271 – Abs for Days (The Phalanx Covenant, Part 1 of 3)

Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which we’re finally both back in the virtual studio; Generation X is the new Inferno; the Phalanx Covenant begins; we’re not talking about Hickman in our coverage of this story; Banshee is the adult in the room; the Phalanx is pretty sexist; and gross powers are cool. X-PLAINED: Blink Peter Sís The Phalanx Covenant “Generation Next” (but not Generation Next) Uncanny X-Men #316-317 X-Men #36-37 Yet another way to do a crossover event Some very good visual branding What we’re not covering Sexy Banshee Retired Colonel Gayle Cordbecker Monet St. Croix (kind of) Coaxing Early days of the Internets Everett Thomas (Synch) The fate of Sara Grey Phalanx Phashion Angelo Espinosa (Skin) Clarice Ferguson (Blink) Some guy allegedly named Gregor Harvest A very expensive house An apparent death NEXT EPISODE: Forge does not get a puppy. NOTE: Jay was right: LiveJournal first launched in 1999. 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!