The Uncanny X-Cast

This week the X-Cast brings forth a very special holiday themed episode!

In On Shelves Now:  Sword 1, Astonishing 31 and 32, Dark X-Men 1, Legacy 229, Uncanny 516 and 517, and New Mutants 7.

Then we go Inside the Mansion with the Marvel version of Santa Claus!!

In Retro Reviews, we look at X-Factor 17, New Mutants 51, NM Annual 3, and Uncanny 217.

And we finish up with Retro Reviews.

And we manage to sneak in 3 songs, a quiz, an argument about strippers, and one more surprise bombshell.

Plus cameos by EVERY SINGLE X-CAST CHARACTER EVER.  (We think)

This week we try and empty out our ever growing On Shelves Now shelf and review X-Force 21, Weapon X: 5 and 6, Dark Wolverine 78 and 79, Dark Reign Wolverine: The List, Cable 19 and 20, X-Factor 50,  and X-Men Legacy 228.

We then turn down the lights and do a little X-Men Roleplay.

In Retro Reviews we look at Thor 377 and 378, X-Factor 16, and Uncanny 218.

And as always we finish up with a Fastball Special.

This week we welcome Chris Claremont on the X-Phone to talk about Uncanny, New Mutants, Uncanny Forever, New Mutants Forever, and of course the death of Douglas Ramsey.

Special thanks to Chris for taking the time to talk to us.

This week we empty our wallets to provide the following for On Shelves Now:   X-Factor 49, Forever 7 and 8, Dark Wolverine 77, Old Man Logan Finale, Uncanny 515, X-Force 19 and 20, Necrosha One Shot and New Mutants 6.  

In our Top 5, we pick the X-Men we want brought back from the dead.

In Retros, we look at New Mutants 49 and 50, X-Factor 15, and Uncanny 217.

And we finish up with a Fastball Special.

For those looking for the no bings version of the gameshow:

On Inside the Panel we will be bringing in three comic podcasters, in addition to the X-Cast's very own Brian Perillo, to debate hot comic topics and have their answers judged and scored by Rob Briscoe.

Introducing the newest game show to the growing stable of Uncanny X-Cast gameshows:

INSIDE THE PANEL

On Inside the Panel we will be bringing in three comic podcasters, in addition to the X-Cast's very own Brian Perillo, to debate hot comic topics and have their answers judged and scored by Rob Briscoe.

In this installment we welcome Lene Taylor of I Read Comics, Ron Richards of iFanboy, and Louis Kwok of KwokTalk.

This week in OSN: X-Factor 48, Cable 18, Dark Reign: The List X-Men, Dark X-Men Confession,  Legacy 227, Legacy Annual 1, and New Mutatnts  5.

In Top 5, we give our Top 5 New Mutants Covers.

And in Retros:  X-Factor 13 & 14, Uncanny 216, and New Mutants 48.

PLUS:  Pregnancy Sex, solicitation hatred, Mr Shaw from Bat-Radia, and the unveiling of a new voicemail number!

This week we welcome back Matt Fraction to talk about Utopia, Exodus, Dak X-Men and since it's the Uncanny X-Cast - Doug Ramsey and Mammomax!

Relaxed from yoga and ready to record, we review X-Force 18, Dark Avenger 8, Forever 6, New Mutants 4, Dark X-Men Beginnings 3, Weapon X 4, and X-Factor 47 in On Shelves Now.

We go Inside the Mansion with Brian's favorite mutant, Cypher!

And in Retro Reviews, we look at New Mutants 47, X-Factor 12 and Uncanny 214-215.

As always we finish up with a Fastball Special.

This week we review Dark Wolverine 75 and 76, Cable 17, Uncanny 514 and Forever 5.

We then  bring Peter Rios back to defend his X-Cast Password title vs. colorist Brian Reber!

In retros we finish Mutant Massacre with Thor 374, XF11, DD 238 and UXM 213.

And as always we finish up with a Fastball Special.

This week in OSN we review Weapon X 3, Dark X-Men Beginning 2, X-Factor 46, X-Men Legacy 226, X-Men Forever 4, and Legacy 226.

We then Roleplay out the summer X-Conference, featuring Warren Ellis, Peter David, Duane Swierczynski, Zeb Wells, Marjorie Liu and Chris Claremont.

In Retro Reviews we hit part 2 of our Mutant Massacre special, reviewing New Mutants 46, Thor 373, Power Pack 27 and Uncanny 212.

As always we finish it up with a Fastball Special.

PLUS:  25 bucks for .. what??  Your favorite movie is... what??  Fingerbang... what???

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00:00 Open
0:41:55  On Shelves Now
1:21:00  Roleplay
1:45:20  Retro Review
2:01:00  Fastball Special

Episode 69:  Peters, Pants and Pregnancy

This week we review Astonishing 30, Cable 16, New Mutants 3, Dark X-Men The List 1, X-Men Forever 3, Dark Avengers 7 and Uncanny 513.

Next is our Top 5 Upcoming Peter David Shock Endings in X-Factor.

And in Retros:  Mutant Massacre Part 1!  Uncanny X-Men 210 and 211, and X-Factor 9 and 10.

We finish up with a Fastball Special.

This week we review X-Factor 45,  X-Men Forever 2, UXM 512, Cable 15, X-Force 16, Legacy 225, UXM 512, and XMen/DA Utopia 1.  Top 5: Michael Jackson songs for X-Men. And in Retros, NM 45, Uncanny 209, X-Factor 7 and 8 and UXM Annual 10.

00:00      Open
35:00      On Shelves Now
1:23:34   Top 5
1:44:30   Retro Review
2:18:24   Fastball Special

This week we've got Matt Fraction on the X-Phone!  We talk with Matt about X-Men/Dark Avengers Utopia, Uncanny X-Men, his love of Emma Frost, carjackings, and Jeff Loeb supervillain.

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In this week's episode, we review Weapon X 2, X-Factor 43, Legacy 224, Old Man Logan 72, Cable 14, X-Force 15, and Uncanny 509. In our Top 5, we decide which X-Universe characters we would most like to have working under as at our current jobs. And in Retro Reviews we look at New Mutants 41-43, Uncanny 206, and X-Factor 3 and 4. As always we finish with a Fastball Special. In off topic news, Brian hates cats and pitbulls, gap teeth, and fear of 3D. 00:00 Open 56:22 On Shelves Now 1:25:25 Top 5 1:44:38 Retro Reviews 2:08:04 Fastball Special Download it on iTunes or right here, and visit us at our forum. Don't forget to leave a comment about us on iTunes. We need the self validation!

This week we have a chat on the X-Phone with writer for the re-launched New Mutants book, Zeb Wells!  Zeb talks New Mutants, possible returns to the team, homemade superhero videos, and Robot Chicken.   Hope you enjoy!

 In this week's episode we review Astonishing 29, X-Factor 42,  Wolverine: Weapon X 1, New Mutants 1, Uncanny 508, and X-Force 14.

We take another shot at X-Men Roleplay, then we welcome Jean Grey Back in Avengers 263, Fantastic Four 286, X-Factor 1, Uncanny 206, and X-Factor 2. And as always we finish up with a Fastball Special.

00:00 Open
46:00 On Shelves Now
1:17:40  X-Men Roleplay
1:37:20  Retro Review
2:03:10  Fastball Special

In OSN: X-Force/Cable Messiah War, Cable 13, Wolverine 71, Legacy 222, Uncanny 507 and X-Factor 41.

Next up a Casting Call for the original New Mutants. 

And in Retros we look at Uncanny 204 and 205, New Mutants 38-40 and X-Men Heroes for Hope.

As always we finish with a Fastball Special.

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This week we once again try to keep up with the nonstop barrage of X-Men comics and review X-Force 13, X-Infernus 4, the X-Men Kingbreaker mini, Young X-Men 12 and Manifest Destiny: Nightcrawler.

Then we get a very special call from Rob's brother Woody.   The topics in this call are frankly too disturbing to ever print here.

In Retro Reviews we rid ourselves of the Beyonder forever by finishing Secret Wars 8, New Mutants 37, Uncanny X-Men 203 and Secret Wars 9.

And as always we finish up with a fastball special.

Highlights include the importance of busts, deals at the Pig, blatant lies, and the stalking of Brian P.   Also, our apologies to everyone offended in this episode.

This week in On Shelves Now we review X-Force 12, Legacy 221, Young X-Men 11, Cable 11, Uncanny 506 and X-Men Noir.

We bring back Top 5 with picks of the worst mutant powers.

And in Retro Reviews we look at Secret Wars 2: Issue 7, New Mutants 35 and 36, and Uncanny 201 and 202.

As always we finish up with a Fastball Special.

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This week we do a ton of catching up in On Shelves Now, reviewing the Magneto Testament mini-series, Young X-Men 10, Manifest Destiny 5, X-Force 11, X-Infernus 3, and X-Factor 40.  

We then bring Brian Braddock (aka Captain Britain) on to give some advice to our listeners.  Special thanks to Brian for being on the show!

And in Retro Reviews we look at Secret Wars 2: 5 and 6, and finally make Brian happy by reading New Mutants Special Edition 1 and Uncanny X-Men Annual 9.  We finish up a big review of Uncanny X-Men 200.

And finally, an action packed Fastball Special.

Highlights include Brian's review of Cherry Poptart 1, germs, going to the movies alone, checking out chicks with a four year old, and which On Shelves Now sent Rob on an angry tirade?

This week we bring you a special X-Phone interview with Andy Schmidt, former X-Men editor, and current Senior Editor at IDW Publishing.  We talk X-Men, G.I. Joe, Transformers, Fallen Angel and about the job of editor in general.

With Brian seemingly free of the Legacy Virus, we finally get to reviewing Astonishing 29, Cable 10, the X-Men World's Apart mini, Legacy 220, X-Men Annual 2, and X-Factor 39.

We get a VERY special treat in Inside the Mansion as our mystery guest does his own Inside the Mansion, much to Brian's chagrin.

And in Retro Reviews we look at Uncanny 197-199 and New Mutants 32 - 34. 

And we finish with an action packed Fastball Special with topics ranging from back hair to circumcision.

In this episode we catch back up in On Shelves Now, reviewing:

Young X-Men 9, Ghost Boxes 2, Cable 9, Wolverine 70, X-Force 10, and X-Infernus 2.   

Next we try out a new segment - X-Men Roleplay - where Brian and Rob surprise each other with 3 questions for X-Men characters, creators, etc. and the other roleplays that character answering.  Hilarity clearly ensues.

In Retro Reviews we have an... interesting... week with Secret Wars 2: 2 - 4, and X-Men Alpha Flight 1 & 2.

And we wrap things up with a Fastball Special.

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This week in On Shelves Now we review X-Factor 38, Cable 8, Manifest Destiny 4, Wolverine Origins 30, Legacy 219, Uncanny 505, and X-Infernus 1.

Next we hand out our 2008 Year End Awards.

And in Retro Reviews we look at New Mutants 29 through 31, Secret Wars II: 1, and Uncanny X-Men 196.

And back by popular demand - Fastball Special!

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