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episode 101: Not Bad, Just Drawn That Way
Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available at the shop, or contact David to purchase the original. In which it's pretty much always terrible to be Magik; Y is a sometimes vowel; Wolfsbane is a secret Disney Princess; feelings ruin everything; and Gossamyr may or may not be an allegory (but is pretty interesting either way). X-PLAINED: What Lila Cheney is up to these days New Mutants #67-70 Gratuitous space spelling Gossamyr Spyder The Accountants Magneto's ongoing slide into supervillainy A few fairly specific elements of teen-girl social dynamics Wolfsbane's greatest desire Practical logistics of teleporting aliens into a sun Approaching the X-books as a new writer Who we'd put on an all-X-Men trivia team NEXT EPISODE: BabyRace 2000; and Archangel vs. Cameron Hodge Special thanks to Kieron Gillen for the X-pert consult; and to Arvin Bautista for the use of "I Will Steal Your Heart." InfernoWatch: Illyana's descent continues S'ym gains near-complete control of Limbo First instances of possessed machinery and architecture 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!