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
369 – Carly Askani
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
In which Storm & Joseph X-Plain the X-Men, Alex Summers is not brainwashed this time, he promises, Scott Lobdell writes better moments th…
00:57:40 |
Sun 17 Apr 2022
368 – Six Teenagers in a Van
In which we return to Rutland, Vermont; Emma Frost faces her salad demons; Banshee is not even supposed to be here today; no one should ever have to drive in New York City; Fenris is both evil and ob…
00:48:57 |
Mon 11 Apr 2022
X-TRA – Fighting the Fight
Sometimes when the world's a trash fire, it's hard to figure out where to start. We talk activism, figuring out how you can help, and what we're doing to fight back against anti-LGBTQ+ legislation in…
00:10:35 |
Sun 03 Apr 2022
367 – Jay and Connor X-Plain X-Casting
In which Jay and guest X-Pert Connor Goldsmith explore approaches to podcasting about X-Men; difficult characters; costume preferences; our mutual mistrust of horses; owning our perspectives; and goo…
01:20:14 |
Sun 27 Mar 2022
366 – Nine-Tenths of the Law
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
In which the Beast miniseries is actually a cleverly disguised Karma miniseries; Gateway’s moral alignment remains a mystery; Cannonball …
00:42:52 |
Mon 21 Mar 2022
365 – A Whole Year of This Nonsense
In which you can now listen to a unique episode of Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-Men every day for a year; Shi’ar tech support leaves something to be desired; Super Doctor Astronaut Peter Corbeau does no…
00:50:08 |
Mon 14 Mar 2022
364 – Department of Pareidolia
In which we lie extensively about how comics schedules work; the Mystery School is clearly a backdoor pitch; the Wisdom family has a lot going on; red dyes fade fast; and we (roughly) calculate the o…
00:49:58 |
Mon 28 Feb 2022
363 – Licked by a Shadow
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 i…
00:55:43 |
Mon 21 Feb 2022
362 – Lazy Summer Day
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; Jubilee fails a midterm; …
00:51:14 |
Mon 14 Feb 2022
361 – The World’s Densest Eagle
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 Mystiqu…
00:52:06 |
Mon 31 Jan 2022
360 – Charging Forward
In which history gets rewritten (again); Shatterstar definitely knows how to dance; and everyone gets extremely grumpy about Loeb’s final X-Force arc.
00:48:36 |
Mon 24 Jan 2022
359 – Meanwhile in Britain
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 catch…
00:59:42 |
Mon 17 Jan 2022
X-TRA: Jay, Miles, and Jonathan Hickman Spoil the Hell out of Inferno
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!
00:22:44 |
Thu 06 Jan 2022
358 – Giant-Size Special #10
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!
02:05:15 |
Mon 03 Jan 2022
357 – The Semiotics of Regret
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 fun with J. Jonah Jameso…
00:49:23 |
Mon 27 Dec 2021
356 – The Michael Bay-eux Tapestry
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 Onslaught finall…
00:52:40 |
Mon 20 Dec 2021
355 – All Sentinels Are Bastards
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 very large; there are no…
00:55:11 |
Mon 13 Dec 2021
HAWK TALK – What A Long, Strange Hawk It’s Been
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 Ta…
00:27:27 |
Mon 06 Dec 2021
354 – The Touch of Magneto
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 problem; there’s always t…
01:02:34 |
Mon 29 Nov 2021
353 – Scientists and Superheroes
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 Jugge…
00:50:05 |
Mon 22 Nov 2021
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