24 Ororo, Queen of the Galaxy

Published: Sept. 28, 2014, 8:39 p.m.

Art by David Wynne.\n\nIn which Professor X is (canonically!) a jerk, Miles has Sidrian Hunter feelings, Kitty Pryde is Clarissa Darling with a dragon, we introduce a drinking game, the X-Men do Barbarella, Rachel has a \u2018shipper moment, Rogue joins the team, Storm gets a haircut, Mastermind is still the worst, and Madelyne Pryor is underrated.\n\nX-Plained:\n\n \tLockheed\n \tUncanny X-Men #168-175\n \tReset issues\n \tA one-sided rivalry\n \tThe lowest-drama X-romance\n \tThe Cream of Wheat box as a metaphor for infinity\n \tKitty\u2019s Kostume Korner\n \tRachel\u2019s questionably-canon ships\n \tThe Morlocks\n \tClass privilege and the mutant metaphor\n \tCallisto\n \tCaliban\n \tSunder\n \tPlague\n \tMasque\n \tA dubbing error\n \tGender dimorphism in superhero media\n \tStorm\u2019s first major character arc\n \tOur single favorite superhero artist\n \tRogue\n \tRogue\u2019s accent\n \tA Charles Xavier we can believe in\n \tYukio\n \tPunk Storm\n \tMadelyne Pryor\n \tClosure\n \tCyclops vs. formalwear\n\nArt Challenge: Send us your Kitty Pryde costume redesigns--any era, any codename--to xplainthexmen(at)gmail(dot)com\n\nNext Week: Claremont and Miller\u2019s Wolverine!\n\n\n\nYou can find a visual companion to the episode \u2013 and links to recommended reading \u2013\xa0on our\xa0blog.\n\nFind us on\xa0iTunes\xa0or\xa0Stitcher!\n\nSupport us on\xa0Patreon!