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 of adversity; Storm goes on a quest; Mr. Sinister makes his first appearance; Dazzler learns about teamwork (again); it still sucks to be Havok (but not as much as it sucks to be Madelyne Pryor); you should probably put down that cactus; the Murder Grampas join Freedom Force; Storm’s life is a metal-album cover; and the X-Men are doomed as hell. X-Plained: The Mr. Sinister / Summers family time loop Uncanny X-Men #220-224 Actual and potential origins of Mr. Sinister’s name How Longshot’s powers work in combat Teamwork (again) Representing sound and silence in a visual medium A protracted fight Forge (again) Naze (kind of) The Adversary Eye Killers One of many reasons not to masturbate with a cactus The X-Men in San Francisco Madelyne Pryor vs. fate Storm vs. Forge Character names vs. code names X-Makeovers NEXT WEEK: X-Men vs. Avengers You can find a visual companion to this episode on our blog! Find us on iTunes or Stitcher! Rachel and Miles X-Plain the X-Men is 100% ad-free and listener supported. If you want to help support the podcast–and unlock more cool stuff–you can do that right here! Buy prints of this week’s illustration at our shop, or contact David Wynne for the original!

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