218 – Careful What You Lick

Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which X-Cutioner’s Song may be over, but its repercussions continue; Uncanny X-Men hits a major milestone; superhero comics are and always have been political; Bishop learns to banter; the X-Men gain an unlikely ally; and Magneto remains exceptionally difficult to kill. X-PLAINED: Jay & Miles at VVCBF Uncanny X-Men #298-300 The Acolytes (more) (again) The Upstarts (more) (again) Several important lessons A very fancy room A very fancy brain The unpleasant fate of Sharon Friedlander The all-new, all-different Acolytes Carmella Unuscione The return of one of our favorite antagonists A sick burn The fate of Asteroid M Molting A debate Graydon Creed (more) (again) The tentative redemption of Robert Kelly How to lose a debate with Joe Biden A large number of prescient political references Friends of Humanity How to engage with a fascist in a televised debate Noah DuBois Fatale A generic rural mob Milan A narratively convenient superpower Amelia Voght Seamus Mellencamp Neophyte The gospel of Magneto A joyous reunion The helmet that wouldn’t die Ponytail ethics Timelust Several accents The current state of Rogue’s powers NEXT EPISODE: All Emma All Episode (feat. Seanan McGuire, Leah Williams, and more)! Check out 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.)