In which Uncanny X-Men concludes, E for Extinction gets awesome, Peter Quill is totally a Disney prince, and Rachel and Miles prepare to move to CASTLE SEXY DRACULA.
REIVEWED:
Uncanny X-Men #35 (1:08)
*E is for Extinction #2 (4:31)
Magneto #20 (6:06)
X-Men ’92 Infinite Comic #5 (9:09)
Old Man Logan #3 (11:56)
Star-Lord and Kitty Pryde #1 (15:24)
*Pick of the week (17:09)
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In which Cassandra Nova is the stuff of nightmares, Inferno remains stellar, Age of Apocalypse is a blast from the past, and everything is late because Rachel is in Alaska (sorry!).
REVIEWED:
Age of Apocalypse #1 (0:39)
*Inferno #3 (3:22)
X-Men ’92 Infinite Comic #4 (5:28)
Alaska (10:29)
*Miles’s pick of the week (7:57)
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In which the fact that we’re biased doesn’t mean we’re not also right; we disagree about which Silent Hill game makes the best metaphor for E is for Extinction; and Miles probably does not actually have the Legacy Virus.
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In which Chris and Chad teach us to stop worrying and love the ‘90s; the line between parody and homage is thin and flexible; everything happens at the mall; no one wants to play volleyball with Cyclops; and we totally fail to resolve the question, “Does a mall babe eat chili fries?”
WARNING: This episode contains minor spoilers for X-Men ’92 #1.
X-PLAINED:
The Westchester Wars
Battleworld
X-Men ’92 #1
Digital vs. print pacing
A continuity error
Narrative restrictions of Battleworld
The actual X-Men of 1992 (and the post-Claremont X-Universe)
X-Men Adventures
X-Men Collector’s Edition
Mutatant Genesis
X-Cutioner’s Song
Early Deadpool
Piecing together the Marvel Universe from trading cards
The X-Men animated series
Concurrent and complimentary adaptation
Cassandra Nova ‘92
The fine line between homage and parody
Definitive story arcs of the 1990s
NEXT WEEK: Rachel Summers and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
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In which it’s all Secret Wars all the time; Dennis Hopeless is a consistent source of Feels; Old Man Logan fills the Wolverine-Western-shaped hole in our lives; Jubilee wins; and we are forced to radically rethink some assumptions about big summer crossover events.
REVIEWED:
*Inferno #1 (0:27) Secret Wars Journal #1 (4:42) X-Men ’92 Infinite Comic #1 (7:17) Old Man Logan #1 (11:05)
*Pick of the Week (13:42)
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