453 – X-Men ’97, Part 1

SPOILER WARNING: ALL OF THEM, NONSTOP In which we put the comics on hold to take a look at X-Men ’97; it is still always Inferno in here; Wolverine is best used sparingly; a Marvel show finally embraces politics; Wolverine is best in small doses; Madeylne Pryor still always deserves better; Jubilee grows up; and we are all in on this series. X-PLAINED: “Beyond Good and Evil” X-Men: The Animated Series and our respective feelings about it X-Men ’97, episodes 1-5 Watching X-Men ’97 with and without context Making animated Cyclops work The Magneto’s-hair-length morality index Politics Voices Adaptation pacing Agency Abcissa Foreshadowing Time compression Horniest Rogue Death in cartoons A metaphor Nonbinary identity in 1997 Character evolution NEXT EPISODE: Episodes 6-10 No visual companion this week! Find us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! Jay and Miles X-Plain the X-Men is 100% ad-free and listener supported. If you want to help support the podcast–and unlock more cool stuff–you can do that right here! Buy rad swag at our TeePublic shop!