Welcome to the Danger Room, where the backstories are tangled, the powers are unpredictable, and the drafts get mutant-level messy! This week, the FDL gang suits up for the most ambitious lineup yet: an X-Men Fantasy Draft! Who makes the cut when you've got decades of uncanny, astonishing, and sometimes downright obscure mutants to choose from?

In this installment, we break down:

• The long, winding legacy of Marvel’s mutants
• Our personal X-Men origin stories (shoutout to the 90s cartoon and Pizza Hut tie-ins!)
• What made Wolverine cool before anyone knew he was Canadian
• Greg’s hot take on Squirrel Girl’s mutant status (we said what we said)

Then it’s time to assemble: each host must draft a team of 8 X-Men and 6 villains from the Brotherhood (sorry, Street Fighter not allowed this time)! Expect passionate picks, deep cuts, and one too many references to Pride of the X-Men!

🧬 Featuring:

• 3 lifelong X-Fans
• 1 overdue apology to the New Mutants
• Countless toy line memories
• 0 Sentinels… for now

This is the Fantasy Draft Lineup X-Men Special!
Snikt! Bamf! Engage!