Ahh!-stin Gory-ton
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Reviewing every X-Book from #1 on. Celebrating #50YearsOfX. Skeeting [...sigh] a #TradingCardADay. Writing fiction. Co-host @AVSEPod. Editor at ComicsXF. Bylines linktr.ee/austingorton. He/Him.
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Card #110: Mike Mignola
Mignola is another artist I'd love to see on a Star Wars project of some sort.
#TradingCardADay #SWG1 #StarWars #NewVisions #TuskenRaider #MikeMignola #ANewHope
Mignola is another artist I'd love to see on a Star Wars project of some sort.
#TradingCardADay #SWG1 #StarWars #NewVisions #TuskenRaider #MikeMignola #ANewHope
November 11, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Card #110: Mike Mignola
Mignola is another artist I'd love to see on a Star Wars project of some sort.
#TradingCardADay #SWG1 #StarWars #NewVisions #TuskenRaider #MikeMignola #ANewHope
Mignola is another artist I'd love to see on a Star Wars project of some sort.
#TradingCardADay #SWG1 #StarWars #NewVisions #TuskenRaider #MikeMignola #ANewHope
315 - Uncanny X-Men #154 - 11/10/1981
Featuring the first time the mansion is destroyed!
Cover by Dave Cockrum. Interiors by Chris Claremont & Cockrum
#XmenADay #XMen50 #XMen #Storm #UncannyXMen
Featuring the first time the mansion is destroyed!
Cover by Dave Cockrum. Interiors by Chris Claremont & Cockrum
#XmenADay #XMen50 #XMen #Storm #UncannyXMen
November 10, 2025 at 10:47 PM
315 - Uncanny X-Men #154 - 11/10/1981
Featuring the first time the mansion is destroyed!
Cover by Dave Cockrum. Interiors by Chris Claremont & Cockrum
#XmenADay #XMen50 #XMen #Storm #UncannyXMen
Featuring the first time the mansion is destroyed!
Cover by Dave Cockrum. Interiors by Chris Claremont & Cockrum
#XmenADay #XMen50 #XMen #Storm #UncannyXMen
ICYMI roundup! Quiet-ish week for me as I was wrapping up my last day-job trip of the week.
First up, my thoughts & annotations on the last week of Month 1 of "Age of Revelation" for @thecomicon.bsky.social in "Previously On X-Men"
#XMen #AgeOfRevelation #XSpoilers
comicon.com/2025/11/03/p...
First up, my thoughts & annotations on the last week of Month 1 of "Age of Revelation" for @thecomicon.bsky.social in "Previously On X-Men"
#XMen #AgeOfRevelation #XSpoilers
comicon.com/2025/11/03/p...
November 10, 2025 at 5:44 PM
ICYMI roundup! Quiet-ish week for me as I was wrapping up my last day-job trip of the week.
First up, my thoughts & annotations on the last week of Month 1 of "Age of Revelation" for @thecomicon.bsky.social in "Previously On X-Men"
#XMen #AgeOfRevelation #XSpoilers
comicon.com/2025/11/03/p...
First up, my thoughts & annotations on the last week of Month 1 of "Age of Revelation" for @thecomicon.bsky.social in "Previously On X-Men"
#XMen #AgeOfRevelation #XSpoilers
comicon.com/2025/11/03/p...
Card #109: Cynthia Martin
Martin's work on the original Star Wars comic remains deeply underrated - though this card barely resembles her style there.
#TradingCardADay #SWG1 #StarWars #NewVisions #HanSolo #LandoCalrissian
Martin's work on the original Star Wars comic remains deeply underrated - though this card barely resembles her style there.
#TradingCardADay #SWG1 #StarWars #NewVisions #HanSolo #LandoCalrissian
November 10, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Card #109: Cynthia Martin
Martin's work on the original Star Wars comic remains deeply underrated - though this card barely resembles her style there.
#TradingCardADay #SWG1 #StarWars #NewVisions #HanSolo #LandoCalrissian
Martin's work on the original Star Wars comic remains deeply underrated - though this card barely resembles her style there.
#TradingCardADay #SWG1 #StarWars #NewVisions #HanSolo #LandoCalrissian
313 - Legion of X #7 - 11/8/2022
Remember when Banshee was a Ghost Rider?
Cover by Ben Harvey. Interiors by Simon Spurrier & Netho Diaz.
#XmenADay #XMen50 #XMen #Banshee #LegionOfX
Remember when Banshee was a Ghost Rider?
Cover by Ben Harvey. Interiors by Simon Spurrier & Netho Diaz.
#XmenADay #XMen50 #XMen #Banshee #LegionOfX
November 9, 2025 at 10:56 PM
313 - Legion of X #7 - 11/8/2022
Remember when Banshee was a Ghost Rider?
Cover by Ben Harvey. Interiors by Simon Spurrier & Netho Diaz.
#XmenADay #XMen50 #XMen #Banshee #LegionOfX
Remember when Banshee was a Ghost Rider?
Cover by Ben Harvey. Interiors by Simon Spurrier & Netho Diaz.
#XmenADay #XMen50 #XMen #Banshee #LegionOfX
Now is the time on Sunday when I check and see how badly my fantasy teams are doing....
a man is laying his head on a desk with his hands on the desk .
ALT: a man is laying his head on a desk with his hands on the desk .
media.tenor.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Now is the time on Sunday when I check and see how badly my fantasy teams are doing....
Card #108: Esteban Maroto
More Bikini Leia, though this is casting a bit of a wider net and channeling more of the saga's John Carter influences.
#TradingCardADay #SWG1 #StarWars #NewVisions #PrincessLeia
More Bikini Leia, though this is casting a bit of a wider net and channeling more of the saga's John Carter influences.
#TradingCardADay #SWG1 #StarWars #NewVisions #PrincessLeia
November 9, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Card #108: Esteban Maroto
More Bikini Leia, though this is casting a bit of a wider net and channeling more of the saga's John Carter influences.
#TradingCardADay #SWG1 #StarWars #NewVisions #PrincessLeia
More Bikini Leia, though this is casting a bit of a wider net and channeling more of the saga's John Carter influences.
#TradingCardADay #SWG1 #StarWars #NewVisions #PrincessLeia
312 - Uncanny X-Men #492- 11/7/1983
I still maintain no one draws "energy around the hands" effects as well as JRjr.
Cover by John Romita Jr. Interiors by Chris Claremont & Romita Jr.
#XmenADay #XMen50 #XMen #Nightcrawler #Wolverine #Storm #UncannyXmen
I still maintain no one draws "energy around the hands" effects as well as JRjr.
Cover by John Romita Jr. Interiors by Chris Claremont & Romita Jr.
#XmenADay #XMen50 #XMen #Nightcrawler #Wolverine #Storm #UncannyXmen
November 9, 2025 at 4:36 PM
312 - Uncanny X-Men #492- 11/7/1983
I still maintain no one draws "energy around the hands" effects as well as JRjr.
Cover by John Romita Jr. Interiors by Chris Claremont & Romita Jr.
#XmenADay #XMen50 #XMen #Nightcrawler #Wolverine #Storm #UncannyXmen
I still maintain no one draws "energy around the hands" effects as well as JRjr.
Cover by John Romita Jr. Interiors by Chris Claremont & Romita Jr.
#XmenADay #XMen50 #XMen #Nightcrawler #Wolverine #Storm #UncannyXmen
Card #107: Mike Lemos
After 1997, all copies of this card changed the angle of Greedo's blaster and made it clear he'd already fired a shot. 😏
#TradingCardADay #SWG1 #StarWars #NewVisions #ANewHope #Greedo #HanSolo
After 1997, all copies of this card changed the angle of Greedo's blaster and made it clear he'd already fired a shot. 😏
#TradingCardADay #SWG1 #StarWars #NewVisions #ANewHope #Greedo #HanSolo
November 9, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Card #107: Mike Lemos
After 1997, all copies of this card changed the angle of Greedo's blaster and made it clear he'd already fired a shot. 😏
#TradingCardADay #SWG1 #StarWars #NewVisions #ANewHope #Greedo #HanSolo
After 1997, all copies of this card changed the angle of Greedo's blaster and made it clear he'd already fired a shot. 😏
#TradingCardADay #SWG1 #StarWars #NewVisions #ANewHope #Greedo #HanSolo
I’m currently flipping between Apollo 13, The Empire Strikes Back, Gladiator, Major League and A Few Good Men on cable; my dad powers have never been stronger.
November 9, 2025 at 4:12 AM
I’m currently flipping between Apollo 13, The Empire Strikes Back, Gladiator, Major League and A Few Good Men on cable; my dad powers have never been stronger.
312 - Uncanny X-Men #492- 11/7/2007
More like the Cross Hatch-Men, amiright? 😏
Cover by David Finch. Interiors by Ed Brubaker & Billy Tan.
#XmenADay #XMen50 #XMen #Nightcrawler #Wolverine #Colossus #Storm #UncannyXmen #MessiahComplex
More like the Cross Hatch-Men, amiright? 😏
Cover by David Finch. Interiors by Ed Brubaker & Billy Tan.
#XmenADay #XMen50 #XMen #Nightcrawler #Wolverine #Colossus #Storm #UncannyXmen #MessiahComplex
November 7, 2025 at 11:22 PM
312 - Uncanny X-Men #492- 11/7/2007
More like the Cross Hatch-Men, amiright? 😏
Cover by David Finch. Interiors by Ed Brubaker & Billy Tan.
#XmenADay #XMen50 #XMen #Nightcrawler #Wolverine #Colossus #Storm #UncannyXmen #MessiahComplex
More like the Cross Hatch-Men, amiright? 😏
Cover by David Finch. Interiors by Ed Brubaker & Billy Tan.
#XmenADay #XMen50 #XMen #Nightcrawler #Wolverine #Colossus #Storm #UncannyXmen #MessiahComplex
In which the @comicsxf.com crew asks the important Age of Revelation questions like "what's the point of all this then?" and "when are Malcolm and Randall coming back?"
#XMen #XSpoilers #AgeOfRevelation
comicsxf.com/2025/11/06/a...
#XMen #XSpoilers #AgeOfRevelation
comicsxf.com/2025/11/06/a...
A truth: Month 2 of Marvel's Age of Revelation gets off to a rough start - COMICSXF
Age of Revelation enters its second month with a big reveal about why present-day Cyclops and Beast are in the future.
comicsxf.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:11 PM
In which the @comicsxf.com crew asks the important Age of Revelation questions like "what's the point of all this then?" and "when are Malcolm and Randall coming back?"
#XMen #XSpoilers #AgeOfRevelation
comicsxf.com/2025/11/06/a...
#XMen #XSpoilers #AgeOfRevelation
comicsxf.com/2025/11/06/a...
Card #106: David Lapham
Tons of great stuff packed into this card, from Threepio's foot hand to Chewie's visceral howl to Artoo zapping a Jawa to the fact its all set inside the Falcon's cockpit.
#TradingCardADay #SWG1 #StarWars #NewVisions #Threepio #Artoo #Chewbacca
Tons of great stuff packed into this card, from Threepio's foot hand to Chewie's visceral howl to Artoo zapping a Jawa to the fact its all set inside the Falcon's cockpit.
#TradingCardADay #SWG1 #StarWars #NewVisions #Threepio #Artoo #Chewbacca
November 7, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Card #106: David Lapham
Tons of great stuff packed into this card, from Threepio's foot hand to Chewie's visceral howl to Artoo zapping a Jawa to the fact its all set inside the Falcon's cockpit.
#TradingCardADay #SWG1 #StarWars #NewVisions #Threepio #Artoo #Chewbacca
Tons of great stuff packed into this card, from Threepio's foot hand to Chewie's visceral howl to Artoo zapping a Jawa to the fact its all set inside the Falcon's cockpit.
#TradingCardADay #SWG1 #StarWars #NewVisions #Threepio #Artoo #Chewbacca
311 - Uncanny X-Men #415 - 11/6/2002
Remember when Angel had healing blood? That's introduced here. Under a shirtless Nightcrawler on a cross in the rain cover. 🤷♂️
Cover by Steve Uy. Interiors by Chuck Austen & Sean Phillips.
#XmenADay #XMen50 #XMen #Nightcrawler #UncannyXmen
Remember when Angel had healing blood? That's introduced here. Under a shirtless Nightcrawler on a cross in the rain cover. 🤷♂️
Cover by Steve Uy. Interiors by Chuck Austen & Sean Phillips.
#XmenADay #XMen50 #XMen #Nightcrawler #UncannyXmen
November 6, 2025 at 10:55 PM
311 - Uncanny X-Men #415 - 11/6/2002
Remember when Angel had healing blood? That's introduced here. Under a shirtless Nightcrawler on a cross in the rain cover. 🤷♂️
Cover by Steve Uy. Interiors by Chuck Austen & Sean Phillips.
#XmenADay #XMen50 #XMen #Nightcrawler #UncannyXmen
Remember when Angel had healing blood? That's introduced here. Under a shirtless Nightcrawler on a cross in the rain cover. 🤷♂️
Cover by Steve Uy. Interiors by Chuck Austen & Sean Phillips.
#XmenADay #XMen50 #XMen #Nightcrawler #UncannyXmen
30 years ago Marvel did the unthinkable & cancelled all their best-selling X-Men titles. What followed is one of the most-audacious & well-regarded #XMen stories, "Age of Apocalypse!"
Check out my guide for @popheist.com to the event that defined the X-Men in the 90s!
popheist.com/heist-guide-...
Check out my guide for @popheist.com to the event that defined the X-Men in the 90s!
popheist.com/heist-guide-...
Heist Guide: Age of Apocalypse - Pop Heist
In 1995 the X-Men comics were rocked by the 'Age of Apocalypse' storyline. Here's how this massive event played out and why it still matters!
popheist.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:33 PM
30 years ago Marvel did the unthinkable & cancelled all their best-selling X-Men titles. What followed is one of the most-audacious & well-regarded #XMen stories, "Age of Apocalypse!"
Check out my guide for @popheist.com to the event that defined the X-Men in the 90s!
popheist.com/heist-guide-...
Check out my guide for @popheist.com to the event that defined the X-Men in the 90s!
popheist.com/heist-guide-...
Card #105: Sam Keith (B)
Much bigger Keith vibes here, in another card that got used in promos and whatnot a lot.
#TradingCardADay #SWG1 #StarWars #NewVisions #ReturnOfTheJedi #SalaciousCrumb
Much bigger Keith vibes here, in another card that got used in promos and whatnot a lot.
#TradingCardADay #SWG1 #StarWars #NewVisions #ReturnOfTheJedi #SalaciousCrumb
November 6, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Card #105: Sam Keith (B)
Much bigger Keith vibes here, in another card that got used in promos and whatnot a lot.
#TradingCardADay #SWG1 #StarWars #NewVisions #ReturnOfTheJedi #SalaciousCrumb
Much bigger Keith vibes here, in another card that got used in promos and whatnot a lot.
#TradingCardADay #SWG1 #StarWars #NewVisions #ReturnOfTheJedi #SalaciousCrumb
310 - Death of Wolverine: Life After Logan #1 - 11/5/2014
Would love to see more X-work from Pulido.
Cover by Javier Pulido. Interiors by various.
#XmenADay #XMen50 #XMen #Wolverine #Colossus #Nightcrawler #DeathOfWolverine
Would love to see more X-work from Pulido.
Cover by Javier Pulido. Interiors by various.
#XmenADay #XMen50 #XMen #Wolverine #Colossus #Nightcrawler #DeathOfWolverine
November 6, 2025 at 12:08 AM
310 - Death of Wolverine: Life After Logan #1 - 11/5/2014
Would love to see more X-work from Pulido.
Cover by Javier Pulido. Interiors by various.
#XmenADay #XMen50 #XMen #Wolverine #Colossus #Nightcrawler #DeathOfWolverine
Would love to see more X-work from Pulido.
Cover by Javier Pulido. Interiors by various.
#XmenADay #XMen50 #XMen #Wolverine #Colossus #Nightcrawler #DeathOfWolverine
Card #104: Sam Keith (A)
I dunno, I feel like Jabba isn't taking full advantage of Keith's unique style.
#TradingCardADay #SWG1 #StarWars #NewVisions #ReturnOfTheJedi #Jabba
I dunno, I feel like Jabba isn't taking full advantage of Keith's unique style.
#TradingCardADay #SWG1 #StarWars #NewVisions #ReturnOfTheJedi #Jabba
November 5, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Card #104: Sam Keith (A)
I dunno, I feel like Jabba isn't taking full advantage of Keith's unique style.
#TradingCardADay #SWG1 #StarWars #NewVisions #ReturnOfTheJedi #Jabba
I dunno, I feel like Jabba isn't taking full advantage of Keith's unique style.
#TradingCardADay #SWG1 #StarWars #NewVisions #ReturnOfTheJedi #Jabba
309 - Uncanny X-Men #600 - 11/4/2016
Marvel math jumps the third volume of Uncanny X-Men from #35 to #600!
Cover by Chris Bachalo. Interiors by Brian Michael Bendis & various
#XmenADay #XMen50 #XMen #Wolverine #Colossus #Nightcrawler #Storm #UncannyXMen
Marvel math jumps the third volume of Uncanny X-Men from #35 to #600!
Cover by Chris Bachalo. Interiors by Brian Michael Bendis & various
#XmenADay #XMen50 #XMen #Wolverine #Colossus #Nightcrawler #Storm #UncannyXMen
November 5, 2025 at 4:33 AM
309 - Uncanny X-Men #600 - 11/4/2016
Marvel math jumps the third volume of Uncanny X-Men from #35 to #600!
Cover by Chris Bachalo. Interiors by Brian Michael Bendis & various
#XmenADay #XMen50 #XMen #Wolverine #Colossus #Nightcrawler #Storm #UncannyXMen
Marvel math jumps the third volume of Uncanny X-Men from #35 to #600!
Cover by Chris Bachalo. Interiors by Brian Michael Bendis & various
#XmenADay #XMen50 #XMen #Wolverine #Colossus #Nightcrawler #Storm #UncannyXMen
In the course of the last week, I’ve crossed four time zones - in Toronto (Eastern) on Monday, back home (Central, the objectively best time zone) on Tuesday, then the DST time change Sunday, and now I’m in Phoenix.
Time, y’all.
Time, y’all.
a back to the future car is driving down a street at night
ALT: a back to the future car is driving down a street at night
media.tenor.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:41 AM
In the course of the last week, I’ve crossed four time zones - in Toronto (Eastern) on Monday, back home (Central, the objectively best time zone) on Tuesday, then the DST time change Sunday, and now I’m in Phoenix.
Time, y’all.
Time, y’all.
Card #103: Karl Kesel
Doing nothing w/Karl Kesel/the Kessel Run feels like a missed opportunity.
Boba Fett, supremely popular despite, in '93, still having done little more than stand around & get chucked into a sand vagina monster.
#TradingCardADay #SWG1 #StarWars #NewVisions
Doing nothing w/Karl Kesel/the Kessel Run feels like a missed opportunity.
Boba Fett, supremely popular despite, in '93, still having done little more than stand around & get chucked into a sand vagina monster.
#TradingCardADay #SWG1 #StarWars #NewVisions
November 3, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Card #103: Karl Kesel
Doing nothing w/Karl Kesel/the Kessel Run feels like a missed opportunity.
Boba Fett, supremely popular despite, in '93, still having done little more than stand around & get chucked into a sand vagina monster.
#TradingCardADay #SWG1 #StarWars #NewVisions
Doing nothing w/Karl Kesel/the Kessel Run feels like a missed opportunity.
Boba Fett, supremely popular despite, in '93, still having done little more than stand around & get chucked into a sand vagina monster.
#TradingCardADay #SWG1 #StarWars #NewVisions
308 - X-Men #28- 11/3/1966
The debut of Banshee (in a story recently referenced in Astonishing X-Men)!
Also, sorry cover blurb, but having met Ogre, I am certain I could've waited.
Cover by Werner Roth. Interiors by Roy Thomas & Roth,
#XmenADay #XMen50 #XMen #Banshee #UncannyXMen
The debut of Banshee (in a story recently referenced in Astonishing X-Men)!
Also, sorry cover blurb, but having met Ogre, I am certain I could've waited.
Cover by Werner Roth. Interiors by Roy Thomas & Roth,
#XmenADay #XMen50 #XMen #Banshee #UncannyXMen
November 3, 2025 at 7:10 PM
308 - X-Men #28- 11/3/1966
The debut of Banshee (in a story recently referenced in Astonishing X-Men)!
Also, sorry cover blurb, but having met Ogre, I am certain I could've waited.
Cover by Werner Roth. Interiors by Roy Thomas & Roth,
#XmenADay #XMen50 #XMen #Banshee #UncannyXMen
The debut of Banshee (in a story recently referenced in Astonishing X-Men)!
Also, sorry cover blurb, but having met Ogre, I am certain I could've waited.
Cover by Werner Roth. Interiors by Roy Thomas & Roth,
#XmenADay #XMen50 #XMen #Banshee #UncannyXMen
Card #102: Dale Keown
Props for including the creepy-ass trickle of drool/blood out of Han's mouth.
#TradingCardADay #SWG1 #StarWars #NewVisions #TheEmpireStrikesBack #HanSolo
Props for including the creepy-ass trickle of drool/blood out of Han's mouth.
#TradingCardADay #SWG1 #StarWars #NewVisions #TheEmpireStrikesBack #HanSolo
November 3, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Card #102: Dale Keown
Props for including the creepy-ass trickle of drool/blood out of Han's mouth.
#TradingCardADay #SWG1 #StarWars #NewVisions #TheEmpireStrikesBack #HanSolo
Props for including the creepy-ass trickle of drool/blood out of Han's mouth.
#TradingCardADay #SWG1 #StarWars #NewVisions #TheEmpireStrikesBack #HanSolo
Card #101: Cam Kennedy
Kennedy leaning heavy into his Dark Empire work, one of the earlier Fett/Dengar pairings (plus we've got World Devastators in the background).
#TradingCardADay #SWG1 #StarWars #NewVisions #DarkEmpire #BobaFett
Kennedy leaning heavy into his Dark Empire work, one of the earlier Fett/Dengar pairings (plus we've got World Devastators in the background).
#TradingCardADay #SWG1 #StarWars #NewVisions #DarkEmpire #BobaFett
November 2, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Card #101: Cam Kennedy
Kennedy leaning heavy into his Dark Empire work, one of the earlier Fett/Dengar pairings (plus we've got World Devastators in the background).
#TradingCardADay #SWG1 #StarWars #NewVisions #DarkEmpire #BobaFett
Kennedy leaning heavy into his Dark Empire work, one of the earlier Fett/Dengar pairings (plus we've got World Devastators in the background).
#TradingCardADay #SWG1 #StarWars #NewVisions #DarkEmpire #BobaFett