48 – Guitar Solos of the Gods

Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available until 3/22/2015 in the shop, or contact David for the original. In which Asgardian Wars occupies the precise intersection of Miles’s favorite things; Marvel Asgard is your favorite metal album; no one appreciates Cypher; Wolfsbane gets some action; Warlock gets meta; Cannonball is a catch; Rachel Summers gets a new costume; Loki does Shakespeare; and Rachel overthinks Leverage. X-PLAINED: Various Mjolnirs and their attendant powers Asgardian Wars New Mutants Special Edition #1 X-Men Annual #9 The Surtwar Art Adams Amora the Enchantress Lorelei Several pop culture cameos A really dubious beach party The Viking Sorceress Asgardian Portrait of Dorian Grey Ed Grimley Hrimhari Wolf makeouts The Marvel version of Norse mythology The Warriors Three Rule #1 of dealing with fairies A hawk ‘hawk Valkyries Einherjar A costume in somewhat questionable taste Interdimensional lightning-bolt mixology Our favorite Thor story, ever How to get your friends and neighbors into comics Asgardian mutants (or lack thereof) X-Leverage cross-casting NEXT WEEK: Longshot! You can find a visual companion to this episode on our blog! Find us on iTunes or Stitcher! Support us on Patreon! Buy prints of this week’s illustration at our shop, or contact David Wynne for the original!