53 – Sometimes They Come Back

Rachel screwed up and accidentally gave David material for episode 54 instead of 53, so there's no illustration this week. Instead, we offer both our sincere apologies and this photo of Miles dressed up as Mister Sinister for a costume party. In which Wolverine doesn’t care about your baby; Storm takes charge; duels are terrible bases for systems of government; editorial mandate is hell on a marriage; Magneto is a pretty cool teacher; Jean Grey comes back; and we have mixed feelings about the Phoenix retcon. X-PLAINED: Kenji Uedo Uncanny X-Men #201 New Mutants #35 Avengers #263 Fantastic Four #286 Classic X-Men #8 The post-Trial of Magneto status quo Nathan Christopher Charles Summers A small cross-section of Cyclops’s myriad issues The wrong means to the right end Magneto’s educational philosophy The politics of creative credits “You Know Who” The Phoenix retcon Several unrelated break-ins The return of Jean Grey Jean and the Phoenix Force Alternate-timeline Madelynes Pryor Jean Grey’s code names NEXT WEEK: X-Factor begins! (for real, this time - sorry about that SNAFU!) You can find a companion index to the material mentioned in this episode on our blog! Find us on iTunes or Stitcher! Rachel and Miles X-Plain the X-Men is 100% ad-free and listener supported. If you want to help support the podcast–and unlock more cool stuff–you can do that right here!