Episode 136 - Fill-in Frenzy

==Episode Description==
In which we find the idea of Jack Kirby as G-d deeply comforting; “Jercules” is our new favorite insult; the difference between camp and divinity is good backlighting; Zeus does not have the moral high ground; Ron Lim’s Captain Britain is the definitive cad; the Demon Druid is the saddest supervillain; Archangel broods like it’s his day job; and Jay gets to do all the fun voices for once.
== X-Plained ==
* The Upstarts
* An inflatable Batman
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* Our favorite Magma story
* The best insult
* Pugilistic impunity
* A context-inappropriate oath
* The worst film festival
* Fighting fire with Magma
* The Demon Druid
* A Satanic pirate tavern
* Reactorhenge
* The depths of fuchsia
* Archangel’s deeply weird comfort mechanisms
* Some dude named Greg
* Publishing delays
== Listener Questions ==
* The last major events - Secret Wars, and now Civil War II - have been plagued with delays. Is there an industry reason that big events with a set schedule and issue count can't be completed ahead of time to ensure release? I know you can't do that for ongoings, but when you know the story and that it's going to be so many issues, couldn't it all be done in advance?
* In the past ten years we've seen Logan as a headmaster, Cyclops as a gritty rebel, and Colossus on a no holds barred paramilitary unit to name just a few. Do you think there are any X-Men who are truly stuck in a single team role and interpretation, and are there characters you'd like to see shaken up with a new place within the various teams. 
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