Mutant Studies 101

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In which Dean and Morgan answer the question "does the world really need another X-Men podcast?" Every other Tuesday, join your "professors" as they examine the themes, characters, and stories of the long-running Marvel Comics series through the lens of academic theories and scholarship.

  1. 3 dage siden

    Summer Session Field Trip: Supergirl

    Well... Supergirl is a movie. It is out. It... doesn't work. Your professors want to know why it doesn't work. Topics for this lecture include: Why doesn't this movie work? How is it that every time it fixes a problem with the comic it creates 3 new ones? At least Milly Alcock is good but oh goodness this movie is rough. You can follow the show @mutantstudies101 on Instagram, TikTok, and Bluesky and @mutant101pod on Twitter. You can find links to our show notes, transcripts, and citations at mutantstudies101.tumblr.com. As always we'd like to thank OlliePhresh for our theme music, Hayden Kierkeide for our art, and Anneliese Gelberg for their research assistance.

    1 t. 41 min.

  2. 26. jun.

    Summer Session: Supergirl-Woman of Tomorrow

    Time to go on a new adventure, students! For this week's lecture, your professors are doing some field trip prep for next week as they head into the stars with Tom King and Bisques Evelyn's Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow Topics for this lecture include: Blackout DC Comics, how this book really doesn't work for us, what Tom King should be doing instead of this, and a lot more ranting than normal! You can follow the show on Instagram and Bluesky @mutantstudies101 and on Twitter and TikTok @mutant101pod. Links to our transcripts, show notes, and citations can be found on mutantstudies101.tumblr.com. As always, we'd like to thank OlliePhresh for our theme music, Hayden Kierkeide for our art, and Anneliese Gelberg for their research assistance.

    1 t. 30 min.

  3. 18. jun.

    Summer Session Episode 2: The Man From Room X feat. Lord Rinzler

    Hope you're ready to get weird with it, students! For this summer session, your hosts dig deep into New X-Men Annual 1, The Man From Room X! Joining them is Lord Rinzler (X-Men Horoscopes, You Are Good, You Are Enough) to dig deep into the philosophy of both Xorn and John Sublime! Topics for this lecture include: How does Xorn function as representation for Buddhism in Marvel, if at all? Does John Sublime's philosophy have any merit? When is body modification seen as good vs. bad? Why can't Jean Grey have sex ever? And so much more! You can follow Lodro's work @xmenpanelsdaily on Instagram and find his new book You Are Good, You Are Enough out now. You can follow the show @mutantstudies101 on Instagram and Bluesky and on Twitter and TikTok @mutant101pod. Links to our show notes, transcripts, and citations can be found at mutantstudies101.tumblr.com. As Always, we'd like to thank OlliePhresh for our theme music, Hayden Kierkeide for our graphic design, and Anneliese Gelberg for their research assistance.

    1 t. 55 min.

  4. 4. jun.

    Summer Session: E is For Extinction feat. Sara Century

    Welcome to Summer Class, students! For our inaugural Summer Session, we will be diving DEEP into Grant Morrison's seminal run on New X-Men from 2001-2004. Joining us for our first episode is Sara Century (Comics critic, zine maker, and co-creator of The Forgotten Five) to talk all about E is For Extinction! Topics for this lecture include: How Morrison and Quitely radically reinvent the franchise from the bottom up, how this run does and doesn't take from the movies, All of the incredible personal dynamics built on top of one another, a bit of reader's theater, and a request for Jean to be mean again! Content Warning: This episode contains discussions of genocide and the idea of a slave class. You can find links to all of Sara's work at saracentury.com. You can follow the podcast @mutant101pod on Twitter and TikTok and @mutantstudies101 on Instagram and Bluesky. You can find links to show notes, citations, and transcripts at mutantstudies101.tumblr.com. As always, we'd like to thank OlliePhresh and Hayden Kierkeide for their music and graphic design.

    1 t. 45 min.

  5. 26. maj

    Guest Lecture: The New Adventures of the X-Men w/Chad Anderson

    Hope you're ready to go back in time, students! For this guest lecture, Morgan has had to step out so we've brought in one of our absolute best people and a true pillar of the community, Chad Anderson of the Graymalkin Lane podcast! He's joined us to talk all about a very strange artifact from the 90s, The Continued Adventures of the X-Men. Topics for this lecture include: introducing Chad, what do we do with strange artifacts of the X-Men, who really, truly, is a targeted reader for these books, how we can build community through academic study, and more! You can follow Chad's show @graymalkin_lane on all socials. You can follow the show @mutantstudies101 on Instagram and TikTok and @mutant101pod on Twitter. Links to our show notes can be found at mutantstudies101.tumblr.com. As always, we'd like to thank OlliePhresh for our theme music and Hayden Kierkeide for our graphic design.

    1 t. 7 min.

  6. 15. apr.

    Guest Lecture: I Have No Danger Room and Yet I Must Scream w/Escape the Mojoverse

    Become the Ghost in the Machine with us today, students! For this week's lecture, your professors are talking the origins of one of the most bizarre and punchy characters in modern X-Men, the living Danger Room known as Danger! And joining them for this discussion is none other than the great Matt and Alison Parent of Escape the Mojoverse! Topics of this lecture include: The deep-seeded dangers of AI, what made Danger a fascinating creation of Joss Whedon in the first place, her relation to the classic Harlan Ellison short story "I Have No Mouth and Yet I Must Scream", a VERY fun Is It A Dazzler Song, and if we believe the sins of the father can truly be redeemed. Content Warning: This episode deals heavily with both an in-story and very real suicide at the hands of an AI. You can follow Matt and Alison over at @escapethemojoverse on all socials and their show on all podcast platforms! You can follow the show on Instagram and Bluesky @mutantstudies101 and on Twitter and TikTok @mutantstudiespod. You can also find links to our show notes, transcripts, and citations at mutantstudies101.tumblr.com. You can follow Morgan @beakerbarnes. As always, we'd like to thank OlliePhresh and Hayden Kierkeide for our theme music and graphic design.

    1 t. 41 min.

  7. 31. mar.

    Annual Week BONUS: An Interview with Connor Goldsmith and Josh Cornillon

    Check into Answers, Students! For this special BONUS episode of Mutant Studies 101, your professors are joined by the team behind the upcoming Dark Horse Horror Comic Did You Hear About Mimi Green?, writer Connor Goldsmith (CEREBRO, The Kibitz) and artist Josh Cornillon (Young Men in Love, Pool Boys)! Topics for this lecture include: The process of creating a creator-owned book, what was challenging about creating this story, what cancel culture and being problematic really means in 2026, how this work differs from the work both of them had done previously, body image, and a LOT of talk about Dazzler. Content Warning: This episode contains discussions of eating disorders, body horror, misogynistic attacks against women, and fatphobia. You can preorder Did You Hear About Mimi Green? at your local comic shops now! Preorders close on 4/20 so get it in now! You can follow Connor on Instagram @ConnorGoldsmith and his shows @Cerebrocast and @kibitzcast and Josh anywhere and everywhere @JoshCornillon. You can follow the show on Twitter and TikTok @mutantstudiespod and on Instagram and Bluesky @mutantstudies101. You can follow Morgan on socials @beakerbarnes and Dean at deansoscarrambles.substack.com.

    2 t. 4 min.

  8. 19. mar.

    Office Hours: A Chat with Dr Ramzi Fawaz

    Welcome back to Office Hours, students! For this session, your professors are joined by someone truly qualified to teach the class Mutant Studies 101, Dr Ramzi Fawaz (The New Mutants: Superheroes and the Radical Imagination of American Comics, Queer Forms). They discuss his work, the current state of modern comics studies, how we can imagine what the world could be through the lens of psychedelics, and generally have a great time! You can follow Dr. Fawaz's work on his website ramzifawaz.com and @nerdfromthefuture on social media. You can follow the show @mutantstudies101 on Instagram and Bluesky and @mutantstudiespod on Twitter and TikTok. You can find links to our show notes, citations, and transcripts at mutantstudies101.tumblr.com. You can follow Morgan on all platforms @beakerbarnes. As always, we'd like to thank OlliePhresh and Hayden Kierkeide for our music and graphic design, respectively.

    1 t. 24 min.
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In which Dean and Morgan answer the question "does the world really need another X-Men podcast?" Every other Tuesday, join your "professors" as they examine the themes, characters, and stories of the long-running Marvel Comics series through the lens of academic theories and scholarship.

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  • Skaber
    Dean Coburn
  • Aktive år
    2025 - 2026
  • Episoder
    48
  • Vurdering
    Anstødeligt
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    © Dean Coburn
  • Websted for serie
    Mutant Studies 101

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