Join lifelong wrestling fan DC Matthews as he picks up his pen and index cards and discusses all things fantasy booking. From massive tournaments that nobody asked for to drafts of wrestlers past and present, predicting upcoming PPVs and trying to reimagine wrestling history, there's all sorts of nonsense to enjoy when you have the Joy of Booking!
May we all have supportive partners who encourage our nerdening ways.
I may have made up the Backlund story. I think it's right but I'm not quite sure. I got dropped on my head multiple times in my wrestling career.
Big things are happening.
I have a blue house with a blue window.
Happy Valentine's Day. Be prepared to have your heart stolen by one of your favorites!
Much like the WWF post-Invasion, the X-Men have too much talent and not enough time, so now there's three teams. . .And soon to be more.
I need to figure out how to title things better.
DC steps off the mutant path to discuss the 12 issue Squadron Supreme run. More powers, more costumes, more fun.
Not as much tweakage as before.
Took a while but finally figured out how to get away from just summarizing each individual issue. Hope you like it. Honest.
Not all the Billy's. Just The One...
Including some recorded on Christmas Day. Manos gives a lovely gift.
Weddings, awkward relationships, demons and then Oops. . .One of the biggest arcs of the 1980's.
Don't be sour, it's still only 20 minutes or less.
Manos and I dive into Group 2's Round 2 match-ups. I only am allowed to tinker with the brackets once.
Some What If? and some Wolverine solo comics. Lockheed, Rogue, Morlocks and Madelyne Pryor all make their debut.
I'm so proud of that title, I can't even tell you.
Maybe one of you missed the 20 sided dice. . . . Maybe. . .
Let's talk about the New Mutants for a bit and then DC shares his newest statistics tracking.
A first round that took so long it is now 2026!
Badoon, Sidri, Brood, none of these alien races compare to the ick that is Chuck.
This might just be for Banks and I'm OK with it.
May your holidays be as bright as the light shining off of Colossus' organic steel body and as joyful as Wolverine when he's got a new bar to frequent.
Today's episode is brought to you by the delicious Yasso Greek Yogurt bars, specifically the chocolate flavored ones. Oh, and also, ICOPRO.
We pause our usual X-Men comic reading to ask "What If" 22 times and then rank the best 5 stories from the first few issues.
In the beginning of this episode, I said I might get through three rounds. Clearly, I lied.
We take a look at the classic 1980 X-Men story that became an excellent part of the Animated Series and not at all a good part of the movies.
We wrap up Round 7 and do all of Round 8. My voice hurts.
Just wait til we get to the last one...
Hope you had a lovely Thanksgiving, to those who celebrate!
On character development and Champions.
Did you ever see that Big Bang Theory episode where the guys are talking and Back to the Future and have to essentially invent new grammatical tenses to explain the worlds? Yeah. . . That.
Saw it on Reddit, had to give it the DC twist. Follow this hypothetical multiverse title all over the world, winding up in a very surprising place!
More Brackets busted. Sorry, Austin and Alberto.
Covers and covers and covers and others.
Bayley, Becky. . . Becky, Bayley. . . And a Beast!
Imperial Guard! Weapon Alpha - It's a maple leaf??? Xavier's special hideaway.
It just keeps going and going and going...
Storm is amazing. Jean Grey is a Phoenix. Cyclops is. . . Emo.
We love you Banks, oh yes we do. We love you Banks, and we'll be true. When you're not with us, we're blue. Oh Banks, we love you.
The X-Men go into hiding and we get a few years with no new comics. . . But then, a Giant-Sized return!
Bonesaw is ready. . . Are you?
We cover issues 43 to 59, which actually have some moments of intrigue and excitement! Who knew?
Issues 25-42. We get a Banshee! And a deepish dive into the powers of 2 X-Men.
Tournaments and Tangents should have been my name.
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