305 – The Sleep of the Wicked

Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which X-Factor gets its own roster shakeup; most bartenders will look at you funny if you order a flight of superheroes; Kaboom is a great name for a nightclub; we lack significant feelings about the clone saga; Yukio probably sends love to everyone’s girlfriends; Forge has terrible coping mechanisms; and Jay’s current life is not conducive to consistent acoustics (sorry!). X-PLAINED: Mystique’s powers X-Factor’s new roster X-Factor #112-114 The word “wreak” The issue that made Miles stop reading X-Men Wild Child (Kyle Gibney) Wolverine as a role Cyburai (more) (again) Unethical management practices One way to be drunk on power(s) Scarlett McKenzie (again) Club Kaboom Yukio (again) Fatale Summers Problems(TM) Marvel’s 1996 reader survey A bondage harness that may or may not be made out of dryer tubing Alex Summers vs. his own powers Sugar Man in the 616 Several potential but unexplored story hooks for Scarlett An implausible implant Mystique’s new costume A deeply dysfunctional but narratively plausible ship A Random tangent RPF on Earth-616 Forge vs. Tony Stark NEXT EPISODE: Things get Uncanny! 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!