Art by David Wynne. Contact David to purchase the original!\n\nIn which incoming\xa0Iceman writer Sina Grace joins us to talk about the coolest X-Man;\xa0Adult Bobby Drake gets the spotlight; no one looks too closely at the jokester; the mutant metaphor works both globally and personally; and we are all a little horrified by how long ago Grant Morrison's\xa0New X-Men run\xa0happened.\n\nX-PLAINED:\n\n \tThe Apocalypse Seed\n \tWhat ice powers sound like\n \tIce puns\xa0and Memento-style tattoos\n \tAdult coming-out stories\n \tIntersectionality and representation\n \tIceman on his own\n \tThe most Sinister of teases\n \tCargo shorts\n \tBobby's assorted ex-girlfriends\n \tOmega-level ice powers vs. anxiety\n \tMike Carey\u2019s X-Men\n \tBobby\u2019s buds Cannonball and Rogue\n \tYas Northstar\n \tRespecting continuity, avoiding overwhelm\n \tAdvice for your younger (and older) self\n\nFind Sina Grace on Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook!\n\nNEXT EPISODE: The X-Tinction Agenda begins!\n\n\n\nNo visual companion this week! Check out\xa0Iceman in June!\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\nWe\u2019re in the process of migrating our\xa0official shop to TeePublic!\xa0Click over to check it out!\xa0(You can still find the designs we haven\u2019t moved yet\xa0at Redbubble.)