Episode 157 - Melted to Slag

==Episode Description==
In which the X-Tinction Agenda reaches its Return of the Jedi; Wolverine is a weaponized nuisance; HR would like a word with Gambit; Havok gets framed; Cameron Hodge is the great unifier; Genosha is revolting; you don’t get to make a threatening speech about someone else’s powers; Jean Grey is tired of your bullshit; and Jay and Miles may or may not dive into the Siege Perilous!
== X-Plained ==
* The Law of Conservation of Plot Elements
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* The Story So Far
* Glasses fashions in comics
* The difference between Batman and the Punisher
* How to tell that something has gone terribly wrong
* Acceptable pants
* Some really sketchy judicial process
* A ruse
* Several retcons concerning Wolverine
* Consequence-free impaling
* Chekhov’s genetic engineering
* Louise Simonson’s final issue of New Mutants
* The relative durability of mutants
* A number of prescient threats
* This one time Jay and Miles got paid to throw a bunch of printers down a flight of stairs
* Summers Brothers team-ups
* A very cathartic fight
* Thoughts on books as physical artifacts and collecting comics
* Places to jump into long X-series on Marvel Unlimited
* Our plans for the hiatus
== Listener Questions ==
* Do you collect individual issues, or stick to trades, and what are your most prize issues of any book, doesn't have to be X-Men. I know that Jay, you've worked in comics, maybe Miles too, so I'd love to hear your take on collecting. When you work on a book, do you think that down the road, someone might be bagging it to keep it mint, seeking out that variant, etc, or do you think only of your craft?
* I just got Marvel Unlimited and have been reading mostly short runs or series that don't cross over a lot. However I am very interested in reading a long running X-Series and don't know where to start. I was thinking Grant Morrison's run would be a good place to start, or X-Factor Investigations. Any recommendations for mostly self-contained X-Men to binge-read?
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