77 – Die Hard With a Lobster

Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available until 10/11/2015 at the shop, or contact David to purchase the original.   In which we relax our definition of X-book; we really want Sunspot to grow a mustache; Miles gets an excuse to say “shillelagh”; Bill the Lobster goes on a rampage; and Fallen Angels is really, really, really wonderful. X-Plained: Devil Dinosaur Moon Boy Fallen Angels #1-8 Jo Duffy Assembling a team Sunspot as a point-of-view character Compassion as a superpower Da Costa’s Devils vs. Ma Guthrie’s Gorillas Goat Simulator An unfortunate incident Somewhat harsh student evaluations The moral compass of Magnum, P.I. Warlock and Sunspot as mutual foils Chance Ariel Multiple Man (Jamie Madrox) and several notable duplicates Siryn (Theresa Cassidy) Gomi Bill Don The Fallen Angels The Vanisher The Marvel Girl Fan Club Lobster feelings Kirby monsters Doris Danger Dinosaur World Fallen Angels as a spiritual antecedent to Runaways The tragic death of Don the Lobster Fallen Angels II How to party like Dr. Doom Doom Patrol vs. X-Men NEXT WEEK: A Sinister debut. You can find a visual companion to this episode on our blog! (Thanks for your patience!) 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!