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Because we are *so* close to our 50th episode (oh my god!!!), we wanted to revisit some of our favorite past episodes! This week, in honor of *SPOILER ALERT FOR LEGION OF X #4* Kurt FINALLY getting laid, we wanted to revisit KURT AND SEXUALITY w/ Dr. Anna Peppard! Did Kurt getting laid live up to your expectations in Legion of X #4? Why or why not? Let us know! What episodes would you like to revi...

The event of the summer is HERE! and guess what? KURT IS IN IT! WOO-HOO! Tune in as Lisa and Lauren go into who tf Uranos is, what happened to the Arakki, are the Avengers actually helping the X-Men, and the mini Darkholme Family reunion we’ve been waiting for! How are you enjoying the event? Let us know on Twitter @SimplyAmzingpod! GET SHIRTS, SUPPORT LGBTQ+ RIGHTS! We have two t-shirt designs av...

Kurt Merch: A Real Kurt Funko Pop! Finally! Funko recently dropped a picture of a swashbuckler Kurt Funko Pop, numbered 1088, but then immediately took it down. Can you believe it? Not only are we getting a comic-accurate Kurt Funko Pop, but a SWASHBUCKLER KURT FUNKO POP! WE WON! What other Kurt merchandise do we want to see? What else do we love? (Hint: one of them involves YEET baby Kurt) P.S. R...

IT’S THE HELLFIRE GAY-LA! Was Kurt in this issue? Was the gala everything anyone wanted it to be? Why are people forced to be on the new X-Men team? Can we have Mutant Consent please? Support abortion access with a hilarious YEET Kurt shirt: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/118117454 GET SHIRTS, SUPPORT LGBTQ+ RIGHTS! We have two t-shirt designs available! All profits go to The Trevor Project!&nb...

Lisa and Lauren go into the 2010 issue that tried to re-write, add to, or do SOMETHING with Kurt’s origin. Needless to say, they are less than impressed… What was the point of this story? Why did they do Kurt and Margali Szardos so dirty? Don’t know Margali Szardos of The Winding Way? Find out all about Kurt’s foster mother here! P.S.: Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, call us! Kurt needs you! GET SHIRTS, S...

Happy Thor's Day! *SPOILER WARNING for Thor: Love & Thunder* Why are we talking about the latest MCU Film Thor: Love & Thunder on our podcast? How does it connect to Nightcrawler, aka our beloved Kurt Wagner? Tune in and find out on our latest intermission/bonus episode! **This episode was recorded while both Lauren and Lisa were in the same room, so sorry for any background noise!** GET S...

Live from New York, it’s SIMPLY AMAZING! Lisa’s birthday is this week, so Lauren took a trip to NY to visit her and record the first Simply Amazing ep together, in the same room! Reading live for the first time, Lisa reads Legion of X #3 and gives her live reaction! BAMFS are back? Weaponless Zen being a sword gay? Emo Gay Juggernaut? And.. Oh god… is Kurt dreaming about fucking his sister?!? Agai...

Warning: FULL SPOILERS IN THIS EPISODE! Lisa and Lauren decided to put Immortal X-Men #2 and #3 together because, while IX2 is solid and important, IX3 is everything! Tune in as Lisa and Lauren root for Hope, sympathize with Mystique and Destiny, chew out Professor Gaslighter, and oh my god- Kurt says something in this issue! But wait, there’s more! Is Lisa’s girl Nocturne, Nightcrawler’s daughter...

Judgement Day is coming! Avengers, X-Men, and The Eternals have a summer event and it's not all sunshine and beach balls! What’s this event about? What can we expect? Do we trust Gillen with our X-Men? Also: What would Jesus say to Kurt? Yup, Lisa and Lauren went there! This episode is as chaotic as this summer event is sure to be! Are you excited for Judgement Day? Do you think this will be a wor...

Is Legion of X a series about Nightcrawler and the team, or is it about LEGION, David Himself? Tune in as Lisa and Lauren breakdown why this series (so far) is NOT a Kurt book and…. well, Lauren’s there folks. The Krakoan era is NOT serving Kurt well. Fingers crossed things get better, but, well, it would be a SIMPLY AMAZING feat at this point! Disagree with us? Have your own thoughts on Legion of...

Our Name Sake, Our First PRIDE Episode! HAPPY PRIDE MONTH, BAMFers!! In honor of Pride month, Lisa and Lauren decided to sit and recap Amazing X-Men #13, an issue focused on Anole, Northstar, and Nightcrawler as they navigate a day at Jean Grey’s Institute for Higher Learning… and what it’s like to be both X-Men with physical differences and… gay! GET SHIRTS, SUPPORT LGBTQ+ RIGHTS! We have two t-s...

OUR 40TH EPISODE IS HERE! One of Lisa’s favorite comic issues ever, Exiles #16, is a very Nocturne-heavy issue. That’s right- we’re talking about TJ, Kurt Wagner’s Daughter, again!! Why should I read Exiles?! In the words of the great Lizzo: It’s About Damn Time! CONTENT WARNING: Infant Loss, abortion Was this issue written well? Was it a good issue for TJ as a character? How would Kurt have react...

Legion of X? More like Legion of GODS and Hope for Kurt’s Character Development! Lisa and Lauren sit down to talk all about Legion of X #1! Full Spoilers ahead! How well is it going to enforce Krakoa’s three laws? Legion and Blindfold are back together?! FORGET ME NOT IS HERE?! If GODS don’t stand a chance against the Arakki, who does? And will Kurt finally get challenged in a positive way by Weap...

What if Marvel wrote Nightcrawler's headcanon parents, Mystique and Irene, and their past a step further? What if not only Irene Adler (Destiny) was the one from Sherlock Holmes, but Mystique was Sherlock Holmes when they met?! Tune in as Lisa and Lauren talk with Lauren's sibling, Skylar, about this popular fan theory and whether or not this could actually happen today! By the looks of Immor...

Did you think Nightcrawler 1985 was bizarre? Folks, wait till you see the adventure Kurt and The Vanisher get into in Bizarre Adventures #27! The Vanisher, who the hell is that?!? Well, he’s an X-Men villain who’s first appearance was in X-Men #2! That’s right, he’s been around forever! In this issue, Nightcrawler accidentally causes The Vanisher to send them to another dimension where everything...

After reading the 1985 limited series Nightcrawler, Lisa and Lauren HAD to read Kitty’s Fairytale, otherwise known as Uncanny X-Men #153, which features many of the hilarious characters we saw in the Nightcrawler limited series. Kitty Pryde the first time she takes up the pirate moniker?!Wolverine as a Tasmanian Devil named MEAN? Colossus as a prince? Lockheed as an irish, huge, talking dragon? Jo...

Have you ever heard of Kurt's love interest, Christine Palmer? Maybe you have if you're an MCU fan of Dr. Strange, or if you've read her 16 comic appearances! That's right, only 16!!! And they got Rachel McAdams to play her??? WHAT?? That Nerd Kris, from Nerd Byword Podcast, joins us again to talk all about Christine Palmer, with a side of a PSA. Kurt, you're on probation- stop being a cop! Follow...

Have you heard about Kurt Wagner, aka Nightcrawler, and Wanda Maximoff, aka The Scarlet Witch, together as the couple KANDA? Have you heard about how they have a kid together in another universe? Could we see this happen in the MCU Multiverse, what with mutants coming in and Wanda being a centerfold character in the franchise? Tune in to find out all our thoughts!! P.S. We also have two new SIMPLY...

The most insanely fun series ends on the most insane note! WOMEN Bamfs??? An alien with tentacles calling Kurt daddy? What’s happening? Lisa and Lauren go completely off the rails with BAMFs, Joy Buzzers (??), and so much more! Y’all will NOT believe your ears!! What did you think of this last issue of Nightcrawler (1985) and this series as a whole? Let us know! This is Part 4 of 4 of this limited...

It’s the Simply Amazing CEREBRO Collab! Lisa and Lauren were honored to have Connor Goldsmith, host of the CEREBRO podcast, on to talk about Amanda Sefton! Mostly known for being Kurt Wagner’s foster sister and on-and-off girlfriend, Connor makes the case for why Amanda is far more than that! Did you know at one point, she was Magik?? That's right!!! "She's a witch!!" Are Connor’s knowledge and pe...

It’s the 2nd Simply Amazing Live EVER!!! In case you missed it last Friday, we had our 2nd ever and our 1st April Fools Live!  We talked ALL about Immortal X-Men #1 and gave away some amazing prizes!! Can you BELIEVE Immortal X-Men did all that?!?? Holy moly! Will Immortal X-Men be the supreme title of Destiny of X??? Come let us know on Twitter what you thought of this one! https://simplyama...

The one where everyone calls Kurt Daddy Lisa and Lauren continue their read through of Kurt’s first limited series, “Nightcrawler”, from 1985, and oh my WORD does it go off the rails!!! Why is Kurt called “Daddy” throughout this whole issue? What the heck are BAMFS and why is there a giant Lockheed? And how does Andrew Garfield fit into all this? Are Lisa’s ovaries okay?? Tune in as the limited se...

The one where Lisa tops Lauren! Who are we kidding, we all KNOW Kurt is topping all of us! Lisa and Lauren continue their read-through of Kurt’s first limited series, “Nightcrawler” from 1985. Will Kurt EVER be allowed to think with his dick fully? Will Sharknado EVER leave him alone? Are Kitty and Illyana ever going to get it together and get Kurt back to their world? Tune in and find out!! This...

We had to do it! We. Had. To!! The Darkholme family drama has finally started to unravel itself and WE. ARE. HERE. FOR. IT!!!! …or should I say, Lisa and Lauren are! ;) This episode is all about THAT scene between Gambit, Destiny, and Rogue in X-Men #9 (2022). The In-Laws are finally meeting! Is Destiny the new real housewife of mutants? Can Gambit handle it?  WHO CAN THROW THE MOST SHAD...

It’s time for another SIMPLY AMAZING GUEST! Our friend Chango joins us on this episode to chat all about X-Men Legends issue #12! We all saw that AMAZING Kurt variant cover, right?!? Was this issue a dream? How did we like re-visiting this Kurt/Kitty era pre-Excalibur? Should Claremont officially retire? WHY IS MYSTIQUE BEING A GOOD MOTHER?! Special thanks to Chango for joining us! Find Chango on...