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As Mentioned in Episode 527 – Whodunnit?

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So very romance comics! (New X-Men #139)
Ouch. (New X-Men #139)
Damn, Jean. (New X-Men #139)
Fun times in Emma’s memory. (New X-Men #139)
More fun times in Emma’s memory. (New X-Men #139)
Less fun times in Emma’s memory. (New X-Men #139)
And that’s why you always leave a note! (New X-Men #139)
It’s mystery time! (New X-Men #140)
Someone doesn’t dance the tango to championship standards. (New X-Men #140)
The Phoenix knows what you did (or, I suppose, didn’t do).(New X-Men #140)
Bishop looks prepared to break into song at any moment. (New X-Men #140)
Yeah, they grow there. (New X-Men #140)
AWESOME is what they are. (New X-Men #141)
THE CUTEST MONSTER BABIES (New X-Men #141)
She’ll be back. (New X-Men #141)
Emma’s spleen and heart are now reversed, but it’s cool. (New X-Men #141)
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527 – Whodunnit?

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In which Jean Grey crosses several lines; Emma Frost is killed; Bishop and Sage visit from X-Treme X-Men; mutants are weird; the plot thickens; Emma Frost is resurrected; and we learn several secrets of fly reproduction.

X-PLAINED:

  • The brothers Xorn
  • A question of reading order
  • New X-Men #139-141
  • Cosmic force problems
  • A showdown
  • A brief tour through the mind of Emma Frost
  • A murder most foul
  • Bishop (briefly) (again)
  • Sage (briefly) (again)
  • Many suspects
  • One way to get drugs, I guess?
  • A mysterious shack and its mysterious contents
  • Perils and advantages of being a living computer
  • A murder weapon
  • Angel and Beak’s excellent babies
  • A resurrection
  • A subtly remarkable taxicab
  • The advent of mixed-case lettering in Marvel comics
  • How Angel and Beak’s reproductive cycle corresponds to actual fly reproduction

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As Mentioned in Episode 526 – Vengeful Mutants on Drugs

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I love these weird kids. (New X-Men #135)
It really is the same outfit with different flourishes. (New X-Men #135)
That One Shirt. (New X-Men #135)
That… is not how campfires work. (New X-Men #135)
It’s a look, alright. (New X-Men #135)
Go, Beak! (New X-Men #136)
WELL, THAT’S NOT MENACING OR ANYTHING (New X-Men #136)
“His Viennese Waltz, for instance, was terribly clumsy.” (New X-Men #137)
These kids in a nutshell. (New X-Men #137)
Why is that thing on your face, Logan? Who did this to you? (New X-Men #137)
See how much better he looks without it? (New X-Men #137)
Ouch. (New X-Men #137)
I wish these gentlemen only the best. (New X-Men #138)
SPOILER: Their kids are gonna be awesome. (New X-Men #138)
Awkward. (New X-Men #138)
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526 – Vengeful Mutants on Drugs

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In which you should use drugs only with caution; a famous shirt makes its debut; Wolverine is the new Mary Worth; and you were never Quentin Quire’s age (unless you were).

X-PLAINED:

  • What Quentin Quire’s been up to since discorporating
  • New X-Men #135-138
  • The Special Class
  • Basilisk
  • Ernst
  • Dummy
  • No Girl
  • Whether the Xavier School should admit human students
  • Quentin’s new look
  • Kick (more) (again)
  • The Omega Gang
  • That one t-shirt
  • How to punch up your Power Point presentation
  • A somewhat fraught camping trip
  • The Special Class vs. U-Men
  • A secret
  • Some kind of weird affair
  • A riot, of sorts
  • Wolverine’s unfortunate soul patch
  • What actually happened to Jumbo Carnation
  • Telepathic deconstruction
  • The Cuckoos vs. Emma Frost
  • A somewhat mysterious secondary mutation
  • Denouement
  • The subsequent evolution of Quentin Quire
  • What’s happening to xplainthexmen.com when the show ends
  • The telepathy-telekinesis overlap

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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.

524 – House in a House

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In which Xorn goes out on the town; silverware is morally neutral; Cyclops pursues dubious counsel; the X means ten; and Fantomex is eminently enjoyable.

X-PLAINED:

  • The parentage of Hope Summers
  • New X-Men #127-130
  • Mutant Town
  • A monster who is not a monster but is, perhaps, a metaphor
  • X-Corporation Paris
  • The whole Phoenix situation
  • Fantomex
  • Weapon XII
  • A gene-hazard
  • Corporal Animal
  • E.V.A.
  • The Weapon Plus program (somewhat)
  • The World (somewhat)
  • The Shi’ar Empire vs. Earth
  • Xorn variations

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

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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

520 – Head Like a (Black) Hole

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In which several individuals are not what they seem; John Sublime sucks; Cyclops talks Xorn down from a cosmic ledge; we meet the inimitable Beak; and Cassandra Nova makes herself (limitedly) known.

X-PLAINED:

  • John Sublime
  • Marvelscope™
  • New X-Men 2001 Annual
  • New X-Men #117
  • Xorn
  • X-Corporation
  • The U-Men
  • Ao Jun (and his super gross mutant power)
  • Synchronized heists
  • Psychometry vs. telepathy
  • A big eventual twist
  • Beak (Barnell Bohusk)
  • A kiss
  • Some really fucked up use of telepathy
  • Some Moira MacTaggert continuity nonsense

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As Mentioned in Episode 516 – The Evolution of Magneto

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from The Resurrection of Magneto

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516 – The Evolution of Magneto (feat. Asher Elbein)

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In which Asher Elbein joins us to discuss the complicated intersections between Magneto, big feelings, and international politics.

X-PLAINED:

  • Some complicated intersections between Magneto, big feelings, and international politics.

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