5 The Retcon That Walks Like a Man

Published: May 11, 2014, 9:20 p.m.

In which the Bronze Age begins; Dave Cockrum is your god now; the band gets together; Sunfire joins the team;\xa0cultural sensitivity is not Marvel's strong suit;\xa0Sunfire quits the team; it sucks to be Cyclops; Professor X crosses a moral event horizon; Sunfire joins the team; Ed Brubaker channels Thomas Hardy; you are probably a Summers brother; and Sunfire quits the team.\n\nX-Plained:\n\n \tBamf-Voltron Nightcrawler\n \tGiant-Size X-Men #1\n \tThe\xa0worst hat of the Marvel Universe\n \tThe Mostly-New, Mostly-Different X-Men\n \tA business-casual angry mob\n \tThe\xa0limits of creative good intentions\n \tTractor punching on the Ust-Ordynski Collective\n \tThe correct spelling of "fine"\n \tCanada\n \tSunfire's utter disdain for everything, including you\n \tKrakoa: The Island That Walks Like a Man!\n \tCharacteristics of good X-fights\n \tYet another miracle of magnetism\n \tX-Men: Deadly Genesis\n \tSummers Family Continuity\xa0(Introductory)\n \tMore hats\n \tThe Muir-MacTaggert Research Facility\n \tSummers Family Continuity (Intermediate)\n \tThe Charles Xavier Scale of Supervillainy\n \tRelative immunity\n \tWolverine's ubiquity\n\nAUDIENCE PARTICIPATION:\n\n \tWhat would\xa0you do with thirteen X-Men?\n \tHelp us find all-ages-friendly Marvel Girl stories!\n\n\n\n\nYou can find a visual companion to the episode \u2013 and links to recommended reading \u2013 on our blog.\n\nFind us on\xa0iTunes\xa0or\xa0Stitcher!