Death of X – Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-Men

219 – Brutal Hearts: An Appreciation of Emma Frost (feat. Seanan McGuire, Leah Williams, Tea Fougner, Kel McDonald, and Diana Fox)

October 22, 2018 Jay 27 comments

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In which Jay recruits X-writers Seanan McGuire and Leah Williams, cosplayer Tea Fougner, and innocent bystanders Kel McDonald and Diana Fox, for a night of Emma Frost appreciation.

X-PLAINED:

Why Emma Frost is amazing; why we love her; and why you should, too.

NEXT EPISODE: Return of the RCX!

WHITE QUEEN COCKTAIL RECIPE:

Combine:

1.5 oz gin
.5 oz rose elderflower syrup
Splash of elixir vegetal
Prosecco to fill glass

Top off with:

Smoke bitters

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150 – Live at ECCC, feat. Dennis Hopeless and Charles Soule

March 13, 2017 Jay 9 comments

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In which writers Dennis Hopeless and Charles Soule join us for a live episode at Emerald City Comic Con, Age of X is the world’s worst morale boost; Charles and Dennis X-Plain the Marvel Universe; we still can’t get Hieronymus Bosch’s X-Men out of our heads; and apparently somehow we’ve recorded and posted 150 of these things.

X-PLAINED:

Age of X
Evil Moira MacTaggert Disambiguation
The post-Secret Wars Marvel Universe
Major X-Men turning points
ResurrXion
Planning events
A profoundly unexpected crossover
Namor’s definitive qualities
Our dream X-creators
Where to find Havok in current comics
Earned deaths
The pronunciations of several words
Teams we’d like to see revived or revisited

NEXT EPISODE: The road to X-Tinction Agenda continues!

No visual companion this week, but wait ’til you see our ECCC photos!

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Jay & Miles Review the X-Men, Episode 106

November 26, 2016 Jay 28 comments

Week of 11/23/2016:

In which X-Men ’92 goes apocalyptic; All-New X-Men gets its first annual; and Death of X has simultaneously the most and least satisfying conclusion we can imagine.

REVIEWED:

X-Men ’92 #9 (00:26)
All-New X-Men Annual #1 (04:02)
*Death of X #4 (08:28)

*Pick of the Week (18:59)

Filmed at Books With Pictures in Portland, OR.

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Jay & Miles Review the X-Men, Episode 103

November 8, 2016 Jay 6 comments

Weeks of 10/26 and 11/2/2016 (Plus a Very Special Preview!):

In which THE CUBS WON THE WORLD SERIES AND YOU SHOULD ALL GO VOTE RIGHT NOW (and also we review some comics) (and also there’s a very special musical preview at the end).

REVIEWED:

Extraordinary X-Men #15 (00:27)
Death of X #3 (04:06)
Champions #2 (briefly) (we probably won’t make a habit of this one) (07:39)

Filmed at Books With Pictures in Portland, OR.

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Jay & Miles Review the X-Men, Episode 102

October 20, 2016 Jay 12 comments

Weeks of 10/12/2016 and 10/19/2016:

In which standing up is for chumps; Old Man Logan is excessively decompressed; All-New X-Men saves Jay’s day; X-Men ’92 is excessively compressed; Death of X gets hairier; and we explore some of the ResurrXion announcements!

REVIEWED:

Old Man Logan #12 (02:47)
*All-New X-Men #14 (06:30)
X-Men ’92 #8 (08:57)
Death of X #2 (12:48)

*Pick of the week (20:31)

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130 – The Soule Protocols (feat. Charles Soule)

October 16, 2016 Jay 32 comments

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Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available at the shop, or contact David to purchase the original.

In which writer Charles Soule joins us for a (spoiler free) discussion of Death of X and how to make mortality matter in universes where death is a revolving door.

X-PLAINED:

Fang
Who’s really trying to kill off the X-Men
Death of Wolverine
Death of X
Charles Soule’s favorite death scenes
Several reasons to care about the Inhumans
Unpacking Cyclops
The correct pronunciation of “ResurrXion”

NEXT EPISODE: The Makeshift X-Men of Muir Island

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