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Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available until 9/20/2015 at the shop, or contact David to purchase the original.\n\n\xa0\n\nIn which Masque is the worst Morlock; makeouts are a good reason to learn to control your powers; Cyclops and Marvel Girl are terrible role models; Iceman is the heart of X-Factor; Cameron Hodge finally shows his hand;\xa0the kids are all right (and probably the only ones who are); and we\u2019ve basically given up on X-Factor ever learning to use doors.\n\nX-PLAINED:\n\n \tThe Right\n \tThe Ani-Mator\n \tX-Factor #16-20\n \tTraining with X-Factor\n \tSkids\u2019 backstory\n \tMotivational makeouts\n \tMiles\u2019s Thor-ner\n \tThor #377-378\n \tWhy you don\u2019t make deals with frost giants\n \tThe mystical realm of Pittsburgh\n \tRedundant funeral graffiti\n \tA totally rad villain speech\n \tThe evolution of Iceman\n \tDubious flight safety precautions\n \tRictor (Julio Esteban Richter)\n \tSome really epic gaslighting\n \tA probably-inevitable confrontation\n \tSupervillain team-building exercises\n \tPark maintenance\n\nNEXT WEEK: Rachel & Miles Live at Rose City Comic Con; with Ann Nocenti, Jeff Parker, and Christopher Yost!\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!