In which Mutant X May continues; the X-Men return from space; it’s okay not to fill in every detail of a world; Havok leans into parenthood; we meet the only well-adjusted Cyclops in the multiverse; in any universe, Forge has terrible judgment; and the Six get some new members.

X-PLAINED:

  • Several notable upcoming events in Mutant X
  • What’s happened so far
  • Mutant X #9-18
  • Mutant X Annual 2000
  • The Morlocks of Earth-1298
  • The Mole Man of Earth-1298
  • The Yancy Street Underground
  • Magneto of Earth-1298
  • Superhero costume color theory
  • Polaris of Earth-1298
  • The X-Men of Earth-1298
    • Magneto
    • Polaris
    • Nightcrawler
    • Rogue
    • Mystique
    • Quicksilver


  • The Goblin Entity

  • Doctor Doom of Earth-1298

  • Namor of Earth-1298

  • The origin of Bloodstorm

  • Dracula’s fellas

  • The Starjammers of Earth-1298

    • Cyclops
    • Binary
    • Nova
    • Lockheed
    • Silver Surfer


  • Space alien problems

  • A fairly literal deus ex machina

  • Captain America of Earth-1298

  • A terrible idea

  • The United Guild of Thieves and Assassins

  • Gambit of Earth-1298

  • Raven LeBeau

  • The origin of Vampire Gambit

  • Mister Sinister of Earth-1298

  • Jean Grey of Earth-1298

  • Where Scott Summers of Earth-1298 ranks on the Cyclops Has a Good Day scale

  • Where to put X-logos on a costume

NEXT EPISODE: Mutant X May concludes!

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