Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available at the shop, or contact David to purchase the original.\n\nIn which it's pretty much always terrible to be Magik; Y is a sometimes vowel; Wolfsbane is a secret Disney Princess; feelings ruin everything; and Gossamyr may or may not be an allegory (but is pretty interesting either way).\n\nX-PLAINED:\n\n \tWhat Lila Cheney is up to these days\n \tNew Mutants #67-70\n \tGratuitous space spelling\n \tGossamyr\n \tSpyder\n \tThe Accountants\n \tMagneto's ongoing slide into supervillainy\n \tA few fairly specific elements of teen-girl social dynamics\n \tWolfsbane's greatest desire\n \tPractical logistics of teleporting aliens into a sun\n \tApproaching the X-books as a new writer\n \tWho we'd put on an all-X-Men trivia team\n\nNEXT EPISODE: BabyRace 2000; and Archangel vs. Cameron Hodge\n\n\n\nSpecial thanks to Kieron Gillen for the X-pert consult; and to Arvin Bautista for the use of "I Will Steal Your Heart."\n\n\n\nInfernoWatch:\n\n \tIllyana's descent continues\n \tS'ym gains near-complete control of Limbo\n \tFirst instances of possessed machinery and architecture\n\n\n\n\nYou can find a visual companion to this episode on our blog!\n\nFind us on\xa0iTunes\xa0or\xa0Stitcher!\n\nJay\xa0and Miles X-Plain the X-Men is 100% ad-free and listener supported. If you want to\xa0help support the podcast\u2013and unlock more cool stuff\u2013you can do that\xa0right here!\n\nBuy prints of this week\u2019s illustration at our shop, or contact David Wynne\xa0for\xa0the original!