
Something weāve talked about a lot on the show is how much we like stories and series with deliberate endings. Endings are important: They provide closure and meaning. They give narratives shape. And itās with that in mind that we want to let you know that Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-Men will be ending later this year.
We never meant for this to be a forever podcast. That it has lasted for going on twelve years is amazingāa gift we never could have imagined when we started outāand itās important to us to finish it right, to go out deliberately instead of fading off or hitting an abrupt wall.
Donāt worryāweāre not going away next week, or even next month. Weāre going to hit a few bucket-list episodes, and then go into one last series: Grant Morrisonās seminal run on New X-Men.
There are a few reasons weāve decided to wrap with the Morrison run. Itās an incredible high note, one of the most groundbreaking single runs in the history of the franchise. Moreover, itās a beginning. Morrisonās run on New X-Men signals a sea change in the X-books and their readersā relationships to them, and feels like the right time to pass the torch to our listeners.
We hope that over the last nearly-twelve yearsāmore than twelve by the time we endāweāve not only taught you about X-Men continuity and the perils of time travel, but helped you build the tools thatāll let you engage critically with the stories you love and find joy even in the ones you donāt.
Youāve got this.
We believe in you.
(We’ll also be around for the next five-or-so months, so, there’s that.)
Love,
Jay & Miles