91 – The Saddest Story Ever Told

Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available at the shop, or contact David to purchase the original.   In which New Mutants #64 is the saddest single issue of any X-book ever; the New Mutants have to grow up fast; Warlock comes to terms with mortality; The Last of Us is harder to play the second time; Tattoo Tales: X-Men: Masquerade is delightfully unhinged; animated Cyclops is totally the worst; Beast probably has a terrible garage band; Jean starts a kitchen fire; and Wolverine saves Jubilee’s birthday.   X-PLAINED: The saddest issue ever New Mutants #64 The only okay way to watch Grave of the Fireflies The aftermath of Doug Ramsey’s death Several unhealthy coping mechanisms The Last of Us Tattoo Tales: X-Men: Masquerade Some varyingly impressive costumes General irresponsibility Why Wolverine is wearing a clown suit Douglock The New Mutants’ D&D alignments NEXT WEEK: You never forget your first Ship. 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!