Discussing our (and your) favorite X-men and mutant related Marvel stories!
Episodes
Monday Jun 04, 2018
Monday Jun 04, 2018
Great X-Pectations Ep9: Who Will Stop the Juggernaut?
MUSIC INTRO - Oliver - “Jean”
Sean and Gerry are discussing Uncanny X-Men #101-108!
-POV characters
-Modern X-Force talk **SPOILERS AT 5:45, SKIP TO 6:30**
-The Phoenix saga
-Black Tom and Juggernaut
-Australians
-Eric the Red
-Lilandra, the Shi'ar, and the Imperial Guard!
-John Byrne! Finally!
-Some X-Men movie talk to wrap things up
MUSIC OUTRO - Beastie Boys -“Intergalactic”
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Monday Jun 04, 2018
Monday Jun 04, 2018
Great X-Pectations Ep8: The Best of 2013
MUSIC INTRO - Joe Esposito - “You're the Best Around”
We want the ladies! (to listen)
Our X-Book of the Year - Uncanny Avengers!
Reading habits
Debate over Marvel's flagship title
Savage Wolverine and Comic Crush #1
Legion stories - Age of X, X-Men Legacy
X-Factor and Longshot and Shatterstar's relationship revealed!
Huey Lewis
You hate our music!
X-Factor #259, and Sean wants to give Peter David a raise
All-New X-Men, Uncanny X-Men #14, Mr. Deeds, and Comic Book Crush #3
Age of Ultron
Jason Aaron, Wolverine and the X-Men #29 and clues to the future of the X-Men
Wood's X-Men
Battle of the Atom - Jean Grey, Raze's 3 minutes, piecemeal art
Astonishing X-men #67
Wolverine NOW!
MUSIC OUTRO - Huey Lewis and the News -“Back In Time”
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Monday Jun 04, 2018
Monday Jun 04, 2018
Great X-Pectations Ep7: All-New All-Different Giant-Sized X-Mas Pod
MUSIC INTRO - “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” John Denver & The Muppets
-Sean’s Christmas tree is an expensive fire hazard and Gerry gets ambushed by Hydra leader, Baron Strucker
MUSIC INTERLUDE - The Smashing Pumpkins - “Christmastime”
-Uncanny X-Men #98
-Sean gets a warm New York Christmas welcome! Gerry’s back at it with his comics crush!
MUSIC INTERLUDE - Weezer - “We Wish You a Merry Christmas”
-Uncanny X-Men #119
-Dave Cockrum causes a rift between our hosts, Gerry finds Sean’s weakness and has hair envy and we learn the X-Men are no A-Team!
MUSIC INTERLUDE - Edward Gerhard - “Oh Tannenbaum”
-Gerry and Sean share childhood Christmas memories, we learn that Sean has too much time on his hands and Rom and the Micronauts save Gerry’s Christmas!
MUSIC INTERLUDE - @andreashock & @wasgo - “God Rest Ye Merry Nightcrawler”
-Uncanny X-Men #143
-Gerry and Sean learn that Wolverine is a jealous boyfriend, make a lunch date, and discover Kurt Busiek is a fanboy!
MUSIC INTERLUDE - Run DMC - “Christmas in Hollis”
-Uncanny X-Men #341
-Gerry and Sean learn that Sean’s ego is only matched by the might of Gladiator, they bond over Cannonball love, and we discover another of Gerry’s comic crushes, again!
MUSIC INTERLUDE - Scott Weiland - “It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year”
-Generation X #4
-Gerry and Sean learn tough life lessons from comics, and a Christmas miracle gets Gerry back into comics!
MUSIC INTERLUDE - Vince Guaraldi Trio - “Linus & Lucy”
-Sean divulges a long kept secret, Gerry and Sean agree to hold tightly to their “Peter Pan” syndrome and they Thank all of you!
MUSIC OUTRO - U2 -“Baby Please Come Home”
-It’s hard for Gerry and Sean to say farewell, until Gerry gives Sean the Christmas gift of smell!
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Monday Jun 04, 2018
Monday Jun 04, 2018
Great_Xpectations Ep6: Nightmares Persist
Sean and Gerry climb inside the head of artist and bestie Don Cardenas to discuss our love (hatred?) for Wolverine V1 #75-90
MUSIC INTRO - Frankie Goes to Hollywood - "Relax
-Dawn just sounds better
-Bone Claws
-Adam Kubert
-Cyber
-Everything crashes in a Hama book
-Heather Hudson and that creeper Puck
-Importance of inkers
-Origin/First appearance of Truck Stop
-Writers draw the best metaphors
-Bloodstrike vs Ani-Mator vs Doug Ramsey
-Vaughn & Staples's's's Saga (wha?!)
-Gambit and Deadpool
MUSIC OUTRO - Bonnie Tyler - "Holding Out For a Hero"
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Monday Jun 04, 2018
Monday Jun 04, 2018
Great_Xpectations Ep5: Massacre
Sean and Gerry get the Most from guest Chris Yost, writer of Thor: the Dark World and a kajillion funny books!!
MUSIC INTRO - Arlo Guthrie - "Alice's Restaurant Massacree"
-A quick update on our stalled X-Men reread
-Chris Yost breaks down what's great about The Mutant Massacre crossover,
and how it impacts his own writing
-Chris shares some details about his new upcoming comic project "New Warriors"
-Sean and Gerry wrapup with their thoughts on the Mutant Massacre.
MUSIC OUTRO - INXS - Don't Change
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Sunday Jun 03, 2018
Sunday Jun 03, 2018
Great_Xpectations Ep4: Once More With Feeling
Sean and Gerry go deep into special guest Ryan Stegman!
MUSIC INTRO - Blind Melon - "Three is a Magic Number"
Your hosts visited chez Stegman (he took lots of french, y'all) to discuss Age of Apocalypse AND:
Ryan's first Creator owned work: Spirit of the Night
How Ryan got into comics
How Ryan's parents never bought him the cool toys
How digital comics are pretty great
Stegman calls Sean a "collector," tearing out Sean's heart
Joe Madureira's early art
Costume design in Astonishing X-Men
Morph sucks
Scott Lobdell is Sean's boo
Paper action figures are LAME, except when @AusGerCo makes them
Life at conventions
So much twitter complaining
Stegman's outrageous commission prices and dillholes
Ryan's dad's comic collection
Dawn Fartpenis
OMG RYAN STEGMAN IS PENCILING WOLVERINE!!1
MUSIC OUTRO - De La Soul - Three is a Magic Number
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Album art by Doug Zawizsa
Sunday Jun 03, 2018
Sunday Jun 03, 2018
MUSIC INTRO – Paul McCartney and Wings - "Magneto and Titanium Man"
-Soooo much X-Men talk.
-Sean goes all in, just not in the way Gerry was hoping.
-The Giant Size reread begins!
-Gerry shits on Sean’s youth.
-Gerry’s a pirate.
-Sean’s weird reading habits.
-Hey Kids, we talk X-Men comics!
-Sunfire is a huge dick.
-Трахните Вас Интернет, это является Питером (Fuck you internet, it’s Peter)
-Best friends!
-It’s not always a positive thing to see a few seconds into the future.
-Claremont planting seeds.
-Classy dickheads vs twitter.
-The Scott Lobdell letter.
-Gerry wishes death upon Papa Grande.
-Gerry loves an underdog.
-Origins don’t have to take an entire six issues.
-It’s not Mag-Net-O!!!
-Was Goldballs based on Gerry?
-Sean’s mom does not put up with his 8 year old sexist bullshit.
-X-Men Vignettes!
-More DC Bashing.
-You’re a nerd, you better have some thick skin.
-Power Rangers gives Sean his first taste of depression.
-SPOON!
-Some NYCC announcement talk.
-Sean’s too dumb for Hickman.
-Sean gets his second dose of depression from AoA.
-A little Wolverine talk.
-Amazing X-Men talk.
-Selective continuity for the win!
MUSIC OUTRO – Rod Stewart - "Every Picture Tells a Story"
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Sunday Jun 03, 2018
Sunday Jun 03, 2018
We're starting to hit our stride with enhanced mutant speed!
Here's what's in store for you this episode:
MUSIC INTRO - Sponge - "Plowed"
-Sean's favorite TMNT
-X-Men 39 "Birds of a Feather" Dec 1994
-Adam X
*Digressions-
*Changing Art Styles
*Iceman's daddy issues
*Gambit falling out of writers' favor
*Writers ruining characters because they don't like them.
-New Mutants Special Edition #1 & X-Men Annual #9 "The Asgardian Wars" Dec 1985
*Digressions-
*Storm's hotness
*Comic reading rituals
*Body image politics -Karma slimmed in 80's vs Amanda Waller now
*How X-Characters' bodies have changed through the years (Cyclops, Wolverine)
*Longshot
-X-Men V2 #42-44 "The Fall of Avalon" July-Oct 1995
-A failed livetweet experiment
-Discussing the future of the show's format
MUSIC OUTRO - Rolling Stones - "Brown Sugar"
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Tuesday Nov 21, 2017
Tuesday Nov 21, 2017
Welcome to the Great X-Pectations podcast! Your hosts Sean and Gerry introduce themselves and try to lay out their own humble origins as X-Men fans for your listening pleasure. This episode was recorded when the idea for doing this podcast was still in its infancy. Follow along with the boys and figure it out with them!