Episode Description
In which the podcast gets a new name; Jay starts (another) imaginary band; mutant issues break away from the metaphor; Genosha’s leading industry is cognitive dissonance; invisibility to electronic surveillance is not always a plus; Rogue and Wolverine are the X-Men most likely to find themselves nude in a fight; Carol Danvers is awesome even when disembodied; and we both have a lot of feelings about Mad Max: Fury Road.
X-plained[]
- The Havok dilemma
- Our new name
- Uncanny X-Men #235-238
- Genosha
- Jenny Ransome
- The Press Gang
- A really good bit of vintage slang
- The downside of electronic invisibility
- Naked teleportation
- The Genegineer (David Moreau)
- Philip Moreau
- Mutates
- The (sort of) return of (sort of) Carol Danvers
- The portmanteaus of Genosha
- Moral binary in superhero comics
- Possible antecedents of Sterling Archer
- The only good reason to bring Logan back
- N’astirh
- Several versions of Madelyne Pryor
- “Gone to America”
- Off-page baby theft
- How to have fun re-reading
Inferno Watch[]
This week, it’s all about Madelyne Pryor: her first contact with N’astirh and escalating romance with Havok; the first hints of her connection to Mister Sinister; her oblique connection to the Phoenix Force; and her first foray into baby theft!
Correction[]
In this episode, Miles mentioned Those Who Walk Away From Omelas as having been written by Margaret Atwood. It was, of course, actually written by Ursula K. LeGuin. Miles blames the Jaspers Warp for this mistake.
Listener Questions[]
- We all know horses are jerks. But I'm curious: Are there any good, not-so-jerkish horses in X-Men continuity? Or is Brightwind just the best horse by default despite the fact that he, too, can be kind of a jerk?
- Hello Jay and Miles, I have a question. How do you make re-readings more interesting and enjoyable? I'm someone that usually reads a series or specific run and I'm done. Re-reading feels like a slog because I already know what to expect, but I want to change that. What should I be looking for that I might be missing in a more casual reading?