Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-Men
Daunted by complex continuity? Can’t tell a mutate from a warpie? We are here for you. We have trained for this responsibility for decades. We have the backissues, the calluses, and a really detailed map of the Summers family tree.
We’ve been explaining the X-Men informally for years–to our friends and family, to the Internet, and, occasionally, to patient strangers on the street. Now, we’re making it official, with Jay and Miles X-Plain the X-Men: a weekly podcast dedicated to unpacking the weird, wonderful world of our favorite superhero soap opera for newcomers and die-hard fans alike.
- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 57 minutes
- Episodes
- 537
- Years Active
- 2014 - 2025
233 – Electromagnetism Unlimited
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; Magne…
01:04:24 |
Mon 04 Feb 2019
232 – Careful With That Axe, Cerise
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 w…
00:45:36 |
Mon 28 Jan 2019
231 – Life Bites
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’re…
00:59:47 |
Mon 21 Jan 2019
230 – Touchstones
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 MCU joke would definitel…
01:00:31 |
Mon 14 Jan 2019
229 – Giant-Size Special #7
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 have…
02:09:37 |
Mon 31 Dec 2018
228 – Thinkin’ Shorts
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 are better exes than …
00:55:28 |
Mon 24 Dec 2018
227 – Wolverine, Killing
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 excelle…
00:57:03 |
Sun 16 Dec 2018
226 – Les Mutants
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; …
00:59:14 |
Mon 10 Dec 2018
225 – Class Reunion (feat. Austin Gorton)
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
In which we check in on Firestar and the New Warriors; superheroes often celebrate Bring Your Mom To The Amazon Day; Fabian Nicieza emplo…
01:08:08 |
Mon 03 Dec 2018
224 – Fix the Future
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
In which Alan Davis performs his pièce de résistance; the personification of Death is surprisingly supportive; Rachel Summers is the One …
00:54:08 |
Mon 26 Nov 2018
223 – Live at Vegas Valley Comic Book Festival
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
In which Dracula probably doesn't drink his blood from a World's Greatest Dad mug; Miles massively underestimates the cultural ubiquity o…
00:40:15 |
Mon 19 Nov 2018
222 – A Tale of Two Betsys
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
In which it has been a pretty intense month; there is a lot to unpack about Psylocke; we are confused by hip teen lingo; Cyclops definiti…
01:00:53 |
Mon 12 Nov 2018
221 – Better Than LEGO
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
In which Miles stops worrying and learns to love X-Force; you should absolutely not google the phrase "face jam"; the kids take a field t…
00:57:54 |
Tue 06 Nov 2018
220 – On Your Bike
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
In which we approach the end of Alan Davis's Excalibur run; "duopenultimate" is not actually a word; Captain Britain pops the question; w…
00:55:14 |
Mon 29 Oct 2018
219 – Brutal Hearts: An Appreciation of Emma Frost (feat. Seanan McGuire, Leah Williams, Tea Fougner, Kel McDonald, and Diana Fox)
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 Kel McDonald and Diana F…
01:10:37 |
Mon 22 Oct 2018
218 – Careful What You Lick
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; superhero comics are and al…
01:02:29 |
Mon 15 Oct 2018
217 – Piotr the Obscure
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
In which it sucks to be a Rasputin; X-Men and Uncanny X-Men muddy the waters; Cyclops and Psylocke's weird flirtation somehow manages to …
00:52:54 |
Mon 08 Oct 2018
216 – X-Amining X-Factor (feat. Dr. Andrea Letamendi)
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 b…
01:12:48 |
Mon 01 Oct 2018
215 – Mon de Orb Uno
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 Braddock is probably not co…
00:51:58 |
Mon 24 Sep 2018
214 – Stryfe’s Burn Book
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; Stryfe could really use…
01:02:32 |
Mon 17 Sep 2018
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