Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-Men

By Jay Edidin & Miles Stokes

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Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-Men episodes:

04.15.2024
446 – Live at the Magnetosphere
Ah, the age-old question: would you scissor your clone while yelling? (Uncanny X-Men #367) In which the Magneto War comes to a close. X-PLAINED: X-Men #86-87 Uncanny X-Men #367 Quite a few other things, which we'll add to this post tomorrow! NEXT EPISODE:...
04.08.2024
445 – Dick War
In which not every story needs to be an event; Alan Davis returns to the X-line; X-mansion security is not what it once was; Rogue needs some new fantasies; and Magneto wants a country.
04.01.2024
444 – Damnit, Magnus
In which it’s difficult to flee with soup; Miles may or may not be haunting the X-Men; Colossus collaborates involuntarily; Marrow is full of surprises; Magneto is a dick; Jay continues to carry a torch for Secret Wars: Siege; and...
03.24.2024
A Brief Update
Jay is dealing with an ongoing family medical emergency, so episode releases may be somewhat unpredictable for the next few weeks. Thank you for your patience!
03.11.2024
443 – X-Retail (feat. Katie Pryde of Books With Pictures)
In which we walk down X-Plain Memory Lane; everyone needs Bitch Planet; HoX/PoX wouldn't stay on shelves; we learn how to make sure a comic doesn't get canceled; Marvel should have kept publishing those Krakoa-era anthology TPBs; X-Men is indeed...
03.03.2024
442 – MimeQuest 64
In which Marrow remains a connoisseur of dead rats; Jay has opinions about the NYC Subway system; U.L.T.I.M.A.T.U.M. are snazzy dressers; Doctor Doom gets excited about Onslaught; Magneto can have a rocket pack if he wants; villainous game recognizes villainous...
02.26.2024
441 – Dracu-tastic
In which Banshee should eat the rich; the real Monet is way more of a jerk than the fake one; the Marvel Universe is the world inside your brain-case; Maggott joins and quits Generation X at almost the speed of...
02.12.2024
440 – Fightin’ and Ballin’
From organic steel to organic... whatever that is. (X-Men #83) In which the Hunt for Xavier remains vaguely disappointing; Gambit is good with kids; nanomachines are the new unstable molecules; Marrow is a walking armory; and we recommend comics for babies. X-PLAINED: ...
02.04.2024
439 – Fishfic
In which we reach the beginning of an end; Jay totally forgot Gambit was there; we’re all living in the Mary Purcelliverse; the X-Men split the party; and we explore The Bay Area’s Bohemian Hotbed of Student Anarchy. X-PLAINED: Mary Purcell...
01.29.2024
438 – The Man of Harsh Business
In which Gambit knows how to make an entrance; Rogue and Gambit only have relationship conversations during superhero fights; Wolverine fights a shark; and we have opinions on how to handle certain aspects of backstory.
01.15.2024
437 – Dismember the Titans
"Hot Topic Rennfaire" was a somewhat controversial choice for X-Force's prom theme. (X-Force #85) In which the overlap between Rocky Horror and ‘90s X-Force fans is probably pretty significant; Pandemonia has priorities; the warehouse gets an evil, sexy glowup; swears are great; Johnny Blaze’s motorcycle...
01.08.2024
436 – The Feel-Good Movie of the Summer
In which Colossus has had a rough time of it; the X-Men are at their best in bar fights; Bronze-age Wolverine was a jerk; Ursa Major deserves more page space; kids dig Nightcrawler; and we imagine an X-Men newspaper comic...
01.01.2024
435 – Giant-Size Special #12 (feat. Kieron Gillen)
Illustration by David Wynne In which we have had an eventful year; Longshot is a classic folk hero; writer Kieron Gillen makes a triumphant and mildly terrifying return to the show; and you remain the best listeners of any podcast, ever. X-PLAINED: ...
12.18.2023
434 – Return to Cape Citadel
In which the X-Men turn 35; we pause to celebrate the death of Henry Kissinger; Jay is a space nerd; Marrow hang-dries her delicates; space shuttles are not rockets; the band gets back together; and the Danger Room isn’t the...
12.11.2023
433 – Looking Back at Looking Back
In which we take a retrospective look at X-Factor and Excalibur: where the series began, where they went, and what’s in store after the ends of their first volumes. X-PLAINED: What Rictor’s been up to X-Factor Excalibur NEXT EPISODE: A Corbeau cameo! The...
12.04.2023
432 – Weird Little Adventures
In which we reach the end of Larry Hama’s run on Generation X; Gaia remains remarkably normal for someone who has spent millennia chained up alone in a citadel; Synch practices radical forgiveness; we ponder the nature of Emma Frost...
11.20.2023
431 – Doctor Jennifer Murder’s Drop-In Deathatorium
No notes. (Generation X Underground Special #1) In which Synch is a more versatile character than he originally got credit for; “eep” and “eek” are likewise underused; space makes everything better; Nate Grey is the proto-himbo; and if you can decipher...
11.13.2023
430 – The Bad Feelings Box
In which birds have no business in sex dreams; feelings are complicated and allegories are imperfect; Mystique made some valid points; Psycho-Man is good at UI; Callisto was right; and the label “Omega-level mutant” actually kind of makes sense.
11.05.2023
429 – Slightly Sticky
Dracularmy (X-Men Unlimited #21) In which you should stop hatin’, there’s a big difference between fill-ins and filler, Snow Valley needs higher Ferris wheel standards, Todd DeZago must really hate video rental clerks, and we’re all monsters - some of us...
10.23.2023
428 – Naked in a Cake
Love and chaos. (Excalibur #125) In which you shouldn’t invite nazis to your wedding, there’s a lot of multiverse, Captain Britain and Meggan are pretty heteronormative but make it work, everybody forgot Feron, and the next husband will be Gatecrasher’s. X-PLAINED: Captain...
10.16.2023
427 – Standard Deviation
In which we have grown to love Adam Pollina; the Vanisher is delightfully awful; Ekaterina Gryaznova gets a new look; Domino rejoins X-Force; superheroes actually have a conversation instead of fighting; Cannonball rejoins X-Force; we don’t even remember recording this...
10.09.2023
426 – A Gift from the Lower Regions
In which the Shi’ar have zero chill; Bishop and Deathbird do space opera; we travel to the far-future year of 2018; Alanna Nerimani stretches the definition of “bird”; Deathbird is the cool aunt; Bishop needs a break from dark futures;...
09.26.2023
425 – Shooting the Moose
In which moose are nothing to mess with; Cyclops requests a reality check; Bachalo does Kirby; Rogue absorbs a catchphrase; and the Shadow King needs a villain song.
09.18.2023
424 – Times Change
In which everything is Havok’s fault; Jay is a bad influence; Polaris makes some valid points; Jamie Madrox is the Bobby Drake of X-Factor; and X-Factor vol. 1 ends with a bang.
09.11.2023
423 – Moby Dick Ice Cream
In which subtlety is not Sabra’s strong point; Moira takes a vacation; Meggan broods; you should take care in referencing the Dark Phoenix Saga; Excalibur may or may not shave Mimic; and Captain Britain is a silly man. X-PLAINED: Ghosts Excalibur...
08.28.2023
422 – Cairn Touch This
In which the X-Men’s membership is a complicated subject; not all angels know each other; we need to talk about Beast’s Wasp costume; Cecilia Reyes speaks for all reasonable folk; Storm gets a mysterious package; and reading comics day-and-date may...
08.21.2023
421 – Dudleyworld or Bust
In which one letter can make a big difference; it’s just not Arcade without giant pinballs; Colossus is nobody’s fool; Margali Szardos is not a relative you want to stay in touch with; Nightcrawler turns to the jerk side; and...
08.14.2023
420 – The Legendary House of Wolverine, feat. Christopher Michael Roman
In which Jay sits down with scholar Christopher Michael Roman to discuss his recent book, Queering Wolverine in Comics and Fanfiction: A Fastball Special; alongside queer theory, porous bodies, and nontraditional mentorship.
07.30.2023
419 – Stuff Happens
Run, Penance! The retcons are coming for you! (Generation X #40) In which the St. Croix family is constructed largely of retcons; Generation X adjusts surprisingly quickly to a massive status quo shift; Psi-War is coming soon to a podcast near...
07.24.2023
418 – Reignfirefighters
Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-Men, Episode 418 - Reignfirefighters: In which S.H.I.E.L.D. agents are scarier in suits; Reignfire is the new Erik the Red; “background assets” would be a very funny euphemism; it’s always either time travel or clones;...
07.17.2023
417 – Pterodactyl with a Gun
In which you, too, can use Cerebro; Jubilee is here, for some reason; the Xavier School should absolutely not be accredited; Hulk Hands would solve many of Rogue’s problems; Sauron gets a gun; Psylocke pulls a Lois Lane maneuver; you...
07.03.2023
416 – The Screaming Room
In which we are incapable of X-Plaining the Great Lakes Avengers; Pete Wisdom evolves; Douglock hacks the island; Nightcrawler cosplays Nightcrawler; and we find ourselves bafflingly defensive of the Bamfs.
06.26.2023
415 – Stardust
In which Gambit does Stardust; Wilbur Weston holds no one’s redemption; Gambit is unequivocally bisexual; Lucifer is kinda goofy; and we still don’t know what’s in the box.
06.19.2023
414 – Blackwater Boy Band
In which Wild Child makes an unlikely Santa Claus; Sabretooth champions continuity; Random’s last name should’a been Violence; Forge doesn’t have to like you; and Mackie’s X-Factor run gets interesting—right before its untimely end.
06.05.2023
413 – Convergence (feat. Douglas Wolk)
In which X-Force goes to Exploding Colossal Man; Douglas Wolk may or may not have superpowers; Karma gets girlfriends; we are already tired of Reignfire; Meltdown and Sunspot initiate a love triangle; and Jay is writing some more X-Men.
05.28.2023
412 – Yappin’ and Scrappin’
In which Kelly and Seagle's X-runs begin with immense promise; dark psychic residue gets just everywhere; Storm's past is literally buried; Wolverine is just saying is all; Cecilia Reyes's job doesn't deserve her, and Cyclops and Phoenix are the worst...
05.22.2023
411 – Tearaway Pants
In which we actually kind of like a Sabretooth story; we’re not asking for viscera, here; all pants on Earth-616 are tearaway pants; we’d like to see more Wolverine stories about bodily autonomy; Gambit’s hallucinations have hallucinations; and there are...
05.08.2023
410 – Jubilee, Don’t Eat That
In which the M-Plate Saga continues; Jay gets into the spirit of the day; we briefly give up on our primary mission; the story is coordinated if not coherent; Miles is not allowed to continuity-shame about Tolkein; Gaia is extra...
05.01.2023
409 – Lurid Malarkey
In which nobody is sure what Emplate actually eats; airport food is not a good peace offering; Larry Hama writes a good Jubilee; the St. Croix siblings merge; and we honestly have no idea what a token is.
04.24.2023
408 – Yabba Yabba Yabba
In which Bishop gets another miniseries; splinter timelines make fun narrative sandboxes; the X.S.E. goes detecting; the Statue of Liberty never fares well in dystopian futures; “Booger” is not a name you give yourself; and we can’t believe it’s taken...
04.17.2023
HAWK TALK – Independent Comics
This would usually be a skip week, but thanks to some generous donors to Equality Florida, Hawk Talk is back! This week: independent comics! X-PLAINED What makes a comic independent Superbutch Little Garden 44 Presidents and a Letter to a Cat ...
04.10.2023
407 – Freshening Up
In which X-Factor bounces from one rock-bottom to another; Sabretooth gets his (murderous) groove back; Dark Beast embraces the iMac aesthetic; the tip was righteous; Mystique multitasks like a pro; and Shard Bishop has come unstuck in time.
04.03.2023
406 – The Most Dangerous Mini-Game
In which we disagree about the value of Stan Lee intros; everybody wants Wolverine; Mister Sinister lurks; Haley Blanding deserves better; Thunderbird fights a tiger; and Xavier and Magneto do their usual thing.
03.28.2023
405 – Morally Purple
In which Jay returns; babies are bad at pretty much everything; continuity flies straight out the window; Cable should speak English with a Scottish accent; Harry Leland knows how to dress; Tanya Trask makes the same time travel mistake everyone...
03.13.2023
404 – Marvel UK, Yes?
And now for something completely different. (Death's Head II #1) In which Death's Head gets around universes; AIM fails to recognize closed narrative loops; we need more huscarls in comics; time travel occasionally solves the problems it creates; and we bid...
03.06.2023
403 – Sneaky-Peeky Stuff
Did the Astral Plane used to be this cramped? (Kitty Pryde: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #3) In which Shadowcat gets a new miniseries; people don't talk that way (but probably should); holograms are magic; the Helicarrier gets possessed; Wolverine fights a computer; and...
02.27.2023
402 – What the Damn?!
Captain Mustache, Part the Second. (Excalibur #115) In which Marvel UK was a wild ride; everyone has a definitive Kitty Pryde; Sari St. Hubbins studies her X-Men; Moira MacTaggert discovers contagion theory; ideas do not stories make; Meggan is the heart of...
02.13.2023
401 – True Tales of Double-Entry Bookkeeping
And now for something completely different. (Generation X Holiday Special #1) In which Santa Claus makes problematic choices; we make good on a promise; Sebastian is the new Deadpool; Skrulls get stuck as animals more than you’d think; Nanny and Orphan-Maker...
02.06.2023
400 – Loud Noises
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which legacy numbering is best left alone; all roads lead to the Antarctic; we finally learn Gambit’s big secret; Erik the Red gets yet a third identity; no...
01.29.2023
399 – The Cybertronic Spree
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which the X-Force road trip era begins; Team X takes on a new dimension; Dani Moonstar gets her subtext back; pointing out a stereotype doesn’t excuse using it; Tabitha Smith...

What's Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-Men about?

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Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-Men episodes:

446 – Live at the Magnetosphere

445 – Dick War

444 – Damnit, Magnus

A Brief Update

443 – X-Retail (feat. Katie Pryde of Books With Pictures)

442 – MimeQuest 64

441 – Dracu-tastic

440 – Fightin’ and Ballin’

439 – Fishfic

438 – The Man of Harsh Business

437 – Dismember the Titans

436 – The Feel-Good Movie of the Summer

435 – Giant-Size Special #12 (feat. Kieron Gillen)

434 – Return to Cape Citadel

433 – Looking Back at Looking Back

432 – Weird Little Adventures

431 – Doctor Jennifer Murder’s Drop-In Deathatorium

430 – The Bad Feelings Box

429 – Slightly Sticky

428 – Naked in a Cake

427 – Standard Deviation

426 – A Gift from the Lower Regions

425 – Shooting the Moose

424 – Times Change

423 – Moby Dick Ice Cream

422 – Cairn Touch This

421 – Dudleyworld or Bust

420 – The Legendary House of Wolverine, feat. Christopher Michael Roman

419 – Stuff Happens

418 – Reignfirefighters

417 – Pterodactyl with a Gun

416 – The Screaming Room

415 – Stardust

414 – Blackwater Boy Band

413 – Convergence (feat. Douglas Wolk)

412 – Yappin’ and Scrappin’

411 – Tearaway Pants

410 – Jubilee, Don’t Eat That

409 – Lurid Malarkey

408 – Yabba Yabba Yabba

HAWK TALK – Independent Comics

407 – Freshening Up

406 – The Most Dangerous Mini-Game

405 – Morally Purple

404 – Marvel UK, Yes?

403 – Sneaky-Peeky Stuff

402 – What the Damn?!

401 – True Tales of Double-Entry Bookkeeping

400 – Loud Noises

399 – The Cybertronic Spree

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