Episode 170 - Chaos Magic

Wanda Maximoff, this is your life! The penultimate episode explores Wanda's past and powers, and we explore them too! Plus we talk Wolverine #10, New Mutants #16, and X-Men #18 and dish about Superman and Lois!

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Episode 169 - Agatha All Along

Brett and EvilJeff saw Agatha Harkness coming a mile away but were still spellbound! We talk WandaVision E7 plus MCU rumors! We also talk last week's comic books! Marauders! Cable! King In Black! Champions! Black Widow!

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Episode 168 - Wiccan In the Middle

This week's Hot Topics feature an ending for a former Star Wars actress and a beginning for Warren Worthington III and Monet St. Croix. We gab about last week's X-books. And then we shriek about the Malcolm in the Middle inspired WandaVision e6 starring Wiccan and Speed!

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Episode 167 - The Curious Case of Quicksilver

Everybody's talking about Pietro Maximoff. We're no exception. Did Wanda punch a hole in space to grab the next best thing to her brother? (shrugs) We also visit Hellions #9, X-Factor #7 and those Marauders and Shang-Chi one-shots!

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Episode 166 - Vote X-Men!

It's Decision X! The X-Men elections are happening and we are here with all the hottest politico and pundit gossip. We talk about Wolverine #19, X-Men #17, Excalibur #17, and New Mutants #15. Then we change the channel and check in on Westview, nay the MCU itself, in WandaVision E4.

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Episode 165 - Age of S.W.O.R.D.

Before the #XMenVote heats up, we have two weeks of X-books to check in with: Marauders #17, Cable #7, X-Force #16, and S.W.O.R.D #2. And speaking of that last one, we also dive deep into WandaVision episode 3! "He was killed by Ultron, wasn't he?"

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Episode 164 - WandaVision

The MCU is back! Phase 4 begins with WandaVision — a mysterious and hilarious trip through the trauma of the strongest Avenger. Brett and EvilJeff review the first two episodes. Spoilers: we're obsessed.

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Episode 163 - An Eternals Flame

Brett and EvilJeff take a trip to Olympia with Kieron Gillen and Esad Ribic's ETERNALS #1. Of course, we check in with last week's X-books: X-FACTOR #6 and HELLIONS #8. Plus, we watched Marvel Studio's LEGENDS Wanda and Vision episodes on Disney+.

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Episode 162 - Getting Catty with WW84

Girl, we need to catch up! We never told you how we felt about WW84! Guess. Also, we have three weeks of X-Men books to talk about — New Mutants #14, X-Force #16, Excalibur #16, Wolverine #8, and X-Men #16.

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Episode 161 - The Best/Worst of 2020

Brett and EvilJeff celebrate this god awful year ending by ranking and reviewing the best and worst superhero, fantasy, and sci-fi comic books, movies, and TV of 2020. We also talk about some of the best queer people and moments of the past year.

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Episode 160 - The S.W.O.R.D. in the Stone

Al Ewing and Valerio Schiti's S.W.O.R.D. #1 has been drawn. We cover it and Marauders #16 in our weekly I Want Your X segment. And this week's Hot Topixxx is all about the day the world changed and joy returned to our lives — Disney Investor Day. Sorry this episode is so long my god.

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Episode 159 - Freaky

Brett and EvilJeff enter the Reign of X ... and more! We talk Hellions #7, X-Factor #5, Daredevil #25, and King in Black #1. Plus we (who are hardcore Happy Death Day fans) review the new Blumhouse movie, Freaky!

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Episode 158 - Sheathed (by the Bell)

X of Swords is over. Thanksgiving is over. And the holidays are just beginning! We review the X-Men event and dive into other comics like Power Pack: Outlawed and Boom! Studios’ The Unkindness of Ravens. Plus, we talk about what we like on TV right now, especially our new favorite: Saved By The Bell!

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Episode 157 - Talkin' X-Movies

We've seen The New Mutants, the final nail in the FOX-Men coffin. So we serve up our definitive ranking of all 13 X-Movies! Plus, we are behind on X of Swords (X-Force, Hellions, Cable) and discuss Marvel's: Indigenous Voices and some Boom! Studios books. Plus, wtf is this Franklin Richards bullshit?!

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Episode 156 - X of Tangents

After a week off, Brett and EvilJeff devote the entire show to catching up on X of Swords, the big X-Men crossover! And, like the event, we are all over the damn place. When we stay focused, we talk about X-Men #14, Marauders #13-14, Excalibur #14, and Wolverine #7 (Chapters 12-16).

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Episode 155 - 10 Swords x 3 Jokers

The X-Men’s X of Swords event reaches its halfway point with X of Swords: Stasis! Brett and EvilJeff read that and Strange Academy #4, Department of Truth #2, and the finale of Three Jokers. Plus our Halloween hangover lingers as we recap some of the horror films that filled our October, including Roald Dahl's The Witches on HBOMax.

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Episode 154 - Our Halloween Episode

Brett and EvilJeff celebrate gay Xmas aka Halloween! We talk about the very scary horror of mangaka Junji Ito and Something Is Killing the Children #11. Then we review Netflix's Babysitter movies and the full run of HBO's Lovecraft Country! Of course we check in with X of Swords (X-Men #13 & Excalibur #13).

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Episode 153 - Baby Bly Bly Bly

As Halloween draws near, Brett and EvilJeff review Netflix’s The Haunting of Bly Manor. Brett also checked in with Hulu’s new Marvel show Helstrom! We clang with Chapters 6-8 of X of Swords (Hellions #5, New Mutants #13, Cable #5), Spider-Man #50, and more.

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Episode 152 - Bye to The Boys

In this episode, Brett and EvilJeff say bye to The Boys and talk about that S2 finale. We cut it up with chapters 3-5 of X of Swords (Wolverine, X-Force, and Marauders). And we talk about some new books like We Only Find Them When They’re Dead and Department of Truth! All this and more on Comic Book Queers! 

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Episode 151 - See You Next Tuesday, DC

Brett and EvilJeff go back to last week’s books to talk about X-Factor #4, Giant-Size X-Men Tribute, Fantastic Four #24, Shang Chi #1, Strange Academy #3, Three Jokers #2, and the penultimate The Boys. Plus we introduce a new DC comics segment!

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