Art by David Wynne, after Katsushika Hokusai.

In which Wolverine gets his first miniseries, Yukio is still (and forever) the best, we categorically reject the classification “manic pixie dreamgirl,” everything is noir as hell, Wolverine gets an Iron Giant moment, Storm is too cool for your dress code, and we finally made “Probably a Summers Brother” t-shirts.

X-Plained:

X-23

The 1982 Wolverine miniseries

Uncanny X-Men #172-173

Rachel’s Wolverine feelings

An auspicious road trip

Early Frank Miller

A really epic team-up

Plug’n’play storytelling

How to tell a good Wolverine story

Mariko Yashida

Honor

Shingen Yashida

Yukio

The Inverse Law of Ninjas

The Forty-Seven Ronin

Silver Samurai

Viper

A Ninja meet-cute

The Cyclops / Wolverine double standard

The secret origins of Wolverine’s mask and hair

Next Week: The New Mutants meet Team America!

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