In this episode, we welcome Tedd Walley, writer, artist and publisher of Mathilda: The Forces of Evil vs. The Third Grade, as we travel to the distant future of 2013 for a discussion of the landmark X-Men storyline Days of Future Past from Uncanny X-Men #141-142, and finish it off with Demon from #143, by Chris Claremont and John Byrne, published by Marvel Comics!
In a dystopian future America ruled by the mutant-hunting Sentinels, Kate Pryde and the few remaining X-Men launch a desperate plan to avert nuclear war! The adult Kate inhabits the mind of her younger self, enlisting the X-Men of 1980 to stop the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants from assassinating Senator Robert Kelly!
Then, young Kitty Pryde finds herself alone in the X-Mansion on Christmas Eve when she’s attacked by one of the demonic N’Garai in a cross between Home Alone and Alien!
Can the youngest X-Man save the day twice in the span of three issues? And can our misunderstood mutants prevent apocalypse and usher in that better tomorrow known as … The Comics Canon?
Things Discussed in This Episode:
- Point Blank, on Netflix July 12
- The cover of Uncanny X-Men #141
- X-Men: Days of Future Past
- Wolverine: Days of Future Past
- Rachel Summers
- What is the Brotherhood’s endgame?
- How tight is security at the Pentagon, exactly?
- Kitty Pryde and Chris Claremont’s legacy of strong female characters
- Our Dark Phoenix and Ed Piskor episodes
- A Murderer’s Row of 80s comics professionals
- All-New X-Men: Yesterday’s X-Men
- The Great Darkness Saga
- Brian Michael Bendis’s upcoming Legion of Superheroes comic
- New X-Men: Here Comes Tomorrow
Join us in two weeks as we grow tired of wondering whether the New Mutants film will ever see the light of day and dive into another Claremont mutant property from the early 80s with The Demon Bear Saga from New Mutants #18-20!
Until then, be the most stylish mutant on your block with our Comics Canon merchandise! And be sure to check out King Krackle from our friends at Category 4!
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