E For Evolution: X-Amining Grant Morrison's X-Men

About E For Evolution: X-Amining Grant Morrison's X-Men

In 2001, Marvel's X-Men comics had just gone through ten years of stagnation. In sharp contrast to the monumental changes Chris Claremont routinely introduced to the characters, the X-Men had become a safe comic afraid to take risks. In an attempt to finally shake things up, Marvel tapped Grant Morrison, writer of JLA and The Invisibles, to reinvent the X-Men for a new generation. And for the first time since Claremont's initial run, Morrison introduced sweeping and controversial changes, the reverberations of which are still being felt to this day. Join hosts Perry Constantine, Oscar Owens, and Patrick Lagua as they go back through each issue of Morrison's New X-Men run, discussing the impacts of his work on the characters, the industry, and on themselves personally.

Publisher

Perry Constantine, Oscar Owens, Patrick Lagua

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

15 Aug 2021

Latest episode

6 Jul 2022

Latest episodes

30 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   6 Jul 2022

   The Morrison Legacy

   In our final episode, Perry, Oscar, and Pat discuss the legacy of Morrison's run twenty years later.

2. 

   1 Jun 2022

   Here Comes Tomorrow (New X-Men #151-154)

   The final episode in the re-read of Grant Morrison's New X-Men run! This finale features a callback to two classic X-Men stories—The Dark Phoenix Saga and Days of Future Past. 150 years in the future, the X-Men led by Wolverine and Cassandra Nova Xavier are locked in a battle with the Beast over the fate of the newly resurrected Phoenix! We discuss the revelations about Sublime, our theories regarding Morrison's meta commentary on the X-Men, and so much more! Issues Covered: New X-Men #151 – Here Comes Tomorrow New X-Men #152 – Surrender the Starlit City New X-Men #153 – We All Have to Die Sometime New X-Men #154 – Rescue and Emergency These issues are available in New X-Men by Grant Morrison Ultimate Collection, Book 3 (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07ZPFXBY8/tag=morrisonxpod-20) or New X-Men: Here Comes Tomorrow (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00PSN1M42/tag=morrisonxpod-20).

3. 

   24 May 2022

   Planet X (New X-Men #146-150)

   We now come to possibly the most controversial arc in Morrison's run, where Xorn was revealed to be Magneto in disguise the whole time. We discuss the fan reaction to these issues back in the day, Marvel's rapid and sloppy attempts to undo the revelations, our own theories for what the arc was really about, and so much more! Issues Covered: New X-Men #146 – Planet X New X-Men #147 – Magneto Superior New X-Men #148 – Survivor Type New X-Men #149 – Phoenix in Darkness New X-men #150 – Phoenix Invictus These issues are available in New X-Men by Grant Morrison Ultimate Collection, Book 3 (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07ZPFXBY8/tag=morrisonxpod-20) or New X-Men: Planet X (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FH6320C/tag=morrisonxpod-20).

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.4 / 5

7 ratings

Spotify

4.5 / 5

2 ratings

Contact E For Evolution: X-Amining Grant Morrison's X-Men

Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.