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Mutant Studies 101

Dean Coburn
X-Men
Marvel Comics
Wolverine
Hugh Jackman
Fandom
Deadpool
Marvel Cinematic Universe
Bryan Singer
Logan
Exceptional
Krakoa
Comic Books
Characters
Marvel
The New Mutants
Aging
Uncanny X-Men
From the Ashes
Jean Grey
Mystique

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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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 ... more

Get ready to craft some bloodstones and summon your soulswords, students! For this lecture, your professors are deep diving into Ilyana Rasputina, aka Magik, specifically through her original 1983 miniseries.

Topics of this lecture include: What doe... more

That's right, it's the fanfic episode! Dean is away so the mice get to play. The mice, in this instance, meaning Morgan and returning guest Eileen, finally get to talk about fanfic. What is it? We'll find out!

Topics include: Some of the origins of ... more

EVERYTHING is Romantic, students! For this Valentines guest lecture, your hosts are joined by cosplayer Olivia DeFillipo (@thelibraliv) and content creator Nikhil Clayton (@NikhilClayton) to discuss one of the longest-lasting couples in X-Men: Rogue ... more

Hear us, students! No longer are we the professors you knew, we are Academia and Unseriousness Incarnate! That's right, to kick off this new semester we are diving into arguably the most seminal text in the history of the X-Men: The Dark Phoenix Saga... more

Get ready to boldly go, students! For this lecture, your hosts sit down with the writing collective known as "The Hivemind" Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing (NYX, Giant Size Ms. Marvel, Star Trek: The Last Starship, and more) to discuss not just thei... more

Time to focus our totality, students! for this lecture, your hosts dive deep into the themes of Psylocke (2024) before being joined for an interview with the writer of the series Alyssa Wong (Psylocke, Deadpool, Doctor Aphra).

Topics for this episod... more

Get ready to fall in love again and again, students! For this weeks lecture, your hosts are joined by Dr. Anna Peppard (Supersex: Sexuality, Fantasy, and the Superhero, Sequential Scholars, Oh Gosh Oh Golly Oh Wow) to discuss the ways in which romanc... more

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Olivia DeFillipo
Fan, cosplayer, actor and singer, passionate about the X-Men
Episode: Guest Lecture: The RogueGambit Power Hour (w/Olivia DeFillipo and Nikhil Clayton)
Nikhil Clayton
Content creator specializing in X-Men, particularly Gambit
Episode: Guest Lecture: The RogueGambit Power Hour (w/Olivia DeFillipo and Nikhil Clayton)
Jackson Lanzing
Writer known for his works in the Star Trek comic series
IDW Publishing
Episode: Guest Lecture: NYX, Star Trek, and Revolutionary Texts (w/Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing)
Collin Kelly
Writer known for his works in the Star Trek comic series
IDW Publishing
Episode: Guest Lecture: NYX, Star Trek, and Revolutionary Texts (w/Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing)
Alyssa Wong
Writer known for her work in comics and literature
Marvel Comics
Episode: Lecture: Psylocke (2024) w/Alyssa Wong
Dr. Anna Peppard
Writer and scholar known for her work on comic studies and pop culture
Episode: Guest Lecture: She-Hulk and Romance Comics (w/Dr. Anna Peppard)
Priya Saxena
Comics journalist and critic
Episode: Guest Lecture: X-Terminators and Visual Pleasure (w/ Priya Saxena)
Dr. Anthony Oliveira
PhD in English literature and writer for Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics
Episode: Guest Lecture: The X-Men as Queer Theory (With Dr. Anthony Oliveira)
Fern Gelberg
Host of Star Wars English class, discussing fandom
Star Wars English class
Episode: Lecture: What's Going on In From The Ashes

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Morgan Ward
Co-host and professor hosting with Dean; long-time contributor to academic discussions of comics.
Dean
Co-host and professor, frequently guiding discussions with scholarly perspectives on comics and culture.

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A thought-provoking, academically flavored show that treats superhero comic universes as a lens for culture, politics, and identity. Conversations frequently center on X-Men mythos, feminist theory, and the social implications of power, representation, and fan culture, often featuring writers, scholars, and creators who work at the intersection of comics, literature, and media. The hosts mix rigorous analysis with lively banter and pop culture references, offering listeners thoughtful insights into character arcs, narrative devices, and the cultural footprint of superhero storytelling. A standout trait is the show's willingness to engage with controversial topics (queer theory, representation, historical contexts) through close readings of ... more

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