338 – Chomp and Stomp

Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! In which X-Factor’s lineup shifts further towards villainy; Wild Child is neither wild nor a child; bureaucrat Val Cooper > action Val Cooper; Marvel invests in Bastion; and foreshadowing works better in some titles than in others. X-PLAINED: How Wolverine got his adamantium back A marriage of convenience X-Factor #122-124 Amalgam comics A clever workaround Several new looks Belle Fourche (again) Several ways to fail to control supervillains The Hound The Hazard Chamber Different titles’ relationships to dark futures Statting up Beast in D&D Characters with more narrative impact dead than alive NEXT EPISODE: Wolverine makes it weird. 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!