Listen to the episode here.

Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!

Or, alternately, read something that won’t make you cry? You do you. (Uncanny X-Men #303)

Nobody stands casually like that. NOBODY. (Uncanny X-Men #303)

Another scene from the alternate universe where A Fish Called Wanda was a heartwarming tearjerker about friendship and loss. (Uncanny X-Men #303)

I just. The art. (Uncanny X-Men #303)

Jean X-Plains Kitty and Illyana. (Uncanny X-Men #303)

“It won’t save her, but she’ll at least get to play some Rad Racer.” (Uncanny X-Men #303)

Aw, man. (Uncanny X-Men #303)

AW, MAN. (Uncanny X-Men #303)

Andy Kubert is really exceptionally good at drawing kisses and almost-kisses. (X-Men #24)

(It’s okay. They’ll work it out.) (X-Men #24)

I really appreciate Beast’s casual use of the word “panache” here. (X-Men #24)

Aw, these kids. (X-Men #24)

…which is the cat, and which the mouse, and which the mousecat, and which the catmouse, and… (X-Men #24)

If you need me, I’ll be over here, crying. (X-Men #24)

These two have been written pretty unevenly over the years, so it’s easy to forget how good a couple they can be. (X-Men #24)

CEILING MAGNETO IS WATCHING YOU… well, you get the idea. (X-Men #24)

What If: Magik is very much the story Illyana should have had.

This comic! (What If: Magik)

Dr. Strange, Master of the Mystic Arts, Kind of Bad at the Whole Person Thing. (What If: Magik)

I really wish I could just drop this whole comic into the visual companion, because it’s ALL this gorgeous. (What If: Magik)

My heart. (What If: Magik)

Aw, these two awkward sorcerer friends. (What If: Magik)

That’s. My. Girl. (What If: Magik)

NEXT EPISODE: The other X-Cutioner!
LINKS & OTHER TRAGEDIES:
- Not done crying? Episode 91 – Saddest Story Ever Told is about a kind space teen struggling to grasp the concept of death.
ROGUE: “It was the first an’ last time ah kissed someone out of passion…”
I think that one time she got to absorb Longshot’s luck it was evident that she enjoyed a little bit more than strictly required.
I love the little touch of Illyana putting away all those sandwiches! ๐