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Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available until 7/12/2015 in the shop, or contact David for the original.\n\nIn which Louise Simonson saves X-Factor; Apocalypse gets off to a rough start; Cyclops is bad at people; Apocalypse should be the Kingpin of X-Men; Jean Grey is sick of your bullshit; you should totally cosplay Skids; and Mystique fundamentally misunderstands branding.\n\nX-PLAINED\n\n \tThe Maximoff family tree\n \tThe Whizzer\n \tX-Factor as sketch comedy\n \tLouise Simonson\n \tX-Factor #6-8\n \tApocalypse\n \tBulk\n \tGlow Worm\n \tSkids (Sally Blevins)\n \tWeaponized fashion\n \tTrish Tilby\n \tFavorite Claremontisms\n \tX-Finance\n\nNEXT WEEK: The Mutant Massacre!\n\n\n\nSpecial thanks to Master of Maximoffs Max Carleton of Waiting for the Trade.\n\nA very happy birthday to the Consulting X-Pert Kestrel!\n\n\n\nYou can find a visual companion to this episode on our blog!\n\nFind us on\xa0iTunes\xa0or\xa0Stitcher!\n\nRachel and 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!