Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-Men

Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-Men


Latest Episodes

446 – Live at the Magnetosphere
April 15, 2024

Ah, the age-old question: would you scissor your clone while yelling? (Uncanny X-Men #367) In which the Magneto War comes to a close. X-PLAINED: X-Men #86-87 Uncanny X-Men #367 Quite a few other things, which we'll add to this post tomorrow! NEX

445 – Dick War
April 07, 2024

In which not every story needs to be an event; Alan Davis returns to the X-line; X-mansion security is not what it once was; Rogue needs some new fantasies; and Magneto wants a country.

444 – Damnit, Magnus
March 31, 2024

In which its difficult to flee with soup; Miles may or may not be haunting the X-Men; Colossus collaborates involuntarily; Marrow is full of surprises; Magneto is a dick; Jay continues to carry a torch for Secret Wars: Siege; and you should totally come

A Brief Update
March 24, 2024

Jay is dealing with an ongoing family medical emergency, so episode releases may be somewhat unpredictable for the next few weeks. Thank you for your patience!

443 – X-Retail (feat. Katie Pryde of Books With Pictures)
March 10, 2024

In which we walk down X-Plain Memory Lane; everyone needs Bitch Planet; HoX/PoX wouldn't stay on shelves; we learn how to make sure a comic doesn't get canceled; Marvel should have kept publishing those Krakoa-era anthology TPBs; X-Men is indeed a soap op

442 – MimeQuest 64
March 03, 2024

In which Marrow remains a connoisseur of dead rats; Jay has opinions about the NYC Subway system; U.L.T.I.M.A.T.U.M. are snazzy dressers; Doctor Doom gets excited about Onslaught; Magneto can have a rocket pack if he wants; villainous game recognizes vill

441 – Dracu-tastic
February 25, 2024

In which Banshee should eat the rich; the real Monet is way more of a jerk than the fake one; the Marvel Universe is the world inside your brain-case; Maggott joins and quits Generation X at almost the speed of Sunfire; Dracula gives Chamber the D; and if

440 – Fightin’ and Ballin’
February 11, 2024

From organic steel to organic... whatever that is. (X-Men #83)In which the Hunt for Xavier remains vaguely disappointing; Gambit is good with kids; nanomachines are the new unstable molecules; Marrow is a walking armory; and we recommend comics for babi

439 – Fishfic
February 04, 2024

In which we reach the beginning of an end; Jay totally forgot Gambit was there; were all living in the Mary Purcelliverse; the X-Men split the party; and we explore The Bay Areas Bohemian Hotbed of Student Anarchy.X-PLAINED: Mary Purcell (sort of)

438 – The Man of Harsh Business
January 28, 2024

In which Gambit knows how to make an entrance; Rogue and Gambit only have relationship conversations during superhero fights; Wolverine fights a shark; and we have opinions on how to handle certain aspects of backstory.