Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-Men
Episodes
258 – True Believers, Opportunists, and Crooks (feat. Lisa Winters)
04 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which Lisa Winters pinch-hits for Jay, we take a trip to the newspaper funnies and bac...
257 – The Adventures of Rachel Summers in the 37th Century
22 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which Rachel Summers’ continuity somehow becomes even more complicated; X-Men: Phoen...
256 – Mullets of Time and Space
15 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which you raised a lot of money for Trans Lifeline; we continue to miss Alan Davis; Ro...
255 – Rules of the Game
08 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which the Upstarts are the worst at Calvinball; Moonstar remains a non-mystery; Speedb...
254 – Carry Each Other
01 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which Nicole Miller is fashion designer to Earth-1218 and Earth-616, Jay rejects the w...
253 – Autumn in the Uncanny Valley
24 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which an engagement begins; Jean Grey’s Walden Puddle counterpart is definitely Nico...
252 – Snakes on a Trolley
17 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which Miles invokes Freddie Mercury; Polaris is more competent than the rest of X-Fact...
X-TRA – Jay and Miles Spoil the Hell out of Dark Phoenix
14 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The Apocalypse emoji remain the best X-Men movie of this generation. We had a long conversation about Dark Phoenix; and we have uploaded it here for y...
251 – Triple Word Score
10 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which Jay proposes a new way of comparing superheroes; Beast faces an ethical dilemma;...
250 – Minding the DNA, feat. Fabian Nicieza
03 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which writer Fabian Nicieza joins us to talk ‘90s crossovers, narrative legacies, an...
249 – The Parent Trap
27 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which Sabretooth is weirdly ubiquitous; Maverick is a terrible guest; not all second c...
248 – Destructo Woman
20 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which Tom Cassidy and Cain Marko may be the most stable couple in the Marvel Universe;...
247 – The Butt-Kick Scale
13 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which the Hand probably doesn’t even offer dental; literally everyone is less creepy...
246 – Foreshadow Puppets
06 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which Danielle Moonstar is not a master of disguise; the MLF are bad enough dudes to k...
245 – Natural Causes
29 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which Rogue flouts air traffic regulations; Jay is very sorry for how badly he butcher...
244 – Terminal Nudity
22 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which X-Men don’t get to take vacations; Jay makes a somewhat belated announcement; ...
243 – And Now We Are Five
15 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. In which we celebrate a red-letter birthday with a look back at five years of milestones, favorite moments, dubious headwear, and ...
242 – Spider-Mansfield Park
08 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which we encounter one of comics’ greatest rarities; Spider-Man cannot actually do w...
241 – Conducive to Moral Subversion
01 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
UPDATE: Jay initially linked to the wrong episode here. Link now leads to the actual Episode 241. Sorry for the inconvenience! Dave is moving this wee...
240 – Live at ECCC 2019, feat. Vita Ayala, Seanan McGuire, & Leah Williams
25 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which we sit down live at Emerald City Comic Con with writers Vita Ayala, Seanan McGui...
239 – Rap and Rumble (feat. Max Carleton)
19 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which we enter the era of bomber jackets; the covers are the cards; Genosha remains ne...
238 – Meet Them Where They Are
11 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which X-Force is the new New Mutants; Professor is what Cable has instead of a burn bo...
237 – X-Treme
04 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which there is only one Big Pine Key; Empyrean is actually a pretty sensible dude; the...
236 – Baggage of Traumas Past (Fatal Attractions, Part 3)
25 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which Decimation was kind of sketchy; you should definitely come see us in Seattle; Wo...
235 – Fatal Extractions (Fatal Attractions, Part 2)
18 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which Magneto may or may not own a Namor body pillow; Cyclops probably doesn’t color...
234 – Magnetic Feels (Fatal Attractions Part 1)
11 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
WHOA DANG! This is David Wynne’s 200th illustration for our show! Wanna buy one of David’s original illustrations, or commission a new piece? Drop...
233 – Electromagnetism Unlimited
04 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
X-Men Unlimited. In which X-Men Unlimited begins; Cyclops’s powers remain wildly inconsistent; electromagnetic fields are the gamma rays of the earl...
232 – Careful With That Axe, Cerise
28 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which we’re still not over Into the Spider-Verse; Excalibur becomes an official X-bo...
231 – Life Bites
21 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which DC is out of our bailiwick; Random gets around; someone finally makes an explici...
230 – Touchstones
14 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which tragedy strikes; leisure suits are underappreciated; Jubilee is fundamentally op...
229 – Giant-Size Special #7
31 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which we are beset by festivity; Scott Summers still can’t take a vacation; the Days...
228 – Thinkin’ Shorts
24 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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, gra...
227 – Wolverine, Killing
16 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which Cowboy Poet Wolverine is the best Wolverine; the Masters of the Universe basical...
226 – Les Mutants
10 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which Havok actually used to be pretty great; there are at least four attorneys in the...
225 – Class Reunion (feat. Austin Gorton)
03 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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...
224 – Fix the Future
26 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 s...
223 – Live at Vegas Valley Comic Book Festival
19 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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...
222 – A Tale of Two Betsys
12 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
221 – Better Than LEGO
06 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 googl...
220 – On Your Bike
29 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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&#...
219 – Brutal Hearts: An Appreciation of Emma Frost (feat. Seanan McGuire, Leah Williams, Tea Fougner, Kel McDonald, and Diana Fox)
22 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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, ...
218 – Careful What You Lick
15 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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-M...
217 – Piotr the Obscure
08 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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...
216 – X-Amining X-Factor (feat. Dr. Andrea Letamendi)
01 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In which Dr. Andrea Letamendi of Arkham Sessions joins us to analyze some analysis; Doc Samson has major scope-of-practice issues; Ren & Stimpy r...
215 – Mon de Orb Uno
24 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 ar...
214 – Stryfe’s Burn Book
17 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
213 – Live from FlameCon, feat. Sina Grace, Magdalene Visaggio, and Leah Williams
10 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which Leah dives headfirst into the world of con panels; Magdalene will burn down your...
212 – Drumbeats of Despair: X-Cutioner’s Song (Part 3 or 3)
03 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which nobody but Stryfe’s diary understands him; Apocalypse is the best at what ...
211 – A Cornucopia of Mayhem: X-Cutioner’s Song (Part 2 of 3)
27 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which Jubilee is underwhelmed by X-Force; Havok and Gambit make weirdly good buddy cop...
210 – The End of Tomorrow: X-Cutioner’s Song (Part 1 of 3)
20 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which you may or may not have your own Black Bug Room; FlameCon was in fact every bit ...
209 – To Me, My X-Books; feat. Jordan D. White
12 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which we welcome Marvel editor Jordan D. White to the podcast to talk about the curren...
208 – The X-Patriots
06 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which nobody wears the pants in the X-Plain family; Havok is a remarkably okay ...
207 – Blood and Metal
30 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which Miles has a Dracula problem; we are really, really excited about FlameCon; Fabia...
206 – Anatomy of a Phoenix
23 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which you should all come see us at FlameCon; all lizards are good lizards; we recap a...
205 – Back to Basics
16 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which Jay returns from Latveria; Sabretooth is significantly less menacing in French; ...
204 – Naughty By Nurture
09 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In which Jay runs away to Latveria (but Hub is here to save the day!); you shouldn’t eat the brown promethium; Magneto and Cap fight over the w...
203 – The X-Man’s Burden
01 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which the Morlocks used to have more agency, we have a surprising amount to say about ...
202 – Rhapsody in Blue (and Gold)
25 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which music is dangerous and confusing, Jamie Madrox has a weakness for femmes fatale,...
201 – Pump Up the Jam
18 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which we begin our third podcast century; Cyclops is bi-inclusive; we have high standa...
200 – Lightning in a Bottle, with Louise Simonson
03 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which we celebrate a major milestone with the coolest person ever to work on the X-boo...
199 – Space, Geeks, and Gaveedra Seven
28 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which Shattershot is definitely better than the Cold War; Beast X-plains the X-teams; ...
198 – How to Destroy the Universe Without Really Trying
20 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which Excalibur goes 16-bit platformer; Alysande gets new threads; Shadowcat should pr...
197 – Wolverine and the Honker of Doom
14 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which Wolverine is an eternal teenager; most of what Jay knows about Hawaii comes from...
196 – The Power Is Yours
07 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which space bugs break time; you may already be a member of Excalibur; Earth-616 remai...
195 – Johnny Got His Robot Arm
30 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which Jay may have Stockholm syndrome; Nick Fury is objectively sillier than G. W. Bri...
194 – Brood Trouble in the Big Easy
23 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In which Ghost Rider has some fairly serious medical issues; you should probably never invite Bishop to a picnic; Gambit’s past catches up with...
193 – Sewers of Tomorrow
15 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 b...
192 – Meet the N-Men
09 Apr 2018
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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 ...
191 – Unconscionably Sexy (feat. Kelly Thompson)
01 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 on...
190 – Local Yokels
26 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In which the term “bloodlust” shows up a lot in popular culture; Wolverine pees between panels; Michael Higgins has a lot to answer for; ...
189 – How Do You Solve a Problem Like Nate Summers?
21 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 ma...
188 – Live from ECCC, feat. Bret Blevins, Rachelle Rosenberg, and Ramon Villalobos
12 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 conven...
187 – Mermaids at the Center of Time
05 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 Advent...
186 – Right in the Melee
26 Feb 2018
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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 onc...
185 – Becoming Wolverine (feat. Tom Taylor)
19 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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, h...
184 – Sweetcakes
12 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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; everyo...
183 – Mutant Death Factor
05 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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...
182 – Lunch With Technet
29 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 storyteller...
181 – Badgers Everywhere
22 Jan 2018
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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 ar...
180 – Lawful Badass
15 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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; t...
179 – Sincerely, An Evil Individual
08 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 ha...
178 – Giant-Size Special #6
25 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
177 – The Less You Know
18 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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...
176 – My Flashback With Andre
11 Dec 2017
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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 ...
175 – Lady Windermere’s Fan Club
04 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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...
174 – Ed Piskor’s Grand Design
27 Nov 2017
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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 ...
173 – The Muir Island Saga, Part 2
20 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which Abs-lantis will not be denied; “slightly traumatized” is basically t...
172 – The Muir Island Saga, Part 1
13 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which you are probably more familiar with this show than Jay and Miles are; Paul Smith...
171 – Badly Punctuated Equilibrium
06 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which 1991 runs right into 2010, X-Factor: Endgame (and everything after it) never h...
170 – Minor Punitive Heart Attacks
30 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which Miles speculates about superheroes’ sex lives; Doctor Doom is an incorrigi...
169 – Bad Kansas
23 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which Justin Thyme is a forgotten superstar of comics; Nazis should pretty much never ...
168 – Live at NYCC, feat. Chris Claremont and Louise Simonson
16 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which X-Legends Chris Claremont and Louise Simonson join us for our first-ever live sh...
167 – Full Circle
09 Oct 2017
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Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which things are not as they were; “yaybopunk” is definitely our aesthetic...
166 – Proteus Has Two Mommies
02 Oct 2017
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Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which we finally announce our NYCC panel lineup; Boom Boom is the Gina Linetti of X-Fo...
165 – Pop Rocks
25 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which Charles Xavier returns to the pages of Uncanny X-Men; Storm is out of our...
164 – This Is the Mutant Revolution: Live at Rose City Comic Con
18 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which Jay and Miles finally sit down for an in-depth discussion of the political weigh...
163 – Shut Up, Conscience
11 Sep 2017
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Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which Rose City Comic Con was in fact pretty awesome; we return to Marvel Presents; Co...
162 – Naked In Canada
04 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which almost everyone is better than Romulus; Barry Windsor-Smith continues to draw th...
161 – Do You Even Howl, Bro?
28 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which we return to Excalibur, and Excalibur returns to form; “Girls’ Schoo...
X-TRA – FlameCon 2017 Sofa Special, feat. Sina Grace, James Tynion IV, and Niki Johnson
23 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Thanks again to James and Sam for letting us use their hotel room for this ridiculousness! WHAT?! Less than a month back, and it’s a brand new m...