Today we talk about Illyana Rasputina, Colossus's often-kidnapped younger sister who also is a member of the New Mutants by the name of Magik, can teleport, do magic, and also aged up a decade after forging a cool sword and becoming the ruler of Limbo.

Media specifically mentioned in today's episode:
-Giant-Size X-Men (1975) #1
-Uncanny X-Men (1963) #145
-Uncanny X-Men (1963) #160
-Magik (1983)
-New Mutants (1983) #14
-New Mutants movie
-Inferno
-Excalibur (1988) #11
-Excalibur (1988) #83
-X-Men (1991) #17
-Uncanny X-Men (1963) #303
-New X-Men (2004) #37
-X-Infernus (2008)
-New Mutants (2009)
-Uncanny X-Men (2011)
-Avengers Vs X-Men (2012) #6
-Uncanny X-Men (2013)
-New Mutants: Dead Souls (2018)
-New Mutants (2019)
-Pencilscratchins Illyana design
-Robin (2021) #1
-Flatline
-Daredevil (2019)

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Today we talk about Piotr Nikolaievitch Rasputin, an X-men best known as Colossus, who is a big strong guy who can turn into metal which makes him bigger and stronger. We also like him best when he's just a big nice guy trying his best.

Media specifically mentioned in today's episode:
-Giant Size X-Men (1975) #1
-Uncanny X-Men (1963) #115
-Uncanny X-Men (1963) #284
-Uncanny X-Men (1963) #303
-Excalibur (1988) #92
-Uncanny X-Men (1963) #390
-Astonishing X-Men (2004) #4
-Uncanny X-Men (1963) #542
-Avengers Vs. X-Men (2012) #5
-X-Men Gold (2017)
-Blue & Gold announcement
-Justice League Unlimited comic series announcement
-DC Festival of Heroes

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Today we talk about Hank McCoy, a founding member of the X-Men known as Beast. He's gone from a pretty normal guy who was really smart and agile to a blue furry man who sometimes goes back in time to bring his teenage self and teammates to the future.

Media specifically mentioned in today's episode:
-X-Men (1963)
-Amazing Adventures (1970) #11
-Avengers (1963) #137
-Defenders (1972) #104
-X-Factor (1986)
-X-Men (1991)
-Astonishing X-Men (2004)
-Wolverine & the X-Men (2011)
-All-New X-Men (2012)
-House of X/Powers of X (2019)
-X-Force (2019)
-Challenge of the Super Sons (2020) #1
-Young Justice Animatic

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Today we talk about Bobby Drake, best known as Iceman. He's one of the founding members of the X-Men and in his time since then he's become an accountant, been kidnapped by an island, been kidnapped by Loki, been possessed by Emma Frost, time traveled, and discovered he was gay.

Media specifically mentioned in today's episode:
-Bobby Drake tumblr edit
-X-Men (1963)
-Champions (1975)
-The Defenders (1972) #122
-X-Factor (1986)
-A more extensive breakdown (with two pages) of the Bobby Brings Rogue To Dinner issue
-All-New X-Men (2012)
-Uncanny X-Men (2013) #600
-All-New X-Men (2015)
-Iceman (2017)
-Iceman (2018)
-Invincible
-Infinity Train

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Today we talk about Roberto Da Costa, a mutant known as Sunspot. He starts out as a teen whose girlfriend died saving his life, and then he became an X-Men member, and eventually he used his inheritance money to buy AIM and make an Avengers team!

Media specifically mentioned in today's episode:
-The New Mutants Marvel Graphic Novel (1982)
-Some Robertos throughout the years
-New Mutants (1983)
-X-Force (1991)
-Young X-Men (2008)
-New Mutants (2009)
-New Avengers (2015)
-U.S.Avengers (2017)
-War of the Realms: Uncanny X-Men (2019)
-Nightwing (2016) #78
-Titans Academy (2021) #1

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Today we talk about Robert Reynolds, best known as the Sentry, except how everybody forgot who that was and when he remembered he had to go talk to all his superhero friends so they would remember him and his power of 1,000-1,000,000 exploding suns.

Media specifically mentioned in today's episode:
-Sentry (2000)
-New Avengers (2004)
-Sentry (2005)
-The Age of the Sentry (2008)
-World War Hulk (2007)
-Dark Avengers (2009)
-King in Black (2020) #1
-Invincible (TV Show)
-Invincible (Comic)
-Kid Cosmic

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Today we talk about Vandal Savage, who was a normal caveman until a meteorite made him immortal, and over the many many years he's been alive he decided that he mostly just wants to be evil and do schemes.

Media specifically mentioned in today's episode:
-Green Lantern (1941) #10
-Action Comics (1938) #552
-Crisis on Infinite Earths (1985)
-Resurrection Man (1997)
-Villains United (2005)
-Secret Six (2006)
-Final Crisis: Revelations (2008)
-Demon Knights #4
-Dark Nights: Death Metal (2020) #7
-Disney+ Echo spinoff announcement
-Emerald Fennell - Zatanna movie announcement
-Zack Snyder's Justice League
-Falcon and the Winter Soldier

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Today we talk about the Aqualads and Aquagirls and Dolphin, or as we like to call them: The Aquids. They have a really bad habit of being abandoned as babies, apparently.

Media specifically mentioned in today's episode:
-Adventure Comics (1935) #269
-Teen Titans (1966) #1
-Teen Titans: Year One (2008)
-Tempest (1996)
-Blackest Night (2009)
-Aquaman (2011) #41 New 52
-Titans (2016) Rebirth
-Brightest Day (2010) #4
-DC Universe: Rebirth (2016)
-Teen Titans (2016) #6
-You Brought Me The Ocean
-Aquaman (1962) #33
-Crisis on Infinite Earths (1985)
-Aquaman (2003): Sub Diego
-Teen Titans (2003) #34
-Aquaman (1994) #0
-Titans (2008) #15
-Aquaman (2016) #25 Rebirth
-The Other History of the DC Universe (2020)
-DC Pride Anthology 2021 Announcement

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Today we talk about Mera, who is the Queen of Atlantis usually, and Aquaman's wife, usually, except when comics retcons their marriage, or when she abolishes the monarchy.

Media specifically mentioned in today's episode:
-Aquaman (1962) #11
-Aquaman (1962) #18
-Aquaman (1962) #57 - #62
-Aquaman (1989)
-Aquaman (1994) #11
-Blackest Night (2009)
-Blackest Night: Wonder Woman (2009) #2, #3
-Brightest Day (2010)
-Aquaman (2011) new 52
-Aquaman (2016) Rebirth
-Mera: Tidebreaker
-Infinite Frontier (2021) #0

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Today we talk about Arthur Curry, also known as Orin depending on the era, who is Aquaman and usually the King of Atlantis! He has a lot of water-based powers from either living underwater as a child (Golden Age) or his Atlantean heritage (every other iteration of the character).

Media specifically mentioned in today's episode:
-Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Aquaman: Rage of Atlantis
-More Fun Comics (1936) #73
-Adventure Comics (1935) #260
-Aquaman (1962)
-Justice League of America (1960)
-SUPERFRIENDS
-Justice League Cartoon
-Aquaman (1986)
-Aquaman: Time and Tide (1993)
-Aquaman (1994)
-Aquaman: Sword of Atlantis (2006)
-Aquaman (2011) New 52
-Aquaman (2016) Rebirth
-Young Justice Cartoon
-Aquaman in Batman: The Brave and the Bold
-Infinite Frontier (2021) #0

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