Today we talk about Grant Emerson, also known as Damage, who is a guy with exploding powers, a connection to the JSA, and a history of saving the world that one time.

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-Damage (1994)
-Zero Hour: Crisis in Time (1994) #0
-The New Teen Titans (1984) #0, 115-130
-Green Lantern (1990) #57, 59
-Deathstroke (1991) #48-51
-Justice League Task Force (1993) #25-26, 30
-The Siege of the Zi Charam (1995)
-JLA/Titans (1998)
-The Titans (1999)
-Young Justice (1998) #49-52, 55
-JSA (1999) #49-51
-Infinite Crisis (2005) #1
-Justice Society of America (2007)
-JSA Kingdom Come Specials (2008)
-Trinity (2008) #13-18
-Blackest Night (2009)
-JSA All-Stars (2009) #1-7
-Doomsday Clock (2017) #12
-Damage (2018) (Ethan Avery)
-Dark Nights: Death Metal (2020) #5-6
-Infinite Frontier (2021) #2-6

-Dimension 20: A Court of Fey and Flowers
-Rahne of Terra (1991)

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Today we talk about Jubilation Lee, best known as Jubilee, who hid out in the X-Men headquarters until she was able to save Wolverine and get unofficially adopted as his teen sidekick.

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-Uncanny X-Men (1963) #244-280, 288, 295-318, 325, 331, 343, 350-354, 375379, 388, 403-406, 423-437, 600
-X-Men Annual (1970) #13-14
-X-Tinction Agenda (1990)
-Wolverine (1988) #40-75, 94, 115-118, 125-126, 141, 145-147
-X-Men (1991) #4-41, 64, 96, 99
-X-Men Annual (1991)
-Excalibur (1988) #57-58
-X-Cutioner's Song (1992)
-Wolverine Killing (1993) #1
-Generation X (1994)
-Generation X Underground Special (1998)
-X-Men Unlimited (1993) #30, 34
-X-Men Unlimited (2004) #2
-X-Men (2004) #157, 165, 171
-Jubilee (2004)
-Decimation: House of M - The Day After (2005) #1
-Generation M (2005) #2
-Wolverine Origins (2006) #6-10
-New Warriors (2007)
-Nation X (2009) #2
-Curse of the Mutants (2010) reading order
-X-Men (2010) #1-6, 11, 20-27
-Wolverine & Jubilee (2010)
-Wolverine (2010 #6-8, 16
-X-23 (2010) #10-12, 19-20
-X-Men (2013)
-Savage Wolverine (2013) #19
-Wolverine Annual (2014) #1
-Patsy Walker, A.K.A. Hellcat! (2015) #8-17
-Old Man Logan (2016) #14-15, 23
-X-Men Prime (2017) #1
-Generation X (2017)
-Phoenix Resurrection: The Return of Jean Grey (2017)
-Hunt for Wolverine (2018) #1
-Hunt for Wolverine: Mystery in Madripoor (2018)
-Uncanny X-Men (2018) #1-6, 9-10
-Dead Man Logan (2018)-6
-Age of X-Man: X-Tremists (2019)
-Excalibur (2019)
-Marvel's Voices: Identity (2021) #1
-X-Men Legends (2021) #7-9
-X-Men Unlimited Infinity Comic (2021) #28, 41, 54, 74, 80-85, 100, 102, 105
-Knights of X (2022)
-X-Terminators (2022)
-Unforgiven (2022) trade paperback
-X-Men: Hellfire Gala Last Rites Infinity Comic (2023) #1
-X-Men: Hellfire Gala (2023) #1
-Marvel's Voices: X-Men (2023) #1

-Parasocial
-X-Men Blue: Origins (2023) #1

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Today we talk about Remy LeBeau, who has a power that everyone has (converting potential energy into kinetic energy) except he's very good at it and he uses it for stealing and X-Men business.

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-X-Men Annual (1970) #14
-Uncanny X-Men (1963) #266-280, 294-390, 425, 444-446, 468, 494, 524, 542, 600 -X-Tinction Agenda (1990)
-X-Men (1991)
-Wolverine (1988) #55-57, 60, 87
-X-Cutioner's Song (1992)
-Gambit (1993)
-Rogue (1995)
-Wolverine & Gambit: Victims (1995)
-Onslaught (1996)
-X-Men Annual (1997)
-Gambit (1997)
-X-Men Unlimited (1993) #18, 22-23, 30
-Gambit (1999)
-Gambit Annual 1999
-Gambit Annual 2000
-X-Treme X-Men (2001)
-X-Treme X-Men: X-Pose (2003) #2
-X-Men (2004)
-X-Men Unlimited (2004) #3
-Rogue (2004) #1, 4-6, 11-12
-Gambit (2004)
-X-Men/Fantastic Four (2004)
-X-Men: Messiah Complex (2007)
-X-Men Legacy (2008) #211-234, 244-267, 275
-X-Men Origins: Gambit (2009) #1
-X-Men: Second Coming (2010)
-X-Men (2010) #2-15
-X-Men: Curse of the Mutants - Storm & Gambit (2010)
-Daken/X-23: Collision (2011)
-Gambit: From the Marvel Vault (2011) #1
-X-Men: Schism (2011)
-Astonishing X-Men (2004) #48-68
-Avengers Vs. X-Men (2012)
-Gambit (2012)
-X-Men: X-Termination (2013)
-All-New X-Factor (2014)
-Storm (2014) #9
-Deadpool V Gambit (2016)
-Civil War II: X-Men (2016)
-All-New Wolverine (2015) #16-18
-X-Men: Gold (2017) #4-6, 26-30
-Astonishing X-Men (2017) #1-12
-Rogue & Gambit (2018)
-X-Men: Red (2018) #3-11
-Mr. and Mrs. X (2018)
-Excalibur (2019)
-Knights of X (2022)
-Gambit (2022)
-X-Treme X-Men (2022)
-Captain Marvel (2019) #43-50
-Rogue & Gambit (2023)
-Love Unlimited Infinity Comic (2022) #61
-Dark X-Men (2023)
-Marvel's Voices: X-Men (2023) #1

-Wonder Woman (2023) #3 backup story

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Today we talk about Anna Marie, who only got a name recently, and otherwise has simply gone by Rogue ever since she was adopted by Mystique and Destiny.

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-Avengers Annual (1967) #10
-Uncanny X-Men (1963) #158, 170-247, 259, 269-280, 294-297, 304-308, 319-325, 336-389, 425, 444-446, 468, 517-529, 542, 600
-Dazzler (1981) #22-24, 28-29, 38
-Secret Wars (1984)
-Secret Wars II (1985)
-X-Men Vs. Avengers (1987)
-X-Men (1991)
-X-Cutioner's Song (1993)
-Gambit (1993)
-X-Men Unlimited (1993) #4, 30-31
-Rogue (1995)
-Age of Apocalypse (1995)
-Magneto Rex (1999)
-Gambit (1999) #14-16
-X-Treme X-Men (2001)
-X-Treme X-Men: Savage Land (2001)
-X-Treme X-Men: X-Pose (2003) #2
-X-Men (2004)
-Rogue (2004)
-Mystique (2003) #23
-House of M (2005)
-X-Men: Messiah Complex (2007)
-X-Men Legacy (2008) #210, 215-216, 220-275, 300
-X-Men: Second Coming (2010)
-Generation Hope (2010)
-X-Men: Schism (2011)
-Uncanny Avengers (2012)
-X-Men (2013) #1-6
-Marvel Knights: X-Men (2013)
-Avengers & X-Men: AXIS (2014)
-Uncanny Avengers (2015)
-Inhumans Vs. X-Men (2016)
-Astonishing X-Men (2017) #1-12
-Rogue & Gambit (2018)
-Avengers: No Surrender
-X-Men: Gold (2017) #23-30
-Mr. and Mrs. X (2018)
-Excalibur (2019)
-X-Men (2021)
-AXE: Judgement Day (2022)
-X-Treme X-Men (2022)
-Rogue & Gambit (2023)
-Uncanny Avengers (2023)

-Danny Phantom: A Glitch in Time
-Helen of Wyndhorn announcement

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Today we talk about Nathan Summers, who is the time-traveled son of Scott Summers who, while being a mutant with mutant powers, is mostly known for Gun. Because he's an edgy 90's guy.

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-Uncanny X-Men (1963) #201, 223, 234, 239, 241-243
-X-Factor (1986) #1, 13, 35-56, 59-62, 66-68
-New Mutants (1983) #86
-X-Force (1991)
-Cable: Blood & Metal (1992)
-X-Cutioner's Song (1992)
-Cable (1993)
-Adventures of Cyclops & Phoenix (1994)
-X-Men: Books of Askani (1995) #1
-Askani'son (1996)
-Deadpool (1997) #22
-Astonishing X-Men (1999)
-Uncanny X-Men (1963) #375-388
-Soldier X (2002)
-Weapon X (2002) #6-13
-Cable & Deadpool (2004)
-X-Force (2004)
-X-Men (2004) #190-207
-X-Men: Messiah Complex (2007)
-Cable (2008)
-King-Size Cable Spectacular (2008)
-X-Men: Messiah War (2009)
-X-Men: Second Coming (2010)
-Avengers: X-Sanction (2011)
-Cable and X-Force (2012)
-X-Force (2014)
-Deadpool & Cable: Split Second Infinite Comic (2015)
-Uncanny Avengers (2015) #2-19, 23
-Cable (2017)
-Despicable Deadpool (2017) #287-291
-Extermination (2018)
-X-Force (2018)
-Major X (2019)
-X-Men (2019) #1-2, 7, 10, 16
-Fallen Angels (2019)
-Cable (2020)
-X of Swords (2020)
-S.W.O.R.D. (2020)
-The Last Annihilation (2021)
-X-Men Red (2022) #1-10
-A.X.E.: Judgment Day (2022)
-Deadpool: Badder Blood (2023)
-Children of the Vault (2023)

-Batman/Superman: World's Finest (2022) vol 2
-Uncanny Spider-Man (2023) #3

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Today we talk about Alex Summers, who joins the X-Men after being kidnapped, learning his brother is Cyclops, and finding out that he also has mutant powers.

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-X-Men (1963) #54
-Incredible Hulk (1962) #150
-Havok & Wolverine: Meltdown (1988)
-Inferno (1988)
-X-Tinction Agenda (1990)
-X-Factor (1986) #71
-X-Cutioner's Son (1992)
-Mutant X (1998)
-X-Men: The Hidden Years (1999)
-Uncanny X-Men (1981) #411
-Exiles (2001) #28-30
-X-Men (2004) #157
-X-Men: Deadly Genesis (2005)
-Uncanny X-Men (1981) #475
-X-Men: Emperor Vulcan (2007)
-War of Kings (2009) reading order
-X-Factor (2005) #230
-Uncanny Avengers (2012)
-Avengers & X-Men: AXIS (2014)
-Death of X (2016) #4
-IVX (2016) #5-6
-X-Men: Blue (2017) #7-9, 23-28
-Astonishing X-Men (2017) #13
-Uncanny X-Men (2018) #12
-House of X (2019) #5
-Hellions (2020)
-X-Men Legends (2021) #1-2, 5-6
-A.X.E.: Judgement Day (2022)
-Dark Web (2022)
-Dark X-Men (2023)

-Candela Obscura: Needle & Thread
-Pokemon (2000)
-Magneto (2023) #4
-X-Men Forever announcement

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Today we talk about Nathaniel Essex, am evil geneticist obsessed with Scott Summers best known as Mister Sinister, who is only really here to cause problems.

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-Mutant Massacre (1987)
-Uncanny X-Men (1981) #221, 379-380, 544
-X-Men: Inferno (1988)
-X-Factor (1986) #74-75, 104-105, Flashback -1
-Classic X-Men (1986) #41-42
-X-Men (1991) #22-23, 51-52, 200-205
-Cable (1993) #6, 26-28, Annual (1999) #1
-Excalibur (1988) #72-74
-X-Man (1995) #12-19, 25
-Further Adventures of Cyclops & Phoenix (1996)
-Uncanny Origins (1996) #1
-X-Men Unlimited (1993) #30
-Gambit (1999) #9, 13-16, 23-24
-Wolverine (1988) #173-175
-Weapon X (2002)
-Excalibur (2004) #7
-X-Men: Colossus Bloodline (2005)
-X-Men: Messiah Complex (2007)
-X-Men Legacy (2008) #211-215
-X-Men/Spider-Man (2008)
-X-23 (2010) #4-6
-Uncanny X-Men (2011)
-Origin II (2013)
-Spider-Man & the X-Men (2014)
-Wolverines (2015)
-Extraordinary X-Men (2015) #2, 4-5
-Monsters Unleashed (2017) #1-6
-Secret Warriors (2017) #5, 8-9, 11
-House of X/Powers of X (2019)
-Hellions (2020)
-Immortal X-Men (2022) #1-9
-A.X.E.: Judgement Day (2022)
-Sins of Sinister (2023)

-Superman: Harvests of Youth
-DC's Ghouls Just Wanna Have Fun
-Shortbox Comics Faire (ends Oct. 31)

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Today we talk about Victor Fries, best known as Mr. Freeze, though he started in comics as Mr. Zero (on account of only being able to survive at temperatures below zero?).

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-Batman (1940) #121, 308, 375
-Batman Arkham: Mr. Freeze
-Batman (1966 tv show) "Instant Freeze"
-Batman: The Animated Series "Heart of Ice"
-Detective Comics (1937) #670
-Batman: Heart of Hush
-Batgirl (2000) #69-70
-Batman (2012) Annual #1
-Batman: The Dark Knight (2013): Mr. Freeze
-All-Star Batman (2016) #6
-Detective Comics (2016) #1008-1016

-Invincible Iron Man (2022) #11

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Today we talk about Mr. Mxyzptlk, who is just a funky little guy from the fifth dimension who likes to come to Earth to annoy Superman and cause problems.

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-Superman (1939) #30
-Action Comics (1938) #80
-Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?
-Superman: The Man of Steel (1991) #56
-Superman (1986) #11, 31, 49-50
-Young Justice (1998) #3
-Superman/Batman (2003) #20-25, 50-52
-Countdown (2007) #23
-Action Comics (2011) #15-18
-Action Comics (2016) #957-978
-Superman (2016) #17-19
-Justice League (2018) #19-25, 29

-Artie and the Wolf Moon
-Magneto (2023) #3
-NYCC Marvel News
-NYCC DC News

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Today, for our 300th episode, we talk about 300 by Frank Miller, entirely for The Bit.

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-The Writer Who Made Me Love Comics Taught Me To Hate Them by Susana Polo
-Frank Miller and the rise of cryptofascist Hollywood by Rick Moody
-Exploring Believability; Analysis: 300 by J. Shea
-The Historical Accuracies of 300 by Scott Manning
-lofi taz radio ᛥ - beats to relax/study cantrips to

-G.O.D.S. (2023) #1
-DC's Ghouls Just Wanna Have Fun (2023) #1

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