Episode 14: Is Mystique the *Worst* Mom?

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Casual Host CiCi, Expert Host AM Diaz

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Did you used to know everything happening in the Marvel and DC universes? Did finding out that some superheroes are from Marvel and some are from DC blow your mind? Has keeping track of everything happening there… and then realizing we’re talking about the comics universe, not the cinematic ones… and the different universes with their own multiversal crisesses has gotten a little bit out of hand, don’t worry. Up Your Nerd Cred is here to talk about gods cosplaying as men, men cosplaying as gods, and how much the cinematic universes are leaving out.

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Did you used to know everything happening in the Marvel and DC universes? Did finding out that some superheroes are from Marvel and some are from DC blow your mind? Has keeping track of everything happening there… and then realizing we’re talking about the comics universe, not the cinematic ones… and the different universes with their own multiversal crisesses has gotten a little bit out of hand, don’t worry. Up Your Nerd Cred is here to talk about gods cosplaying as men, men cosplaying as gods, and how much the cinematic universes are leaving out.

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Episode 14: Is Mystique the *Worst* Mom?

Up Your Nerd Cred

47 minutes 39 seconds

1 month ago

Episode 14: Is Mystique the *Worst* Mom?

Welcome back to Up Your Nerd Cred! This week, CiCi and AM dive into one of the most chaotic family trees in comics: Mystique’s. From abandoned children to adopted daughters, from retconned baby daddies to Destiny’s prophecies, Raven Darkhölme has a parenting record that’s… well, let’s just say complicated.

We’ll talk about:

Mystique and Destiny’s relationship, and why Claremont’s original Nightcrawler plan got shut down
Rogue’s adoption and whether Mystique gave her stability or more chaos
Graydon Creed’s self-hating political crusade against mutants
The ever-expanding (and sometimes retconned) list of Mystique’s kids, including Charles Xavier II and Raze
Why Mystique might not be the worst mom in comics… but she’s definitely on the shortlist

Plus: AM’s thoughts on Wednesday Season 2, CiCi’s window repair saga, and why queer-coded villains are finally getting their dues.

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