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As Mentioned in Episode 524 – House in a House

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Xorn is a junk food guy. (New X-Men #127)
I… I don’t think Snuffy really cares anymore, dude. (New X-Men #127)
The idea of Magneto making all of this up fascinates me. (New X-Men #127)
Aw, Sonny. (New X-Men #127)
This poor kid. (New X-Men #127)
“And life goes on.” (New X-Men #127)
The appropriately ridiculous first appearance of Fantomex. (New X-Men #128)
Fire, life, and silverware incarnate. (New X-Men #128)
SO THAT’S A PROBLEM. (New X-Men #128)
In which Emma sits like a dyed-in-the-wool bisexual. (New X-Men #128)
This silly, silly man. (New X-Men #129)
Corporal Animal. (New X-Men #129)
E.V.A. is so pretty. (New X-Men #129)
We have fun. (New X-Men #129)
Weapon XII. (New X-Men #130)
Absolutely, unquestionably the line of the story. (New X-Men #130)
NEXT EPISODE: A memorial of magnetism.

As Mentioned in Episode 523 – This World of Liars

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Weirdly, Xorn and junk food will actually become a cover motif. (New X-Men #124)
G-Type, the LEGO guardian. (New X-Men #124)
In case you, too, were wondering what Neosaurus’s artificial brain looked like. (New X-Men #124)
Damn skippy. (New X-Men #125)
Still, it’s gotta be creepy when your inner monologue takes the form of your nude father figure in a cloud of ectoplasm. (New X-Men #125)
The best meet-cute. (New X-Men #125)
Damnit, Hank. (New X-Men #125)
Not only does he run around in those suspenders, but apparently he wore them for THE OFFICIAL SCHOOL PHOTO (New X-Men #126)
A better close-up of Mummudrai Charles. (New X-Men #126)
Never piss off a passel of teenagers. They will destroy you. (New X-Men #126)
We see what you did, there. (New X-Men #126)
So, that’s creepy. (New X-Men #126)
More ectoplasmic fun! (New X-Men #126)
Once you know about the electoral map, it’s really hard not to go straight there. (New X-Men #126)
Charles Xavier triumphant, nude. (New X-Men #126)
NEXT EPISODE: This ridiculous man.

As Mentioned in Episode 522 – Fetus Fight

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‘Nuff said, as they say. (New X-Men #121)
And in they go! (New X-Men #121)
The Cassandra Nova doors also shoot psychic energy and spit green goo. They’re great. (New X-Men #121)
I love this sequence. (New X-Men #121)
Hi, Charles. (New X-Men #121)
Not as weird as it could have been! (New X-Men #121)
FETUS FIGHT! FETUS FIGHT! (New X-Men #121)
Charles should’ve kept this look when he got his body back. (New X-Men #122)
Fuck, yeah, Emma. (New X-Men #122)
So it goes. (New X-Men #122)
HOW DO NONE OF THE X-MEN HAVE MEDIA TRAINING?! (New X-Men #123)
How to win over Emma Frost. (New X-Men #123)
That they regularly have meetings here is yet another piece of evidence that the Xavier School has no HR. (New X-Men #123)
I’ve had more relationships end this way… (New X-Men #123)
NEXT EPISODE: Your new OTP.

As Mentioned in Episode 521 – Snowflakes

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Illustration by David Wynne
Did those eyeballs come from a different jock or did he steal them between panels from this one? (New X-Men #118)
Telepaths must see a lot of weird fetishes. (New X-Men #118)
Onward, faculty! (New X-Men #118)
DAMMIT EMMA (New X-Men #118)
Mean or literal? You be the judge! (New X-Men #118)
Angel Salvadore is so gross and awesome! (New X-Men #118)
John Sublime remains the absolute worst. Also, hi Martha! (New X-Men #118)
I was always a little sad that Angel never got to wear the bumblebee helmet in the comics themselves. (New X-Men #119)
Sublime is awful, but that’s a great panel layout. (New X-Men #119)
Logan needs to work on his bedside manner. (New X-Men #119)
Explanations are not excuses. (New X-Men #119)
Kitty Pryde she isn’t… (New X-Men #119)
The tiniest morgue drawers! (New X-Men #119)
Just a kick-ass cover. (New X-Men #120)
Again: Kitty Pryde she isn’t! (New X-Men #120)
Aww shit. (New X-Men #120)
The Stepford Cuckoos. (New X-Men #120)
Effortless. (New X-Men #120)
This is fine. (New X-Men #120)
Martha’s revenge. (New X-Men #120)
Michael Jackson? (New X-Men #120)
NEXT TIME: Shh.

As Mentioned in Episode 520 – Head Like a (Black) Hole

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Illustration by David Wynne
To unlock Xorn, you’ll need the Lapis Eye key, the Purple Bull key, a code from carbon paper, and a number written in blood in a padded cell. (New X-Men Annual 2001)
X-Corporation Hong Kong has a pretty big headquarters for a staff of two… Well, now just one. (New X-Men Annual 2001)
Introducing John Sublime, tech-bro douchebag (and ancient/sentient bacteria). (New X-Men Annual 2001)
Grant Morrison: “I need you to draw a containment suit!” Leinil Francis Yu: *cracks knuckles* Every future artist: “DAMMIT LEINIL” (New X-Men Annual 2001)
Ninja business. (New X-Men Annual 2001)
Ao Jun’s flesh golems! Just… wow. (New X-Men Annual 2001)
Logan would be great at charcuterie. (New X-Men Annual 2001)
I’m still not over this kid dying. (New X-Men Annual 2001)
Just a hell of an action shot. (New X-Men Annual 2001)
Is Emma telling the truth about her powers or bullshitting us? Discuss! (New X-Men Annual 2001)
The New X-Men Story. (New X-Men Annual 2001)
Think about that third panel in the context of the eventual Xorn reveal… (New X-Men Annual 2001)
Hey, it’s Beak! Hi Beak! (New X-Men #17)
And then the Xavier Institute changed forever. (New X-Men #17)
DAMMIT TRISH YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO MAKE BEAST THAT SAD (New X-Men #17)
Seriously. (New X-Men #17)
…with letters by Richard Starkings and Comicraft’s Saida Temofonte. (New X-Men #17)
No no no no (New X-Men #17)
Poor… everybody. (New X-Men #17)
And the Academy Award for Best Secretly Body-Swapped Lead Actress goes to… (New X-Men #17)
What trim level is that? (New X-Men #17)
NEXT TIME: X-Men vs. U-Men

As Mentioned in Episode 519 – Beautiful People With Incredible Powers

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Illustration by David Wynne
And so it begins. (New X-Men #114)
That is a damn stylish credits page. (New X-Men #114)
Cerebra. (New X-Men #114)
Well, fuck. (New X-Men #114)
Charles Xavier vs. Cassandra Nova, round 2 (although you won’t officially find that out ’til later). (New X-Men #114)
These covers! (New X-Men #115)
I really like the way Morrison writes these two. (New X-Men #115)
Alas, Ugly John, we hardly knew ye. (New X-Men #115)
She’s so evil, but also so fucking weird. (New X-Men #115)
The original Negasonic Teenage Warhead. (New X-Men #115)
So, that happened. (New X-Men #115)
It may be improbable, but I legitimately like the negative-space X as a statement. (New X-Men #116)
The return of Emma Frost. (New X-Men #116)
One of the most lingering images of the run. (New X-Men #116)
Oh. That’s bad. (New X-Men #116)
That’s not Charles Xavier. (New X-Men #116)
NEXT EPISODE: Beast has a bad day.

 

As Mentioned in Episode 517 – Sliding Scale Ransom

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What If vol. 2 #9
Behold: a moppet! (What If vol. 2 #9)
Can you imagine how creepy he looks in the mask, just going about his business? (What If vol. 2 #9)
It also activates whenever there’s a really good sale at Safeway. (What If vol. 2 #9)
Namorita is a delight. (What If vol. 2 #9)
The All-Newer, All-Differenter X-Men! (What If vol. 2 #9)
What If vol. 2 #24
The giant werewolf body with Wolverine’s li’l head really never stops being funny. (What If vol. 2 #24)
Sure, why not? (What If vol. 2 #24)
Considering what you already pay for regular weapons, I don’t think silver bullets are actually gonna be that much of a change. (What If vol. 2 #24)
Frank Punisher, Vampire Hunter! (What If vol. 2 #24)
This dork. (What If vol. 2 #24)
What If: Magik #1
Aw, they’re both so bad at being people. (What If: Magik #1)
Now, THAT is what I call a montage. (What If: Magik #1)
I’M NOT CRYING YOU’RE CRYING (What If: Magik #1)
I want a whole ongoing set in this timeline. (What If: Magik #1)
NEXT EPISODE: Unspooling the X-Gene, with Dr. Jey McCreight!

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As Mentioned in Episode 516 – The Evolution of Magneto

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As Mentioned in Episode 514 – Plan 9 From Westchester

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Fun in the sewers! (X-Men #112)
Amelia Voght, fancy version. (X-Men #112)
Saint Sebastian got nothin’ on Charles Xavier. (X-Men #112)
Those rare moments when masks make sense! (X-Men #112)
Heh. (X-Men #112)
He gets things done. (X-Men #112)
Northstar X-Plains Eve of Destruction. (X-Men #112)
Poor Frenzy. (Uncanny X-Men #393)
This panel was a mistake. (Uncanny X-Men #393)
The Age of Apocalypse X-Babies. (Uncanny X-Men #393)
DAMNIT, WOLVERINE. (Uncanny X-Men #393)
Whoops. (Uncanny X-Men #393)
When in doubt, yeet your problems into space. (X-Men #113)
Wolverine has been trying for this moment for how long now? (X-Men #113)
Me, too, thanks. (X-Men #113)
NEXT EPISODE: Wolverine’s secret and oft-retconned origins!

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