X-Aspirations

X-Aspirations Episode 146 Uncanny X-Men #157, May 1982 "Hide-N-Seek" Written by Chris Claremont, Pencils by Dave Cockrum, Inks by Bob Wiacek, Lettered by Janice Chiang, Colors by Don Warfield, Edited by Louise Jones. A Charlie Xavier X-mas! In Which We Discover That Hard Vacuum Pushes Piotr Into Another Potential Pushkin, That Kittys Chaotic Costuming Suggests That There May Be Such A Thing As Too Much Creative Freedom, And That Alien Industrial Design Is Mostly Gtalia-Based Because They Just Nasty! Cool Kat Cyclops Might Just Be Trying Too Hard To Impress His Dad! Check us out at www.x-aspirations.com And send us comments at xteam@x-aspirations.com

X-Aspirations Episode 145 Uncanny X-Men #156, April 1982 "Pursuit!" Written by Chris Claremont, Pencils by Dave Cockrum, Inks by Bob Wiacek, Lettered by Janice Chiang, Colors by Don Warfield, Edited by Louise Jones. NFT Safe For Work?! In Which We Find That Bikini-Clad Avengers Have Serious Pocket Problems, That Kitty Is Being Corrupted By The Nihilistic Relativism Of European Pseudo-intellectual Morality And, Also, She Likes Colossus' Badonkadonk, And That The Three Keys To Extraterrestrial Name Creation Are Apostrophes, Apostrophes, Apostrophes! While Storm May Struggle With the Ethics of Euthanasia on a Galactic Scale, We Struggle Equally On The Watchability of The Movie, Stowaway! Check us out at www.x-aspirations.com And send us comments at xteam@x-aspirations.com

X-Aspirations Episode 144 Uncanny X-Men #4, March 1982 "First Blood" Written by Chris Claremont, Pencils by Dave Cockrum, Inks by Bob Wiacek, Lettered by Joe Rosen, Colors by Glynis Wein, Edited by Louise Jones, Editor-In-Chief Jim Shooter. Hell Hath No Fury Like A Colorist Scorned! In Which We Discover That It Is Nigh Impossible To Repair The Trauma Of Fractured Familial Bonds Under The Constant Assault Of Alien Incursion, That The Shi’Ar Admiral Always Proudly Displays His Daughter’s Tentacle Art On The Dreadnaught Refrigerator, And That Deathbird Would Have Long Ago Conquered The Galaxy If She Could Stop Buying All Her Weaponry From “As Seen On TV!” The Shi’ar Are Slaves To The Whims Of Whomever The Empress Be Banging! Check us out at www.x-aspirations.com And send us comments at xteam@x-aspirations.com

X-Aspirations Episode 143 Wolverine #4, December 1982 "Honor" Written by Chris Claremont, Pencils by Frank Miller, Inks by Josef Rubinstein, Lettered by Tom Orzechowski, Colors by Lynn Varley, Edited by Louise Jones, Editor-In-Chief Jim Shooter. Holy Xenophobia, Miller! In Which We Learn That When You Care To Send The Very Best Send A Bloody Ninja Hood, That Yukio Shares The Same Weakness For Netting As Crustaceans, And That Mariko Should Have Skipped Out On Lord Shingen’s Take Your Daughter To Work Day! Places not to be sword stabbed, in order of brutality: love handles, soft faces, neck ties, and finally neck ties that are metaphorically not neck ties at all, if you know what I mean. Check us out at www.x-aspirations.com And send us comments at xteam@x-aspirations.com

X-Aspirations Episode 142 Wolverine #3, November 1982 "Loss" Written by Chris Claremont, Pencils by Frank Miller, Inks by Josef Rubinstein, Lettered by Tom Orzechowski, Colors by Glynis Wein, Edited by Louise Jones, Editor-In-Chief Jim Shooter. Rated M - For Miller! In Which We Find That Ninja Is One of The More Overlooked Positions In The Hospitality Industry, That There Are Very Few Times Appropriate For Calling Out Your Ex's Name And After Killing Five Ninjas Is Still Not It, And That When The Mangled Corpses Are All Aligned Along The Garden Rake Tracks That Is Actually Maximum Zen! Can't Get Enough Summer In Our Spectacular! Literally! We Are Going To Say The End Of September Still Counts! Check us out at www.x-aspirations.com And send us comments at xteam@x-aspirations.com

X-Aspirations Episode 141 Wolverine #2, October 1982 "Debts and Obligations" Written by Chris Claremont, Pencils by Frank Miller, Inks by Josef Rubinstein, Lettered by Tom Orzechowski, Colors by Glynis Wein, Edited by Louise Jones, Editor-In-Chief Jim Shooter. It Was A Dark And Returny Knight! In Which We Discover That While Ladies Dig The Abs They Are Turned Off By Murder Sprees, That From Nefari- To Treacher-, Lord Shingen Has All the -Ous's, And That It's Raining Ninja Men! Halllejah, Amen! The Summer Series Continues! Yes, I Am Sure It Is Still Summer! It Ends On The Equinox! Go Ahead, Google It! Check us out at www.x-aspirations.com And send us comments at xteam@x-aspirations.com

X-Aspirations Episode 140 Wolverine #1, September 1982 "I'm Wolverine" Written by Chris Claremont, Pencils by Frank Miller, Inks by Josef Rubinstein, Lettered by Tom Orzechowski, Colors by Glynis Wein, Edited by Louise Jones, Editor-In-Chief Jim Shooter. It's Miller Time! In Which We Learn That If You Got Junk In The Trunk You Don't Like Poisoning Bears With Gunk, That If You Name It Logan Can Clench It, And That In Japan You Can't Walk Ten Feet Without Hitting A Shuriken Shower! It's Our Summer Spectacular! And Yes, September Is Still Summer! Check us out at www.x-aspirations.com And send us comments at xteam@x-aspirations.com

X-Aspirations Episode 139 The Uncanny X-men #154, February 1982 "Reunion" Written by Chris Claremont, Pencils by Dave Cockrum, Inks by Josef Rubinstein and Bob Wiacek, Lettered by Joe Rosen, Colors by D. Warfield, Edited by Louise Jones, Editor-In-Chief Jim Shooter. Less Bigotry, More Birding! In Which We Find That You Should Definitely Call The X-Men for Any Demonic Hellscapes You Would Like To Renovate and Flip, That Wolverine Knows Chicks With Damage Give Logan The Hammage, And That The Sidri Can Only Be Defeated With Fire... and Presumably a Glue Trap Baited with Sugar! Bad Boys, Bad Boys, What's You Gonna Do When The Cops Dive Bomb Their Chopper On You!!! Helicopter COPS! Check us out at www.x-aspirations.com And send us comments at xteam@x-aspirations.com

X-Aspirations Episode 138 Avengers Annual #10, Summer 1981 "By Friends -- Betrayed!" Written by Chris Claremont, Pencils by Michael Golden, Inks by Armando Gil, Lettered by Joe Rosen, Colors by Michael Golden, Edited by Chris Claremont and David Kraft, Editor-In-Chief Jim Shooter. The Captain Marvelous Ms. Marvel! In Which We Discover That The Only Things More Nefarious Than Evil Mutants Are Long Distance Fees, That The Blob Lets His Little Blobs Dangle And You Can't Unsee It, And That Storm Is Not Sure What Exploding Relays Stimulate, But She'll Take Two Of What Kitty Is Having! Fertility Is Intensely Personal, But We Can All Agree That Trans-Dimensional Implantation (TDI) Is Too Risky And Too Likely To Result In Megalomaniac Transfers Of The Father. Check us out at www.x-aspirations.com And send us comments at xteam@x-aspirations.com

X-Aspirations Episode 138 Avengers Annual #10, Summer 1981 "By Friends -- Betrayed!" Written by Chris Claremont, Pencils by Michael Golden, Inks by Armando Gil, Lettered by Joe Rosen, Colors by Michael Golden, Edited by Chris Claremont and David Kraft, Editor-In-Chief Jim Shooter. The Captain Marvelous Ms. Marvel! In Which We Discover That The Only Things More Nefarious Than Evil Mutants Are Long Distance Fees, That The Blob Lets His Little Blobs Dangle And You Can't Unsee It, And That Storm Is Not Sure What Exploding Relays Stimulate, But She'll Take Two Of What Kitty Is Having! Fertility Is Intensely Personal, But We Can All Agree That Trans-Dimensional Implantation (TDI) Is Too Risky And Too Likely To Result In Megalomaniac Transfers Of The Father. Check us out at www.x-aspirations.com And send us comments at xteam@x-aspirations.com

X-Aspirations Episode 137 The Uncanny X-Men #153, January 1982 "Kitty's Fairy Tale" Written by Chris Claremont, Pencils by Dave Cockrum, Inks by Josef Rubinstein, Lettered by Tom Orzechowski, Colors by Glynis Wein, Edited by Louise Jones, Editor-In-Chief Jim Shooter. Apocalypse Now? Ask Me How! In Which We Learn That Even The Sugariest of Sugar Daddies Might Not Have Enough Sugar For Routine Sentinel Damage, That Muppet Dolls Are Probably Not Vessels Hosting Spirits of the Damned, Yearning to Return to Our Realm Through The Weak Will of a Storyteller, And That Bilbo Could Have Saved Everyone A Lot of Trouble If He Had Just Jabbed Smaug In The Ass! Some Day Soon, There Will Have To Be A Smurf/Snork/Bamf Reckoning… There Can Be Only One! Check us out at www.x-aspirations.com And send us comments at xteam@x-aspirations.com

X-Aspirations Episode 137 The Uncanny X-Men #153, January 1982 "Kitty's Fairy Tale" Written by Chris Claremont, Pencils by Dave Cockrum, Inks by Josef Rubinstein, Lettered by Tom Orzechowski, Colors by Glynis Wein, Edited by Louise Jones, Editor-In-Chief Jim Shooter. Apocalypse Now? Ask Me How! In Which We Learn That Even The Sugariest of Sugar Daddies Might Not Have Enough Sugar For Routine Sentinel Damage, That Muppet Dolls Are Probably Not Vessels Hosting Spirits of the Damned, Yearning to Return to Our Realm Through The Weak Will of a Storyteller, And That Bilbo Could Have Saved Everyone A Lot of Trouble If He Had Just Jabbed Smaug In The Ass! Some Day Soon, There Will Have To Be A Smurf/Snork/Bamf Reckoning… There Can Be Only One! Check us out at www.x-aspirations.com And send us comments at xteam@x-aspirations.com

X-Aspirations Episode 136 The Uncanny X-Men #152, December 1981 "The Hellfire Gambit" Written by Chris Claremont, Pencils by Bob McLeod, Inks by Josef Rubinstein, Lettered by Janice Chiang, Colors by Don Warfield, Edited by Louise Jones, Editor-In-Chief Jim Shooter. Festival of Comic De-Lights! In Which We Find That You Can't Keep Your Emmas Straight From Your Ororos Without A Program, That Kitty Pryde Does Not Just Wake Up Looking This Good, And That Sebastion Shaw Is One Corset Short Of A Rocky Horror Picture Show! Now That I Really Think About It, It Might just Have Been a Drunk Homeless Man Who Looked Like Adam Sandler... But He Definitely Said It Was Ok! Check us out at www.x-aspirations.com And send us comments at xteam@x-aspirations.com

X-Aspirations Episode 136 The Uncanny X-Men #152, December 1981 "The Hellfire Gambit" Written by Chris Claremont, Pencils by Bob McLeod, Inks by Josef Rubinstein, Lettered by Janice Chiang, Colors by Don Warfield, Edited by Louise Jones, Editor-In-Chief Jim Shooter. Festival of Comic De-Lights! In Which We Find That You Can't Keep Your Emmas Straight From Your Ororos Without A Program, That Kitty Pryde Does Not Just Wake Up Looking This Good, And That Sebastion Shaw Is One Corset Short Of A Rocky Horror Picture Show! Now That I Really Think About It, It Might just Have Been a Drunk Homeless Man Who Looked Like Adam Sandler... But He Definitely Said It Was Ok! Check us out at www.x-aspirations.com And send us comments at xteam@x-aspirations.com

X-Aspirations Episode 135 The Uncanny X-Men #151, November 1981 "X-Men Minus One!" Written by Chris Claremont, Pencils by Jim Sherman and Bob McLeod, Inks by Josef Rubinstein, Lettered by Tom Orzechowski, Colors by Bobbie Wilford, Edited by Louise Jones, Editor-In-Chief Jim Shooter. Oh Ignatz, You Dahlink George Hairy-Man! In Which We Discover That Kitty Pryde Is Not A Girl and Not Yet a Woman But She Might Be A Really Old Woman, That In The X-Mansion Swim Wear IS Formal Wear, And That Hellfire Guards Need Their Uniforms For A Lot More Than Just Guard Duty! Bonus Bobbit Worm Nightmare Facts: They have up to 7 pairs of jaws, consisting of a mix of mandibles and maxillae while their bodies are covered in stinging, nerve-damaging bristles! Never swim again! Check us out at www.x-aspirations.com And send us comments at xteam@x-aspirations.com

X-Aspirations Episode 135 The Uncanny X-Men #151, November 1981 "X-Men Minus One!" Written by Chris Claremont, Pencils by Jim Sherman and Bob McLeod, Inks by Josef Rubinstein, Lettered by Tom Orzechowski, Colors by Bobbie Wilford, Edited by Louise Jones, Editor-In-Chief Jim Shooter. Oh Ignatz, You Dahlink George Hairy-Man! In Which We Discover That Kitty Pryde Is Not A Girl and Not Yet a Woman But She Might Be A Really Old Woman, That In The X-Mansion Swim Wear IS Formal Wear, And That Hellfire Guards Need Their Uniforms For A Lot More Than Just Guard Duty! Bonus Bobbit Worm Nightmare Facts: They have up to 7 pairs of jaws, consisting of a mix of mandibles and maxillae while their bodies are covered in stinging, nerve-damaging bristles! Never swim again! Check us out at www.x-aspirations.com And send us comments at xteam@x-aspirations.com

X-Aspirations Episode 134 The Uncanny X-Men #150, October 1981 "I, Magneto..." Written by Chris Claremont, Pencils by Dave Cockrum, Inks by Josef Rubinstein and Bob Wiacek, Lettered by Tom Orzechowski, Colors by Glynis Wein, Edited by Louise Jones, Editor-In-Chief Jim Shooter. Double Issue Double Pumping! In Which We Learn That Wolverine Is A Serial Lady Dunker, That Scott Summers Finds Impossible Lovecraftian Geometry Surprisingly Sexy, And That While Magneto May Be An Insane Despot, His Musings On Government Resource Allocation Are Surprisingly Compelling! Magneto Teaches Us A Critical Lesson: Don’t Wait Too Long To Drop Your Backstory Or Kids Get Hurt! Check us out at www.x-aspirations.com And send us comments at xteam@x-aspirations.com

X-Aspirations Episode 134 The Uncanny X-Men #150, October 1981 "I, Magneto..." Written by Chris Claremont, Pencils by Dave Cockrum, Inks by Josef Rubinstein and Bob Wiacek, Lettered by Tom Orzechowski, Colors by Glynis Wein, Edited by Louise Jones, Editor-In-Chief Jim Shooter. Double Issue Double Pumping! In Which We Learn That Wolverine Is A Serial Lady Dunker, That Scott Summers Finds Impossible Lovecraftian Geometry Surprisingly Sexy, And That While Magneto May Be An Insane Despot, His Musings On Government Resource Allocation Are Surprisingly Compelling! Magneto Teaches Us A Critical Lesson: Don’t Wait Too Long To Drop Your Backstory Or Kids Get Hurt! Check us out at www.x-aspirations.com And send us comments at xteam@x-aspirations.com

X-Aspirations Episode 133 The Uncanny X-Men #149, September 1981 "And the Dead Shall Bury the Living!" Written by Chris Claremont, Pencils by Dave Cockrum, Inks by Josef Rubinstein, Lettered by Janice Chang, Colors by Don Warfield, Edited by Louise Jones, Editor-In-Chief Jim Shooter. Bulgarian Rhapsody?! In Which We Find That Wolverine Skipped the Entire Underpants Grappling Section of The Workplace Harassment Manual, That There Is Never a Piece of Food That Can't Be Improved By Shoving More Food Into It, And That The X-men Don't Understand Kitty And Never Will Because They Are Stupid And Old And Smelly And She Hates Them Sooooo Much! There Is One Undisputed X-men Strength: Ball Specials! Check us out at www.x-aspirations.com And send us comments at xteam@x-aspirations.com

X-Aspirations Episode 133 The Uncanny X-Men #149, September 1981 "And the Dead Shall Bury the Living!" Written by Chris Claremont, Pencils by Dave Cockrum, Inks by Josef Rubinstein, Lettered by Janice Chang, Colors by Don Warfield, Edited by Louise Jones, Editor-In-Chief Jim Shooter. Bulgarian Rhapsody?! In Which We Find That Wolverine Skipped the Entire Underpants Grappling Section of The Workplace Harassment Manual, That There Is Never a Piece of Food That Can't Be Improved By Shoving More Food Into It, And That The X-men Don't Understand Kitty And Never Will Because They Are Stupid And Old And Smelly And She Hates Them Sooooo Much! There Is One Undisputed X-men Strength: Ball Specials! Check us out at www.x-aspirations.com And send us comments at xteam@x-aspirations.com

X-Aspirations Episode 132 The Uncanny X-Men #148, August 1981 "Cry, Mutant!" Written by Chris Claremont, Pencils by Dave Cockrum, Inks by Josef Rubinstein, Lettered by Janice Chiang, Colors by Glynis Wein, Edited by Louise Jones, Editor-In-Chief Jim Shooter. Quality, Value, Convenience, and Mutation! In Which We Discover That Wolverine Is A Dark Master Of The High Shoulder Stab, That You Can Say Whatever You Want About Caliban's Hideous Disfigurement, But He Can Get You Into Any Club in Manhattan, And That It Is Not Even The First Time Tonight That Someone Has Stripped Under A Table at Club Infinity! Not All Women Pine For Cyclops' Noble, Brooding Heart - Some Just Want A Delicious Dose Of Those Chiseled, Ruby-Red Abs! Check us out at www.x-aspirations.com And send us comments at xteam@x-aspirations.com

X-Aspirations Episode 132 The Uncanny X-Men #148, August 1981 "Cry, Mutant!" Written by Chris Claremont, Pencils by Dave Cockrum, Inks by Josef Rubinstein, Lettered by Janice Chiang, Colors by Glynis Wein, Edited by Louise Jones, Editor-In-Chief Jim Shooter. Quality, Value, Convenience, and Mutation! In Which We Discover That Wolverine Is A Dark Master Of The High Shoulder Stab, That You Can Say Whatever You Want About Caliban's Hideous Disfigurement, But He Can Get You Into Any Club in Manhattan, And That It Is Not Even The First Time Tonight That Someone Has Stripped Under A Table at Club Infinity! Not All Women Pine For Cyclops' Noble, Brooding Heart - Some Just Want A Delicious Dose Of Those Chiseled, Ruby-Red Abs! Check us out at www.x-aspirations.com And send us comments at xteam@x-aspirations.com

X-Aspirations Episode 131 The Uncanny X-Men #147, July 1981 "Rogue Storm!" Written by Chris Claremont, Pencils by Dave Cockrum, Inks by Josef Rubinstein, Lettered by Tom Orzechowski, Colors by Glynis Wein, Edited by Louise Jones, Editor-In-Chief Jim Shooter. There's No Biz Like Toy Biz! In Which We Learn That The Professor and Doom Are Subscribers To The Same Torture Room Monthly, That Henchmen Only Really Hench For The Fringe Benefits, And That Wolverine Is Working Hard To Broaden Himself With More Focused Mindless Slashing! Doctor Doom's Signature Move Is Asking Scantily Clad Heroes Up To His Room To See His Charcoal Sketches... And If That Works Out, It's Devices Time! Check us out at www.x-aspirations.com And send us comments at xteam@x-aspirations.com

X-Aspirations Episode 131 The Uncanny X-Men #147, July 1981 "Rogue Storm!" Written by Chris Claremont, Pencils by Dave Cockrum, Inks by Josef Rubinstein, Lettered by Tom Orzechowski, Colors by Glynis Wein, Edited by Louise Jones, Editor-In-Chief Jim Shooter. There's No Biz Like Toy Biz! In Which We Learn That The Professor and Doom Are Subscribers To The Same Torture Room Monthly, That Henchmen Only Really Hench For The Fringe Benefits, And That Wolverine Is Working Hard To Broaden Himself With More Focused Mindless Slashing! Doctor Doom's Signature Move Is Asking Scantily Clad Heroes Up To His Room To See His Charcoal Sketches... And If That Works Out, It's Devices Time! Check us out at www.x-aspirations.com And send us comments at xteam@x-aspirations.com

X-Aspirations Episode 130 The Uncanny X-Men #146, June 1981 "Murderworld!" Written by Chris Claremont, Pencils by Dave Cockrum, Inks by Josef Rubinstein, Lettered by Tom Orzechowski, Colors by Glynis Wein, Edited by Louise Jones, Editor-In-Chief Jim Shooter. Join The Merry Marvel Marching Conglomerate! In Which We Find That There Is Surprisingly Little Difference Between Fine Spa Amenities And Nightmare Death Traps, That Wolverine's Disgust of Op Art Stems From His College Roomate's Magic Eye Posters - A Robust Collection of Marijuana Leaves and Dongs, And That Apparently What You Get For The Assassin Who Has Everything Is Novelty Neckties! Ice Man Has Most Definitely Come To Final Terms With His Polaris Dumping And He Wishes Her And Havok All The BEST VENEREAL DISEASES!!! Check us out at www.x-aspirations.com And send us comments at xteam@x-aspirations.com

X-Aspirations Episode 130 The Uncanny X-Men #146, June 1981 "Murderworld!" Written by Chris Claremont, Pencils by Dave Cockrum, Inks by Josef Rubinstein, Lettered by Tom Orzechowski, Colors by Glynis Wein, Edited by Louise Jones, Editor-In-Chief Jim Shooter. Join The Merry Marvel Marching Conglomerate! In Which We Find That There Is Surprisingly Little Difference Between Fine Spa Amenities And Nightmare Death Traps, That Wolverine's Disgust of Op Art Stems From His College Roomate's Magic Eye Posters - A Robust Collection of Marijuana Leaves and Dongs, And That Apparently What You Get For The Assassin Who Has Everything Is Novelty Neckties! Ice Man Has Most Definitely Come To Final Terms With His Polaris Dumping And He Wishes Her And Havok All The BEST VENEREAL DISEASES!!! Check us out at www.x-aspirations.com And send us comments at xteam@x-aspirations.com

X-Aspirations Episode 129 The Uncanny X-Men #145, May 1981 "Kidnapped!" Written by Chris Claremont, Pencils by Dave Cockrum, Inks by Josef Rubinstein, Lettered by Joe Rosen, Colors by Glynis Wein, Edited by Louise Jones, Editor-In-Chief Jim Shooter. Nothing More True Than Heroics At Ten Stories! In Which We Discover That If Nothing Else The Opera Is A Perfect Place To Bone Down, That Doctor Doom Decorations Nefariously Emphasize Form Over Function, And That A Surprisingly High Percentage of the X-men Are Experts in Nude Combat! The Hardest Part About Getting a Nondescript Doctorate Is Trying To Advance to Indeterminate Candidacy! Check us out at www.x-aspirations.com And send us comments at xteam@x-aspirations.com

X-Aspirations Episode 129 The Uncanny X-Men #145, May 1981 "Kidnapped!" Written by Chris Claremont, Pencils by Dave Cockrum, Inks by Josef Rubinstein, Lettered by Joe Rosen, Colors by Glynis Wein, Edited by Louise Jones, Editor-In-Chief Jim Shooter. Nothing More True Than Heroics At Ten Stories! In Which We Discover That If Nothing Else The Opera Is A Perfect Place To Bone Down, That Doctor Doom Decorations Nefariously Emphasize Form Over Function, And That A Surprisingly High Percentage of the X-men Are Experts in Nude Combat! The Hardest Part About Getting a Nondescript Doctorate Is Trying To Advance to Indeterminate Candidacy! Check us out at www.x-aspirations.com And send us comments at xteam@x-aspirations.com

X-Aspirations Episode 128 The Uncanny X-Men #144, April 1981 "Even In Death..." Written by Chris Claremont, Pencils by Brent Anderson, Inks by Josef Rubinstein, Lettered by Tom Orzechowski, Colors by Glynis Wein, Edited by Louise Jones, Editor-In-Chief Jim Shooter. It Is Just One Of Those Things! In Which We Learn That A D'Spayre Family Reunion Will Always Run Out Of Apostrophes, That As Far As Cyclops Is Concerned The Color Of Money Is Ruby Red, And That For A Demonic Incarnation Of The Darkest Human Emotions, D'Spayre Sure Tosses A Lot Of Evil Spaghetti At The Wall Hoping Something Sticks! If Scott Wants To Get Ahead In The Competitive World of Deep Sea Fishing He'll "Put In" The Extra Hours The Boss Requested! Check us out at www.x-aspirations.com And send us comments at xteam@x-aspirations.com

X-Aspirations Episode 128 The Uncanny X-Men #144, April 1981 "Even In Death..." Written by Chris Claremont, Pencils by Brent Anderson, Inks by Josef Rubinstein, Lettered by Tom Orzechowski, Colors by Glynis Wein, Edited by Louise Jones, Editor-In-Chief Jim Shooter. It Is Just One Of Those Things! In Which We Learn That A D'Spayre Family Reunion Will Always Run Out Of Apostrophes, That As Far As Cyclops Is Concerned The Color Of Money Is Ruby Red, And That For A Demonic Incarnation Of The Darkest Human Emotions, D'Spayre Sure Tosses A Lot Of Evil Spaghetti At The Wall Hoping Something Sticks! If Scott Wants To Get Ahead In The Competitive World of Deep Sea Fishing He'll "Put In" The Extra Hours The Boss Requested! Check us out at www.x-aspirations.com And send us comments at xteam@x-aspirations.com

X-Aspirations Episode 127 The Uncanny X-Men #143, March 1981 "Demon" Written by Chris Claremont, Pencils by John Byrne, Inks by Terry Austin, Lettered by Tom Orzechowski, Colors by Glynis Wein, Edited by Louise Jones, Editor-In-Chief Jim Shooter. Countdown to the Final Byrne! In Which We Find That Xavier's Woods Is No Place For Erotic Tree Removal, That This Is Not The First Time Kitty's Perfume Has Been Confused With An Evil Miasma, And That Moving In On Logan's Girl Has Two Parts: 1- Upside Down Kissing and 2- You In Two Parts! Chris Pratt Is 38 Years Old and This Is The Only Place You Will Ever Find That Information! Check us out at www.x-aspirations.com And send us comments at xteam@x-aspirations.com

X-Aspirations Episode 127 The Uncanny X-Men #143, March 1981 "Demon" Written by Chris Claremont, Pencils by John Byrne, Inks by Terry Austin, Lettered by Tom Orzechowski, Colors by Glynis Wein, Edited by Louise Jones, Editor-In-Chief Jim Shooter. Countdown to the Final Byrne! In Which We Find That Xavier's Woods Is No Place For Erotic Tree Removal, That This Is Not The First Time Kitty's Perfume Has Been Confused With An Evil Miasma, And That Moving In On Logan's Girl Has Two Parts: 1- Upside Down Kissing and 2- You In Two Parts! Chris Pratt Is 38 Years Old and This Is The Only Place You Will Ever Find That Information! Check us out at www.x-aspirations.com And send us comments at xteam@x-aspirations.com

X-Aspirations Episode 126 The Uncanny X-Men #142, February 1981 "Mind Out of Time!" Written by Chris Claremont, Pencils by John Byrne, Inks by Terry Austin, Lettered by Tom Orzechowski, Colors by Glynis Wein, Edited by Louise Jones, Editor-In-Chief Jim Shooter. I Can See For Miles And Milestones! In Which We Discover That Kitty Pryde Is Just Like Indian Food, She Goes Right Through You, That Ororo Likes Countries Like She Likes Her Men: Big Enough That They Don't Trigger Her Debilitating Claustrophobia, And That With A Large Enough Wolverine Colossus Could Move The World! Mystique Has Seen Everything Travolta Has Ever Done -- She Even Kinda Digged "Wild Hogs"! Check us out at www.x-aspirations.com And send us comments at xteam@x-aspirations.com

X-Aspirations Episode 126 The Uncanny X-Men #142, February 1981 "Mind Out of Time!" Written by Chris Claremont, Pencils by John Byrne, Inks by Terry Austin, Lettered by Tom Orzechowski, Colors by Glynis Wein, Edited by Louise Jones, Editor-In-Chief Jim Shooter. I Can See For Miles And Milestones! In Which We Discover That Kitty Pryde Is Just Like Indian Food, She Goes Right Through You, That Ororo Likes Countries Like She Likes Her Men: Big Enough That They Don't Trigger Her Debilitating Claustrophobia, And That With A Large Enough Wolverine Colossus Could Move The World! Mystique Has Seen Everything Travolta Has Ever Done -- She Even Kinda Digged "Wild Hogs"! Check us out at www.x-aspirations.com And send us comments at xteam@x-aspirations.com

X-Aspirations Episode 125 The Uncanny X-Men #141, January 1981 "Days of Future Past" Written by Chris Claremont, Pencils by John Byrne, Inks by Terry Austin, Lettered by Tom Orzechowski, Colors by Glynis Wein, Edited by Louise Jones, Editor-In-Chief Jim Shooter. Jam A Firework Wherever A Spider Can! In Which We Learn That Danger Room Brunch is the Deadliest Brunch of All, That Pillsbury Breads Should Never Be Substituted for any Feminine Hygiene Products, And That Somehow Walter Mondale's Candidacy Was Even More Disastrous in X-Men Continuity! Bobby Darrin Wouldn't Last Three Seconds in a Mutant Apocalypse! Check us out at www.x-aspirations.com And send us comments at xteam@x-aspirations.com

X-Aspirations Episode 125 The Uncanny X-Men #141, January 1981 "Days of Future Past" Written by Chris Claremont, Pencils by John Byrne, Inks by Terry Austin, Lettered by Tom Orzechowski, Colors by Glynis Wein, Edited by Louise Jones, Editor-In-Chief Jim Shooter. Jam A Firework Wherever A Spider Can! In Which We Learn That Danger Room Brunch is the Deadliest Brunch of All, That Pillsbury Breads Should Never Be Substituted for any Feminine Hygiene Products, And That Somehow Walter Mondale's Candidacy Was Even More Disastrous in X-Men Continuity! Bobby Darrin Wouldn't Last Three Seconds in a Mutant Apocalypse! Check us out at www.x-aspirations.com And send us comments at xteam@x-aspirations.com

X-Aspirations Episode 124 The Uncanny X-Men #140, December 1980 "Rage!" Written by Chris Claremont, Pencils by John Byrne, Inks by Terry Austin, Lettered by Tom Orzechowski, Colors by Glynis Wein, Edited by Louise Jones, Editor-In-Chief Jim Shooter. Me Too, Marvel! In Which We Find That There Is Nothing Like The Bond That Forms Between Two Men And A Nice Large Stump, That Smokey The Bear Is Mostly A Symbol Of The Ineffectiveness of Civilization In Battling the Elemental Might of Fire. And Also, He Is A Total Hoser, And That The Toughest Battles of Wolverine's Early Years Were Keeping Three People Under A Single Comforter! Hey Mama! You're Listening To This Podcast, I Am In This Podcast... We Should Make Beautiful Music Together! Check us out at www.x-aspirations.com And send us comments at xteam@x-aspirations.com

X-Aspirations Episode 124 The Uncanny X-Men #140, December 1980 "Rage!" Written by Chris Claremont, Pencils by John Byrne, Inks by Terry Austin, Lettered by Tom Orzechowski, Colors by Glynis Wein, Edited by Louise Jones, Editor-In-Chief Jim Shooter. Me Too, Marvel! In Which We Find That There Is Nothing Like The Bond That Forms Between Two Men And A Nice Large Stump, That Smokey The Bear Is Mostly A Symbol Of The Ineffectiveness of Civilization In Battling the Elemental Might of Fire. And Also, He Is A Total Hoser, And That The Toughest Battles of Wolverine's Early Years Were Keeping Three People Under A Single Comforter! Hey Mama! You're Listening To This Podcast, I Am In This Podcast... We Should Make Beautiful Music Together! Check us out at www.x-aspirations.com And send us comments at xteam@x-aspirations.com

X-Aspirations Episode 123 The Uncanny X-Men #139, November 1980 "...Something Wicked This Way Comes!" Written by Chris Claremont, Pencils by John Byrne, Inks by Terry Austin, Lettered by Tom Orzechowski, Colors by Glynis Wein, Edited by Louise Jones, Editor-In-Chief Jim Shooter. Easy Peasey, Writer Weezie! In Which We Discover That When Your Hands Are Can Openers Every Problem Is A Can, That Shaman Often Calls Upon The Four Winds and the Spirit Moon To Keep His Toes Dry And Chafe-Free, And That Snowbird Defies Stereotypes of Both Traditional Femininity And Feminine Voice Work! Wow, Canada Has Upwards of Ten Provinces! Check us out at www.x-aspirations.com And send us comments at xteam@x-aspirations.com

X-Aspirations Episode 123 The Uncanny X-Men #139, November 1980 "...Something Wicked This Way Comes!" Written by Chris Claremont, Pencils by John Byrne, Inks by Terry Austin, Lettered by Tom Orzechowski, Colors by Glynis Wein, Edited by Louise Jones, Editor-In-Chief Jim Shooter. Easy Peasey, Writer Weezie! In Which We Discover That When Your Hands Are Can Openers Every Problem Is A Can, That Shaman Often Calls Upon The Four Winds and the Spirit Moon To Keep His Toes Dry And Chafe-Free, And That Snowbird Defies Stereotypes of Both Traditional Femininity And Feminine Voice Work! Wow, Canada Has Upwards of Ten Provinces! Check us out at www.x-aspirations.com And send us comments at xteam@x-aspirations.com

X-Aspirations Episode 122 X-Men Annual #4, November 1980 "Nightcrawler's Inferno" Written by Chris Claremont, Pencils by John Romita, Jr., Inks by Bob McLeod, Lettered by Tom Orzechowski, Colors by Glynis Wein, Edited by Louise Jones, Editor-In-Chief Jim Shooter. All That Glitters Is Not X-Men Gold! In Which We Learn That Nightcrawler Can Finally Ditch His Fake ID, That Kitty Pryde Has The Drinking Habits Of A Bitter Joan Crawford, And That It's Hard Out Here For A Sorcerer Supreme, Getting Enough Magic For His Rent! Storm Gets Only 78% Of The Praise Of Her Male X-Men Counterparts! Check us out at www.x-aspirations.com And send us comments at xteam@x-aspirations.com

X-Aspirations Episode 122 X-Men Annual #4, November 1980 "Nightcrawler's Inferno" Written by Chris Claremont, Pencils by John Romita, Jr., Inks by Bob McLeod, Lettered by Tom Orzechowski, Colors by Glynis Wein, Edited by Louise Jones, Editor-In-Chief Jim Shooter. All That Glitters Is Not X-Men Gold! In Which We Learn That Nightcrawler Can Finally Ditch His Fake ID, That Kitty Pryde Has The Drinking Habits Of A Bitter Joan Crawford, And That It's Hard Out Here For A Sorcerer Supreme, Getting Enough Magic For His Rent! Storm Gets Only 78% Of The Praise Of Her Male X-Men Counterparts! Check us out at www.x-aspirations.com And send us comments at xteam@x-aspirations.com

X-Aspirations Episode 121 The Uncanny X-Men #138, October 1980 "Elegy" Written by Chris Claremont, Pencils by John Byrne, Inks by Terry Austin, Lettered by Tom Orzechowski, Colors by Glynis Wein, Edited by Louise Jones, Editor-In-Chief Jim Shooter. Once You Go Black Panther... In Which We Discover That Shi'Ar Culture May Overvalue Their Novelty Snow Globes, That Scott Now Has Both Rose Colored Glasses And Boots Made For Walking, And That One Can Not Underestimate The Value of A Well Placed Jacket Flap To Get Around The Comics' Code! Wait, Remind Me. Exactly Which Stage Of Grief Is The Supervillain Montage? Check us out at www.x-aspirations.com And send us comments at xteam@x-aspirations.com

X-Aspirations Episode 121 The Uncanny X-Men #138, October 1980 "Elegy" Written by Chris Claremont, Pencils by John Byrne, Inks by Terry Austin, Lettered by Tom Orzechowski, Colors by Glynis Wein, Edited by Louise Jones, Editor-In-Chief Jim Shooter. Once You Go Black Panther... In Which We Discover That Shi'Ar Culture May Overvalue Their Novelty Snow Globes, That Scott Now Has Both Rose Colored Glasses And Boots Made For Walking, And That One Can Not Underestimate The Value of A Well Placed Jacket Flap To Get Around The Comics' Code! Wait, Remind Me. Exactly Which Stage Of Grief Is The Supervillain Montage? Check us out at www.x-aspirations.com And send us comments at xteam@x-aspirations.com

X-Aspirations Episode 120 The Uncanny X-Men #137, September 1980 "The Fate of the Phoenix!" Written by Chris Claremont, Pencils by John Byrne, Inks by Terry Austin, Lettered by Tom Orzechowski, Colors by Glynis Wein, Edited by Jim Salicrup and Louise Jones, Editor-In-Chief Jim Shooter. Don't Cry, We'll Be Back Again Some Month! In Which We Find That Five Billion Is Actually The Loneliest Number, That The Only Way For The X-Men To Save Jean Is To Go The Full Monty, And That Gladiator Does Not Want You To Hate Him Because He Is Beautiful! You Can Forget Their Weird Tears, Because The Shi'Ar Also Poop Ampersands! Check us out at www.x-aspirations.com And send us comments at xteam@x-aspirations.com

X-Aspirations Episode 120 The Uncanny X-Men #137, September 1980 "The Fate of the Phoenix!" Written by Chris Claremont, Pencils by John Byrne, Inks by Terry Austin, Lettered by Tom Orzechowski, Colors by Glynis Wein, Edited by Jim Salicrup and Louise Jones, Editor-In-Chief Jim Shooter. Don't Cry, We'll Be Back Again Some Month! In Which We Find That Five Billion Is Actually The Loneliest Number, That The Only Way For The X-Men To Save Jean Is To Go The Full Monty, And That Gladiator Does Not Want You To Hate Him Because He Is Beautiful! You Can Forget Their Weird Tears, Because The Shi'Ar Also Poop Ampersands! Check us out at www.x-aspirations.com And send us comments at xteam@x-aspirations.com

X-Aspirations Episode 119 The Uncanny X-Men #136, August 1980 "Child of Light and Darkness!" Written by Chris Claremont, Pencils by John Byrne, Inks by Terry Austin, Lettered by Tom Orzechowski, Colors by Bob Sharen, Edited by Jim Salicrup, Editor-In-Chief Jim Shooter. Retaining The Right To Reserve Judgment Day! In Which We Learn That The Greatest Threat To Most Alien Civilizations Is That No One Can Pronounce Anyone Else's Name, That Parental Guilt Trips Scale With The Amount of Omnipotence One Possesses So Mathematically You Actually Can Never Be Good Enough, And That No, Xavier Can Not Let Scott Have Even Just This One! Will We Ever Learn The Difference Between C&C Music Factory and Snap!? Probably Not. Check us out at www.x-aspirations.com And send us comments at xteam@x-aspirations.com

X-Aspirations Episode 119 The Uncanny X-Men #136, August 1980 "Child of Light and Darkness!" Written by Chris Claremont, Pencils by John Byrne, Inks by Terry Austin, Lettered by Tom Orzechowski, Colors by Bob Sharen, Edited by Jim Salicrup, Editor-In-Chief Jim Shooter. Retaining The Right To Reserve Judgment Day! In Which We Learn That The Greatest Threat To Most Alien Civilizations Is That No One Can Pronounce Anyone Else's Name, That Parental Guilt Trips Scale With The Amount of Omnipotence One Possesses So Mathematically You Actually Can Never Be Good Enough, And That No, Xavier Can Not Let Scott Have Even Just This One! Will We Ever Learn The Difference Between C&C Music Factory and Snap!? Probably Not. Check us out at www.x-aspirations.com And send us comments at xteam@x-aspirations.com

X-Aspirations Episode 118 The Uncanny X-Men #135, July 1980 "Dark Phoenix" Written by Chris Claremont, Pencils by John Byrne, Inks by Terry Austin, Lettered by Tom Orzechowski, Colors by Bob Sharen, Edited by Jim Salicrup, Editor-In-Chief Jim Shooter. Got A... Stranger Magic! In Which We Discover That Nightcrawler Knows That Dying Is Easy But It Is Comedy That Is Hard, That Ironically Peter Rasputin Is Currently Reading The Golden Bough, And That In The 12-Step Program For Omnipotence, It Is That Amends Step That Really Eats Up All Your Time! Alas, Bobby, The Lowest Cut Of All Is To Be Ranked Below Angel! Check us out at www.x-aspirations.com And send us comments at xteam@x-aspirations.com

X-Aspirations Episode 118 The Uncanny X-Men #135, July 1980 "Dark Phoenix" Written by Chris Claremont, Pencils by John Byrne, Inks by Terry Austin, Lettered by Tom Orzechowski, Colors by Bob Sharen, Edited by Jim Salicrup, Editor-In-Chief Jim Shooter. Got A... Stranger Magic! In Which We Discover That Nightcrawler Knows That Dying Is Easy But It Is Comedy That Is Hard, That Ironically Peter Rasputin Is Currently Reading The Golden Bough, And That In The 12-Step Program For Omnipotence, It Is That Amends Step That Really Eats Up All Your Time! Alas, Bobby, The Lowest Cut Of All Is To Be Ranked Below Angel! Check us out at www.x-aspirations.com And send us comments at xteam@x-aspirations.com

X-Aspirations Episode 117 The Uncanny X-Men #134, June 1980 "Too Late The Heroes!" Written by Chris Claremont, Pencils by John Byrne, Inks by Terry Austin, Lettered by Tom Orzechowski, Colors by Bob Sharen, Edited by Jim Salicrup, Editor-In-Chief Jim Shooter. Heck It, We'll Do It Live Action! In Which We Learn That Wolverine Ain't Heavy He's My Mutantly-Enhanced Mass Brother, That Beneath Colossus' Metal Skin Beats The Heart of An Easily Distracted Poet, And That If Storm Hears One More 'Let It Go' refrain from Nightcrawler, He's A Dead Elf! Always Avoid Any Power Sharing Agreement With Jean Grey! Check us out at www.x-aspirations.com And send us comments at xteam@x-aspirations.com