Episode 108: The Why-Men (Lesser Known X-Men; Vulcan, Petra, Sway, and Darwin)

Continuing this recurring series on the lesser known members of the X-Men, Kurt dives into the history of the mutant team to find the lesser-known characters that deserve some additional attention.  This time we focus on the retconned “second team” introduced in the “Deadly Genesis” mini-series: Vulcan, Petra, Sway, and Darwin.

Soooo…many…X-Men.

Group shot. If you reverse the middle two, they’re in the order I talk about them in the episode.

I adapt my body so that nothing can harm me…

…except the one thing I actually get attacked by.

Episode 86: Familial Power Immunity and Is the Winter Soldier also Super?

Two questions being asked this week.  One is about what causes certain heroes to be immune to each other’s powers when they are on the same family tree.  The other question is about the MCU version of Bucky, and if and when he got powers.

You can keep blasting…it’s not going to do anything.

The “s” that launched a thousand characters…(Okay, just two)

Can you tell he was created in the 90s?

“Zzark” and “Fzzshak” just don’t have the resonance of “Bamf” and “Snikt” when it comes to X-Men power noises.

The (slightly) more serious Summers brother.

The moment Bucky becomes a Super Soldier, even if he doesn’t realize it.