Podcasts by Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-Men
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363 – Licked by a Shadow from 2022-02-21T03:54:36
In which standing in fields looking confused is a way of life; Psylocke gets a new superpower; when you gotta confess you gotta confess; Iceman’s dad stands up for justice; we mourn a Sentinel; and...
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362 – Lazy Summer Day from 2022-02-14T03:57:29
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
In which Chris Bachalo draws excellent critters; Bastion is a terrible boss; everyone fucks in the Danger Room; Jub...
361 – The World’s Densest Eagle from 2022-01-31T14:17:20
In which the 1990s were full of miniseries; Mystique and Sabretooth take a sabbatical from X-Factor; Mystique’s powers are wildly inconsistent; we meet a second Cypher; most secret agents are Mysti...
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360 – Charging Forward from 2022-01-24T03:46:11
In which history gets rewritten (again); Shatterstar definitely knows how to dance; and everyone gets extremely grumpy about Loeb’s final X-Force arc.
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359 – Meanwhile in Britain from 2022-01-17T04:01:20
In which Excalibur has a lot going on; Margali Szardos is never up to any good; Nightcrawler grows into leadership; we delve into the politics of superheroism; Pete Wisdom earns his keep; Miles cat...
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BONUS: Jay, Miles, and Jonathan Hickman Spoil the Hell out of Inferno from 2022-01-06T03:24:43
Inferno #4 is out; and, as promised, we've got a bonus interview with Jonathan Hickman--unedited this time, so please forgive the audio--going into the gory details of the miniseries and its finale!
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358 – Giant-Size Special #10 from 2022-01-03T03:42:01
In which Hub & Lisa X-Plain Howard the Duck; Jay & Miles X-Plain Daydreamers; and Jonathan Hickman X-Plains his tenure on the X-line!
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357 – The Semiotics of Regret from 2021-12-27T02:03:22
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
In which Professor X has no time for your sympathy; there are too many people in the bathroom; everything’s more fu...
356 – The Michael Bay-eux Tapestry from 2021-12-20T01:39:12
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
In which it’s hard to be Joseph; we do our best to explain the inexplicable; Miles is full of feelings; Hulk smashes; and Onsl...
355 – All Sentinels Are Bastards from 2021-12-13T03:36:04
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
In which we take a break from X-Men to talk Onslaught tie-ins; Miles learns about coffee shop AUs; Sentinels are ve...
HAWK TALK – What A Long, Strange Hawk It’s Been from 2021-12-06T00:18:33
This would usually be a skip week, but the world is still being a jerk, so we made you a bonus, entirely unedited, and almost entirely off-topic episode. This time, Jay and Miles talked about Hawk ...
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354 – The Touch of Magneto from 2021-11-29T03:47:28
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
In which Onslaught is a party that goes on way too long; we are grateful that the Hand is mostly someone else’s pro...
353 – Scientists and Superheroes from 2021-11-22T03:26:36
In which Dark Beast is an unlikely father figure; Wild Child remains low-budget Wolverine; X-Factor foreshadows the XSE; no one else thwarts Richardses on Doom’s watch; the cow goes “hate”; and Jug...
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HAWK TALK – Bugs from 2021-11-14T23:07:07
This would usually be a skip week, but the world is still being a jerk, so we made you a bonus, entirely unedited, and almost entirely off-topic episode. This time, Jay and Miles talked about bugs ...
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352 – Onslog from 2021-11-08T03:19:18
In which Onslaught: Phase 2 does not live up to the promise of Phase 1; Hulk is not the most trustworthy individual; Miles is his own best audience; Sentinels know their continuity; and true herois...
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351 – His Mighty Hand from 2021-11-01T03:30:25
In which we enter Phase 2 of Onslaught; Cable is a man of many purposes; Onslaught gets a makeover; Intentions only matter if you’re Longshot; and Sue Richards will pull over this crossover event r...
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350 – The Xavier Protocols from 2021-10-25T03:38:54
In which we celebrate a milestone with a special collectible episode; there may already be a Charles Xavier in your basement; Onslaught lacks subtlety; Bill Watterson may or may not have changed hi...
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HAWK TALK – Sitcoms from 2021-10-18T02:38:40
This would usually be a skip week, but the world is still being a jerk, so we made you a bonus, entirely unedited, and almost entirely off-topic episode. This time, Jay and Tina Carleton of Welcome...
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349 – Onslaught Secret Weapon Force Power Slammers from 2021-10-11T05:26:39
In which Onslaught nomenclature has some consistency issues; electricity is the new magnetism; Nate Grey mopes; Sinister doesn’t care about your guns; the Xavier mansion blows up (again); and we tr...
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348 – Onslaught Continues from 2021-10-04T03:58:41
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
In which all the heroes fight each other, a lot.
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347 – Onslaught Begins from 2021-09-27T03:54:52
In which we stop procrastinating and dive headfirst into Onslaught; Professor Xavier is a jerk; Dark Beast wasn’t even supposed to be here today; Onslaught declaims like it’s the Silver Age; Bishop...
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HAWK TALK – School from 2021-09-20T03:32:05
This would usually be a skip week, but the world is still being a jerk, so we made you a bonus, entirely unedited, and almost entirely off-topic episode. This time, we talked about school.
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346 – Romancing the Gehenna Stone from 2021-09-13T02:06:34
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
In which we continue to avoid Onslaught with a jaunt over to the Wolverine solo series; Logan is terrible at both b...
345 – All of the Marvels (feat. Douglas Wolk) from 2021-09-05T23:15:03
In which author and friend of the podcast Douglas Wolk joins us to discuss his upcoming book All of the Marvels; his epic quest to read all Marvel Comics, ever; and what he learned along the way.
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344 – Where No Mutant Has Gone Before (feat. Tina Carleton) from 2021-08-30T03:11:04
In which the X-Men cross over with two generations of Star Trek; your grandma invented slash fiction; Gladiator punches a starship; we designate a universe; Leonard McCoy gets bowdlerized; “Gary” i...
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HAWK TALK – The Big Stuff from 2021-08-22T23:45:43
This would usually be a skip week, but the world is still being a jerk, so we made you a bonus, entirely unedited, and almost entirely off-topic episode. This time, we talked about large things.
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343 – The Water Cooler of Violence from 2021-08-16T02:57:28
In which X-Force carries on the New Mutants’ tradition of property damage; a lot of people have infiltrated Helicarriers; G.W. Bridge makes it weird; Gamesmaster returns to no particular end; and w...
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342 – Angry Birds from 2021-08-09T00:26:22
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
In which Miles does his best, birds are weird, some of the most dangerous villains are pink, and we are in the Onsl...
341 – Rainbow Connection from 2021-08-02T02:53:52
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
In which Chris Bachalo returns to Generation X; we briefly forget that Mondo exists; Synch is an extraordinarily go...
HAWK TALK – What We Blew Up On Our Summer Vacation from 2021-07-25T21:00
This would usually be a skip week, but the world is still being a jerk, so we made you a bonus, entirely unedited, and almost entirely off-topic episode. This time, Miles and guest hawk Anna Sheffe...
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340 – Retconaganda from 2021-07-19T02:03:25
In which the X.S.E. miniseries is future copaganda; Earth-1191 has no room for moral ambiguity; Bishop pulls a Marty McFly; Malcolm and Randall get distinct personalities; you really shouldn’t give...
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339 – Luck Be a Lady from 2021-07-12T02:57:24
In which evil robots are fundamentally more optimistic than climate change; Ozymandias could probably use a new hobby; Wolverine goes full Kate Beaton; “Luck Be a Lady” would be a kickass hymn; Sha...
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338 – Chomp & Stomp from 2021-07-05T02:15:41
In which X-Factor’s lineup shifts further towards villainy; Wild Child is neither wild nor a child; bureaucrat Val Cooper > action Val Cooper; Marvel invests in Bastion; and foreshadowing works bet...
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HAWK TALK – Pirates from 2021-06-27T19:24:14
This would usually be a skip week, but the world is still being a jerk, so we made you a bonus, entirely unedited, and almost entirely off-topic episode. This time, Jay and guest hawk Tea Fougner t...
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337 – Wild Genes and Old Magic from 2021-06-21T01:32:22
In which Excalibur is beset by shady organizations; Nightcrawler gets a new look; nobody hates Pete Wisdom as much as Lockheed hates Pete Wisdom; Brian Braddock should not be allowed to dress himse...
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336 – Serpents in Eden, feat. Si Spurrier from 2021-06-14T02:01:07
In which writer Si Spurrier joins us to talk Nightcrawler, the unsustainability of Krakoa, bringing back Legion, the stuff growing on Dr. Nemesis’s head, Welsh accents, founding (and not founding) ...
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335 – Bone Town from 2021-06-07T01:54:59
In which we cover somewhat peculiar content under somewhat peculiar circumstances; nobody does it like Alan Davis; in this house, we appreciate Gracie Gamble; nominal errors are not what they appea...
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HAWK TALK – Wizards from 2021-05-30T22:17:17
This would usually be a skip week, but the world is still being a jerk, so we made you a bonus, entirely unedited, and almost entirely off-topic episode. This time, we talked about wizards.
334 – Genetic Nonsense from 2021-05-24T02:01:53
In which William Stryker is exceptionally difficult to kill; the terminology around Emplate’s powers is absolute nonsense even by comic-book standards; inkers deserve more credit; we would totally ...
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333 – Fight Train from 2021-05-17T04:04:54
In which Miles discovers owl legs; Iceman dwells in subtext; Dark Beast overperforms; Dardevil is a delightful trash fire of a person; Graydon Creed’s presidential run is somewhat less shocking in ...
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332 – Gideon Falls from 2021-05-10T01:12:10
In which Swimsuit Catalog is not an actual style of martial arts; Onslaught dabbles in vandalism; Crule is a special guy; we identify briefly with X-Force; and Charles Xavier is the Keyser Soze of ...
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HAWK TALK – Hack the Planet from 2021-05-02T22:45:57
This would usually be a skip week, but the world is still being a jerk, so we made you a bonus, entirely unedited, and almost entirely off-topic episode. This time, in honor of the 1995 film's 1337...
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331 – Surprised by Brood from 2021-04-26T04:16:16
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
In which we take a break from the lead-up to Onslaught; Hannah Conover is the queen of dangling plot threads (and a...
330 – Suddenly, Ninjas from 2021-04-19T00:31:25
In which the podcast turns seven; Matt has officially edited half the podcast; a lot of things are made by metal; Doctor Strange is a big weirdo; Gambit is a scoundrel, not a villain; Wolverine goe...
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329 – Scheming and Argument from 2021-04-12T03:29:33
In which Nate Grey has the soul of a man in a mesh shirt; Black Air is somehow even worse than you thought it was; Hulk does not want to be x-treme teen from alternate dimension; we are excited as ...
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HAWK TALK – Doctor Internet from 2021-04-04T22:09:41
This would usually be a skip week, but the world is still being a jerk, so we made you a bonus, entirely unedited, and almost entirely off-topic episode. This time, we talked about the Internet.
328 – Single Blue Male from 2021-03-29T01:27:44
In which Sam Guthrie will take all your money; Gambit has exceptionally poor judgment; having friends who are couples means getting to be the big spoon AND the little spoon; Hank McCoy is the agrar...
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327 – The Sounds of Gravity from 2021-03-22T03:47:50
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
In which nobody’s ages ever make sense; Sebastian Shaw catches up on villain speeches; nobody puts Louise Simonson ...
326 – Son of a Gun from 2021-03-15T01:46:22
In which it’s hard to be a hologram; the Internet is terrible and you should probably avoid it; we have no idea how Naze is still alive; this is not your mom’s Adversary (if your mom is Fall of the...
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HAWK TALK – Turtle Power from 2021-03-08T01:12:35
This would usually be a skip week, but the world is still being a jerk, so we made you a bonus, entirely unedited, and almost entirely off-topic episode. This time, we talked about the Teenage Muta...
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325 – Captain Bloodscream from 2021-03-01T03:00:56
In which we recommend against having a birthday in the Marvel Universe; Shinobi Shaw was a proto-Quentin Quire; Lee Forrester returns under the best possible circumstances; Bloodscream lives his be...
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324 – Snack Attack from 2021-02-22T03:51:24
In which Cordelia Frost is a terrible friend; Mondo is better than the story arcs that surround him; and we’d really love to see a series about Sean Cassidy’s super groovy past.
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323 – Baby Talk from 2021-02-15T04:02:40
In which we spend a large amount of time on a group of small characters; X-Babies stories cover a wide range of quality; Mojo is relegated to public access; the ‘Vengers rebel against their creator...
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HAWK TALK – Call Any Vegetable from 2021-02-08T01:58:16
This would usually be a skip week, but the world is still being a jerk, so we made you a bonus, entirely unedited, and almost entirely off-topic episode. This time, we talked about vegetables. Kind...
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322 – Do More Crimes from 2021-02-01T04:35:09
In which the X-Babies fail to charm; clones are people, too; Iceman doesn’t (quite) come out; Gambit and Bishop bond; Joseph comes into ambiguous being; and Principal Nezu and Charles Xavier would ...
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114 – Meltdown from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
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 ...
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321 – Revolving Doors from 2021-01-25T05:11:08
In which Sabretooth does not get effectively rehabilitated; nobody has the moral high ground; Val Cooper is the worst possible person to call in any emergency; Bishop needs a better support system;...
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320 – The Accountability Wagon from 2021-01-18T05:55:03
In which Pete Wisdom is the guy you love to glare at; Nightcrawler is right (and a delightfully complex individual); Colossus has a lot of issues; and Wolfsbane gets the confrontation we’ve been wa...
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319 – Giant-Size Special #9 (feat. Vita Ayala, Tini Howard, & Leah Williams) from 2021-01-04T07:44:54
In which Jay and Miles receive a mysterious missive and are visited by three of our favorite X-writers; Further Adventures of Cyclops and Phoenix is a pleasant surprise; Nathaniel Essex is the most...
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HAWK TALK – Surviving 2020 from 2020-12-28T08:04:13
This would usually be a skip week, but the world is still being a jerk, so we made you a bonus, entirely unedited, and almost entirely off-topic episode. This time, we talked (exhaustedly) about Th...
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317 – Acquaintances of Humanity from 2020-12-14T14:57:30
In which Nicholas Cage is more of a concept than a human being; Rogue’s angst-fueled road trip continues; Gambit and Sinister have complementary aesthetics; there are a lot of Guthries; the Trasks ...
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316 – Return to Megalopolis: At the Movies with the New Mutants from 2020-12-07T01:24:16
In which we review the New Mutants' film debut.
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HAWK TALK – Surviving the (Holiday) Experience from 2020-11-29T23:29:22
This would usually be a skip week, but the world is still being a jerk, so we made you a bonus, entirely unedited, and almost entirely off-topic episode. This time, we talked about holidays, winter...
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315 – Theater Is Dead from 2020-11-23T05:01:23
In which Jay and/or patriarchy ruin everything; Archangel is dubiously aspirational; we need a moratorium on Jack the Ripper stories; there are a lot of Masterminds; and Arcade is a whole bundle of...
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314 – Feelings, Alaska from 2020-11-16T08:07:10
In which Haven deserved better; Cyclops and Havok have a lot of feelings in Alaska; X-Factor is the cop team; breaking up with your girlfriend between issues is a massive faux pas; Haven got a bad ...
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313 – Iguanafall from 2020-11-09T04:45:17
In which sky pirates are the best pirates; Wolverine eats chicken in the woods; Xavier’s area loses its status as our least favorite panel; Cable is suspiciously credulous; we search in vain for a ...
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312 – Something Amazing Had to Be Done, feat. Bob Proehl from 2020-10-26T05:50:56
In which author Bob Proehl joins Jay to discuss the Resonant Duology and what it means to write original work rooted visibly in the X-universe!
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311 – Love Makes a Super-Team from 2020-10-19T04:38:23
In which we decide to stop recognizing the nominal difference between X-Men and Uncanny X-Men; time travel may or may not wait for you; Mister Sinister has probably appeared in at least one Ed Wood...
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310 – Attack and Dethrone God from 2020-10-12T04:27:11
In which we take a substantial detour; Minipax is no Raul Julia; Corsair tries (and fails) to retire; everything is cooler in space; vengeance is more of a vocation than a career; the Starjammers w...
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HAWK TALK – Hawktober from 2020-10-04T19:37:21
This would usually be a skip week, but the world is still being a jerk, so we made you a bonus, entirely unedited, and almost entirely off-topic episode. This time, we talked about our current, and...
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309 – Excellent Turtle from 2020-09-27T22:02:41
In which ballistics get weird; Black Air is no W.H.O.; we have surprisingly mixed feelings about Pete Wisdom and Kitty Pryde as a couple; there is an actual creepy clown bar in Portland; blood eagl...
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308 – No Story Is the Whole Story from 2020-09-21T04:11:22
In which writing X-books requires a somewhat different approach to continuity than writing about them; time is weird; Jay overthinks fictional publications; Scott Summers is (at least sometimes) Au...
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307 – Ugly Mootants Only from 2020-09-14T04:04:12
In which Cable has clearly inherited his father’s inability to go on a date that doesn’t end disastrously; Husk is a lightweight; we are very taken with a turtle; you really don’t want to run into ...
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HAWK TALK – Playing With Super Power (feat. Matthew Hunter) from 2020-09-07T14:03:17
This would usually be a skip week, but the world is still being a jerk, so we made you a bonus, entirely unedited, and almost entirely off-topic episode. This time, our producer Matthew Hunter subb...
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306 – Between Here and There from 2020-08-31T01:32:41
In which we continue our ongoing tour of the post-Age of Apocalypse X-Universe; Onslaught gets a name; nobody’s sure what Noah Dubois is doing there; Iceman gets to be the practical one, for once; ...
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305 – The Sleep of the Wicked from 2020-08-24T03:32:55
In which X-Factor gets its own roster shakeup; most bartenders will look at you funny if you order a flight of superheroes; Kaboom is a great name for a nightclub; we lack significant feelings abou...
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304 – Explosive Ops from 2020-08-17T14:32:12
In which Jay discovers a continuity loop; phonetic spelling reaches a new level of implausibility; it’s always already Onslaught; X-Force’s roster gets shaken up; Siryn goes undercover; and the Ups...
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HAWK TALK – Video Renaissance from 2020-08-10T03:13:33
This would usually be a skip week, but the world is still being a jerk, so we made you a bonus, entirely unedited, and almost entirely off-topic episode. This time, we talked about the movies we gr...
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303 – No Simple Answers, feat. Laura Hudson from 2020-08-03T02:51:37
In which writer and editor Laura Hudson joins us as we take a break from X-Men comics to discuss the complicated ethics of consuming and covering comics by creators we’re not comfortable promoting....
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302 – Space Junk from 2020-07-27T03:27
In which you should probably not mess with space junk; Exodus is terrible at many things; Rusty Collins deserved better; X-Men #100 references are dirty (but effective) pool; Magneto goes through a...
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301 – Can’t Beat the Real Thing from 2020-07-20T04:22:30
In which we enter our fourth century of podcasting with brand new theme music; we have both Wolverine questions and wolverine questions; it is extremely rough to be Bishop; the creator of Garfield ...
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HAWK TALK – Attack of the Franchise Cartoons from 2020-07-12T19:28:54
This would usually be a skip week, but the world is still being a jerk, so we made you a bonus, entirely unedited, and almost entirely off-topic episode. This time, we talked about the television s...
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300 – Götterdämmerung from 2020-07-06T03:31:36
In which the Age of Apocalypse comes to an end; Angel briefly lives up to his potential; Bishop was sometimes right; It’s not a climactic ending without an X-Men #137 reference; Colossus breaks our...
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299 – Toaster Ovens of the Gods from 2020-06-29T05:28:57
In which some universes are more pleasant than others; Havok is basically a Care Bear; Wolverine is a P.R. nightmare; Nate Grey tries; stealth is not among the Silver Surfer’s strengths; Night Thra...
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298 – Unlikely Avengers from 2020-06-22T06:38
In which the moments of X-Universe are better than the whole; the code name “Dirigible” carries some inherent risks; Tony Stark is often more interesting without Iron Man; Clint Barton is no James ...
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297 – Blood Is Compulsory from 2020-06-08T06:40:28
In which Nate Grey is a drama kid; Forge-295 is the hero we need; Mister Sinister is a graduate of the Danielle “Moonstar” Moonstar school of secret identities; and we really, really, really wish t...
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296 – Hard Choices from 2020-06-01T02:30:12
In which Magneto doesn’t really do work/live divide; Amazing X-Men is a bit of a misnomer; Exodus is the lawful evil to Fabian Cortez’s chaotic evil; smoking is bad for you; moisture molecular inve...
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HAWK TALK – Florida Mans from 2020-05-24T21:34:33
This would usually be a skip week, but the world is still being a jerk, so we made you a bonus, entirely unedited, and almost entirely off-topic episode. This time, we talked about a whole bunch of...
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295 – The Nuclear Naked from 2020-05-18T04:35:53
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
In which this episode may or may not be a temporal aberration; Gambit is bad at marketing; Jubilee’s sixth birthday...
294 – The Infernal Gallop from 2020-05-11T03:24:44
In which a whole lot of things burn; Nightcrawler gets gritty; it’s hard to be Dead Man Wade; Apocalypse’s IT department has some explaining to do; Mystique is the most mom of all moms; Doug Ramsey...
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293 – The Monster Under the World from 2020-05-04T04:34:08
In which not all Mondos are created equal; the kids are only rarely all right; the Age of Apocalypse is not Magneto’s fault; Sugar Man is the stuff of universal nightmares; “cartoonish” is not nece...
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HAWK TALK – Formative Novels from 2020-04-27T00:12:42
This would usually be a skip week, but the world is still being a jerk, so we made you a bonus, entirely unedited, and almost entirely off-topic episode. This time, we talk about the (non-comic) bo...
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292 – Weekend at Sinister’s from 2020-04-20T04:43:25
In which it is probably not actually possible to be too nasty for Earth-295; Sinister is on nobody’s side but his own; Vulcan is still the worst Summers in the multiverse; the Bedlam Brothers are t...
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291 – Eat Malarkey and Die from 2020-04-13T04:37:55
In which we celebrate a birthday; nuclear war is never a good Plan A; every Logan is Old Man Logan; we are underwhelmed by the Pretty Boys of Earth-295; Jean Grey is one hell of a pilot; there are ...
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290 – The Obvious, the Silly, and the True from 2020-04-06T02:42:17
In which it’s kind of a relief to be talking about a fictional apocalypse right now; Joe Madureira defines the look of the mid-late 1990s; Sunfire is less cheesecake than crepes Suzette; it all com...
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X-TRA – Social Distance Special from 2020-03-30T05:33:48
Normally, this would be a skip week and there wouldn’t be an epi...
HAWK TALK – Social Distance Special from 2020-03-30T03:33:48
Normally, this would be a skip week and there wouldn't be an episode - but things are pretty weird in the world right now. Let's talk X-Men comfort reads - with bonus complete lack of editing!
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289 – Unsolved Mysteries from 2020-03-23T04:21:38
In which this episode is way more topical than it was when we recorded it; Apocalypse makes a terrible Statue of Liberty; there are no reliable narrators; Robbie Robertson and Carmen Sandiego are y...
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288 – Cape Citadel Remix from 2020-03-16T03:56:47
In which Magneto is a drama llama in any universe (but a remarkably decent parent in at least one); the soap opera hits the Age of Apocalypse; Weapon X is a man made of red flags; Gambit has an OT3...
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287 – Welcome to the Age of Apocalypse from 2020-03-09T02:59:27
In which we enter the Age of Apocalypse!
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286 – Family Before Continuity from 2020-02-24T06:54:21
In which Sunspot is a bad enough dude to save the president; Black Air is nowhere near as fun as WHO; we reach the end of Fabian Nicieza’s X-Force run; Rictor and Shatterstar talk about feelings; G...
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285 – Immediately if Not Sooner from 2020-02-16T20:43:57
In which Goldballs is still a better name than Egg; we continue our progress towards Earth-295; Legion pulls a Stryfe; we’re still pretty shaky on how to pronounce “M’Kraan”; Xavier and Magneto wer...
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284 – Precious Baubles, feat. Chip Zdarsky from 2020-02-10T02:32:34
In which we sit down with writer Chip Zdarsky to talk crossovers, continuity, metaphors, and X-Men/Fantastic Four!
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283 – Legion Quest Quest from 2020-02-03T04:36:43
In which Jay is writing a Cyclops one-shot; It is honestly truly almost Legion Quest; Mystique plays the long game; sometimes filler is a good thing; Havok is a geophysicist, not a geographer; Lila...
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282 – The Tide Takes the Castle from 2020-01-27T03:57:26
In which the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning should really be the setting of a stoner comedy; Garrabed Bashur’s brain is probably 90% porn by now; the tide always takes the castle; William Dra...
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281 – Memories from 2020-01-20T06:17:47
In which Warpath and Colossus should start a support group; X-Force gets a new HQ; we make an unprecedently large number of musical-theater references; Cable is a highly qualified individual; tranq...
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280 – Business-Casual Basilisk from 2020-01-13T06:53:17
In which the future is not great at codenames; spot foil is cool as hell; Mountjoy is bafflingly business-themed; Bishop goes full Point Break; Jean Grey and Lorna Dane should absolutely be friends...
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279 – Giant-Size Special #8 from 2019-12-30T03:19:26
In which Jay would absolutely fight Christmas; we welcome guest X-Perts Christina Strain and Chip Zdarsky; a gift arrives; we consider the relationship of Generation X to Generation X; it is really...
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278 – A Sheep in Wolf’s Clothing from 2019-12-23T01:54:10
In which Moonstar really wasn’t fooling anybody; Bird Brain is somehow still alive; Cassidy Keep is weird; Gene Ha draws excellent Storm; Reeva Page makes her sole comics appearance; and Shinobi Sh...
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277 – Hedgehogs of Cairo from 2019-12-16T04:49:33
In which Sauron is a huge nerd; the Savage Land is where Marvel stores the weird stuff; an etymology detour does not come from the X-Pert you’d expect; and Storm will straight-up stab you.
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276 – Wizard Problems from 2019-12-09T05:51:25
In which Excalibur gets a regular writer again; we judge a book against against its covers; nothing good ever comes from being sexy on Muir Isle; and the soul sword’s real power is cutting through ...
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275 – End of the Summer from 2019-12-02T03:25:05
In which Professor is too cool for the Phalanx; fatphobia is significantly more dangerous than Fred Dukes; Strong Guy catches a plane; Emma Frost will not let you coast; Jubilee says goodbye to the...
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274 – The Red Shoe Prophecies (feat. Chris Eddleman) from 2019-11-25T03:41:44
In which Chris Eddleman joins us for a close look at House of X and Powers of X; Doug Ramsey is highly relevant; resurrection is problematic in a universe with a documented afterlife; there is no r...
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273 – The Back-End Creep (The Phalanx Covenant, Part 3 of 3) from 2019-11-18T07:52:54
In which we have been on All the Podcasts; Full Shred Thrash is easier to say that it sounds; the Phalanx uses dial-up; Cable is a very large man; Larry Hama writes excellent banter; Cyclops has be...
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272 – Children of the Phalanx (the Phalanx Covenant, Part 2 of 3) from 2019-11-11T04:10:06
In which Ship was inside Cable all along; Life Signs is the Two Towers of the Phalanx Covenant (but only in the bad ways), it’s lucky that the Phalanx doesn’t have WiFi; Nightcrawler embraces chaos...
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271 – Abs for Days (The Phalanx Covenant, Part 1 of 3) from 2019-11-04T05:00:31
In which we’re finally both back in the virtual studio; Generation X is the new Inferno; the Phalanx Covenant begins; we’re not talking about Hickman in our coverage of this story; Banshee is the a...
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270 – X-Ray Goggles and Mail-Order Lizards (feat. Steve Stokes) from 2019-10-27T20:55:30
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In which we hear from two generations of Stokeses for the price of one, buying comics for your son is a great way t...
269 – NYCC 2019 Sofa Special: Double Dactyl, feat. Seanan McGuire from 2019-10-21T03:16:07
In which Seanan and Jay break down their favorite X-Villains; technically everyone is always cosplaying Mystique; Magneto remains the gold standard; and we have some concerns about Eye Boy.
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268 – Disquettes from 2019-10-14T03:30:16
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In which Excalibur addresses a number of dangling plot threads, Britanic finally gets (somewhat) interesting, Kitty...
267 – The Saddest Joyride from 2019-10-08T06:21:37
In which Emma Frost is a better Iceman than Bobby Drake; Generation X is aggressively foreshadowed; Malcolm and Randall are the Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to Bishop’s Hamlet; and we launch a camp...
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266 – They’re Good Dogs, Miles from 2019-09-30T03:37:30
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In which Havok goes surfing; Malice eats a poodle; Strong Guy’s ex is a big jerk; Sinister’s gotta Sinister; and Mi...
265 – Rude Awakenings from 2019-09-23T05:17:39
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In which Glen Danzig was the most popular Wolverine fancast for a weirdly long time; breasts have physical mass; th...
264 – Autotune the Phalanx from 2019-09-16T04:57:44
In which we celebrate our 100th episode with producer Matt Hunter; you should always be kind to robots; Stryfe has a lot of very petty contingency plans; Britanic is bad at helping; we explore a pe...
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263 – The Oldest Teens of Them All from 2019-09-09T06:21:48
In which Cable and Domino may or may not be very old teenagers; disguises are not Dani Moonstar’s strong suit; Empath remains awful; Shatterstar probably talks exactly like a telenovela; X-Force ne...
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262 – Science Fiction Double Feature from 2019-09-02T05:39:17
In which the Phalanx would make pretty fun novelty candy; “B-Plot” implies that we only have 26; nobody will take Jubilee to the movies; Repo Man and Repo: The Genetic Opera are in fact two entirel...
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261 – Out of the Subtext, Live from FlameCon with Vita Ayala! from 2019-08-26T03:12:20
In which we return to our favorite convention; writer Vita Ayala remains an absolute legend; everything was always already queer; and nobody should ever have to wait 37 years for a kiss.
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260 – Professor Power’s Prodigal Podcast from 2019-08-19T03:42:28
In which we explore the aftermath of Multiple Man’s death; X-Factor has a lot of feelings; it probably sucks to grieve with Charles Xavier; neither power nor responsibility is particularly fun; we ...
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259 – Kwannon Leap from 2019-08-12T03:52:36
In which fix-it fic goes canon (or vice versa); Psylocke is a complicated individual and/or individuals; assassins have complicated personal lives; it is probably ethical to tell your teammates abo...
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258 – True Believers, Opportunists, and Crooks (feat. Lisa Winters) from 2019-08-04T21:29:11
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In which Lisa Winters pinch-hits for Jay, we take a trip to the newspaper funnies and back, Spider-Man and Beast ar...
257 – The Adventures of Rachel Summers in the 37th Century from 2019-07-22T04:39:44
In which Rachel Summers’ continuity somehow becomes even more complicated; X-Men: Phoenix is pretty much a Star Wars (minus the stars); cultural appropriation remains a problem in the distant futur...
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256 – Mullets of Time and Space from 2019-07-15T01:22:38
In which you raised a lot of money for Trans Lifeline; we continue to miss Alan Davis; Rory Campbell should not be narrating a climactic event; Daytripper needs to dial up her eldritch patter; the ...
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255 – Rules of the Game from 2019-07-08T02:02:28
In which the Upstarts are the worst at Calvinball; Moonstar remains a non-mystery; Speedball gets a new costume; Shinobi Shaw never gets to finish a bath; Gamesmaster comes perilously close to gett...
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254 – Carry Each Other from 2019-07-01T03:05:26
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In which Nicole Miller is fashion designer to Earth-1218 and Earth-616, Jay rejects the word “bestest”, we kind of ...
253 – Autumn in the Uncanny Valley from 2019-06-24T05:14:41
In which an engagement begins; Jean Grey’s Walden Puddle counterpart is definitely Nicole; Cyclops is the telepathic equivalent of a pit trap with spikes at the bottom; Charles Xavier’s subconsciou...
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252 – Snakes on a Trolley from 2019-06-17T03:37:39
In which Miles invokes Freddie Mercury; Polaris is more competent than the rest of X-Factor put together; Armageddon theology does not intersect well with superpowers (or politics, or anything else...
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Jay & Miles Spoil the Hell out of Dark Phoenix from 2019-06-15T00:02:36
We had a long conversation about Dark Phoenix; and we have uploaded it here for your edutainment!
WARNING: CONTAINS A WHOLE LOT OF SPOILERS FOR DARK PHOENIX.
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We had a long conversation about Dark Phoenix; and we have uploaded it here for your edutainment!
WARNING: CONTAINS A WHOLE LOT OF SPOILERS FOR DARK PHOENIX.
251 – Triple Word Score from 2019-06-10T02:59:27
In which Jay proposes a new way of comparing superheroes; Beast faces an ethical dilemma; Mister Sinister has an Xavier moment; Sabretooth is a terrible houseguest; Cyclops totally gets what you se...
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250 – Minding the DNA, feat. Fabian Nicieza from 2019-06-03T02:46:45
In which writer Fabian Nicieza joins us to talk ‘90s crossovers, narrative legacies, and what Adam X’s word balloons really sound like!
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249 – The Parent Trap from 2019-05-27T06:00:17
In which Sabretooth is weirdly ubiquitous; Maverick is a terrible guest; not all second chances are equivalent; Graydon Creed is the red delicious apple of people; Mystique is the master of murder ...
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248 – Destructo Woman from 2019-05-20T02:02:15
In which Tom Cassidy and Cain Marko may be the most stable couple in the Marvel Universe; Rory Campbell is no Super Doctor Astronaut Peter Corbeau; Siena Blaze remains a big jerk; the Cassidy famil...
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247 – The Butt-Kick Scale from 2019-05-13T05:35:29
In which the Hand probably doesn’t even offer dental; literally everyone is less creepy than the Joker and Harley Quinn; toxic masculinity is Sabretooth’s adamantium; Mark Trail is a wild ride; Wol...
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246 – Foreshadow Puppets from 2019-05-06T02:43:54
In which Danielle Moonstar is not a master of disguise; the MLF are bad enough dudes to kidnap a guy who works near the president; Tempo wasn’t even supposed to be here today; Reignfire is no Magne...
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245 – Natural Causes from 2019-04-29T02:22:45
In which Rogue flouts air traffic regulations; Jay is very sorry for how badly he butchers Gambit’s accent; stealth is directly proportionate to how loudly you dress; Rogue and Gambit win the gold ...
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244 – Terminal Nudity from 2019-04-22T04:39:45
In which X-Men don’t get to take vacations; Jay makes a somewhat belated announcement; sometimes Gambit is legitimately pretty cool; the assassins get a day-glo-up; The Crow holds up surprisingly w...
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243 – And Now We Are Five from 2019-04-15T04:48:13
In which we celebrate a red-letter birthday with a look back at five years of milestones, favorite moments, dubious headwear, and our own convoluted continuity!
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242 – Spider-Mansfield Park from 2019-04-08T02:34:26
In which we encounter one of comics’ greatest rarities; Spider-Man cannot actually do whatever a spider can; Flash Thompson subscribes to the X-Factor school of child endangerment; alliteration is ...
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241 – Conducive to Moral Subversion from 2019-04-01T02:30:32
In which Quicksilver wants you to know that he’s not cool; X-Factor gets a new government liaison; a danger room on a jet is a terrible idea; this team is bad at feelings; Forge is a pretty okay bo...
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240 – Live at ECCC 2019, feat. Vita Ayala, Seanan McGuire, & Leah Williams from 2019-03-25T01:41:49
In which we sit down live at Emerald City Comic Con with writers Vita Ayala, Seanan McGuire, and Leah Williams to talk Age of X-Man, the intergenerational legacy of X-Men, and telling stories in th...
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239 – Rap and Rumble (feat. Max Carleton) from 2019-03-19T00:57:51
In which we enter the era of bomber jackets; the covers are the cards; Genosha remains neither green nor pleasant; the A is for “Avengers,” not “A-list”; Henry Peter Gyrich is the straightest of me...
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238 – Meet Them Where They Are from 2019-03-11T01:45:38
In which X-Force is the new New Mutants; Professor is what Cable has instead of a burn book; Cable develops emotional literacy; Jay has a lot of feelings about Shatterstar; Cowboys can be wizards, ...
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237 – X-Treme from 2019-03-04T04:29:43
In which there is only one Big Pine Key; Empyrean is actually a pretty sensible dude; the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants are ride-or-die; you should probably avoid setting X-Men stories in Phoenix, Ar...
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236 – Baggage of Traumas Past (Fatal Attractions, Part 3) from 2019-02-25T04:26:03
In which Decimation was kind of sketchy; you should definitely come see us in Seattle; Wolverine has a rough day; Colossus has yet another rough day; Excalibur plans for the future; and Fatal Attra...
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235 – Fatal Extractions (Fatal Attractions, Part 2) from 2019-02-18T04:06:56
In which Magneto may or may not own a Namor body pillow; Cyclops probably doesn’t color-code his files; Colossus is Not Okay; bats are nature’s flashers; there are a lot of reasons to be mad at Fat...
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234 – Magnetic Feels (Fatal Attractions Part 1) from 2019-02-11T04:05:10
In which the Acolytes are pretty terrible; Exodus considers his options; Val Cooper is not wildly trustworthy; Cable uses his words; and people with significant metal implants should probably stop ...
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233 – Electromagnetism Unlimited from 2019-02-04T04:25:22
In which X-Men Unlimited begins; Cyclops’s powers remain wildly inconsistent; electromagnetic fields are the gamma rays of the early ‘90s; Siena Blaze should probably take some science courses; Mag...
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232 – Careful With That Axe, Cerise from 2019-01-28T00:37:18
In which we’re still not over Into the Spider-Verse; Excalibur becomes an official X-book; Feron tries to help; Butts are fundamental; we care about the weird stuff; threats are unnecessary; and we...
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231 – Life Bites from 2019-01-21T03:21:27
In which DC is out of our bailiwick; Random gets around; someone finally makes an explicit reference to disability politics; death has not improved the Chalkers; Strong Guy can’t catch a break; we’...
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230 – Touchstones from 2019-01-14T02:48:47
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
In which tragedy strikes; leisure suits are underappreciated; Jubilee is fundamentally opposed to feelings; that MC...
229 – Giant-Size Special #7 from 2018-12-31T06:33:20
In which we are beset by festivity; Scott Summers still can’t take a vacation; the Daysprings are a really good family; “G’journey” is a really good greeting; Stryfe is his own namesake; retcons ha...
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228 – Thinkin’ Shorts from 2018-12-24T05:09:10
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
In which it still sucks to be a Rasputin; John Romita Jr. has a solid, if muscular, grasp of anatomy; Jay and Miles...
227 – Wolverine, Killing from 2018-12-16T22:56:56
In which Cowboy Poet Wolverine is the best Wolverine; the Masters of the Universe basically had Internet Cat names; Miles has an Early Metallica moment; Wolverine: Killing is just ludicrously excel...
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226 – Les Mutants from 2018-12-10T05:36:04
In which Havok actually used to be pretty great; there are at least four attorneys in the Marvel Universe; Genosha continues to be wildly problematic; Hieronymus Bosch was not Comics Code-compliant...
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225 – Class Reunion (feat. Austin Gorton) from 2018-12-03T06:33:12
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In which we check in on Firestar and the New Warriors; superheroes often celebrate Bring Your Mom To The Amazon Day...
224 – Fix the Future from 2018-11-26T04:31:15
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In which Alan Davis performs his pièce de résistance; the personification of Death is surprisingly supportive; Rach...
223 – Live at Vegas Valley Comic Book Festival from 2018-11-19T06:19:42
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In which Dracula probably doesn't drink his blood from a World's Greatest Dad mug; Miles massively underestimates t...
222 – A Tale of Two Betsys from 2018-11-12T04:54:29
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In which it has been a pretty intense month; there is a lot to unpack about Psylocke; we are confused by hip teen l...
221 – Better Than LEGO from 2018-11-06T03:45:42
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In which Miles stops worrying and learns to love X-Force; you should absolutely not google the phrase "face jam"; t...
220 – On Your Bike from 2018-10-29T07:55:17
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In which we approach the end of Alan Davis's Excalibur run; "duopenultimate" is not actually a word; Captain Britai...
219 – Brutal Hearts: An Appreciation of Emma Frost (feat. Seanan McGuire, Leah Williams, Tea Fougner, Kel McDonald, and Diana Fox) from 2018-10-22T07:25:53
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
In which Jay recruits X-writers Seanan McGuire and Leah Williams, cosplayer Tea Fougner, and innocent bystanders Ke...
218 – Careful What You Lick from 2018-10-15T07:18:07
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
In which X-Cutioner's Song may be over, but its repercussions continue; Uncanny X-Men hits a major milestone; super...
217 – Piotr the Obscure from 2018-10-08T02:49:22
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In which it sucks to be a Rasputin; X-Men and Uncanny X-Men muddy the waters; Cyclops and Psylocke's weird flirtati...
216 – X-Amining X-Factor (feat. Dr. Andrea Letamendi) from 2018-10-01T05:37:42
In which Dr. Andrea Letamendi of Arkham Sessions joins us to analyze some analysis; Doc Samson has major scope-of-practice issues; Ren & Stimpy references continue to fail to age well; it's hard to...
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215 – Mon de Orb Uno from 2018-09-24T03:22:43
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
In which we finally emerge from the other side of X-Cutioner's Song; rich people are different from us; Brian Bradd...
214 – Stryfe’s Burn Book from 2018-09-17T03:54:52
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
In which "wolves" proves a remarkably broad category in the 616; we at least nominally wrap up X-Cutioner's Song; S...
213 – Live from FlameCon, feat. Sina Grace, Magdalene Visaggio, and Leah Williams from 2018-09-10T03:24:08
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
In which Leah dives headfirst into the world of con panels; Magdalene will burn down your idols; Sina is a fashion ...
212 – Drumbeats of Despair: X-Cutioner’s Song (Part 3 or 3) from 2018-09-03T06:02:49
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
In which nobody but Stryfe's diary understands him; Apocalypse is the best at what he does (and what he does is rem...
211 – A Cornucopia of Mayhem: X-Cutioner’s Song (Part 2 of 3) from 2018-08-27T05:58:48
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
In which Jubilee is underwhelmed by X-Force; Havok and Gambit make weirdly good buddy cops; Department K is a hot v...
210 – The End of Tomorrow: X-Cutioner’s Song (Part 1 of 3) from 2018-08-20T02:49:07
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
In which you may or may not have your own Black Bug Room; FlameCon was in fact every bit as wonderful as we project...
209 – To Me, My X-Books; feat. Jordan D. White from 2018-08-12T21:14:30
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
In which we welcome Marvel editor Jordan D. White to the podcast to talk about the current state of the X-Universe!...
208 – The X-Patriots from 2018-08-06T04:57:52
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
In which nobody wears the pants in the X-Plain family; Havok is a remarkably okay boss; Pola...
207 – Blood and Metal from 2018-07-30T07:32:28
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
In which Miles has a Dracula problem; we are really, really excited about FlameCon; Fabian Nicieza is the unsung he...
206 – Anatomy of a Phoenix from 2018-07-23T01:51:58
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
In which you should all come see us at FlameCon; all lizards are good lizards; we recap a recap; the Phoenix force ...
205 – Back to Basics from 2018-07-16T04:43:29
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In which Jay returns from Latveria; Sabretooth is significantly less menacing in French; Fabian Nicieza takes the r...
204 – Naughty By Nurture from 2018-07-09T06:40:38
In which Jay runs away to Latveria (but Hub is here to save the day!); you shouldn't eat the brown promethium; Magneto and Cap fight over the world's tiniest man; Rom is somewhat set in his ways; a...
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203 – The X-Man’s Burden from 2018-07-01T16:52:54
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In which the Morlocks used to have more agency, we have a surprising amount to say about the Rat King from Teenage ...
202 – Rhapsody in Blue (and Gold) from 2018-06-25T01:41:26
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
In which music is dangerous and confusing, Jamie Madrox has a weakness for femmes fatale, the term "f-holes" makes ...
201 – Pump Up the Jam from 2018-06-18T05:07:25
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
In which we begin our third podcast century; Cyclops is bi-inclusive; we have high standards for Mojoworld; Dazzler...
200 – Lightning in a Bottle, with Louise Simonson from 2018-06-03T23:51:54
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
In which we celebrate a major milestone with the coolest person ever to work on the X-books and look back at the la...
199 – Space, Geeks, and Gaveedra Seven from 2018-05-28T05:38:08
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In which Shattershot is definitely better than the Cold War; Beast X-plains the X-teams; Cyclops is a tired babysit...
198 – How to Destroy the Universe Without Really Trying from 2018-05-20T23:23:27
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
In which Excalibur goes 16-bit platformer; Alysande gets new threads; Shadowcat should probably just change her cod...
197 – Wolverine and the Honker of Doom from 2018-05-14T02:31:24
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
In which Wolverine is an eternal teenager; most of what Jay knows about Hawaii comes from Lilo and Stitch; Shiv is ...
196 – The Power Is Yours from 2018-05-07T04:49:53
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
In which space bugs break time; you may already be a member of Excalibur; Earth-616 remains somewhat baffled by bas...
195 – Johnny Got His Robot Arm from 2018-04-30T02:43:20
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
In which Jay may have Stockholm syndrome; Nick Fury is objectively sillier than G. W. Bridge; we get a brief artist...
194 – Brood Trouble in the Big Easy from 2018-04-23T06:24:24
In which Ghost Rider has some fairly serious medical issues; you should probably never invite Bishop to a picnic; Gambit's past catches up with him; it's always Mardi Gras in Fictional New Orleans;...
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193 – Sewers of Tomorrow from 2018-04-15T22:53
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In which we pour one out for Malcolm and Randall; Cyclops is the worst at fun; Storm is better than you and always ...
192 – Meet the N-Men from 2018-04-09T06:19:27
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
In which Alan Davis's Excalibur is a spiritual sibling to The Muppet Show; Captain Britain gets a Captain Britain l...
191 – Unconscionably Sexy (feat. Kelly Thompson) from 2018-04-01T22:15:55
In which writer Kelly Thompson joins us to talk Rogue and Gambit; Antarctica is Earth's answer to the Blue Area of the Moon; Kelly unfreezes one of the great X-romances; Rogue has walked a mile in ...
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190 – Local Yokels from 2018-03-26T04:16:49
In which the term "bloodlust" shows up a lot in popular culture; Wolverine pees between panels; Michael Higgins has a lot to answer for; Jay wants to fight a comic book; Nightcrawler's limbs have n...
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189 – How Do You Solve a Problem Like Nate Summers? from 2018-03-21T20:30:09
In which Jay's mom broke the Internet; correct credits are important; everyone has a Danger Room; no one needs that many teeth; there are so many reasons to laugh at Stryfe; the Watcher is probably...
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188 – Live from ECCC, feat. Bret Blevins, Rachelle Rosenberg, & Ramon Villalobos from 2018-03-12T07:16:46
In which Jay makes a sartorial switch; Hope Summers is less confusing than you might expect; we are very happy to present our first all-artist convention special; Ramon kills his idols; Rachelle de...
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187 – Mermaids at the Center of Time from 2018-03-05T07:50:17
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
In which Lee Forrester deserved better; we have somehow made 187 of these; Bizarre Adventures is accurately named; ...
186 – Right in the Melee from 2018-02-26T06:08:38
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
In which you are the wind beneath our wings; Sunfire doesn't quit the team even once; the X-Men do "Judgment War," ...
185 – Becoming Wolverine (feat. Tom Taylor) from 2018-02-19T01:40:21
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
In which All-New Wolverine and X-Men Red writer Tom Taylor joins us to talk friendship, heroism, pelican statues, a...
184 – Sweetcakes from 2018-02-12T04:36:20
David is still on vacation. Please enjoy this reasonable gentleman and his fancy accoutrements!
In which the 616 was inside Age of X all along; everyone is very sassy; an attem...
183 – Mutant Death Factor from 2018-02-05T07:15:32
David is on vacation this week! We hope you enjoy this substitute illustration of two gentlemen enjoying each other's company.
In which Miles is almost caught up on The Gifted ...
182 – Lunch With Technet from 2018-01-29T03:42:32
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
In which Alan Davis spins dangling plot threads into gold; comics artists are storytellers; Technet is a feature, n...
181 – Badgers Everywhere from 2018-01-22T04:21:54
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
In which X-Force is the cotton candy of comics; Jay & Miles overanalyze; eye spots are not the new domino masks; Fe...
180 – Lawful Badass from 2018-01-15T03:05:52
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
In which Jay is deeply invested in The Gifted; Trevor Fitzroy is generally inexcusable; there are a lot of reasons ...
179 – Sincerely, An Evil Individual from 2018-01-08T06:40:23
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
In which X-Factor gets a revamp; Larry Stroman is the best part of 1991; Havok used to have principles; Multiple Ma...
Not Exactly 179… from 2017-12-31T19:57:30
Hi, Listeners! Due to travel-related connectivity issues, we&...
178 – Giant-Size Special #6 from 2017-12-25T07:38:41
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
In which we enter a new era of X-Men; Magneto reluctantly returns to villainy; Jay tries to like X-Men volume 2; wh...
177 – The Less You Know from 2017-12-18T10:30:17
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
In which we discuss several Very Special Issues; the real cautionary tale is not to trust Hank McCoy; horses are ve...
176 – My Flashback With Andre from 2017-12-11T04:41:37
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
In which we were on public radio; it's probably best just to ignore Romulus; Miles still hasn't seen the Prisoner a...
175 – Lady Windermere’s Fan Club from 2017-12-04T04:44:02
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
In which Gambit is transatlantically terrible; Rick Leonardi is the poor man's Alan Davis (but in a good way); we t...
174 – Ed Piskor’s Grand Design from 2017-11-27T03:18:28
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
In which Jay sits down with cartoonist Ed Piskor to talk about the upcoming X-Men: Grand Design!
173 – The Muir Island Saga, Part 2 from 2017-11-20T04:12:41
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
In which Abs-lantis will not be denied; "slightly traumatized" is basically the default state of Xavier's original ...
172 – The Muir Island Saga, Part 1 from 2017-11-13T04:50:30
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
In which you are probably more familiar with this show than Jay and Miles are; Paul Smith makes good art; the Shado...
171 – Badly Punctuated Equilibrium from 2017-11-06T06:25:40
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
In which 1991 runs right into 2010, X-Factor: Endgame (and everything after it) never happened, Jay covets the hell...
170 – Minor Punitive Heart Attacks from 2017-10-30T03:10:36
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
In which Miles speculates about superheroes' sex lives; Doctor Doom is an incorrigible scamp; the Lady of the Lake ...
169 – Bad Kansas from 2017-10-23T02:54:40
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
In which Justin Thyme is a forgotten superstar of comics; Nazis should pretty much never be used as a metaphor; Cha...
168 – Live at NYCC, feat. Chris Claremont & Louise Simonson from 2017-10-16T07:39:04
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
In which X-Legends Chris Claremont and Louise Simonson join us for our first-ever live show on the East coast!
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167 – Full Circle from 2017-10-09T01:38:30
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
In which things are not as they were; "yaybopunk" is definitely our aesthetic; Cable is officially foreshadowed; an...
166 – Proteus Has Two Mommies from 2017-10-02T03:08:59
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
In which we finally announce our NYCC panel lineup; Boom Boom is the Gina Linetti of X-Force; we don't actually kno...
165 – Pop Rocks from 2017-09-25T04:17:41
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
In which Charles Xavier returns to the pages of Uncanny X-Men; Storm is out of our league fo...
164 – This Is the Mutant Revolution: Live at Rose City Comic Con from 2017-09-18T01:58:48
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
In which Jay and Miles finally sit down for an in-depth discussion of the political weight of superheroes and what ...
163 – Shut Up, Conscience from 2017-09-11T10:39:19
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
In which Rose City Comic Con was in fact pretty awesome; we return to Marvel Presents; Colossus has a bad day; Ann ...
162 – Naked In Canada from 2017-09-04T02:25:32
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
In which almost everyone is better than Romulus; Barry Windsor-Smith continues to draw the best naked X-Men; Jay ha...
161 – Do You Even Howl, Bro? from 2017-08-28T03:41
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
In which we return to Excalibur, and Excalibur returns to form; "Girls' School from Heck" is way better than we rem...
X-TRA – FlameCon 2017 Sofa Special, feat. Sina Grace, James Tynion IV, and Niki Johnson from 2017-08-23T21:52:13
Thanks again to James and Sam for letting us use their hotel room for this ridiculousness!
WHAT?! Less than a month back, and it's a brand new mid-week bonus episode!
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160 – Hank McCoy and the Hickey of Destiny from 2017-08-21T05:07:54
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
In which the ladies love Hank McCoy; feelings are terrible; wereStarlins stalk the night; St...
159 – Childhood’s End from 2017-08-14T03:24:54
***NOTE: We're aware of the audio issues in this episode. We're still troubleshooting our cross-country setup. Thank you for your patience!***
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the...
158 – No Focus, Less Direction from 2017-08-07T02:24:21
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
In which we return triumphant from hiatus; it's still always Inferno in here; no one should ...
157 – Melted to Slag from 2017-05-01T03:35:16
Art by David Wynne. Contact David to purchase the original!
In which the X-Tinction Agenda reaches its Return of the Jedi; Wolverine is a weaponized nuisance; HR would like a w...
156 – Genosha Strikes Back from 2017-04-24T03:06:29
Art by David Wynne. Contact David to purchase the original!
In which we hit the Empire Strikes Back of X-Tinction Agenda; it's hard to be Laura Kinney; the psychic knife makes ...
155 – X-Tinction Event from 2017-04-17T02:21:16
Art by David Wynne. Contact David to purchase the original!
In which the X-Tinction Agenda begins in earnest; Jim Lee rocks our world; Cable doesn't need any Mickey-Mouse sched...
154 – Leaning into the Metaphor (feat. Sina Grace) from 2017-04-10T07:07:41
Art by David Wynne. Contact David to purchase the original!
In which incoming Iceman writer Sina Grace joins us to talk about the coolest X-Man; Adult Bobby Drake gets the spot...
153 – Mermaid Parade from 2017-04-03T10:23:22
Art by David Wynne. Contact David to purchase the original!
In which Miles gets an etymology lesson; Nightcrawler is the most dateable guy in the X-Universe; Meggan is basicall...
152 – Ghosts of Future Present from 2017-03-27T09:24:29
Art by David Wynne. Contact David to purchase the original!
In which Franklin Richards makes everything more complicated; Reed Richards is a terrible parent; Days of Future Pre...
151 – Czars of Kung Fu from 2017-03-20T11:11:41
Art by David Wynne. Contact David to purchase the original!
In which Laura easily is worth a dozen Old Mans Logan; Charlotte Jones is the EveryCop; Genosha remains a fairly ver...
150 – Live at ECCC, feat. Dennis Hopeless & Charles Soule from 2017-03-13T08:09:52
Art by David Wynne. Contact David to purchase the original!
In which writers Dennis Hopeless and Charles Soule join us for a live episode at Emerald City Comic Con, Age of X is...
149 – Panning for Callbacks from 2017-03-07T09:38:54
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In which Old Man Logan is probably better than it deserves to be; Steve...
148 – That’s So Ravens from 2017-02-27T09:54:36
Art by David Wynne. Contact David to purchase the original!
In which Archangel falls in with the LARP crowd; all yuppies are (probably) vampires; Beast is kind of a jerk; there...
147 – The Beginning of the End of the Beginning from 2017-02-20T10:23:54
Art by David Wynne. Buy prints at Redbubble, or contact David to purchase the original!
In which the New Mutants get a new status quo (and new costumes); we have deeply mixed f...
146 – Asshole Factor (feat. Elisabeth Allie) from 2017-02-13T09:52:57
Art by David Wynne. Buy prints at Redbubble, or contact David to purchase the original!
In which Elisabeth plans for her reign as Omniversal Majestrix; Hulks and moons are two ...
145 – Remy & ‘Ro from 2017-02-06T06:21:51
Art by David Wynne. Buy prints at RedBubble, or contact David to purchase the original!
In which Val Cooper remains the club queen of U.S. Intelligence; the Shadow King is a hu...
144 – Giant-Size Special #5 (feat. Kid Apocalypse) from 2017-01-30T05:12:20
Art by David Wynne. Buy prints at Redbubble, or contact David to purchase the original!
In which we get a visit from Kid Apocalypse and debut a track from his upcoming album; J...
***TO ME, MY X-MEN*** from 2017-01-21T20:00:27
We got up to plan for the new episode and decided that if the X-Men stand f...
143 – Seduction of the Innocent from 2017-01-16T10:45:47
Art by David Wynne.
In which the Cross-Time Caper has finally outstayed its welcome; we bid a reluctant farewell to Alan Davis; Inferno may or may not finally actually be over;...
142 – The Monster at the End of This Comic from 2017-01-09T11:37:15
Art by David Wynne. Buy prints at Redbubble, or contact David to purchase the original!
In which Jay and Miles make a personal announcement; moles (probably) don't lay eggs; An...
141 – Reason to Go to the Devil from 2017-01-02T03:49:27
Art by David Wynne. No print this week, but you can contact David to purchase the original!
In which we ring in the new year with Cable's on-page debut; it's really the '90s no...
140 – Unto Us a Retcon Is Given (feat. Dennis Hopeless) from 2016-12-26T10:06:01
Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available at the shop, or contact David to purchase the original.
In which writer Dennis Hopeless returns to the show for an informal intro...
139 – Starjammed from 2016-12-19T08:08:37
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...
138 – What Would Dazzler Do? from 2016-12-12T09:23:12
Art by David Wynne
In which we continue to follow the post-Siege Perilous X-Men; Dazzler finally makes her big-screen debut; Callisto gets a day job; Colossus gets a ponytail; ...
137 – Kicky Kinko Killers (feat. Sarah Kuhn) from 2016-12-05T07:28:49
Art by David Wynne. Prints, cards, and coffee mugs available at the shop, or contact David to purchase the original.
In which author Sarah Kuhn joins us to talk about Asian-Ame...
136 – Fill-In Frenzy from 2016-11-28T22:14:41
Art by David Wynne. Prints, cards, and coffee mugs available at the shop, or contact David to purchase the original.
In which we find the idea of Jack Kirby as G-d deeply comfo...
135 – Kurt Wagner, Warlord of Mars (Cross-Time Caper, Part 2) from 2016-11-21T11:49:24
Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available at the shop, or contact David to purchase the original.
In which the Cross-Time Caper continues; alliteration is awesome; someone...
134 – Live at Vegas Valley Comic Book Festival (feat. Scott Koblish) from 2016-11-14T09:35:52
Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available at the shop, or contact David to purchase the original.
In which Deadpool and X-Men '92 artist Scott Koblish joins us to present ...
133 – Feisty Little Fellow from the Stars (Judgment War, Part 2) from 2016-11-07T10:22:30
In which the plot thickens; Jay and Miles fix Avatar; Ship is a good bro; you are in space right now; the Beginagains go full This Island Earth; Cyclops weaponizes love; voting is really important;...
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132 – Nornheim Lemonade from 2016-10-31T10:18
Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available at the shop, or contact David to purchase the original.
In which Rusty is an honorary Bluth; we bid a sad farewell to Bret Blevin...
131 – The Reaver Bunch from 2016-10-24T08:24:10
Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available at the shop, or contact David to purchase the original.
In which Jubilee is the sassiest Xenomorph; Lady Deathstrike is way too g...
130 – The Soule Protocols (feat. Charles Soule) from 2016-10-16T23:04:23
Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available at the shop, or contact David to purchase the original.
In which writer Charles Soule joins us for a (spoiler free) discussion of...
129 – They Don’t Allow Dragons in Here (The Cross-Time Caper, Part 1) from 2016-10-10T07:34
Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available at the shop, or contact David to purchase the original.
In which "Cross-Time Caper" is something of a misnomer; Excalibur is an a...
128 – A Stupid Way to Die (Judgment War, Part 1) from 2016-10-03T09:44:58
Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available at the shop, or contact David to purchase the original.
In which X-Factor goes to space; Miles gets judgmental about spelling; Pa...
X-TRA – Sofa Special (feat. Al Ewing) from 2016-09-30T21:33:14
We're celebrating International Podcast Day with a bonus mid-week episode!
In which Jay and Al settle down in the living room to talk about cats, conventions, X-karaoke, Summer...
127 – Disaster City from 2016-09-26T10:09:17
Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available at the shop, or contact David to purchase the original.
In which we get back on the continuity train; everything is the aftermath...
126 – Live at Rose City Comic Con, with Greg Pak from 2016-09-19T05:38:26
Art by David Wynne. No prints this week, but you can contact David to purchase the original!
In which we return to Rose City Comic Con and somehow manage to one-up last year's ...
125 – Giant-Size Special #4 from 2016-09-12T10:39:55
Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available at the shop, or contact David to purchase the original.
In which Logan Bonner, Max Carleton, and Crystal Frasier hike up their bo...
124 – The Cruelest Planet from 2016-09-05T06:22:40
Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available at the shop, or contact David to purchase the original.
In which everyone dies (or something); every Summers is miserable in thei...
123 – Mojo Mayhem from 2016-08-29T08:51:18
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 Week...
122 – Boom Boom Von Doom and the Ontology of Monsters from 2016-08-22T11:29:38
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 ...
121 – Two Sides of a Narcissistic Coin (feat. Ben Acker) from 2016-08-15T02:24:35
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 a...
120 – Observed by a Family of Lizard People from 2016-08-08T10:15:56
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; ...
119 – Red Night of the Soul (feat. Elisabeth Allie) from 2016-08-01T10:53:39
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; ...
118 – Extrude the Grappling Arms! from 2016-07-25T04:44:45
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 di...
117 – How to Pee Like a Supervillain from 2016-07-18T04:38:30
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 ...
116 – The Pooper of This Party from 2016-07-04T04:33:26
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 ac...
115 – So Many Teeth (feat. Max Carleton) from 2016-06-27T05:59:53
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 Wolverin...
114 – Meltdown (feat. Susan Beaver) from 2016-06-20T10:30:46
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...
113 – Play It Again, Patch from 2016-06-13T08:50:25
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...
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112 – Embers of Inferno (feat. Sam Humphries) from 2016-06-06T06:48:46
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 wr...
X-TRA – Jay & Miles Overthink X-Men: Apocalypse from 2016-06-01T19:29:17
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 j...
111 – You’ll Have to Look Inside for That from 2016-05-30T07:58:29
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; In...
110 – Lights, Camera, Apocalypse! from 2016-05-23T06:29:30
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 Con...
109 – The Passion of Madelyne Pryor from 2016-05-16T05:04:13
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 ...
108 – What Price Glory from 2016-05-09T04:53:20
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 Pryo...
107 – Fairy Tale Ending from 2016-05-02T05:57:17
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 Blev...
106 – The X-Terminators from 2016-04-25T10:02:40
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;...
105 – Live from ECCC with Kris Anka, Al Ewing, Scott Koblish, & G. Willow Wilson from 2016-04-17T20:44:21
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 multi...
104 – The Noodle Incident (feat. Brett White & Dennis Hopeless) from 2016-04-11T08:40:42
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-li...
103 – Warwolves of London from 2016-04-04T14:33:10
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 a...
102 – Baby Race 2000 from 2016-03-28T06:23:25
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...
101 – Not Bad, Just Drawn That Way from 2016-03-21T06:48:45
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 v...
100 – Unexpected Wonder, with Chris Claremont from 2016-03-13T23:25:11
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 ...
99 – Those Who Walk Away from Genosha from 2016-03-07T04:49:05
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...
98 – Between Alien Visitations and Drunken Sulks from 2016-02-29T07:27:55
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...
97 – The Crooked World from 2016-02-22T11:32:33
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 ridicu...
96 – Horsemen of the Playground from 2016-02-15T01:56:47
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 Ma...
95 – Earthfall from 2016-02-08T11:39:53
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" i...
94 – WELCOME TO DIE! (feat. Elisabeth Allie) from 2016-02-01T07:02:57
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 someh...
93 – The Discreet Charm of the Brood from 2016-01-25T03:19:37
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 remembe...
92 – Living in Ship from 2016-01-18T01:44:31
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 opport...
91 – The Saddest Story Ever Told from 2016-01-11T05:48:28
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 iss...
90 – Ghosts of the Outback from 2016-01-04T07:11:42
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 i...
89 – Giant-Size Special #3 (feat. Kyle Yount, Logan Bonner, Elle Collins, & Chris Sims) from 2015-12-28T09:18:43
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 Excali...
88 – …Just Before Dawn (Fall of the Mutants, Part 3 of 3) from 2015-12-21T11:55
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...
87 – It’s Always Darkest… (Fall of the Mutants, Part 2 of 3) from 2015-12-14T10:05:37
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; Loui...
86 – Legends (Fall of the Mutants, Part 1 of 3) from 2015-12-06T22:24:29
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 ver...
85 – Secret Convergence on Infinite Podcasts, Part 9: Complex Continuity, with Paul O’Brien and Kieran Shiach from 2015-11-29T21:09:36
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 g...
84 – The Fourth Horseman from 2015-11-23T08:46:18
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...
83 – Live at Vegas Valley Comic Book Festival from 2015-11-16T10:48:47
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 t...
82 – Birds and Boys from 2015-11-09T09:35:11
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; ...
81 – The Kids Are All Right, with Dennis Hopeless from 2015-11-02T02:52:14
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 ...
80 – For the Mutant Who Has Everything from 2015-10-26T06:39:50
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 tak...
79 – Bear on a Boat from 2015-10-19T08:13:18
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. Dru...
78 – The Eye Killers and Other Cautionary Tales from 2015-10-12T06:41:02
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...
77 – Die Hard With a Lobster from 2015-10-05T07:29:50
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 ...
76 – Live at Rose City Comic Con, with Ann Nocenti, Jeff Parker, & Chris Yost from 2015-09-28T05:51:47
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 ...
75 – By Their Deeds You Shall Know Them from 2015-09-21T09:28:32
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 Morlo...
74 – This Dumb Rumpus from 2015-09-14T08:48:56
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 defi...
73 – Evolving Evolution, with Robert N. Skir from 2015-09-07T03:37:59
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-Plai...
72 – Thrown Under the Plot Bus from 2015-08-31T05:23:17
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 play...
71 – The Once and Fuchsia King from 2015-08-24T10:48:17
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 fr...
70 – Forget It, Jake; It’s X-Factor from 2015-08-17T11:00:59
Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available until 8/23/2015 in the shop (also pencils skirts, ‘cause, why the hell not?) or contact David for the original.
In which everythi...
69 – Weird Science, with Elle Collins & Graeme McMillan from 2015-08-10T07:58:47
Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available until 8/9/2015 in the shop (once Redbubble’s uploader starts working again, anyway), or contact David for the original.
In which ...
68 – The Most Dangerous Game from 2015-08-03T07:07:52
Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available until 8/9/2015 , or contact David for the original.
In which we catch our breath after the Mutant Massacre; Miles’s taste is both...
67 – Shadow of the Technarch from 2015-07-27T10:23:12
Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available until 8/2/2015 in the shop, or contact David for the original.
In which the New Mutants get unstuck in time; Robert the Bruce is ...
66 – The Mutant Massacre, Part 2 from 2015-07-20T11:37:55
Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available until 7/26/2015 in the shop, or contact David for the original.
In which we wrap up our first official two-parter; Gambit ruins e...
65 – The Mutant Massacre, Part 1 from 2015-07-13T09:59:22
Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available until 7/19/2015 in the shop, or contact David for the original.
In which we hit the first big X-centric crossover; a lot of Morlo...
64 – Ski Lodge of Apocalypse from 2015-07-06T04:36:29
Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available until 7/12/2015 in the shop, or contact David for the original.
In which Louise Simonson saves X-Factor; Apocalypse gets off to a...
63 – Wildways from 2015-06-29T05:12:43
Guest art by Ryan Hill!
In which cartoon logic is terrifying; it’s immensely frustrating to be Doug Ramsey; Psylock gets evil robot eyes; queer subtext is not just for the ladi...
62 – Giant-Size Special #2 from 2015-06-22T02:42:46
Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available until 6/28/2015 in the shop, or contact David for the original.
In which we welcome Logan Bonner, Mikey Neilson, and Administratr...
61 – Even Horses from 2015-06-15T09:38:20
Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available until 6/21/2015 in the shop, or contact David for the original.
In which the band gets back together; Dani faces down Death; Sam ...
60 – Rachel Summers and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day from 2015-06-08T02:50:50
Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available until 6/14/2015 in the shop, or contact David for the original.
In which Rachel Summers went to sleep with Wolverine’s claws in h...
59 – X is for Xtinction, with Chris Sims & Chad Bowers from 2015-06-01T04:41:48
Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available until 6/7/2015 in the shop, or contact David for the original.
In which Chris and Chad teach us to stop worrying and love the ‘90...
58 – Miniseries Mayhem from 2015-05-25T09:48:57
Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available until 5/31/2015 in the shop, or contact David for the original.
In which Nightcrawler does Weird Tales; Iceman does Back to the F...
57 – Apocalypse Soon from 2015-05-17T23:56:55
Art by David Wynne. We're not selling prints of this one, but you can still hit David up for the original!
In which Miles tries to find things to like about Bob Layton’s X-Fact...
56 – Death by Crossover from 2015-05-11T06:26:26
Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available until 5/17/2015 in the shop, or contact David for the original.
In which nothing comes between Sam Guthrie and his classic sci-fi...
55 – How Nightcrawler Got His Groove Back from 2015-05-03T17:35:57
Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available until 5/10/2015 in the shop, or contact David for the original.
In which Secret Wars II ruins everything (more) (again) (forever)...
54 – Who You Gonna Call? (feat. Elle Collins) from 2015-04-26T21:26:20
Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available until 5/3/2015 in the shop, or contact David for the original.
In which the X-Men get their third ongoing series; Elle drops in t...
53 – Sometimes They Come Back from 2015-04-20T07:28:54
Rachel screwed up and accidentally gave David material for episode 54 instead of 53, so there's no illustration this week. Instead, we offer both our sincere apologies and this photo of Miles dress...
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52 – Previously on Rachel & Miles X-Plain the X-Men… from 2015-04-13T06:13:53
Art by David Wynne.
In which we recap a year’s worth of podcasts--and 23 years’ worth of X-Men--in under an hour.
X-PLAINED:
Rachel ...
51 – The X-Istentialists, Featuring Kris Anka, Marguerite Bennett, Kieron Gillen, and Peter Nguyen from 2015-04-06T08:12:33
Art by David Wynne. We're not selling prints of this one, but you can still hit David up for the original!
In which Rachel and Miles go to Emerald City Comicon; six people try ...
50 – The People Vs. Erik Lehnsherr from 2015-03-30T06:56:04
Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available until 3/29/2015 in the shop, or contact David for the original.
In which Magneto makes an official alignment shift; Claremont doe...
49 – Of Mullets and Miracles from 2015-03-23T06:27:30
Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available until 3/29/2015 in the shop, or contact David for the original.
In which we meet Miles’s favorite X-Man; Longshot is Secret Wars ...
48 – Guitar Solos of the Gods from 2015-03-16T00:19:55
Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available until 3/22/2015 in the shop, or contact David for the original.
In which Asgardian Wars occupies the precise intersection of Mile...
47 – The Price of Power (feat. Elisabeth Allie) from 2015-03-09T05:22:30
Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available until 3/15/2015 in the shop, or contact David for the original.
In which Emergency Backup Co-Host Elisabeth Allie saves the day; ...
46 – Shadows Over Cairo from 2015-03-01T16:09:40
Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available until 3/8/2015 in the shop, or contact David for the original.
In which we bid a fond farewell to Bill Sienkiewicz; Secret Wars I...
45 – A Woman Who Could Fly from 2015-02-22T23:35:04
Art by David Wynne. Prints, cards, and travel mugs available until 3/1/2015 in the shop, or contact David for the original.
In which we discard our regularly scheduled programm...
44 – Assembling Legion, with Si Spurrier from 2015-02-16T02:25:38
Art by David Wynne. Prints, cards, and travel mugs available until 2/22/2015 in the shop, or contact David for the original.
In which Legion grows from setting to protagonist; ...
43 – It’s Not a Secret If It’s in the Title from 2015-02-09T04:13:24
Art by David Wynne. Prints, cards, and travel mugs available until 2/15/2015 in the shop, or contact David for the original.
In which we cover 21 issues ...
42 – A Firestar Is Born from 2015-02-01T21:59:15
Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available until 2/1/2015 in the shop, or contact David for the original.
In which Miles has a brush with nostalgia; Angelica Jones is secre...
41 – Hated and Feared from 2015-01-25T20:54:41
Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available until 2/1/2015 in the shop, or contact David for the original.
In which Nimrod is probably an honorary Summers by this point; Cla...
40 – Give Them Something to Punch (With G. Willow Wilson) from 2015-01-19T01:21:20
Art by David Wynne. Prints available until 1/25/2015 in the shop, or contact David for the original.
In which writer G. Willow Wilson joins us to talk abo...
39 – Forever Alone Together from 2015-01-12T06:43:37
Art by David Wynne. Prints and travel mugs available until 1/11/2015 in the shop, or contact David for the original.
In which Miles and his Doom voice return triumphant; we rea...
38 – Welcome to Murderworld (Feat. Chris Sims) from 2015-01-05T04:27:05
Art by David Wynne. Prints and travel mugs available until 1/11/2015 in the shop, or contact David for the original.
In which we welcome back Emergency Backup Co-Host Chris Sim...
37 – Giant-Size Special #1 from 2014-12-28T23:17:32
Art by David Wynne. Prints available until 1/15 in the shop, or contact David for the original.
In which we launch our first-ever giant-size special; God Loves, Man Kills is th...
36 – Steal This Podcast from 2014-12-21T18:06:31
Art by David Wynne. Prints available in the shop until 12/28, or contact David for the original!
In which we play Six Degrees of Lila Cheney; Cannonball gets a makeover; Earth ...
35 – Post-Disco Panic from 2014-12-15T05:39:04
Art by David Wynne
In which literally every character in Dazzler: The Movie is the absolute worst; Beauty and the Beast is secretly kind of awesome; Ann Nocenti is an editorial...
34 – Mordenkainen’s Marvelous Mutants from 2014-12-08T04:46:43
Art by David Wynne. Prints available here through Sunday, December 14!
In which we venture forth into an age undreamed of, there are so many reasons to have Northstar on your t...
33 – Crossoverload from 2014-12-01T04:57:30
Art by David Wynne! Prints here, or contact David for the original.
In which we dive into two crossovers; our DCU is the DCAU; the Greys just cannot catch a break; Darkseid is ...
32 – Off the Map from 2014-11-24T00:50:03
Art by David Wynne
In which we hit the definitive arc of New Mutants; Bill Sienkiewicz blows our minds; Rachel gets choked up over a credits spread; Rahne gets a makeover; Doug...
31 – Chekhov’s Raygun from 2014-11-16T22:30:23
Art by David Wynne
In which there is a whole, whole lot going on; we continue to have no use for Michael Rossi; Wolverine should be an advice columnist; Forge makes bold fashio...
30 – New-Wave Superteens in Love from 2014-11-09T20:42:56
Art by David Wynne
In which the New Mutants are the Bobbsey Twins to the X-Men’s Sam Spade; Nina da Costa is Ms. Frizzle; New Muta...
29 – Mutant in a Box from 2014-11-03T00:37:58
In which Cyclops is the worst at vacations, Mystique is your favorite MurderMom™, Havok is eternally ABD, Kitty Pryde does science, Callisto doesn’t give a damn about her bad reputation, Xavier has...
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28 – What’s New, Shadowcat? (Featuring Greg Rucka) from 2014-10-27T00:30:39
Art by David Wynne.
In which we welcome back Greg Rucka, Rachel makes a valiant effort to read Secret Wars, Earth-200500 is still the best Earth, Kitty Pryde and Wolverine is k...
X-TRA – Greg Pak at New York Comic Con from 2014-10-23T18:21:35
Storm #1 cover art by Victor Ibañez
Rachel caught up with Greg Pak during NYCC--on no sleep, and on the con floor, so apologies in advance for the sound--to talk about Storm, S...
27 – NYCC 2014 Special with Kris Anka and Russell Dauterman from 2014-10-19T21:08:36
Adam X the X-Treme, updated by David Wynne!
In which we sit down with two of our favorite X-artists for an hour of continuity, character design, and a lot of wine; Corsair is t...
26 – The Other Team America (featuring Chris Sims) from 2014-10-12T12:54:13
Art by David Wynne.
In which Danielle Moonstar is the Wolverine of the New Mutants, Henry Peter Gyrich is the Walter Peck of the Marvel Universe, Michael Rossi is no Peter Corb...
25 – The Best at What He Does from 2014-10-06T08:47:52
Art by David Wynne, after Katsushika Hokusai.
In which Wolverine gets his first miniseries, Yukio is still (and forever) the best, we categorically reject the classification “m...
24 – Ororo, Queen of the Galaxy from 2014-09-28T20:39:46
Art by David Wynne.
In which Professor X is (canonically!) a jerk, Miles has Sidrian Hunter feelings, Kitty Pryde is Clarissa Darling with a dragon, we introduce a drinking gam...
23 – Meet the New Mutants from 2014-09-21T04:27:41
Art by David Wynne.
In which Rachel and Miles return triumphant, the X-Men get a second ongoing series, we hit peak Moira MacTaggert, R-A-H-N-E is definitely pronounced “rain,”...
22 – Through Death and Through Life from 2014-09-07T17:00
Art by David Wynne
In which Rachel and Miles celebrate an anniversary with a retrospective of one of the great romances of the Marvel universe; the Summers/Grey family tree is ...
21 – Kurt Busiek at the Coffee-a-Go-Go from 2014-08-31T17:40:04
Art by David Wynne
In which special guest Kurt Busiek is the J. Robert Oppenheimer of X-Men, Rachel and Miles learn to love the Silver Age, Cyclops gets a job, Bernard the Poet...
20 – The Brood They Carried from 2014-08-24T22:24:40
In which Claremont levels up; the Brood are legitimately scary; Colossus is an ethical dude; Nightcrawler and Wolverine share beers in the face of certain death; Storm turns into a space whale; we ...
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19 – Acorns and Swords from 2014-08-17T17:58:52
In which we continue our delve into the eldritch end of the X-Universe, Illyana Rasputin has a rough childhood even by X-Men standards, Kitty Pryde is a Niven fan, Limbo is way metal, Vincent Price...
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18 – You’ve Got a Dracula Problem from 2014-08-10T19:16:09
In which Dr. Nemesis is delightful, Bill Sienkiewicz foreshadows himself, Dracula hits on absolutely everyone, Blade Godwins a crossover event, Jubilee get a jet ski, the X-Men do Castlevania 2, Ra...
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17 – The Island of Dr. Corbeau from 2014-08-04T02:06:58
In which we make our Comics Alliance debut, Cyclops makes a startling discovery, Carol Danvers joins the team (sort of), Chris Claremont calls out some bullshit, Havok still has terrible taste in h...
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16 – The Official Unofficial Not-at-SDCC (Rachel and Miles X-Plain the) X-Men Panel from 2014-07-28T00:45:30
In which we correct a startling omission, explore the current state of the X-Universe, and speculate wildly; Quentin Quire has excellent fashion sense; Rachel gets a new accessory; Miles goes off-b...
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15 – The Ballad of Harvey and Janet from 2014-07-20T23:31:49
In which we announce exciting new developments, the ASPCA should probably have a word with Emma Frost, Kitty Pryde gets a new costume, Lee Forrester is still the best, Cyclops has an octopus on his...
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14 – Look Upon My Man-Thing and D’Spayre from 2014-07-14T00:03:43
In which Canada is complicated, the X-Perts join Twitter, Rachel cares about a Wolverine story, Angel had one job, Kitty Pryde is pretty cool, Cyclops gets a hat, neither of us knows how to pronoun...
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13 – Last Stand on the Moon from 2014-07-06T21:06:08
In which Jean commits genocide, the Shi'ar are total dicks (again), we have feelings about X-Men #137, Claremont and Byrne do what they do best, shit gets real on the moon, Kitty joins the team, an...
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12 – Inner Circle Jerk from 2014-06-29T22:16:56
In which we wade into the first arc of the Dark Phoenix Saga, Rachel does not like Sage, the Hellfire Club are the mean girls of the Marvel Universe, Cyclops and Phoenix have a Moment, Mastermind r...
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11 – Who Would Win in a Fight from 2014-06-22T18:35:35
In which we answer 45 straight minutes of your questions and alienate everyone with our answer to Jean vs. Emma, Miles is probably too nice to win in a fight, we are really into The Adventures of P...
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10 – Not All Mandroids from 2014-06-15T21:12:45
In which Phoenix has nothing on Jamie Madrox when it comes to retcons, Pterosaurs have super punchable faces, Colossus gets laid, we are uninterested in the Savage Land, Wolverine and Storm are bot...
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9 – Leprechaun Surprise Party from 2014-06-08T22:25:53
In which Rachel refuses to back down from a challenge, we reject a point of canon, Leprechauns know Wolverine's secrets, Erik the Red is (still) awful, Professor X is (still) a dick, the X-Men are ...
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8 – What We Talk About When We Talk About Claremont from 2014-06-01T19:22:29
In which Chris Claremont defines the X-Universe; Sunfire quits the team (again); Nightcrawler is the best; the narrator is nobody's friend; Colossus is a good kid; Cyclops has a long series of bad ...
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7 – Cyclops Has a Good Day from 2014-05-25T20:46:13
With guest Greg Rucka!
In which death is a revolving door, we really liked Days of Future Past, space pirates are the best pirates, Vulcan is (still) the worst, Miles has a Cor...
6 – Days of Future Whatever from 2014-05-18T20:41:58
In which we more or less prepare you for the upcoming feature film; Rachel Summers is a black hole of continuity; Kitty Pryde breaks the Danger Room; Earth 200500 is clearly the best earth; even th...
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5 – The Retcon That Walks Like a Man from 2014-05-11T21:20:52
In which the Bronze Age begins; Dave Cockrum is your god now; the band gets together; Sunfire joins the team; cultural sensitivity is not Marvel's strong suit; Sunfire quits the team; it sucks to b...
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4 – American History X-Men from 2014-05-04T21:17:30
In which Rachel finally gets to say "WHAT?!," we examine three variations on the Silver Age, Twin Peaks is reality TV, we can't believe you hired Hitler, Angel is not Batman, even the most sympathe...
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3 – Cartoons, Lies, and Video Tape from 2014-04-27T21:14:02
Featuring Emergency Backup Co-Host Chris Sims!
In which Rachel and Chris X-plain three cartoons and track a disagreement to its source; Gambit is definitely the worst person yo...
2 – Sentinels in the Mist from 2014-04-20T19:22:13
In which we introduce the villains of the Silver Age: Magneto makes some valid points, Mastermind is a Nice Guy of OkCupid, the Scarlet Witch predicts Cat Breading, the Trasks should really have kn...
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1 – The Strangest Podcast of Them All from 2014-04-13T22:19:40
In which we begin at the beginning: everything clicks with #3, Professor Xavier is a jerk, Magneto is a fearless fashionista, Cyclops gets a name, Jean Grey has a chronic case of the Silver Age, an...
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