Episode 178 - Giant-Size Special 6

== Episode Description ==
In which we enter a new era of X-Men; Magneto reluctantly returns to villainy; Jay tries to like X-Men volume 2; when in doubt, you should open your story with a space fight; Nick Fury has so many pouches; experimenting on babies unsurprisingly backfires; psychic powers are pink; Claremont deserved better; Producer Matt makes his on-air debut; and you (yes, you!) are once again the recipients of a Super Doctor Astronaut Peter Corbeau Award for Excellence in X-Cellence.
== X-Plained ==
* Loa
* The 1991 relaunch of X-Men
* -3
* Chris Claremont’s departure from Marvel
* X-Men vs. Uncanny X-Men
* Blue Team
* Gold Team
* Why Magneto is emblematic of Claremont’s vision for the X-Men
* Why there are so many copies of X-Men #1
* How comics sales are counted
* Our very different perspectives on X-Men #1
* A space fight
* Revision vs. reversion
* What may or may not be in Nick Fury’s pouches
* Daring loungewear worn well
* Fabian Cortez
* Flatscans
* Disproportionate escalation
* The Acolytes
* Delgado, kind of, maybe
* Several notable absences
* The Magneto Protocols
* That one time Magneto got turned into a baby
* Some dubious science
* A semi-invisible plane
* Code Silver
* Further miracles of magnetism
* Producer Matt Hunter
* Chiptunes
* Podcasting about video games
* The Fourth Annual Super Doctor Astronaut Peter Corbeau Awards for Excellence at X-Cellence
* Best X-Toon holiday episodes
== The 2017 Super Doctor Astronaut Peter Corbeau Awards for Excellence in X-Cellence ==
Award 	Writer
Best Writer 	Charles Soule
Best Artist 	Alessandro Vitti
Best Colorist 	Felipe Sobreiro
Best Ongoing Solo Series 	Iceman
Best Ongoing Team Series 	Generation X
Irene Adler Memorial Award for Most Anticipated Upcoming Series 	Untiled Storm Solo
How Is This So Good Award 	Weapons of Mutant Destruction
Cyclops Has a Good Day Award 	Champions #12
So That Happened Award 	Last page of Jean Grey #10
Nate Grey Award for Best Cross-Dimensional Import 	Bloodstorm in X-Men Blue
Coming Back Strong Award 	Hope Summers
The Norman Osborn Award for Gratuitous Resurrection 	Logan
Light of Our Life Award 	Gabby
These Deep Cuts Form a Picture Award 	The Gifted
Best Non-X Marvel Book Award 	Runaways
Best Listeners of Any Podcast Ever 	YOU. Extra hard, this year.
Classic Corbeaus (for older material covered on the podcast in 2017) 	
Classic Corbeaus (for older material covered on the podcast in 2017)
Buried Treasure Award 	Weapon X
You Tried Award 	Chris Claremont
Object Permenance is Over-Rated 	Amanda Sefton
ABD Award for Why Havok Still Hasn't Finished His Dissertation 	Being a Magistrate on Genosha
Murder Rainbow Award 	The New Mutants
Lurking in the Wings Award 	Guido Carosella
The Sauron's Jorts Award for Draculs Who Are Not Draculas But Try Real Hard	Crimson and the Four and Twenty Blackbirds
Let Us Never Speak of This Again Award 	Charles Xavier's swimsuit area
The Major Christopher Summers Award for Most Awkward Family Reunion 	Rachel Summers and Jean Grey
The Kitty Pryde Sartorial Exception of Excellence 	The rocketeer ensemble from X-Men: True Friends
The On the Nose Award 	Genosha
Best Jacket Ever Award 	Cyclops in X-Factor Forever
Erik the Red Award 	Jen Askani
Future Past Award 	Peter David's X-Factor
==Links==
OUR PRODUCER MATT HUNTER IS A SUPER RAD DUDE! HERE IS WHERE YOU CAN FIND HIM ON THE INTERNET:
* Soundcloud
** mechlo
** Moon Talk
* Twitter
* Mixcloud
== Listener Questions ==
* Would you have split the members of the Blue and Gold team up differently?
* Both X-Men: The Animated Series and X-Men: Evolution have holiday episodes. Which one do you think best represents the holiday season?
* Why do you think Kitty Pryde wasn't in the 90s cartoon when she's such an iconic and important character? Nothing against Jubilee, just curious.
* If you could date anyone in the X-Universe, who would it be? Or, who would you chose for your co-host?
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