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episode 108: What Price Glory
Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available at the shop, or contact David to purchase the original. In which we recap nearly 200 issues in under three minutes; Madelyne Pryor is the Medea of X-Men; Mister Sinister takes the stage; Dazzler is basically an '80s movie refugee; Scrambler may or may not be an exchange student from the Riverdale Marauders; Marc Silvestri is excellent at some things and less so at others; nothing good happens in Nebraska; Trish Tilby is the April O'Neil of X-Factor; and we swear that it was a total coincidence that this episode went up on Mother's Day. X-PLAINED: One solution to the existential conundrum of the Carol Danvers who is also kind of part of Rogue Pretty much everything that's happened since the Dark Phoenix Saga The structure of Inferno Uncanny X-Men #239-241 X-Factor #36-37 The rise of the Goblin Queen Several deaths in elevators Mister Sinister and his amazing action-figure collection The evolution of Mark Silvestri Madelyne and Alex A very symbolic dress The Rainbow Room M-Squad That damn costume 1989 in outfit form Jay's favorite Marauder Rats-R-Us Wolverine vs. a mail box The X-Men, but evil The secret origin of Madelyne Pryor A long-anticipated reunion Objects we'd demonically animate Which X-Man should do your taxes NEXT WEEK: The Passion of Madelyne Pryor You can find a visual companion to this episode on our blog! Find us on iTunes, Google Play, or Stitcher! Jay and Miles X-Plain the X-Men is 100% ad-free and listener supported. If you want to help support the podcast–and unlock more cool stuff–you can do that right here! Buy prints of this week’s illustration at our shop, or contact David Wynne for the original!