In a world where mainstream superhero movies are less political than films based on fashion dolls, it’s natural to wonder whether the genre has lost its edge. But back in the early 2000s, Fox’s X-Men series struck a blow for freedom, proudly standing up to defend the rights of the most dangerous people on the planet. Whether you can whip up devastating tornadoes, blow up police cars with an unending stream of fire, or suck the life out of everyone you touch — you deserve a place in society, without criticism or complaint.
That’s what we’re talking about this week on the Superheroes Every Day podcast, with the hilarious Stuart Gipp from the retro video games podcast Retronauts talking with me about Fox’s 2003 political thriller, X2: X-Men United! Join us as we discuss evolution, beehives and the importance of caution when you tattoo your own face.
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Here’s Act 2:
And Act 3:
Next week:
Ryan Steans and I go back to
the beginning of the MCU
with Iron Man!
— Danny Horn
Superheroes Every Day 
Sliding in to answer questions from Part 1. (adjusts nerd glasses, clears sinuses)
1. You asked what Jason and Wolverine have in common. They’re both unpredictable and deadly and have different issues but both are a bit nuts. Charles failed to help Jason, so Magneto sees bringing a rage-monster berserker into a house full of children as another go at same.
2. Stryker’s plan with Lady Deathstrike, Wolverine, et al – is to enslave and weaponize mutants. He’s mentally enslaved Lady Deathstrike (this is a terrible take on the comics version), and so she’s weird and robotic. But she’s also the next gen of what he was building using Logan’s mutant power of healing so he could perform experiments and make a walking weapon. Failure to contain Logan probably led to his desire to brainwash future subjetcs.
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