There is something very sinister going on with the HiX-Men Report this week, as we return to Powers of X to delve into one of the most nuanced issues yet. This episode’s discussion of colonialism is one of my favorite sequences from all of our panels to date!
Bumper Music: “Origin of Love” – Hedwig and the Angry Inch
- X^0
- 3:02 – WHEN is the Island of Mr. Sinister? (in continuity & in lives)
- 10:40 – WHO is the Island of Mr. Sinister? (mutant or not?)
- 13:07 – WHEN is the Island of Mr. Sinister? (a rebuttal & NOT Life #11)
- 17:05 – WHY is the island of Mr. Sinister? (good works, mnemonic triggers, & Moira)
- 26:34 – The Canonical Cloning of Mr. Sinister (comics’ best troll)
- 30:33 – Clones at/as Liberty (the Return of Martin Buber)
- X^1
- 32:15 – Sassy Ramsey Takes a Field Trip
- 36:22 – The Many Levels of Xavier’s Sartorial Selections (Krakoan Colonialism, part 1)
- 45:33 – Krakoa’s Origin (of love)
- 50:00 – The Limbo Connection
- 53:09 – The First Horsemen (& Marvel Comics #1000)
- 54:42 – Zach’s Mythology Corner & The Twilight Sword
- 1:04:15 – Charts! Krakoan Systems
- 1:07:23 – Krakoan Colonialism (The Sequel)
- X^3
- 1:12:50 – The Looming Phalanx
- Bonus Feature: 1:21:49 – Trashy Sinister Gossip
- 1:46:20 – Final Reactions