This summer has been busy, y'all, and with our presentation at The Uncanny Experience right around the corner we thought we'd drop another tasty treat from behind ye olde Patreon wall into the feed this week: our true to the movie's runtime conversation about Thunderbolts*. Which we both really liked! A lot! Plus, it's now available for digital rental or purchase (that simulacrum of actual ownership) and out on DVD end of the month (that's the good stuff!), so the timing makes sense...right?!

In two weeks we have our Slammin' Summer Special and it's going to be a doozy. Which also means you have to wait just a bit longer to hear how Tom feels about Northstar...fighting an alligator?!?!

Stay cool folks, hope you enjoy the listen, and make sure you start playing the episode right as the credits go black so our audio syncs with the movie Dark Side of the Moon-style.

Written by Chris Baker
Produced and edited by Tom Flynn
Music:"Oh, Canada" by Five Iron Frenzy

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In this episode we finally catch up with everyone’s favorite fish lady from Newfoundland, MARRINA! And, really, we do. Not messing with you. Which also means we have to spend time with no one’s favorite Atlantean…Namor. He brought some friends with, though, in the form of the 1986 Avengers! It’s a team-up!

In this episode, Chris:

• does a pretty good Namor
• wants more realistic sea floor battles, which is an interesting request
• says “Mr. Jeffries” waaaay too much

and Tom:

• absolutely crushes his Northstar
• makes a Simpsons reference Chris totally misses
• is seeing innuendos everywhere these days…

Issues discussed:
Alpha Flight #39 - “The Invasion of Atlantis!” cover date Oct 1986
Writer is Bill Mantlo
Penciler is David Ross
Inkter is Wilce Portacio
Letterer is Jim Novak
Colorer is Bob Sharen
Editor is Carl Potts
Editor in Chief is Jim Shooter

Avengers #272 - “Assault on Atlantis” - cover date October 1986.
Writer is Roger Stern
Breakdowns by John Buscema
Finished Art by Tom Palmer
Letterer is Jim Novak
Colorist is Paul Becton
Editor is Mark Gruenwald
Editor in Chief is Jim Shooter

Alpha Flight #40 - “Love” - cover date November 1986
same team as #39

Excelsior Embroidery Company continues to celebrate Pride month by rolling out even more variations on the classic X-Men icon, one of which came from a listener who asked “Can you take the bisexual flag colors and make it less flag like and also have it reflect my love of Gambit?” To which I replied: Say less, fam, I gotchu.

Check out this design and more at excelsiorembroidery.etsy.com. Listeners of Why Not can use the code WHYNOT20 to get 20% off any 2 items in the Etsy store and a free Alpha Flight patch. When company’s coming over, bring out the good towels. Excelsior!

Written by Chris Baker
Produced and edited by Tom Flynn
Music:"Oh, Canada" by Five Iron Frenzy

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Episode 29: “What Color Is Your Sasquatch?”

Welcome to Episode 29, in which we wrap up Snowbird’s magical mystery pregnancy, encounter a real-life tale of Arctic exploration gone wrong (redundant, really, that “gone wrong”) made mystical(?!), and run into Talisman again. And, y’know what? Chris may have had a point about her. But maybe don’t mention that to him such that it goes to his head.

Very much not in this episode? Marrina! But probably next time. Maybe.

In this episode, Chris:

• gives some solid advice re: best practices when one’s partner is giving birth (short version: do what you’re told)
• acknowledges that there’s nothing subtle about Aurora’s…depiction here
• makes some choice selections vis-a-vis audio gags (try and figure out which ones are his!)

and Tom:

• tries something new to memorialize le morte de Waltair
• takes us on quite the diversion re: The Terror and Dan Simmons
• gets why The Doug is so upset, just can’t give him too much credit since he’s way too much of a dick about it

Issues covered:

Alpha Flight #37 - “Death Birth” - cover date August 1986
Writer is Bill Mantlo
Penciler is David Ross
Letter is Jim Novak
Colorist is Bob Sharen
Editor is Carl Potts
Editor in Chief is Jim Shooter

Alpha Flight #38 “Pestilence!” - cover date September 1986
Writer is Bill Mantlo
Penciler is David Ross
Letter is Jim Novak
Colorist is Bob Sharen
Editor is Carl Potts
Editor in Chief is Jim Shooter

Roxxon also wishes all the listeners of Why Not?! A happy Pride Month with Excelsior’s X-Men icon with a transflag background on a color appropriate trucker hat, perfect for keeping the hot sun off your dome at the scaled-down Pride fest in your city that Roxxon refused to sponsor this year. Check out this design and more at excelsiorembroidery.etsy.com. Listeners of Why Not can use the code WHYNOT20 to get 20% off any 2 items in the Etsy store.

Written by Chris Baker
Produced and edited by Tom Flynn
Music:"Oh, Canada" by Five Iron Frenzy

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