Daunted by complex continuity? Can’t tell a mutate from a warpie? We are here for you. We have trained for this responsibility for decades. We have the backissues, the calluses, and a really detailed map of the Summers family tree. We’ve been explaining the X-Men informally for years–to our friends and family, to the Internet, and, occasionally, to patient strangers on the street. Now, we’re making it official, with Jay and Miles X-Plain the X-Men: a weekly podcast dedicated to unpacking the weird, wonderful world of our favorite superhero soap opera for newcomers and die-hard fans alike.
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episode 21: Kurt Busiek at the Coffee-a-Go-Go
Art by David Wynne In which special guest Kurt Busiek is the J. Robert Oppenheimer of X-Men, Rachel and Miles learn to love the Silver Age, Cyclops gets a job, Bernard the Poet falls from grace, we really wish X-Men: The Secret Years was a real book, everyone recites poetry, and we still don’t get around to Marvels. X-Plained: METOXO, the Lava Man The true, secret purpose of Rachel and Miles X-Plain the X-Men The Phoenix retcon Archival pocket dimensions Enid Blyton’s X-Men Early-to-mid-20th Century American Jewish Socialism Why the X-Men are terrible mutant P.R. Band names of the Silver Age An X-Men series that might have been. Why Cyclops should be the Rachel Maddow of Marvel Quicksilver’s childhood dreams The Coffee-a-Go-Go Bernard the Poet Zelda Kurtzberg The Barefoot Beats Next week: The wedding of Scott Summers and Jean Grey! You can find a visual companion to the episode – and links to recommended reading – on our blog. Find us on iTunes or Stitcher! Support us on Patreon!