230 – Touchstones

Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which tragedy strikes; leisure suits are underappreciated; Jubilee is fundamentally opposed to feelings; that MCU joke would definitely have been hilarious; we have trouble accepting Beast as a 20-something; when Gambit and Rogue work, they work; Wolverine makes an unlikely agony aunt; Dr. Strange was the mentor Illyana Rasputin really needed; and What If: Magik is pretty much a perfect comic. X-PLAINED: The Human High Council Many terrible things that have happened to the Rasputin family Uncanny X-Men #303 X-Men #24 What If: Magik A tonal disconnect Leisure Suit Larry A prospective movie marathon Insecurity Molecular Cohesion Unit The death of Illyana Rasputin (and its aftermath) Death in America A dubious idea for a theme park A reunion Papa Gumbo’s Cajun Cookout Illyana Rasputin and Dr. Strange Navigating vs. erasing trauma Why What If: Magik is absolutely amazing How to cite X-Men volumes Earth-242 (Earth on Fire) NEXT EPISODE: The other X-Cutioner! 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.)