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
Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 22 days 7 hours 14 minutes
episode 107: Fairy Tale Ending
Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available at the shop, or contact David to purchase the original. In which everyone's got Inferno issues; Brett Blevins makes it work; Belasco is conspicuously absent from Inferno; you should never go into Hell barefoot; the greatest X-Men stories are about loss; and Illyana Rasputin finally gets a fairy tale ending...
episode 106: The X-Terminators
Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available at the shop, or contact David to purchase the original...
episode 105: Live from ECCC with Kris Anka, Al Ewing, Scott Koblish, & G. Willow Wilson
Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available at the shop, or contact David to purchase the original. In which continuity has its eyes on you; the multiverse is so complex that we have to drag Al Ewing out of the audience to X-plain it; the X-Men mean a lot of different (but mostly compatible) things to all of us; we will accept any retcons necessary to maintain Magneto's history as a Holocaust survivor; and ECCC rocks our world. X-PLAINED: Secret Wars Alternate universes vs...
episode 104: The Noodle Incident (feat. Brett White & Dennis Hopeless)
Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available at the shop, or contact David to purchase the original...
episode 103: Warwolves of London
Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available at the shop, or contact David to purchase the original...
episode 102: Baby Race 2000
Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available at the shop, or contact David to purchase the original. In which Beast's DNA is basically held together with spit and baling wire; Boom Boom wins MVP; Angel goes full goth; Cameron Hodge loses his head; Cyclops is basically a Silent Hill protagonist; and the Nebraska Department of Social Services is probably not adequately equipped to deal with Mister Sinister...
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)...
episode 100: Unexpected Wonder, with Chris Claremont
Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available at the shop, or contact David to purchase the original. In which Miles follows his heart; subtext becomes text; and we celebrate a very special milestone with a very special guest. NEXT EPISODE: Gossamyr For a comprehensive visual companion to this episode, we recommend reading Uncanny X-Men #94-279, 381-389, and 444-473; X-Men vol. 1 #59; X-Men vol. 2 #1-3, 100-109, and 165; New Mutants #1-54, 63, and 81; Excalibur vol...
episode 99: Those Who Walk Away from Genosha
Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available at the shop, or contact David to purchase the original...
episode 98: Between Alien Visitations and Drunken Sulks
Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available at the shop, or contact David to purchase the original. In which we continue our coverage of pre-Excalibur Captain Britain; S.T.R.I.K.E. is D.U.C.K. is W.H.O.; the R.C.X...