The X-Wife Podcast: An Introduction to X-Men Comics

Holy theoretical gates we've stepped into an Otherworld! Witches, magic, and mystery abound in this first issue of the new series of Excalibur. Ooo Alicia has questions with this one folks - Justin's just trying to keep up! Thanks for listening to our nineteenth episode of Season 2! This is a standalone episode, great for any listener, knowing that it builds off of House of X and Powers of X, Seas...

We've navigated the high seas of continuity and found our way back to the Dawn of X! It's our first issue of Marauders, a seafaring adventure of omega proportions. There's something wrong with Kitty.. er Kate? Krakoa doesn't seem to be welcoming her, but maybe that's exactly what she needs. New opportunities abound, darling! Thanks for listening to our eighteenth episode of Season 2! This is a sta...

Gather ye Knights of the Roundtable, it's a story of the Excalibur times... sort of. It's the X-Men go UK! We're doing a six-year jump from our last episode and catching up with fan favorites Shadowcat, Nightcrawler, and Rachel Summers/Phoenix as they meet up with Captain Britain and Meggan to save the day in this reality and maybe the next. Join us as we dive into Excalibur: The Sword Is Drawn! T...

This is it folks, the final showdown. WandaVision ties up some threads and leaves us with more to make you scratch your brain. It's the series finale and we're not ready to deal with that. Thanks for listening to our sixteenth episode of Season 2! We're straying from our comic book roots to talk WandaVision! We can't believe it's over!! Like, subscribe, follow, email, and @ us all over the interne...

The showdown between Stryker and his Purifiers against the X-Men with Magneto! Supervillain zealot William Stryker knows how to sell out a theater with his hate speech. His plan to take on all mutants goes a step further as our heroes take a stand. Will Xavier and his dream ever be the same?  Thanks for listening to our thirteenth episode of Season 2! This is part 2 of a contained story. Check out...

We're still on that WandaVision crazy train y'all! Things get too darn emotional as we explore the backstories and further connections of our main characters. It's getting a little Chaotic in Westview if you ask me... Thanks for listening to our fourteenth episode of Season 2! We're straying from our comic book roots to talk WandaVision! GET READY FOR THE SEASON FINALE! Like, subscribe, follow, em...

Stryker!! No, it's not X2, but part of the source. The X-Men are back after the Brood Saga and we have a contained story of biblical proportions! Supervillain zealot William Stryker has been studying the X-Men and he's destined to take them down. Head on with the Purifier army, armed with ridiculous technological resources. And nationwide with a public campaign, swaying the country to join the Str...

We're taking a break from our regularly scheduled program to talk about our current media obsession, WandaVision! We break down and question key moments from episode seven and how they relate to the series as a whole. There's something sinister happening in Westview and with every question answered, two more are asked. Thanks for listening to our twelfth episode of Season 2! We're straying from ou...

What do you do when your students die*, Charles? Reluctantly get new students! We've got a brand NEW team of MUTANTS coming into the story in today's episode with 1982's New Mutants Graphic Novel. Thanks for listening to our eleventh episode of Season 2! This is a standalone episode, great for any listener! We're in the first few issues of our highlights from The Claremont Run, a 16-year run of X-...

Because Alicia demanded it! And Justin had planned for it! We're here for the epic part two conclusion. We last left our heroes in a charged standoff with Mystique's newly announced Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, as Kate is desperately trying to prevent her future. In that future, our remaining X-Men move forward in the next step of their plan. We set everything up in the last issue, so let's knock...

We're going back! And forward? It's our first dip into Chris Claremont's comics! We're starting with Justin's favorite, Uncanny X-Men #141, Days of Future Past, the tale of two Prydes. Thanks for listening to our ninth episode of Season 2! This is a standalone episode, great for any listener! Stay tuned for part 2? Like, subscribe, follow, email, and @ us all over the internet at thexwifepodcast....

How could we possibly talk about 16 years of Chris Claremont X-Men issues, analysis, and meaning in just one episode? Consult a professional opinion! This is some deep nerding out y'all and we loved it. In this episode, we are joined by Comic's Scholar and Professor of English Language and Literature, Dr. J. Andrew Deman. Andrew is Project Lead for The Claremont Run, an SHRC-funded academic initia...

Let the campaigns begin! We're getting a message from the Krakoan future, something happening in new books. There will be a vote to determine the next team of X-Men. The mutants of Krakoa will cast their ballots for the winners. BUT! The fans have a voice in this Democracy! "Flatscans be damned...", "Quiet Cortez!" It's up to the people to decide on the last member of the X-Men team. Why are we vo...

If at first, you don't succeed... we're splicing in a retcon here folks and it's a doozy! The 2005 Deadly Genesis mini-series uncovered a giant-size dark truth of X canon. Thanks for listening to our sixth episode of Season 2! This is the second of our Retcon Wranglers series, the stories that add a little extra new continuity into our X history. It's best to know Giant-Size X-Men before diving in...

A giant issue with some regular sized mutants, we're taking this story international y'all! It's the 1975 relaunch of X-Men. After a five-year hiatus, a mixture of good ideas and economic opportunity strikes! Marvel takes the X-Men concept worldwide and introduces some of the line's biggest fan-favorite characters. Plus, it's our first appearance of Krakoa!! Thanks for listening to our fifth episo...

It's a brave new world mutants! Our first issue in a post-HoX/PoX world and we start out with leaders of the mutant people on a mission. Magneto!! And then some family time on the moon that Alicia is not a fan of. Hey so we tried a new format for this episode and then we decided we don't like it, so I edited it all together, and it kind of makes sense? Welcome to the Dawn of X! Thanks for listenin...

We've taken away all the pictures and multiplied the word count. Oh boy, is Alicia excited! We both love books and to have one that takes place near X-Men continuity makes us nerd out even more. Carrie has a love for the X world and it shows through her knowledge of this timeline and these characters. We had a whole ton of fun talking with her about her novel. Thanks for listening to our third epi...

A new X-Men story that connects to the comic's roots! Mutant-human relations look grim in 2012. Don't worry, Beast has a radical plan that could destroy reality as we know it! Traveling back to the 1960s, he recruits the original five X-Men to stop the world from breaking out into civil war. Plus, cowboy accents! Thanks for listening to our second episode of Season 2! This is a standalone episode,...

We’re taking it all the way back with this one friends! 1963’s X-Men #1 by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the first appearance of the original five X-Men, Charles Xavier, and Magneto. Do you know who the original five X-Men are? Alicia doesn’t, but she does notice how they’re all teenagers trapped in the bodies of 50-year-old men. The 60’s am I right? Thanks for listening to our first episode of Season...

The X-Wife Podcast, the sequel. We're getting ready for the next leg of our journey through X Ed. Season 2 has... evolved, since its initial design. At first, it was all about the X-Men's Seminal Moments, a trip down Seminal lane if you will, revisiting these top tales in mutant history. That'll still be our outline, but we've added some stops along the way. We'll also be looking to the future wit...

It's the third part of our Season 1 finale! Special guests Generations of X join us to continue the House of X conversation. We also all share our chimera combinations! Plus a handful from you all! And the winners of our prizes and giveaways. Ugly X-Mas has come and gone. Until neXt year!

It's the second part of our Season 1 finale! We're talking about the entirety of HoX/PoX, but with a twist. Alicia is leading the conversation this time and she has questions! It's HoX/PoX/TalX

It's the first part of our Season 1 finale! We join the Xavier Institute's Annual Holiday Party, adapted for the times of 2020. With special improv guests from Providence Improv Guild.

The last issue of Powers of X!? Our complex trip throughout time is coming to a close. We revisit a handful of pages we've seen before, but with new context and information. Do we get the Year 1000 closure we've been waiting 999 years for? Alicia wanted to have all her ducks lined up before the event closed out and this issue just threw a whole bunch of new ducks into the mix! This Saturday is our...

The last issue of House of X!? Don't tell Alicia, but it's true friends, we are nearing the end of our HoX/PoX journey. But, before we go, let's get a tour of Moira's No-Space! We get to dive in on all the details of Xavier's message to the people and The Quiet Council meets for the first time! This nation needs laws and these are the mutants in charge, the architects of Krakoa. A quieter issue as...