What if the X-Men were cyberpunk? AKA the X-Men meets the Matrix (from Marvel's What If X-Men #1)

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Boot up your modem, we're going cyberpunk! We're cover What If? The X-Men from 2018 that sees our favorite mutants go full Matrix as Charles Xavier, Cable and Domino tangle with Magneto in cyberspace. Then we head back to this universe as we see a digital Wolverine face off against a multi-armed Silver Samurai in a 2019 follow-up. Plus we talk the first time we saw The Matrix, The Net, Caprica and whether cyberpunk is still a vital sub-genre.

Ep. 122 What if the X-Men were cyberpunk? AKA the X-Men meets the Matrix!
From What If - X-Men #1 (2019)
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I hope your sister is off the phone and you have your free AOL CD-Rom ready because this episode we are going cyberpunk as The X-Men go full hackers in this 2018 What If issue from Bryan Edward Hill, Neil Edwards and Giannis Milonogiannis that sees Professor X recruit Cable and Domino to take down a plugged in Magneto. We then head back to this world in 2019 courtesy Zac Thompson, Lonnie Nadler and André Lima Araújo in a backup story that has "Wolverine" battling a cyber monster. We also chat about The Matrix and the entire cyberpunk sub-genre plus why we don't see more genre mashing in Marvel. Hop into the chatroom and join us!

Reading / Watch List:

• X-Men #1 (Marvel comic book 1963)
• The Matrix (movie 1999)
• What If? X-Men #1 (Marvel comic book 2018)
• Marvel Comics Presents Vol. 3 #9 (Marvel comic book 2019

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