Today we talk about Wanda Maximoff, better known as the Scarlet Witch, who is an extremely powerful mutant who has... some problems with agency, namely that comics don't let her have it very often. She also is able to rewrite reality!

Media specifically mentioned in today's episode:
-X-Men (1963) #4
-Avengers (1963) #16
-For Once In His Life He Says Nothing
-Avengers Disassembled
-Original Sins (2014) #5 (No, MORE mutants)
-The two panels where it's revealed that Clint Barton had sex with a doombot
-Your Black Friend and Other Strangers
-Valiant Comics twitter thread of free comics
-Donate to the National Lawyers Guild!

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Today we talk about a man who goes by many names, mostly Erik Lehnsherr and Magneto, who is a mutant with electromagnetic powers, a Holocaust survivor, and an antagonist to the X-Men. Is he a villain? Well, it's complicated.

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Media specifically mentioned in today's episode:
-Quentin Quire's Magneto was right shirt
-X-Men (1963) #1
-Secret Wars (1984)
-House of M (2005)
-Secret Wars (2015) -there's plenty of lists of Black comics artists and writers and books, but here's one
-and here's another!
-Gail Simone even made a twitter thread!

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Today we talk about Jean Grey, who has most notably gone by Marvel Girl, Phoenix, and Dark Phoenix, although there's some fun stuff with "How much of this was Jean Grey and how much of it was the Phoenix Force?" because one of the symptoms of Women In Comics Disease is a lack of agency!

Media specifically mentioned in today's episode:
-X-Men (1963) #1
-X-Men (1963) #101
-Uncanny X-Men (1963) #129
-X-Factor (1986) #1
-All-New X-Men (2012)
-House of X (2019)
-Jeeves and Wooster

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Today we talk about Scott Summers, best known as Cyclops, who is one of the original members of the X-Men and he has portals in his eyes to a universe full of concussive force that can only be stopped by some special ruby quartz glasses!

Media specifically mentioned in today's episode:
-X-Men (1963) #1
-X-Factor (1986) #1
-I meant "no, MORE mutants" from Original Sins #5
-Article about the possible resolution of the Scott/Jean/Logan love triangle
-All-New X-Men (2012)
-Unbeatable Squirrel Girl (2015B) #37

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Today we talk about Al Simmons, better known as Spawn, who is an assassin who went to hell, became a hellspawn, went back to Earth, and then became a superhero using his hell powers. There's... a lot that happens.

Media specifically mentioned in today's episode:
-Todd McFarlane's Spider-Man
-Spawn (1992)
-Ok, look, Todd named his demon after the 8th circle of hell, so i guess this is just like naming your kid after a city/country/etc
-Mammon, is in FACT, an actual demon
-This isn't really a piece of media but hello it's Elian and i just gotta say i did say Paul when i was trying to name the apostles of Jesus and there is no apostle named Paul, i was thinking of Peter, sorry about that
-King Shark
-Spawn (1997) trailer
-Todd McFarlane's Spawn
-Korn - Freak on a Leash
-Kiss Number 8
-Olivia's newest Pod of Greed appearance

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Today we talk about three characters who have held the Goldstar mantle: Trixie Collins (Booster Gold's personal assistant), Michelle Carter (Booster Gold's twin sister), and Ernest Widdle (basically a superman parody who argues with Lobo, no relation to Booster).

Media specifically mentioned in today's episode:
-Booster Gold (1986)
-Booster Gold (2007)
-Lobo (1993)
-Adventures of the Super Sons (2018)

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Today we talk about Lobo, who is an alien who looks like he could be a member of Kiss, and mostly just goes around causing chaos because he wants to. Basically he is to Wolverine what Deadpool is to Deathstroke!

Media specifically mentioned in today's episode:
-Omega Men (1983) #3
-Justice League International (1987)
-Lobo (1990)
-Lobo (1993)
-Lobo (2014)
-Nailed It!

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Today we talk about Amanda Waller, who has led the Suicide Squad, Checkmate, and the Secret Six. She is an extremely competent morally grey woman who is not here to be liked, she's here to get stuff done.

Media specifically mentioned in today's episode:
-Legends (1986)
-Suicide Squad (1987)
-Checkmate (1987)
-Superman/Batman (2003) #44
-Suicide Squad (2011)
-Suicide Squad (2016)
-Check, Please! Graphic Novels
-Marvel Powers of a Girl

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Today we talk about Amethyst, the Princess of Gemworld, who is a human (or homo magi) girl who discovers she's can go to Gemworld where she has magic powers and is also an adult woman (except now she's the same age both places).

Media specifically mentioned in today's episode:
-Amethyst: Princess of Gemworld (1983)
-Amethyst: Princess of Gemworld (1983) (TRADE)
-Amethyst: Princess of Gemworld (1985)
-Sword of Sorcery (2012)
-Justice League Dark (2018)
-Young Justice (2019)
-Amethyst (2020)
-DC Nation Shorts: Amethyst Princess of Gemworld
-Check Please! (graphic novels)
-Check Please! (webcomic)

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Today we talk about Adam Strange, an archaeologist who was kidnapped from Earth accidentally by aliens who then give him technology to help save their planet, which he does, and ends up beaming back and forth from Earth to space in some convoluted ways.

Media specifically mentioned in today's episode:
-Showcase (1956) #17
-Mystery In Space (1951) #53
-Adam Strange: The Man of Two Worlds (1990)
-Adam Strange: Planet Heist (2004)
-Justice League United (2014)
-Strange Adventures (2020)
-SYFY's Krypton
-Check Please vol 2: Sticks and Scones

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