Our past is someone else’s future, and the past future has its own past that’s trying to change the future, but not OUR future. Also, Kitty calls herself Kate when she grows up - a thing which happened either years ago or years from now.

Following a meta issue, we dive into our first real story. Kitty Pryde joins the X-Men, where her first challenge is to clean a broom closet. Wolverine and Nightcrawler go to Canada where we hear about the cost of groceries. Storm fends off the romantic overtures of a soul-talkin’ jive turkey. And, the Wendigo teaches us all about the importance of personal branding.

Inessa reads her very first X-men comic and this one tells the entire history of the X-Men! We go deep into the meta elements of this comic. The navel gazing continues as Brian talks about the struggle to reconcile his past and present self! We discuss why we’re starting with issue 138! We talk about “the male gaze” for the first, but by no means the last time! Buckle up, true believer!