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And we open our cover spotlight series with Monet, who is, for some reason, tiptoeing in big clunky boots. (Uncanny X-Men #316)

A name AND implied backstory? Yeah, she’s doomed. (Uncanny X-Men #316)

Okay, yeah, Kubert’s Banshee can get it. (Uncanny X-Men #316)

This is actually a great look. Too bad it’s a Phalanx doppelgänger. (Uncanny X-Men #316)

There they are, folks: Banshee’s abs. (Uncanny X-Men #316)

Next up: Synch! (X-Men #36)

He just looks so wrong with the intact glasses! (X-Men #36)

Showing a bunch of predominantly white cops holding guns on an unarmed black teenager while claiming that superpowers are the only issue in play is a pretty good illustration of exactly how the mutant metaphor fails at intersectionality. (X-Men #36)

Oh, hey, the Phalanx got legit scary! (X-Men #36)
![11_XM36 [whispered] but why does the phalanx need abs (X-Men #36)](https://i2.wp.com/www.xplainthexmen.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/11_XM36.jpg?w=296&h=296&crop=1&ssl=1)
[whispered] but why does the phalanx need abs (X-Men #36)

Heck, yeah, dynamic covers! (Uncanny X-Men #317)

The gang’s (almost) all here! (Uncanny X-Men #317)

Seriously, he might as well just wear a t-shirt that says “I’m a supervillain pretending to be a teenager.” (Uncanny X-Men #317)

nope (Uncanny X-Men #317)

For those of you wondering: Yes, they will eventually hook up. (Uncanny X-Men #317)

What I’m mostly getting from this is that the Phalanx offers great dental. (Uncanny X-Men #317)

Chekhov’s teleportation accident. (Uncanny X-Men #317)

Monet is actually both of her younger sisters right now, but try not to think too much about it. (Uncanny X-Men #317)

I liked the last one better. (X-Men #37)

Definitely the French lessons. (X-Men #37)

Husk’s powers are so gross and awesome! (X-Men #37)

Such a cool use of layout. (X-Men #37)

Aw, man. (X-Men #37)

NEXT EPISODE: No puppy for Forge.
LINKS & FURTHER TRAVELS:
- If you like picture books, it’s worth taking some time to check out the work of Peter Sís.
It’s far, far down the list of Things Wrong with that guns-drawn panel, but a uniformed cop would never do that double-pistol maneuver.
Thank you for giving Kubert’s Banshee his due! That panel of Sean changing into sweats was very important to 11 year old me.
I remember being a fan of the X-Men cartoon roughly parallel to these comics. I went out and picked up some x-men comics to learn more about them, but couldn’t make any sense out of the stories at the time. There was so much backstory taken for granted, referencing things I knew nothing about. The characters were drawn the same way and same poses, and for an ADHD addled middle school kid, I couldn’t make sense of them. My hats off to you both for breaking the 90’s down for me!