Battle Of The Atom: An X-Men Podcast

Episode Notes We are talking about Morlocks today. They should team up with the ninja turtles. Just saying. Ranked this episode: The Mutant Massacre Uncanny X-Men #291-293 (Morlocks Take Manhatten) Uncanny X-Men Annual #18 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...

Episode Notes In a special comics podcast crossover, we are joined by Chris Eddleman of Chrises On Infinite Earths and Dan Grote of WMQ&A. Instead of ranking comics, we rank friendships! It is a blast! Make sure you check out all the podcasts participating! Chrises on Infinite Earths : An all-ages comics podcast that delves into the biggest comic book crossover events that you need to know. Mu...

Episode Notes Incrediably excited to share this one with you folks. You might know him from X-Force, X-Men, Cable & Deadpool. It is legendary comicbook creator Fabian Nicieza. We talk about so many cool things like Shatterstar, Adam-X the X-Treme, and a secret Gambit project that the internet has no record of. Frankly, it is a wild interview. Check out Fabian's new comic Outrage! It's free! Ch...

Episode Notes Happy Spooktober everyone! We are celebrating the creepy month and the eve of All-Saints Day by talking about, well, Draculas. They are spoopy and drink blood. A perfect combination for these trying times. Please celebrate the dark holy month with us. Hail Satan! Ranked This Episode: X-Men vol 3 #1-6 (Curse Of The Mutants) What If...? #37 (What If Wolverine Was Lord Of The Vampires D...

Episode Notes This week Trent Seely from Continuity Nod joins us to talk about a lot of stories. Like, we have too many stories and we needed a 3rd host to even start to get through this! You are getting your money's worth on this one folks. Ranked this episode: X-Men: To Protect And To Serve Generation X Underground Special A+X #5 Check out the Battle of the Atom Master Ranking List ! New content...

Episode Notes Xorn Medium elemental, neutral Armor Class 19 (Natural Armor) Hit Points 73 (7d8 + 42) Speed 20 ft., burrow 20 ft. STR 17 (+3) DEX 10 (+0) CON 22 (+6) INT 11 (+0) WIS 10 (+0) CHA 11 (+0) Skills Perception +6, Stealth +3 Damage Resistances Piercing and Slashing from Nonmagical Attacks that aren't Adamantine Senses Darkvision 60 ft., Tremorsense 60 ft., Passive Perception 16 Languages...

Episode Notes We have the X-Man Update to end all X-Man Updates (note: I will still continue to do X-Man Update because it is fun for me). Plus we talk to friend of the show, Charlie Davis about Jean Grey, but like, a young version of her. And then also baking! Make sure to Kickstart The Guide To X-Ceptional Baking Zine Ranked This Episode: Jean Grey #8-11 (Psych Wars) X-Men Origins: Jean Grey #1...

Episode Notes For being super heroes, the X-Men and Avengers fight a ton. This is a time-honored tradition from every generation. Also, Magneto is the only one to be in all of these which is a weird fun fact I forgot about. Oh, and this episode is long because AvX is a lot. Covered This Episode: Avengers Vs X-Men #0-12 The X-Men Vs The Avengers #1-4 X-Men #43-45 & Avengers #53 (The Silver Age...

Episode Notes Timelines are confusing. So is having multiple characters with the same name. Luckily, Ed Brisson is here to clean everything up. I'm sure after this the X-Men will no longer be confusing. Also this was recorded before X-Force was announced so be happy we talked about them as much as we did! Check out the Battle of the Atom Master Ranking List ! New content every week on XavierFiles....

Episode Notes College is a time for growth and good X-Men stories. That's what we got today. I'm running late on putting up these notes and also the Packers TIED against the stupid Vikings so I'm mad and don't want to make jokey jokes so deal with it. Ranked This Episode: Chamber #1-4 Generation X #10-11 (Death Wail) Mechanix #1-6 Check out the Battle of the Atom Master Ranking List ! New content...

Episode Notes Here me listners! No longer are we the podcast you once knew! We are fire and life incarnate, we are X-Man Update! That's right, we spend the whole episode talking about how one of us is reading X-Man and nothing about the Phoenix. Deal with it nerds! Ranked this episode: Phoenix Resurrection: The Return of Jean Grey Uncanny X-Men #466-468 (End of Greys) Excalibur #61 (Truth and Cons...

Episode Notes Hunt for Wolverine: Mystery In Madripoor writer Jim Zub joins us to dive into the wild world of Psylocke, New Tian, and what it's like to write weird X-Men. 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 Game by Seiic...

Episode Notes Hello X-Chickens! On today's episode we talk about the one, the only, Magneto. He has done just an absolute ton of stuff and is very intresting. Ranked this episode: Uncanny X-Men #111-113 (Magneto Triumphant) Captain America #367 (Acts of Vengence) Magneto #1-3 (Infamous) Check out the Battle of the Atom Master Ranking List ! New content every week on XavierFiles.com Follow Zack and...

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 !...