160 – Hank McCoy and the Hickey of Destiny

  Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which the ladies love Hank McCoy; feelings are terrible; wereStarlins stalk the night; Stan Lee is definitely trying to sell you a car; Iceman has a lot to prove; we bid a reluctant farewell to Louise Simonson’s tenure on X-Factor; and yes, video reviews will be back eventually. X-PLAINED: The Intelligentsia Jay & Miles at Rose City Comic Con and New York Comic Con Prestige Format comics X-Factor: Prisoner of Love X-Factor #63-64 A possible cameo Synthia Naip Several ways to identify individuals from outer space Visual conceits of supernatural noir A deeply unhealthy relationship The mysterious wereStarlin The hickey of destiny Whether Starfox would fuck a crystal Cyburai and/or cyberpunks What makes for good team costumes Post-Iceman cleanup The secret origins of Opal Tanaka Tatsu’o Hiro The Gal Pal Squad Assorted macho bullshit The end of Louise Simonson’s involvement with the central X-line Where to find Dr. Nemesis Magneto’s D&D alignment Whether and when video reviews will return NEXT EPISODE: Girls’ School from Heck! 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.)