X-aspirations

X-Aspirations Episode 025 X-Men #25, October 1966 "The Power And The Pendant!" Written by Roy Thomas, Pencils by Werner Roth, Inking by Dick Ayers, Lettering by Sam Rosen, Edited by Stan Lee. O Captain, My Captain! Our Fearful Strip Is Done! In Which We Discover That The Xavier Fortune May Be Built On Orphanage Fraud, That El Tigre Should Not Hold His Breath Waiting For a World's Greatest Boss Coffee Mug, and That The X-Men Will Take Any Opportunity To Ditch Paying Their Mini-Bar Tab! Do Not Even Joke About Drinking From the Hudson River! Think of the Children! 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 024 X-Men #24, September 1966 "The Plague of the Locust!" Written by Roy Thomas, Pencils by Werner Roth, Inking by Dick Ayers, Lettering by Sam Rosen, Edited by Stan Lee. Reclusive Objectivist Creates Wacky Wallcrawler: Ditko is Black and White and There Is Nothing In Between. In Which We Find That With Tanks of Napalm And Compressed Butane Gas Strapped To My Back I Will Fear No Evil, That One Can Never Underestimate The Emotional Impact of 19th Century Hermit Garb, And That While Your Peers May Appreciate Your Commitment To Your Science-Themed Costume, It Is Unlikely To Get You Tenure. Next year AntMutCon Will Be in Fort Lauderdale... I am Thinking Wet T-shirt Contest! And Genocide, Of Course. 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 021 X-Men #21, June 1966 "From Whence Comes... Dominus?" Written by Roy Thomas, Pencils by Jay Gavin, Inking by Dick Ayers, Lettering by Artie Simek, Edited by Stan Lee. Don't Blame The Flashman, Jack. Forbush Did It! In Which We Find That Mutants Have No Concern For The Welfare Of The Working Equine, That Ultrabot Epilson Was Probably Always Picked Last For All The Robo-Ball Teams, And That The Sirian Slave Workers Look So Delicious You Could Eat Them With A Knife And Fork! What Can I Say, Neo-Plasticism Makes Good Linolium! 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 020 X-Men #20, May 1966 "I, Lucifer..." Written by Roy Thomas, Pencils by Jay Gavin, Inking by Dick Ayers, Lettering by Artie Simek, Edited by Stan Lee. Roy Is The New Kid On The Block, Both Hangin Tough And Taking It Step By Step! In Which We Learn That Cyclops May Need To Top Off His Juice, That The Super Weapon Of Lucifer MAY Be Overcompensating For Something, And Sector B Totally Rules While Clearly Sector A Drools! Hey, Who You Calling a Fudgesicle Freak?! 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 019 X-Men #19, April 1966 "Lo! Now Shall Appear - The Mimic!" Story by Stan Lee, Pencils by Jay Gavin, Inking by Dick Ayers, Lettering by Artie Simek. All Good Things Must Come To An End, At Least That's What Marvel Marketing Tells Us! In Which We Discover Why Not All Civil War Antiquities Belong On A Mantlepiece, Why Experimental Chemistry Has No Place In The Home of The Single Dad, And Why It Is So Freaking Hard To Keep One Working Sugar Dispenser On Every Damn Table! Are These Coffee Creamers Already Open? Arrgggghhhhh!!!!! 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 018 X-Men #18, March 1966 "If Iceman Should Fail..!" Story by Stan Lee, Pencils by Jay Gavin, Inked by Dick Ayers, Lettered by Artie Simek. Kirby Gone But Not Forgotten! In Which We Learn The Only Brotherhood Magneto Should Be Concerned With Is The International Brotherhood of The Teamsters, That Some May Confuse Angels With Eggies, And That One Should Never Bring an Ultraviolet Inspection Light Into Xavier's Guest Room Unless They Are Prepared For a Sight They Can Not Ever Unsee! Secret Guest Star! Things Get Thorny! 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 017 X-Men #17, February 1966 "...And None Shall Survive!" Story by Stan Lee, Layouts by Jack Kirby, Pencils by Jay Gavin, Inked by Dick Ayers, Lettered by Art Simek. They're Here, They're Queer, And They Are The Next Stage In Human Evolution! In Which We Learn That To Keep His Apartment Xavier May Need To Convince His Landlord Mr. Roper That He Is Light In The Loafers, That Cyclops' Optometrist Would Like To Invite You To His Gun Show, And That Beast May Have Renewed His Membership For The He-Man Woman Haters Club! A Capricious Bagatelle, Indeed! 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 Special Episode Podcast X-Men: First Class Starring James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender as Professor X and Magneto. Directed by Matthew Vaughn. We lie down and take in this latest mutant movie escapade! Check out what we thought of this X-Prequel. Just as a warning, the first 10 minutes or so are Spoiler free... but then we spoil the heck out of it after that. So listen with care. 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 016 X-Men #16, January 1966 "The Supreme Sacrifice!" Written by Stan Lee, Layouts by Jack Kirby, Pencils by Jay Gavin, Inked by Dick Ayers, Lettered by Art Simek. Cameo, Cameo On The Wall, Who is The Fairest Stan of All? In Which We Learn That Mutants Are Better Globe Fodder Than Falling Snow, That The Crystal Power Lobby Might Be More Powerful Than I Previously Thought, And That No Matter How Big The Problem There Is A Wrench Big Enough To Fix It. Beware the Philly Fanatic! 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 015 X-Men #15, December 1965 "Prisoners of the Mysterious Master Mold!" Written by Stan Lee, Layouts by Jack Kirby, Pencils by Jay Gavin, Inked by Dick Ayers, Lettered by Artie Simek. Sometimes Nothing Is The Greatest Reward of All! In Which We Find That If You Can't Ride Your Ice Slide You Better Make It Glide, That Robot-Man Procreation Would Be An Abomination If It Didn't Feel So Right, And That All Applications For Human Evisceration Must Be Filed In Triplicate. We Are Sentinels! Resistance Is Futile. You Will Be Assim- Sorry, That Is The End Of The Pay Period. Please Come Back Tomorrow Between The Hours of 10 and 2 for Final Annihilation. 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 014 X-Men #14, November 1965 "Among Us Stalk The Sentinels!" Story by Stan Lee, Layouts by Jack Kirby, Pencils by Jay Gavin, Inked by Vince Coletta, Lettered by Sam Rosen. Which Came First, The Chicken Or The Doom Patrol! In Which We Discover The Lost Sensual Art of Wing Taping, That Even Crazed Bigots Have A Modicum of Self-Preservation, And That There Is No Word In The English Language More Terrifying Than... Anthropologist. I Mean, Say It Fast And It Sounds Like Ant Rape Apologist. Think About It, People. 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 013 X-Men #13, September 1965 "Where Walks The Juggernaut!" Story by Stan Lee, Layouts by Jack Kirby, Pencils by Jay Gavin, Inked by Joe Sinnott, Lettered by Sam Rosen. My Teenage Sex Club Invitation Was Lost In The Mail! In Which We Learn That Demon Warriors Get All The Best Bondage Gear, That The Days of Professor X Running In Manhattan's Elite Social Circles Are Over, And That The Juggernaut Likes To Get It From Behind! That is, Get Drawings of Himself Taken From A Camera Angle That Is Behind Him! Wow, I Need To Be Clearer When I Write Things Like That! 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 012 X-Men #12, July 1965 "The Origin of Professor X!" Written by Stan Lee, Layouts by Jack Kirby, Pencils by Alex Toth, Inked by Vince Colletta, Lettered by Sam Rosen. Feel The Rhythm of The Marvel Method! In Which We Learn That Children Should Never Be Told What Their Grenades Do, That Kim Jong-Il May Have A Future In Convention Cosplay, And That The Butler Did It! Did He Ever! Sorry, Charlie. 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 011 X-Men #11, May 1965 "The Triumph of Magneto!" Written by Stan Lee, Drawn by Jack Kirby, Inked by Chic Stone, Lettered by Artie Simek. Merry Marvel Mutant Shopping Lists! In Which We Learn That Facial Hair Makes The Mystery Man, What Happens When Cyclops Gets Hassled By "The" Man, And That Where There Is Haberdashery There Is Evil. Vertically Adjacent Evil. Hey, It's Rent Controlled, What Can You do? To Never Return Means Never Having To Say You're Sorry. 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 010 X-Men #10, March 1965 "The Coming of Ka-Zar!" Written by Stan Lee, Drawn by Jack Kirby, Inked by Chic Stone, Lettered by S. Rosen. There Are No New Ka-Zars Under The Sun... In Which We Learn That Color TV Or Not One Must Always Knock Before Entering Warren's Room, That Tyrannosaurs And Pyramids Are An Unpleasant Mix At Best, And Hospitality Thy Name Is Not Ape Man. And I Still Don't Care What The Paleontological Consensus Is: They Are Friggin' Brontosaurs And That Is That! 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 009 X-Men #9, January 1965 "Enter, The Avengers!" Written by Stan Lee, Drawn by Jack Kirby, Inked by Chic Stone, Lettered by S. Rosen. What's A Brother Got To Do For A Little Respect Around Here? In Which We Learn That James Cameron Ain't Got Nothing On Lee and Kirby, What Exactly Makes Thor's Mjolnir Quiver, And That Geography Was Probably Not Stan Lee's Strongest Subject. Mjolnir is the Name of His Hammer, Pervert. Eyes Up Here! 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 008 X-Men #8, November 1964 "The Uncanny Threat of Unus the Untouchable!" Written by Stan Lee, Drawn by Jack Kirby, Inked by Chic Stone, Lettered by S. Rosen. The Lieber Kid, Sandwich Deliverer Extraordinaire! In Which We Learn That Water Towers Are Not Toys, That Plan G-5 Is Code For Emasculation, And That The Only Thing Truly Untouchable About Marlboros are Their Cool, Smooth Flavor. Attention, Listener. This Podcast Blurb Can Not Be Posted Within 50 Yards of a School. Curse You Surgeon General! 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 007 X-Men #7, September 1964 "The Return of the Blob!" Written by Stan Lee, Drawn by Jack Kirby, Inked by Chic Stone, Lettered by Art Simek. Attack of The Contemptible Comic Book Code! In Which We Learn Why The Brotherhood Has A Constant Cauldron Shortage, Where Beast Feet Are Beat Feet, And Why You Should Never Ice Improvise. Hey, If the Ice Slide Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It. 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/