Robserecaps Six – episode 36 Summer of X
by Joe
The shortest episode in a while, just under 50 minutes, this episode covering ‘Mutant Genesis’ a crossover post X-Force but pre-Jim Lee X-Men, as always, give the episode a listen.
- the Rob is hung up on the crossover being called ‘Mutant Genesis’ claims it’s a mouthful, so he’s gonna call it Summer of X
- the Rob HATES talking about his impact on the industry, he’d much rather be talking about Frank Miller and John Byrne
- Bob Harris, the editor of the X-books is the one to credit for assembling the creative teams that made the books what they are
- A lot of time is spent on the DC/Marvel ‘cheat code’ that also Marvel to ape the Legion of Super-Heroes with the Imperial Guard, also how Marvel’s Fantomex is just Storm Shadow
- the Rob is a hoarder of Uncanny X-Men #141, talks about meeting a retailer who has 222 copies of New Mutants #98. It has crossed the Rob’s mind to ‘hit that guy in the head with a hammer and take them’
- Gets into a lot of the philosophy of the X-Men and why Magneto as a good guy/head of Xavier’s school doesn’t work
- the Rob pitched to Bob Harris a story where Cable traveled back to Uncanny X-Men #1 to make him the one who designed the Danger Room, but Harris never went for it
- Equates the X-books to the NBC Thursday Night line ups for the 80’s and 90’s, gets really tripped up trying to remember ‘Family Ties’
- the Rob talks about eh “777” method where the first third of your book needs to be action, the next third character development and the last third, MORE ACTION!
- Mentioned again that after his first appearance in New Mutants #98, Marvel got more fan mail about Deadpool than any character in 15 years
- Deadpool was so popular, so quickly, Bob Harris wanted Deadpool in X-Force #1, even though it was a double issue, he couldn’t fit Deadpool in until issue two
*Please note* the thoughts and ideas in this post do not reflect those of my co-host, Todd. He doesn’t care about any of this.
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