human!"
Written by Roy Thomas, Pencils by Don Heck, Inked by George Tuska, Lettering by Sam Rosen, Edited by Stan Lee.
Also Included: "The Living Diamond!"
Written by Roy Thomas, Pencils by Werner Roth, Inked by John Verpoorten, Lettering by Sam Rosen, Edited by Stan Lee.
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The closing music is "Drinkin Buddies" by Six Hung Sprung
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50min
November 16, 2011 X-Aspirations Ep. 040, X-Men #40, January 1968
Joe Doffs His Cap To You!
In Which We Discover That Angels Rush In Where Fools Fear To Tread, That Hundred Year Old Reanimated Corpses Are Terrible At Movie Trivia, And That If No One Is Going To Do Any Of The Reading, Xavier Wonders Why He Even Bothers!
Fact: Mary Shelley Never Once Denied Her Creation Was a Biomechanical Space Monster. Not Once. Coincidence?!
"The Mark of the Monster!"
Written by Roy Thomas, Pencils by Don Heck, Inked by George Tuska, Lettering by Artie Simek, Edited by Stan Lee.
Also Included: "The First Evil Mutant!"
Written by Roy Thomas, Pencils by Werner Roth, Inked by John Verpoorten, Lettering by Al Kurzrok, Edited by Stan Lee.
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The closing music is "Drinkin Buddies" by Six Hung Sprung
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55min
November 09, 2011 X-Aspirations Ep. 039, X-Men #39, December 1967
Simple Simon Met A Line Man!
In Which We Find That The Best Fog Lights Are .50 Caliber Machine Guns, That The Alarm Clock And Suitcase Bomb Industries Are Dangerously Intertwined, And That Doublemint Gum Has Finally Gotten Into The Lucrative Hairless Genius Market!
You Call This Soft Serve? Androids Attack!
"The Fateful Finale!"
Written by Roy Thomas, Pencils by Don Heck, Inked by Vince Colletta, Lettering by Artie Simek, Edited by Stan Lee.
Also Included: "Lonely Are the Hunted!"
Written by Roy Thomas, Pencils by Werner Roth, Inked by John Verpoorten, Lettering by Al Kurzrok, Edited by Stan Lee.
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The closing music is "Drinkin Buddies" by Six Hung Sprung
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52min
November 02, 2011 X-Aspirations Ep. 038, X-Men #38, November 1967
Watch Your Back, Australian Superband!
In Which We Learn That It Is Important To Bring Your Giant Candy Bar And Jellied Nitroglycerine In Separate Bags, That Italy Is Dangerously Overpopulated with Multi-Vowelled Cities, And That Xavier Needs To Show Us Exactly Where The Mutant Master Touched Him!
Why Can't All The Boobies Just Get Along?!
"The Sinister Shadow of... Doomsday!"
Written by Roy Thomas, Pencils by Don Heck, Inked by George Bell, Lettering by L.P. Gregory, Edited by Stan Lee.
Also Included: "A Man Called... X!"
Written by Roy Thomas, Pencils by Werner Roth, Inked by John Verpoorten, Lettering by Sam Rosen, Edited by Stan Lee.
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The closing music is "Drinkin Buddies" by Six Hung Sprung
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51min
October 26, 2011 X-Aspirations Ep. 037, X-Men #37, October 1967
What The Heck?!
In Which We Discover That Factor Three's Mom Is Going To Be So Pissed When She Sees They Have Gotten Into Her Good Cookware, That Beast Can't Stop Drawing To The Inside Straight, And That If You Face The GuardBot You Won't Be Sitting Down For A Week!
I just want to tell you both good luck. We're all counting on you.
"We, The Jury..."
Written by Roy Thomas, Pencils by Ross Andru, Inked by Don Heck, Lettering by Artie Simek, Edited by Stan Lee.
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The closing music is "Drinkin Buddies" by Six Hung Sprung
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44min
October 19, 2011 X-Aspirations Ep. 036, X-Men #36, September 1967
Submit To The Wonders Of Marston!
In Which We Learn That Thanks To The Unions All Our Super-Jobs Are Going Overseas, That Next Time A Man In An Exoskeleton Returns A Book Late You May Want To Just Let It Slide, And That We Can Forget About All The Single Mothers, The Real Problem Is All The Damn Welfare Professors!
Being Wealthy Means Never Having To Say You Are Sorry!
"Mekano Lives!"
Written by Roy Thomas, Pencils by Ross Andru, Inked by George Bell, Lettering by Sam Rosen, Edited by Stan Lee.
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The closing music is "Drinkin Buddies" by Six Hung Sprung
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48min

FAQs about X-Aspirations:

How many episodes does X-Aspirations have?

The podcast currently has 146 episodes available.