51 – The X-Istentialists, Featuring Kris Anka, Marguerite Bennett, Kieron Gillen, and Peter Nguyen

Art by David Wynne. We’re not selling prints of this one, but you can still hit David up for the original! In which Rachel and Miles go to Emerald City Comicon; six people try to share one microphone with varying success; you will never love anything as much as Kris loves Broo; Marguerite may or may not be a time-traveling supervillain; Peter is Laser Guy; Kieron joins an X-team; Hell is other X-Men; everyone lies egregiously; and it all comes back to Namor’s abs. Special thanks to Jean, who let us borrow her mic and pop filter at the very last second when we realized we’d left ours in Portland! <3 X-PLAINED: Namor’s last name Several Secret Wars titles Wiz Kid Favorite characters Lady Deathstrike’s new look Seanan McGuire’s cats Machetes of Future Past Emily Aster Asteroid P Secret origins Points of entry Headcanon The Wolverine and the X-Men Season 2 that might have been The pros and cons of an isolated X-universe The X-Istentialists Hela’s Angels Namor’s abs What defines the X-Men Mr. Sinister Our X-movie wish lists Wes Anderson’s X-Men (both of them) NEXT WEEK: Previously on Rachel & Miles X-Plain the X-Men… You can find a visual companion to this episode on our blog! Find us on iTunes or Stitcher! Help us keep making cool stuff on Patreon! We’re not selling prints of this week’s illustration, but you can still contact David Wynne to inquire after the original!