66 – The Mutant Massacre, Part 2

Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available until 7/26/2015 in the shop, or contact David for the original. In which we wrap up our first official two-parter; Gambit ruins everything; Rachel has a theory about Mister Sinister; Marvel communication technology is behind the times; Trish Tilby is tired of your bullshit; Walter Simonson is the best of the best; X-Factor pulls it together; Power Pack gets uncomfortably dark; Miles has Thor feelings; and even more mutants die. NOTE: This episode is the second of a two-parter! If you haven't listened to Episode 65, where we cover the first half of the mutant massacre, you should probably do that before you listen to this one! X-PLAINED: Masque Tentacle disambiguation More of the Mutant Massacre A Sinister hypothesis Several Marauder-related retcons X-Factor #9-11 Power Pack #27 The Mighty Thor #373-374 Trish Tilby Artie & Leech Several awkward reunions Walter Simonson The fall of Angel Apocalypse’s horsemen Yet another crossover that will probably scar the Power kids for life Franklin Richards Thor, Donald Blake, and Sigurd Jarlson The best issue of any comic, ever. The Tunnelers Ongoing repercussions of the Mutant Massacre Rachel & Miles’s horseman identities Which X-Men could and should wield Mjolnir NEXT WEEK: The New Mutants party like it’s 1299! You can find a visual companion to 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! Buy prints of this week’s illustration at our shop, or contact David Wynne for the original!