Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available until 6/7/2015 in the shop, or contact David for the original.

In which Chris and Chad teach us to stop worrying and love the ‘90s; the line between parody and homage is thin and flexible; everything happens at the mall; no one wants to play volleyball with Cyclops; and we totally fail to resolve the question, “Does a mall babe eat chili fries?”

WARNING: This episode contains minor spoilers for X-Men '92 #1.

X-PLAINED:

The Westchester Wars

Battleworld

X-Men ’92 #1

Digital vs. print pacing

A continuity error

Narrative restrictions of Battleworld

The actual X-Men of 1992 (and the post-Claremont X-Universe)

X-Men Adventures

X-Men Collector’s Edition

Mutatant Genesis

X-Cutioner’s Song

Early Deadpool

Piecing together the Marvel Universe from trading cards

The X-Men animated series

Concurrent and complimentary adaptation

Cassandra Nova ‘92

The fine line between homage and parody

Definitive story arcs of the 1990s

NEXT WEEK: Rachel Summers and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

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