# basso (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover basso. Page: Feed: --- ## [The X-Axis – 19 August 2026](https://www.housetoastonish.com/?p=12276) _2026-08-21 · Paul · House to Astonish_ UNCANNY X-MEN #34. (Annotations here.) This is an odd arc, but then magic ought to be out of the X-Men’s regular wheelhouse (Illyana being the exception that proves the rule). One thing that’s worked quite well for be in Gail Simone’s run, and your mileage may vary here, is that its magical elements haven’t quite made \[…\] ## [Inglorious X-Force #8 annotations](https://www.housetoastonish.com/?p=12268) _2026-08-20 · Paul · House to Astonish_ INGLORIOUS X-FORCE #8 “Kali Quest” Writer: Tim Seeley Artist: Luca Maresca Colour artist: Romulo Fajardo Jr Letterer: Joe Caramagna Editors: Mark Basso & Alanna Smith COVER: A split image of Cable and the creature possessing him. X-FORCE: Cable. The mysterious alien which is possessing him seems to mostly leave him in peace this issue (aside from \[…\] ## [Uncanny X-Men #34 annotations](https://www.housetoastonish.com/?p=12260) _2026-08-19 · Paul · House to Astonish_ UNCANNY X-MEN vol 6 #34 “Wild Ride, part 2: Repent” Writer: Gail Simone Artist: Luciano Vecchio Colour artist: Matthew Wilson Letterer: Clayton Cowles Editor: Tom Brevoort COVER: A close-up of a demonically possessed Gambit. THE X-MEN: Rogue. She’s hearing voices, or rather a single voice, which she initially tries to dismiss as an illusion. The suggestion \[…\] ## [Charts – 14 August 2026](https://www.housetoastonish.com/?p=12255) _2026-08-17 · Paul · House to Astonish_ Okay, it’s late in the week, let’s see if we can do this one quickly. 1. Sam Fender & Olivia Dean – “Rein Me In” Twenty-one interminable weeks. It is dropping off now that the publicity from breaking the record has passed, though, so it’s probably only a matter of time before it finally, finally, goes \[…\] ## [House to Astonish Presents: The Lightning Round Episode 32](https://www.housetoastonish.com/?p=12252) _2026-08-17 · Al · House to Astonish_ New volume, new team, new episode, as Paul and I look at 2005’s New Thunderbolts issues 1-3, and Mach IV assembles a wonky squad of screw-ups to take on one of Marvel’s classic Barons (so what else is new?). There’s also the clunk of victory, the burger van outside TBolts HQ and the hitherto-unsung villainy \[…\] ## [The X-Axis – 13 August 2026](https://www.housetoastonish.com/?p=12244) _2026-08-16 · Paul · House to Astonish_ X-MEN #35. (Annotations here.) Billed as a prelude to DNX, this is mostly a character-based issue with the Beast and Magik, though it does end by leading into the story proper. The heart of it is to show us the conversation between the Beast and the Chairman that took place after the end of issue #25, which \[ \] ## [Generation X-23 #7 annotations](https://www.housetoastonish.com/?p=12237) _2026-08-15 · Paul · House to Astonish_ GENERATION X-23 #7 Homecoming Writer: Jody Houser Artist: Marco Renna Colour artist: Erick Arciniega Letterer: Ariana Maher Editors: Mark Basso Alanna Smith COVER: Wolverine (Logan) with the regular cast. Surprise! is turning herself into a second Logan. The avian X-66 also appears on the cover, despite the fact that she was separated from the \[ \] ## [Wolverine #25 annotations](https://www.housetoastonish.com/?p=12233) _2026-08-14 · Paul · House to Astonish_ WOLVERINE vol 8 #25 Eruption Writer: Saladin Ahmed Artist: Martín Cóccolo Colour artist: Jesus Aburtov Letterer: Cory Petit Editor: Mark Basso COVER: Um, well, that s a symbolic image of Wolverine floating in a pool with skulls in the background and giant syringes in the foreground. WOLVERINE: He regains his healing factor immediately on shutting down \[ \] ## [X-Men United #6 annotations](https://www.housetoastonish.com/?p=12227) _2026-08-13 · Paul · House to Astonish_ X-MEN UNITED #6 Shadow Play, part 2 Writers: Eve L Ewing Evan Narcisse Pencillers: Tiago Palma Eduardo Pansica Inkers: Tiago Palma Oren Junior Colourist: Brian Reber Letterer: Joe Sabino Editor: Annalise Bissa COVER: A generic image of Beast, Nightcrawler and Axo in action, with Axo s colour-changing matching the other two. Nothing along \[ \] ## [X-Men #35 annotations](https://www.housetoastonish.com/?p=12224) _2026-08-12 · Paul · House to Astonish_ X-MEN vol 7 #35 A Gift Writer: Jed MacKay Penciller: Tony S Daniel Inker: Mark Morales Colourist: Arthur Hesli Letterer: Clayton Cowles Editor: Tom Brevoort COVER: Mirrored images of the Beast with the X-Men, and the Chairman with 3K. Aside from Magneto/Joseph, the other individual members don t match up one for one in the two \[ \] ## [One platform, from silicon to agent (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/mXcupggh3az6) _2026-08-12 · **Sponsored**_ Serverless inference plus Inference Router to optimize cost and latency at scale. ## [Daredevil Villains #83: Typhoid](https://www.housetoastonish.com/?p=12134) _2026-08-09 · Paul · House to Astonish_ DAREDEVIL #254-256 (May to July 1988) Typhoid / Temptation / Blindspots Writer: Ann Nocenti Penciller: John Romita Jr Inker: Al Williamson Colourist: Max Scheele Letterer: Joe Rosen Editor: Ralph Macchio Up to this point, Ann Nocenti has given us a lot of one-off villains, and a few who showed more staying power. But Typhoid really \[ \] ## [Charts – 7 August 2026](https://www.housetoastonish.com/?p=12216) _2026-08-07 · Paul · House to Astonish_ Oh god, it s going to be here forever. 1. Sam Fender Olivia Dean Rein Me In Twenty weeks. Last week, it set an all time record for the longest run at number one; the publicity from that has resulted in a sales boost, and so once again it s off the hook for potential \[ \] ## [The X-Axis – 5 August 2026](https://www.housetoastonish.com/?p=12213) _2026-08-06 · Paul · House to Astonish_ UNCANNY X-MEN #33. (Annotations here.) Well, this is certainly a quiet week. To be fair, I think Midnight X-Men #1 may have originally been scheduled for this week before they decided to launch the whole line in October. But as it is, we have just the two books. First up, we have Rogue and Gambit looking for \[ \] ## [Uncanny X-Men #33 annotations](https://www.housetoastonish.com/?p=12210) _2026-08-05 · Paul · House to Astonish_ UNCANNY X-MEN vol 6 #33 Wild Ride, part 1: A Different Kind of Prison Writer: Gail Simone Artist: Luciano Vecchio Colour artist: Matthew Wilson Letterer: Clayton Cowles Editor: Tom Brevoort COVER: Rogue and Gambit alongside guest star Gabriel the Devil-Hunter. Yes, he s a pre-existing character. We ll get to him. THE X-MEN: Rogue and Gambit seek Gabriel s help \[ \] ## [Daredevil Villains #82: The Wildboys](https://www.housetoastonish.com/?p=11988) _2026-08-02 · Paul · House to Astonish_ DAREDEVIL #253 (April 1988) Merry Christmas, Kingpin Writer: Ann Nocenti Penciller: John Romita Jr Inker: Al Williamson Letterer: Joe Rosen Colourist: Max Scheele Editor: Ralph Macchio You might have picked up from the cover and the title that this story isn t really about the Wildboys. It s a Christmas story, and the main plot is basically \[ \]