75 - X-Factor #5-8, Annual #1 - APOCALYPSE!

You can't call these guys the X-Men anymore! They're X-Factor. And they've got a brand new foe who wears a gimp mask! Or, wait, no, he doesn't. It's Apocalypse! We start the Louise Simonson era of X-Factor and it absolutely rules!Topics Discussed:Saying your own name. A Beef Thief. Va-Va-Va-VOOM! A darker side of Bob Layton. The Alliance of Evil. The worst kept secret. Harmless Heroin. S&M Apocalypse. LOUISE SIMONSON IS HERE! Matt is right. X-Factor is good now. They should kill Angel. The Phoenix is back?? Maddy the Hatch-Opener. TRISH TILBY IS HERE! Jerry and Squiggy. Scott calls one person to look for his missing wife and son and then gives up. Skids! Jean's beeper. X-TERMINATORS. Complex mutant politics. The DOWNDRAFT returns! Bobby ices up in a suit. Jean looking at a picture of Maddy. Why is Spider-Woman part of Freedom Force? An ALMOST X-Men crossover. Spiral disappears. Holy Mike! The STRONG return of Holy Hannah! :TIMESTAMPS:0:07:28 Pat's Email Corner0:18:00 Did We Do Anything X-Men Related This Week?0:26:05 X-Factor #50:54:15 X-Factor #61:25:10 X-Factor #71:47:24 X-Factor Annual #12:13:45 X-Factor #82:31:40 Final Thoughts2:34:15 Pats Steals and Deals 2:41:45 Goodbye!Join our Patreon! Free, or pay-what-you-want: patreon.com/mutantmenace  Write into Pat's Email Corner: [email protected] our Discord: https://discord.gg/fPv7hRgTeV  Instagram: @mutantmenacepod