Episodes
Monday Jun 04, 2018
Episode 19: Nightcrawler's Inferno
Monday Jun 04, 2018
Monday Jun 04, 2018
Great X-Pectations Episode 19: Nightcrawler's Inferno
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With Sean trapped in the Age of Apocalypse, Gerry calls in Stupendous Steve Raker for a chat about his favorite one-off X-Men tale: Uncanny X-Men Annual #4 (1980)!
MUSIC INTRO - "Dante's Inferno" - Iced Earth
-The art contributions of John Romita Jr. and Bob McLeod
-The first death of Kurt Wagner
-Margali Szardos, Nightcrawler's adoptive mother
-Wait, Nightcrawler's got all kinds of family, some of them dead by his hand?!
-The X-Men's descent into Hell
-Steve shows off his big educated brain
-Wolverine vs Storm; who IS the more fit leader?
-The big finish: a John Byrne art discovery that only Gerry, Steve, and Alan White care about.
MUSIC OUTRO - "Hell" - Tegan and Sara
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Album art by Baron Strucker. Follow his monacled ass on twitter @BaronVStrucker
Monday Jun 04, 2018
Episode 18: Days of Future Past
Monday Jun 04, 2018
Monday Jun 04, 2018
Great X-Pectations Episode 17: Days of Future Past: The Movie
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Sean and Gerry dig into Uncanny X-Men #144-147, then chat with return guest Don Cardenas
to discuss the new X-Men: Days of Future Past film!
MUSIC INTRO - "?" - MF Doom Feat. Kurious
-The life and times of Jock Forrester, and the introduction of his lovely daughter Aleytys!
-A quick appreciation of Brent Anderson's pencils
-An appearance by Gerry's boo, Man-Thing!
-Claremont & Byrne's D'Spayre, Man-Thing's nemesis, rears his ugly head!
-Lee's got the fire down below for our man Scott Summers!
-Ms. Locke rolls in John Wilkes Booth style!
-Arcade returns to annoy us again!
-Getting the band back together: Angel, Iceman, Havok, and Polaris return!
-Dr. Doom outclasses and outtraps Arcade!
-Storm and Doom make a lovely couple
-The return of The Phoenix?!
SPOILERS FOR x-Men: DOFP begin at 1:18:00
From here on out we blab about what we love about the movie and a couple things we WOULD have loved.
MUSIC OUTRO - "Time in a Bottle" - Sponge
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Album art by Baron Strucker. Follow his monacled ass on twitter @BaronVStrucker
Monday Jun 04, 2018
Episode 17: The Phalanx Covenant
Monday Jun 04, 2018
Monday Jun 04, 2018
Great X-Pectations Episode 17: The Phalanx Covenant
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Sean and Gerry are joined by Justin Peterson (author and artist of Very Near Mint) to discuss The Phalanx Covenant:
Generation Next (Uncanny X-Men #316, X-Men #36, Uncanny X-Men #317, X-Men #37)
Life Signs (X-Factor #106, X-Force #38, Excalibur #82)
Final Sanction (Wolverine (vol. 2) #85, Cable (vol. 2) #16)
Gerry also spends a few minutes with Ken Lashley to discuss his early days at Marvel!
MUSIC INTRO - "Technologic" - Daft Punk
We cover a ton of stuff. Sadly, I forgot to take notes. Just enjoy it, okay?
MUSIC OUTRO - "The Humans Are Dead" - Flight of the Conchords
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Album art by Baron Strucker. Follow his monacled ass on twitter @BaronVStrucker
Monday Jun 04, 2018
Episode 16: Days of Future Past
Monday Jun 04, 2018
Monday Jun 04, 2018
Great X-Pectations Episode 16: Days of Future Past
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Sean and Gerry fly solo...together? We discuss Uncanny X-Men #138-143
MUSIC INTRO - "Time Warp" - Rocky Horror Picture Show
-The end of the Byrne Era!
-The Jean Grey Holempathic Matrix!
-An emotional goodbye to Cyclops and hello to Sprite!
-Wolverine's new duds!
-Is the Brown and Beige superior to the Blue and Yellow?
-Favorite Wolverine artists?
-Whatever happened to the X-Men's human supporting cast (Moira MacTaggert, Stevie Hunter, Tom Corsi, Sharon Friedlander, Trish Tilby)
-Sucky Angel, again!
-Storm takes the leadership mantel, but should it have been Wolverine's?
-Alpha Flight Returns, but where is Puck? Under the stairs, of course.
-Machine Man #18 X-over (sorta)!
-Wendigo, the rematch!
-Wendigo, the Predator!
-Wendigo, the perfect disguise for woods porn!
-Bob Hoskins, Wolverine?!
-Wolverine's early life with the Hudsons
-Comic cruuuush!
-So much Alpha Flight talk
-Days of Future Past!
-Some thoughts on the upcoming film
-Missed opportunity for a sweet One Sheet
-Handing out comics for Halloween
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-Kitty's first Danger Room session
-Save the past and/or save the future!
-Mystique's costume - another missed opportunity for the film franchise
-the rest of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants (Pyro, Avalanche, Destiny, Blob)
-The first New Brotherhood / X-Men showdown!
-Sean picks apart fandom. Buckle up.
-a VERY brief C2E2 wrapup. Thanks to all who said hello!
MUSIC OUTRO - "Back In Time" - Huey Lewis & the News
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Monday Jun 04, 2018
Episode 15: Dark Phoenix
Monday Jun 04, 2018
Monday Jun 04, 2018
Great X-Pectations Ep15: Dark Phoenix
Super Steve Raker lends a hand as our emergency fill-in guest to discuss the Mother-Of-All-X-Men-Stories...
The Dark Phoenix Saga!
MUSIC INTRO - Icona Pop - “I love it (I don’t care)”
-Introductions
-Shoutout to Emma
-Super Steve leaves some children stranded
-Quick recap
-Jim Salicrup: Editor extraordinaire
-Gerry’s comic crush!
-Days of Future podcast…
-Gerry & Sean’s destiny!
-The history of the Hellfire Club
-The best Wolverine ever
-The birth of the Reavers!
-Sebastian Shaw better get an amulet
-Sean’s mistrust of adults is revealed!
-Gerry is cursed with the longest cliffhanger ever
-X3 rage!
-That wacky John Byrne
-Spoilers for “The Trial of Jean Grey”
-More hot chocolate
-The greatest magic 8 ball of all time
-Kids! Go read “End of Greys”
-Raker: Ruining panels
-Kids! Win a shopping spree!
-The X-Men bring knives to the Imperial Guards gunfight
-What if’s and what might’ve been
MUSIC OUTRO - Ash - “Girl from Mars”
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Monday Jun 04, 2018
Episode 14: Run For Your Life
Monday Jun 04, 2018
Monday Jun 04, 2018
Great X-Pectations Ep14: Run For Your Life!
MUSIC INTRO - INXS - “Devil Inside”
Sean and Gerry talk Uncanny X-Men #126-131 with guest Alan White!
-Alan’s origin story
-Alan does the unthinkable…he makes Sean blush
-Can Larry Hama take Gerry in hand to hand combat?
-The “Stand By Me” moment of summertime comic reading
-Proteus!
-subplots are fun!
-5 minutes of Fantastic X-Pectations!
-Hickman's potential as X-Writer
-Alan does podcasts right
-Great Angus-pectations!
-comic crush, red alert!
-some serious John Byrne love
-some not so serious John Byrne love…. He sure can draw huh…
-Hot plates & Hot Chocolate
-Cyclops: Leader of the X-Men, Shit-starter.
-Cosplay: Dafuq.
-The Power Principle!
-Comic Crush sneak attack!
-Kitty Pryde!
-The fellas talk Project Runway. Make it work boys.
-Emma Frost!
-Gerry gets a lesson about the ghetto
-Dazzler! Gerry drops knowledge, Raker-style!
-The Hellfire Club retirement plan is terrible
-Jean Grey: Backseat Driver
-Alan talks about his work, go out there and support! @NewMutant http://powerprinciplecomic.blogspot.com/
MUSIC OUTRO - Japan's alternate intro for X-Men: The Animated Series
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Monday Jun 04, 2018
Episode 13: The Submergence of Japan
Monday Jun 04, 2018
Monday Jun 04, 2018
Great X-Pectations Ep13: The Submergence of Japan
MUSIC INTRO - Kirsten Dunst - “Turning Japanese”
Sean and Gerry hit their X-Men reread hard, discussing Uncanny #117-125 (and Annual #3!)
We are also joined by a surprise guest in the middle and you DON'T want to miss that. We warn you
though- *OUR GUEST LOVES CAPTAIN AMERICA SPOILERS*
MUSIC OUTRO - Marshall Neely and the Deputies of Destruction -“Japan”
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Album art by Justin Peterson
Monday Jun 04, 2018
Episode 12: Gifted
Monday Jun 04, 2018
Monday Jun 04, 2018
Great X-Pectations Ep12: Gifted
MUSIC INTRO - Our Lady Peace - “Made of Steel”
Sean and Gerry are Joined by Anthony Laatsch to discuss Astonishing X-Men #1-24 & Giant-Sized X-Men #1!
In these Joss Whedon/John Cassaday/ Laura Martin issues, we see the return of a steely team member, and some
of the best storytelling and art the Mutants have ever given us!
MUSIC OUTRO - The Shins -“Simple Song”
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Monday Jun 04, 2018
Episode 11: Strangers in a Savage Land
Monday Jun 04, 2018
Monday Jun 04, 2018
Great X-Pectations Ep11: Strangers In A Strange Land
MUSIC INTRO - The Tokens - “The Lion Sleeps Tonight”
Sean and Gerry are Joined by Greg Turner to discuss X-Men V1 #60-65! In these Thomas/Adams issues
we see the first appearance and origin of Sauron, as well as a trip to the Savage Land,
and the first appearance of Sunfire!
Then Uncanny Steve Raker joins in for our Previously segment to chat about his favorite X-Men arc-
Uncanny X-Men #114-116! In these Claremont/Byrne issues, our favorite mutants have another trip
to the Savage Land and another run in with Sauron, as well as a kerfuffle with the Petrified Man!
But wait, there's more! Steve goes into overtime sharing his thoughts on other
X-related appearances of the recently discussed Living Monolith in
Marvel Team Up #69-70 and Power Man/ Iron Fist #56-57!
MUSIC OUTRO - Kool and the Gang -“Jungle Boogie”
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Follow Steve Raker @SteveRaker and here him on the Marvel Noise and Indie Comic Book Noise Podcasts!
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Album art by Baron Strucker. Follow his monacled ass on twitter @BaronVStrucker
Monday Jun 04, 2018
Episode 10: The Sentinels Live
Monday Jun 04, 2018
Monday Jun 04, 2018
Great X-Pectations Ep10: The Sentinels Live!
MUSIC INTRO - Las Dilly Sisters - “Sometimes Good Guys Don't Wear White”
Sean and Gerry are Joined by Greg Turner to discuss X-Men V1 #56-59!
Then they fly solo as they continue their reread with Uncanny X-Men #109-113!
MUSIC OUTRO - The Pleasure Seekers -“What A way To Die”
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