413 – Convergence (feat. Douglas Wolk)

In which X-Force goes to Burning Man Exploding Colossal Man; Douglas Wolk may or may not have superpowers; Karma gets girlfriends; we are already tired of Reignfire; Meltdown and Sunspot initiate a love triangle; and Jay is writing some more X-Men. X-PLAINED: Road trips X-Force #75-76 New Mutants vol. 4 #30 A gatefold and a half Burning Man Exploding Colossal Man Karma’s name Echidna Faire Text Selene (more) (again) Crowd scenes Various character relationships Callbacks Mud A magic box and a fancy stick Eitri the Dwarf A grand conjunction A big, silly fight Peak late ‘90s queer culture Echidna Faire Bowling Etienne Rousseau Updating Bastion’s facial hair Wolverine’s mentees NEXT EPISODE: The beginning of the end of X-Factor 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!