Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-Men

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 unlikel...

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. X-PLAINED: Hellfire Club leadership...

Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available at the shop , or contact David to purchase the original. In which Jay and Max brave the X-Men anime; the problem isn’t in Wolverine’s pants; Xavier is for once less villainous than he seems; Emma Frost gets ruffly; Cyclops wasn’t even supposed to be here today; and we both really want to hang out with Scott Porter. X-PLAINED: Billy K...

Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available at the shop , or contact David to purchase the original. In which Havok and Wolverine head to Mexico; Havok tries his hand at noir; Wolverine gets serious about hair gel; Meltdown is probably not actually a common Russian surname; Susan X-Plains nuclear reactors; and we are pretty thoroughly besotted with  Havok & Wolverine: Meltdown . X-PLAINED:...

CONTENT NOTE: Episode 113 contains fairly extensive discussions of fictional violence, including gun violence. If you don’t want to listen to that right now, that is absolutely okay. If you want to listen to it later, it’ll still be here. And if you never want to listen to it, that is absolutely okay, too. We were on the fence about whether to post this episode today. We ultimately dec...

Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available at the shop , or contact David to purchase the original. In which we cover (almost) all of the Inferno tie-ins with the help of writer Sam Humphries; the Marvel Universe used to be really X-Centric; Jarvis is unstoppable; Daredevil fights a vacuum cleaner; it’s probably best not to ask about the whole Celestial Madonna thing; Power Pack gets inc...

In which we release a mid-week bonus episode and generally spoil the hell out of  X-Men: Apocalypse ! This episode comes courtesy of our rad Patreon subscribers. If you want to join their ranks and help keep us on the air and ad-free–and unlock more cool stuff–you can do that  right here !  

Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available at the shop , or contact David to purchase the original. In which Wolverine gets a wolverine; the Crazy Gang meets their match; Inferno is business as usual for Excalibur; Alan Davis covers are the best covers; David Wynne makes his on-air debut; Courtney Ross is more competent than you; Murderworld operates on a dubious economic model; Nightcrawler i...

Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available at the shop , or contact David to purchase the original. In which the X-Men cinematic universe is a really mixed bag; Kang the Conqueror ruins everything; everyone wants a Sphinx hovercraft; Elle was right; and we bring you up to speed on all things En Sabah Nur–just in time for X-Men: Apocalypse ! X-PLAINED: How Chamber got his torso back (and...

Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available at the shop , or contact David to purchase the original.   In which you should not presume to judge Madelyne Pryor by your standards; we wrap up the core plot of Inferno (but still somehow have two episodes left to go); sympathetic is not the same thing as right; Storm and Jean use friendship and it’s super effective; Iceman is basically in...

Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available at the shop , or contact David to purchase the original. In which we recap nearly 200 issues in under three minutes; Madelyne Pryor is the Medea of X-Men; Mister Sinister takes the stage; Dazzler is basically an ’80s movie refugee; Scrambler may or may not be an exchange student from the Riverdale Marauders; Marc Silvestri is excellent at some t...

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. X-PLAINED Tempus (Eva Bell) St...

Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available at the shop , or contact David to purchase the original. In which Nextwave is both canon and not-canon; Inferno officially begins; X-Terminators is basically a cartoon; Bill Gaines cannot catch a break; Artie and Leach are superbabies; Takeshi Matsuya is fantastic; you should probably never take our advice about anything; Boom Boom is pretty good at s...

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...

Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available at the shop , or contact David to purchase the original. In which Brett White joins us for a look at the current state of the X-line; Dennis Hopeless helps shed some light on a persistent mystery; Brett has a lot of feelings about the Dark Riders; All-New Wolverine is our everything; All-New X-Men is the new New Mutants ; X-Men ’92 is the prize...

Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available at the shop , or contact David to purchase the original.   In which Excalibur is x-tra x-ceptional; we once again gush at length about Alan Davis; Kurt Wagner is reliable with the ladies; nothing in Excalibur is ever perfectly normal; Warwolves are regular folks; Brian Braddock still doesn’t get to take a bath; Jay overthinks a question; an...

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...

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). X-PLAINED: What Lila Cheney is up to these days New Mutants #67...

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 vo...

Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available at the shop , or contact David to purchase the original. In which the podcast gets a new name; Jay starts (another) imaginary band; mutant issues break away from the metaphor; Genosha’s leading industry is cognitive dissonance; invisibility to electronic surveillance is not always a plus; Rogue and Wolverine are the X-Men most likely to find the...

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. is one lapse in judgment away from on-the-job cosplay; Meggan levels up; your name will never be as cool as Doctor Crocodile’s; Technet writes their own cold opens; a...

Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available at the shop , or contact David to purchase the original. In which we venture out of our wheelhouse; Contest of Champions is ridiculous in any medium; Captain Britain would like you to unhand that elf; the Fury is legitimately terrifying; the Special Executive is the best at heists; Brian Braddock knows exactly what he’s getting into; Merlyn is t...

Art by David Wynne. Prints, cards, and travel mugs available at the shop , or contact David to purchase the original.   In which we play Evolutionary War Mad-Libs; it’s probably a bad sign when Apocalypse decides you need an intervention; Dani is (briefly) the new Doug; horses are jerks; it’s probably really dangerous to be Longshot; Storm has the coolest friends; the High Evoluti...

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&...