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Austin Gorton @austingorton.bsky.social · 8h

SLS1- X-Men: Blue Team Part 1 The "Special Limited Subset" of six chase cards, exclusive to WalMart, offer up 2 more Team Triptychs for the Blue/Gold squads, featuring red foil lettering on the front Scans via @tradingcarddb #TradingCardADay #XMen #FUXM1 #SpecialLimitedSubset #XMenBlue #RayLago

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Austin Gorton @austingorton.bsky.social · 8h

#27 - Treehouse of Horror XXXI (2020) Segment Ranks: Toy Gory - 3 Into the Homerverse - 2 Be Nine, Rewind - 1 The first two are what you'd expect (a lazy parody & a slightly less lazy one), but "Be Nine" has some fun w/time loops. #31DaysOfTreehouse #TheSimpsons #Halloween

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Austin Gorton @austingorton.bsky.social · 8h

277 - X-Men Unlimited (vol. 2) #11 - 10/5/2005 This may bemy fav wiki note ever: Havok (Alex Summers) (Corpse, skeleton or other remains) Cover by Mike Deodato Jr. Interiors by Chris Yost & Billy Dallas Patton. #XmenADay #XMen #XFactor40 #XMenUnlimitedV2 #Cyclops #Havok #RachelSummers

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Austin Gorton @austingorton.bsky.social · 19h

TP9 - Jean Grey Wrapping up the nine-card Hildebrandt Bros. team-up subset. But don't worry, there's still more inserts! Scans via Trading Card DB. #TradingCardADay #XMen #FUXM1 #XMenTeamPortrait

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Austin Gorton @austingorton.bsky.social · 19h

#28 - Treehouse of Horror XXVIII (2017) Segments: The Exor-Sis - 2 Coralisa - 1 Mmm...Homer - 3 "Coralisa" & its animation style does the heavy lifting here. "Mmm...Homer" is legit disturbing. #31DaysOfTreehouse #TheSimpsons #Halloween

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Austin Gorton @austingorton.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

276 - Cable #18 - 10/4/1994 Shout out Caliban, one of the forgotten members of X-Factor! Cover by Steve Skroce. Interiors by Jeph Loeb & Skroce. #XmenADay #XMen #XFactor40 #Cable #Caliban

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Austin Gorton @austingorton.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

TP8 - Gambit & Bishop Aw, from throwing exploding pies to being paired up on a trading card. #TradingCardADay #XMen #FUXM1 #XMenTeamPortrait

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Austin Gorton @austingorton.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

#29 - Treehouse of Horror XXIX (2018) Segments: Intrusion of the Pod-Y Switchers - #1 Multiplisa-ty - #2 Geriatric Park - #3 "Intrusion" has a fun twist, while "Geriatric" is deeply lazy. And Jurassic Park isn't even a Halloween thing #31DaysOfTreehouse #TheSimpsons #Halloween

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Austin Gorton @austingorton.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

276 - Iceman (vol.2) #1 - 10/3/2001 Bobby gets his second miniseries, as part of the solo miniseries wave of the early 2000s. Cover by Karl Kerschl. Interiors by Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning & Kerschl. #XmenADay #XMen #XFactor40 #IcemanV2 #Iceman

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Austin Gorton @austingorton.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

TP7 - Iceman & Sabretooth I asked Fabian Nicieza about this set's continued placement of Sabretooth w/the X-Men & he said that Fleer mostly produced the cards on their w/o much from Marvel editorial (vs the earlier Skybox cards). #TradingCardADay #XMen #FUXM1 #XMenTeamPortrait

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Austin Gorton @austingorton.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

#30 - Treehouse of Horror IX (1998) Segments: Hell Toupee (evil hair) - 2 The Terror of Tiny Toon - (Bart & Lisa go into a cartoon) - 3 Starship Poopers - (Maggie is an alien) - 1 "Poopers" has its moments, but isn't very Halloween-y. #31DaysOfTreehouse #TheSimpsons #Halloween

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Austin Gorton @austingorton.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

275 - Sabretooth and Mystique #1 - 10/2/1996 Former lovers & reluctant government agents team-up in this not-terribly-good X-Factor spinoff miniseries. Cover by Ariel Olivetti. Interiors by Jorge Gonzales & Olivetti. #XmenADay #XMen #XFactor40 #Sabretooth #Mystique

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Austin Gorton @austingorton.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

TP6 - Professor X Featuring Xavier's huge noggin'. "Of Earth?" Shouldn't it be "on Earth?" Scans via @tradingcarddb #TradingCardADay #XMen #FUXM1 #XMenTeamPortrait

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Austin Gorton @austingorton.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

274 - Alpha Flight #30 - 10/1/1985 Mignola is another artist who, if he's got an eligible cover, is more likely than not to be picked (he beat out two Art Adams covers today!). Cover by Mike Mignola. Interiors by Bill Mantlo & Mignola #XmenADay #XMen #XFactor40 #AlphaFlight #Aurora #Northstar

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Austin Gorton @austingorton.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

With the release of Scarlet Witch: Queen of Chaos this week, Marvel Snap now has *3* different Scarlet Witch cards in it. Meanwhile, the likes of Wonder Man, Longshot, Harry Osborn, Amadeus Cho, Blastarr, Quasar, Speedball, Boom-Boom, etc. have none. comicon.com/2026/09/09/s...

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Austin Gorton @austingorton.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

#31 - Treehouse of Horror XXVI (2015) Segments: Wanted: Dead, Then Alive (Sideshow Bob kills Bart) - 1 Homerzilla (Godzilla riff) - 3 Telepaths of Glory (Chronicles riff) - 2 The 3rd segment leans way too hard on terrible Japanese "accents." #31DaysOfTreehouse #TheSimpsons #Halloween

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Austin Gorton @austingorton.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

TP5 - Wolverine Wolverine, of course, gets his own dedicated card in the insert set. Scans via Trading Card DB #TradingCardADay #XMen #FUXM1 #XMenTeamPortrait

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Austin Gorton @austingorton.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

First three daily variant rewards from Draft. The White Widow one is nice, and Jeff is always cute. #MarvelSnap

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Austin Gorton @austingorton.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

TP4 - Rogue & Archangel One of the fun things about this set is getting rare character pairings - like these two, who go years w/o sharing any on-page dialogue together. Scans via @tradingcarddb #TradingCardADay #XMen #FUXM1 #XMenTeamPortrait

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Austin Gorton @austingorton.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

With Spooky Season upon us, starting tomorrow, I'll be counting down the top Simpsons Treehouse of Horror episodes, one per day. With 36 episodes to date, that means 5 don't even place: Treehouse of Horror XII ('01), XIV ('03), XXII ('11), XXVII ('16) & XXX ('19).

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Austin Gorton @austingorton.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Said no one ever: You know what I want? A story where young Emma Frost strikes up an alliance with the alternate reality Beast from "Age of Apocalypse." Flashback Month: Hold my beer! #XMen #GenerationX #Xaminations www.therealgentlemenofleisure.com/2026/09/x-am...

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Austin Gorton @austingorton.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

273 - X-Factor (vol. 3) #49 - 9/30/2009 Remember Shatterstar's teleportation powers? Well, this is the first time he used them Cover by David Yardin. Interiors by Peter David & Valentine De Landro #XmenADay #XMen #XFactor40 #XFactorV3 #StrongGuy #Siryn #Madrox #Rictor #Monet #Darwin #LaylaMiller

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Austin Gorton @austingorton.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Speaking of Epic, three big ones in these solicits: Fall of the Mutants, another Clone Wars volume (the one w/the best title), and another PAD Hulk (also, Deadpool).

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Austin Gorton @austingorton.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I am torn on the MCP omnibus; I absolutely want all that stuff collected together (vs. parceled by character or story) but do I wait and roll the dice on the omni leading to an Epic collection run, or just get the omni in the interest of ensuring future volumes?

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Austin Gorton @austingorton.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The Fall of Kylo Ren #5 marks the end of the latest (limited) phase of Star Wars comics, as the deck gets cleared ahead of whatever they're planning for the 50th anniversary next year (which will hopefully be more than just that Star Wars/Marvel Universe crossover).

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Austin Gorton @austingorton.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I'm always a sucker for when "War Machine" gets plastered over the Iron Man logo.

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Austin Gorton @austingorton.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I'm intrigued by X-Orcists and, frankly, love the title, but also, seeing the O capitalized (which, to be clear, it absolutely should be) still looks odds (it's better as a logo than written out). I end up reading it like its some kind of X-Men/Tolkien team-up book.

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Austin Gorton @austingorton.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Given how well it went the last time they shoehorned a wider MU character into being a mutant, this doesn't bode well for Black Cat...

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Austin Gorton @austingorton.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Excited for a Boom-Boom-led X-Force but while I don't need to get into this rant again, I do wish this was just the next arc of the X-Force series instead of its own thing.

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Austin Gorton @austingorton.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

It's kinda funny how the solicit for Maximum X-Men #1 talks about the absence of the Avengers, and it's listed right below...Avengers #2.

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Austin Gorton @austingorton.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Thoughts on Marvel's December 2026 solicitations! Not sure how I feel about all the Midnight covers apparently always having the "mostly back, one column of comic art" design. It's striking, but also limiting?

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Austin Gorton @austingorton.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The view outside my window (it's very muggy right now, but also, not warm enough to have the AC on. Feel like that log is gonna have a child any moment now).

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Austin Gorton @austingorton.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Believe it or not, but I only saw It’s A Wonderful Life for the first time two years ago - and I loved it. So while I’ll buy just about anything @emilystjams.bsky.social writes anyway, this was a must have.

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Austin Gorton @austingorton.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Did you know: that thing in comics where the same figure is drawn repeatedly with slight changes to create the impression of movement across a page is called the De Luca Effect. What are some of your favorite examples of it? comicsgrinder.com/2025/01/26/t...

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Austin Gorton @austingorton.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

272 - X-Men (vol. 2) #162 - 9/29/2004 Did this issue featuring Exodus' weird Brotherhood feature in my upcoming Back Issue Juggernaut article? You bet it did! Cover by Salvador Larroca. Interiors by Chuck Austen & Larroca #XmenADay #XMen #XFactor40 #XMenV2 #Sabretooth

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Austin Gorton @austingorton.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Stan Lee with some thoughts on Cable's guns. www.therealgentlemenofleisure.com/2026/09/x-am...

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Austin Gorton @austingorton.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Dinner tonight: Penne, peas & pancetta. The cherry tomato harvest will continue until morale improves. #DinnerTonight

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Austin Gorton @austingorton.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

TP3 - Beast & Jubilee That sure is a way to depict Jubilee's power! Also..."teenage tornado"? Scans via Trading Card DB #TradingCardADay #XMen #FUXM1 #XMenTeamPortrait

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Austin Gorton @austingorton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Today is the FOC deadline for Back Issue #172 from the good people at TwoMorrows - if you want to *guarantee* a copy, featuring an article on Juggernaut by yours truly, do it now!

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Austin Gorton @austingorton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Runners-up from last week's pool of X-Factor 40 covers! Featuring art from Steve Rude, David Yardin, Art Adams & Kaare Andrews. Which one is your favorite? #XMenADay #XFactor40 #XMen #Cyclops #JeanGrey #Angel #Beast #Madrox #Wolfsbane #Warlock #DougRamsey #Longshot

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Austin Gorton @austingorton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Strange New Worlds S4 Catchup: Orders of Magnitude Top notch stuff in the A-plot & good Uhura showcase in the B-plot. I didn't love the final revelation (as well setup as it was); wish Kirk had more purely "Did you order the code red?"-ed Reeger. #StarTrek #StrangeNewWorlds

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Austin Gorton @austingorton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

271 - X-Factor #116 - 9/28/1995 In which some off-panel Alpha Flight happenings are revealed & Shard (the holographic manifestation of Bishop's dead sister) begins her run in the book Cover by Steve Epting. Interiors by Howard Mackie & Epting #XmenADay #XMen #XFactor40 #XFactor #Aurora #WildChild

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Austin Gorton @austingorton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

My premium variant Hogh Voltage reward. Meh. #MarvelSnap

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Austin Gorton @austingorton.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

TP2 - Psylocke & Cyclops My Christmas gift wax box only netted me three of this insert set; this is one of them channeling a bit of that early 90s Psylocke/Cyclops flirtation subplot. #TradingCardADay #XMen #FUXM1 #XMenTeamPortrait

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Austin Gorton @austingorton.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

My High Voltage non-premium reward. I honestly don’t think I’ve ever seen it before, which is something. #MarvelSnap

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Austin Gorton @austingorton.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

270 - X-Factor #35 - 9/27/1988 Walt Simonson is a first ballot "depictions of energy effects" Hall of Famer. Cover by Walt Simonson. Interiors by Louise Simonson & Simonson. #XmenADay #XMen #XFactor40 #XFactor #Cyclops #JeanGrey #Angel #Beast #Iceman

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Austin Gorton @austingorton.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

TP1 - Storm The second insert subset is a 9 card "team portrait" in which one large image is split into ninths. They are all painted by the Hildebrandt Brothers, and like the Fatal Attractions cards, they are holofoil enhanced. #TradingCardADay #XMen #FUXM1 #XMenTeamPortrait

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Austin Gorton @austingorton.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

My top 12 (cuz that’s the visual cutoff 🤷) new-to-me films of the first half of the year (defined as “through the end of August; I’ve already seen a couple more that shake up this top 12).

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Austin Gorton @austingorton.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

269 - X-Factor #48 - 9/26/1989 I carry a lot of water for "Judgement War," but the way it sidelines Jean for most of the story is one of its big problems. Cover by Paul Smith. Interiors by Louise Simonson & Smith #XmenADay #XMen #XFactor40 #XFactor #JeanGrey

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