Crushing Comics Podcast, Episode 0053: Epic X-Men Re-Read – The Proteus Saga in Uncanny X-Men (1963) #125-128

We're back for more classic X-Men! Watch and listen in as Tyler and Peter re-explore the classic Claremont material, with Fariha reading it FOR THE FIRST TIME! This is the episode that inspired us to start this show! This is our in-depth discussion of The Proteus Saga in Uncanny X-Men (1963) #125​-128, as well as related stories in Classic X-Men (1986) #24, 32, & 33. We explore ALL the implications of Moira MacTaggert, her husband Joe, her son Proteus, and the sudden growth of Jean's powers as the Phoenix. This episode contains full spoilers for House of X and Powers of X and a few comments about the Dawn of X status quo that follows it. The final 10 minutes includes a specific spoiler for two plot beats in X of Swords.