Episode 482 - The Mutant Gene for Murder
Added 2025-03-31 01:40:07 +0000 UTCIn which Pete Wisdom canonically smells weird; we are inordinately entertained by a villain; everyone levels up their superpowers; and you probably shouldn’t shave the logo of your secret super team into the side of your head.
X-PLAINED:
Nasty Boys disambiguation
X-Force #106-109
Counter X (more) (again)
Shockwave (more) (again)
Turn-of-the-millennium cool
X-Force (more) (again)
How to dress for funerals, I guess?
How Pete Wisdom smells
Romany Wisdom (again)
Marcus Tsung
Mind bullets
Nightman
Our first audience challenge in a really long time
A bad nickname
X-Force’s new looks
A thing growing out of Domino’s back
Several enigmas shrouded in mystery
The worst birthday party
Abel, Baker, and Charlie
Fish
The Factory
Telepathic “voices”
The miracle of magnetism
NEXT EPISODE: The return of Chris Claremont!
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Comments
Ha, that's awesome! I love it! -M
Jay and Miles X-Plain the X-Men
2025-03-31 21:44:01 +0000 UTCA reference to the Cincinnati Reds’ Nasty Boys bullpen? I was in the Oakland Coliseum with my dad as an 11-year-old when that team beat the A’s in the 1990 World Series! Best cold open ever!
Ben Martin
2025-03-31 13:54:26 +0000 UTC
