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
193 – Sewers of Tomorrow
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
In which we pour one out for Malcolm and Randall; Cyclops is the worst at fun; Storm is better than you and always will be; Bishop forget…
01:05:16 |
Sun 15 Apr 2018
192 – Meet the N-Men
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 lesson; Opal Luna Satur…
00:59:44 |
Mon 09 Apr 2018
191 – Unconscionably Sexy (feat. Kelly Thompson)
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 ev…
01:05:32 |
Sun 01 Apr 2018
190 – Local Yokels
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 nev…
01:06:21 |
Mon 26 Mar 2018
189 – How Do You Solve a Problem Like Nate Summers?
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 a…
00:58:35 |
Wed 21 Mar 2018
188 – Live from ECCC, feat. Bret Blevins, Rachelle Rosenberg, and Ramon Villalobos
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 deci…
00:57:10 |
Mon 12 Mar 2018
187 – Mermaids at the Center of Time
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; the Grey sisters do no…
01:05:29 |
Mon 05 Mar 2018
186 – Right in the Melee
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," kinda; Iceman's clothe…
00:58:37 |
Mon 26 Feb 2018
185 – Becoming Wolverine (feat. Tom Taylor)
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, and how to build on leg…
01:01:05 |
Mon 19 Feb 2018
184 – Sweetcakes
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 attempt at political commen…
01:12:06 |
Mon 12 Feb 2018
183 – Mutant Death Factor
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 (but still hasn't seen…
01:13:37 |
Mon 05 Feb 2018
182 – Lunch With Technet
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, not a bug; Brian Braddo…
00:56:21 |
Mon 29 Jan 2018
181 – Badgers Everywhere
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; Feral is all about some …
00:59:48 |
Mon 22 Jan 2018
180 – Lawful Badass
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 to be uncomfortable in…
01:05:38 |
Mon 15 Jan 2018
179 – Sincerely, An Evil Individual
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 Man is his own worst ene…
01:09:38 |
Mon 08 Jan 2018
178 – Giant-Size Special #6
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; when in doubt, you shoul…
02:19:17 |
Mon 25 Dec 2017
177 – The Less You Know
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 vehicles of lies and hea…
01:08:36 |
Mon 18 Dec 2017
176 – My Flashback With Andre
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 and should be very asha…
01:07:28 |
Mon 11 Dec 2017
175 – Lady Windermere’s Fan Club
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 try and fail to care ab…
01:02:00 |
Mon 04 Dec 2017
174 – Ed Piskor’s Grand Design
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!
NEXT EPISODE: X-Men: Gal Pals!
The v…
00:59:52 |
Mon 27 Nov 2017
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