Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available at the shop, or contact David to purchase the original.

In which Jay and Max brave the X-Men anime; the problem isn't in Wolverine's pants; Xavier is for once less villainous than he seems; Emma Frost gets ruffly; Cyclops wasn't even supposed to be here today; and we both really want to hang out with Scott Porter.

X-PLAINED:

Billy Kaplan and Tommy Shepherd

Waiting for the Trade

The X-Men Anime

Marvel Anime

Scott Porter

Jay's ongoing attempts to assemble a coherent X-Men/Speed Racer conspiracy theory

Floating Hands Theater Wolverine

An unlikely T.A.

Several recurring flashbacks

The U-Men

The other U-Men

Armor (Hisako Ichiki)

Emma Frost, but ruffly

Evil Moira MacTaggert (Yui Sasaki)

The Sasaki Institute

The other Inner Circle

Marsh

Rat

Neuron

Takeo Sasaki

Potluck night at the Hellfire Club

Living vs. dead Jean Grey

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