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  <title>Issue 62 - Colossus (Live at Rogue Comics)</title>
  <description>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&amp;amp;amp;A with Piotr himself! Don't miss it! SHOW NOTES:   Intro   Thanks 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 &amp;amp;amp; 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 steel   Joined 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 team   At 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 father   Later started a relationship with Kitty Pryde, but ended things shortly thereafter   Temporarily paralyzed during battle with Riptide, and was unable to return to human form for a time   After Ilyana dies from the Legacy Virus, Colossus joins Magneto’s Acolytes for a while   Rejoined the X-Men   Sacrificed 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 Breakworld   World War Hulk – battles Hulk, who breaks his arms while in metal form   Gains the powers of the Juggernaut for a while after Cyttorak takes them back from Cain Marko – Magik offers herself, but Piotr intercepts   Then 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 &amp;amp;amp; regret – she frees him of Cyttorak’s influence while in Limbo, and he told her the next time they met, he would kill her     Issues (16:45)   Relationship with Ilyana - dangerous   Relationship with Kitty (25:30)   Duality of nature (33:33)    Break  Plugs for Varmints! and AnxZenity    Treatment (44:30)   In-universe   Out of universe    Q&amp;amp;amp;A with Colossus (NOTE: This was originally going to just be for the attendees, but Anthony &amp;amp;amp; Doc couldn't find time to schedule a recording of a regular skit, so you lucked out!) Ending  Next episode - history of psychiatry in comics Robbie Reyes - Episode 66    Apple Podcasts:&amp;amp;nbsp;here  Google Play:&amp;amp;nbsp;here  Stitcher:&amp;amp;nbsp;here  TuneIn:&amp;amp;nbsp;here  iHeartRadio: here  Spotify: here  Twitter FacebookE-mailPatreonTeePublicDiscord </description>
  <author_name>Capes On the Couch - Where Comics Get Counseling</author_name>
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