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Quintin Ryan Imler
Your one stop shop for all things Marvel. Conversation, Community, Reviews, Nostalgia and more for your favorite superhero universe. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/quintin-imler/support
Season 5: Episode 21: Shadow King, Grief Counselor
Marauders #22, New Mutants #20 This episode some guys discuss Loki episode 6 and the lasting effects on the MCU, the Loki and Wandavision finale sync ups, and Henry Cavill taking a very British MCU meeting.  In the Crucible the team is faced with the haunting reality that we haven’t had a good X-Men video game in over 15 years.  Hellfire Club, sorry, Marauders, reveals a long ago plot of Emma’s proving she’s been betraying Shaw for a lot longer than Krakoa has been around.  New Mutants continues good heartfelt stories about young mutants on the island.  But how long can things stay wholesome with the Shadow King, murder, and the youthful bucking of authority?  Find out this and more in this week’s episode! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/quintin-imler/support
Jul 22, 2021
48 min
Season 5, Episode 20: We are Low Key an MCU podcast
We discuss Excalibur, Way of X, and X-Corp.  Loki is killing it too! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/quintin-imler/support
Jul 16, 2021
30 min
Season 5: Episode 19: Black Ops Environmental Clean Up Crew
Children of the Atom #5, X-Force #21, Hellions #13, X-Men #1 This episode the guys discuss Loki episode 4 and what it means for Loki being in the Simpson Cinematic Universe, expectations for the upcoming Trial of Magneto and Inferno and which event comics in Marvel have done the best job of laying out and tying in issues.  Children of the Atom is starting to wrap up with its final character focus issue and some good old fashion superhero action.  X-Force continues dealing with its telephonic problems but things get a little more complicated when Xeno returns into the fold.  Hellions continues the never ending hot streak as the team dynamic continues to evolve as they discover the Sinister who lead them into Arakko was not the Sinister who brought them out.  Finally, Krakoa is a weird new world so it is nice when something feels like home.  X-Men, much like its name, gets back to the classics of what makes mutant superheroes great.  The Danger Room finally makes a return but can Kelsey and Dane evolve their strategies fast enough to keep up?  Find out in this episode! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/quintin-imler/support
Jul 8, 2021
59 min
Season 5: Episode 18: The Jumbo (Carnation) Episode
Wolverine #13, S.W.O.R.D. #6, Way of X #3, X-Factor #10, Cable #11 This episode the guys discuss Loki episodes 2 and 3 and its introduction of new take on a classic Asgardian character, some of the review information on the soon to be released Black Widow and whether or not Kelsey will watch it opening weekend (spoiler, he will, but semi-involuntarily), and if Marvel making small changes to its streaming content is an interesting or even good thing.  Wolverine grows from the seeds planted by X-Force and blooms into a full force Terra Verde conflict at the gala (and other plant based puns).  S.W.O.R.D. follows the intergalactic fallout and follow-up to the Planet Sized moves of the X-Men.  He may be drunk, but that doesn’t stop Nightcrawler from asking the tough questions, but tough questions can lead to tough answers.  Oh, and Onslaught.  X-Factor is a book about a chosen family and solving mysteries and it wraps up with a chosen family solving some heavy mysteries and uncovering one more.  The 80’s action movie that is Cable introduces a ‘new’ ‘old’ character as it ramps up to a finale we have to assume is going to be full of some quality one-liners.  Where have we been (The Gala) and where are we going (The Trial of Magneto?  While Quintin couldn’t make it, he couldn’t go a whole two weeks without being heard so stick around to the very end for his hot takes on the last five issues! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/quintin-imler/support
Jul 2, 2021
1 hr 22 min
Season 5: Episode 17: Big Ol’ Spaghetti Caterpillar
Planet Sized X-Men #1, New Mutants #19, X-Corp #2 This episode the guys discuss what grabbed them about the first episode of Marvel’s Loki TV show on Disney+ and what they think about the promise of SquareEnix’s newly announced Guardians of the Galaxy game and the promise of no DLC or microtransactions.  Planet Sized X-Men brings the big global (well...bigger than global) scale change from mutants on the 616 universe.  New Mutants drops emotional hammer after emotional hammer.  Whether you're a friend, lover, or sibling, there is a heart string pulled for everyone.  Angel and Monet mean business as they use the gala as an opportunity to find the rest of their corporate board. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/quintin-imler/support
Jun 17, 2021
47 min
Season 5: Episode 16: Exploiting the Labor of Multiple Man
Excalibur #21, X-Men #21, Children of the Atom #4 This episode the guys discuss Kelsey’s mostly spoiler free takes on episode one of Loki!  Q and Dane haven’t seen it yet, so look for more in depth (and spoiler ridden) discussion next week.  The gala continues first with Excalibur.  Rictors is very grumpy but the team has bigger problems as Britain wants out of the alliance with Krakoa and ends that treaty with mutant blood.  The X-Men are announced with a 4th wall breaking (5th wall breaking?) appearance by Kevin Feige.  Children of the Atom continues giving each character the chance at perspective, this time hearing from Marvel Guy, Ben Thomas.  Are the wannabe mutants going to be able to make it to the gala themselves?  Find out on this week’s episode! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/quintin-imler/support
Jun 10, 2021
47 min
Season 5: Episode 15: We’re Just a Little Happier and Less Afraid
Marauders #21, X-Force #20, Hellions #12 This episode the guys discuss next week's release of Loki, who’s going to watch and what’s expected and whether the all-star creative team for the new run of Venom is enough to excite a bunch of mostly X-readers.  Marauder’s kicks off the much anticipated Hellfire Gala.  While we get answers as to how the night starts and ends, what happens throughout the night is left to the remaining books to come.  X-Force works security for the event but Beast has other, more nefarious plans.  Does that sit well with the rest of Krakoa?  Plus, a guest appearance from a fan favorite honorary mutant.  Hellions is as Hellions does.  What, did you expect them NOT to get drunk and crash the party with fun and violence?  In the Danger Room Kelsey and Dane use more than four questions, but how many more is yet to be seen.  Find out how many on these week’s episode! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/quintin-imler/support
Jun 4, 2021
43 min
Season 5: Episode 14: Don’t Tell Me How to Mutant!
New Mutants #18, X-Men #20 This episode the guys discuss the newly released Eternals trailer, who the Eternals are and how they are NOT the Inhumans as well as the casting announcement for Sony’s Kraven the Hunter.  New Mutants pits friends Mirage and Karma against each other in the Crucible while Scout seeks some advice on how to talk to her friends out of making a big mistake.  X-Men takes us right back home to the warm embrace of HoX/PoX setting up for and teasing the new ‘Inferno’ story.  Quintin masks his true intentions in the Danger Room, but is Kelsey’s and Dane’s victory destined?  Find out on this week’s episode! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/quintin-imler/support
May 28, 2021
54 min
Season 5: Episode 13: Dagger Made of Soul, It's So Metal
Wolverine #12, Way of X #2 This episode the guys discuss upcoming Marvel shows including Hulu’s comical MODOK (with a brief pit stop for BRODOK), X-Men books that will soon be no more, as well as the mysterious newly teased mutant, Somnus.  Wolverine is what Wolverine is.  He’s got a sidekick and he’s fighting monsters.  Is there more to Wolverine than that?  That’s for you to decide.  Way of X continues down Nightcralwers’ path of deep religious, psychological, and cultural questions.  And while we may get even more questions before we really get answers, at least know we’ve got Legion!  The doors to the Danger Room are open but things look a little different as Dane and Kelsey discuss where the current X books stack up in tiers and what it really means to be a ‘Top Half Book.’ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/quintin-imler/support
May 20, 2021
56 min
5.12 If you don't have something nice to say...
In this week we discuss X-Corp #1, Children of the Atom #3 and X-Factor #9.  We also talk about our hopes and dreams for the Hellfire Gala as well as our thoughts on what may happen with The Trial of Magneto!  PSA, Hellions is still rocking. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/quintin-imler/support
May 13, 2021
38 min
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