55 – How Nightcrawler Got His Groove Back

Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available until 5/10/2015 in the shop, or contact David for the original. In which Secret Wars II ruins everything (more) (again) (forever); Rachel Summers hates the Beyonder almost as much as we do; Miles gets mad at comics; Nightcrawler does not do gritty well; Lady Deathstrike gets wired; and we consult our favorite 3-year-old for book recommendations. X-PLAINED: Rogue vs. Carol Danvers Life before social media Uncanny X-Men #202-205 Alpha Flight #33-34 Phoenix II vs. the Beyonder (twice) The Reverse Gwen Stacy Still more miracles of magnetism Kitty Pryde disambiguation SFLANNG! Good times in Murderworld The third-worst honeymoon Lady Deathstrike (Yuriko Oyama) Spiral’s Body Shop The Reavers One way to build a Wolverine antagonist Skirting the Comics Code Sound-effects lettering as a narrative device Good X-books for a 3-year-old Special thanks to Katie and Kestrel P. NEXT WEEK: The Beyonder kills the New Mutants! You can find a visual companion to this episode on our blog! Find us on iTunes or Stitcher! Rachel 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 prints of this week’s illustration at our shop, or contact David Wynne for the original!