In which Gambit knows how to make an entrance; Rogue and Gambit only have relationship conversations during superhero fights; Wolverine fights a shark; and we have opinions on how to handle certain aspects of backstory.

438 – The Man of Harsh Business

Arts

Literature

Performing Arts

Design

Food

Fashion & Beauty

Visual Arts

Books

In which we celebrate our tenth anniversary by X-Plaining what may be the most reviled X-arc; you should not try this at home; Mystique is so much better than this story; Azazel is a really boring devil; Nightcrawler should probably be missing a hand; the Xavier School definitely does not have an HR department; and we would prefer that you not pee on Iceman.

450 – Live at the Clinton Street Theater

In which artist Russell Dauterman joins us to discuss super-powered costume design!

X-PLAINED:

 	Why it’s important to get a professional to design your superhero costume
 	Why Miles doesn’t trust the government
 	Russell’s history at Marvel
 	Designing for the Hellfire Gala
 	Mutant fashion
 	The word “fashionize”
 	Iconic looks
 	Modernizing superhero costumes
 	Powers vs. personality
 	Punk goddess Storm
 	Designing for drawability
 	Magic hair
 	Russell’s influences
 	Definitive Rogue costumes
 	X-Men ‘97
 	Best X-team costumes
 	Jay’s holy grail cosplay
 	Magic hair, cosplayed
 	Costume retrospectives
 	Where to find Russell online
 	Evil twin trends of the 1990s
 	Fuck You Pink

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449 – Dressing the X-Men, with Russell Dauterman

Feral's back - just in time to wreck Jay's voice again! (And Siryn's, but we'll get to that later.) (X-Force #88)
In which timeline math is almost never worth it; Tarot comes back from the dead (kind of) (maybe); Magma makes a heel turn; “King Bedlam” would be a great name for a ska band; not every nude man can turn into a bear; and you don’t have to talk to your supervillain relatives.
X-PLAINED:


 	The Triune Understanding
 	Birthday party follow-up
 	X-Force #87-90
 	Legacy and continuity
 	Bedlam (Jesse Aaronson)
 	Tarot (Marie-Ange Colbert)
 	Goat Simulator
 	King Bedlam (Christopher Aaronson)
 	The New Hellions
 	Perils of body-swapping
 	Linear time
 	Science
 	Armageddon Man
 	Paradigm
 	Senator Owen Danville
 	Family
 	A fancy hat
 	Madame Web
 	Many natural disasters
 	Early Genoshan history
 	Longshot as a villain

NEXT EPISODE: Dressing the X-Men with Russell Dauterman!




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448 – Skamageddon

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

NEXT EPISODE: X-Force vs the New Hellions



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447 – Minor Altercation of the Mutants

Ah, the age-old question: would you scissor your clone while yelling? (Uncanny X-Men #367)

In which the Magneto War comes to a close.

X-PLAINED:

 	X-Men #86-87
 	Uncanny X-Men #367
 	Quite a few other things, which we'll add to this post tomorrow!

NEXT EPISODE: Nate Grey meets Generation X!



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438 – The Man of Harsh Business

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