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As Mentioned in Episode 519 – Beautiful People With Incredible Powers

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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.

 

519 – Beautiful People With Incredible Powers

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In which we start the Morrison Run; Professor X gets his hands on Chekhov’s gun; Cassandra Nova raises X-villains to a new level of weird; and humanity is running on borrowed time.

X-PLAINED:

  • No-Girl
  • New X-Men #114-117
  • Grant Morrison and their approach to the X-Men
  • Superhero fashion
  • Cerebra
  • Beast’s new look
  • Ugly John
  • Interpersonal dynamics
  • Cassandra Nova (somewhat)
  • Donald Trask
  • Master Molds
  • Wild Sentinels
  • Emma Frost (more) (again)
  • Negasonic Teenage Warhead (the original)
  • The fall of Genosha
  • Secondary mutations
  • The most strapless bra of all time
  • The Black Bug Room
  • Summers problems
  • Official X-Men and the designation thereof
  • Wonder Man and mutants

NEXT EPISODE: Beast has a bad day

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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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514 – Plan 9 From Westchester

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In which we provide some inroads to resisting fascism in your community; pacifism has amazing abs; Cyclops and Wolverine play revolutionary chicken; Amelia Voght fails to live up to her narrative potential; Jean Grey continues to make spectacularly bad choices; Polaris deserves better; and Wolverine finally gets to stab Magneto.

X-PLAINED:

  • Community action and aid
  • X-Men #112-113
  • Uncanny X-Men #393
  • Genosha (more) (again)
  • Northstar (more) (again)
  • Dazzler (more) (again)
  • Sunpyre (more) (again)
  • Hector Rendoza (more) (again)
  • Paulie Provenzano (more) (again)
  • Frenzy (more) (again)
  • Amelia Voght (more) (again)
  • St. Sebastian thirst traps
  • Sewer adventures
  • Post-Apocalypse Cyclops (more) (again)
  • Awkward conversations about feelings
  • Implausible knitting
  • The Age of Apocalypse X-Babies
  • A protracted confrontation
  • Bad strategy
  • A confusing ruse
  • Some stabbing
  • What happens to the unlikeliest X-Men
  • Jean Grey as Charles Xavier’s heir
  • Best potential uses of Hector Rendoza

NEXT EPISODE: The secret (retconned) origin of Wolverine!

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As Mentioned in Episode 513 – Eve of Destruction

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Scott Summers, sharply dressed in (morally) gray! (Uncanny X-Men #391)
“Geez, Dad, can you say midlife crisis??” (Uncanny X-Men #391)
Summerses gotta Summers. (Uncanny X-Men #391)
“You must be thinking of the me from Earth-10005 or Earth-13122.” (Uncanny X-Men #391)
Exposition in the front, party in the (flash-)back. (Uncanny X-Men #391)
Scott’s face in that second panel… (Uncanny X-Men #391)
*sniffle* (Uncanny X-Men #391)
Anyone have ideas about the significance of the text on that gravestone in the foreground? (X-Men #111)
A purple and unpleasant land. (X-Men #111)
Muscles and shadows. (X-Men #111)
“Here with us is Doctor Henry McCoy, who’s really good with his… uh, science.” (X-Men #111)
Hey, she’s being nicer than she was back in her Alliance of Evil days! (X-Men #111)
A picture is worth – and includes – a thousand words. (X-Men #111)
Now that’s how you end a prologue. (X-Men #111)
The All-New, Mostly-Untrained X-Men. (Uncanny X-Men #392)
Jean recruits Jean-Paul Beaubier, Northstar! (Uncanny X-Men #392)
Jean recruits Hector Rendoza, AKA Wraith! (Uncanny X-Men #392)
Jean is about to recruit Paulie Provenzano, AKA Omerta! (Uncanny X-Men #392)
Jean recruits Leyu Yoshida, AKA Sunpyre! (Uncanny X-Men #392)
They’re… they’re gonna do fine. (Uncanny X-Men #392)
Jean recruits(?) Joanna Cargill, AKA Frenzy! (Uncanny X-Men #392)
Jean accepts the coincidental timing of the arrival of Alison Blaire, AKA Dazzler! (Uncanny X-Men #392)
NEXT TIME: Eve of Destruction concludes.

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513 – Eve of Destruction

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In which Jay and Miles make an announcement; the X-Men are down to bare bones; Cyclops and Corsair are stunningly bad at feelings; Trish Tilby is stunningly bad at journalism; Magneto says goodbye to nuance; and Jean Grey assembles a team.

X-PLAINED:

  • X-Corps vs. X-Corp
  • A thing that will be happening in a few months
  • The story so far
  • Uncanny X-Men #391-392
  • X-Men #111
  • The state of the X-Men
  • A short-lived Cyclops costume
  • A reunion
  • A sorry excuse
  • Resolution, somewhat
  • Genosha (more) (again)
  • Conflict of interest
  • Several excellent villain speeches
  • Joanna Cargill (Frenzy) (again)
  • Jean-Paul Beaubier (Northstar) (again)
  • Hector Rendoza
  • Yet another angry mob
  • Paulie Provenzano (Omerta)
  • Leyu Yoshida (Sunpyre)
  • Ice skating in Rockefeller Center
  • Our picks for a new Brotherhood of Evil Mutants

NEXT EPISODE: Eve of Destruction concludes!

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As Mentioned in Episode 510 – Giant-Size Special #14 (feat. Alex Paknadel)

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Well backgrounded, Tom Raney! (X-Men: The Search for Cyclops #1)
And then Jean holographically re-traumatized herself. (X-Men: The Search for Cyclops #1)
And then Cable holographically re-traumatized himself. (X-Men: The Search for Cyclops #1)
That monkey is INTO THIS. (X-Men: The Search for Cyclops #1)
Time to switch lip balm brands, my friend. (X-Men: The Search for Cyclops #1)
Scott Summers: great at boats. (X-Men: The Search for Cyclops #1)
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. (X-Men: The Search for Cyclops #1)
Okay, this doesn’t literally happen in this issue, but it looks pretty rad. (X-Men: The Search for Cyclops #2)
Angry mobs: a core feature of any historical period or geographic locale! (X-Men: The Search for Cyclops #2)
Bad kitty. (X-Men: The Search for Cyclops #2)
As if his day couldn’t get any worse… (X-Men: The Search for Cyclops #2)
It’s easy to forget how well Apocalypse rocks that heavy metal haircut. (X-Men: The Search for Cyclops #3)
“I’m not even supposed to be here today! (X-Men: The Search for Cyclops #3)
“Hey, who turned out the lights?” (X-Men: The Search for Cyclops #3)
(Cue goofy Hanna-Barbera chase music) (X-Men: The Search for Cyclops #3)
“Your butt was really different the last time we hung out!” (X-Men: The Search for Cyclops #3)
<3 (X-Men: The Search for Cyclops #3)
“Sorta-mom, didn’t your sorta-daughter wear that same color when she was old in the future that is my past?” (X-Men: The Search for Cyclops #4)
Now that’s how you enter a panel! (X-Men: The Search for Cyclops #4)
Jean is having a day. (X-Men: The Search for Cyclops #4)
Jean Grey and her weaponized feelings. Hell yeah. (X-Men: The Search for Cyclops #4)
Okay, that’s legit cool. If also a little silly. (X-Men: The Search for Cyclops #4)
“…at least until our relationship falls apart in New X-Men.” (X-Men: The Search for Cyclops #4)
NEXT TIME: Gambit and Bishop get their own series!

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510 – Giant-Size Special #14 (feat. Alex Paknadel)

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In which we attempt an all-Cyclops Winter special; X-Men are bad at processing grief; writer Alex Paknadel X-Plains his upcoming Cyclops miniseries; every character (except Cameron Hodge) is someone’s favorite; and you remain the best listeners of any podcast, ever.

X-PLAINED:

  • Clones of Cyclops
  • Gwen Warren
  • Our year in review
  • X-Men: The Search for Cyclops #1-4
  • Ahmed and his mustache
  • Emotional support boats
  • A monkey
  • Apoca-lips
  • Anias
  • Boxes of fire
  • One way of coping with trauma
  • Ozymandias (more) (again)
  • The relative criminality of a trail of questions
  • Cat lady problems
  • Twice as many cat ladies named Anias as you’d expect
  • Terrible logic
  • Caliban (more) (again)
  • Several unpleasant reunions
  • Alex Paknadel’s definitive Cyclopses
  • Fun with minor characters
  • Proxy characters and “highly polished surfaces”
  • Characters to revisit
  • Sentinels
  • Cyclops vs. his own powers
  • Cyclops’s powers vs. continuity
  • Who Scott Summers is when he’s alone
  • The punch dimension
  • The 11th Annual Super Doctor Astronaut Peter Corbeau Awards for Excellence at X-Cellence
  • Many people to whom we are profoundly grateful

NEXT EPISODE: Gambit & Bishop: Now Kiss Sons of the Atom

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493 – Now a Major Motion Picture

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In which the first X-Men film turns 25 (and holds up remarkably well).

X-PLAINED:

  • A startling absence
  • The X-Men’s big-screen debut
  • An X-film that might have been
  • X-Men (2000), in general; and related publications
  • Some very casting
  • What makes a good adaptation
  • Wolverine’s hair
  • Those costumes
  • The cinematic X-Men
  • The cinematic Brotherhood
  • Sabretooth’s eyebrows
  • Condensed backstories
  • The movie magic of magnetism
  • The worst toy of all time
  • Going to school with superheroes
  • Things we’d like to have seen in the movie

NEXT EPISODE: The origin of Thunderbird! (Not that one.) (Or that one.)

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As Mentioned in Episode 487 – The Only Well-Adjusted Cyclops in the Multiverse (Mutant X May, Part 2)

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…the 2025 story. (Mutant X #9)
The Morlocks! (Mutant X #9)
A damned fine Magneto indeed. (Mutant X #9)
Polaris from X-Factor meets Terra from Final Fantasy VI. (Mutant X #10)
Nightcrawler-1298 can buckle our swashes anytime. (Mutant X #10)
The rest of the X-Men! (Mutant X #10)
The weather is wild today. (Mutant X #11)
I think this might be a big deal, you guys. (Mutant X #12)
Drama! (Mutant X #12)
The Goblin Queen falls. (Mutant X #12)
The secondary theme of Mutant X is the relationship between Ororo Munroe and rodents. (Mutant X #13)
Someone missed the memo about Diaphanous Romper Fridays. (Mutant X #13)
Ninja versus vampire: a tale as old as time. (Mutant X #13)
The most well-adjusted Cyclops in the Multiverse (and friends)! (Mutant X #14)
Bros! (Mutant X #14)
Meet Katherine Pryde, Black Queen of the Hellfire Club; Sebastian Shaw in an iron lung; palette-swapped Captain America; and Sunfire! (Mutant X #15)
De T’ieves Guild. (Mutant X #16)
A thief and a t’ief. (Mutant X Annual 2000)
“Dear Diary, only you understand me.” (Mutant X Annual 2000)
The origin of Gampire/Vambit. (Mutant X Annual 2000)
That first panel is just adorable. (Mutant X Annual 2000)
What a great guy, that Cap! Hope he doesn’t blow up the moon or anything later. (Mutant X #17)
And again: bros! (Mutant X #17)
Seems fine. (Mutant X #18)
Hey, that’s our podcast’s schtick! No swiping! (Mutant X #18)
NEXT TIME: The end of Mutant X May!