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episode 442: MimeQuest 64
In which Marrow remains a connoisseur of dead rats; Jay has opinions about the NYC Subway system; U.L.T.I.M.A.T.U.M. are snazzy dressers; Doctor Doom gets excited about Onslaught; Magneto can have a rocket pack if he wants; villainous game recognizes villainous game; weird retcons are the best retcons; and you should totally come to our birthday party.
X-PLAINED:
- A peculiar side effect of Wolverine’s healing factor
- Jay & Miles on Bluesky (and other social media)
- Our upcoming 10th birthday party and live show (and related announcements)
- X-Men Unlimited #22
- X-Men/Doctor Doom Annual 1998
- An unpleasant way to wake up
- That’s so Kraven
- Avengers and transit cops
- U.L.T.I.M.A.T.U.M.
- Flag Smasher
- Some miscellaneous New York Subway trivia
- Audience stand-ins (and how the reading experience changes when the audience stand-in isn’t human-passing)
- Additional New York Subway trivia
- Premonitions of Onslaught
- An X-Men highlight reel
- A delightful little retcon
- One way to ruin X-Men #137
- Healing factor preferences
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