Ryan, Todd, and Maddy reconvene to discuss the second half of Deadpool 2 (2018), in which Deadpool and Cable do not kiss, to the chagrin of 2018-era Maddy. In 2025, though, we can all recognize what little gayness this movie could manage, which is Cable using his last bit of time travel juice to save Deadpool's life. Of course, after that, Cable would have to fight Colossus for Deadpool's affections, right? Except he's not going to have to, because there were no subsequent movies with Cable in them, even though the character says he's going to "stick around" after this. What happened? Disney bought Fox, that's what happened. We sure wouldn't be mad to see Josh Brolin and Zazie Beetz returning as Cable and Domino in the MCU, though...

Next episode: "The Prison Plot," Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends

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Deadpool 2 (2018), Part 2

Eric Ash guest hosts the Fools Who Dream Movies Podcast, interviewing Bennett Campbell Ferguson about his recently published oral history of the first "X-Men" film.

The Secret History of "X-Men" (2000) w/ Eric Ash

Sara Century (Best Issue Ever podcast) returns to help Dan discuss X-Force #94-95, the dawn of a bold, new era in which Pete latches on to a new X-team while on a mission in Genosha.

Our Son Pete Episode 35: X-Force #94-95 with Sara Century

Maddy and Ryan travel back in time to 1981, when Iceman was still closeted and also was one of the three stars of Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends. This show also introduced a new mutant character named Firestar who got added to comic book canon later on; she sure does look a lot like Mary Jane, who isn't present on this show. Also, she's only here because (once again) the show creators couldn't get the rights to Human Torch from the Fantastic Four. We picked "The Prison Plot" to watch because Magneto is the big villain in this episode, and next time, we'll be watching "The Origin of Iceman," an episode with a title that says it all. But honestly, after watching these two episodes of this show, we've decided we're going to keep on watching the rest. It's just plain fun, and even though Bobby wasn't necessarily written to be a closeted character on this show, it's very easy to see him that way, and that's an unexpected bonus.

Next episode: "The Origin of Iceman," Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends

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"The Prison Plot," Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends

Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends (1981) was not created during a time period when Bobby Drake was canonically gay, but watching "The Origin of Iceman" sure has Maddy and Ryan wondering about that. Thanks to the return of Video-Man (who has his own origin episode earlier in this series), Bobby Drake loses his mutant powers. Under the pretext of researching why this could have happened, Peter Parker straps Bobby into the university lab's memory machine, which allows Angelica and Peter to watch all of Bobby's embarrassing high school social gaffes on a big-screen TV. We soon learn Bobby would rather create a blizzard than dance with a girl, and even now, he can't manage to sit next to a girl on a couch. Also, this episode has some all-time great J. Jonah Jameson comedy in it, so we're excited to see him as a recurring fixture on this show.

Next episode: "Triumph of the Green Goblin," Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends

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"The Origin of Iceman," Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends

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On this week's show, the guys recap the Marvel Television panel at NY Comic-Con, debate the changes happening to the X-Men '97 creative team, break down the latest rumors regarding Avengers: Secret Wars and Hugh Jackman's future as Wolverine, and review the finale of DC's Peacemaker: Season 2

Hero Talk: Marvel TV NY Comic-Con Recap, X-Men '97 Creative Team Changes, Avengers Secret Wars Rumors, Peacemaker Finale

Maddy and Ryan circle back to the pilot episode of Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends, which you'd think would set up the show's premise and characters, but it doesn't. Peter and Bobby go on a double date to a comic book-themed dance where everybody's dressed up as Marvel heroes and heroines, which results in the most confusing possible introduction of Firestar, who's dressed as Spider-Woman and doesn't start using her actual powers until almost halfway through the episode. "The Triumph of the Green Goblin" is extra fun to watch for The Mutant Ages purposes because it's legitimately hard to tell whether Iceman or the Green Goblin is the more queer-coded character.

Next episode: "The Fantastic Mr. Frump," Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends

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"The Triumph of the Green Goblin," Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends

If you ever wondered how Logan became Wolverine, you need to know about this story, Weapon X. Brutal. Harsh. Beautiful. Depressing. Scary. It’s all these things and more. Josh and BComp slice through this book to eXplain why this is a must own. 

Why “Weapon X” is easily one of Wolverine’s best stories! We Got Issues #20

Ryan, Todd, and Maddy break open the listener mail vault and answer questions about de-aging Storm on X-Men Evolution and replacing her with a different teacher, the future of live-action X-Men adaptations and the legacy of X-Men (2000), mutants named after brand-new slang terms, what our personal drag names should be, and so much more. We refer to multiple articles in this episode, so here are some relevant links:

Christian Cooper profile: https://www.motherjones.com/media/2020/12/heroes-of-2020-christian-cooper/

A comic about Starfire: https://www.shortpacked.com/comic/the-boner

The history of the Comics Code Authority and LGBTQ+ characters: https://www.history.com/articles/how-the-code-authority-kept-lgbt-characters-out-of-comics

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