Episode 144 - Giant-Size Special 5 (feat. Kid Apocalypse)

==Episode Description==
In which we get a visit from Kid Apocalypse and debut a track from his upcoming album; Jay No-Prizes Community; Rahne of Terra is pretty damn delightful; Cable is an armchair editor; we finally release the unexpurgated version of Dennis Hopeless’s version of the Noodle Incident; and you remain–to nobody’s surprise–the best listeners of any podcast, ever.
== X-Plained ==
* Kid Apocalypse (Quinn Allan)
* Portland Snowpocalypse 2017
* “Return of the King”
* Rapping in character
* Beats in the gutters
* A vehement defense of Nate Grey
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* Earth-1991
* Geshem
* Many puns of varying quality
* EiC Cable
* A definitely 100% true and accurate explanation of the Noodle Incident
* The Third Annual Super Doctor Astronaut Peter Corbeau Awards for Excellence at X-Cellence
== The 2016 Super Doctor Astronaut Peter Corbeau Awards for Excellence in X-Cellence ==
Award 	Winner
Best X-Writer 	Dennis Hopeless (All-New X-Men)
Best X-Artist 	Alti Firmansyah (X-Men '92)
Best X-Colorist 	David Curiel (Inhumans vs X-Men)
Best Ongoing X-Series 	All-New Wolverine
Best Miniseries 	Worst X-Man Ever
Good Sport Award 	Scott Koblish
Best Book Miles Wishes He Hadn't Put Off Reading For So Long 	Marjorie Lu's X-23
Who Cares If It's Good If It's Fun 	X-Men Apocalypse
Best Actual Wolverine to Appear in an X-Book 	Jonathon the actual Wolverine
Irene Adler Memorial Award for Most Anticipated Upcoming Series	Generation X
Cyclops Has a Good Day 	(not issued)
Best Stealth X-Series 	Al Ewing's New Avengers
Kristafer Anka Award for Best Withering Sneer in an X-Book 	Emma Frost in IvX #1
Wet Noodle Award 	The Noodle Incident
Making Lemonade Award 	Inhumans vs X-Men
Best Non-X Marvel Comic of the Year 	The Vision
Classic Corbeaus (for material covered on the podcast in 2016) 	Classic Corbeaus (for material covered on the podcast in 2016)
Best Cover Ever, Forever 	Excalibur #4 featuring the Janitor
Buried Treasure 	Havok and Wolverine: Meltdown
Why Isn't This Collected 	X-Factor arc Judgement War
We're Still Crying Over This Award 	New Mutants #64
Unhand That Elf Award 	The line "Unhand that elf!" as delivered by Captain Britain
Better to Reign in Hell Award 	Madelyne Pryor in Inferno
You Tried Award 	Illyana Rasputin
The ABD Award for Still Not Finishing His Goddam Dissertation 	Alex Summers
Best Listeners of Any Podcast Ever 	You!
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