Mutant Menace

Matt Aukamp
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Comedians Matt Aukamp (Save Your Game, The Very Worst) and Pat Reber (The Very Worst) read the X-Men in chronological order and talk about all the weird, funny, ridiculous, insightful, and interesting things within.

  1. Episode 65 - Uncanny X-Men #194-195, Power Pack #11-12 - POWER PACK

    2d ago

    Episode 65 - Uncanny X-Men #194-195, Power Pack #11-12 - POWER PACK

    You may, occasionally, think to say to yourself, "What is this podcast? Just two grown men reading comic books for teenagers?" WRONG. We've got RANGE. In THIS episode, we read a bunch of comic books for CHILDREN! The X-Men meet the newest little super-team on the block, the POWER PACK. We get introduced to the writing of Louise Simonson through four little dorks who Pat can't keep straight in his head. Plus a Pat's Deals and Steals that drives Matt insane. TOPICS DISCUSSED: The X-Men don't wannnnnnaaaaa. NAZGUL again. Nimrod has every super power. "If her name is Ariel..." John Constantine with a rattail. He's tacticizing. Dean Coolshoes. Kids have bad ideas. A shitty cop. Kitty's trenchcoat leotard. A whole new batch of morlocks. A racist(?) folk tale. Everybody hates Leech. Wolverine's gonna gut a little girl. RUN FOR IT!! These kids love the sewers. "I've never seen anyone so ugly!" WE JUST DID THIS YESTERDAY. A morlock who's a moving van. Inviting all the super-heroes to Thanksgiving. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Hello and Background 15:05 - Pat's Email Corner 33:40 - Did We Do Anything X-Men Related? 39:20 - Uncanny X-Men #194 1:00:00 - Power Pack #11 1:09:00 - Power Pack #12 1:31:15 - Uncanny X-Men #195 1:58:55 - Final Thoughts 2:03:30 - Pat's Deals and Steals 2:09:30 - Goodbye! Join our Patreon! Free, or pay-what-you-want: patreon.com/mutantmenace Write into Pat's Email Corner: mutantmenacepod@gmail.com Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/fPv7hRgTeV Instagram: @mutantmenacepod

    2h 12m
  2. 64 - X-Men and Alpha Flight #1 & 2 - Asgardian Wars

    Jun 18

    64 - X-Men and Alpha Flight #1 & 2 - Asgardian Wars

    ISSUES: X-Men and Alpha Flight #1 & 2,New Mutants Special Edition #1, X-Men Giant-Sized Annual #9 With everything going on these days, wouldn't you like to take a trip to Asgard and party with gods? Or bring Asgard to earth?? What would you be willing to give up? Find out what the X-Men, New Mutants, and Alpha Flight are and aren't willing to in this really rad crossover story! Plus, a bunch of stupid jokes! TOPICS DISCUSSED: Snorey Snorelson. Seinfeld impressions. Locke Box. Getting yelled at in a bar. “Humping.” Gods’ gods. Artificial intelligence and free will. Scott’s really dumb question. Andy Kindler. “Looks like I’m crazy again.” Brightwind is here! Warlock in a bikini, Sam in jean shorts. Rogue is like electricity. Thtorm. Dude. TIMESTAMPS 6:03 - Pat’s Email Corner 22:58 - X-Men-related things we did 29:50 - X-Men and Alpha Flight #1 : “The Gift” 1:06:36 - X-Men and Alpha Flight #2: “The Gift Part II” 1:46:18 - New Mutants Special Edition #1: “Home is Where the Heart is” 2:14:55 X-Men Giant-Sized Annual #9 : “There’s No Place Like Home” 2:49:31 - Pat’s Deals ‘n’ Steals Join our Patreon! Free, or pay-what-you-want: patreon.com/mutantmenace Write into Pat's Email Corner: mutantmenacepod@gmail.com Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/fPv7hRgTeV Instagram: @mutantmenacepod

    2h 60m
  3. Episode 63 - New Mutants #29-34 - Reunions & Betrayals

    Jun 11

    Episode 63 - New Mutants #29-34 - Reunions & Betrayals

    This week we return to the New Mutants, and boy are we glad we did! This story is stuffed with twists and turns so crazy we can't even tell you about em in the description! Plus we get really mad about some editorial choices, which is always a good time. Tune in! TOPICS DISCUSSED: Send us your names. X-Men video games. “Bagel.” Cyclops at Pride. The ups and downs of James Idiot. I guess they were swimming? Lila Cheyney returns! Guido Carosella is here!! Thomas Magnum. White Frankenstein. We get so mad about Secret Wars II several times. Horseface. Bill Sienkiewicz says goodbye. TEEHEETEEHEEHAHAHAHOHO. Nude one last time. “When you do that enough times, you can just do it off-panel.” Cairo. A virus called Evil. UNIMPORTANT! Human rug. KAIYAIIPE! TIMESTAMPS: 1:47 - Pat’s Email Corner 27:40 - New Mutants #29: “Meanwhile, Back at the Mansion…” 50:38 - New Mutants #30 : “The Singer & Her Song” 1:04:34 - New Mutants #31: “Saturday Night Fight” 1:24:20 - New Mutants #32: “To the Ends of the Earth” 1:42:30 - New Mutants #33: “Against All Odds” 2:02:09 - New Mutants #34: “With a Little Bit of Luck!” 2:22:42 - Pat’s Deals ‘n’ Steals Join our Patreon! Free, or pay-what-you-want: patreon.com/mutantmenace Write into Pat's Email Corner: mutantmenacepod@gmail.com Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/fPv7hRgTeV Instagram: @mutantmenacepod

    2h 27m
  4. 62 - Dazzler #1, Dazzler: The Movie, & Beauty and the Beast

    Jun 4

    62 - Dazzler #1, Dazzler: The Movie, & Beauty and the Beast

    In this super-sized episode, the boys recap 5+ ears of Dazzler, including her pre-appearance history, her graphic novel, and her love story with The Beast! Come learn all about the origins of the Disco Dazzler and her brushes with real world and Marvel Comics fame. Topics Discussed: Boogie these suckers out. Why roller skates? Spider-Man! The X-Men! THE BLAZING LORDS weren't invited to the dance. Mischief rules. What if Carrie was popular? Enchantress' perfect disguise. Stevie Wildfire. A whirlwind recap of Dazzler 2-34. Jerk off BEFORE you draw. Nice Guys. "Oh wow!" Everybody has a Jarvis. Susan Twobooms. "The instruction manual to my body."  GO SUCK AN EGG! Blimp Bloopers! Hugo Longride. Is Beast nude? DAZZLER DISAPPEARS! Rocker, the Horse-Man. Mr. Beast. "I've... never been told... to shut up". The Sizzler. TIMESTAMPS 0:00 - Intro & Dazzler History 11:40 - Pat's Email Corner 26:50 - Dazzler #1 51:41 - Dazzler #2-34  1:05:14 - Dazzler: The Movie 1:56:15 - Beauty and the Beast mini-series 2:54:08 - Pat's Deals n' Steals 3:00:49 - Goodbye! Join our Patreon! Free, or pay-what-you-want: patreon.com/mutantmenace Write into Pat's Email Corner: mutantmenacepod@gmail.com Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/fPv7hRgTeV Instagram: @mutantmenacepod

    3h 4m
  5. 61- Firestar #1-4 & Uncanny X-Men #193

    May 28

    61- Firestar #1-4 & Uncanny X-Men #193

    This girl is on fire! That's right, folks, tune in to hear two sweet goofballs work their way through the 616 introduction of FIRESTAR, years after being created by a licensing issue! It's deeper and more complex than you'd expect for a comic origin of a Saturday morning cartoon character. Tune in, it's a good one! TOPICS DISCUSSED: Recording under a desk. Firestar! How many grapes are in a bunch? Hotel wifi. Ma and Son Jones. “Not now!” An M on your palm. Emma Frost, genius-level inventor. The school dance. Fast track to gettin’ kissed. You have to help each other! Diplomatic Xavier/dick Xavier. All of their villains, I guess, by nature, are child murderers. Jaime Rodriguez is back!! Fake punk guy. Tom DeFalco’s really not good at naming comic books. Alright, Austin Powers. Breakdancing certificate. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro and Firestar history 13:33 - Pat’s Email Corner 19:33 - Firestar #1 : "Mark of the Mutant" 43:29 - Firestar #2: "The Players and the Pawn!" 1:05:37 - Uncanny X-Men #193 : "Warhunt 2" 1:42:11 - Firestar #3 :"This Lady Kills!" 1:53:40 - Firestar #4 : "Now Strikes the Assassin!" 2:14:13 - Pat’s Steals ‘n’ Deals Join our Patreon! Free, or pay-what-you-want: patreon.com/mutantmenace Write into Pat's Email Corner: mutantmenacepod@gmail.com Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/fPv7hRgTeV Instagram: @mutantmenacepod

    2h 22m
  6. BONUS - State Fair of Texas & Obnoxio the Clown

    May 21

    BONUS - State Fair of Texas & Obnoxio the Clown

    This one is WILD! Special guest Matt's Son Toby joins us to follow the X-Men through a couple of their most bizarre side quests to date; one wholesome, one not so much! I promise, you aren't really prepared for either. You gotta listen to understand! Tune in! SPECIAL FREE SURPRISE FOR LISTENERS: we have digitized, for the first time (to the best of our knowledge), The X-Men at the State Fair of Texas! Links below, please share! No viruses, we promise! Link to folder with high-res cbz file, low-res cbz file, and pdf TOPICS DISCUSSED: Toby Aukamp! Attacky Titans. Scooby-Doo booby trap. Eye-Scream is here! Unstable Molecule Chest Refrigeration Unit. HE’S MY SON. Little dutch brat. Keystone Cops. Loser League. Spider-Man vs. the Dallas Cowboys. “Oh…wars.” The Cotton Bowl. “If her name is Ariel, this ain’t in your carry-all…of X-Men canon.” Nobody likes horses. A winged boy. Throwing motorcycles in a horse barn. Word search. Eques is here! Morgan Boots. TIME STAMPS: 7:55 - History of Obnoxio the Clown 13:53 - Recap of Obnoxio the Clown VS the X-Men: “Somethin’ Slimy This Way Comes!” 44:17 - History of The Uncanny X-Men at the State Fair of Texas: “Battle at the State Fair of Texas” 53:51 - Recap of The Uncanny X-Men at the State Fair of Texas: “Battle at the State Fair of Texas” 1:17:45 - Pat's Steals n Deals Join our Patreon! Free, or pay-what-you-want: patreon.com/mutantmenace Write into Pat's Email Corner: mutantmenacepod@gmail.com Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/fPv7hRgTeV Instagram: @mutantmenacepod

    1h 29m
  7. 60 - New Mutants #26-28 - LEGION

    May 14

    60 - New Mutants #26-28 - LEGION

    Tune in this week, folks; the New Mutants are fun again! Join us as the gang tackles a severe psychic threat, Xavier reckons just a little with his past, and Bill Sienkiewicz cements his legendary status. Plus, a couple of goofy adventures with Spider-Man! Issues: New Mutants #26-28; Marvel Team-Up #149 & #150 TOPICS DISCUSSED: Matt won’t be home. Random number generator. Ti West’s X-Men trilogy. Wawa pizza. A reckoning for Xavier…sort of. We’re getting farther from Johnny Carson. ALARM! Jack Wayne is here!! If you die in here, you die in real life. Memory crystals. Gormless. Children are so dumb. Sales tax. Incandescent Man, Fluorescent Man, and LED Man. She doesn’t even get a name. Mrs. Muggins is here!! The Shakespearean tragedy of Juggernaut and Black Tom. Why not just wear the smaller helmet? A little goblin alien man. He is unsettling. TIMESTAMPS: 05:54 - Pat’s Email Corner 16:00 - X-Men-related things 23:17 - New Mutants #26: Legion 49:00 - New Mutants #27: Into the Abyss 1:12:05 - New Mutants #28: Soulwar 1:34:32 - BONUS Pat’s Steals n Deals 1:37:26 - Marvel Team-Up #149: The Incandescent Man 1:53:07 - Marvel Team-Up #150: ‘Tis Better to Give! 2:12:16 - Regular Pat’s Deals n Steals Join our Patreon! Free, or pay-what-you-want: patreon.com/mutantmenace Write into Pat's Email Corner: mutantmenacepod@gmail.com Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/fPv7hRgTeV Instagram: @mutantmenacepod

    2h 18m

  8. May 7

    59 - Uncanny X-Men #190-192, Annual #8 - Kulan Gath?

    Buckle up, listeners, because these issues get weird! Join us as we join the X-Men in medieval Manhattan, campfires, adjacent properties, and even fairytale outer space! We've got bizarre villains, dragons, aliens, and hacky-sacks! Tune in! Topics Discussed: Rogue is Green. Wilfred Brimley argues for mutant rights. Xavier/Caliban. Warlock looks like Peter Parker. "Ensorcelment". We wouldn't know if we were medieval times'd.  "I'll Slurp Ya!" Understanding Medieval English. Boob cones. WHERE THE FUCK IS CYPHER!? Why is there a plug here? Kurt's tickle party-forward leadership. Bringing a dragon to an airport. Worthy Foes. "Your planet beat Galactus?" Psi-lock. Claremont wishes he wrote Star Wars. "And I'm the ultra powerful spaceship!" The origin of Diamond White Queen. Lockheed's fuck planet. Pokemon the Movie ass ending. TIMESTAMPS 1:40 - Pat's Email Corner 13:25 - What Scared You Most As A Child? (Accidental Segment) 15:30 - Where Did We Leave The X-Men? 18:30 - Uncanny X-Men #190 “An Age Undreamed Of”40:50 - Uncanny X-Men #191 "Raiders of the Lost Temple!"1:02:00 - Uncanny X-Men #192 "Fun ‘n’ Games!" 1:22:04 - Uncanny X-Men Annual #8 "The Adventures of Lockheed the Space Dragon and His Pet Girl Kitty" 1:41:35 - Final Thoughts 1:46:20 - Pat's Deals n' Steals Join our Patreon! Free, or pay-what-you-want: patreon.com/mutantmenace Write into Pat's Email Corner: mutantmenacepod@gmail.com Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/fPv7hRgTeV Instagram: @mutantmenacepod

    1h 50m
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Comedians Matt Aukamp (Save Your Game, The Very Worst) and Pat Reber (The Very Worst) read the X-Men in chronological order and talk about all the weird, funny, ridiculous, insightful, and interesting things within.

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  • Creator
    Matt Aukamp
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    71
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Show Website
    Mutant Menace

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