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Xtinction Agenda

Xtinction Agenda isn"t for everyone. It"s a book club and a movie club and a place for people to talk TV and comic books. But nothing too new. It"s a rough place where tired old dads tackle pop culture artifacts of the 80s, 90s, and early 2000s (mostly). Not a lot of hand-holding as a consequence. These are not introductions to pop culture but discussions about it. As such, we expect the audience to have some degree of experience. Basically then, if you"re a hotdog and you"re looking for a mustache

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52:36

Alan Moore - Crossed +100 #1-6

Xtinction Agenda ·

2022/08/21

Chris, James, and James continue with Avatar August. In 2014 and 2015, Alan Moore (you may have heard of him) took some time out of his busy Northampton schedule to dig deep into his ongoing concerns about global ecological and civilizational collapse. The result was Crossed +100 #1-6. We decode the lingo, unlock the keys of meaning, and otherwise pull this thing apart, showing our esteemed colleagues (aka YOU) how it all works. "Huh. Movie."

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44:42

Garth Ennis - Caliban

Xtinction Agenda ·

2022/08/18

Chris, James, and James kick off this year's Avatar August with yet another look into the mind of Garth Ennis. Ever seen Alien? Event Horizon? Ever find yourself worried about Body Snatchers? How about all three? Drop out of warp, quick! We've encountered something: Caliban. "...the implications are enormous. And simultaneously, meaningless unless we survive."

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59:58

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Body Count

Xtinction Agenda ·

2022/08/11

James and James take stock of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as a franchise, talking very briefly about Sophie Campbell's recent teen-friendly work on the series and then looking in-depth at some classics of the past. Most of all, however, they satisfy their lust for the old ultraviolence reading Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Body Count. Kevin Eastman and Simon Bisley, there are no sweeter names in the English lexicon. "I hate guns."

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01:28:15

Moto Hagio - The Poe Clan Vol. 1

Xtinction Agenda ·

2022/08/04

Chris and James discover the raw power of what it means to be a boy in love with another boy. And also what it means to be a Japanese girl. Sorta. We also learn how to suck blood through our finger tips...? And sometimes we forget to reflect light off of our pale, immortal, puerile bodies. Never ever, however, do we fail to reflect at length on the first volume of Fantagraphics' collected edition of The Poe Clan. "Well Matthias? Do you like your roses more than me?"

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01:08:42

Jason Aaron - Thor: God of Thunder #1-12

Xtinction Agenda ·

2022/07/28

Only those who are worthy may imbibe our mighty discourse! If yee be so worthy, mayhaps yee may find thy person in the buxom company of fine maidens such as James and James may be. Pour your mead! Man your steed! And prepare thyself for cosmic battle most fierce! Jason Aaron and Esad Ribic kill it in Thor: God of Thunder #1-12 (2013) "life will still find a way."

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01:31:24

Neil Gaiman - The Sandman: Preludes and Nocturnes

Xtinction Agenda ·

2022/07/20

Chris, James, and James finally press the button. They finally take the plunge. They finally begin that long, dark journey into night. Tonight we finally get down to talking about the Dream Weaver himself, the Sandman. We are going to eat the entire thing. Watch us gorge on the first collected edition, Preludes and Nocturnes. Can we hold it down? Find out! “She’s realized the real problem with stories -- if you keep them going long enough, they always end in death.”

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45:35

The Invisibles and Percy Bysshe Shelley

Xtinction Agenda ·

2022/07/16

Poetry corner! James has been thinking some more about the way that 19C English poet Percy Bysshe Shelley is depicted and used in Grant Morrison's The Invisibles. Bereft of other, more exciting content, he presents to you now a half-baked rendition of his conclusions. "Many a green isle needs must be In the deep wide sea of Misery"

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01:00:16

Doug Moench - Slash Maraud

Xtinction Agenda ·

2022/07/09

Post hoc ergo propter hoc. The podcast that literally broke the Canadian internet! Doug Moench and Paul Gulacy deliver a fine soup of pop violence and exploitation. Chris and James weather the storm as best one can. "Woman that rocket of yours -- 'cause fun-time's gon' be launched early today."

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45:28

Universal Soldier (1992)

Xtinction Agenda ·

2022/07/02

Adam pops 'round for a small chat about a wee movie by the name of Universal Soldier. What we lack in preparation and synergy we more than make up for in enjoyment. So enjoy us! If you can... "They're eight seconds behind schedule."

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01:04:15

Barry Windsor-Smith - Monsters

Xtinction Agenda ·

2022/06/23

Chris, James, and James descend right down into the heart of misery itself. Do you trust the government? Should you? Should you when you know that we brought those Nazi scientists over and authorized them to perform secret experiments on the poor ruined body of an abuse victim? When we KNOW that that evil seeps everyday into our homes and into our bodies, destroying love? This isn't just any funny book ladies and gentlemen. This is the funniest book. "Please Tom, not now--I'm busy having sex with

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01:37:55

Tadao Tsuge - Trash Market

Xtinction Agenda ·

2022/06/16

Who are these down-and-out characters? What do their disappearances mean? Their abused childhoods? What nihilism drives them to violence? To self destruction? To eating their own flesh? Tadao Tsuge answers all such questions. Chris and James just need to visit with Drawn and Quarterly's edition of Trash Market. "The steam engine, in the end, was just a steam engine."

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01:14:06

Garth Ennis - Batman: Reptilian

Xtinction Agenda ·

2022/06/09

Nothing better than a themed episode, is there? Not for us there isn't! Our minds are oiled up. Our thoughts tighter than a young Jane Fonda's ass. You want to know about Killer Croc, greatest Batman villain of them all? Well, look no further than this fine podcast my friend. Sit down. Let James and James tell you the tale... "So how do you like my sense of humor?"

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01:23:59

Doctor Strange (1975-2007)

Xtinction Agenda ·

2022/06/04

By the Hoary Hosts of Hoggoth and the slithering spirits of the Vishanti, it's a Doctor Strange themed episode of the Xtinction Agenda! Watch Brian K. Vaughan slip on a banana peel in Doctor Strange: The Oath. Then thrill(!) at the unholy union of speed and LSD that is Steve Englehart's and Gene Colan's mid-70s stint on Doctor Strange, Master of the Mystic Arts. "Don't you ever get wise?"

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01:10:53

American Werewolf in London / Ginger Snaps

Xtinction Agenda ·

2022/05/26

Chris, James, and James plumb the depths of human sexuality. 'Nuff said.

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40:17

Peter David - The Incredible Hulk: Future Imperfect

Xtinction Agenda ·

2022/05/19

Oh George, we knew yee. We knew yee to be the greatest of the 1970s/1980s team superhero comic book artists. Yee who were worthy of illustrating such luminaries as Thor and Captain America, such villains as Deathstroke and Brainiac, such clowns as Beast Boy (and Beast), such vixens as Starfire and Wonder Woman. We knew yee. Tonight, James and James honour the passing of George Perez with a look at his 1992 collaboration with Peter David on The Incredible Hulk: Future Imperfect. "This had better be

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56:09

Tom King - Vision Vol. 2 #1-12

Xtinction Agenda ·

2022/05/12

James wanted to tell James that Tom King is worth a look, even if he done went and turned trash nowadays. Towards this end, he convinced his colleague to jump into some Vision comics. Both of them got a lot more than they had expected! "So first, I pray that there is a God."

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01:33:45

Junji Ito - No Longer Human

Xtinction Agenda ·

2022/05/05

Chris and James have lived a life of great shame. Eating dinner disgusted them. The burden of respect hung heavy on their shoulders. And the Great Father that is Nation held them down like a perverted man servant. But now, although disqualified from humanity itself, they have vomited their misfortunes into a psychedelic hell. Today: Junji Ito's manga adaptation of Osamu Dazai's No Longer Human. "This, I was to learn in later years, was a kind of demonical prophecy."

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01:05:49

Heathers (1989)

Xtinction Agenda ·

2022/04/28

Chris, James, and James visit Westerburg High School and see what the Heathers are up to. Their cruelties are a pleasure to behold. Like dropping in on teenage Cenobites. Open the box. Come inside. "Chaos is what killed the dinosaurs, darling."

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57:39

Brian Michael Bendis - Avengers: Disassembled

Xtinction Agenda ·

2022/04/26

Well, you can't make an omelette without breaking some eggs, can you? James and James explore this notion through the opening gambit of Brian Michael Bendis' and David Finch's first attempt at an Avengers story back in the heyday of 2004. Back when there was no love and no meaning and nothing meant anything. Back when Bendis was king. "You have a thing for her?" "I really do"

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01:04:16

Morbius: The Living Vampire

Xtinction Agenda ·

2022/04/21

James and James slake their eldritch thirst with some Morbius: The Living Vampire comics. But first, before they can do that, it's important that they talk about Spider-Man movies as well. Just for a little bit. It helps to warm the blood and get us ready for the utterly negligent and poorly constructed Morbius comics series of 2013. We genuinely hope that someone got fired for this. "I--I don't know what I'm supposed to do here."

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