283 – Legion Quest Quest
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In which Jay is writing a Cyclops one-shot; It is honestly truly almost Legion Quest; Mystique plays the long game; sometimes filler is a good thing; Havok is a geophysicist, not a geographer; Lila definitely stole it; and more stories should be set in space junkyards. X-PLAINED: * How Betsy Braddock got her original body back * Marvel Snapshots: X-Men * The lead-up to Legion Quest * X-Factor #108-111 * Mystique’s skill set * Legion (David Haller) (more) (again) * Freedom Force * The most powerful of devices * A dream about a dream * An intersection of unreliable narrators * The narrative justification for Legion Quest * A rock monster * Jornick * Lila Cheney (more) (again) * A Kurt Vonnegut reference * The K’Lanti * A space junkyard * The end of X-Factor’s second iconic era * Our favorite male/female X-friendships * Pros and cons of line cohesiveness NEXT EPISODE: Chip Zdarsky! 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!
First published
02/03/2020
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62 minutes
Parent Podcast
Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-Men
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