Podcasts about Count Nefaria

It's the beginning of the Nefaria Protocols storyline, which begins the last storyline of George Perez's run on the title (sniff, sniff) and features so many fun characters!  Besides the Avengers we have the Thunderbolts, Count Nefaria, Madame Masque, the Grim Reaper and some various other fun B villains!    

THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE! As one era ends… a new age begins! Join the Book Club Bois as they discuss the reformation of the Big Three and officially end the Dark Reign in the latest chapter of Brian Michael Bendis' NEW AVENGERS SAGA! While the SIEGE rages among the ruins of Asgard, Parker Robbins makes one last grasp at power. Then, when the fighting ends, the remaining New Avengers make their way to the west coast to tie up a loose end – but find themselves in the clutches of Count Nefaria! And while all this transpires… three men decide the fate of the Avengers at the crossroads between life and death! Covers New Avengers (2004) #61-64, New Avengers Finale, and Avengers Prime #1-5 by Brian Michael Bendis, Stuart Immonen, Daniel Acuna, Mike McKone, Bryan Hitch and Alan Davis Send us your questions for the Book Club Mailbag! Email: geeksplained@gmail.com Follow us! Twitter: twitter.com/geeksplainedpod?lang=en Instagram: www.instagram.com/geeksplainedpod/?hl=en Music Sampled: "Alive" by Warbly Jets “Fight as One” by Bad City “Burn” by 2WEI

Welcome true believers to X-Men Horoscopes where each week our host Lodro Rinzler is in conversation with a special guest to discuss the X-Men issue that aligns with a significant month and year from their life and what that issue reveals about their future. Right in time for the movies, Deadpool co-creator + writing legend Fabian Nicieza joins our host Lodro Rinzler for Count Nefaria stealing Washington D.C. He would have gotten away with it too if not for those pesky telepaths. Born in Argentina, Fabian grew up on (and learned English from) X-Men comics so we dive into issue 23, syncing with his arrival in the good old U.S. of A. Count Nefaria has kidnapped the X-Men and is holding Washington D.C. hostage for seventy trazilliom dollars. Also in this episode: what it's like to sell literal millions of comics each month (it was the 90s) Professor X forgets that the telephone exists Alfred Hitchcock has nothing on The Scarecrow in the 60s framing the X-Men was just a thing everyone did the first person to call Professor X a dick on panel - Fabian will kill off Colossus (if he has to) What does any of this mean for Fabian's future? Tune in to find out! Fabian Nicieza has worked for Marvel since 1985 when he started out in the department for Fisher-Price licensed activity books. He moved on to become Marvel's Advertising Manager and then during that time, Fabian also began writing for Marvel on a freelance basis. His first published book was PSI-FORCE #9 in 1987. He then went on to write THE NEW WARRIORS which was simply wonderful. Clearly a glutton for punishment, Fabian also began writing several of Marvel's top-selling X-titles, including X-FORCE, CABLE, DEADPOOL and the company's #1 selling book, X-MEN. These books not only sold millions of copies to gazillions of readers, Fabian also got to star in a series of X-Men Pizza Hut videos. And outside of comics, Fabian has worked with STARLIGHT RUNNER ENTERTAINMENT for 20 years on story world development and franchise management consultation for some of the biggest entertainment companies on some of the biggest properties. He has written two novels including SUBURBAN DICKS which was nominated by the Mystery Writers of America for an Edgar Award. His NEW comic Free Agents is out NOW! You should go pick it up it's a lot of fun. More of Lodro Rinzler's work can be found here and here and you can follow the podcast on Instagram at xmenpanelsdaily where we post X-Men comic panels...daily. Have a question or comment for a future episode? Reach out at xmenhoroscopes.com

Today the X-Men face off with the evil Count Nefaria. The episode covers his previous appearances and background before getting into his battle with the X-Men. Nefaria has also recruited a group of villains to aid in his endeavor so we meet Unicorn, Eel, Plant-Man, Scarecrow, and Porcupine. It's an episode full of 60s villainy! Issues covered: Averngers #13, Iron Man #8, Tales of Suspense #67-68, Uncanny X-Men #22-23 Follow the podcast on Instagram @xmenunraveled

We are using a new service to edit these episodes. As part of the process it produces a full transcript. The transcript is not perfect, but it's pretty close! And we think we will get better over time. Transcripts will be included below. Enjoy!In this episode:Mike and Ed discuss the ending of martial law and the innocence of the Avengers. They were framed by Count Nefaria, but the events showed just how poorly the country was prepared for our heroes turning on us. And why were we fooled to begin with? Shouldn't there be some method of double-checking when a hero declares war to make sure it really is the hero? We live in a world of mind control, and magical and technological illusions. Some sort of back-up plan should be in place. Why wasn't it? Also: After causing a national state of emergency, why is Count Nefaria being deported rather than charged with the crimes he committed in this country? Do all Counts get diplomatic immunity? Even when they cause the Avengers to battle the U.S. Air Force?Behind the comic:This is the first appearance of Count Nefaria. He will soon battle the X-Men and Iron Man in a solo outing. Eventually, he dies due to his experiments, but is resurrected to join the Legion of the Unliving. While he never achieved iconic status, he is active in the Marvel Universe to this day.In this issue:The Avengers have successfully stymied American crime, and the Maggia is unhappy about it. Their secret leader is Count Nefaria, the most powerful crime lord on earth. He is also the wealthiest European nobleman. He decides to move to America, having his castle rebuild brick by brick in America. He meets with the Avengers and basically creates holograms of them. He sends thr hologram Avengers into the real world and has them basically declare war on the US. The US responds by declaring the Avengers enemies of the state. This all happens while the Avengers are basically kept in suspended animation. They are released from suspended animation and are attacked by American troops. They respond by battling the armed forces, only to find that they are public enemy number one. The Avengers eventually figure out what has happened and they confront Count Nefaria and defeat him. Count Nefaria is deported, and the Avengers are left with one of their own, the Wasp, having been struck down.Assumed before the next episode:People are happy the Avengers did not try to take over America, but they are not exactly comfortable with the idea that they could probably take on the combined U.S. armed forces.This episode takes place:After some major P.R. on behalf of the Avengers, the former, wrongfully accused, enemies of the state.Full transcript of the episode:Edward: All right, Mike. It was not mind control. It was not the chameleon doing an impression of them. But, the Avengers are not actually trying to take over America. It was all a false alarm.Michael: What an alarm. False alarm though. I mean there was conflict between the Avengers and the American militaryEdward: Correct. So the confrontation that happened in New Jersey where the Avengers fought the Air Force, that was the real Avengers fighting the real Air Force. They took down the planes. The Avengers, the real Avengers actually did go into hiding. They were at large. The prior where the Avengers actually threatened the Pentagon, the thing that started the incident that started all of this where the Avengers threatened America's democracy and tried to dismiss the Pentagon. Those were not the real AvengersMichael: is what we're being told. And it's just, but it's. I don't know. There's mistakes and then there's mistakes, right? like, I mean, so if there wasn't mind control and this wasn't, imposters, if this is just a misunderstanding, it's quite the misunderstanding. Cuz it's like if, the Grand Admiral, the Navy has a misunder, there's a misunderstanding about where their loyalties lie and the Navy goes to, gets into a scrap with the rest of the armed forces cuz the adventures are basically part of our armed forces. And it just , it just seems like something you have to be sure about and, you know, and it's like, especially given they have high security clearances.They're granted extraordinary powers. Masked vigilantes, that have effectively turned into an arm of a division of our government. And the idea that you just assume that they turned against you based on a misunderstanding. I dunno. It was blowing my mind, Ed.Edward: It's clear that, that we jumped the gun, right. To be clear this is Count Nefario, who is the, richest nobleman in Europe has admitted to causing all these problems. And what he did is he created some sort of electro images of the Avengers. An illusion effectively, that apparently had the ability to be seen and heard. And he sent these illusions at the Pentagon and made this whole thing start. But I guess the first question is why do we believe that? Why were we fooled by these illusions? is there not some sort of double check, double checking mechanism to be like, Oh, you know what? Captain America just said that he's declaring war in America. Let's call Captain America and make sure that this is the real guy. This is, we're sure about this. like what's the. Hey, Captain, before you declare war on US Captain America please tell us the code that we've given you to verify that you actually are Captain America. What if an illusion of the president comes in and says like, I want to fire a nuclear weapon. We have nuclear codes that he has to type in. So we can't get fooled by a president impersonator. Why are we being fooled by a Captain America Impersonation?Michael: Well, maybe this shows a bit of the naivety on the American military and government that they didn't have those built in redundancies or, backups or fail safes. Right. I'm sure that the American intelligence agencies are always checking to make sure that there aren't any slip-ups with people in high ranking authority, the American military and, government. That's the point of intelligence gathering operations to make sure you're not surprised. And I guess what this shows is that maybe there isn't, there wasn't that level of intelligence operations within the Avengers, which we know is, well, it's only five people. there's more to them than that. I mean, especially given their connections with Star Corp. So maybe it's just shows the naivety And then the next step is interesting competence. I think there's gonna be a crackdown. Well, there should be. There should be. Like, there has to be where you have to make sure. Sorry, but you, It's that the adventures themselves are gonna be like, under greater scrutiny and, they'll know it now because it's for their own benefit as much as anyone else too.Edward: I wonder how much of it was that, first of all, we didn't have the processes in place and we need to have those processes in place. We live in a world where mind control exists, where Mastermind is a criminal that the Xmen shared with us that can create these illusions.We, knew that, the ability to create, We didn't know about Campari's illusions, but we knew that there were villains out there that had the ability to create illusions. We needed to have, measures in place so we're not fooled by them. I also wonder how much of it was That people kind of just believed it without question, as soon as Avengers turned on us, it wasn't a matter of like, this is not possible. It was, Oh, this is happening. Let's deal with it. Like it feels when the top heroes in your country turn against you. Maybe we shouldn't have just like taken it at face value.Michael: I think, ready fire aim is not a good approach to dealing with people who have, you know, been rightly without it for being heroes. I mean, it was shockingly last time we were speaking about this, you know, we were, well, we were in shock, because we couldn't believe what was happening. And I think to be fair to us, it did seem that it was happening because you wouldn't assume that the American military would go to go to war with the ventures over a misunderstanding. So it is quite shocking. It's something that has to, that we have to, I'd imagine there's gonna be congressional hearings in this for years.Edward: A few other things that are worth talking about. So, number two is, when we last spoke, we talked about why weren't the Fantastic four and the X-Men called in to deal with this. Mm-hmm. , I think we've, we've found out now that they were actually specifically asked to step down. Like they, they basically were told to stay back and let the military handle it. And I, I. Number one, whether that, Well, first of all, was, was that a good idea in not, or should they have done that or should the process be in place that the other heroes take charge when that happens? Or number two is were there suspicions already that the Avengers kind of weren't the enemy here and that's why they held back the Fantastic Four as we'll use them if we need them, but let's just keep things under control and not start a superhero war until we're really, really sure that these guys are actually the problem.Michael: I don't know because my thinking was just that if the intelligence operations with respect to the Avengers are so piss poor, then I'd imagine they would be similarly, ine. For the fantastic for the Xmen, such that I don't think the military could really trust what they were seeing or what, or their, their past relationships. So my thing is they wouldn't bring them in because they didn't wanna compound the problem the way we were talking about it in our last broadcast, but who knows? I mean, what's sort of interesting is that there doesn't seem to be any kind of countermeasures set up for the avenger. because we didn't see that in the field. We didn't see, how Dr. Blake had created that Andrea that could effectively respond to Thor. But I didn't hear about that being put into the field.Edward: It just, what you're saying is that this was kind of like, If the Avengers or the Fantastic Four, the X-Men did turn against our country for real, this was the dry run on how we would respond.And like, I dunno, the grade is not a D minus. Do we give them an F? Yeah,Michael: It's terrible. It's terrible. And so, and I think I wouldn't probably chance bringing in other superpower people that might not be on your side. This is a huge deal. It's should shock the world into preparing countermeasures to combat the potential. Of the Avengers turning on us, in a democracy where we're set up with checks and balances, just doesn't seem to be any, for superpowered individuals still, and we've been talking about this for a long time, but there should be.Edward: And if anything I think makes it, it makes it worse because now imagine military recruitment is never easy, right? Recruiting kids to go and join the militaries is hard. You're asking them to potentially sacrifice their life for the country, but now they, number one is you can be called up if you, even if you're a reservist, they were called up in this situation where right reservists are rarely called up in this country. And so they were called up and then they're called to do, they're called up and asked to fight a mythical God. Like, like, like you're, you're talking some, some 18 year old kid and we're saying, Hey, here, here, take this rifle and you are gonna have to fight the God of Thunder. It's one thing to go up against,, Vietcong, or humans. It's another thing to fight a Giant Man.Michael: I know you're gonna fight somebody that can shrink the size of an ant and then grow to the size of, an elephant, in a matter of seconds. Or you might fight against, one of the greatest American heroes, Captain America, like an expert in hand, hand combat that to help bring down the Nazis. I mean, it's a lot. What we're really circling around is the fact that. We have in our emergency preparedness, we get a failing grade. And what's gonna happen now at Imagine is that there's gonna be investigations into why. And I think that all superheroes, no matter. Their past service are gonna be under greater scrutiny, and I would even suggest possibly greater control. At the same time, there's gonna be, a greater investment into countermeasures to combat them. Even though it turns out that it wasn't the emergency. We thought it was, it still wasn't very good. It's not good for anybody it turns out.Edward: And meanwhile, the guy who caused all this is Count Nefario. He's not being charged. He's being deported, but what he did caused, Well, it could have been worse. Right? The battle between the Avengers and the Air Force that happened that was caused because of his, actions. No one was, killed. But million dollar fighter jets were destroyed. And they could have been if it had been successful, if the Air Force had successfully killed Captain America, this guy would be directly responsible for that and we're just deporting him back to EuropeMichael: Well, don't ignore the fact that he potentially destabilized the world order…Edward: …with no consequences. It was just last week that we talked about, Bruce Banner being charged with treason. They charged the Avengers with treason. Now those, both, those charges, all those charges have been pulled away. I guess we can't charge them with, treason if they're not American, so I guess we can't charge count nefario with treason. But what's the equivalent of treason for someone who's not American? It's not being deported. It's, what? He's an enemy combatant now. Like shouldn't we put him into prison?Michael:  I don't think he's, a diplomat or something. He's a rich European and I think a richEdward: He's a count, He's a noble. Do all nobles get diplomatic immunity?Michael: No, they don't. And so he committed crimes in America. So, sending him back to Europe is not what should happen. He should have been arrested. Maybe though, Maybe the American government was just sweeping us under the rug, because there's the reasons we've been discussing that. It was such a catastrophic intelligence military. Political failure, they just wanna forget about it. they wanna just move past it as if we should, which we shouldn't. I mean, this is so bad. He's clearly an enemy of America. We don't know the reason why he did this, but I can't imagine it's because he's got our best interest at heart . So why don't, we shouldn't, shouldn't there be, he should have been arrested or should have been a trial and there should be a further investigation. It's, pretty tough. But we'll see. tough day I guess, but we'll see. Cuz it's interesting for us, cuz we have a show about this, but you know,Edward: Never a dull moment Mike. Never a dull moment.Michael: Nope. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.superserious616.com

In this episode:Mike and Ed discuss the declaration of a national state of emergency, martial law, and the Avengers declaring war on America and democracy itself. Where are the other heroes? Is this the best we can do to defend ourselves from these unthinkable events? Was no one prepared for this? Does this mean Iron Man was responsible for Tony Stark's assassination? These are dark times for America, but the show will go on.Behind the comic:This is the first appearance of Count Nefaria, who will go on to have a surprising impact on Marvel comics.In this issue:The Avengers have successfully stymied American crime, and the Maggia is unhappy about it. Their secret leader is Count Nefaria, the most powerful crime lord on earth. He is also the wealthiest European nobleman. He decides to move to America, having his castle rebuild brick by brick in America. He meets with the Avengers and basically creates holograms of them. He sends thr hologram Avengers into the real world and has them basically declare war on the US. The US responds by declaring the Avengers enemies of the state. This all happens while the Avengers are basically kept in suspended animation. They are released from suspended animation and are attacked by American troops. They respond by battling the armed forces, only to find that they are public enemy number one. The Avengers eventually figure out what has happened and they confront Count Nefaria and defeat him. Count Nefaria is deported, and the Avengers are left with one of their own, the Wasp, having been struck down.Assumed before the next episode:People are less than impressed with the Avengers but are willing to move on.This episode takes place:After the Avengers have done some spin control to convince people that they were not the enemies they were said to be. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.superserious616.com

EPISODE 264: One half of The Velvet Drapes, Justin joins the High Priest Rey in discussing the penultimate issue in Bendis' run -  SEGMENT: LUNAR-PICK - MODERN COMIC BOOK REVIEW MOON KNIGHT VOL. 6 #11 -  Released March 28th  2012 Writer(s) Brian Michael Bendis Penciler(s) Alex Maleev Colorist(s) Matt Hollingsworth Letterer(s) VC's Cory Petit Editor(s) Stephen Wacker Divise, for sure! Enjoyable chat? Absolutely! Turn down those lights and put on the sexy music, as one of the most intoxicating voices in podcasts today, joins ITK for this fun filled episode! BARE BONES (Written by Wiki):  With all options exhausted, Moon Knight and Buck use an old Captain America line to reach S.H.I.E.L.D. They inform Maria Hill of the situation and how Buck managed to tag the head with a tracker but their responder was trashed in the scuffle. Maria wants to send excessive force but the two rush to jump off the line: “a lighter touch is needed”. Meanwhile, Masque has the head and calls her father as she wants to rearrange their deal in order to get a larger portion... but Moon Knight arrives. The two use their weapons to battle (MK using the claws, webs, and shield) but Masque out maneuvers Marc into a submission. Moon Knight, as Wolverine, asks for a bullet in his head but Masque is suddenly thrown off – Buck has stolen the helmet. Running to his Jeep and taking off, Masque runs outside to fire at Buck and manages to strike his gas tank. Marc tries to stop her but Buck's Jeep goes up in flames. The explosion throws both to the ground and Marc goes unconscious. During Marc's sleep, he is visited by Maya to help wake up and return to the battle. Marc rises and takes down Masque as Maya coaches him; she is now in Marc's conscious. With Masque defeated, he runs to Buck who is still alive. The two quickly run as LAPD and the News are close behind. Count Nefaria watches the coverage on the TV disappointed in his daughter, however, the police arrive to Nefaria's door with a subpoena. Moon Knight has driven the Count to his last straw. MOON RATING : Justin: 

Welcome back to Graymalkin Lane! This week Chad is joined by Daryl (from Two Rivers, Two Roads) and novelist Bethany Pope, and we interview Josh Trujillo! In X-Men 23, the X-Men face the threat of Count Nefaria and his group of campy 60s villains! Professor X designs a walking suit and Jean Grey announces she is leaving the team!

Welcome back to Graymalkin Lane, the podcast where queer friends and allies gather to review and discuss the original X-Men comics from the 1960s! This week Chad, Heather, Kholby, and Jason have a blast delving in to X-Men #22, where the X-Men face Count Nefaria and his group of ridiculously costumed super-villains! The Porcupine! The Unicorn! The Eel! Plant-Man! And the Scarecrow! Plus, we meet Colosso, the robot designed by Professor X!

Wrapping up our two-part Count Nefaria caper, with an all-out action issue! You'll never see the twist ending coming!  Well, unless you've been following along from the start - then you'll see it coming from a mile away... All that, plus the 1966 Letters Page, Bullpen Bulletins, a future pro poppin' up among the ranks of the MMMS, and plenty more gestalty goodness! -- X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/ facebook.com/groups/90sxmen

Kicking off The Corridor of Cruddy Villains here at The Essentials - with Count Nefaria and his dread Maggia!  These are some winners, indeed!  We're still going to have more fun than should be humanly (mutantly?) possible with it, doncha worry none! Plus: The Original 1966 Letters Pages, Bullpen Bulletins, and much more! -- X-Lapsed Voicemail: 623-396-5375 (or, 623-396-JERK) Twitter: @acecomics / Instagram: @90sxmen weirdcomicshistory@gmail.com chrisandreggie.podbean.com chrisisoninfiniteearths.com xlapsed.chrisisoninfiniteearths.com/ facebook.com/groups/90sxmen

G.I.Jolie joins Mike-EL & Mike-DELL for this week's Bronze Age comic book pick! David Michelinie & Bob Layton join John Romita Jr. to launch the most famous creative run in Iron Man history! But before they settle in to introduce James Rhodes, Bethany Cabe, Justin Hammer and the 'Demon in a Bottle' storyline, they have wrap up some loose ends with Count Nefaria, Madame Masque and...THE ANI-MEN! www.ComicBookSyndicate.com

Become a Patron! EPISODE 138: High Priest of Khonshu Rey is joined by guest co-host Joey Agliata of the Jump & Shoot Podcast to review a modern run, and Joey's first comic review for the show! Will Bendis continue to polarise the Loonies with this issue? Or is there some class behind the controversial veneer? You'll have to tune in to find out! PHASE OF THE MOON: WANING CRESCENT LUNAR-PICK - MODERN RUN REVIEW (Waxing Crescent) MOON KNIGHT VOL.6, ISSUE #6 Released October 2011 Writer - Brian Michael Bendis Penciler - Alex Maleev Inker - Alex Maleev Colourist - Matthew Wilson Letterer - Cory Petit Editor - Tom Brevoort BARE BONES (COURTESY OF WIKI): The next morning while Buck is working on the Ultron head, he watches the morning news to see found footage on the screen of Marc’s evening. Buck uses his old SHIELD contact to try and reach Sharron Carter but he is redirected to a mailbox. Meanwhile, the Night Shift stand before Snapdragon to answer for their failure, however, they are redirected to the LA Kingpin; Count Nefaria. Nefaria questions if Marc gave away any intel on the stolen Ultron head, but once they confirm nothing was mentioned of the head, the Count horrendously murders the group. Later, Maya breaks into Marc’s home to wake him up. She comes to apologize for attacking Marc the prior night... repeatedly. The two discuss the emotions and trials of their profession but she ultimately needs a place to stay and lay low. Maya makes herself comfortable. That evening, Marc is in bed with Maya but they are awaken by Steve, Peter, Logan, and others... in the flesh. They received Buck’s call (to Marc’s annoyance) regarding the Ultron head. The Avengers want to interfere as this is their paygrade, however, Marc has a lead on the LA Kingpin and is not ready to surrender the head just yet. Marc tells Steve that he wants to use the head as bait to expose the Kingpin and take him out. Steve is hesitant on Marc’s plan but agrees to let him move forward. MOON RATING (out of phases of the Moon): Joey: 

Love is in the air in this month of Marvel Comics! Reed Richards and Sue Storm finally get engaged! Dorrie Evans considers trading up from Johnny Storm to Peter Parker! Mandarin tells the story of how he put a ring (or ten) on it! And then Giant-Man ruins it all by treating the Wasp like dirt, because he's a garbage person. Reading List: Fantastic Four #35, Sgt. Fury #15, Amazing Spider-Man #21, Avengers #13, Daredevil #6, Tales to Astonish #64, Journey Into Mystery #113, Tales of Suspense #62, Strange Tales #129, ©1965 Marvel Comics. "Marvel by the Month" theme by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen. All incidental music by Robb Milne. Visit us on internet at marvelbythemonth.com.

Year One.    Podcast begins.  Year 10. We barely record. Year 100.  The illegitimate children of Count Nefaria take over the show.  Year 1000. Still the greatest X-Men podcast ever. Welcome back to the Uncanny X-Cast my children. We hope you survive the experience.

Sean (Pitch Me Something  Podcast ) joins Jessie in discussing a person that was in the maggia and also not that big of a deal anymore Twitter and Instagram: @Alphabetflight   Patreon

Continuing right where they left off, Kurtis and Jared finish their discussion on the very first X-Men Epic Collection! With Juggernaut and Sentinels as the high points and Count Nefaria and his c-list villains as the low point, there is plenty to talk about in these early issues of the X-Men! Issues discussed: X-Men #12-23 […]

After stopping a mob heist, little do The Avengers know that they have incurred the wrath of Count Nefaria, head of The Maggia. Using the cover of a charity event, the wily Count manages to turn the whole country against The Avengers. Can The Avengers save themselves and their reputation? After this issue ends, the team will never be the same again! Featured Issue: Avengers #13 Writer: Stan Lee Penciller: Don Heck Inker: Dick Ayers Letterer: Art Simek

Two words: Count Nefaria!

This week in On Shelves Now we review Civil War 0 - 3, X-Men Civil War 1 and 2, Uncanny X-Men 7 - 8, All New X-Men 9 - 10, Extraordinary X-Men, They're Not Like Us, and Descender.   We then discuss the imminent end of the X-Men in KAPOW! News. And in Retros we finish off X-Cutioner's Song with Uncanny 286, XFactor 86, X-Men 16, and X-Force 18.   All this and more about the X-Men, Wolverine, Deadpool, Apocalypse, Count Nefaria and all your other favorites from Marvel's Merry Mutants. 

The team battles Count Nefaria in his New Jersey castle, Wasp gets shot but unfortunately survives, and the Watcher drops by to tell us how lucky we are that the alien version of Santa and his elves fled Earth.

This episode we pick up where we left off last time with issue 23 (Aug 1966). The X-Men are being held hostage by Count Nefaria who plans to hold Washington to ransom with the aid of his not-so-trusty lieutenants. Meanwhile, Professor X is engrossed in a mysterious new project, what could it be? 

Happy New Year, folks! In our first episode of 2014 we're getting stuck into X-Men issue 22 Divided -- We Fall! (July 1966). This was the first issue in which Roy Thomas had full creative autonomy and it's interesting to spot the changes. The X-Men are up against a new super (or not so super) villain collective led by Count Nefaria. Thomas is obviously trying to change things up here and give the readers some fresh material so this is definitely an issue worth a read!

Amazing Spider-Man Classic Today, we throw the rules out of the window and staunchly refuse to read any issue of Fantastic Four or Strange Tales. Instead,guided by editors notes, we attempt to put the comics cover-dated February 1965 into some sort of continuity order. So, we start with Amazing Spider-Man #21, co-featuring The Human Torch. It's a three-way smackdown between Johnny Storm, Peter Parker, and Abner Jenkins. You know, The Beetle! We then briefly head over to Avengers #13 to see how the Four deal with the plans of Count Nefaria. And yes, I say Avengers #13. Unlike on the show, where Steve repeatedly says Avengers #12. Ignore him... We also spend some time with your e-mails, and then - we're off! We've split the episode into two, to prevent audio overload and to allow Steve some time to edit. So, you get weekly Fantasticast for the next couple of weeks. Enjoy! E-mail the show at fantastic4podcast@gmail.com, leave a comment below, or over at fantasticflameon.wordpress.com

Adam and Jeremy read and comment on X-Men #95 from October 1975 titled “Warhunt!” This issue features Cyclops, Wolverine, Thunderbird, Nightcrawler, Colossus, Banshee, Storm, Professor X, Count Nefaria, Gort, Dragonfly, Cat-Man, Croaker, and Bird-Man. Also included in this episode is … Continue reading →

Adam and Jeremy read and comment on X-Men #94 from August 1975 titled “The Doomsmith Scenario!”  This issue features Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Iceman, Angel, Havok, Lorna Dane, Wolverine, Thunderbird, Nightcrawler, Colossus, Sunfire, Banshee, Storm, Professor X, Beast, Count Nefaria, Gort, … Continue reading →

X-Aspirations Episode 077 X-Men #95, October 1975 "Warhunt!" Written by Chris Claremont, Plotted by Len Wein, Penciled by Dave Cockrum, Inked by Sam Grainger, Lettered by Karen Mantlo, Colors by Petra Goldberg, Edited by Marv Wolfman Wolf Man And the Gerber, Baby! In Which We Learn That The Time Colossus Has Spent In America Is A Mixed Bag Of Exhilarating Freedoms And Debilitating Eating Disorders, That Storm Is The Bane of American Plumbing, And That The Secret Shame Of Cyclops Is His Inabilty To Understand Digital Countdown Technology! Still No Pie For Seamus! Check us out at www.x-aspirations.com And send us comments at xteam@x-aspirations.com

X-Aspirations Episode 077 X-Men #95, October 1975 "Warhunt!" Written by Chris Claremont, Plotted by Len Wein, Penciled by Dave Cockrum, Inked by Sam Grainger, Lettered by Karen Mantlo, Colors by Petra Goldberg, Edited by Marv Wolfman Wolf Man And the Gerber, Baby! In Which We Learn That The Time Colossus Has Spent In America Is A Mixed Bag Of Exhilarating Freedoms And Debilitating Eating Disorders, That Storm Is The Bane of American Plumbing, And That The Secret Shame Of Cyclops Is His Inabilty To Understand Digital Countdown Technology! Still No Pie For Seamus! Check us out at www.x-aspirations.com And send us comments at xteam@x-aspirations.com

X-Aspirations Episode 076 X-Men #94, August 1975 "The Doomsmith Scenario!" Plotted and Edited by Len Wein, Written by Chris Claremont, Penciled by Dave Cockrum, Inked by Bob McLeod, Lettered by Tom Orzechowski, Colors by Phil Rachelson Cue The Kubert! In Which We Find That Nefaria's Minions Were Once Just Plucky Orphans With A Can-Do Attitude And Songs In Their Hearts, That Nightcrawler Really Knows How To Help A Team Leader Relax, And That Most Credit Card Disclosures Actually Include A Regrettably Unstoppable Armageddon (RUA) Clause! Red Eyes Don't Prevent Blue Balls! Check us out at www.x-aspirations.com And send us comments at xteam@x-aspirations.com

X-Aspirations Episode 076 X-Men #94, August 1975 "The Doomsmith Scenario!" Plotted and Edited by Len Wein, Written by Chris Claremont, Penciled by Dave Cockrum, Inked by Bob McLeod, Lettered by Tom Orzechowski, Colors by Phil Rachelson Cue The Kubert! In Which We Find That Nefaria's Minions Were Once Just Plucky Orphans With A Can-Do Attitude And Songs In Their Hearts, That Nightcrawler Really Knows How To Help A Team Leader Relax, And That Most Credit Card Disclosures Actually Include A Regrettably Unstoppable Armageddon (RUA) Clause! Red Eyes Don't Prevent Blue Balls! Check us out at www.x-aspirations.com And send us comments at xteam@x-aspirations.com

Adam and Jeremy read and comment on X-Men #23 from August 1966 titled “To Save a City” This issue features the original X-men, Count Nefaria, Plantman, Scarecrow, Porcupine, Eel and the Uncanny Unicorn.

Adam and Jeremy read and comment on X-Men #22 from July 1966 titled “Divided… We Fall!” This issue features the original X-men, Colosso, Count Nefaria, Plantman, Scarecrow, Porcupine, Eel, and Unicorn.

X-Aspirations Episode 023 X-Men #23, August 1966 "To Save A City!" Written by Roy Thomas, Pencils by Werner Roth, Inking by Dick Ayers, Lettering by Artie Simek, Edited by Stan Lee. Vaya Con Dios, Colan The Great, May Your Shade Find Cool Shade to Shade In! In Which We Discover Why The Smell of Fresh Milk Drives Beast Into A Frothing Frenzy, Why Nefaria Has The Soft Hands of A Lady of Leisure, and That Beltway Bellboys Expect A Certain Level Of Valor From All Guests, Wheelchairs Be Damned! Hee, hee! Power Horn! Check us out at www.x-aspirations.com And send us comments at xteam@x-aspirations.com The closing music is "Drinkin Buddies" by Six Hung Sprung http://podsafeaudio.com/jamroom/bands/1164/

X-Aspirations Episode 023 X-Men #23, August 1966 "To Save A City!" Written by Roy Thomas, Pencils by Werner Roth, Inking by Dick Ayers, Lettering by Artie Simek, Edited by Stan Lee. Vaya Con Dios, Colan The Great, May Your Shade Find Cool Shade to Shade In! In Which We Discover Why The Smell of Fresh Milk Drives Beast Into A Frothing Frenzy, Why Nefaria Has The Soft Hands of A Lady of Leisure, and That Beltway Bellboys Expect A Certain Level Of Valor From All Guests, Wheelchairs Be Damned! Hee, hee! Power Horn! Check us out at www.x-aspirations.com And send us comments at xteam@x-aspirations.com The closing music is "Drinkin Buddies" by Six Hung Sprung http://podsafeaudio.com/jamroom/bands/1164/

X-Aspirations Episode 022 X-Men #22, July 1966 "Divided We Fall!" Written by Roy Thomas, Pencils by Jay Gavin, Inking by Dick Ayers, Lettering by Artie Simek, Edited by Stan Lee. Haversacks, X-Ray Specs, Or Hitler Soap... How's A Boy To Choose? In Which We Learn That The Giant Robot Colosso Just Wants A Minute of Your Time To Discuss The Problem of Ground-In Dirt, That Count Nefaria Won't Be Able To Decide Which of His Super Henchmen He Will Miss Most of All, And That Beast May Like To Drink The Cherry Cola: C-O-L-A Cola! Got To Run Catch The End Of The Mets Game. They Are Only Seven Runs Behind! Check us out at www.x-aspirations.com And send us comments at xteam@x-aspirations.com The closing music is "Drinkin Buddies" by Six Hung Sprung http://podsafeaudio.com/jamroom/bands/1164/

X-Aspirations Episode 022 X-Men #22, July 1966 "Divided We Fall!" Written by Roy Thomas, Pencils by Jay Gavin, Inking by Dick Ayers, Lettering by Artie Simek, Edited by Stan Lee. Haversacks, X-Ray Specs, Or Hitler Soap... How's A Boy To Choose? In Which We Learn That The Giant Robot Colosso Just Wants A Minute of Your Time To Discuss The Problem of Ground-In Dirt, That Count Nefaria Won't Be Able To Decide Which of His Super Henchmen He Will Miss Most of All, And That Beast May Like To Drink The Cherry Cola: C-O-L-A Cola! Got To Run Catch The End Of The Mets Game. They Are Only Seven Runs Behind! Check us out at www.x-aspirations.com And send us comments at xteam@x-aspirations.com The closing music is "Drinkin Buddies" by Six Hung Sprung http://podsafeaudio.com/jamroom/bands/1164/

It's the final trial of 2023, all about the men who would be gods: the Living Pharaoh and Count Nefaria! Two men who have never met, but who have similar narratives journeys, and some deadly fights with super heroes! Featuring the hilarious and insightful combination of Hussein Rashid, Steve Duda, Rob Salerno, Mike Moon, and Daryl Lawrence! (show art by Seth Martel!)Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Unicorn has only fought the X-Men once, as part of Count Nefaria's plot to overthrow the government... and my has he been on a journey since then. A Russian agent with a, ahem, power horn, who went mad when his powers were boosted, who walked into the ocean and returned years later completely overhauled as one of the biggest weirdos in comics. Hear Chad and Daryl (X-Factor Files Podcast) delve deep into one of Iron Man's weirdest enemies. Want an appletini, Spot?Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy