93 – The Discreet Charm of the Brood

Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available at the shop, or contact David to purchase the original. In which airplanes are really dangerous if you’re a mutant, Magik remembers that time she dreamed about remembering a dream, those who live by mystically bad judgment die by mystically bad judgment, It’s Always Mystique (TM), and everything leads to Inferno.   X-PLAINED: Forge’s moral compass New Mutants #62-63 and #65-66 Empath and irredeemable vs. sympathetic villains Magical postal eagles Nova Roma Jag-u-ars Art as era signifier Time travel nightmare logic Sharpiemancy The “last” Brood Jerk headmasters who won’t even let you commit murder A long-awaited roomie reunion Bret Blevins’s mad Limbo skillz Claremont / Simonson character maturity equilibrium Astrally furry pants Loyalty to the living versus loyalty to the dead The Ultimate Darkchilde Wolverine’s surprisingly non-metallic teeth Partying with the New Mutants NEXT WEEK: Pryde of the X-Men. You can find a visual companion to this episode on our blog! Find us on iTunes or Stitcher! Rachel and Miles X-Plain the X-Men is 100% ad-free and listener supported. If you want to help support the podcast–and unlock more cool stuff–you can do that right here! Buy prints of this week’s illustration at our shop, or contact David Wynne for the original!