The Uncanny X-Cast

This week we review New X-Men 40, X-Men 201, WWH: X-Men 2, and the soon to be classic Wolverine 51-55 arc.  We get the scoop on what happened at San Diego Comicon, and plow forward in retro reviews from X-Men 125 - 128.

In celebrating our 25th episode *hey we never thought we'd get past 2* we mix things up a bit and talk to the listeners!  We go "live" on the phones with a few folks in an open ended Q&A session. In "On Shelves Now" we go X-Factor crazy with issues 20 and 21, and also take a look at Uncanny 488. And in "Retro Reviews" we work our way through a few more - Uncanny X-Men 122 - 124 and Annual 3.

In this week's episode, we review some heavy hitters:  Uncanny X-Men 487, X-Men Endangered Species, World War Hulk:  X-Men, and X-Men 200. We also introduce "Casting Call", a new segment where we cast roles in a non-existant film about different X-teams.  Up this week - The Jamie Madr.... errr.. X-Factor! And we plow forward in retros, reviewing 118-121 of Uncanny X-Men. And don't forget to visit...

That's right, pinkeye. This week we take a look at the conclusion of the X23 mini with #6,  breeze through the classic that is Excalibur 20, try to figure out New X-Men 39, and try desperately to get our hands on X-Men 199. We dig our "Chances Are" segment up from the grave and dust it off to give it another try. And we creep closer to New Mutants retros by reviewing Uncanny 114 through 117. Plus...

In 22 we review New Excalibur 19, X-Factor 19, Astonishing X-Men 21, and go in depth finishing off Brubaker's space opera in Uncanny X-Men 486. We go "Inside the Mansion" with cult favorite Illyana Rasputin a.k.a. Magik. And in our "Retro Reviews" we take a look at issues 111 through 113 of Uncanny X-Men. And don't forget to visit us at our forum !

In this episode, we follow up the X-Phone visit from Mike Carey with an interview with Stan Lee!! Just kidding. *Call us Stan!* This week we review X23 #5, X-Men 198, X-Factor 18 and New X-Men 38. In our Top 5, we continue to find topics that have no right being topics: The Top 5 songs from the 80s that work well as X-Character theme songs! We dive into Retro Reviews 107 - 110 and take a look at A...

Two words:    Mike Carey. This week we interview Mike Carey, writer of adjectiveless X-Men.  We also review New Excalibur 18, X-Factor 16, Uncanny X-Men 485 and New X-Men 37. In Retro Reviews we hit issues 104 through 106. And this weeks Top 5:  TV Shows that would work better with some X-Men intervention. Don't forget to visit our forum !

In Episode 19, we review New X-Men 36, X23 #4, Uncanny 485 and X-Men 197.  We celebrate the life that was Maximus Jensen in a tearjerking edition of "Inside the Mansion" And this weeks retros reviews: Uncanny 100 - 103. We also take a look at June's soliciations. Download the episode on iTunes or right here . Don't forget to visit us on our forum .

This week we review Excalibur 17, X-Men 196 and X-Factor 16.  We also get a visit from Ron Richards of iFanboy to talk all things X *Special thanks to Remy from the forums for setting this up!* In our Retro Review we discuss issues 96-99 of Uncanny X-Men, and then we take a look at the June solicitations. Don't forget to visit us at our forum . Or email us at UncannyXCast@gmail.com

To kick off a new era, we finally hit Giant-Sized X-Men 1 in our retro reviews.  We also review Uncanny X-Men 94 and 95. In On Shelves Now we discuss X23 #3,  X-Men 195, Astonishing X-Men 20, and the X-Men Annual. Our Top 5 this week discusses possible X-baby names for Brian's newest family addition. Don't forget to visit us at our forum . Or email us at UncannyXCast@gmail.com

Since we've been falling behind our currents, we play catch up this week.  We review Uncanny 483, New X-Men 34, X-Factor 15, Phoenix Warsong 5, X-Men 195, and New Excalibur 16.  We go Inside the Mansion with Nocturne, and we review every X-Men appearance between 66 and Giant-Sized! Don't forget to visit us on our forum ! Or email us at UncannyXCast@gmail.com

A sentimental episode for the Uncanny X-Cast!   We round out the original 66 issues of the X-Men in this weeks Retro Review.   And to celebrate this, we count down the Top 5 things we'll miss from the retros! In On Shelves Now we  review X-23 #2, Uncanny X-Men 482, and Astonishing X-Men 19.   We also discuss the May solicitations.   Remember to visit us on our forum or contact us at UncannyXCast@g...

In the long awaited Episode 14, we review New X-Men 33, X-Factor 14, X-Men 194 and the instant classic Wolverine 49 - the "Christmess" issue. We go "Inside the Mansion" and learn everything there is to know about Rictor, and inch ever closer to Giant-Sized in our retro review covering issues 56-60. We also introduce our newest segment, Solicitations, in which we discuss what we find interesting in...

This week we review Phoenix Warsong 4, Wolverine 47, X-23 #1 and X-Men 194. We rate our Top 5 Alternate Versions of X-characters, and get ever closer to Giant-Sized in our retro reviews with 51-55.   Also included:   the user submitted Uncanny X-Cast forum roundtable! And just to warn everyone, it's Giant-Sized again! Get the show on iTunes or right here . Also make sure to email us at UncannyXCas...

In our first show of 2007, we review New X-Men 32, Uncanny X-Men 481 and X-Factor 13.  We go  "Inside the Mansion" with Polaris, and go retro reviewing in issues 46 - 51.  We also talk cookies. Also make sure to visit us on our forum .

In the final X-Cast of 2006, Brian and Rob review 4 current books in On Shelves Now: The penultimate issue of Mike Carey's initial X-Men run, #192, Wolverine #47, Greg Pak's Phoenix: Warsong #3, and Astonishing X-Men #18. For our Top 5, we take on the Lamest X-villains (since the Giant Sized Revamp), and of course our Retro Review flashes back to the FIRST Death of Professor X with X-Men #42-45 an...

In our tenth episode we review Uncanny X-Men 480, New X-Men 31 and X-Factor 12.  We got Inside the Mansion with M, and continue through the retro reviews hitting issues 37 - 41.  It's also time for our first annual X-Awards!

At long last... Episode 9! This week we review a whopping 6 current issues:  Wolverine 46, X-Men: Civil War 4, Uncanny X-Men 479, Astonishing X-Men 17, Phoenix Warsong 2, and X-Men 191. We also dive back into the retro reviews this week hitting X-Men 32 - 36.  And this week in the Top 5 we rank our five favorite X-Men Mini-series! Please let us know what you think via email , or on our forum.

Episode 8, another Giant-Sized Uncanny X-Cast, is now available Right Here . This is a super-sized review episode where we tackle 6 current X-books: Uncanny 478, X-Factor 11, Wolverine 45, New X-Men 30, Adjectiveless 190 and Civil War: X-Men 3 On Inside The Mansion we delve into the history of everybody's favorite were-wolfette, Wolfsbane , and take a break from the Retro Reviews to share our thou...

In this double-sized episode, we review Phoenix Warsong 1, Uncanny 477, X-Factor 10, and Astonishing 16.  Inside the Mansion features everyone's favorite Irishman, Banshee! Our retro review covers X-Men 27-31, and we count down the Top 5 X-Relationships.

This week, we review Civil War: X-Men 2, and try to somehow decipher New X-Men 29. We take a closer look at everyone's favorite female Wolverine clone, X-23 Inside The Mansion .  And, we wade through some of the worst villains in Marvel history during our Retro Review of X-Men #22-26. Finally, we debut a new segment, Chances Are where we try to predict what will happen down the line in the current...

Rob and Brian review X-Men 189 and Uncanny X-Men 476, take a closer look at Warpath "Inside the Mansion",  dive back into the vault for the original X-Men 17 - 21, and rate the Top 5 Worst X-Universe Costumes. 

In Episode 4, we delve into Wolverine 44 and Issue 15 of Joss Whedon's Astonishing X-Men.  We also focus the spotlight on the mighty Juggernaut, continue our Retro Review of Stan Lee's original X-Men issues and list our Top 5 X-Men who should turn to the Dark Side.

In our 3rd episode, we review the debut of the new team in X-Men 188,  check out X-Factor 9, and dive back into Stan Lee's original X-Men issues 7 - 11.  We also go "Inside the Mansion" to discuss Multiple Man, and list our Top 5 Favorite Uncanny Covers.

In our second episode, we review Joss Whedon's Astonishing X-Men 14, The New X-Men 28, and Stan Lee's original X-Men issues 2 - 6.  We also go "Inside the Mansion" to discuss Forge, and debate our Top 5 Favorite Mutant Powers.