With under a week to go until our 10th birthday party, we’ve decided that the time has come to reveal Colleen Coover’s J&M 10th Anniversary print in its full glory! CHECK IT OUT:
11×17″ prints will be available at the party at Books With Pictures, for $20 each. We’re doing a run of 150 and not planning on reprinting this, so if you want one, now’s a good time to get in touch with someone who’ll be at the party!
Tag: art
As Mentioned in Episode 300 – Götterdämmerung
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Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
Trust us–it looks better on foil. (X-Men: Omega)
Those skulls can’t be stable. (X-Men: Omega)
The gang’s mostly here! (X-Men: Omega)
![[Cries in Dark Phoenix Saga] (X-Men: Omega)](https://i0.wp.com/www.xplainthexmen.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/5.jpg?w=296&h=296&crop=1&ssl=1 "5")
[Cries in Dark Phoenix Saga] (X-Men: Omega)
Truly, he has been preparing for this moment for his entire life.
It’s cute how Nate assumes that it’s possible to talk Magneto out of fighting anybody, ever. (X-Men: Omega)
I’d like to imagine that the M’Kraan crystal made the conscious choice not to show her Onslaught. (X-Men: Omega)
YES! (X-Men: Omega)
Just, um, imagine that he’s holding a gun and also using his powers out of… enthusiasm? For the gun? I guess? (X-Men: Omega)
“Wait, are you the angry Claremontean narrator?!” (X-Men: Omega)
It’s okay. He’ll be back in about 14 years. (X-Men: Omega)
Nobody expects an ongoing series! (X-Men: Omega)
And that, as they say, is that. (X-Men: Omega)
NEXT EPISODE: Back in the 616!
LINKS & FURTHER EPICS:
- Janet K. Lee makes really, really gorgeous comics and other art.
- A lot of the episodes we mentioned are in the roundup from our 5th anniversary episode.
- You can hear more about Jay’s chickens-in-law in Hawk Talk: Florida Mans
300 – Götterdämmerung
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In which the Age of Apocalypse comes to an end; Angel briefly lives up to his potential; Bishop was sometimes right; It’s not a climactic ending without an X-Men #137 reference; Colossus breaks our hearts; X-Men: Marvels Snapshot will be out in September; and somehow we have made 300 of these things.
X-PLAINED:
- Beast vs. Dark Beast
- X-Men: Omega
- The entirety of the (first) Age of Apocalypse
- Potpourri vs. incense
- Dramatic hair
- Many, many errors
- Unforeseen consequences
- A long-anticipated team-up
- Many deaths
- Art as artifact
- Narration that has haunted Jay for 20 years
- One of the more persistent deaths of David Haller
- Blast Attack
- The end of a world
- Refugees from the Age of Apocalypse
- Our favorite X-milestone issues
- Theoretical teams
- Orphans
- When X-Men: Marvels Snapshot is actually coming out
- Our favorite show bits
- How Jay’s chickens-in-law are doing
NEXT EPISODE: X-Men Prime
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Welcome to the Glammest Timeline
HI! Jay here! This week we dove into the gritty, glittery entrails of Earth-295 (better known as the Age of Apocalypse), where we’ll be spending the next several months. And as some of you have spotted, we’ve updated our cover art to match, care of x-ceptional artist and long-time friend of the show Peter Nguyen:
Not only that, but Peter hooked us up with a time-lapse video of the creation of the cover, condensing about four hours of digital art into four minutes, which you can watch below the cut! Continue reading
As Mentioned in Episode 241 – Conducive to Moral Subversion
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Ouch. (X-Factor #93)
This plotline really never stops hurting. (X-Factor #93)
THE ARISTOCRATS! (X-Factor #93)
I see what you did, there. (X-Factor #93)
It is actually a pretty sharp costume once you take off all the goofy stuff. (X-Factor #93)
Hope you survive the experience! (X-Factor #93)
I feel like an evening with Lorna Dane would probably be really fun and also result in both of you being banned from several establishments. (X-Factor #94)
I’m trying to think of other hobbies for Quicksilver and generally failing. (X-Factor #94)
“Statement! One, love.” (X-Factor #95)
NOT A DISSERTATION, THOUGH (X-Factor #95)
It really never gets old. (X-Factor #95)
Yay! (X-Factor #95)
Aw, Rahne. (X-Factor #95)
Featuring the Increasingly Swoopy Hair of Alex Summers. (X-Factor #96)
AW, RAHNE. (X-Factor #96)
Someday we’re gonna have to X-Plain Haven, and I am dreading that day. (X-Factor #96)
NEXT EPISODE: A Threat and/or Menace!
LINKS & FURTHER INCIDENTS:
- Learn more about the history of direct-action group Queer Nation!
- This is the World Trade Center attack that Alex is likely referring to.
241 – Conducive to Moral Subversion
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UPDATE: Jay initially linked to the wrong episode here. Link now leads to the actual Episode 241. Sorry for the inconvenience!
In which Quicksilver wants you to know that he’s not cool; X-Factor gets a new government liaison; a danger room on a jet is a terrible idea; this team is bad at feelings; Forge is a pretty okay boss; and it remains exceptionally difficult to be Rahne Sinclair.
X-PLAINED:
- Several deaths of Scott Summers
- X-Factor #93-96
- X-Factor (more) (again)
- A somewhat tragic meeting
- A costume and the response thereto
- A very brief adventure
- A political reference
- Feelings
- Art therapy with Quicksilver
- Random (more) (again)
- Mr. Dibbles
- Havok’s hair
- The new boss (as literally and idiomatically distinct from the old boss)
- Some history
- Haven (kind of)
- Navigating mental health triggers in comics
- The difference between isolation and quarantine
NEXT EPISODE: A Threat and/or Menace!
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As Mentioned in Episode 223 – Live at Vegas Valley Comic Book Festival
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Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
We went to Vegas Valley Comic Book Fest!
Possibly the grooviest Dracula-related cover ever published. (X-Men Annual #6)
HELL, YEAH, IT’S DRACULA! (X-Men Annual #6)
Kitty is having SO MANY FEELINGS, and you will NEVER UNDERSTAND! (X-Men Annual #6)
Check out Cyclops and Nightcrawler exchanging a look, like, “Parents? What the hell are those?” (X-Men Annual #6)
This panel is actually a pretty good encapsulation of what I remember about being 13. (X-Men Annual #6)
TBH, a lot of Kitty’s dreams probably start like this. (X-Men Annual #6)
THAT’S NOT A BAT. (X-Men Annual #6)
Dracula is probably the only person who looked at a bright green catsuit and yellow pouches and thought “stealth.” He’s mysterious like that. (X-Men Annual #6)
Ah, 13: that tender age when a young girl’s heart turns to eldritch summonings. (X-Men Annual #6)
Dracula, that’s really the kind of thing you should be keeping track of. (X-Men Annual #6)
![[Eliot Spencer voice] "It's a very distinctive sound effect." (X-Men Annual #6)](https://i0.wp.com/www.xplainthexmen.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/12.png?w=296&h=296&crop=1&ssl=1 "12")
[Eliot Spencer voice] “It’s a very distinctive sound effect.” (X-Men Annual #6)
How does Nightcrawler know the Montesi Formula? Who knows? Who cares? He’s a good pal. (X-Men Annual #6)
OH, SNAP. (X-Men Annual #6)
That’s our Wolvie! (X-Men Annual #6)
Lilith really looks like she’s visiting from an Archie comic. (X-Men Annual #6)
Skids and Northstar!
NEXT EPISODE: Fix the future!
And here’s a bonus gallery of Jay’s convention sketches:
Quentin Quire is indisputably the Nancy of the X-Men.
Warlock!
Smol Magneto.
Iceman assures you that he is rad.
LINKS & FURTHER GAMBLES:
- We discussed X-Men #159–and a lot of other Dracula-relevant material–in Episode 18 – You’ve Got a Dracula Problem.
- You can hear–and see!–us read the picture-book adaptation of “Days of Future Past” in the Jay & Miles Storytime Special.
Mutant, Trans, and Proud
We sold out of the pins at ECCC, but this seemed like the right month to put this design on t-shirts (and notebooks, and phone cases, and a bunch of other stuff):
That said, we feel pretty strongly that this is a design that should be in everybody’s hands. You’re of course welcome to buy our merch above; but if you want to DIY your own, you can download a high-resolution stencil below. This stencil is free for use for any non-commercial projects.
It is ALSO free for use on specific commercial projects, with one major caveat (on the honor system):
If your business is not trans-owned, any proceeds from merchandise you sell with this design should go to Trans Lifeline or another trans advocacy organization.
(Also, we’d love to see anything folks make with this, private or commercial!)
Thanks to Dylan Meconis for design and file-formatting assistance!
ECCC 2018 Gallery – Part 1 – We Drew Some X-Men
We’re juuuuust about recovered from Emerald City Comic Con (be sure to check out the live episode), and finally ready to show off our mountains of photos! First up: All the table sketches we remembered to photograph!
(Not pictured: A handful of solos, a couple collaborative pieces, and the marriage proposal Jay was so bewildered that someone asked him to draw that he totally forgot to document it. If you got a sketch from us that isn’t pictured here, please feel free to share it in the comments!)
Emma Frost, by Jay
Cannonball, by Miles
Husk, by Jay
Icarus, by Miles
Boom Boom, by Jay
Maggott, by Miles
Magik, by Jay (t-shirt cribbed shamelessly from Waiting for the Trade.)
Mister Sensitive, by Miles
Warlock, by Jay, who wishes he got to draw Warlock more often
Quentin Quire, by Miles
Nightcrawler, by Jay, in one of our zines
Shatterstar-with-a-mustache, by Miles
Emma Frost redux, by Jay
Usually we only draw X-Men, but if you ask Jay to draw Lois Lane, he will draw Lois Lane.
188 – Live from ECCC, feat. Bret Blevins, Rachelle Rosenberg, and Ramon Villalobos
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In which Jay makes a sartorial switch; Hope Summers is less confusing than you might expect; we are very happy to present our first all-artist convention special; Ramon kills his idols; Rachelle deciphers the past; Bret (re)defines New Mutants; a long-time mystery is resolved; colorists deserve more respect; the Xavier School probably has an actual curriculum; and a lot of X-Men have really cool hair.
X-PLAINED:
- The adventures of Hope Summers
- Several Phoenix hosts
- The time Quentin Quire became a Shi’ar god
- Jay’s mom
- Our panelists’ definitive X-Men
- E for Extinction
- Killing your idols
- Coloring as archaeology
- Visually defining the X-Men
- New Mutants that might have been
- Favorite costumes
- The actual color of Storm’s ’90s costume
- Editorial direction vs. editorial mandate
- Practical considerations in costume design
- Actual education at the Xavier School
- Wolverine’s assorted children
- The best hair in the X-Men
NEXT EPISODE: Cannonball dies (briefly)!
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