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Jay & Miles Review the X-Men, Episode 87

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Week of June 1, 2016:

In which X-Men ’92 wraps up its first arc; Old Man Logan can’t have nice things; Fin Fang Foom looks like our cat; and Books With Pictures may or may not have destroyed Alderaan.

REVIEWED:

  • X-Men ’92 #4 (01:03)
  • Old Man Logan #7 (04:08)
  • *All-New Wolverine #9 (07:44)

*Pick of the Week (10:54)

Filmed at Books With Pictures in Portland, OR.

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X-TRA – Jay and Miles Overthink X-Men: Apocalypse

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In which we release a mid-week bonus episode and generally spoil the hell out of X-Men: Apocalypse!

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Miles Reviews the X-Men, Episode 86

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Week of May 25, 2016:

In which it’s Miles’s turn to review solo; and Iceman is the heart of the X-Men, as he should be.

REVIEWED:

  • Extraordinary X-Men #10

Filmed at Books With Pictures in Portland, OR.

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Jay Reviews the X-Men, Episode 85

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Week of May 18, 2016:

In which Miles takes a day off; All-New Wolverine continues to be an awful lot of fun; and Old Man Logan is bleak and brilliant.

REVIEWED:

  • All-New Wolverine #8 (00:34)
  • *Old Man Logan #6 (02:37)

*Pick of the Week (04:12)

Filmed at Books With Pictures in Portland, OR.

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Jay & Miles Review the X-Men, Episode 84

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Week of May 11, 2016:

In which it is really hard to be the teenage clone of a supervillain; and Jay & Miles go to the movies.

REVIEWED:

  • *All-New X-Men #9 (00:29)
  • X-Men: Apocalypse (06:32)

*Pick of the Week (09:37)

Jay’s review of X-Men: Apocalypse

Filmed at Books With Pictures in Portland, OR.

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The Heartily Enjoyable Train Wreck of X-Men: Apocalypse

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Jay here!

Reviewing media here always feels like straddling a fence. On one hand, I’m a professional critic, and that’s a lens that never really goes away. On the other hand, when I’m writing or talking at xplainthexmen.com, I’m largely speaking as a fan, to other fans; and my considerations change accordingly. Sometimes, if I’m lucky, those perspectives line up, and everything is smooth sailing.

Other times, it’s X-Men: Apocalypse.

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Jay & Miles Review the X-Men, Episode 83; feat. Katie Proctor

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Week of May 4, 2016:

In which we change locations; Uncanny X-Men is intriguing but uneven; X-Men ’92 is chock full o’ Draculas; and Books With Pictures is your future favorite comics shop!

REVIEWED:

  • Uncanny X-Men #7 (01:48)
  • *X-Men ’92 #3 (06:52)

*Pick of the Week (10:27)

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Jay & Miles Review the X-Men, Episode 82

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Week of April 27, 2016:

In which it’s an All-Wolverine week, with bonus Squirrel Girl!

REVIEWED:

  • *All-New Wolverine #7 (00:25)
  • Old Man Logan #5 (05:57)

*Pick of the week (12:34)

CRITICAL UPDATE: THERE IS NOW ALSO A SONG:

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Jay & Miles Review the X-Men, Episode 81

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Week of April 20, 2016:

In which Extraordinary X-Men finally lives up to its name; Jay and Miles accidentally wear matching shirts (but don’t bother to change); and Jay fails to come up with something exciting to put in the video-description copy.

Reviewed:

  • Extraordinary X-Men #9 (Pick of the week, obviously)

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Jay & Miles Review the X-Men, Episode 79

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Week of March 30, 2016:

In which Jay draws a line in the sand, Rogue hits someone with a bear, Toad develops nuance, and you should totally come see us at ECCC!

REVIEWED:

  • Uncanny X-Men #5 (01:48)
  • *X-Men ’92 #1 (05:30)
  • All-New X-Men #7 (10:19)

*Pick of the Week (15:05)

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Jay and Miles X-Plain the X-Men is 100% ad-free and listener supported. These video reviews–and everything else here–are made possible by the support of our Patreon subscribers. If you want to help support the podcast–and unlock more cool stuff–you can do that right here!