Battle Of The Atom: An X-Men Podcast

Episode Notes We spend some time with Dani Moonstar as strange things happen to her all the time. Multitudes? She contains them. Ranked This Episode: New Mutants #37 (If I Should Die) X-Force #83-84 (Homefront) X-Force #99-100 (Dark Cathedral) Check out the Battle of the Atom Master Ranking List ! New content every week on ComicsXF.com Follow Adam on Twitter @arthurstacy & never try to find Za...

Episode Notes Battle of the Atom present some Marvel Comics Presents. Are these comics good? Must they be? Ranked This Week: Marvel Comics Presents #109-116 (Typhoid's Kiss) Marvel Comics Presents #117-122 (Claws & Webs) Marvel Comics Presents #1-9 (Vigil) Check out the Battle of the Atom Master Ranking List ! New content every week on ComicsXF.com Follow Adam on Twitter @arthurstacy & nev...

Episode Notes We travel back to 1989 and spend an entire episode talking about weird things that happened in that year, including something that didn't actually happen. Ranked This Episode: Uncanny X-Men #251-252 (Fever Dream) Punisher: War Journal #6-7 "Family Ties" Check out the Battle of the Atom Master Ranking List ! New content every week on ComicsXF.com Follow Adam on Twitter @arth...

Episode Notes In 1998 Marvel comics decided that Cable should just be a Jack Kirby character for a while and boy oh boy was it a good time. Let Zack & Adam transport you to the weird world of the Askani'son as we more or less worship Ladronn in this episode. Ranked this Episode: Cable #48-53 (Hellfire Hunt) Cable #59-62 (Nemesis Contract) Cable #-1 Check out the Battle of the Atom Master Ranki...

Episode Notes We all have swords this week as we talk about stories were people get swords. Spoiler alert, it holds up. Ranked This Episode: X Of Swords Rise Of Apocalypse Wolverine vol 3 #36-40 (Origins and Endings) Check out the Battle of the Atom Master Ranking List ! New content every week on ComicsXF.com Follow Adam on Twitter @arthurstacy & never try to find Zack! Our theme music is Junk...

Episode Notes We raise our swords to talk about Excalibur this week with some wacky stories that one of us likes a lot more than the other. Who is who may surprise you. Ranked this episode: Excalibur #62-65 (Warpies Return) Excalibur #6-8 (Inferno) Excalibur: The Sword Is Drawn Check out the Battle of the Atom Master Ranking List ! New content every week on ComicsXF.com Follow Adam on Twitter @art...

Episode Notes Enter the world of Mutant X, a run that's buck wild and if anyone tries to tell me it is good, I will think less of them. Maddy is in this a lot and people like her. Ranked This Episode: Mutant X #4-12 & Annual 1999 (Goblin Queen) Mutant X #31-32 & Annual 2002 (Beyonder) X-Men: Blue #10-12 (Toil & Trouble) Check out the Battle of the Atom Master Ranking List ! New content...

Episode Notes Dare to talk about drugs today with the boys of Battle Of The Atom. Ranked This Episode: X-Men Legacy #10-12 (Invasive Exotics) Ultimate X-Men #94-97 (Banshee) Spider-Man, Power Man & Storm: Smokescreen Check out the Battle of the Atom Master Ranking List ! New content every week on ComicsXF.com Follow Adam on Twitter @arthurstacy & never try to find Zack! Our theme music is...

Episode Notes We spend the episode talking about the master of Magnetism. Content Warning: We talk about the Holocaust Ranked This Episode: Magento: Testament Magneto War Defenders #15-16  Check out the Battle of the Atom Master Ranking List ! New content every week on ComicsXF.com Follow Adam on Twitter @arthurstacy & never try to find Zack! Our theme music is Junk Factory from the X-Men Arca...

Episode Notes It was a dark and stormy night, in that there was a massive storm outside of Zack's window and team? We had to call the episode early so SOMEONE could get away from the window. We talk about Annuals this week. Ranked This Episode: New Mutants Annual #3 X-Force Annual #3 Uncanny X-Men #371, X-Men #91 & X-Men Annual 99 (Dawn Of M-Tech) Check out the Battle of the Atom Master Rankin...

Episode Notes We talk about definitely an X-Men character no matter what you say, Deadpool on this exciting episode where there is nothing but Deadpool content. Ranked This Episode: Deadpool vol 5 #15-19 (The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly) Deadpool vol 4 #15-18 (Want You To Want Me) Deadpool vol 2 Check out the Battle of the Atom Master Ranking List ! New content every week on ComicsXF.com Follow Ad...

Episode Notes We ask "What If those BotA boys talked about the best comic strip cat for an absurd chunk of the episode?" And we salute a fallen friend. Ranked This Episode: What If? Wolverine: Enemy Of The State What If? Deadly Genesis What If? Astonishing X-Men Check out the Battle of the Atom Master Ranking List ! New content every week on ComicsXF.com Follow Adam on Twitter @arthursta...

Episode Notes X-Men Unlimited writer Alex Paknadel helps celebrate the year of Maggott as he and Zack talk about the just wrapped arc! Check out the Battle of the Atom Master Ranking List ! New content every week on ComicsXF.com Follow Adam on Twitter @arthurstacy & never try to find Zack! Our theme music is Junk Factory from the X-Men Arcade Game by Seiichi Fukami, Yuji Takenouchi, Junya Naka...

Episode Notes Hey you tall haired freaks, we're here to talk about David Haller, the boy known as Legion. He's been in some, uhhhh, odd stories over the years. These are 3 of them. Ranked This Episode: X-Men Legacy #13-14 (Hope & Glory) Legion Age Of X Check out the Battle of the Atom Master Ranking List ! New content every week on ComicsXF.com Follow Adam on Twitter @arthurstacy & never t...

Listen folks, this one has everything you want from those BotA Boyz, religion, art, making fun of Daddy Chris, circus crimes and incest. It's always fun to talk about Nightcrawler. Ranked This Episode: Excalibur #83-85 (The Soul Sword Trilogy) Nightcrawler vol 3 #7-12 (The Winding Way) Nightcrawler vol 4 #1-4 Check out the Battle of the Atom Master Ranking List ! New content every week on ComicsXF...

Episode Notes Shatterstar begat Longshot who begat Shatterstar who begat Longshot who begat Shatterstar who begat Longshot who begat Shatterstar who begat Longshot who begat Shatterstar and oh shoot it's a DADDYBOROS! Ranked This Episode: X-Factor #259 (Daddyboros) Longshot Shattershot Check out the Battle of the Atom Master Ranking List ! New content every week on ComicsXF.com Follow Adam on Twit...

Episode Notes We celebrate our 250th episode in a low key style with some exciting stories about X-23, plus a Q&A segment. Always a fun time. Ranked This Episode: X-23 Vol 1 (Innocence Lost) X-23 Vol 3 #10-12 (Touching Darkness) X-23 Vol 4 #1-5 (Two Birthdays and Three Funerals) Check out the Battle of the Atom Master Ranking List ! New content every week on ComicsXF.com Follow Adam on Twitter...

Episode Notes We talk about some early Claremont stories with weird characters like Zaladane. Y'all know and love Zaladane right? We're not just riding the coattails of another podcast by referencing Zaladane in this one right? Ranked This Episode: Uncanny X-Men #104 (The Gentleman's Name Is Magneto) Uncanny X-Men #114-116 (To Save the Savage Land) Marvel's Super-Heroes #10-11 (Ms Marvel) Check ou...

Episode Notes The dream of the 90s is still alive and well in this podcast. We chat about "good 90s X-Men that we haven't already talked about" Ranked This Episode: Uncanny X-Men #287-290 X-Men #42-44 (Fall of Avalon) X-Men #70 (Homecoming) Check out the Battle of the Atom Master Ranking List ! New content every week on ComicsXF.com Follow Adam on Twitter @arthurstacy & never try to...

Episode Notes I just think Storm. Ranked this episode: Uncanny X-Men #151-152 (The Hellfire Gambit) Uncanny X-Men #169-170 (Morlocks) Marauders #20 (Windriders) Check out the Battle of the Atom Master Ranking List ! New content every week on ComicsXF.com Follow Adam on Twitter @arthurstacy & never try to find Zack! Our theme music is Junk Factory from the X-Men Arcade Game by Seiichi Fukami, Y...

Episode Notes We had so much fun talking about the Starjammers last week, we decided to keep the party going by talking about our favorites like Cr+reee and Tolon Hawk. These are characters X-Men fans are deeply invested in right? Ranked this Episode: Uncanny X-Men #154-157 (Sidrian Hunters & Starjammers) Spotlight On Starjammers Starjammers vol 2 Check out the Battle of the Atom Master Rankin...

Episode Notes We spend the whole episode talking about Cyclops. You must understand, we love our son so much. He has so many daddy issues. Heck, I bet you could fill up a whole episode with them. Ranked This Episode: Cyclops vol 1 Avengers Vs X-Men: Consequences Cyclops vol 3 #1-5 Check out the Battle of the Atom Master Ranking List ! New content every week on ComicsXF.com Follow Adam on Twitter @...

Episode Notes This week we take a trip to Otherworld and appreciate all the work Tini Howard did to make that place make sense. Because, wow, it might have actually been bad before 2019. Ranked This Episode: Uncanny X-Force: Otherworld Excalibur vol 2 Wisdom Max Check out the Battle of the Atom Master Ranking List ! New content every week on ComicsXF.com Follow Adam on Twitter @arthurstacy & n...

Episode Notes We have a special ComicsXF Feed Drop for you. Check out our friends at WMQ&A! Writer Steve Foxe returns to talk about X-Men '92: House of XCII , Archer & Armstrong Forever , and to play some '92 trivia. ( Programming note: Since we recorded this episode, the release date for X-Men '92: House of XCII #1 has been pushed to April 13.) You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcast...

Episode Notes We spend a time talking about the Shadow King, a character who has been in two good stories. We cover one of them. The good news is, we get weirdly worked up about another that should be otherwise forgotten. Hope you enjoy it as much as we did! Ranked This Episode; Uncanny X-Men #117 (Psi-War) New Mutants #29-34 (Gladiators/Karma) Astonishing X-Men #1-6 (Life Of X) Check out the Batt...