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Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Jason and Ruben make X-Men criticism concrete by testing new issues against character history, tangled continuity and the emotional logic on the page.
Jason and Ruben turn new X-Men issues into close, argumentative conversations about continuity, characterization and whether a story has earned its emotional stakes.
Cable's timeline is spaghetti; you get Jason and Ruben asking whether the confusion earns its keep.
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A sharp, skeptical finale breakdown for listeners who want the X Men talk specific and argumentative.
Jason and Ruben keep the finale moving with fast, skeptical back and forth that stays focused on the X Men material. They work through the virus twist, Dougie's slide from crazy to full on crazy, and the plot convenience question around why Scott can move when everyone else is…
Specific X-Men talk that tracks where the comic gets weird.
A wrong-turn X-Men conversation about Amazing X-Men turns into a comic-book argument with real bite. Jason and Ruben move quickly through the Cyclops twist, the gravity trick, Blob getting dragged into the dirt, and Dark Child's strange misery-factory setup, which lands as part…
An X-Men chapter argued through with enough clarity to keep the chaos readable.
Weird Dose of X opens with Cyber Monday banter, then settles into an X-Men discussion that keeps widening as Jason and Ruben move through Melee, Rift, Ms. Marvel, 3K tech, Providence Bay, and the fire-demon threat around the flotilla.
A late-night Spider-Man gripe session that turns continuity nitpicks into the main event.
This late-night Marvel comics discussion stays locked on Amazing Spider-Man, treating the Norman/Peter/Tombstone knot as something to be tested beat by beat.
A blunt X-Men conversation that prefers the weekly idea to the monthly execution.
Ruben and Jason make the case that the book works better as a weekly infinity comic style check-in than as a monthly flagship title. They keep circling the same problem: the concept is clear, but the story has not quite done enough work for the emotion to fully land.
A weary, specific Marvel check-in that lets continuity chaos take center stage.
The Weird Science Marvel Comics podcast sounds tired but engaged as it makes its way through two books and the usual review-copy mess. The hosts start by grumbling about mislabeled files and the annoyance of sorting through material that does not feel worth the trouble, then…
A scrambled Cable timeline puzzle that becomes a sharp, funny continuity argument.
Jason and Ruben spend the episode in a deliberately scrambled Cable timeline, moving through Central Park with older Cable while Bell lays out the basics and the scene keeps slipping out of shape.
Sharp, comic-savvy X-Men talk that turns a messy recap into a lively back-and-forth.
Weird Dose of X is at its best when Jason and Ruben stop treating the episode like a recap and let it turn into an argument. Deep Fake, Wolverine and Silver Sable, and Department H give them plenty to pick at, and the comic book chatter stays blunt without losing its footing.
Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant explain one topic per episode, from the bicameral mind to Boeing's MCAS.
Multi-part dramatized retellings of scandals like OceanGate's Titan and the Lehman Brothers collapse.
Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins dissect Oscar races, new releases, and Hollywood news.
Adam Kempenaar and Josh Larsen debate new releases, classics, and their own film rankings.
Paul Scheer, June Diane Raphael, and Jason Mantzoukas argue their way through terrible movies.
Jason and Ruben open with a football wager and the usual amount of nonsense.
In this episode of Weird Science Marvel Comics Weekly Review Shows, hosts Jason and Ruben kick off their X-Men-focused discussion with quirky banter about weirdness, economy, and comic art, while Jason addresses a past critique of language use in Expatriate X-Men.
The hosts review two Marvel comics: 1776, an alternate history story with terrible art and confusing plot, and Spider-Man Noir, which fails to capture the noir genre.
Weird Dose of X Ep 178 opens with curling season jokes, Team Schuster losing Olympic qualification to Team Casper, and a quick pivot into Marvel book news.
Jason and Ruben review X-Men #27, Cyclops #2, and Wade Wilson Deadpool #2 while spending much of the discussion on pacing, villain setup, and whether the issues feel like setup instead of story progression.
Holiday chatter opens the show.
Host Jason and guest Ruben review recent Marvel X-Men comics, including discussions on the Cyclops miniseries, Age of Revelation infinity comics, Rogue Storm, Sinister Six, and Iron and Frost.
Weird Dose of X Ep.
The hosts review Marvel's Age of Revelation event comics, discussing key issues like Amazing X-Men, Binary, and Laura Kinney: Sabretooth.
Jim and Matt spend much of Marvel Comics Ep 117: Not So Amazing Spider-Man comparing Amazing Spider-Man #21 to Ultimate Endgame, which they call unreadable and score around 6 or 7 on aggregate review sites.
Weird Science Marvel Comics Weekly Review Shows covers the X-Men books Cyclops #1 and Wade Wilson: Deadpool #1, with Jason and Ruben joking about Marvel's broken release schedule and the Alaska X-Men.
Ruben and Jason open with their usual banter and settle into a pass through another weird dose of X.
Jason opens from the Wrong Turn Studio with the usual Weird Dose of X welcome.
Jason opens from the wrong-turn studio with his usual off-track energy.
Jason and Ruben open with their usual banter, then tumble into a messy Cable story.
The hosts open late and immediately joke about how odd the timing feels.
Jason and Ruben open on a rough X-Men week.
Jason and Ruben spend their 180th Weird Dose of X on an Age of Revelation issue, starting with the usual off-track banter before settling in.
Jason and Ruben open in their usual sideways banter.
Ruben and Jason settle in for their 191st Weird Dose of X and talk through a new X-Men book with their usual blend of recap, doubt, and sideways jokes.
A weekly Marvel Comics review show discussing X-Men and other Marvel titles with humorous commentary.
Two hosts review and critique recent Marvel comic book issues, focusing on The Amazing Spider-Man and Captain America.
The hosts discuss the lack of good Marvel comic books this week, criticizing the overabundance of X-Men titles and comparing it to a troubled marriage having another child.
Hosts Jason and Ruben discuss the week's Marvel Comics, finding all four printed books they read to be more than decent.
A weekly Marvel Comics review show where hosts Jason and Ruben discuss the latest X-Men comic issues.
The hosts review and critique recent Marvel Comics issues, discussing storylines and character developments.
The hosts introduce their weekly Marvel Comics review show with humorous banter and personal updates before diving into comic discussion.
Two hosts discuss and review the latest Marvel Comics issues, with banter about review copies and X-Men titles.
The hosts introduce their weekly X-Men comic book review show, listing the issues they will discuss.
The host apologizes for a late episode and discusses scheduling issues and new contributors bailing, then proceeds to review Marvel Comics books.