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
419 – Stuff Happens
Run, Penance! The retcons are coming for you! (Generation X #40)
In which the St. Croix family is constructed largely of retcons; Generation X adjusts surprisingly quickly to a massive status quo sh…
00:41:59 |
Sun 30 Jul 2023
418 – Reignfirefighters
Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-Men, Episode 418 - Reignfirefighters: In which S.H.I.E.L.D. agents are scarier in suits; Reignfire is the new Erik the Red; “background assets” would be a very funny euphemi…
00:51:21 |
Mon 24 Jul 2023
417 – Pterodactyl with a Gun
In which you, too, can use Cerebro; Jubilee is here, for some reason; the Xavier School should absolutely not be accredited; Hulk Hands would solve many of Rogue’s problems; Sauron gets a gun; Psyloc…
00:58:54 |
Mon 17 Jul 2023
416 – The Screaming Room
In which we are incapable of X-Plaining the Great Lakes Avengers; Pete Wisdom evolves; Douglock hacks the island; Nightcrawler cosplays Nightcrawler; and we find ourselves bafflingly defensive of the…
00:57:19 |
Mon 03 Jul 2023
415 – Stardust
In which Gambit does Stardust; Wilbur Weston holds no one’s redemption; Gambit is unequivocally bisexual; Lucifer is kinda goofy; and we still don’t know what’s in the box.
00:48:44 |
Mon 26 Jun 2023
414 – Blackwater Boy Band
In which Wild Child makes an unlikely Santa Claus; Sabretooth champions continuity; Random’s last name should’a been Violence; Forge doesn’t have to like you; and Mackie’s X-Factor run gets interesti…
00:50:26 |
Mon 19 Jun 2023
413 – Convergence (feat. Douglas Wolk)
In which X-Force goes to Exploding Colossal Man; Douglas Wolk may or may not have superpowers; Karma gets girlfriends; we are already tired of Reignfire; Meltdown and Sunspot initiate a love triangle…
01:02:37 |
Mon 05 Jun 2023
412 – Yappin’ and Scrappin’
In which Kelly and Seagle's X-runs begin with immense promise; dark psychic residue gets just everywhere; Storm's past is literally buried; Wolverine is just saying is all; Cecilia Reyes's job doesn'…
00:54:28 |
Sun 28 May 2023
411 – Tearaway Pants
In which we actually kind of like a Sabretooth story; we’re not asking for viscera, here; all pants on Earth-616 are tearaway pants; we’d like to see more Wolverine stories about bodily autonomy; Gam…
01:02:45 |
Mon 22 May 2023
410 – Jubilee, Don’t Eat That
In which the M-Plate Saga continues; Jay gets into the spirit of the day; we briefly give up on our primary mission; the story is coordinated if not coherent; Miles is not allowed to continuity-shame…
00:47:28 |
Mon 08 May 2023
409 – Lurid Malarkey
In which nobody is sure what Emplate actually eats; airport food is not a good peace offering; Larry Hama writes a good Jubilee; the St. Croix siblings merge; and we honestly have no idea what a toke…
00:49:57 |
Mon 01 May 2023
408 – Yabba Yabba Yabba
In which Bishop gets another miniseries; splinter timelines make fun narrative sandboxes; the X.S.E. goes detecting; the Statue of Liberty never fares well in dystopian futures; “Booger” is not a nam…
00:48:02 |
Mon 24 Apr 2023
HAWK TALK – Independent Comics
This would usually be a skip week, but thanks to some generous donors to Equality Florida, Hawk Talk is back! This week: independent comics!
X-PLAINED
What makes a comic independent
Superbutch
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00:35:41 |
Mon 17 Apr 2023
407 – Freshening Up
In which X-Factor bounces from one rock-bottom to another; Sabretooth gets his (murderous) groove back; Dark Beast embraces the iMac aesthetic; the tip was righteous; Mystique multitasks like a pro; …
00:48:22 |
Mon 10 Apr 2023
406 – The Most Dangerous Mini-Game
In which we disagree about the value of Stan Lee intros; everybody wants Wolverine; Mister Sinister lurks; Haley Blanding deserves better; Thunderbird fights a tiger; and Xavier and Magneto do their …
00:55:05 |
Mon 03 Apr 2023
405 – Morally Purple
In which Jay returns; babies are bad at pretty much everything; continuity flies straight out the window; Cable should speak English with a Scottish accent; Harry Leland knows how to dress; Tanya Tra…
00:55:48 |
Tue 28 Mar 2023
404 – Marvel UK, Yes?
And now for something completely different. (Death's Head II #1)
In which Death's Head gets around universes; AIM fails to recognize closed narrative loops; we need more huscarls in comics; time tra…
01:13:20 |
Mon 13 Mar 2023
403 – Sneaky-Peeky Stuff
Did the Astral Plane used to be this cramped? (Kitty Pryde: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #3)
In which Shadowcat gets a new miniseries; people don't talk that way (but probably should); holograms are magic;…
01:03:15 |
Mon 06 Mar 2023
402 – What the Damn?!
Captain Mustache, Part the Second. (Excalibur #115)
In which Marvel UK was a wild ride; everyone has a definitive Kitty Pryde; Sari St. Hubbins studies her X-Men; Moira MacTaggert discovers contagio…
00:58:12 |
Mon 27 Feb 2023
401 – True Tales of Double-Entry Bookkeeping
And now for something completely different. (Generation X Holiday Special #1)
In which Santa Claus makes problematic choices; we make good on a promise; Sebastian is the new Deadpool; Skrulls get stu…
01:04:10 |
Mon 13 Feb 2023
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