255 – Rules of the Game

Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which the Upstarts are the worst at Calvinball; Moonstar remains a non-mystery; Speedball gets a new costume; Shinobi Shaw never gets to finish a bath; Gamesmaster comes perilously close to getting context; Cable gets a new superpower; and Rahne Sinclair is too good for your crossover. X-PLAINED: The time Husk went evil An anniversary A guest appearance X-Force #32-33 New Warriors #45-46 A crossover A game Younghunt The semi-debut of Paige Guthrie Deeply uncomfortable bathing-suit choices A toy that never actually existed The New Warriors Justice (Vance Astrovik) Night Thrasher (Dwayne Taylor) Nova (Rich Rider) Silhouette (Sil Chord) Kymaera Speedball (Robbie Baldwin) Rage (Elvin Haliday) Firestar (Angelica Jones) (more) (again) A plan Bantam A lot of mind control A very ambiguous game and its potential implications Favorite ads The narrative economy of resurrection NEXT EPISODE: Mullets of time & space! 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! Buy rad swag at our TeePublic shop!