<figure id="attachment_23831" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-23831" style="width: 1024px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://www.xplainthexmen.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/X520.jpg"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="wp-image-23831 size-full" src="https://www.xplainthexmen.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/X520.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="618" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.xplainthexmen.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/X520.jpg?w=1024&#38;ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/www.xplainthexmen.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/X520.jpg?resize=300%2C181&#38;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/www.xplainthexmen.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/X520.jpg?resize=768%2C464&#38;ssl=1 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-23831" class="wp-caption-text">Illustration by David Wynne</p> <dd></figcaption></figure> <p>In which several individuals are not what they seem; John Sublime sucks; Cyclops talks Xorn down from a cosmic ledge; we meet the inimitable Beak; and Cassandra Nova makes herself (limitedly) known.</p> <p>X-PLAINED:</p> <ul> <li>John Sublime</li> <li>Marvelscope™</li> <li><em>New X-Men</em> 2001 Annual</li> <li><em>New X-Men</em> #117</li> <li>Xorn</li> <li>X-Corporation</li> <li>The U-Men</li> <li>Ao Jun (and his super gross mutant power)</li> <li>Synchronized heists</li> <li>Psychometry vs. telepathy</li> <li>A big eventual twist</li> <li>Beak (Barnell Bohusk)</li> <li>A kiss</li> <li>Some really fucked up use of telepathy</li> <li>Some Moira MacTaggert continuity nonsense</li> </ul> <p>NEXT EPISODE: U-Men vs. X-Men</p> <hr /> <p>The visual companion to this episode will be up later this week.</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>!</dd>