Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-Men

Art by David Wynne   In which the X-Men finally follow up on a dropped plotline; you should probably not mess with abandoned star sharks; “Dawn of Blood” is a sometimes food; The Goblin Queen makes her first appearance; we debut a new podcast feature; and there may or may not be a frozen woman in the Xavier School basement. X-PLAINED: The Providian Order Uncanny X-Men #232-234 The...

Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available at the shop , or contact David to purchase the original. In which Miles and Elisabeth X-Plain Pryde of the X-Men ; Magneto is somehow even worse at branding than Mystique; the X-Universe is in desperate need of responsible adults; Wolverine hates kids; everybody’s mean to Lockheed; and the Sentinels represent your feelings. X-PLAINED: Wolverine&...

Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available at the shop , or contact David to purchase the original. In which airplanes are really dangerous if you’re a mutant, Magik remembers that time she dreamed about remembering a dream, those who live by mystically bad judgment die by mystically bad judgment, It’s Always Mystique (TM), and everything leads to Inferno.   X-PLAINED: Forge’s moral compa...

Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available at the shop , or contact David to purchase the original. In which X-Factor loves press conferences, Archangel provides many opportunities for terrible puns, Cyclops gets to be happy for a whole five pages, X-Factor learns how doors work, the X-kids are generous (except Boom Boom), Infectia makes monsters to fight the patriarchy, Ship is your cool aunt...

Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available at the shop , or contact David to purchase the original.   In which New Mutants #64 is the saddest single issue of any X-book ever; the New Mutants have to grow up fast; Warlock comes to terms with mortality; The Last of Us is harder to play the second time; Tattoo Tales: X-Men: Masquerade is delightfully unhinged; animated Cyclops is totally the...

Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available at the shop , or contact David to purchase the original.   In which the X-Men move to Australia; O.Z. Chase is definitely not a werewolf; Dazzler is a smart, glittery laser cookie; Gateway falls into some uncomfortable tropes; Havok remains the king of terrible hats; Madelyne Pryor hacks the planet; Rogue makes a friend; Rick Leonardi draws the d...

Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available at the shop , or contact David to purchase the original.   In which Jay and Miles finally X-Plain some Excalibur ; Kyle interviews the X-Perts; Logan gets up-close and personal with the X-Men; Elle casts Excalibur; Chris X-Plains Santa Claus; and you are still the best listeners of any podcast, ever. X-PLAINED: Excalibur: The Sword Is Drawn Chris...

Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available at the shop , or contact David to purchase the original.   In which X-Factor finally comes out ahead; Jay and Miles weigh in on the X-Men: Apocalypse trailer; En Sabah Nur is better at theater than tactics; no one does scale like Simonson; Iceman pulls an Xavier; Cyclops and Marvel Girl totally do it ; and we conclude our three-part coverage of F...

Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available at the shop , or contact David to purchase the original. In which the New Mutants learn that they are not, in fact, immortal; Louise Simonson finds her stride; the Ani-Mator makes Cameron Hodge look downright reasonable; hating humans is Magneto’s security blanket; Doug Ramsey dies; and we continue our coverage of the Fall of the Mutants. X-PLAI...

Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available at the shop , or contact David to purchase the original. In which we begin our 3-part coverage of Fall of the Mutants; Roma is very good at her job; strange things are afoot in Dallas; Mystique’s parenting skills are somewhat lopsided; Neal Conan is awesome; Havok gets a soapbox; Storm and Forge flirt with godhood; Rogue’s costume exists i...

Art by James Stokoe In which Miles  finally makes it to Battlepod; we delve into our favorite continuity snarls for the benefit of the Beyonder; Kang is everyone; we’re really grateful that the D.C. Multiverse is out of our usual scope; someone gets a new costume; and the Secret Convergence on Infinite Podcasts reaches its shocking conclusion! Featuring Paul O’Brien of House to Astonis...

Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available until 11/29/2015 at the shop , or contact David to purchase the original.   In which Franklin Richards is the center of a disproportionate number of X-Men specials; Quicksilver without powers is comedy gold; Luna is the best little girl on the moon (but it’s kind of a low bar); Jay accidentally cares about the Inhumans; Jean Grey may or may...

Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available until 11/22/2015 at the shop , or contact David to purchase the original.   In which we travel back in time to 1979 for our second live convention special; X-Men Annual #3 desperately needs a Queen soundtrack; George Perez draws great Banshee; Polemachus is kind of a bullshit planet; we dream of a world without Funky Winkerbean ; Cyclops’s...

Art by David Wynne.   In which Louise Simonson’s New Mutants run gets off to a rough start; drugs are not a reliable way to impress your space girlfriend; Magma gets a character arc; Tarot’s powers are kind of iffy; it’ll take more than a few illegal fish to stop Magik; and Bird Brain thoroughly fails to live up to his potential. X-PLAINED: Sunspot’s brushes with villa...

Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available until 11/8/2015 at the shop , or contact David to purchase the original. In which we sit down with one of our favorite writers to talk about his upcoming series; the X-teens take to the road; Season One is kind of Friday Night Lights ; good relationships make good stories; and we are really excited for All-New X-Men . X-PLAINED: Genesis (Evan Sabahnur...

Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available until 11/1/2015 at the shop , or contact David to purchase the original.   In which we go back in time to take a look at two annuals; everyone is really excited about Excalibur ; Claremont ups his illusion game; Horde should probably not be allowed to dress himself; Rachel fires the X-Men; Havok needs better role models; Psylocke’s secondar...

Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available until 10/25/2015 at the shop , or contact David to purchase the original.   In no one trusts Magneto; Dr. Druid is the comfiest superhero; She-Hulk wants to punch a meteor; Rachel and Miles are really bad at both nature and maritime law; boat fights are the best fights; everyone makes terrible choices; and James Jaspers should really have been di...

Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available until 10/18/2015 at the shop , or contact David to purchase the original.   In which we persevere in the face of adversity; Storm goes on a quest; Mr. Sinister makes his first appearance; Dazzler learns about teamwork (again); it still sucks to be Havok (but not as much as it sucks to be Madelyne Pryor); you should probably put down that cactus;...

Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available until 10/11/2015 at the shop , or contact David to purchase the original.   In which we relax our definition of X-book; we really want Sunspot to grow a mustache; Miles gets an excuse to say “shillelagh”; Bill the Lobster goes on a rampage; and Fallen Angels is really, really, really wonderful. X-Plained: Devil Dinosaur Moon Boy Falle...

Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available until 10/4/2015 at the shop , or contact David to purchase the original.   In which we record our first live episode; Rose City Comic Con is AMAZING; Ann tells us how to torture the X-Men; Jean Grey needs more friends; Chris survives an encounter with an angry vampire; Squirrel Girl sets the high bar for questions; everyone has opinions about Lon...

Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available until 9/20/2015 at the shop , or contact David to purchase the original.   In which Masque is the worst Morlock; makeouts are a good reason to learn to control your powers; Cyclops and Marvel Girl are terrible role models; Iceman is the heart of X-Factor; Cameron Hodge finally shows his hand; the kids are all right (and probably the only ones who...

Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available until 9/20/2015 at the shop , or contact David to purchase the original.   In which Franklin Richards is definitely a normal human meat child; Thing’s code-name is delightfully ambiguous; your kids are probably robot sailors; it’s always a Doombot; Rachel accidentally identifies with Reed Richards; all dramatic roads lead to Latveria; and superhe...

Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available until 9/6/2015 at the shop , or contact David to purchase the original. In which Rachel holds down the fort; Robert N. Skir X-Plains several cartoons; teenagers are basically mutants; Southern goths are the best goths; and you should really just watch X-Men: Evolution already. X-PLAINED: Bad parenting choices Rachel & Miles @ Rose City Comic Con S...

Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available until 9/6/2015 at the shop , or contact David to purchase the original.   In which Dazzler is not a team player; Longshot is the Zonker Harris of the X-Men; Juggernaut is That Guy; Rachel and Miles channel Statler and Waldorf; and Alex Summers is seriously never, ever going to finish grad school. X-PLAINED: Mutant X The only well-adjusted Scott S...

Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available until 8/30/2015 at the shop , or contact David to purchase the original.   In which the New Mutants return from space; Professor Xavier ruins everything; Magneto is the Craig Pelton of X-Men; Cypher carouses shamefully with Hellfire tramps; Karma quits the team; and we wrap up Chris Claremont’s  New Mutants run. X-PLAINED: Leong and Nga Coy...