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It's me. alone in my room. At midnight. with YOU as my guests. Get in, we're reading the new dark line at Marvel. Spider-Man comes out the gate strong, but in the background? Fantastic Four is innovating in the field of found fucked family. And whether the new (old) dark X-Men fulfils the hype, and whether Hickman is can breathe life into dead concepts (pun intended).  
Come food out if we feel the same as I ThinkLessDoMore 

It's time to face my nemesis. He's been tormenting me in the DMs and I finally get to hold him accountable for his crimes, under the guise of talking about a 10/10 K-drama superhero chow mash-up. JUSTICE! PROFANITY! SUPERPOWERS! SUBTITLES! 

Pull up a chair, we're getting into weapon X! 
The Nail Salon
Hating your colleagues
Not fucking with the brood
Poor planning and worse vibes
More singing!
 
Come in and get your life as we continue the run through Season 2 of X-Men 97! 

The 97 Sessions are BACK! 
Khalid and I have sat, meditated, discussed and disputed over the three launch episodes of the new season of X-Men '97. But we wanted this to really hit, so we're joined on the third chair by no other than 1/2 of the Hivemind Jackson Lanzing (Eisner nominated writer for Star Trek, Kang the Conquerer, Guardians of the Galaxy, Outsiders and NYX)! 
We talk:
"Days of Past Future"
"A Force to Be Reckoned With"
"Rise of Apocalypse (Pt. 1)"
Featuring:
"Daniel."
SOLAR FLARE
Jubilee does something (!)
Age of Apocalypse and boy comics
Feet(s)
Colonialism
X-Factor = X-Force = X-Men (?)
Warren Worthington was right
"Papa?"
Apocalypse v En Sabah Nur
Cable as a recession indicator
Kid Cable
The White Queen at G.A.Y.
Val Cooper back at it again
Kang the Conquerer
The return of a fan favourite segment
Ash takes the pulpit
Charles Xavier is stank.

Preview of our #XMen97 discussion of S2 EP 1/2/3 with Khalid, me and Jackson Lanzing. I'm not gonna give too much away here, but have a little taste of what's coming. 
(Full ep with you imminently 👀 !)

So, Jade come to me and told me I'd be a believer in this theory that marketing is central to anime, not just in the medium but in the stories themselves (and even in the real world). After dropping probably the best debut episode in this pod's history, I'm sold on the theory and will be leading the Jade For President club. Come find out why I'm throwing five stars all over this one!

The final half of the Giant-Size first interview from Connor and Josh about Mimi Green, Diva Dread, horse knee physics, fucked up syntax, drawing fatness with love and thinness ppl can actually detect, shout outs to the teamm, and ALL your questions!
 
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"You can't invite the 4 hour podcast man on your podcast and not get 4 hours" kind of sums up this honest, touching, and at times intentionally challenging talk through a "book for the Ozempic age". Josh and Connor talk about the inspiration, friendship, and life experiences that led to a debut we're affectionately genre-ing as Diva Dread.  

If you haven't been reading Ride or Die, it's OK; everyone makes mistakes. But Mars (the creator behind this sweet and slightly demonic street race romance) is here to ki about his love for Novas, what it means to not want to be seen, who is the most fun to write and where he's driving this story we should all be strapped into. 
You can read Ride or Die at RideorDieComic.com, or find it on Webtoon and Tapas 
 

You ever notice how many Black characters are in the military, or cops, or CIA, or *something*? We dig into the pattern and our thoughts on what might be behind it. Come for an Excellent chat!