{"id":1554,"date":"2016-05-23T12:01:10","date_gmt":"2016-05-23T16:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/?p=1554"},"modified":"2016-05-22T19:31:05","modified_gmt":"2016-05-22T23:31:05","slug":"episode-49-x-men-x-cutioners-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/episode-49-x-men-x-cutioners-song\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 49 &#8211; X-Men: X-Cutioner&#8217;s Song"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1555 size-medium aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/xcutionerssong-195x300.jpg\" alt=\"X-Men: X-Cutioner's Song by Scott Lobdell et al\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/xcutionerssong-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/xcutionerssong-143x220.jpg 143w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/xcutionerssong.jpg 325w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Kait, Renata, and their guest <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/MeganCondis\">Megan<\/a> (of <a href=\"https:\/\/megancondis.wordpress.com\/\">Academic Inquiry Into Popular Culture<\/a>) read <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/22gmKup\"><em>X-Men: X-Cutioner&#8217;s Song<\/em> by Scott Lobdell, Peter David &amp; Fabian Nicieza, with art by Brandon Peterson, Jae Lee, Andy Kubert, &amp; Greg Capullo<\/a>. It&#8217;s an X-citing Peak 90s comics crossover event, featuring an overload of X-Men, X-Factor, X-Force, and X-tra tight Spandex. Come for the incomprehensible Apocolypse-tic time travel space clone adventures, stay because Renata&#8217;s Gambit voice has awakened something inside of you, cherie.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Readers advisory<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/readers-advisory-episode-49-x-men-x-cutioners-song\">Here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Footnotes:\u00a0 <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uncannyxmen.net\/story-arc\/x-cutioners-song\">X-Cutioner&#8217;s Song story arc<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/panels.net\/2015\/12\/01\/setting-up-your-first-pull-list\/\">Setting Up Your First Pull List<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sAkL2-vh2Sk\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<strong>Dramatic Reading Panels: <\/strong>(click to embiggen)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/xmen1a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1561\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/xmen1a-195x300.jpg\" alt=\"X-Men: X-Cutioner's Song 1a\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/xmen1a-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/xmen1a-143x220.jpg 143w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/xmen1a.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/xmen1b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1562\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/xmen1b-193x300.jpg\" alt=\"X-Men: X-Cutioner's Song 1b\" width=\"193\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/xmen1b-193x300.jpg 193w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/xmen1b-141x220.jpg 141w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/xmen1b.jpg 567w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 193px) 100vw, 193px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/xmen1c.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1563\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/xmen1c-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"X-Men: X-Cutioner's Song 1c\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/xmen1c-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/xmen1c-146x220.jpg 146w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/xmen1c.jpg 576w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/xmen2a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1564\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/xmen2a-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"X-Men: X-Cutioner's Song 2a\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/xmen2a-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/xmen2a-145x220.jpg 145w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/xmen2a.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/xmen2b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1565\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/xmen2b-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"X-Men: X-Cutioner's Song 2b\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/xmen2b-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/xmen2b-146x220.jpg 146w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/xmen2b.jpg 576w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/xmen2c.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1566\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/xmen2c-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"X-Men: X-Cutioner's Song 2c\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/xmen2c-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/xmen2c-146x220.jpg 146w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/xmen2c.jpg 579w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/xmen2d.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1567\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/xmen2d-198x300.jpg\" alt=\"X-Men: X-Cutioner's Song 2d\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/xmen2d-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/xmen2d-145x220.jpg 145w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/xmen2d.jpg 573w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/xmen3a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1568\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/xmen3a-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"X-Men: X-Cutioner's Song 3a\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/xmen3a-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/xmen3a-147x220.jpg 147w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/xmen3a.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/xmen3b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1569\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/xmen3b-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"X-Men: X-Cutioner's Song 3b\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/xmen3b-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/xmen3b-147x220.jpg 147w, https:\/\/www.frowl.org\/worstbestsellers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/xmen3b.jpg 573w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Candy pairing:\u00a0 <\/strong>Kait says <a href=\"http:\/\/bookitprogram.com\/bookitalumni\/\">Pizza Hut Personal Pan Pizza<\/a>, Megan says <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1TpfpGE\">Fruit by the Foot<\/a>, Renata says <a href=\"http:\/\/www.seriouseats.com\/2012\/04\/cereal-eats-the-legend-of-french-toast-crunch.html\">French Toast Crunch<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Coming up next: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1OJXeLO\"><em>X-Men 3: The Last Stand<\/em> movie novelization by Chris Claremont<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>* <em>Worst Bestsellers<\/em> <em>is a 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