Escape the Mojoverse: An X-Men Comics Podcast

Stormcasters! Ororospoilers! Any and all X-Fans! We are honored to sit down with Murewa Ayodele to talk all about the first arc of his run on Storm. Murewa was incredibly candid about his process, his point of view, how he deals with online hate and harassment, and the very personal nature of Issue Five's departure. Quit reading this and go listen! Spoilers for Storm issue 5 at 53:00 but honestly...

Literally don't have space for a joke here. Timecodes and Credits-- 13:03 Storm #5 Writer: Murewa Ayodele, Art by Lucas Werneck, Colored by Alex Guimaraes Letterer: Vc Travis Lanham, Cover Artist: Mateus Manhanini 15:42 Cable Love and Chrome Written by David Pepose, Penciled by Mike Henderson, Inked by Mike Henderson, Lettered by Vc Joe Sabino, Cover Artists Ian Churchill and Morry Hollowell 26:26...

Robots in disguise? More like... a really thoughtful comic about our responsibility to others with bombastic one-of-a-kind art and non-stop action. I guess I understand why they went with the first one, but all that other stuff is true! Transformers Vol 1 (issues 1-6) written by Daniel Warren Johnson, Art by Daniel Warren Johnson, Colors by Mike Spicer, and Letters by Rus Wooton If you have a comm...

Party on pod people! In the last episode of Krakoa is for Lovers we're breaking into that pesky vault to see what the isolationist evolutionary-minded society of pod people who have evolved to the point that they no longer experience death are up to! It can't be anything good. X-Men (2019) # 5 Written by Jonathan Hickman, Art by R.B. Silva, Colored by Marte Gracia Lettered by Vc Clayton Cowles wit...

We are NOT an MCU podcast...but... y'all want a Captain America episode? Spoilers for Captain America: Brave New World begin at 18:26 and go until 31:48 All New Captain America Written by Rick Remender, Penciled by Stuart Immonen, Inked by Wade Von Grawbadger, Colored by Marte Gracia, Lettered by VC's Clayton Cowles If you have a comment or question you can email us @ Mojoversepod@gmail.com  ...

Krakoa was for broken people, or at least that's what they told themselves. We read the incredible Hellions about a group of weird little freaks just trying to find a place in paradise. I don't have a joke here. It's just one of the best X-Men comics without qualification! Written by Zeb Wells, Art by Stephen Segovia, Colored by David Curiel, Lettered by Vc Cory Petit and Ariana Maher Covers by St...

Oh, do we have a treat for you! We're talking about one of the absolute funniest X-Men stories "Spider-Man and the X-Men" so we HAD to get one of the funniest guys around to talk about it. We're joined by Jordan Morris (Bubble, Youth Group, Pop's Chock'lit Shoppe of Horrors) to discuss Mr. Spider-Man's brief stint in academia. Later Jordan gives us the scoop on his part of the anthologies "Web of...

It's love month and we're celebrating by going back to the island that reignited (and created) a passion for the X-Men for so many people. Krakoa was for lovers, but we say it still IS. This week we're talking X-Factor by Leah Williams and David Baldeon: Krakoa's investigative squad of queer weirdos living in some a big obelisk called the Boneyard. It's also a detective procedural! X-Factor (2020)...

This month on Mojoverse Premium, we sat down with X-Factor scribe and Eisner, Harvey, and Ringo award winner Mark Russell to talk about his work on the series and his long career making some of the funniest, poignant, and most heartbreaking comics of the last decade. Mark Russell is the author of X-Factor (2024), The Flintstones (2016), Superman: Space Age (2022), Traveling to Mars (2022), and Bil...

Fresh of New Year, New Me, New You, New Mutants, we made Allison read 20 new X-Men comics. We might have to get the eye vices out for this one folks! Timecodes and Credits-- 11:33 Magik #1 Written by Ashley Allen, Penciled by German Peralta, Inked by German Peralta, Colored by Arthur Hesli, Lettered by Vc Ariana Maher Cover Artist J. Scott Campbell and Tanya Lehoux 21:47 Storm #4 Writer: Murewa Ay...

It's the end of New Year, New Me, New You, New Mutants! X-Tinction Agenda sees the mashup we've been waiting for as X-Factor, the X-Men and the New Mutants all unite to take on... X-Factor's ex-publicist? Comics are weird. New Mutants Created by Chris Claremont and Bob McLeod Uncanny X-Men 270-272 Written by Chris Claremont, Penciled by Jim Lee, Inked by Art Thibert and Scott Williams, Colored by...

New Year, New Me, New You, New Mutants hits a brick wall of lore as we dive deep into the Days of Future Present, or rather, the Days of Future Past dives deep into us? It's complicated. All we know is that Franklin Richards is a weirdo. New Mutants Created by Chris Claremont and Bob McLeod Fantastic Four Annual #23 “When Franklin Comes Marchin Home” Written by Walt Simonson Penciled by Butch Guic...

New Year, New Me, New You, New Mutants hits some growing pains, and I don't just mean how uncomfortable everyone looks in their new Rob Liefeld costumes. Our heroes are up against Hela, Cable, and their most dangerous foe: TV. New Mutants Created by Chris Claremont and Bob McLeod New Mutants #81 Written by Chris Claremont Pencilled by Terry Shoemaker, Inked by Joe Rubinstein, Colored by Gregory Wr...

New Year, New Me, New You, New Mutants continues as we figure out what's going on with Amara in Nova Roma, meet everyone's favorite* little silk monster Gosamyr, and finally deal with that pesky Darkchylde. Enjoy! New Mutants Created by Chris Claremont and Bob McLeod New Mutants Annual #4 Written by Mark Gruenwald and Louise Simonson, Pencilled by June Brigman and Ron Lim, Inked by Bob Mcleod...

Content warning: suicide, suicidal ideation [16:54-18:18; 43:57-48:47; 53:09 - 54:05] After a long week in the recording studio, our hosts can't wait to join Matt and Allison Parent from  Escape the Mojoverse  for a relaxing staycation. Sunscreen — check! Swimming trunks — check! Unspeakable horrors lurking just out of sight — check! It's time for fun in the sun at "The Nice House on the...

New Year, New Me, New You, New Mutants takes a slight detour to beat street as we hang out with our pals the Fallen Angels. We have some spicy takes, but hey, at least they're not Bird Brain. Later we talk Matt's very favorite issue of New Mutants Magik vs Forge. New Mutants Created by Chris Claremont and Bob McLeod New Mutants #53-54 written by Chris Claremont, Pencilled by Rick Leonardi and Sal...

New Year, New Me, New You, New Mutants continues as we FINALLY deal with Mojo. We're not IN the Mojoverse per se but we're getting closer! Featuring Betsy Bradock, Dani's showdown with death, Lila Cheney meeting Ma Guthrie, and Doug and Warlock becoming very intimate. New Mutants Created by Chris Claremont and Bob McLeod New Mutants #32-52 written by Chris Claremont, Penciled by Steve Leialoha, Ma...

New Year, New Me, New You, New Mutants continues as we dive deep into the avant-garde as the iconoclast artwork by Bill Sienkiewicz mashes up like a peanut butter cup with Chris Claremont soliloquies and interiority. New Mutants #18-31 Written by Chris Claremont, Art by Bill Sienkiewicz, Colors by Glynis Oliver, Letters by Tom Orzechowski New Mutants Annual Written by Chris Claremont, Pencilled by...

New Year, New Me, New You, New Mutants begins with a bang as we read the beginnings of our pals Dani, Rahne, Roberto, Sam, and the rest. We also spend WAY too long with Team America. Marvel Team-Up 100 Written by Chris Claremont, Pencils by Frank Miller, Inked by Bob McLeod, Colored by Carl Gafford New Mutants Graphic Novel Written by Chris Claremont art by Bob McLeod, Letters by Tom Orzechowski,...

It's the end of the year and the X-Men books are crossing over. Join Matt and Allison as we dive into 18(!) X-Men comics. Credits and Timecodes: 6:05: Storm #3 Written by Murewa Ayodele, Pencilled and Inked by Lucas Werneck, Colored by Alex Gomes, Lettered by Vc Travis Lanham, Cover Artist Mateus Manhanini 24:00: X-Factor #5 Written by Mark Russell, Pencilled and Inked by Robert Quinn, Colored by...

This week on the mini we're talking mutants but not the ones we usually discuss. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles written by Jason Aaron with Letters by Shawn Lee and Graphic Design by Nathan Widwick Issue 1 Art by Joelle Jones and Colors by Ronda Pattison Issue 2 Art by Raphael Albuquerque and Colors by Marcelo Maiolo Issue 3 Art by Cliff Chiang Issue 4 Art by Chris Burnham and Colors by Brian Reber...

Merry Christmas and happy holidays! As a special winter holiday episode, we have X-Men's most famous (and adapted) story. No, not Mojo Madness-- The Dark Phoenix Saga Uncanny X-Men 129-138 "The Dark Phoenix Saga" Written by Chris Claremont, Penciled by John Byrne, Inked by Terry Austin, Colored by Glynis Oliver (then credited as Glynis Wein), Lettered by Tom Orzechowski, Dan Crespi, and Gaspar Sal...

The patriarchy sucks but comics are great! CW: frank discussions of sexual assault The Second Safest Mountain and Home by the Rotting Sea are written and illustrated by Otava Heikkilä whose work can be found here If you have a comment or question you can email us @ Mojoversepod@gmail.com   Logo by Emily Kardamis who can be found on Instagram @corruptedgem or on Patreon at Patreon.com/corrupte...

Alpha Flight! Arcade! The Savage Land! Proteus! Some of the most iconic stories and ideas in The X-Men all begin here in this lead-up to The Dark Phoenix Saga. CW discussion of sexual assault Uncanny X-Men #109-127 Written by Chris Claremont Penciled by John Byrne, Inked by Terry Austin, Colored by Andy Yanchus and Glynis Oliver and Lettered by Joe Rosen, Tom Orzechowski, Bruce Patterson, Jean Sim...

With special thanks to our fans on Bluesky Deadpool (2024) 1-8 written by Cody Ziglar, Pencilled and inked by Roge Antonio, Colored by Guru Efx, Lettered by Vc Joe Sabino, Cover Artist Taurin Clarke Issue four Co-penciled by Eric Gapstur Inked by Jonas Trindade and Eric Gapstur Issues five and seven Penciller:Andrea DI Vito Inker: Andrea DI Vito  Issues seven and eight Co-written by Alexis Qu...