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.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 22 days 6 hours 30 minutes
episode 125: Giant-Size Special #4
Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available at the shop, or contact David to purchase the original...
episode 124: The Cruelest Planet
Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available at the shop, or contact David to purchase the original...
episode 123: Mojo Mayhem
Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available at the shop, or contact David to purchase the original. In which Jay and Miles return to Rose City Comic Con; "Having a Wild Weekend" is the mash-up t-shirt of Excalibur stories; swears are for everyone; Arcade is not a subtle villain; we love Art Adams a lot; Minor-Domo is the Harvey and/or Janet of the Mojoverse; Kitty gets another new costume; and the X-Babies carjack their creators...
episode 122: Boom Boom Von Doom and the Ontology of Monsters
Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available at the shop, or contact David to purchase the original. In which the back-up stories of Atlantis Attacks are way better than the main event; the Serpent Society is hilarious; Longshot finds a rock; the S.U.R.F.E.R.S. are no Neutrinos; our volume of digressions is inversely proportional to our investment in this crossover; Jay overthinks sunglasses; and somehow we still aren't entirely done with Inferno...
episode 121: Two Sides of a Narcissistic Coin (feat. Ben Acker)
Art by David Wynne. In which Jay may or may not have sold their voice to a sea witch; Gambit and Deadpool are somewhat lackadaisical superheroes; everything Fat Cobra does is amazing; Miles is a prepared gentleman; Gambit is there to look pretty and throw something; and there is now a Ben Acker vocaloid hovering around the studio. X-PLAINED: Acker & Blacker Thrilling Adventure Hour X-Men #214, but not the real one Deadpool v...
episode 120: Observed by a Family of Lizard People
Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available at the shop, or contact David to purchase the original. In which everything is worse with Nazis; Excalibur gets its groove back; Meggan has an identity crisis; Kitty gets a crush; a dragon gets interdimensional sanctuary; and the Cross-Time Caper starts not with a bang, but a foomp...
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...
episode 118: Extrude the Grappling Arms!
Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available at the shop, or contact David to purchase the original. In which you really can't compete with Cable; the X-Men may or may not ditch a funeral; Nanny extrudes the grappling arms; Boom Boom is more responsible than she looks; Jean Grey is the cool stepmom; we posit an alternate explanation for Brexit; and ravens are the best dinosaurs...
episode 117: How to Pee Like a Supervillain
Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available at the shop, or contact David to purchase the original. In which Gossamyr definitely probably doesn't get blown up; we engage in a long and surprisingly canon-based exploration of Hellfire Club bathroom etiquette; the New Mutants break up with Magneto; you should probably never go swimming in the Marvel Universe; and it is possible (but unlikely) that Jay yells "IMPERIUS REX" more than is strictly necessary...
episode 116: The Pooper of This Party
Art by Marc Silvestri from Uncanny X-Men #244. David Wynne's art will return next episode! In which Jubilee makes her fabulous debut, the X-Ladies visit Hotbods, the X-Dudes accidentally (and drunkenly) save the world, Longshot is Sexy Johnny Karate, the only thing worse than one anti-mutant super-robot is two, and we say goodbye to a quarter of the team...