It's time for Grant Morrison to ask "whodunnit?" and your hosts to ask "why do we care?" That's right, it's Morrison's cooldown arc from the past few heavy-hitting storylines, Murder at the Mansion! But don't skip this one, listeners, because Josie and Becca are joined by an incredible guest: Marvel comics writer Evan Narcisse! Evan joins the girls to discuss this Bishop-centered story, as well as race and representation in media as a whole. How does this story show us about Grant's views on societal norms, even while trying to return the book to status quo? The real mystery is why you haven't downloaded this episode already!
Content Warnings: Discussions of racism
Next Week's Reading: New X-Men #142-145 (Assault on Weapon Plus)
Credits:
Hosting and Production: Josephine Riesman (@josie.zone) & Becca Petunia (@tallgirlpetunia.bsky.social)
Guest: Evan Narcisse (@evnarc)
Editing: Ella Tailor (@garaktailor.com)
Theme Song: "Theme from 'Here Comes Tomorrow'" by Rachel Garrett Steele (@pengarr.postes.club) featuring Bobson Dugnutt Jr.
Podcast Art: Pencils & Inks by Chris Burnham (@theburnham.bsky.social), Colors by Tamra Bonvillan (@tamrabonvillain.bsky.social), Logo by Jodie Troutman (@longtalljodie.com)
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New X-Men is a comic about the new vs. the old, and Riot at Xavier's is that theme at its most relevant. Which is why Josie and Becca needed a very special guest: Jay Edidin of Jay and Miles X-Plain the X-Men! That's right, it's the crossover you've all been waiting for! There's so much to discuss about political and cultural frustrations as we discuss the rise and fall of the other New X-Men. And of course, you can't podcast with three trans people, two of whom did Quentin Quire cosplays, without getting into some deep thoughts on gender. Plus, Beast's sexuality gets addressed once again!
Content Warnings: Discussions of fascism, transphobia, school shootings
Next Week's Reading: New X-Men #139 - 141 (Murder at the Mansion)
Credits:
Hosting and Production: Josephine Riesman (@josie.zone) & Becca Petunia (@tallgirlpetunia.bsky.social)
Guest: Jay Edidin (@edidin)
Editing: Ella Tailor (@garaktailor.com)
Theme Song: "Theme from 'Here Comes Tomorrow'" by Rachel Garrett Steele (@pengarr.postes.club) featuring Bobson Dugnutt Jr.
Podcast Art: Pencils & Inks by Chris Burnham (@theburnham.bsky.social), Colors by Tamra Bonvillan (@tamrabonvillain.bsky.social), Logo by Jodie Troutman (@longtalljodie.com)
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It's time for Josie and Becca to wade into the most infamous New X-Men issue of all: Dust, 2002's post-9/11 Islamophobia whirlwind tour. So yeah, first of all, check the content warnings for this one. But secondly, and more excitingly, the girls are joined by Doc, a friend of Becca's from her Fantastic 4 blogging days. Doc is a Palestinian hijabi with a literal doctorate in medicine and a figurative doctorate in Dr. Doom, and she comes prepared with thoughts about what Dust says about the world after 2001. And she also has a bone to pick with Grant Morrison. But don't worry, there's also an exciting reveal about whether Dr. Doom is transphobic, so it all works out in the end, I guess. Girlies and queerdos alike don't want to miss this one, I promise.
Content Warnings: Discussions of Islamophobia, racism, 9/11, terrorism, rape, human trafficking, Comicsgate, transphobia, fascism
Next Week's Reading: New X-Men #134 - #138 (Riot at Xavier's) (hell yeah hell yeah hell yeah)
Credits:
Hosting and Production: Josephine Riesman (@josie.zone) & Becca Petunia (@tallgirlpetunia.bsky.social)
Guest: Doc (@foeyeahboi)
Editing: Ella Tailor (@garaktailor.com)
Theme Song: "Theme from 'Here Comes Tomorrow'" by Rachel Garrett Steele (@pengarr.postes.club) featuring Bobson Dugnutt Jr.
Podcast Art: Pencils & Inks by Chris Burnham (@theburnham.bsky.social), Colors by Tamra Bonvillan (@tamrabonvillain.bsky.social), Logo by Jodie Troutman (@longtalljodie.com)
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By this point in New X-Men, it's been one year since Cassandra Nova attacked Genosha, and more importantly, one year since the real-world attacks on September 11. So it comes as no surprise that Marvel and Grant Morisson released a comic on September 11, 2002 grappling Marvel released a New X-Men comic grappling with both of those anniversaries. Josie and Becca are joined by Professor Alana M. Vincent, an expert in genocide remembrance and author of the upcoming, tentatively-titled book Magneto Was Right, to discuss this serious storyline. There's a lot of content warnings in this one, folks, but we sincerely hope you'll join us for a thoughtful conversation about genocides and atrocities of all kinds. And also, y'know, whether Logan is hot. We talk about that too.
Content Warning: Discussions of genocide, the September 11 attacks, the Holocaust, Israel-Palestine conflicts throughout history, the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, apartheid, racism, fascism, transphobia
Next Week's Reading: New X-Men #133 (Dust) (sorry folks...)
Credits:
Hosting and Production: Josephine Riesman (@josie.zone) & Becca Petunia (@tallgirlpetunia.bsky.social)
Guest: A.M. Vincent (@alana-m-vincent.net)
Editing: Ella Tailor (@garaktailor.com)
Theme Song: "Theme from 'Here Comes Tomorrow'" by Rachel Garrett Steele (@pengarr.postes.club) featuring Bobson Dugnutt Jr.
Podcast Art: Pencils & Inks by Chris Burnham (@theburnham.bsky.social), Colors by Tamra Bonvillan (@tamrabonvillain.bsky.social), Logo by Jodie Troutman (@longtalljodie.com)
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World-famous, attractive, tall, and unquestionably the problem, hi, the problem, it's them...Am I talking about Taylor Swift or Scott Summers? Who can tell? This week, Josie and Becca are talking about New X-Men's new romantics in an extra-long discussion of "Some Angels Falling" with Stephanie Burt, Harvard poetry professor and author of the upcoming Taylor's Version. I mean, we get to that issue eventually, but first, a lot of asides about our favorite character who doesn't appear in this book, Kitty Pryde. At teatime, everybody agrees: you don't want to miss this one! (Anyway please note we recorded this long before the release of Life of a Showgirl.)
Content Warning: Discussions of racism
Next Week's Reading: New X-Men #132 (Ambient Magnetic Fields)
Credits:
Hosting and Production: Josephine Riesman (@josie.zone) & Becca Petunia (@tallgirlpetunia.bsky.social)
Guest: Stephanie Burt (@notquitehydepark)
Editing: Ella Tailor (@garaktailor.com)
Theme Song: "Theme from 'Here Comes Tomorrow'" by Rachel Garrett Steele (@pengarr.postes.club) featuring Bobson Dugnutt Jr.
Podcast Art: Pencils & Inks by Chris Burnham (@theburnham.bsky.social), Colors by Tamra Bonvillan (@tamrabonvillain.bsky.social), Logo by Jodie Troutman (@longtalljodie.com)
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Et maintenant, vos filles préférées se rendent dans la belle France pour discuter de Fantomex, le groupe de cellules qui pense qu'elles sont un ninja pervers. Er-hem. Thanks, Google Translate. Anyway! Josie and Becca are joined in their intercontinental journey by French comic fan Charlotte Fierro from My Marvelous Year. I'm sorry for my bad French, Charlotte. Anyway, join us for a very European discussion! Allons-y!
Content Warning: Discussions of death, terrorism, sexual harassment
Next Week's Reading: New X-Men #131 (Some Angels Falling)
Credits:
Hosting and Production: Josephine Riesman (@josie.zone) & Becca Petunia (@tallgirlpetunia.bsky.social)
Guest: Charlotte Fierro (@charlottfierro)
Editing: Ella Tailor (@garaktailor.com)
Theme Song: "Theme from 'Here Comes Tomorrow'" by Rachel Garrett Steele (@pengarr.postes.club) featuring Bobson Dugnutt Jr.
Podcast Art: Pencils & Inks by Chris Burnham (@theburnham.bsky.social), Colors by Tamra Bonvillan (@tamrabonvillain.bsky.social), Logo by Jodie Troutman (@longtalljodie.com)
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The only constants in life are death, taxes, and Xorn, so it's time for us to meet up once again with the man in the iron mask for this one-shot Xorn story! Josie and Becca are joined by journalist Rui Zhong to discuss Xorn's backstory, whether Xorn's backstory exists at all, and what the tragedy of Mutant Town has to say about subcultures and ethnic enclaves. Are we confused by this issue's writing but in love with its fantastic art? You know it! Plus: a lot of Fantastic 4 talk!
Content Warning: Discussions of Sinophobia, police brutality, fascism, queerphobia
Next Week's Reading: New X-Men #128 - #130 (Weapon Twelve)
Credits:
Hosting and Production: Josephine Riesman (@josie.zone) & Becca Petunia (@tallgirlpetunia.bsky.social)
Guest: Rui Zhong (@redderbeanpaste)
Editing: Ella Tailor (@garaktailor.com)
Theme Song: "Theme from 'Here Comes Tomorrow'" by Rachel Garrett Steele (@pengarr.postes.club) featuring Bobson Dugnutt Jr.
Podcast Art: Pencils & Inks by Chris Burnham (@theburnham.bsky.social), Colors by Tamra Bonvillan (@tamrabonvillain.bsky.social), Logo by Jodie Troutman (@longtalljodie.com)
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Cassandra Nova's last stand is a massive arc, full of important things to consider about the rise and fall of empires. So it should come as no surprise that Josie and Becca enlisted a massive guest: political columnist Jamelle Bouie (jamellebouie.net)! What does this arc teach us about American politics, friendship, and how to run an open school night? Join us and find out! PLUS: Beast comes out as gay, and we'll worry about that later!
Content Warning: Discussions of suicide, genocide, warfare, fascism, terrorism, pet death
Next Week's Reading: New X-Men #127 (Of Living and Dying)
Credits:
Hosting and Production: Josephine Riesman (@josie.zone) & Becca Petunia (@tallgirlpetunia.bsky.social)
Guest: Jamelle Bouie (@jamellebouie.net)
Editing: Ella Tailor (@garaktailor.com)
Theme Song: "Theme from 'Here Comes Tomorrow'" by Rachel Garrett Steele (@pengarr.postes.club) featuring Bobson Dugnutt Jr.
Podcast Art: Pencils & Inks by Chris Burnham (@theburnham.bsky.social), Colors by Tamra Bonvillan (@tamrabonvillain.bsky.social), Logo by Jodie Troutman (@longtalljodie.com)
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Expanding on last week's U-Men discussion, Josie and Becca dive into Germ-Free Generation and the one-shot "Silence: Psychic Rescue in Process." Luckily, they don't have to brave Charles Xavier's mindscape alone, and are joined by Eisner-winning comics critic Nola Pfau (WWAC)! What did Grant Morrison predict about nerd culture? Why is Frank Quitely the GOAT? And is Becca still upset about Sublime? Join us and find out!
Content Warning: Discussion of school shootings, Comicsgate, racism, queerphobia, transphobia, fascism
Next Week's Reading: New X-Men #122 - #126 (Imperial)
Credits:
Hosting and Production: Josephine Riesman (@josie.zone) & Becca Petunia (@tallgirlpetunia.bsky.social)
Guest: Nola Pfau (@ohnola)
Editing: Ella Tailor (@garaktailor.com)
Theme Song: "Theme from 'Here Comes Tomorrow'" by Rachel Garrett Steele (@pengarr.postes.club) featuring Bobson Dugnutt Jr.
Podcast Art: Pencils & Inks by Chris Burnham (@theburnham.bsky.social), Colors by Tamra Bonvillan (@tamrabonvillain.bsky.social), Logo by Jodie Troutman (@longtalljodie.com)
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Josie and Becca are joined by comics critic Tiffany Babb (The Comics Courier, The Fan Files) to discuss The New X-Men Annual, titled The Man in Room X, which introduces Xorn and the U-Men! Our quest to understand Xorn does not begin well! Does Grant Morrison understand China? What are the U-Men a metaphor for, anyway? And is Logan hot...or not? Listen and find out!
Content Warning: Discussions of Sinophobia / yellowface, Islamophobia, transphobia, suicide, depression
Next Week's Reading: New X-Men 118-121: Germ Free Generation & Silence: Psychic Rescue in Progress
Credits:
Hosting and Production: Josephine Riesman (@josie.zone) & Becca Petunia (@tallgirlpetunia.bsky.social)
Guest: Tiffany Babb (@explodingarrow)
Editing: Ella Tailor (@garaktailor.com)
Theme Song: "Theme from 'Here Comes Tomorrow'" by Rachel Garrett Steele (@pengarr.postes.club) featuring Bobson Dugnutt Jr.
Podcast Art: Pencils & Inks by Chris Burnham (@theburnham.bsky.social), Colors by Tamra Bonvillan (@tamrabonvillain.bsky.social), Logo by Jodie Troutman (@longtalljodie.com)
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Josie and Becca dive into New X-Men with the four-part tragedy "E is For Extinction," which spans issues 114-117 of New X-Men. Join them for a discussion of this influential story arc about mutant genocide, depression, and psychic twins. What was it like reading this comic in August 2001, one month before September 11? Listen and find out! Plus: what's wrong with the mutant metaphor, anyway?
Content Warnings: Discussions of genocide, the September 11 attacks, Great Replacement Theory, fascism, transphobia, queerphobia, antisemitism
Next Week's Reading: New X-Men Annual: The Man in Room X
Credits:
Hosting and Production: Josephine Riesman (@josie.zone) & Becca Petunia (@tallgirlpetunia.bsky.social)
Editing: Ella Tailor (@garaktailor.com)
Theme Song: "Theme from 'Here Comes Tomorrow'" by Rachel Garrett Steele (@pengarr.postes.club) featuring Bobson Dugnutt Jr.
Podcast Art: Pencils & Inks by Chris Burnham (@theburnham.bsky.social), Colors by Tamra Bonvillan (@tamrabonvillain.bsky.social), Logo by Jodie Troutman (@longtalljodie.com)
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Welcome, homos...sapiens and superior, that is! In their debut episode, trans comic fans Josephine Riesman and Becca Petunia set the scene for their journey into Grant Morrison's New X-Men. Join them for a discussion of their histories with comics and the X-Men in general as well as a close look at Grant Morrison's pitch document for the series, or more accurately, their manifesto. What was Becca's lesbian breakup with the X-Men? Listen and find out! Plus: The importance of queer writers! 365 Party Girl Cassandra Nova! And of course, the "Serpent-Teen" arc of The Little Mermaid comic!
Content Warnings: Discussions of transphobia
Further Reading: The New X-Men Manifesto
Credits:
Hosting and Production: Josephine Riesman (@josie.zone) & Becca Petunia (@tallgirlpetunia.bsky.social)
Editing: Ella Tailor (@garaktailor.com)
Theme Song: "Theme from 'Here Comes Tomorrow'" by Rachel Garrett Steele (@pengarr.postes.club) featuring Bobson Dugnutt Jr.
Podcast Art: Pencils & Inks by Chris Burnham (@theburnham.bsky.social), Colors by Tamra Bonvillan (@tamrabonvillain.bsky.social), Logo by Jodie Troutman (@longtalljodie.com)
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