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episode 128: A Stupid Way to Die (Judgment War, Part 1)
Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available at the shop, or contact David to purchase the original. In which X-Factor goes to space; Miles gets judgmental about spelling; Paul Smith returns to an X-title; Celestials are a pain; Judgment War is the Star-Trekkiest story that doesn't actually involve Star Trek; monster ladies are super important; if you can be a green dude, you should be a green dude; and Cyclops gears up to fight some gods. X-PLAINED: One way to kill a Celestial Judg(e)ment War Drunk Mark Trail X-Factor #43-46 Walls you should maybe not bust through even if you're X-Factor A completely inappropriate show pitch Celestials The true secret purpose of Ship The Chosen The Rejects Dualers Perfect Seera Rask Zarka Monster ladies in cultural context Lev A stupid way to die Jammers Plot-relevant amnesia The Most Perfect ZZ-105 Baby theft (more)(again) Ryest The Beginagains Whether and when there'll be another all-question episode The current status of the Jean Grey school NEXT EPISODE: The Cross-Time Caper begins! 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!