Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-Men
Episodes
61 – Even Horses
15 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available until 6/21/2015 in the shop, or contact David for the original. In which the band gets back together; D...
60 – Rachel Summers and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
08 Jun 2015
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Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available until 6/14/2015 in the shop, or contact David for the original. In which Rachel Summers went to sleep w...
59 – X is for Xtinction, with Chris Sims and Chad Bowers
01 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available until 6/7/2015 in the shop, or contact David for the original. In which Chris and Chad teach us to stop...
58 – Miniseries Mayhem
25 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available until 5/31/2015 in the shop, or contact David for the original. In which Nightcrawler does Weird Tales;...
57 – Apocalypse Soon
17 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. We’re not selling prints of this one, but you can still hit David up for the original! In which Miles tries to find things t...
56 – Death by Crossover
11 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available until 5/17/2015 in the shop, or contact David for the original. In which nothing comes between Sam Guth...
55 – How Nightcrawler Got His Groove Back
03 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available until 5/10/2015 in the shop, or contact David for the original. In which Secret Wars II ruins everythin...
54 – Who You Gonna Call? (feat. Elle Collins)
26 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available until 5/3/2015 in the shop, or contact David for the original. In which the X-Men get their third ongoi...
53 – Sometimes They Come Back
20 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Rachel screwed up and accidentally gave David material for episode 54 instead of 53, so there’s no illustration this week. Instead, we offer bot...
52 – Previously on Rachel and Miles X-Plain the X-Men…
13 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. In which we recap a year’s worth of podcasts–and 23 years’ worth of X-Men–in under an hour. X-PLAINED: Rachel &am...
51 – The X-Istentialists, Featuring Kris Anka, Marguerite Bennett, Kieron Gillen, and Peter Nguyen
06 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. We’re not selling prints of this one, but you can still hit David up for the original! In which Rachel and Miles go to Emera...
50 – The People Vs. Erik Lehnsherr
30 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available until 3/29/2015 in the shop, or contact David for the original. In which Magneto makes an official alig...
49 – Of Mullets and Miracles
23 Mar 2015
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Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available until 3/29/2015 in the shop, or contact David for the original. In which we meet Miles’s favorite X-M...
48 – Guitar Solos of the Gods
16 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available until 3/22/2015 in the shop, or contact David for the original. In which Asgardian Wars occupies the pr...
47 – The Price of Power (feat. Elisabeth Allie)
09 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available until 3/15/2015 in the shop, or contact David for the original. In which Emergency Backup Co-Host Elisa...
46 – Shadows Over Cairo
01 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available until 3/8/2015 in the shop, or contact David for the original. In which we bid a fond farewell to Bill ...
45 – A Woman Who Could Fly
22 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. Prints, cards, and travel mugs available until 3/1/2015 in the shop, or contact David for the original. In which we discard our re...
44 – Assembling Legion, with Si Spurrier
16 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. Prints, cards, and travel mugs available until 2/22/2015 in the shop, or contact David for the original. In which Legion grows fro...
43 – It’s Not a Secret If It’s in the Title
09 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. Prints, cards, and travel mugs available until 2/15/2015 in the shop, or contact David for the original. In which we cover ...
42 – A Firestar Is Born
01 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available until 2/1/2015 in the shop, or contact David for the original. In which Miles has a brush with nostalgi...
41 – Hated and Feared
25 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available until 2/1/2015 in the shop, or contact David for the original. In which Nimrod is probably an honorary ...
40 – Give Them Something to Punch (With G. Willow Wilson)
19 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. Prints available until 1/25/2015 in the shop, or contact David for the original. In which writer G. Willow Wilson joins us to tal...
39 – Forever Alone Together
12 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. Prints and travel mugs available until 1/11/2015 in the shop, or contact David for the original. In which Miles and his Doom voice...
38 – Welcome to Murderworld (Feat. Chris Sims)
05 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. Prints and travel mugs available until 1/11/2015 in the shop, or contact David for the original. In which we welcome back Emergenc...
37 – Giant-Size Special #1
28 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. Prints available until 1/15 in the shop, or contact David for the original. In which we launch our first-ever giant-size special; ...
36 – Steal This Podcast
21 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. Prints available in the shop until 12/28, or contact David for the original! In which we play Six Degrees of Lila Cheney; Cannonba...
35 – Post-Disco Panic
15 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne In which literally every character in Dazzler: The Movie is the absolute worst; Beauty and the Beast is secretly kind of awesome; A...
34 – Mordenkainen’s Marvelous Mutants
08 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. Prints available here through Sunday, December 14! In which we venture forth into an age undreamed of, there are so many reasons t...
33 – Crossoverload
01 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne! Prints here, or contact David for the original. In which we dive into two crossovers; our DCU is the DCAU; the Greys just cannot c...
32 – Off the Map
24 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne In which we hit the definitive arc of New Mutants; Bill Sienkiewicz blows our minds; Rachel gets choked up over a credits spread; R...
31 – Chekhov’s Raygun
16 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne In which there is a whole, whole lot going on; we continue to have no use for Michael Rossi; Wolverine should be an advice columnis...
30 – New-Wave Superteens in Love
09 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne In which the New Mutants are the Bobbsey Twins to the X-Men’s Sam Spade; Nina da Costa is Ms. Frizzle; New Mutants ...
29 – Mutant in a Box
03 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In which Cyclops is the worst at vacations, Mystique is your favorite MurderMom™, Havok is eternally ABD, Kitty Pryde does science, Callisto doesn’...
28 – What’s New, Shadowcat? (Featuring Greg Rucka)
27 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. In which we welcome back Greg Rucka, Rachel makes a valiant effort to read Secret Wars, Earth-200500 is still the best Earth, Kit...
X-TRA – Greg Pak at New York Comic Con
23 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Storm #1 cover art by Victor Ibañez Rachel caught up with Greg Pak during NYCC–on no sleep, and on the con floor, so apologies in advance for ...
27 – NYCC 2014 Special with Kris Anka and Russell Dauterman
19 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Adam X the X-Treme, updated by David Wynne! In which we sit down with two of our favorite X-artists for an hour of continuity, character design, and a...
26 – The Other Team America (featuring Chris Sims)
12 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. In which Danielle Moonstar is the Wolverine of the New Mutants, Henry Peter Gyrich is the Walter Peck of the Marvel Universe, Mich...
25 – The Best at What He Does
06 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne, after Katsushika Hokusai. In which Wolverine gets his first miniseries, Yukio is still (and forever) the best, we categorically re...
24 – Ororo, Queen of the Galaxy
28 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. In which Professor X is (canonically!) a jerk, Miles has Sidrian Hunter feelings, Kitty Pryde is Clarissa Darling with a dragon, w...
23 – Meet the New Mutants
21 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne. In which Rachel and Miles return triumphant, the X-Men get a second ongoing series, we hit peak Moira MacTaggert, R-A-H-N-E is def...
22 – Through Death and Through Life
07 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne In which Rachel and Miles celebrate an anniversary with a retrospective of one of the great romances of the Marvel universe; the Su...
21 – Kurt Busiek at the Coffee-a-Go-Go
31 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Art by David Wynne In which special guest Kurt Busiek is the J. Robert Oppenheimer of X-Men, Rachel and Miles learn to love the Silver Age, Cyclops ge...
20 – The Brood They Carried
24 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In which Claremont levels up; the Brood are legitimately scary; Colossus is an ethical dude; Nightcrawler and Wolverine share beers in the face of cer...
19 – Acorns and Swords
17 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In which we continue our delve into the eldritch end of the X-Universe, Illyana Rasputin has a rough childhood even by X-Men standards, Kitty Pryde is...
18 – You’ve Got a Dracula Problem
10 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In which Dr. Nemesis is delightful, Bill Sienkiewicz foreshadows himself, Dracula hits on absolutely everyone, Blade Godwins a crossover event, Jubile...
17 – The Island of Dr. Corbeau
04 Aug 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In which we make our Comics Alliance debut, Cyclops makes a startling discovery, Carol Danvers joins the team (sort of), Chris Claremont calls out som...
16 – The Official Unofficial Not-at-SDCC (Rachel and Miles X-Plain the) X-Men Panel
28 Jul 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In which we correct a startling omission, explore the current state of the X-Universe, and speculate wildly; Quentin Quire has excellent fashion sense...
15 – The Ballad of Harvey and Janet
20 Jul 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In which we announce exciting new developments, the ASPCA should probably have a word with Emma Frost, Kitty Pryde gets a new costume, Lee Forrester i...
14 – Look Upon My Man-Thing and D’Spayre
14 Jul 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In which Canada is complicated, the X-Perts join Twitter, Rachel cares about a Wolverine story, Angel had one job, Kitty Pryde is pretty cool, Cyclops...
13 – Last Stand on the Moon
06 Jul 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In which Jean commits genocide, the Shi’ar are total dicks (again), we have feelings about X-Men #137, Claremont and Byrne do what they do best,...
12 – Inner Circle Jerk
29 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In which we wade into the first arc of the Dark Phoenix Saga, Rachel does not like Sage, the Hellfire Club are the mean girls of the Marvel Universe, ...
11 – Who Would Win in a Fight
22 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In which we answer 45 straight minutes of your questions and alienate everyone with our answer to Jean vs. Emma, Miles is probably too nice to win in ...
10 – Not All Mandroids
15 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In which Phoenix has nothing on Jamie Madrox when it comes to retcons, Pterosaurs have super punchable faces, Colossus gets laid, we are uninterested...
9 – Leprechaun Surprise Party
08 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In which Rachel refuses to back down from a challenge, we reject a point of canon, Leprechauns know Wolverine’s secrets, Erik the Red is (still)...
8 – What We Talk About When We Talk About Claremont
01 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In which Chris Claremont defines the X-Universe; Sunfire quits the team (again); Nightcrawler is the best; the narrator is nobody’s friend; Co...
7 – Cyclops Has a Good Day
25 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
With guest Greg Rucka! In which death is a revolving door, we really liked Days of Future Past, space pirates are the best pirates, Vulcan is (sti...
6 – Days of Future Whatever
18 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In which we more or less prepare you for the upcoming feature film; Rachel Summers is a black hole of continuity; Kitty Pryde breaks the Danger Room;...
5 – The Retcon That Walks Like a Man
11 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In which the Bronze Age begins; Dave Cockrum is your god now; the band gets together; Sunfire joins the team; cultural sensitivity is not Marvel̵...
4 – American History X-Men
04 May 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In which Rachel finally gets to say “WHAT?!,” we examine three variations on the Silver Age, Twin Peaks is reality TV, we can’t bel...
3 – Cartoons, Lies, and Video Tape
27 Apr 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Featuring Emergency Backup Co-Host Chris Sims! In which Rachel and Chris X-plain three cartoons and track a disagreement to its source; Gambit is def...
2 – Sentinels in the Mist
20 Apr 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In which we introduce the villains of the Silver Age: Magneto makes some valid points, Mastermind is a Nice Guy of OkCupid, the Scarlet Witch predi...
1 – The Strangest Podcast of Them All
13 Apr 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In which we begin at the beginning: everything clicks with #3, Professor Xavier is a jerk, Magneto is a fearless fashionista, Cyclops gets a name, Jea...