72 – Thrown Under the Plot Bus

Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available until 9/6/2015 at the shop, or contact David to purchase the original.   In which Dazzler is not a team player; Longshot is the Zonker Harris of the X-Men; Juggernaut is That Guy; Rachel and Miles channel Statler and Waldorf; and Alex Summers is seriously never, ever going to finish grad school. X-PLAINED: Mutant X The only well-adjusted Scott Summers in the Multiverse The Goblin Entity Uncanny X-Men #217-219 The evolution of the X-Men’s lineup Standards for a good twist Doonesbury Several Dungeons & Dragons analogies A dubious literary allusion Flying jeeps CrimeBros The fundamental tragedy of Longshot Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart and several homages thereto Geordie and Rupert Havok (more) (again) Car-wreck sex An unfortunate end to a camping trip The Plot Bus Several ways to stat Rogue up as a D&D character Narrative-friendly power sets Special thanks to: The wonderful Adam Warrock, for letting us sample his song “Teamwork” in this episode! You can listen to the full track here, and find more of Adam’s work at adamwarrock.com. Harrison Barber for his X-Pert D&D advice (not to mention nearly fifteen years of tolerating our nonsense at the gaming table)! NEXT WEEK: X-Men: Evolution with Robert N. Skir! 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!