SHOW NOTES:
- Intro
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- Shoutout to Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-Men – self explanatory title, and always entertaining – currently covering X-Man and Earth-295 – xplainthexmen.com
- New Mayor level patron – Amy!
- Background (5:35)
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- Raphael created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 (May 1984)
- In Mirage stories, Raph is the angriest and most violent one on the team, but grows to understand Leo’s leadership
- Becomes mutated into a dinosaur-like creature after being attacked by a vampire
- Image Comics – becomes disfigured after getting blasted in the face, and wears a Casey Jones-like mask to cover his eye
- Then briefly took over the Foot Clan during an ongoing fight against the mob
- IDW – Separated from his brothers after the mutation, and lived on the street for a while
- Befriended Casey Jones after rescuing Casey from his father
- Reunites with his brothers and trains with them and Splinter, but quick to estrange himself from them during difficult times
- Issues (08:49)
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- Rivalry with Leonardo over leadership
- First instinct in danger is to go it alone (15:55)
- Somewhat contentious friendship with Casey Jones (22:34)
- Break (31:40)
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- Plugs for Into the Knight and Grief Burrito, plus Cullen Bunn
- Treatment (33:00)
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- In-universe – Intervention for Raph
- Out of universe (36:34) – Review of soldier/police officer, discuss anger management
- Skit (43:09)
- Ending (48:05)
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- Recommended reading: TMNT Bodycount – Raph & Casey Jones kick all kinds of ass
- Next episodes: Support systems in comics, [REDACTED], Eeyore
- Plugs for social
References:
- Partners in Kryme – “Turtle Power” – Anthony (06:30)
- Casey Jones episode – Anthony (07:30)
- Shredder episode – Anthony (07:45)
- TMNT – Leo & Raph rooftop fight – Anthony (14:40)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Raph meets Casey Jones – Anthony (23:20)
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