Battle Of The Atom: An X-Men Podcast

Episode Notes This week we have a whole episode about Freedom Force today but here is the thing, Freedom Force is boring. We find a way to talk about it for a while. Also Lucifer is bad and shouldn't be part of X-Men. Ranked this Episode: Uncanny X-Men #206 (Freedom Is A Four Letter Word) Uncanny X-Men #215-216 (Old Soldiers) X-Men #20-21 (I, Lucifer) Check out the Battle of the Atom Master Rankin...

Episode Notes Guys we have Seanan McGuire on the show this week and I forgot her last night right at the start. I blame it on the cursed object I got the day we recorded. We talk about Emma and Kitty and Gwen and Mystique and all sorts of stuff. Check out the Battle of the Atom Master Ranking List ! New content every week on XavierFiles.com Follow Zack and Adam on Twitter @Xavier Files and @arthur...

Episode Notes We did it! A whole year of episodes! To celebrate we are going to have special guest Chris Clar... oh he didn't return our email? I mean superstar artist John By... he hates me? Levi's commercial star Rob L... blocked on Twitter? Podcasting superstar Jay Ed... we never even thought to ask? . Nevermind, we are just gonna do a regular episode but some bonus content at the end. Maybe SO...

Episode Notes I'm not gonna sugarcoat this one for you guys, this episode deals with a rough story. A story so rough that Zack needed everyone to know he was drinking to soothe the pain. Also we brought in Brett Simon from Renegades: Talking Valiant to discuss it. We are sorry it came to this (but not sorry for Brett because he is dope). Ranked This Episode: IvX #0-#6 X-Factor #65-68 (Endgame) Unc...

Episode Notes Hey bub, this episode is about Wolverine. That means we are obviously talking about sentient cocaine, elephant bones, and wiener mobiles. Strap in because Jimmy Six-Claws is gonna take you for a ride! Ranked this episode: Wolverine #17-23 (Cocaine) Marvel Comics Presents #85-92 (Blood Hungry) Savage Wolverine #12-13 (Come Conquer the Beasts) Check out the Battle of the Atom Master Ra...

Episode Notes This week on the podcast X-Men: Blue . Uncanny X-Men , and Magneto writer Cullen Bunn joins us to dish out secrets from his time working on X-Men. We discuss how he got the O5, what X-Men: Black was going to be, and his failed attempts to #BringBackMaggott. Check out the Battle of the Atom Master Ranking List ! New content every week on XavierFiles.com Follow Zack and Adam on Twitter...

Episode Notes It's tough being a teen and it's even tougher when you're saving the world but still have to be home in time to do your algebra homework. On today's episode of the podcast we talk about teens, youths, and everything in-between. Ranked this episode: New X-Men #1-6 (Choosing Sides) NYX #1-7 Old Man Logan #39-40 (Glob Loves, Man Kills) Check out the Battle of the Atom Master Ranking Lis...

Episode Notes The Marvel Wikia describes Jordan D White as "a panhandler in New York City". I describe him to my uninterested co-workers as the guy in charge of X-Men, which frankly, is a more relevant description. We talk about some of the big, upcoming changes in the world of X-Men, how to best structure a line, and the dangerous difference between voicing his opinion as a fan vs an editor. Zack...

Episode Notes You know him best from ET , Saving Private Ryan , and that movie about farting giants but Steven Spielberg (yes, that Steven Spielberg) participated in the creation of an X-Men comic once. It's actually really good. Also some other times that the X-Men helped kids in need. Zack's mic is still broke but he has a service ticket in with Blue to get a new ding dang microphone that doesn'...

Episode Notes Special, unintentially long episode of you guys this week. X-Men '92 co-writer, and podcaster who we stole the entire concept of this show from, Chris Sims joins us to talk about one thing, Arcade. Along the way we have some fantastic conversations about, well, most things X-Men. Also Zack's mic broke right before recording this and he had to use his emergency back-up mic (not the do...

Episode Notes They say home is where the heart is, which is ridiculous. My heart lives in my ribcage right next to my breathe bags. Still, the X-Men's home is important so we have dedicated an entire episode to that building. Ranked this episode: X-Men: Survival Guide to the Mansion Special Edition X-Men #1 (Back-Up) X-Men: Evolution #9 (House Party) Check out the Battle of the Atom Master Ranking...

Episode Notes They got the raddest hooks They got the dopest looks And when they're misunderstood it's even better Who are they? Mutants. And mutants are so hot right now. Zack and Adam take a beat to look at mutants bearings on pop culture. Ranked This Episode: Uncanny X-Men #395-#398 (Poptopia) Morlocks #1-#4 X-Force #116-#119 (1st X-Statix) Check out the Battle of the Atom Master Ranking List !...

Episode Notes This week on the show we talk about Jeff Parker and only Jeff Parker. We also get very sidetracked and get into tantgents like you wouldn't believe. This is our life now. Please don't smoosh that unsubscribe button, give us another chance. Ranked This Episode: Exiles vol 2 #1-#6 (The Jeff Marker Exiles) X-Men Vs. The Agents Of Atlas X-Men: First Class #11 (The Continuiteens) Check ou...

Episode Notes DO NOT FEAR HUMANS! WE HAVE ASSUMED CONTROL OF THIS POD-CAST. THE ROBOTIC MEMBER OF THE X-MEN SHALL BE THE FOCUS. Ranked This Episode: Uncanny X-Men #360 & X-Men #80 (Children Of The Atom) Astonishing X-Men #7-#12 (Dangerous) X-Club #1-#4 Check out the Battle of the Atom Master Ranking List ! New content every week on XavierFiles.com Follow Zack and Adam on Twitter @Xavier Files...

Episode Notes Would you like to see Zack & Adam struggle to put their hate into words? well listen to this episode where we rank our 100th story. We hate it! Ranked this episode: Uncanny X-Men #428-#434 (The Draco) Nightcrawler #1-#4 (Cockrum's Nightcrawler) Amazing X-Men #1-#5 (The Quest for Nightcrawler) Check out the Battle of the Atom Master Ranking List ! New content every week on XavierF...

Episode Notes In 1980 the English band The Vapors released their hit single Turning Japanese . Like all media from anytime in the past, it was problematic. A decade later the English mutant Psylocke turned Japanese. Like all media from anytime in the past, it was problematic. We get to talk about that loaded gun today on Battle Of The Atom. Ranked this Episode: Psylocke and Archangel Crimson Dawn...

Episode Notes I, (state name here), a member of good standing of the Bird-Brain Warlock Haters Fan Club, do solemnly swear to be a Bird-Brain and hate Warlock and not read about him or draw him unless I have to and especially never fall in love and, if I do, may I die slowly and painfully and suffer for hours or until I scream bloody murder. Ranked This Episode: X-Factor #24-#26 (Fall of the Mutan...

Episode Notes Wannt travel to an alternate universe where worldbuilding isn't the greatest? Well we have 3 of them on this episode of Battle Of The Atom. Ranked this Episode: Uncanny X-Men #284-286 (Into The Void) X-Factor #43-46, #48-50 (Judgement War) X-Men: Gold #12, #16-20 (Negative Zone War) Check out the Battle of the Atom Master Ranking List ! New content every week on XavierFiles.com Follo...

Episode Notes In 1979, a young Chris Claremont saw Alien and said, "OK, but what if there was a guy with knife hands in this?" Years later he would create The Brood and introduce body horror to the X-Men. Also this episode has exploding pie. Ranked this episode: Uncanny X-Men #162-#167 (The Brood Saga) Wolverine and the X-Men #5-#7 (Preggo Brood) X-Men/Ghost Rider: Brood Trouble in the Big Easy  C...

Episode Notes An overworked assassin and his high school Spider-Friend do not get along. When they switch bodies, each is forced to adapt to the other's life for one freaky Friday. Ranked this episode: Ultimate Spider-Man #66-#67 (Jump The Shark) All-New Wolverine Annual #1 Uncanny X-Men #314 (Early Frost) Check out the Battle of the Atom Master Ranking List ! New content every week on XavierFiles...

Episode Notes Zack & Adam dig into the future, the past, and worlds that might have been. We talk about last wills, anniversaries, and weird weddings. This is a cool episode so you should listen to it. Or don't. I'm not your dad. Ranked this Episode The Last Will And Testament of Charles Xavier (Uncanny X-Men vol #23-31) X-Men 100th Anniversary Special X-Men Legacy #300 Get the Xavier Files Zi...

Episode Notes This week on Battle of the Atom, Adam is back and so is our format! We talk about Princess Di joining X-Statix The X-Men mini-series that stars NPR personalities And how much we adore Goldballs Ranked this Episode: Back From The Dead (X-Statix #13-18) X-Treme X-Men: X-Pose Uncanny X-Men Vol 3 #35 (That Goldballs Issue) Check out the Battle of the Atom Master Ranking List ! New conten...

Episode Notes This week on Battle Of The Atom we travel to Interview City and discuss CABLE with writers Zac Thompson and Lonnie Nadler We talk about loving X-Man Finding a new take on a convoluted character Writing Cable in the age of Brolin Explaining Stryfe to an 8-year-old And the utterly fascinating debut that is COME INTO ME Pre-order the Xavier Files Zine Check out the Battle of the Atom Ma...

Episode Notes All right stop Go on subscribe and listen Iceman's back with a brand new edition Sina kept the plot going tightly Then he flows those dad jokes both daily and nightly Will it ever stop? Yo, You already know Crank up this pod to the max, make it blow To the extreme, BotA isn't a scandal Light up you commute, this guest is more than you can handle Ice, Ice Baby Check out the Battle of...

Episode Notes Generation X may be over but Christian Strain is here with us to go over all the nitty gritty details of it. We talk about Jubilee, Glob, Quire, X-Man, and much more! Check out the Battle of the Atom Master Ranking List ! New content every week on XavierFiles.com Follow Zack and Adam on Twitter @Xavier Files and @arthurstacy ! Our theme music is Junk Factory from the X-Men Arcade Gam...