Episode Description
In which Rachel and Miles return triumphant, the X-Men get a second ongoing series, we hit peak Moira MacTaggert, R-A-H-N-E is definitely pronounced “rain,” Sam Guthrie is the nicest henchman, Claremont is hit-and-miss on cultural diversity, and Bobby da Costa is the teenageriest teenager of them all.
Cold Open[]
The history of Nova Roma is explained.
X-Plained[]
- Nova Roma
- The New Mutants and The New Mutants
- Marvel Graphic Novels
- Greenberg the Vampire
- call-backs
- Karma
- Wolfsbane
- Sunspot
- Cannonball
- Mirage
- Whitewashing in superhero comics
- The mercurial Guthrie family
- Xi’an the Obscure
- The Dr. Claw Effect (and why Dr. Doom and Arcade are exceptions)
- Donald Pierce
- Eras of New Mutants
- Lila Cheney
- The Hellions
Listener Questions[]
- Karma of the New Mutants: Groundbreaking lesbian superhero of color, or chronically narratively punished cluster of overlapping stereotypes about refugees, abuse survivors, and queer people?
- While the New Mutants don't have as many notable supporting characters as the X-Men, they do have a whole host of interesting recurring characters, both good and bad. Who's your favorite recurring character that's not a member of the team itself? (ex: Lila Cheney, one of the Hellions, Xi'an's siblings, etc.)