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Art by David Wynne\n\nIn which literally every character in Dazzler: The Movie is the absolute worst; Beauty and the Beast is secretly kind of awesome; Ann Nocenti is an editorial war-bard; Rachel issues a hat-related retraction; and we would read the hell out of Tales from the Heartbreak Hotel.\n\nX-Plained:\n\n \tThe many mutations of Hank McCoy\n \tAlison Blaire\n \tDazzler: The Movie\n \tDazzler\u2019s corporate origins\n \tThe original plans for the actual unmade Dazzler movie\n \tSeverely off-model Storm\n \tZiggy the Butler\n \tSeveral frankly horrifying courtships\n \tRoman Nekoboh\n \tEric Beale\n \tBeauty and the Beast (but not that one)\n \tThe correct way to open a miniseries\n \tAnn Nocenti\n \tAlexander Flynn\n \tThe importance of voice in writing Beast\n \tMax Rocker\n \tThe Heartbreak Hotel (but not that one) and its residents\n \tNocenti narration\n \tSome really dubious underground theater\n \tThe worst hat\n \tWhat Dazzler\u2019s been up to lately\n\nNEXT WEEK: Rock'n'Roll Annuals... IN SPACE!\n\nART CHALLENGE: Join us in a world where Beauty and the Beast spinoff Tales from the Heartbreak Hotel is a real, published comic--and send us your fan-art from that series!\n\n\n\nYou can find a visual companion to this episode on our blog!\n\nFind us on\xa0iTunes\xa0or\xa0Stitcher!\n\nSupport us on\xa0Patreon!\n\nBuy prints of this week\u2019s illustration at our shop, or contact David Wynne\xa0for\xa0the original!