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:

September 05, 2012 X-Aspirations Ep. 077, X-Men #95, October 1975
Wolf Man And the Gerber, Baby!
In Which We Learn That The Time Colossus Has Spent In America Is A Mixed Bag Of Exhilarating Freedoms And Debilitating Eating Disorders, That Storm Is The Bane of American Plumbing, And That The Secret Shame Of Cyclops Is His Inabilty To Understand Digital Countdown Technology!

Still No Pie For Seamus!
"Warhunt!"
Written by Chris Claremont, Plotted by Len Wein, Penciled by Dave Cockrum, Inked by Sam Grainger, Lettered by Karen Mantlo, Colors by Petra Goldberg, Edited by Marv Wolfman
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The closing music is "Bog Songs" by The Blaggards,
provided by Mevio's Music Alley. Check it out at music.mevio.com
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50min
August 23, 2012 X-Aspirations Ep. 076, X-Men #94, August 1975
Cue The Kubert!
In Which We Find That Nefaria's Minions Were Once Just Plucky Orphans With A Can-Do Attitude And Songs In Their Hearts, That Nightcrawler Really Knows How To Help A Team Leader Relax, And That Most Credit Card Disclosures Actually Include A Regrettably Unstoppable Armageddon (RUA) Clause!

Red Eyes Don't Prevent Blue Balls!
"The Doomsmith Scenario!"
Plotted and Edited by Len Wein, Written by Chris Claremont, Penciled by Dave Cockrum, Inked by Bob McLeod, Lettered by Tom Orzechowski, Colors by Phil Rachelson
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The closing music is "Bog Songs" by The Blaggards,
provided by Mevio's Music Alley. Check it out at music.mevio.com
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46min
August 07, 2012 X-Aspirations Ep. 075, Giant-Size X-Men #1, May 1975
We Whip Out Our Giant-Size Cockrum and Wein!
In Which We Discover That What The Mighty Mutant Colossus Really Wants To Do Is Rewire Your Office Intranet, That This Is Not The First Time Wolverine Has Had To Battle Giant Crabs, And That While Lorna Dane Wouldn't Trade The Krakoa Experience She Shared With Storm For Anything, It Did Get Weird!

The All Different X-Men Bring All New Racial Epithets!
"Second Genesis!"
Written and Edited by Len Wein, Illustrated by Dave Cockrum, Lettered by John Costanza, Colors by Glynis Wein
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The closing music is "Bog Songs" by The Blaggards,
provided by Mevio's Music Alley. Check it out at music.mevio.com
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1h 14min
July 20, 2012 X-Aspirations Ep. 074, Mutant Potpourri! Jan 1971 - Oct 1975
The Podcastibilities Are Limitless!
In Which We Learn That Havok Might Want To Start With Limited Sleepovers At First Then Maybe Throwing In a Toothbrush If Things Go Well, That There Is No National Monument, Treasure, or Public Work Of Art That Can Not Be Commandeered For Villainy, That Hoary Nether Realm Demons Describe Extreme Profanity As Swearing Like a Sorcerer Supreme, And That Mr. Fantastic Cut A Lot Of Corners On Fire Safety To Afford His Ludicrous Bell and Whistle Assortment!

Up Yours Luxembourg! You're Not So Great!
"When Iceman Attacks"
"Cry Hulk, Cry Havok!"
"The Night of the Frozen Inferno"
"Night of the Griffin"
"Panic Beneath The Earth!"
"Alpha, The Ultimate Mutant!"
"Madrox the Multiple Man!"
Written by Stan Lee, Archie Goodwin, Len Wein, Bill Mantlo, and Chris Claremont, Pencils by Gil Kane, Herb Trimpe, Sal Buscema, and John Buscema, Inked by John Romita, John Severin, Mike Esposito, Klaus Janson, C. Stone and J. Sinnott, Lettering by Artie Simek, Sam Rosen, C. Jetter, Karen Mantlo, and John Constanza, Colors by Glynis Wein, and Janice Cohen, Edited by Stan Lee, Roy Thomas, Marv Wolfman, and Len Wein
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The closing music is "Drinkin Buddies" by Six Hung Sprung
http://podsafeaudio.com/jamroom/bands/1164/
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1h 37min
July 12, 2012 X-Aspirations Ep. 073, Captain America #172-175, Apr - Jul 1974
Tick Tock, We Are On The Clock!
In Which We Discover That Cap and Falcon Know Only Vagrants and Farmers Travel Without A Double Windsor, That Being A Hero Requires An Encyclopedic Knowledge of the Grand Old Opry, That Cap Depends Upon The Kindness of Strange Truckers, And That Professor X Specializes In Long Distance Rumbly Tummies!

The More Evil You Are The Lower You Five!
"Believe It Or Not: The Banshee!"
"Sins Of The Secret Empire!"
"It's Always Darkest...!"
"...Before The Dawn!"
Written by Steve Englehart and Mike Friedrich, Pencils by Sal Buscema, Inked by Vince Colletta, Lettering by Artie Simek and C. Jetter, Colors by Brand, G. Roussos, and P. Goldberg, Edited by Roy Thomas
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The closing music is "Drinkin Buddies" by Six Hung Sprung
http://podsafeaudio.com/jamroom/bands/1164/
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1h 6min
July 05, 2012 X-Aspirations Ep. 072, Incredible Hulk #180-181, Oct - Nov 1974
We Got The Powers That Be!
In Which We Learn That Hulk May Really Be More Of A Cat Person, That Weapon X Just Don't Care, And That Either The Wendigo Has Grown A Tail Or It Is Just Happy To Meet You!

Hey Kids! Set Your Sights On Ottawa, Because Canadian Girls Are The Horniest!
"And The Wind Howls… Wendigo!"
"And Now… The Wolverine!"
Written by Len Wein, Pencils by Herb Trimpe, Inked by Jack Abel, Lettering by Artie Simek, Colors by Glynis Wein, Edited by Roy Thomas
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The closing music is "Drinkin Buddies" by Six Hung Sprung
http://podsafeaudio.com/jamroom/bands/1164/
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1h 7min
June 27, 2012 X-Aspirations Ep. 071, Avengers #110-111, April - May 1973
We Double The X and Double The Sexy!
In Which We Find That Professor X Would Like You To Keep Cowardly Currs Separate From Your Foolish Fops, That The Deinonychus Can't Get No Dino-Respect, And That Magneto's Greatest Power May Really Be His Unrelenting Optimism!

One Thing We Can All Agree On: Naughty Robot Love Is Infinitely Less Creepy Than Stripping For Your Dad!
"…And Now Magneto!"
"With Two Beside Them!"
Written by Steve Englehart, Pencils by Don Heck, Inked by Frank Giacoia and Mike Esposito, Lettering by S. Leferman and John Costanza, Colors by Glynis Wein and David Hunt, Edited by Roy Thomas
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The closing music is "Drinkin Buddies" by Six Hung Sprung
http://podsafeaudio.com/jamroom/bands/1164/
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50min
June 21, 2012 X-Aspirations Ep. 070, Amazing Adventures #16, Hulk #161+172, Jan-Mar 1973, Feb 1974
How Can We Give Up This Game of Show?
In Which We Discover That If Hulk's Tummy Feels Icky Hulk No Longer Finds Object Impermanence Funny, That There Is No Scientific Atrocity That Can Not Be Soothed Over With A Little Deep Tissue Shiatsu, And That The U.S. Military Should Not Underestimate The Strategic Applications Of A Strapless Dress, A Thick Coat Of Lipstick, And Pair Of Three Inch Pumps!

The Problem With Howard Johnson's -- They Moved The Headstones, But They Didn't Move The Bodies!
"…And The Juggernaut Will Get You… If You Don't Watch Out!"
"Beyond The Border Lurks Death!"
"And Canst Thou Say… The Juggernaut?"
Written by Steve Englehart and Tony Isabella, Pencils by Bob Brown, Marie Severin, and Herb Trimpe, Inked by Frank McLaughlin, Sal Trampani, and Jack Abel, Lettering by Charlotte Jetter, Artie Simek, and A. Kupperberg, Colors by Glynis Wein, G. Roussos, and P. Goldberg, Edited by Roy Thomas
Check us out at
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The closing music is "Drinkin Buddies" by Six Hung Sprung
http://podsafeaudio.com/jamroom/bands/1164/
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1h 1min
June 14, 2012 X-Aspirations Ep. 069, Amazing Adventures #12-15, May-November 1972
Owner of An Englehart!
In Which We Find That Hank Will Never Get That Wet Beast Smell Out of His Upholstery, That Later Editions of The New Testament Downplayed Most of The Elaborate Heists, And That Surprisingly One Of The Best Ways To Male Bond Is Over Bondage!

It Is Both The 0s and The 1s That Are The Loneliest Numbers!
"Iron Man: D.O.A."
"Evil Is All In Your Mind!"
"The Vampire Machine"
"Murder in Mid-Air!"
Written by Steve Englehart, Pencils by Tom Sutton, Inked by Mike Ploog, Frank Giacoia, Jim Mooney, and John Tartaglione, Lettering by Artie Simek, John Costanza, and Jean Izzo, Edited by Stan Lee and Roy Thomas
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58min
June 07, 2012 X-Aspirations Ep. 068, Amazing Adventures #11, March 1972
Three Weeks Of Heaven With Gerry Conway!
In Which We Learn That Hank Always Kept His Bros Before Even The Reddest-Headest Of Ho's, That First Names Are Only For Whores, Waitresses, And Theater Folk, And That Maybe Professor X Should Have Made More Time To Have "The Talk" With Beast!

Beast Is Going Through Ch-Ch-Changes!
"The Beast!"
Written by Gerry Conway, Pencils by Tom Sutton, Inked by Syd Shores, Lettering by Sam Rosen, Edited by Stan Lee.
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51min

FAQs about X-Aspirations:

How many episodes does X-Aspirations have?

The podcast currently has 146 episodes available.