97 – The Crooked World

Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available at the shop, or contact David to purchase the original. In which we venture out of our wheelhouse; Contest of Champions is ridiculous in any medium; Captain Britain would like you to unhand that elf; the Fury is legitimately terrifying; the Special Executive is the best at heists; Brian Braddock knows exactly what he’s getting into; Merlyn is the multiversal Charles Xavier; and this is really just the tip of the iceberg. X-PLAINED: Various Contests of Champions ISO-8 Marvel UK Marvel Superheroes 377-388 Daredevils 1-11 Mighty World of Marvel 7-13 Captain Britain (Brian Braddock) Jackdaw Earth-238 Mad Jim Jaspers The Crazy Gang Algernon the Rat Omniversal Majestrix Opal Luna Saturnyne Life-Enhancing Fluid The Fury Alan Moore juvenilia The (first) death and rebirth of Captain Britain How to make a retcon work Mastermind (but not that Mastermind) Emma Collins Pre-Psylocke Betsy Braddock S.T.R.I.K.E. Vixen Slaymaster The Trial of Saturnyne The Special Executive Mandragon The Captain Britain Corps Captain U.K. (Linda McQuillan) Marvelman vs. Miracleman Future Traumatic Stress Disorder NEXT EPISODE: But wait! There’s more! 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!