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447 – Minor Altercation of the Mutants

April 28, 2024 Jay 5 comments

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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 441 – Dracu-tastic

February 26, 2024 Miles Leave a comment

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Sadly, not a sequel to Banshee’s Angels. (Generation X #48)

I mean, once or twice for most of them, but that’s considered pretty healthy by X-standards. (Generation X #48)

DO NOT TRUST THAT MAN JONO (Generation X #48)

I wish I could have all my arguments while fighting Asgardian trolls. (Generation X #48)

I feel like a lot of women end up making that face at Chamber. (Generation X #48)

Fair point, Gaia, albeit one that raises a number of questions… as do all your points. (Generation X #48)

Husk’s breakup haircut, meet Maggott’s cartoon hearts. (Generation X #49)

Constantine Francis Slaughter IV, level 60 Dwarven Hunter. (Generation X #49)

It’s probably good for Iceman’s self esteem that he never really hung out with Chamber. (Generation X #49)

Emma Frost x-plains Emma Frost. (Generation X #49)

Over the next 26 issues, Adrienne Frost will proceed to ruin absolutely everything. (Generation X #49)

Better or worse than syncing with Glob Herman? (Generation X #49)

Jay cannot even with this face. (Generation X / Dracula Annual 1998)

This issue – the highly collectible first appearance of Jubilee’s bunny slippers! (Generation X / Dracula Annual 1998)

Such good horror movie staging. (Generation X / Dracula Annual 1998)

Look at these awesome weirdos. (Generation X / Dracula Annual 1998)

“BAT!” (Generation X / Dracula Annual 1998)

“It’s the Scary Vampire, Charlie Brown!” (Generation X / Dracula Annual 1998)

And then Dracula’s ghoul gave Chamber the D. (Generation X / Dracula Annual 1998)

Jubilee versus fonts. (Generation X / Dracula Annual 1998)

We’ve all been there, kid. (Generation X / Dracula Annual 1998)

Chamber’s Kirby krackle! Dracula’s impossibly long bloody claws! Husk’s deathly pallor! (Generation X / Dracula Annual 1998)

Man, no one’s powers ever look as cool as when Synch uses them. (Generation X / Dracula Annual 1998)

A for effort, though. (Generation X / Dracula Annual 1998)

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LINKS AND FURTHER READING

We talked about Dracula here and here!
Wet Leg probably met Dracula too.

441 – Dracu-tastic

February 25, 2024 Miles 9 comments

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In which Banshee should eat the rich; the real Monet is way more of a jerk than the fake one; the Marvel Universe is the world inside your brain-case; Maggott joins and quits Generation X at almost the speed of Sunfire; Dracula gives Chamber the D; and if Jay and Miles die in this episode, they die in real life.

X-PLAINED:

Dracula as a universal standard
Earth-441
Generation X #48-49
The missed potential of 13,000-year-old teenager Gaia
The Jay Faerber run of Generation X
Emma and Banshee’s forgotten X-friendship
That time that Moira ripped off Banshee’s skin and wore it like a Halloween costume (again)
Cordelia Frost, Emma’s younger sister
Adrienne Frost, Emma’s older sister
Interpersonal arguments by way of Asgardian combat scenarios
Jubilee, fox; versus M, scorpion
Alaska, moping capital of the Marvel Universe
Clever scene transitions
Constantine Francis Slaughter IV and his mustache
Puberty as body horror
Husk’s breakup haircut
Slug emulation
Generation X / Dracula Annual 1998
The Council of Cross-Time Draculas
Chamber’s goofy face
Vampire fonts
Jubilee’s bunny slippers
Charlie Brown in Snow Valley
Count von Count (again)
Monsters as class metaphor
What would happen if Synch synced with Legion
Who would pronounce Cable like Britta Perry pronounces bagel

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As Mentioned in Episode 432 – Weird Little Adventures

December 10, 2023 Jay Leave a comment

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This makes it look like one of them is about to die. (Generation X #44)

The weirdest thing about Polaroids was that they could all talk. (Generation X #44)

Aw. (Generation X #44)

Siryn knows how to dress! (Generation X #44)

A plot thread that dangles to this day. (Generation X #44)

I really enjoy this credits page. (Generation X #45)

I enjoy when Monet is mischievous. (Generation X #45)

What the HELL, Sean? (Generation X #46)

Of course, it would have EMTs, but, whatever. (Generation X #46)

One way to deal with traffic. (Generation X #46)

How fast is she running?! (Generation X #46)

“I mean, they’ll have a rough time at college, but whatever.” (Generation X #46)

Forge, no. (Generation X #47)

Did… did they HAVE to live in the treehouse before?! (Generation X #47)

Later he’s going to lecture on not pissing off your girlfriend. (Generation X #47)

YOU TELL ‘IM, PARADOX! (Generation X #47)

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432 – Weird Little Adventures

December 3, 2023 Jay 4 comments

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In which we reach the end of Larry Hama’s run on Generation X; Gaia remains remarkably normal for someone who has spent millennia chained up alone in a citadel; Synch practices radical forgiveness; we ponder the nature of Emma Frost and Sean Cassidy’s relationship; and Forge is extra unqualified to lecture on ethics.

X-PLAINED:

How Jubilee stopped being a vampire
The Draco, kinda
Generation X #44-47
Bianca LaNeige (again)
Polaroid cameras
Gaia (more) (again)
Reality warping
Woody and Arlo Guthrie
Iceland
Several continuity errors
Psi War fallout
Paul Weller
New school uniforms
Accreditation
Miss Pickwick
Penance’s nationality
Guthrie manifestation
Teamwork
Forge’s decision-making skills
Paradox
Indoor/outdoor moppets
Four theoretical horsemen of Apocalypse
Awkward family holidays

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As Mentioned in Episode 431 – Doctor Jennifer Murder’s Drop-In Deathatorium

November 19, 2023 Miles Leave a comment

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Alright, who stuck their surprisingly awesome fan-zine on this comics rack? (Generation X Underground Special #1)

Do the extra-long fingers help or hurt? (Generation X Underground Special #1)

Triumphant walk! (Generation X Underground Special #1)

Cibo Matto! (Generation X Underground Special #1)

“I’m just not sure about this neighborhood. Let’s head over to Crime Alley instead.” (Generation X Underground Special #1)

No notes. (Generation X Underground Special #1)

(Former since the Donut Day Riots) Detective Lucas Bishop. (Generation X Underground Special #1)

Eat your heart out, Jack Kirby. (Generation X Underground Special #1)

You and me both, random gangster. (Generation X Underground Special #1)

And, in fact, that very funk will save the day. (Generation X Underground Special #1)

Chamber’s secondary mutation is to be more heavily inked when he’s depressed. (Generation X Underground Special #1)

If you’re ever this heavily inked, please talk to someone. (Generation X Underground Special #1)

Al made a shirt and so can you! (Generation X Underground Special #1)

Man vs. Man, Man vs. Nature, Beatniks vs. Hostess Fruit Pies… (Generation X Underground Special #1)

Nate is such a good dude sometimes. (X-Man: All Saints Day #1)

What an oddly relevantly helpful old woman! (X-Man: All Saints Day #1)

Downtown Transylvania circa 1998, I assume. (X-Man: All Saints Day #1)

Hey, your face isn’t even all that bony! (X-Man: All Saints Day #1)

See, kids? This is why you shouldn’t smoke. (X-Man: All Saints Day #1)

She had to wait days for a lightning storm epic enough for her to make her entrance properly. (X-Man: All Saints Day #1)

How has no one brought this delightful villain back since this issue?! (X-Man: All Saints Day #1)

Didn’t see that one coming… (X-Man: All Saints Day #1)

NO NOTES. (X-Man: All Saints Day #1)

Doctor Von Mort’s home office is way cooler than mine. (X-Man: All Saints Day #1)

Abysnthia Von Mort x-plains Absynthia Von Mort. (X-Man: All Saints Day #1)

“Help! We’ve been filed!” (X-Man: All Saints Day #1)

I’m not crying you’re crying (X-Man: All Saints Day #1)

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431 – Doctor Jennifer Murder’s Drop-In Deathatorium

November 19, 2023 Miles 4 comments

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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

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As Mentioned in Episode 419 – Stuff Happens

July 29, 2023 Miles Leave a comment

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Run, Penance! The retcons are coming for you! (Generation X #40)

Hey, that’s not how telepathy works! (Generation X #40)

I’d be responding with a lot more middle fingers and lawsuits than Synch is here. (Generation X #40)

Monet, I know your brother is super evil and all, but do you really have to be so mean about it? (Generation X #40)

I see someone just earned their Villainous Wordplay merit badge! (Generation X #40)

Huh, that was easy. (Generation X #40)

…as Disney’s copyright lawyers back slowly away… (Generation X #40)

This issue’s an odd and somewhat troubling one, but damn that art is great. (Generation X #41)

Jubilee: from youngest X-Man to youngest Gen X’er. (Generation X #41)

AAAAAAAHHHHHHH (Generation X #41)

And once more I say AAAAAAAHHHHHHH (Generation X #41)

I’m impressed we can tell Emma and Paige apart for once, but what really impresses me is EVERYTHING ABOUT JUBILEE’S HAIR (Generation X #42)

Is… is this how flirting works? Have we been doing it wrong? (Generation X #42)

We’ll get to this. (Generation X #42)

The color of PAIN (Generation X #42)

It must be hard to be Just Some Dude in the Marvel Universe. (Generation X #42)

Why Gaia is probably actually a Neutrino from TMNT, figure 1. (Generation X #42)

Why Gaia is probably actually a Neutrino from TMNT, figure 2. (Generation X #42)

Hi, Elsie-Dee and Albert! Bye, Elsie-Dee and Albert! (Generation X #42)

I feel like Emma makes that face at Sean a lot. (Generation X #43)

This run may be baffling and bizarre, but I can’t say I’m not having a good time. (Generation X #43)

FUN FACT: Did you know that 1996’s Super Mario RPG was the first time Princess Peach, then called Princess Toadstool, used a frying pan as a weapon? (Generation X #43)

Oh right, these guys. (Generation X #43)

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419 – Stuff Happens

July 29, 2023 Miles 9 comments

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In which the St. Croix family is constructed largely of retcons; Generation X adjusts surprisingly quickly to a massive status quo shift; Psi-War is coming soon to a podcast near you; Snow White – I mean, Bianca LaNeige – has an intriguing but exceptionally minimal backstory; and if you die in this podcast episode, you die in real life.

X-PLAINED:

Hellfire Club history
Generation X #40-43
MillXnials
Mercy General Hospital vs Our Mother of Mercy Hospital
Ambiguous psionic overlap
Nicole & Claudette & Monet & Marius St. Croix
The Downtown Stomp
Synch, agreeable and bland (for now)
Vincent Adultman
The nature of Penance
A glacial but effective pace
Bianca LaNeige, evil Snow White from space
Warpy, Stinky, Spiky, Windy, Greasy, Brainy, and Blurry
The Enchanted Forest of Oregon
Claremont:Body Swaps::Hama:Getting Stuck In Other Dimensions
Jay vs. Accents
Terminal Dream Syndrome
A surprisingly gruesome fill-in
An underrated era for Emma Frost
Betty & Veronica, presenting like mandrills
Zak the Neutrino
Albert & Elsie-Dee (briefly)
The Dodsons vs Mike Allred
Dr. Bronner’s uncredited Marvel career
Our coverage of Ultimate X-Men (or lack thereof)
Dr. Phil Zimbardo’s xplainthexmen study

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