322 – Do More Crimes

Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which the X-Babies fail to charm; clones are people, too; Iceman doesn’t (quite) come out; Gambit and Bishop bond; Joseph comes into ambiguous being; and Principal Nezu and Charles Xavier would probably get along okay. X-PLAINED: Inconsistent quality X-Men #46-47 Uncanny X-Men #327 The X-Babies (more) (again) Sfogliatelle Gog Gog’n’Magog Politics of the Mojoverse Personhood of constructed entities What makes an X-Babies story work Jay’s favorite episodes of The Muppet Show Age-appropriate literature Fictional books Fun with Bishop Several restaurants Hypothetical casting What Magneto’s been up to Joseph Sister Maria Why Magneto gets de-aged a lot Amnesia Various orphans and individuals affiliated therewith How to keep up with upcoming X-titles A cross-media friendship True Believer: The Rise and Fall of Stan Lee NEXT EPISODE: HAWK TALK THE ONE AFTER THAT: MORE X-BABIES SO MANY X-BABIES 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!