83 – Live at Vegas Valley Comic Book Festival

Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available until 11/22/2015 at the shop, or contact David to purchase the original.   In which we travel back in time to 1979 for our second live convention special; X-Men Annual #3 desperately needs a Queen soundtrack; George Perez draws great Banshee; Polemachus is kind of a bullshit planet; we dream of a world without Funky Winkerbean; Cyclops's costume does not mix and match well; if you can be someone else, you should probably be Brian Blessed; Colossus gets a dragon; and Vegas Valley Comic Book Festival is awesome. X-PLAINED: X-misadventures in Las Vegas X-Men Annual #3 Arkon the Magnificent Isadore and Irmagarde Uhman The Comical Books Polemachus the planet vs. Polemachus the person Funky Winkerbean Several logistical problems with the Danger Room MVP Cyclops Some very good visual counterpoint to dialogue Paperboard lightning bolt disambiguation Jay's favorite Starman story X-title and music pairings Imperions Visual perspective in grand melees How to order a meal on Polemachus One specific variation on Cyclops's powers The X-Men as Spinal Tap Space-barbarian eyewear The annual cabinet The most appropriate X-team placement for Funky Winkerbean Best worst characters Our favorite X-Force teams Secret Convergence on Infinite Podcasts NEXT WEEK: Somehow, Cameron Hodge manages to get even worse. 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!