Tag: Nate Grey
447 – Minor Altercation of the Mutants
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In which everything is an event these days; Skin may or may not have a skeleton; everyone has a crush on Synch; we are intrigued by Integer; and it’s hard to be Emma Frost.
X-PLAINED:
- War of the Mutants
- Generation X #50
- X-Man #50
- Nate Grey (again)
- Adrienne Frost
- Science
- Dark Beast (again)
- Gene Nation
- Vessel
- Hemingway
- Membrain
- Fever Pitch
- Dark Opsidian
- Iron Maiden
- Wynter
- Tattoos
- More science
- Integer
- Trauma
- Multiversal designations
- The Morlock Tunnels
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As Mentioned in Episode 431 – Doctor Jennifer Murder’s Drop-In Deathatorium
431 – Doctor Jennifer Murder’s Drop-In Deathatorium
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In which Synch is a more versatile character than he originally got credit for; “eep” and “eek” are likewise underused; space makes everything better; Nate Grey is the proto-himbo; and if you can decipher the secret code in this episode, you, too, can win a Silver Surfer jet ski!
X-PLAINED:
- Diablo
- Generation X Underground Special
- X-Men Unlimited #30
- X-Man: All Saints Day
- Jim Mahfood
- Skin’s video-game preferences
- Strange superpowers
- Poster pirates
- Visual representations of the passage of time
- “Banshee’s Angels”
- Charlie’s Angels
- The infamous donut-day riots
- Perfect costumes
- Adequate restraints for small children
- The raw power of funk
- Generation X vs. the Beat Generation
- The greatest disco event in the universe
- Nate Grey
- Some kid named Jerome
- Countess Absynthia Von Mort
- Transylvania
- Dr. Cindy’s Castle
- The state of Phoenix affairs
- The color bar at the top of the page in ‘90s comics
NEXT EPISODE: Generation X suits up!
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As Mentioned in Episode 391 – Mansion of Theseus
391 – Mansion of Theseus
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In which the X-Mansion has unusually large vents; Cable’s hair should not be floppy; Nate Grey meets his maternal grandparents; and we would really like to know more about the Siege of the Vapor Ants.
X-PLAINED:
- Cable #45-47
- X-Man #30
- What various Nathans have been up to
- Operation Zero Tolerance (again)
- The Siege of the Vapor Ants
- Three grenades
- Beefy vents for beefy men
- Danger
- Shi’arese
- Cable vs. Bastion
- So much beer
- Three rad ladies
- Several Greys
- Roust
- Every appearance of Joey and Gaylin Bailey
- Several faked deaths
- Possible impact of the MCU on the X-comics’ status quo
- Character ages
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NEXT EPISODE: Generation X
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As Mentioned in Episode 351 – His Mighty Hand
351 – His Mighty Hand
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In which we enter Phase 2 of Onslaught; Cable is a man of many purposes; Onslaught gets a makeover; Intentions only matter if you’re Longshot; and Sue Richards will pull over this crossover event right now if you don’t behave.
X-PLAINED:
- Red Onslaught
- Onslaught Phase 1
- Uncanny X-Men #336
- Cable #35
- X-Man #19
- X-Force #58
- A large number of team-ups
- Onslaught, but make it a seder
- Watcher undercarriage
- Onslaught’s second form
- Cable and Apocalypse vs. Onslaught
- Nate Grey vs. Sinister
- A trap
- Several flashbacks and fantasies
- Symbolic roles within X-Force
- What Banshee’s sonic scream sounds like
- Pecs as envisioned by Franklin Richards
NEXT EPISODE: Onslaught, of course.
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As Mentioned in Episode 349 – Onslaught Secret Weapon Force Power Slammers
349 – Onslaught Secret Weapon Force Power Slammers
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In which Onslaught nomenclature has some consistency issues; electricity is the new magnetism; Nate Grey mopes; Sinister doesn’t care about your guns; the Xavier mansion blows up (again); and we track down an elusive Sentinel.
X-PLAINED
- Doctor Doom’s absolutely irrelevant Onslaught encounter
- Cable #34
- Incredible Hulk #444
- X-Man #18
- X-Force #57
- Onslaught Phases vs. Impacts
- Ozymandias (more) (again)
- Post (more) (again)
- Cable’s ridiculous motorcycle
- Several Hulks
- Behemoth
- Cable/Storm
- The Betty Conspiracy
- Rocks that yell
- Alpacalypse
- Multiversal disambiguation
- Some unlikely sound effects
- An anti-Sinister failsafe
- A self-destruct system
- Warpath and Risque
- A hug
- A very specific Sentinel
- Coming out in adulthood
NEXT WEEK: Hawk Talk
NEXT EPISODE: Somehow We Have Made 350 of These (and also more Onslaught)
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