Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!\n\nIn which we take a break from the lead-up to Onslaught; Hannah Conover is the queen of dangling plot threads (and also of the Brood); Wolverine is the strangest angel; William Conover is the chillest minister in the Marvel Universe; and Excalibur writer Tini Howard gives us the inside scoop on Gambit\u2019s trench coat.\n\nX-PLAINED:\n\n \tMutant Brood\n \tThe Brood vs. Brood X cicadas\n \tX-Men vs. Brood: Day of Wrath #1-2\n \tTheological origins of John Ostrander\n \tHair\n \tAn unspoken motif in pin-up art\n \tReverend William Conover (more)(again)\n \tHannah Conover (more)(again)\n \tThe Brood (more)(again)\n \tThe Brood Empress\n \tThe Firstborn\n \tAtypical Queen-Broodling power dynamics\n \tBrood of the future\n \tA strange angel\n \tWhat Gambit\u2019s trench coat is made of\n\nNEXT WEEK: Hawk Talk\n\nNEXT EPISODE: The end of the Externals!\n\n\n\nCheck out the visual companion to this episode\xa0on 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 rad swag at\xa0our TeePublic shop!