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.
https://www.xplainthexmen.com
episode 119: Red Night of the Soul (feat. Elisabeth Allie)
Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available at the shop, or contact David to purchase the original. In which Elisabeth hacks the Matrix; Magneto is the worst at small talk; Hela overreaches; parents just don't understand human speech; everything is better with super-rings; Selene has a Xena moment; almost anything can be solved with a kiss; and even if you transform Doug Ramsey into a giant red murder monster, he'll still be a huge nerd. X-PLAINED: The S-Men New Mutants Forever #1-5 Magma's revised family tree Updating the New Mutants The delicate balance of the Forever line The web Idiom confusion A flawed cultural analogy Tiberius the Generic Several profoundly dubious costumes Family resemblance Skull v. Skull The dearth of canonically asexual X-characters NEXT EPISODE: Different Nazis Miles here - in one of the questions for this episode, I conflated asexuality and aromanticness. Those are totally two different things. Apologies - I’m still learning! 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!