155 – X-Tinction Event

Art by David Wynne. Contact David to purchase the original! In which the X-Tinction Agenda begins in earnest; Jim Lee rocks our world; Cable doesn’t need any Mickey-Mouse schedules; Jean Grey is not paid by the word; Havok makes a heel turn; Boom Boom’s pretext of self-interest fools no one; Cameron Hodge is STILL the worst; and Jay and Miles make an announcement. X-PLAINED: Warlock across the multiverse Uncanny X-Men #270, New Mutants #95, X-Factor #60 X-Tinction Agenda The first modern crossover The creative state of the X-line Limitations of Marvel Unlimited Dramatis Personae Mickey-Mouse schedules The X-Men, who do not die the old-fashioned way One-way nude teleportation Magistrate Summers The return of Cameron Hodge’s angry severed head Wipeout (again) Mutates The death of Warlock The esoteric paraphernalia of war Silver Age misogyny What we’d do differently if we introduced the X-Men in 2017 Our upcoming hiatus NEXT EPISODE: It gets worse. You can find the visual companion to this episode on our blog. Find us on iTunes or Stitcher! Jay 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! We’re in the process of migrating our official shop to TeePublic! Click over to check it out! (You can still find the designs we haven’t moved yet at Redbubble.)