Illustration by David Wynne In which we have had an eventful year; Longshot is a classic folk hero; writer Kieron Gillen makes a triumphant and mildly terrifying return to the show; and you remain the best listeners of any podcast, ever. X-PLAINED: Our tenth birthday party! 2023 Longshot vol. 2 #1 Longshot as a folkloric archetype Longshot (more) (again) Dismal Nitch, Washington The Thingee Baum, Kansas Corn Betty Barrie, Kansas The Albony Avenue Sanitarium and several of its residents Innocence, broadly The Wuggly Ump, by Edward Gorey Love Immortal X-Men Nathaniel Essex and several significant clones thereof Defining Mister Sinister Making Charles Xavier sympathetic Reset phrases Eternals The 10th Annual Super Doctor Astronaut Peter Corbeau Awards for Excellence at X-Cellence Many people to whom we are grateful NEXT EPISODE: X-Men: Liberators NOTE: If you want to avoid Immortal X-Men spoilers in our interview with Kieron Gillen, you can skip to 01:38:50 for the Corbeau Awards! Special thanks to: Matt Hunter Dylan Higgins Al Kennedy Max Carleton Kieron Gillen Tea Fougner Anna Stokes All of our patrons All of you listening, always <3 "Sinister Is Cloning This Town" performed by Steve and Erin Pence Check out the visual companion to this episode on our blog! Find us on iTunes or Stitcher! 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 right here! Buy rad swag at our TeePublic shop!