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Snowflakes

Season 1 Episode 521

Illustration by David Wynne

In which John Sublime sucks; Angel Salvatore rules; trauma does not justify evil; and you should never, ever, ever mess …

15 hours ago

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Head Like a (Black) Hole

Season 1 Episode 520

Illustration by David Wynne

In which several individuals are not what they seem; John Sublime sucks; Cyclops talks Xorn down from a cosmic ledge; we…

1 week, 1 day ago

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Beautiful People With Incredible Powers

Season 1 Episode 519

Illustration by David Wynne

In which we start the Morrison Run; Professor X gets his hands on Chekhov’s gun; Cassandra Nova raises X-villains to a ne…

2 weeks, 1 day ago

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Mapping the X-Gene

Season 1 Episode 518

In which Dr. Jey McCreight joins us to discuss all things X-Genetics!

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The genetics and taxonomy of Marvel’s merry mutants

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4 weeks, 1 day ago

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Sliding Scale Random

Season 1 Episode 517

In which we totally forgot to record a cold open (sorry); a lot of characters die (but not in Earth-616); Vampires may already be in command of Amer…

1 month ago

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The Evolution of Magneto

Season 1 Episode 516

In which Asher Elbein joins us to discuss the complicated intersections between Magneto, big feelings, and international politics.

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Some …

1 month, 1 week ago

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Origins

Season 1 Episode 515

In which we do a thing and are not even sorry.

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X-Men Origins: Wolverine

Next Episode: Magneto, with Asher Elbein!

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

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Plan 9 From Westchester

Season 1 Episode 514

In which we provide some inroads to resisting fascism in your community; pacifism has amazing abs; Cyclops and Wolverine play revolutionary chicken;…

2 months ago

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Eve of Destruction

Season 1 Episode 513

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 st…

2 months, 1 week ago

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You Can Get Anything You Want at Stryfe's Restaurant

Season 1 Episode 512

In which it’s rude to eat in a helmet; Cable does his best villain bit; Bishop is clearly unfamiliar with early X-Force; we’re pretty sure clones st…

2 months, 3 weeks ago

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