S3E62 - Issue 62 - Colossus (Live at Rogue Comics)

It's our first ever live appearance at Rogue Comics! And we covered the gentle giant Colossus! We compare and contrast his relationships with Kitty and Illyana, plus a Q&A with Piotr himself! Don't miss it! SHOW NOTES: IntroThanks to everyone for coming to Rogue Comics!New patron - Stephanie!Plug for Play Comics – Chris and a guest play games based on comics, and determine how accurately the game depicts what happens in the comics (3:41)Background (4:45)Colossus (Piotr Nikolayevich Rasputin) created by Len Wein & Dave Cockrum in Giant Size X-Men #1 (May 1975)Piotr was born on a Soviet collective farm with his family, including his sister Ilyana (Magik)As a teen, he saved Ilyana from a runaway tractor, and discovered he had the ability to turn his body into organic steelJoined the X-Men when Professor Xavier put together a team of mutants to rescue the original X-Men on Krakoa, and stayed as a member of the teamAt one point, he helped save the Fall People in the Savage Land, and started a brief romantic relationship with a woman named Nereel, that resulted in a child named Peter, although Colossus doesn't know he's the fatherLater started a relationship with Kitty Pryde, but ended things shortly thereafterTemporarily paralyzed during battle with Riptide, and was unable to return to human form for a timeAfter Ilyana dies from the Legacy Virus, Colossus joins Magneto's Acolytes for a whileRejoined the X-MenSacrificed himself to spread cure to Legacy Virus – later revealed that his body was stolen by an alien to experiment on him – rescued by X-Men and restarts relationship with Kitty until she sacrifices herself to save the Earth from BreakworldWorld War Hulk – battles Hulk, who breaks his arms while in metal formGains the powers of the Juggernaut for a while after Cyttorak takes them back from Cain Marko – Magik offers herself, but Piotr interceptsThen gains the power of the Phoenix Force during Avengers vs. X-Men, only to lose it when he and Ilyana battle each other – Ilyana reveals that was part of her plan all along, because she wanted him to feel pain & regret – she frees him of Cyttorak's influence while in Limbo, and he told her the next time they met, he would kill herIssues (16:45)Relationship with Ilyana - dangerousRelationship with Kitty (25:30)Duality of nature (33:33)Break Plugs for Varmints! and AnxZenityTreatment (44:30)In-universeOut of universeQ&A with Colossus (NOTE: This was originally going to just be for the attendees, but Anthony & Doc couldn't find time to schedule a recording of a regular skit, so you lucked out!)Ending Next episode - history of psychiatry in comicsRobbie Reyes - Episode 66 Apple Podcasts: here Google Play: here Stitcher: here TuneIn: here iHeartRadio: here Spotify: hereTwitterFacebookE-mailPatreonTeePublicDiscord