Episode Description
In which incoming Iceman writer Sina Grace joins us to talk about the coolest X-Man; Adult Bobby Drake gets the spotlight; no one looks too closely at the jokester; the mutant metaphor works both globally and personally; and we are all a little horrified by how long ago Grant Morrison’s New X-Men run happened.
X-Plained
- The Apocalypse Seed
- What ice powers sound like
- Ice puns and Memento-style tattoos
- Adult coming-out stories
- Intersectionality and representation
- Iceman on his own
- The most Sinister of teases
- Cargo shorts
- Bobby’s assorted ex-girlfriends
- Omega-level ice powers vs. anxiety
- Mike Carey’s X-Men
- Bobby’s buds Cannonball and Rogue
- Yas Northstar
- Respecting continuity, avoiding overwhelm
- Advice for your younger (and older) self