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As Mentioned in Episode 344 – Where No Mutant Has Gone Before

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A long, long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away… (Star Trex)
And then, Gladiator punched the Enterprise. (Star Trex)
This throwaway gag basically carries the issue. (Star Trex)
Everything Deathbird knows about diplomacy, she learned from Edgar Rice Burroughs novel covers. (Star Trex)
Several hundred years later… (Star Trek: The Next Generation / X-Men: Second Contact)
“I mean, we pay about as much attention to the Prime Directive…” (Star Trek: The Next Generation / X-Men: Second Contact)
This scene really looks like they should all be holding cocktails. (Star Trek: The Next Generation / X-Men: Second Contact)
Kang saying “Civility costs nothing” never stops being funny. (Star Trek: The Next Generation / X-Men: Second Contact)
Well, he’s doomed. (Star Trek: The Next Generation / X-Men: Second Contact)
And so’s she. (Star Trek: The Next Generation / X-Men: Second Contact)
We told you about that so we could tell you about this. (Planet X)
NEXT EPISODE: All of the Marvels. ALL of them. (feat. Douglas Wolk)

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344 – Where No Mutant Has Gone Before (feat. Tina Carleton)

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In which the X-Men cross over with two generations of Star Trek; your grandma invented slash fiction; Gladiator punches a starship; we designate a universe; Leonard McCoy gets bowdlerized; “Gary” is a silly name for a god; Elizabeth Dehner deserves better; a lot of things happen in space; Worf and Wolverine enjoy a brief but intense romance; the X-Men should have more to say about the ethics of “curing” mutation; and we successfully delay Onslaught by another week.

X-PLAINED:

  • Cross-franchise creative footprints
  • Collecting Star Trek in the ‘90s
  • Secret origins of Tina and Jay’s friendship
  • Star Trex
  • Star Trek: The Next Generation / X-Men: Second Contact
  • Star Trek: The Next Generation / X-Men: Planet X
  • Delta Vega
  • “Where No Man Has Gone Before”
  • The Shi’ar (again)
  • The relationship of Star Trek to the Marvel Universe
  • Earth-1701, which may or may not also be Earth-200500
  • Proteus (again)
  • A dubious date
  • First Contact
  • The Borg
  • Several temporal anomalies
  • The Traveler
  • Michael Jan Friedman
  • Xhaldia
  • Time Hooks and/or Chrono-compasses
  • Prune juice
  • Your new ship
  • The Drakkon
  • A simulated Charles Xavier
  • A Highland sex ghost, apparently?

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As Mentioned in Episode 341 – Rainbow Connection

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Low-key obsessed with what the hell sound this baby is supposed to be making. (Generation X #15)
When your kid goes away to school and comes back… different. (Generation X #15)
These fucking guys. (Generation X #15)
I am happy and surprised to announce that Giovanni survives the story pretty much unscathed! (Generation X #15)
I DON’T UNDERSTAND WHY HER BONES ARE VISIBLE THOUGH (Generation X #16)
Hi, Stan. (Generation X #17)
Oh, THAT guy. (Generation X #17)
Nobody draws rubble like Bachalo. (Generation X #17)
The genre-requisite hall of mirrors. (Generation X #17)
He somehow makes the X-Cutioner look… cool? (Generation X #17)
NEXT EPISODE: Rich-people problems.

341 – Rainbow Connection

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In which Chris Bachalo returns to Generation X; we briefly forget that Mondo exists; Synch is an extraordinarily good kid; not everybody gets a jetpack; Jubilee takes a turn as team strategist; Chamber has Onslaught problems; the X-Cutioner has no discernible dignity; the M does not stand for “metaphorical.”

X-PLAINED:

  • Jubilee’s aunt Hope
  • Generation X #15-17
  • Generation X (more) (again)
  • Emplates (more) (again)
  • An instance of possession
  • The Thomas family
  • Intersectional bias
  • Passing privilege
  • Narratively-determined technology
  • Giovanni the janitor
  • Synch vs. Mimic
  • An exceptionally slow-burn reveal
  • Possession as a vehicle for character development
  • The X-Cutioner (Carl Denti) (more) (again)
  • Metaphorical DNA
  • Fun times at the fair
  • Ruby quartz adaptive technology
  • Mutant names

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As Mentioned in Episode 334 – Genetic Nonsense

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And you thought the brimstone dimension was rough… (Generation X #12)
Damnit, Emma. (Generation X #12)
Vincente! (Generation X #12)
And you thought your last time running into an ex went badly. (Generation X #12)
Miles likes this cover a lot more than Jay does. (Generation X #13)
Seriously, what IS that stuff? Masking tape?
I feel ya, Emplate. (Generation X #13)
IT WOULD BE BAD ENOUGH IF HIS GERMAN WERE CORRECT (Generation X #13)
I know it’s not supposed to be funny, but it’s extremely funny. (Generation X #13)
Throwing in one more panel of the arguing heads, just for the hell of it. (Generation X #13)
The dialogue only makes the coloring error more ironic. (Generation X #13)
Hi, Bishop! (Generation X #13)
Because you seemed likely to demand it… (Generation X #14)
That’s… kind of lackluster, honestly. (Generation X #14)
Murmur! (Generation X #14)
Emplate just looks confused as hell by the entire concept of fireworks. (Generation X #14)
NEXT EPISODE: ClanDestine!

334 – Genetic Nonsense

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In which William Stryker is exceptionally difficult to kill; the terminology around Emplate’s powers is absolute nonsense even by comic-book standards; inkers deserve more credit; we would totally read comics about Murmur the Softpoken Mummy; Bishop comes to the rescue; and nothing really resolves.

X-PLAINED:

  • What happened to William Stryker
  • Gratuitous use of the adjective “genetic”
  • Emplate (again)
  • Generation X #12-14
  • Inks
  • Penance’s original backstory
  • Pining
  • A really unpleasant reunion
  • Accent problems
  • Gayle Edgerton
  • Vincente
  • Bulwark
  • D.O.A.
  • A somewhat chaotic victory
  • Mutant teams from non-anglophone countries
  • X-characters Miles would like to write

NEXT WEEK: HAWK TALK

NEXT EPISODE: ClanDestine!

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As Mentioned in Episode 324 – Snack Attack

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So, yeah, there’s a lot going on. (Generation X Annual 1995)
Not who they appear to be, which honestly doesn’t even really matter in context. (Generation X Annual 1995)
His sovereignty over the Hellfire Club is dubious, but he’s definitely the king of shade. (Generation X Annual 1995)
Ouch. (Generation X Annual 1995)
Wait, what? (Generation X Annual 1995)
I still can’t tell if this is him not knowing she kidnapped him or telling her that it’s fine that she did… (Generation X Annual 1995)
Well, that’s some Silent Hill-inflected creepiness. (Generation X Annual 1995)
This party is an odd mix of formality levels. (Generation X #10)
Look, it happens to all of us eventually. (Generation X #10)
We would read the HELL out of a series about Banshee’s Interpol adventures. (Generation X #10)
OH HEY WE KNOW THAT DUDE (Generation X #10)
They are a genuinely fun pair. (Generation X #10)
NEXT EPISODE: MOTHERFUCKIN’ GHOST PIRATES!

324 – Snack Attack

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In which Cordelia Frost is a terrible friend; Mondo is better than the story arcs that surround him; and we’d really love to see a series about Sean Cassidy’s super groovy past.

X-PLAINED:

  • The one who got away
  • Generation X Annual 1995
  • Generation X #10-11
  • A failed seduction attempt
  • Mondo and a plant-based facsimile thereof
  • An emergency
  • The very personal and private journal of Monet St. Croix
  • A party
  • Omega Red (again)
  • Sean Cassidy’s Interpol days
  • An unlikely informant
  • A somewhat surreal monitoring system
  • The Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-Men Wiki

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As Mentioned in Episode 323 – Baby Talk

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Seriously–they look like little adults! (Pint-Sized X-Babies #1)
This gag was probably inevitable, honestly. (Pint-Sized X-Babies #1)
Enter the X-Babies! (Pint-Sized X-Babies #1)
I feel like public opinion of Sentinels would go way up if they looked like dinosaurs. (Pint-Sized X-Babies #1)
Arcade X-Plains the premise. (Pint-Sized X-Babies #1)
THIS IS REALLY DARK FOR WHAT IT IS. (Pint-Sized X-Babies #1)
Is this actually Sinister? We never really find out, but it’s gotta be, right? (Pint-Sized X-Babies #1)
Hooray! (Pint-Sized X-Babies #1)
…that’s a lotta X-Babies. (Pint-Sized X-Babies #1)
Absolutely iconic cover. (X-Babies: Reborn #1)
Damn good interior art, too. (X-Babies: Reborn #1)
Kirby’s art has leveled up exponentially between Murderama and Reborn; I particularly dig his Spiral. (X-Babies: Reborn #1)
Expanded geography of the Mojoverse. (X-Babies: Reborn #1)
Man, I wanna live in a closed-down theater! (X-Babies: Reborn #1)
The textbook sisters. (X-Babies: Reborn #1)
‘Vengers Assembly! (X-Babies: Reborn #1)
That it’s an obvious joke doesn’t stop it from being funny. (X-Babies: Reborn #1)
All-New Psychilde! (X-Babies: Reborn #1)
Seriously, who WOULDN’T read about the adventures of Baby Doom? (X-Babies: Reborn #1)
That Skottie Young cover! (X-Babies: Stars Reborn #1)
Mr. Veech and Nandy. (X-Babies: Stars Reborn #1)
Good times. (X-Babies: Stars Reborn #1)
Our first glimpse of the Star Comics characters. (X-Babies: Stars Reborn #1)
Planet Terry (Bowdlerized version). (X-Babies: Stars Reborn #1)
Wally and the Wizard (Bowdlerized version). (X-Babies: Stars Reborn #2)
Royal Roy (Bowdlerized version). (X-Babies: Stars Reborn #2)
Top Dog (Bowdlerized but still helpful version). (X-Babies: Stars Reborn #3)
The actual, exiled Royal Roy, Planet Terry, and Top Dog. (X-Babies: Stars Reborn #3)
oh shit (X-Babies: Stars Reborn #3)
And they all pretty much lived happily ever after, probably, I guess. (X-Babies: Stars Reborn #4)
NEXT EPISODE: Aging up to X-teens!

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323 – Baby Talk

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In which we spend a large amount of time on a group of small characters; X-Babies stories cover a wide range of quality; Mojo is relegated to public access; the ‘Vengers rebel against their creator; the X-Babies excavate Star Comics; we adjust our opinion of the mid-‘90s; and WandaVision is probably not connected to the Mojoverse.

X-PLAINED:

  • Fun with blood
  • The X-Babies
  • Mojo
  • Pint-Sized X-Babies #1
  • X-Babies Reborn #1
  • X-Babies: Stars Reborn #1-4
  • The Brotherhood of Mutant Bullies
  • X-Baby nomenclature
  • The Pix
  • Hell’s Kitchen
  • The Wildways (more) (again)
  • Monkey Wagon
  • Bubblefield
  • Marshmallow Marsh
  • Gamesboro
  • The Textbook Sisters
  • The ‘Vengers
  • A transformation
  • Mr. Veech
  • Nandy
  • Star Comics and several characters therefrom
  • The Adorable X-Babies
  • Our opinions on the mid-‘90s
  • Welcome to Westview

NEXT EPISODE: X-Teens!

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