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episode 132: Nornheim Lemonade
Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available at the shop, or contact David to purchase the original. In which Rusty is an honorary Bluth; we bid a sad farewell to Bret Blevins; Hogan the Grim is probably the best at bedtime stories; Asgard has really tight hat game; Hela is a remarkably competent supervillain; there are some sound effects you have to earn; Rusty and Skids fight the Vulture; and Miles has so many feelings about Thor. X-PLAINED: Cortex Damian Tryp Our weird 2016 recording schedule Jay & Miles at Vegas Valley Comic Book Fest 2016 Recent ResurrXion announcements The second half of the Asgard Adventure The end of Bret Blevins' New Mutants run New Mutants #82-85 The Odinsleep A fairly upsetting board game Volstagg's awesome kids Tiwaz of the Wastes Many excellent hats Ula and the Savage Swarm Garm Miles's favorite Fenrir story A remarkably clever villainous plan A signature sound effect Karnilla the Norn Queen Cable's relationship to Longshot Recommendations for a comics newcomer NEXT EPISODE: X-Factor vs. Celestials, as Judgment War concludes! You can find a visual companion to this episode on our blog! Find us on iTunes 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!