<p><a href="https://www.xplainthexmen.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/X513.png"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-23693" src="https://www.xplainthexmen.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/X513-1024x599.png" alt="" width="900" height="526" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.xplainthexmen.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/X513.png?resize=1024%2C599&#38;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/www.xplainthexmen.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/X513.png?resize=300%2C175&#38;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/www.xplainthexmen.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/X513.png?resize=768%2C449&#38;ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/www.xplainthexmen.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/X513.png?resize=1536%2C898&#38;ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/www.xplainthexmen.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/X513.png?w=1950&#38;ssl=1 1950w, https://i0.wp.com/www.xplainthexmen.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/X513.png?w=1800&#38;ssl=1 1800w" sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" /></a></p> <p>In which Jay and Miles make an announcement; the X-Men are down to bare bones; Cyclops and Corsair are stunningly bad at feelings; Trish Tilby is stunningly bad at journalism; Magneto says goodbye to nuance; and Jean Grey assembles a team.</p> <p>X-PLAINED:</p> <ul> <li>X-Corps vs. X-Corp</li> <li>A thing that will be happening in a few months</li> <li>The story so far</li> <li><em>Uncanny X-Men</em> #391-392</li> <li><em>X-Men</em> #111</li> <li>The state of the X-Men</li> <li>A short-lived Cyclops costume</li> <li>A reunion</li> <li>A sorry excuse</li> <li>Resolution, somewhat</li> <li>Genosha (more) (again)</li> <li>Conflict of interest</li> <li>Several excellent villain speeches</li> <li>Joanna Cargill (Frenzy) (again)</li> <li>Jean-Paul Beaubier (Northstar) (again)</li> <li>Hector Rendoza</li> <li>Yet another angry mob</li> <li>Paulie Provenzano (Omerta)</li> <li>Leyu Yoshida (Sunpyre)</li> <li>Ice skating in Rockefeller Center</li> <li>Our picks for a new Brotherhood of Evil Mutants</li> </ul> <p>NEXT EPISODE: Eve of Destruction concludes!</p> <hr /> <p>Check out the visual companion to this episode <a href="https://www.xplainthexmen.com/2026/02/as-mentioned-in-episode-513/">on our blog</a>.</p> <p>Find us on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jay-miles-x-plain-the-x-men/id862258051">Apple Podcasts</a> or <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3dB4KyeOeylfiIVImshFY2?si=ee5e912a53114820">Spotify</a>!</p> <p>Jay and Miles X-Plain the X-Men is 100% ad-free and listener supported. If you want to help support the podcast–and unlock more cool stuff–you can do that <a href="https://www.patreon.com/xplainthexmen">right here</a>!</p> <p>Buy rad swag at <a href="https://xplainthexmen.dashery.com/">our Dashery shop</a>!</p>