524 – House in a House

About this episode

The episode discusses various X-Men characters and themes, including Xorn, Cyclops, and Fantomex, while exploring the complexities of mutant identity and relationships.

Illustration by David Wynne In which Xorn goes out on the town; silverware is morally neutral; Cyclops pursues dubious counsel; the X means ten; and Fantomex is eminently enjoyable. X-PLAINED: The parentage of Hope Summers New X-Men #127-130 Mutant Town A monster who is not a monster but is, perhaps, a metaphor X-Corporation Paris The whole Phoenix situation Fantomex Weapon XII A gene-hazard Corporal Animal E.V.A. The Weapon Plus program (somewhat) The World (somewhat) The Shi’ar Empire vs. Earth Xorn variations NEXT EPISODE: A Memorial of Magnetism Check out the visual companion to this episode on our blog . Find us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify ! Jay 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 rad swag at our Dashery shop !

People in this episode

Hosts: Jay Edidin, Miles Stokes

Topics covered

• X-Men
• mutants
• comic book analysis
• character exploration
• superhero themes

Keywords

• Xorn
• Cyclops
• Fantomex
• Hope Summers
• New X-Men
• Mutant Town
• X-Corporation
• Weapon Plus
• Shi’ar Empire

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: X-Corporation, Weapon Plus, Shi’ar Empire

Books & works: New X-Men #127-130

Places: Mutant Town, Paris

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