Since the next few weeks will be devoted to a Deep Dive of the Agatha All Along show, I thought it would be a good idea to edit together some of the thoughts Joel and I had about Agnes/Agatha as she appeared in WandaVision, along with a comparison to her comic book counterpart, edited together from the WandaVision Deep Dive.
Wait, it was who?
Continuing to work towards completing the “Lesser Known X-Men” feature, we cover four characters this time; three short-term members, and one who is possibly well-known enough to not qualify, but is important enough to merit inclusion to make sure as many learn about him as possible.
That’s Iceman she’s talking to, before he came out of the closet.
Her New Warriors look.
Lifeguard as her powers originally manifested.
And her look after the Shi’ar DNA kicked in.
And this is how her brother reacted when he saw the “difference.” Um, overreact much?
Northstar in his John Byrne-y goodness.
Can you guess in what decade this issue came out (pun intended)?
Congrats, guys! You only get the wraparound cover for very special occasions!
Returning to my Lesser Known X-Men feature (affectionately dubbed the “Why-Men”), we break from chronological joining to cover twins who were recruited at different times, but are so close that they may as well be one character, as well as a mutant mentioned briefly in the “New Warriors Vol 4” episode of the show.
“Make me one with everything…”
As someone reading the books at the time, this was a big twist!
Zorn, as opposed to Xorn. (Babylon 5 fans, insert “Zathras” joke here)
Does he have to get his shirts custom made, or do they just do that when he puts them on?
So, apparently the lines on the face are built into Apocalypse’s DNA.
Jono as Decibel. Although at the volume he could produce, he probably should have been called Bel.
Back in Episode 89, we discussed LGBT characters in DC with JennytheGeek. Well, after three years, she’s back to discuss LGBT characters in Marvel. From Northstar’s coming out story to the recent “Pride” issues, we touch on some of the characters we feel the most strongly about, and what Marvel is getting right and wrong in their representation.
So…much…crosshatching! Yes, this came out in the 90s.
Ah yes, waving your arms around. The universal symbol for “You’re gay.”
Deadpool and his Valentine (no really, their name is Valentine)
No subtext allowed. (And yes, there’s a reason Nightcrawler is in a modified Spider-Man costume, but you have to read the story for that explanation…)
For the sixth anniversary of Welcome to Geektown, Kurt continues looking at the history of the New Warriors. However, this is the only incarnation of the team that does not have his favorite superhero, Speedball, as a member. Who are these new kids, and where do they get off taking the team’s name?
The team being on a different page from Night Thrasher was a common theme…
Donyell. And yes, that “…with…” is doing a lot of heavy lifting there.
If you don’t know who this is, then you should definitely be writing in with questions more…
Jubilee as a vampire (it was only a phase…)
The only member of the team who felt the need to be labeled.
Stacy X. And yes, that “blown” is doing a lot of heavy lifting there…
Chamber in his mutant form, although he got his face back when he was resurrected later.
No, you’re not (at least not yet for two of you). That’s Redneck, Radian and Tattoo in positions 1, 2, and 5 going from left to right.
Inspired by the recent Sony movie (which, while not good, is fun in its own way), we go through the comic book counterparts of the four lead women to see how they are all interconnected in multiple ways throughout their respective histories.
I never understand why blind people would wear blindfolds.
Despite them being psionic in nature, the webs still come from Julia’s hands, not her head.
Julia as Madame Web #2. You can understand how this costume, and…
…this costume made me think Dakota was playing Julia at first.
One of Mattie’s many costumes (the changing outfits became a running joke in her ongoing book)
Anya as Araña.
And in her current Spider-Girl (aka Julia’s old Spider-Woman) costume.
In light of the Big Game that aired the day of this episode’s release, I found it only right to discuss heroes who were active in the sport at one time or another in their life. From Superman to SuperPro, football has been a part of many comic characters lives. Find out which of your favorites is included!
Just don’t use your heat vision on them…
As long as the force doesn’t deflate the ball. Or is that okay?
In the future, helmets will have completely black faceplates. Also, the goalpost will be much shorter, apparently.
In the New Universe, all football players get a nickname.
It’s great when your voice can actually make a logo.
Continuing the Green Lantern “Replacements” from last episode, we move on to the one that actually replaced Hal first, despite appearing after Guy Gardner. The Lantern so well loved, he was actually chosen over Hal for the Justice League cartoon in the DCAU, it’s John Stewart!
This is one of many cases where the cover image does not at all happen in the story.
Believe it or not…it gets worse.
Can you tell this costume was created in the 1990s?
After the show aired, the comics adapted John to fit this version even more.
Yes we can.