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episode 139: Starjammed
Art by David Wynne. Prints, cards, and coffee mugs available at the shop, or contact David to purchase the original. In which Spotlight on Starjammers is basically a RPG module; Jay may or may not have developed superpowers; artfully tattered clothing is a Summers family tradition; the Starjammers kill a planet; Raza may or may not be super progressive; and Professor X dies (again). X-PLAINED: The T-Bomb Spotlight on Starjammers #1-2 The Starjammers (more) (again) Phlazers Keel-hauling The space plank Phalkon The Groff System Vam & Mer Cr'eee's dubious past Several really on-the-nose planets Doki-Doki Universe A critical comma The expected endurance of the Starjammer A Shi'ar imperial poop fight Zenith Many cameos An entirely gratuitous superhero slugfest Death Phoenix Bald Phoenix Several dropped plot threads Our thoughts on ResurrXion Creative teams vs. characters NEXT EPISODE: Christmas with Cable (feat. Dennis Hopeless)! You can find the 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! We’re in the process of migrating our official shop to TeePublic! Click over to check it out! (You can still find the designs we haven’t moved yet at Redbubble.) Buy prints of this week’s illustration at our shop, or contact David Wynne for the original!