S4E83 - Issue 83 - Northstar

For Pride Month, we head north of the border to talk Northstar with Dr. Goku from GuardiansMH! A fascinating episode that covers impulse control, linguistic history, and how to handle trauma! Listen now! SHOW NOTES: IntroIntro Dr. Goku, talk about GuardiansNew patron - AngelaShoutout to FriGay the 13th - Andrew & Matty cover horror films & topics with a LGBTQ perspective - frigay13.com Background (10:17) Northstar (Jean-Paul Beaubier) created by Chris Claremont and John Byrne in Uncanny X-Men #120 (April 1979)Jean-Paul Beaubier and his twin sister Jeanne-Marie are born to French Canadian parents in Montreal, but his parents die in a car crash and the twins are separatedShortly thereafter, his adoptive parents are killedDespite this tragedy, he becomes a champion skier until his mutant powers manifest in puberty - flight, durability, and super speedLater joins the Quebec separatist movement, but renounces their terrorist tacticsHe joins Alpha Flight, where he's reunited with Jeanne-MarieWorking with his sister sours their relationship, and they are estranged for some time - they reconcile after fighting a villain that required the full force of Alpha FlightAfter finding an HIV positive baby abandoned in a dumpster, he reveals himself as a homosexual to fight for HIV preventionRecruited to the X-Men by Jean Grey to help save Professor X from Magneto, who imprisoned him on Genosha - later becomes a teacher at the Xavier InstituteKilled by a brainwashed Wolverine, and ends up resurrected by HYDRA, who brainwash him and his sister - they're both mentally repaired by the X-MenReturns to sports, using his invulnerability to become an extreme sports starAfter the Mauraders brainwash the X-Men and kidnap his boyfriend Kyle, he realizes life is short and he doesn't want to waste it, so he marries KyleCurrently living on Krakoa with other mutants - no word on KyleIssues (25:02) Impulsive and hot headed, seems to be a recurring theme among speedstersRelated to that, tends to be a bit of an extremist, especially in his youth (29:27)Uses his personal, private information to advance a larger cause - potential for significant interpersonal conflicts (35:50)Break (47:21) Plugs for Sips Suds & Smokes, and We're All Mad Here, plus Chris ClaremontTreatment (49:21) In-universe - Slow down and work on impulse controlOut of universe - (52:00)Skit (60:09)Ending (66:57) Recommended reading: Alpha Flight #106, Astonishing X-Men #51Next episodes: Erica Schultz interview about Forgotten Home, Raphael, Support systems in comics Apple Podcasts: here Google Play: here Stitcher: here TuneIn: here iHeartRadio: here Spotify: here Twitter Facebook E-mail Patreon TeePublic Discord