25 The Best at What He Does

Published: Oct. 6, 2014, 8:47 a.m.

Art by David Wynne, after Katsushika Hokusai.\n\nIn which Wolverine gets his first miniseries, Yukio is still (and forever) the best, we categorically reject the classification \u201cmanic pixie dreamgirl,\u201d everything is noir as hell, Wolverine gets an Iron Giant moment, Storm is too cool for your dress code, and we finally made \u201cProbably a Summers Brother\u201d t-shirts.\n\nX-Plained:\n\n \tX-23\n \tThe 1982 Wolverine miniseries\n \tUncanny X-Men #172-173\n \tRachel\u2019s Wolverine feelings\n \tAn auspicious road trip\n \tEarly Frank Miller\n \tA really epic team-up\n \tPlug\u2019n\u2019play storytelling\n \tHow to tell a good Wolverine story\n \tMariko Yashida\n \tHonor\n \tShingen Yashida\n \tYukio\n \tThe Inverse Law of Ninjas\n \tThe Forty-Seven Ronin\n \tSilver Samurai\n \tViper\n \tA Ninja meet-cute\n \tThe Cyclops / Wolverine double standard\n \tThe secret origins of Wolverine\u2019s mask and hair\n\nNext Week: The New Mutants meet Team America!\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!