29 – Mutant in a Box

Listen to this episode from Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-Men on Spotify. In which Cyclops is the worst at vacations, Mystique is your favorite MurderMom™, Havok is eternally ABD, Kitty Pryde does science, Callisto doesn’t give a damn about her bad reputation, Xavier has a Troy Barnes moment, Miles may be the only person with fond memories of Secret Wars, and Rachel finally gets to make Spalding Gray references. X-Plained: Fantomex Uncanny X-Men #176-181 Reset issues Scott Summers’s second-worst honeymoon Cephalopod disambiguation Project Wideawake (more) (again) Valerie Cooper Foreshadowing Public displays of affection Leech How X-Men age A sewer wizard Doug Ramsey Secret Wars Japan Mystique’s kids Douglock Mystique’s powers The other X-Men Forever Next Week: The New Mutants gets weird! You can find a visual companion to the episode – and links to recommended reading – on our blog. Find us on iTunes or Stitcher! Support us on Patreon! Send us your submissions to the Stealth / Plainclothes Cosplay Contest until the end of the day on Friday, November 7!