Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-Men

Illustration by David Wynne

In which Wolverine learns to fly; pants are a basic human right; we decide to cherry-pick our Xorn retcons; Xavier’s eyebrows follow his mind; and the first year of New X-Men ends with a bang.

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The origin of the Shi’ar Imperial Guard

New X-Men #124-126

The current state of Charles Xavier’s body

G-Type

Neosaurus

Plutonia

Schism

Oracle

Stuf

Gladiator (more) (again)

Angel disambiguation

Several plans

Mutant justice

Several miracles of magnetism

Mummudrai

Horror movie shit

Subtle visual foreshadowing

A ruse

Education

Long-lost family members

What may or may not come after this

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In which Marvel goes wordless; Cassandra Nova breaks space; none of the X-Men have media training; and Gus was the best dog ever.

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Erik the Red (more) (again)

Kin Crimson

A big messy bag of mutant glory

New X-Men #121-123

‘Nuff Said

A journey into Charles Xavier’s mind

What Emma is drinking

A fetus fight

The criminal culpability of a fetus

Space problems

A cosplay challenge

Space

Charles Xavier’s weird last wish

A press conference

Teen romance

The Stepford Cuckoos

Gus

Charles Xavier’s age

Nanosentinels

Stuf

Pre-ride safety announcements from the X-Men

Whether Cassandra Nova should’ve been a component of Onslaught

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

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A horrifying revelation

The universe where Jay and Miles work for Cassandra Nova

New X-Men #118-120

John Sublime (more) (again)

The U-Men

Psychic energy, gender-reveal party-style

The Stepford Cuckoos

One way to disperse a mob

An uncivil conversation

The death and/or discomfort of many U-Men

An awakening of sorts

Squaring the phoenix

Hank McCoy’s “coming out”

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In which several individuals are not what they seem; John Sublime sucks; Cyclops talks Xorn down from a cosmic ledge; we meet the inimitable Beak; and Cassandra Nova makes herself (limitedly) known.

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John Sublime

Marvelscope™

New X-Men 2001 Annual

New X-Men #117

Xorn

X-Corporation

The U-Men

Ao Jun (and his super gross mutant power)

Synchronized heists

Psychometry vs. telepathy

A big eventual twist

Beak (Barnell Bohusk)

A kiss

Some really fucked up use of telepathy

Some Moira MacTaggert continuity nonsense

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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.

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No-Girl

New X-Men #114-116

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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