19 Acorns and Swords

Published: Aug. 17, 2014, 5:58 p.m.

In which we continue our delve into the eldritch end of the X-Universe, Illyana Rasputin has a rough childhood even by X-Men standards, Kitty Pryde is a Niven fan, Limbo is way metal, Vincent Price is our Belasco, and Rachel and Miles have feelings about female friendships in Claremont's X-Men.\n\nX-Plained:\n\n \tMikhail Rasputin\n \tHell dimensions, including but not limited to\n\n \tThe Void\n \tThe Dark Zone\n \tThe Hill\n \tLimbo\n \tThe other Limbo\n \tYet a third Limbo\n\n\n \tReincarnation\n \tIllyana Rasputin\n \tMagic vs. Magik\n \tUncanny X-Men #160\n \tOctopusheim\n \tStepping Disks\n \tOtherplace\n \tBelasco\n \tEmergo\n \tS'ym\n \tStorm and Illyana: Magik #1-4\n \tBloodstones\n \tYet another set of alternate X-Men\n \tFriendship\n \tThe Soulsword\n \tPodcasting\n\n\n\nYou can find a visual companion to the episode \u2013 and links to recommended reading \u2013\xa0on our\xa0blog.\nFind us on\xa0iTunes\xa0or\xa0Stitcher!\nSupport us on\xa0Patreon!\n\xa0\n\nNext week: In space, no one can hear you snikt.