84 – The Fourth Horseman

Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available until 11/29/2015 at the shop, or contact David to purchase the original.   In which Franklin Richards is the center of a disproportionate number of X-Men specials; Quicksilver without powers is comedy gold; Luna is the best little girl on the moon (but it’s kind of a low bar); Jay accidentally cares about the Inhumans; Jean Grey may or may not be the Wesley Willis of X-Factor; Cameron Hodge’s exit interview is weirdly professional; Boom Boom is the best reluctant hero; and Archangel makes his debut. X-PLAINED: Quicksilver’s team associations Knights of Wundagore Chthon X-Factor Annual #2 X-Factor #21-23 The Inhumans Black Bolt Medusa Crystal Lockjaw QWOP Quicksilver Leech’s wildly inconsistent powers Gorgon Luna Headbutting ghosts, or, why sentence structure matters Maximus Several methods of mind control A really terrible place for a date Cameron Hodge: Bureaucrat Supervillain The last will & testament of Warren Worthington III Another superpower pet peeve A theoretical team-up we would love to see The Arlington Interactive Museum of (evil) Science Some really dumb armor Archangel Our preferred third Summers brothers NEXT WEEK: Secret Convergence on Infinite Podcasts! 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!