Austin Gorton
@austingorton.bsky.social
Reviewing every X-Book from #1 on. Celebrating #50YearsOfX. Skeeting [...sigh] a #TradingCardADay. Writing fiction. Co-host @AVSEPod. Editor at ComicsXF. Bylines linktr.ee/austingorton. He/Him.
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Card #125: Ken Steacy
Contrary to the implication of the cardback text, this is not the first appearance of a womp rat; that occurred in Star Wars #17 back in '78.
#TradingCardADay #SWG1 #StarWars #NewVisions #ANewHope #LukeSkywalker
Contrary to the implication of the cardback text, this is not the first appearance of a womp rat; that occurred in Star Wars #17 back in '78.
#TradingCardADay #SWG1 #StarWars #NewVisions #ANewHope #LukeSkywalker
November 25, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Card #125: Ken Steacy
Contrary to the implication of the cardback text, this is not the first appearance of a womp rat; that occurred in Star Wars #17 back in '78.
#TradingCardADay #SWG1 #StarWars #NewVisions #ANewHope #LukeSkywalker
Contrary to the implication of the cardback text, this is not the first appearance of a womp rat; that occurred in Star Wars #17 back in '78.
#TradingCardADay #SWG1 #StarWars #NewVisions #ANewHope #LukeSkywalker
Did you know: The animated "Age of Apocalypse" two parter that aired after the comic book event actually inspired the comic book event?
I break down the mechanics of how that's possible for @comicsxf.com (sadly it doesn't involve any actual time travel) #XMen #XMen97
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I break down the mechanics of how that's possible for @comicsxf.com (sadly it doesn't involve any actual time travel) #XMen #XMen97
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November 25, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Did you know: The animated "Age of Apocalypse" two parter that aired after the comic book event actually inspired the comic book event?
I break down the mechanics of how that's possible for @comicsxf.com (sadly it doesn't involve any actual time travel) #XMen #XMen97
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I break down the mechanics of how that's possible for @comicsxf.com (sadly it doesn't involve any actual time travel) #XMen #XMen97
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Kid Wendigo is a sucker! Kitty is a ghost! And did we maybe learn who the Endling is? Also, Jeph Loeb still doesn't remember Age of Apocalypse very well.
It's another week of middling #AgeOfRevelation tie-ins (and X-Men of Apocalypse) in Previously on X-Men! #XMen
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It's another week of middling #AgeOfRevelation tie-ins (and X-Men of Apocalypse) in Previously on X-Men! #XMen
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November 25, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Kid Wendigo is a sucker! Kitty is a ghost! And did we maybe learn who the Endling is? Also, Jeph Loeb still doesn't remember Age of Apocalypse very well.
It's another week of middling #AgeOfRevelation tie-ins (and X-Men of Apocalypse) in Previously on X-Men! #XMen
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It's another week of middling #AgeOfRevelation tie-ins (and X-Men of Apocalypse) in Previously on X-Men! #XMen
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Card #124: Walter Simonson
Simonson's run on the original comic back in the post-Empire, pre-Jedi time period, so presumably he means he never got to have any cool Vader/Luke/Leia conflicts.
#TradingCardADay #SWG1 #StarWars #NewVisions #DarthVader #ObiWanKenobi #ANewHope
Simonson's run on the original comic back in the post-Empire, pre-Jedi time period, so presumably he means he never got to have any cool Vader/Luke/Leia conflicts.
#TradingCardADay #SWG1 #StarWars #NewVisions #DarthVader #ObiWanKenobi #ANewHope
November 24, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Card #124: Walter Simonson
Simonson's run on the original comic back in the post-Empire, pre-Jedi time period, so presumably he means he never got to have any cool Vader/Luke/Leia conflicts.
#TradingCardADay #SWG1 #StarWars #NewVisions #DarthVader #ObiWanKenobi #ANewHope
Simonson's run on the original comic back in the post-Empire, pre-Jedi time period, so presumably he means he never got to have any cool Vader/Luke/Leia conflicts.
#TradingCardADay #SWG1 #StarWars #NewVisions #DarthVader #ObiWanKenobi #ANewHope
329 - X-Men Classic #79 - 11/24/1992
Early Adam Hughes on this cover to a reprint of my favorite comic, Uncanny X-Men #175!
Cover by Adam Hiughes. Interiors by Chris Claremont, Paul Smith & John Romita Jr.
#XmenADay #XMen50 #XMen #Storm #Wolverine #Colossus #Nightcrawler #XMenClassic
Early Adam Hughes on this cover to a reprint of my favorite comic, Uncanny X-Men #175!
Cover by Adam Hiughes. Interiors by Chris Claremont, Paul Smith & John Romita Jr.
#XmenADay #XMen50 #XMen #Storm #Wolverine #Colossus #Nightcrawler #XMenClassic
November 24, 2025 at 6:58 PM
329 - X-Men Classic #79 - 11/24/1992
Early Adam Hughes on this cover to a reprint of my favorite comic, Uncanny X-Men #175!
Cover by Adam Hiughes. Interiors by Chris Claremont, Paul Smith & John Romita Jr.
#XmenADay #XMen50 #XMen #Storm #Wolverine #Colossus #Nightcrawler #XMenClassic
Early Adam Hughes on this cover to a reprint of my favorite comic, Uncanny X-Men #175!
Cover by Adam Hiughes. Interiors by Chris Claremont, Paul Smith & John Romita Jr.
#XmenADay #XMen50 #XMen #Storm #Wolverine #Colossus #Nightcrawler #XMenClassic
ICYMI roundup!
In Previously on X-Men for @thecomicon.bsky.social, I gave thoughts and notes on all of the latest batch of "Age of Revelation" tie-ins, as well as the start of a new arc of Spider-Man & Wolverine.
Look for the next installment later today! #XMen
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In Previously on X-Men for @thecomicon.bsky.social, I gave thoughts and notes on all of the latest batch of "Age of Revelation" tie-ins, as well as the start of a new arc of Spider-Man & Wolverine.
Look for the next installment later today! #XMen
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November 24, 2025 at 4:29 PM
ICYMI roundup!
In Previously on X-Men for @thecomicon.bsky.social, I gave thoughts and notes on all of the latest batch of "Age of Revelation" tie-ins, as well as the start of a new arc of Spider-Man & Wolverine.
Look for the next installment later today! #XMen
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In Previously on X-Men for @thecomicon.bsky.social, I gave thoughts and notes on all of the latest batch of "Age of Revelation" tie-ins, as well as the start of a new arc of Spider-Man & Wolverine.
Look for the next installment later today! #XMen
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Card #123: Bill Sienkiewicz
A rare for '93 look at the man inside the mask.
Interesting that Sienkiewicz's Fantastic Four work gets cited but not his New Mutants.
#TradingCardADay #SWG1 #StarWars #NewVisions #DarthVader
A rare for '93 look at the man inside the mask.
Interesting that Sienkiewicz's Fantastic Four work gets cited but not his New Mutants.
#TradingCardADay #SWG1 #StarWars #NewVisions #DarthVader
November 24, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Card #123: Bill Sienkiewicz
A rare for '93 look at the man inside the mask.
Interesting that Sienkiewicz's Fantastic Four work gets cited but not his New Mutants.
#TradingCardADay #SWG1 #StarWars #NewVisions #DarthVader
A rare for '93 look at the man inside the mask.
Interesting that Sienkiewicz's Fantastic Four work gets cited but not his New Mutants.
#TradingCardADay #SWG1 #StarWars #NewVisions #DarthVader
329 - Astonishing X-Men (vol. 3) #44 - 11/23/2011
Though not pictured on this cover, this marks the first appearance of Pak's AU Teddy Roosevelt Wolverine who's in love w/Hercules.
Cover by Mike McKone. Interiors by Greg Pak & McKone.
#XmenADay #XMen50 #XMen #Storm #AstonishingXMenV3
Though not pictured on this cover, this marks the first appearance of Pak's AU Teddy Roosevelt Wolverine who's in love w/Hercules.
Cover by Mike McKone. Interiors by Greg Pak & McKone.
#XmenADay #XMen50 #XMen #Storm #AstonishingXMenV3
November 23, 2025 at 5:56 PM
329 - Astonishing X-Men (vol. 3) #44 - 11/23/2011
Though not pictured on this cover, this marks the first appearance of Pak's AU Teddy Roosevelt Wolverine who's in love w/Hercules.
Cover by Mike McKone. Interiors by Greg Pak & McKone.
#XmenADay #XMen50 #XMen #Storm #AstonishingXMenV3
Though not pictured on this cover, this marks the first appearance of Pak's AU Teddy Roosevelt Wolverine who's in love w/Hercules.
Cover by Mike McKone. Interiors by Greg Pak & McKone.
#XmenADay #XMen50 #XMen #Storm #AstonishingXMenV3
Card #122: Mark Schultz
Schultz working in a Star Wars dinosaur is a cute touch.
#TradingCardADay #SWG1 #StarWars #NewVisions #ANewHope #LukeSkywalker
Schultz working in a Star Wars dinosaur is a cute touch.
#TradingCardADay #SWG1 #StarWars #NewVisions #ANewHope #LukeSkywalker
November 23, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Card #122: Mark Schultz
Schultz working in a Star Wars dinosaur is a cute touch.
#TradingCardADay #SWG1 #StarWars #NewVisions #ANewHope #LukeSkywalker
Schultz working in a Star Wars dinosaur is a cute touch.
#TradingCardADay #SWG1 #StarWars #NewVisions #ANewHope #LukeSkywalker
327 - Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe - 11/22/1983
Quick - how many people on the cover are STILL dead and/or inactive?
Cover by John Byrne. Interiors by Mark Gruenwald & various.
#XmenADay #XMen50 #XMen #Thunderbird #OHOTMU
Quick - how many people on the cover are STILL dead and/or inactive?
Cover by John Byrne. Interiors by Mark Gruenwald & various.
#XmenADay #XMen50 #XMen #Thunderbird #OHOTMU
November 22, 2025 at 6:23 PM
327 - Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe - 11/22/1983
Quick - how many people on the cover are STILL dead and/or inactive?
Cover by John Byrne. Interiors by Mark Gruenwald & various.
#XmenADay #XMen50 #XMen #Thunderbird #OHOTMU
Quick - how many people on the cover are STILL dead and/or inactive?
Cover by John Byrne. Interiors by Mark Gruenwald & various.
#XmenADay #XMen50 #XMen #Thunderbird #OHOTMU
Card #121: P. Craig Russell
I never would have guessed Bib Fortuna would be such a popular subject, but I'm pretty sure he ends up with more cards than, say, Yoda.
#TradingCardADay #SWG1 #StarWars #NewVisions #ReturnOfTheJedi #BibFortuna
I never would have guessed Bib Fortuna would be such a popular subject, but I'm pretty sure he ends up with more cards than, say, Yoda.
#TradingCardADay #SWG1 #StarWars #NewVisions #ReturnOfTheJedi #BibFortuna
November 22, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Card #121: P. Craig Russell
I never would have guessed Bib Fortuna would be such a popular subject, but I'm pretty sure he ends up with more cards than, say, Yoda.
#TradingCardADay #SWG1 #StarWars #NewVisions #ReturnOfTheJedi #BibFortuna
I never would have guessed Bib Fortuna would be such a popular subject, but I'm pretty sure he ends up with more cards than, say, Yoda.
#TradingCardADay #SWG1 #StarWars #NewVisions #ReturnOfTheJedi #BibFortuna
326 - Penance Relentless #3 - 11/21/2007
Remember Penance? Poor Speedball. What a time.
Cover by Paul Gulacy. Interiors by Paul Jenkins & Gulacy
#XmenADay #XMen50 #XMen #Wolverine #Penance
Remember Penance? Poor Speedball. What a time.
Cover by Paul Gulacy. Interiors by Paul Jenkins & Gulacy
#XmenADay #XMen50 #XMen #Wolverine #Penance
November 22, 2025 at 4:20 AM
326 - Penance Relentless #3 - 11/21/2007
Remember Penance? Poor Speedball. What a time.
Cover by Paul Gulacy. Interiors by Paul Jenkins & Gulacy
#XmenADay #XMen50 #XMen #Wolverine #Penance
Remember Penance? Poor Speedball. What a time.
Cover by Paul Gulacy. Interiors by Paul Jenkins & Gulacy
#XmenADay #XMen50 #XMen #Wolverine #Penance
Card #120: Joe Quesada
Future Marvel Editor-in-Chief with a surprisingly mellow but very nice Yoda.
#TradingCardADay #SWG1 #StarWars #NewVisions #TheEmpireStrikesBack #Yoda
Future Marvel Editor-in-Chief with a surprisingly mellow but very nice Yoda.
#TradingCardADay #SWG1 #StarWars #NewVisions #TheEmpireStrikesBack #Yoda
November 22, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Card #120: Joe Quesada
Future Marvel Editor-in-Chief with a surprisingly mellow but very nice Yoda.
#TradingCardADay #SWG1 #StarWars #NewVisions #TheEmpireStrikesBack #Yoda
Future Marvel Editor-in-Chief with a surprisingly mellow but very nice Yoda.
#TradingCardADay #SWG1 #StarWars #NewVisions #TheEmpireStrikesBack #Yoda
Been offline most of the day so just saw this. Bummer. All else aside, I will always appreciate this run for bringing back the Nagai.
In Star Wars #10, the final issue from me, @philnoto.bsky.social & Luke Ross - The New Republic stand on the very brink of war!
Will our heroes and the Nagai forces be enough to prevent the end of everything?
Will our heroes and the Nagai forces be enough to prevent the end of everything?
November 22, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Been offline most of the day so just saw this. Bummer. All else aside, I will always appreciate this run for bringing back the Nagai.
325 - X-Men #130 - 11/20/1979
46 years ago today, Dazzler makes her debut!
Check out the abs on Cyclops! JRjr makes him *shredded*
Cover by John Romita Jr. Interiors by Chris Claremont & John Byrne.
#XmenADay #XMen50 #XMen #Nightcrawler #Dazzler #UncannyXMen
46 years ago today, Dazzler makes her debut!
Check out the abs on Cyclops! JRjr makes him *shredded*
Cover by John Romita Jr. Interiors by Chris Claremont & John Byrne.
#XmenADay #XMen50 #XMen #Nightcrawler #Dazzler #UncannyXMen
November 20, 2025 at 5:34 PM
325 - X-Men #130 - 11/20/1979
46 years ago today, Dazzler makes her debut!
Check out the abs on Cyclops! JRjr makes him *shredded*
Cover by John Romita Jr. Interiors by Chris Claremont & John Byrne.
#XmenADay #XMen50 #XMen #Nightcrawler #Dazzler #UncannyXMen
46 years ago today, Dazzler makes her debut!
Check out the abs on Cyclops! JRjr makes him *shredded*
Cover by John Romita Jr. Interiors by Chris Claremont & John Byrne.
#XmenADay #XMen50 #XMen #Nightcrawler #Dazzler #UncannyXMen
Card #119: George Pratt
This is the picture hanging on the "Employee of the Month" wall outside Palpatine's office.
#TradingCardADay #SWG1 #StarWars #NewVisions
This is the picture hanging on the "Employee of the Month" wall outside Palpatine's office.
#TradingCardADay #SWG1 #StarWars #NewVisions
November 20, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Card #119: George Pratt
This is the picture hanging on the "Employee of the Month" wall outside Palpatine's office.
#TradingCardADay #SWG1 #StarWars #NewVisions
This is the picture hanging on the "Employee of the Month" wall outside Palpatine's office.
#TradingCardADay #SWG1 #StarWars #NewVisions
And here it is! Grab some pants from Courtney Ross, put on your Claremontian Leather Sex Hat and give it a listen!
WISDOM HIVE, ARISE! A new episode of our monthly Patreon bonus podcast OUR SON PETE is LIVE with @danielpgrote.bsky.social & @austingorton.bsky.social talking NEW EXCALIBUR #3. Mid-2000s Claremont at its most extant! Support CXF at the $3 tier or higher to listen!
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November 19, 2025 at 9:34 PM
And here it is! Grab some pants from Courtney Ross, put on your Claremontian Leather Sex Hat and give it a listen!
324 - Marvel Holiday Special #1 - 11/19/1991
Only 36 more shopping days 'til X-Mas! 🙃
This is the issue which establishes Santa Claus as a canonical mutant.
Cover by Art Adams. Interiors by various.
#XmenADay #XMen50 #XMen #Banshee #Wolverine #Colossus #Storm #Nightcrawler
Only 36 more shopping days 'til X-Mas! 🙃
This is the issue which establishes Santa Claus as a canonical mutant.
Cover by Art Adams. Interiors by various.
#XmenADay #XMen50 #XMen #Banshee #Wolverine #Colossus #Storm #Nightcrawler
November 19, 2025 at 3:40 PM
324 - Marvel Holiday Special #1 - 11/19/1991
Only 36 more shopping days 'til X-Mas! 🙃
This is the issue which establishes Santa Claus as a canonical mutant.
Cover by Art Adams. Interiors by various.
#XmenADay #XMen50 #XMen #Banshee #Wolverine #Colossus #Storm #Nightcrawler
Only 36 more shopping days 'til X-Mas! 🙃
This is the issue which establishes Santa Claus as a canonical mutant.
Cover by Art Adams. Interiors by various.
#XmenADay #XMen50 #XMen #Banshee #Wolverine #Colossus #Storm #Nightcrawler
Card #118: George Perez
Even in an extreme closeup, Perez packs in a ton of detail, like the texture on the horns/tusks.
#TradingCardADay #SWG1 #StarWars #NewVisions #ReturnOfTheJedi
Even in an extreme closeup, Perez packs in a ton of detail, like the texture on the horns/tusks.
#TradingCardADay #SWG1 #StarWars #NewVisions #ReturnOfTheJedi
November 18, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Card #118: George Perez
Even in an extreme closeup, Perez packs in a ton of detail, like the texture on the horns/tusks.
#TradingCardADay #SWG1 #StarWars #NewVisions #ReturnOfTheJedi
Even in an extreme closeup, Perez packs in a ton of detail, like the texture on the horns/tusks.
#TradingCardADay #SWG1 #StarWars #NewVisions #ReturnOfTheJedi
323 - Classic X-Men #6 - 11/18/1986
Reprinting X-Men #98. A slight upgrade to the original, in that it features Banshee.
Cover by Art Adams. Interiors by Chris Claremont & Dave Cockrum.
#XmenADay #XMen50 #XMen #Banshee #Wolverine #ClassicXMen
Reprinting X-Men #98. A slight upgrade to the original, in that it features Banshee.
Cover by Art Adams. Interiors by Chris Claremont & Dave Cockrum.
#XmenADay #XMen50 #XMen #Banshee #Wolverine #ClassicXMen
November 18, 2025 at 6:56 PM
323 - Classic X-Men #6 - 11/18/1986
Reprinting X-Men #98. A slight upgrade to the original, in that it features Banshee.
Cover by Art Adams. Interiors by Chris Claremont & Dave Cockrum.
#XmenADay #XMen50 #XMen #Banshee #Wolverine #ClassicXMen
Reprinting X-Men #98. A slight upgrade to the original, in that it features Banshee.
Cover by Art Adams. Interiors by Chris Claremont & Dave Cockrum.
#XmenADay #XMen50 #XMen #Banshee #Wolverine #ClassicXMen
Before diving into this week's X-Books tomorrow, check out all my thoughts and annotations on last week's middling X-Books (where the best of the bunch has damn all to do with "Age of Revelation") in the latest "Previously On X-Men" column for @thecomicon.bsky.social!
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November 18, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Before diving into this week's X-Books tomorrow, check out all my thoughts and annotations on last week's middling X-Books (where the best of the bunch has damn all to do with "Age of Revelation") in the latest "Previously On X-Men" column for @thecomicon.bsky.social!
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Card #117: Jason Palmer
A pretty faithful recreation of the scene from the movie, which does a good job of using the sense of scale relative to Luke to heighten the tension.
#TradingCardADay #SWG1 #StarWars #NewVisions #ReturnOfTheJedi #LukeSkywalker
A pretty faithful recreation of the scene from the movie, which does a good job of using the sense of scale relative to Luke to heighten the tension.
#TradingCardADay #SWG1 #StarWars #NewVisions #ReturnOfTheJedi #LukeSkywalker
November 18, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Card #117: Jason Palmer
A pretty faithful recreation of the scene from the movie, which does a good job of using the sense of scale relative to Luke to heighten the tension.
#TradingCardADay #SWG1 #StarWars #NewVisions #ReturnOfTheJedi #LukeSkywalker
A pretty faithful recreation of the scene from the movie, which does a good job of using the sense of scale relative to Luke to heighten the tension.
#TradingCardADay #SWG1 #StarWars #NewVisions #ReturnOfTheJedi #LukeSkywalker
Happy Life Day to those who celebrate!
#StarWars #LifeDay #StarWarsHolidaySpecial
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#StarWars #LifeDay #StarWarsHolidaySpecial
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AVSEPod Episode 7: The Star Wars Holiday Special
Merry Christmas Happy Life Day everyone! With the holidays in full swing and a new classic era Star Wars movie in theaters, what better ...
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November 18, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Happy Life Day to those who celebrate!
#StarWars #LifeDay #StarWarsHolidaySpecial
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#StarWars #LifeDay #StarWarsHolidaySpecial
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