20 The Brood They Carried

Published: Aug. 24, 2014, 10:24 p.m.

In which Claremont levels up; the Brood are legitimately scary; Colossus is an ethical dude; Nightcrawler and Wolverine share beers in the face of certain death; Storm turns into a space whale; we are Carol Corps for life; New Mutants are really into Magnum, P.I.; Kitty meets a dragon; and Xavier dies (again).\n\nX-Plained:\n\n \tBroo\n \tThe Brood Saga (X-Men #161-167)\n \tPaul Smith\n \tSpace fashion\n \tA really terrible awards ceremony\n \tTim O'Brien's X-Men\n \tThe Brood\n \tHow to tell a good Wolverine story\n \tRocket sharks\n \tThe single most badass magical-girl transformation sequence of all time\n \tBinary\n \tThe X-Men's Kobayashi Maru\n \tFriendship (more) (again)\n \tThe Acanti\n \tWhether Cyclops watches Star Trek\n \tThe New Mutants\n \tCloning\n \tOur secret cold-open formula\n \tCosmic crossovers\n\nNext Week: Kurt Busiek! We would have words with thee!\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!