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Sean and Gerry discuss Uncanny X-Men #168-171, Marvel Fanfare #24, and X-Men Annual #6 with Alan White! MUSIC INTRO - "Down Under" - Men At Work Shout out to the Cos! Wait. What? NO! Kitty Pryde. Sweet tantrumy Kitty. Illyana, THAT friend. Paul Smith draws Ellen Page 25 years before Ellen Page. The quality of Paul Smith's line - simplicity implies detail The Twitter spoiler machine What is Twitter really for, then? Axis #5 - SPOILERS - discussing artists hitting or not hitting the important details. The movie universe bleeding into the comics. Wolverine's face! Storm wears fur. You read that right. Storm's losing control of her powers. Was this leading somewhere? How Storm got her unique look. Lee Forrester is back! Nighcrawler brings a special package to Amanda Sefton. Or does he have 2 packages??? Great Ads - Spider-Man's Christmas ad, and a Bill Willingham D&D ad! Hey, why NOT talk about D&D on an X-Men podcast? Alan's Madelyne Pryor story! Warren Worthington has a private elevator. Elevators. Yeah, they're safe. Candy Southern is introduced to Sunder, who is there to hurt her. EMMA FROST! The X-Men meet the Morlocks for the first time! We're introduced to Callisto, Sunder, Plague, and Masque. Scott drops Lee Forrester faster than a hooker in Sketchers, and plans his trip to Egypt. Storm will cut a beech! Alan's story idea for the end of the Maddy Pryor/Mastermind arc. Woulda been so so nice. Illyana manifests the soul sword for the first time! Rogue arrives at the X-Mansion for the first time! Ms. Marvel comes home and punches Rogue to the Moon, then gives the X-Men the finger. Shortly after, in Marvel Fanfare #24, Carol Danvers says goodbye to planet Earth at an Avengers poker game. Lastly, in Uncanny X-Men Annual #6, Dracula comes a-callin' again. Sienkiewicz's art compared to his work in Uncanny X-Men #159. Young readers' lack of appreciation for Dracula's place in the Marvel U. Kitty's parents divorce. The final, sad fate of Rachel Van Helsing. MUSIC OUTRO - "On a Plain" - Nirvana DID YOU KNOW YOU CAN FIND ALL OF OUR EPISODES AT greatxpectations.libsyn.com OR FIND IT ON ITUNES AND STITCHER! Find us at greatx-pectations.com Follow us on Twitter @GXPod and and on Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/groups/GXPod/ Follow Alan at @NewMutant, and read his webcomic at http://thepowerprinciple.co/ Album art by Baron Strucker. Follow his monacled ass on twitter @BaronVStrucker