Battle Of The Atom: An X-Men Podcast

Episode Notes Welcome to an edit free episode of this podcast where we rank Spider-Man stories all day long. We have been doing this for 30 weeks now so none of this should come as a suprise to you. We do whatever a Spider can, as you well know. Ranked this Episode: Spider-Man Team-Up #1 Web of Spider-Man Annual #2 Spider-Man & The X-Men #1-2 Check out the Battle of the Atom Master Ranking Lis...

Episode Notes You know about the Phalanx? Well we sure do now and we spend some time talking about them. The good news is you get some hot beats from Retcon X at the end. Ranked This Episode: Phalanx Covenant: Generation Next Phalanx Covenant: Life Signs Phalanx Covenant: Final Sanction Check out Retcon X on Soundcloud Check out the Battle of the Atom Master Ranking List ! New content every week o...

Episode Notes An escalator can never break: it can only become stairs. You should never see an Escalator Temporarily Out Of Order sign, just Escalator Temporarily Stairs. Sorry for the convenience. We talk about stairs a suprising amount on this episode. I've given up taking Episode Notes seriously, I doubt many of you read these and if you do, you probably appriciate me being so on brand. Ranked...

Episode Notes This week we have a Patreon supported special thanks to The Young Ones co-host Charlie Davis! We talk about Shatterstar, Rictor, and more Shatterstar. It is very on brand for one of us. Charlie It is on brand for them, not us. Ranked this episode X-Force #19-24 (Assult on Greymalkin) X-Factor #207-213 (Happenings in Vegas) X-Force #59-61 (The Shatterstar Saga) Check out Charlie on Th...

Episode Notes We follow up with that fun Kelly Thompson interview to talk about the stories that inspire her. Also face tattoos, Savage Land bikinis, and a possibly perfect story. Ranked this episode: Uncanny X-Men #273-#277 (Savage Land/Shi'ar) Gambit & The X-Ternals #1-#4 Astonishing X-Men vol 3 #1-#6 (Gifted) Check out the Battle of the Atom Master Ranking List ! New content every week on X...

Episode Notes Man I just need a break don't you? Maybe a trip to the mall or a couple of cold ones with the boyz? Well luckily we have 3 X-Men stories this week about just that. Ranked this episode: Uncanny X-Men #245 (Men!) Uncanny X-Men #244 (Ladies Night) Uncanny X-Men #15.INH Check out the Battle of the Atom Master Ranking List ! New content every week on XavierFiles.com Follow Zack and Adam o...

Episode Notes ROGUE & GAMBIT writer Kelly Thompson joins the BotA boys to talk about both Rogue AND Gambit. We also talk about the craft of comics, relationships, and how to make continuity work for you! Make sure to pick up ROGUE & GAMBIT because it is very good! Check out the Battle of the Atom Master Ranking List ! New content every week on XavierFiles.com Follow Zack and Adam on Twitte...

Episode Notes Battle of the Atom is a deep dive X-Men continuity podcast that brings together three distinct plotlines with multiple readable characters. This of course includes the one in which Kang, being a total jerk, will absolutely steal a baby. Ranked this episode: House of M Uncanny Avengers #18-#22 (Avenge the Earth) X-Men: Eve of Destruction Check out the Battle of the Atom Master Ranking...

Episode Notes We ring in the New Year with an edit-lite episode of Battle of the Atom all about the core concept of New Years Eve. Bars! We also do our end of the year round up! Ranked this episode: Uncanny X-Men #183 (The Bar One) Excalibur #91 (The Bar One) Wolverine vol 3 #6 (The Bar One) Check out the Battle of the Atom Master Ranking List ! New content every week on XavierFiles.com Follow Zac...

Episode Notes We celebrate the holidays with some festive X-Men stories. We answer some listener questions, and have a suprise Christmas gift at the end for all you. Ranked this episode: X-Factor #27 (Gifts!) Uncanny X-Men #143 (Demon!) A Miracle a Few Blocks Down From 34th Street (Marvel Holiday Special 1991) That sweater Adam & I are wearing is out of stock here . Check out the Battle of the...

Episode Notes You remember when we asked Dennis Hopeless for a few X-Men stories to rank and then NEVER followed up with an episode about it? So do we! This one's got it all folks! Wrestling talk? ✔️ Fridging? ✔️ A dissertation on Xorneto? ✔️ It's going to be a rip roaring time! Ranked this episode: X-Men #8 (Unus the Untouchable) Cable vol 2 #7-#10 Riot at Xavier's! (New X-Men #134-#138) Check ou...

Episode Notes Are you looking for some life? Perchance some death? What about a long digression into the history of licenced properties at Marvel? Well Zack & Adam have all of that on this episode. Ranked this episode: Lifedeath (Uncanny X-Men #186) Lifedeath II (Uncanny X-Men #198) Lifedeath III (Storm vol 3 #3) Check out the Battle of the Atom Master Ranking List ! New content every week on...

Episode Notes Zack & Adam are joined by the writer of the upcoming X-Men Gold Annual , Leah Williams to talk about Excalibur's 30th Anniversary, how long it took to come up with the best opening line in comics this year, the recent revelations about CB Cebulski, and most importantly, Maggott. This is a Maggott heavy episode people. Get hype! Check out the Battle of the Atom Master Ranking List...

Episode Notes Zack & Adam are joined by The Lightning & The Storm co-host Elisabeth Allie to talk about all the times the X-Men and Asgard crossed over. Ranked this episode: X-Men & Alpha Flight Asgardian War What If... The X-Men Stayed In Asgard Check out the Battle of the Atom Master Ranking List ! New content every week on XavierFiles.com Follow Zack and Adam on Twitter @Xavier File...

Episode Notes Zack & Adam are joined by Jean Grey scribe Dennis Hopeless for a great interview about Jean, Maddie, being dads, and everything inbetween. 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 Seiichi Fukami, Yuj...

Episode Notes Zack & Adam decide to turn this podcast into a dedicated Air Bud Cinematic Universe podcast. Also we talk about X-Factor I guess. Ranked this week: X-Factor vol 1 #1-#6 X-Factor vol 1 #71-#75 X-Factor vol 3 #1-#6 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 the...

Episode Notes Zack says a cuss, Adam talks about the 90's. We all go into a Mojo inspired spiral as we talk about fun things in the Mojoverse. Ranked this week: Astonishing Tales: Mojoworld X-Men vol 2 #10-#11 Howard the Duck vol 6 #8-#11 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...

Episode Notes On the eve of All Hallows Eve the BotA boys talk about spooky stories involving demons, Draculas, and the greatest What If... ever! Ranked this week: Storm & Illyana: Magik Uncanny X-Men #159 (That Dracula One) What If... Wolverine Was Lord of the Vampires? (What If... #24) New content every week on XavierFiles.com Follow Zack and Adam on Twitter @Xavier Files and @arthurstacy !...

Episode Notes Zack & Adam finally come to blows about where to rank a title and Inferno infects us all on this spooky Halloween episode. Ranked this week: Inferno (X-Men & X-Factor) Inferno (New Mutants) X-Terminators 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 Zack & Adam get polybagged as we dive into some huge events and a couple number ones. Ranked this week: X-Cutioner's Song X-Men #1 Generation X #1-#3 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 Seiichi Fukami, Yuji Takenouchi, Junya Nakano, and Ayako Hashim...

Episode Notes This week Eric and Julia Lewald join us to talk about their time on X-Men: The Animated Series Check out more of their work  here  and keep an eye out for Eric's new book Previously On X-Men, coming soon. 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 Seiichi Fuka...

Episode Notes Zack & Adam get into 3 more X-Men stories. I don't have anything witty to say in these notes because we recorded this like 3 weeks ago and I forget if we made jokes. Let's assume we did! Ranked this episode: Ultimate X-Men Vol 1 The Tomorrow People Messiah War X-Factor #87 (X-Aminations) New content every week on XavierFiles.com Follow Zack and Adam on Twitter @Xavier Files and @...

Episode Notes Zack & Adam travel to the land of the rising sun for some manga inspired X-Men tales when they find a story that might forever stay at the bottom of their list. Ranked this episode: Marvel Mangaverse X-Men X-Men: Phoenix Legacy of Fire Wolverine Snikt! New content every week on XavierFiles.com Follow Zack and Adam on Twitter @Xavier Files and @arthurstacy ! Our theme music is AMB...

Episode Notes Zack and Adam are joined by special guest Luke Herr to talk about alternate universes, James Bond, The Real World, the most Jem & the Holograms-y of the X-Men, Smashing Pumpkins, and how The Legion of Superheroes crippled Earth-811 Magneto Ranked this episode X-Men '92 Vol 2 #1-#4: The World Is A Vampire Exiles #1-#2 X-Men: Days of Future Past Follow Luke on Twitter and check out...

Episode Notes Zack and Adam talk about what a crossover should be, what a crossover shouldn't be, and a bad book that means well. Ranked this episode Fatal Attractions Messiah CompleX X-Men: Heroes for Hope 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 Seiichi Fukami, Yuji Tak...