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

Two weeks of comics smashed into one episode as we catch up after our Deadpool and Wolverine travels. Phoenix, the Marvel Cosmic connector taking one mutant deep into the cuts of villain history. Balancing god-like powers with very human feeling. How does the title fair after some heat? NYX takes to the streets of New York with a team / not team of mutants who are finding their way. Get ready for...

We're in our new era folks, a scattering around the globe and beyond. We take a peek into one of the directions forward after the end of Krakoa as Cyclops gathers a team in the barren lands of Alaska. Did you read X-Men #1? Plus we continue our grudge match between those vying for Apocalypse's crown - who will be the last one standing? AND we catch up on a Wolverine throwback story with Deep Cut....

We're moving fast through these books - but not as fast as Apocalypse's tournament is moving through contestants, am I right? A deep dive into Big A's version of Survivor! Plus a number of other books that we catch up on with some high level reactions and feels. Hellverine was the surprise Wolverine book we weren't aware of. Iron Man's love story pulls on our heart strings. And then we bounce arou...

Bring on the blood! We dive into the vampire event that has sunk its teeth into our hearts. A high level conversation about the major plot points and players of main event story, followed by our X specific tie ins. Are you reading Blood Hunt? What tie-ins are you picking up? 05:40 Main Event #1-4  39:44 Jubilee #1 47:02 Wolverine #1-2 01:00:04 Magik #1 We're floating in between Eras with bits of b...

Who shall become the fittest of them all!? Apocalypse lays down the gauntlet in our book of the week as 12 mutants vie to be his replacement on Earth. Wait, what? He can just do that? We do a speed round catch up for Ms. Marvel, Ultimate X-Men, Deadpool and Wolverine WWIII and Hellverine. Plus the first two issues of the new Infinity Comic, From the Ashes. We're saving the Wolverine and Jubilee Bl...

KRAKOA! Oh wow what a ride, y'all. Twists, surprises, emotions, betrayals, confusion and more. It feels surreal. So ends the First Krakoan Age. The toys go back on the shelf and yet never the end. We talk X-Men #35 / Uncanny X-Men #700 Thanks for listening to our forty-five episode of Season 5! The LAST ISSUE OF KRAKOA. Emotional writing that. Like, subscribe, follow, email, and @ us all over the...

Enigma! We catch up and close out the second week of Krakoa's goodbye tour as we get a match up of cosmic proportions. Phoenix is mutants, a development that hits with mixed reactions but ultimately makes sense for what they've been building to. Wolverine gets his last hoorah before bubsing off into the sunset, along with a goodbye tour of some notable Krakoan spots. Plus X-Men: The Wedding specia...

Now that the Externals have been handled, we took a trip up to X-Corp Island and caught up with series artist Phillip Sevy! Phillip worked on some of our favorite arcs of this series including this finale, but also the Feral and Marrow story in Madripoor. We talk about Phillip's wide spanning career in comics as an artist and writer, the differences and opportunities in the digital comics space an...

Nimrod! We close out our first section of the books this week as we prepare to say goodbye to Krakoa. Fall of the House of X sees the mutants taking a stand for what they want in this world - at this point in time... PLUS we get a flashback to the 90's with the continuing X-Men 97 comic. And the always spectacular X-Men Unlimited arc continues to deliver. Ready for that one on one fight!! New comi...

Moms and dads man, what a trip. We need a family counselor in the Marvel universe STAT! We're getting non-Krakoan heavy as our books start to wind down. X-Men Forever closes out the Immortal X-Men story with some interesting Phoenix developments. Ms Marvel has a romantic encounter amidst all the violence. Ultimate X-Men continues to delight, albeit at a slower pace than some would prefer. Weapon X...

That fire chicken is really seeding their way into the narrative as things HEAT UP in X-Men Forever. Hope's past, present and future are in question - I can barely wait to find out what happens! Wolverine is gearing up for the final battle as character threads get tended to and set up. Giant Size X-Men gives us a unique Angel story that challenges his vision of himself as a hero. Plus the X-Corp h...

The end feels like it's closer than ever. We're one month away until last call at The Green Lagoon. As mutants take their last stand, some aren't given the ending we thought they were working for. Some get to team up with otherwise known enemies. And some continue to fight themselves into side quest shenanigans. But we've got Wolverine! In more books than you know what to do with, in more ways tha...

The issue numbers are getting higher, the stories are starting to wrap and we're just trying to keep up with the concepts! Holy high brow sci-fi y'all! Some much needed exposition on how we got where we are, but still a lot how and why questions on the table. Do we think the Sentinels actually trust this dude? Because nobody else does. We take things a little slower in this issue of Wolverine as t...

Woah Charles... umm... you good? Feels like the Professor has gone off the rails and is trying a page from someone else's book. We don't know where he got it from, but it is NOT on brand with the rest of the X-Men! The Fall out continues as Apocalypse does some self-care work with Krakoa. Over on the Dead X-Men's journey, they stand up for the dream, for the reality, for the right to live their li...

We took a page out of Magneto's book and recorded our way - which basically means a smash and grab catch up to plow through 7 (!?) books. A stack of four Fall of X books - I use that term loosely, Ms Marvel - as we highlight the fight from various standpoints. Magneto has entered the chat and Orchis doesn't know how to deal. The Wolverine and Sabretooth matchup meets a breaking point on two fronts...

Take the fight to Orchis! It seems like everyone got the memo this week (Cable callback) and is bringing the fight to Orchis' door. Except the opponents are throwing it right back as they respond to the top brass of team books with even more robotic muscle. A Tale of Two Cities! New comics from April 3, we talk X-Men #33, The Avengers #12 and X-Men Unlimited 00:55 News 04:09 Personal News 08:47 Po...

THE PLAN HAS CHANGED! Charles goes rogue and it's not giving sugah. RotPoX continues to delight, confuse and build up the tapestry of timelines. Wolverine delivers again as Sabretooth makes moves on his big plan. X-Force... ah man. I wanted more and maybe that's on me? Cable delivers our favorite issue of the mini and thinks get thrown in a time warp as we catch up with the X-Men '97 crew. PLUS X-...

Death and resurrection! A combination of two sides of our Fall of X coin with a new introduction as Immortal X-Men's spiritual successor continues. Tony makes a splash on the Australian Outback and Wolverine tears things up in Madripoor. Plus a Madrox dupe lands himself in a sticky situation. New comics from March 20, we talk X-Men Forever #1, Resurrection of Magneto #3, Invincible Iron Man #16, M...

Standoffs and manipulations as some villains step up their plan and others fade away into Wiki mentions. FotHoX takes the book of the week as we set up this final confrontation with the mutants against humans (all while the real villain lurks in the background). Wolverine takes a number of plot threads forward as Sabretooth makes his move on the lovable runt. And the Dead X-Men are on a hack and s...

A whiplash of new and old as we scramble to upload while traveling. It's an on the road episode! We've got some new directions forward but not in the traditional 616 way of doing things. Weapon X-Men? More like Jane and the Wolverines. Ultimate X-Men was a beautiful fever dream of a new take. Ms. Marvel continues her story from her last mini as the X ladies team up to take down the fascists. New c...

A whole slew of comics coming in a few days later than we aim for. Dealing with death - or not - the X-Men story. Magneto is suffering as Storm arrives to help him through his mental anguish. Wolverine's ability to deal with death comes into question as he deals with the living much more easily (surprise he stabs them). The Dead X-Men now have a whole new Moira problem of their own creation and we...

Brain explosions outside time and space! Trying to make sense of it all as we read through it and BOOM another twist. What's your name for the new Doug? And over in X-Force, the team is taking a no nonsense approach to our new bouncing blue friend as his other brews something big beneath the surface. Plus in X-Men Unlimited we get a standoff battle with a side of poetic depression. New comics from...

Jaw dropping comics! Violence and retaliation abound as everyone hates Victor Creed. Watch out as we welcome back, the Exiles! Plus the new Master of Magnetism takes center stage with her Brood army as we fight our way through Orchis agents. Everyone's going through it here folks. In Unlimited, our newly formed trio takes the mission to free captive mutants but is stopped by Selene's reluctant min...

Alicia titles the audio files when she sends them over to be edited and she's calling it a filler week folks and I think many agree. Not to say the loss felt wasn't real - and when you think about it isn't Talon the original Laura Kinney? Had she been resurrected? Okay, now I'm tearing up about it all as I type this... resurrection is tricky y'all!! And Wolverine's doing something in Madripoor, it...

We're talking dead X-Men and Dead X-Men as the office serves up a double dose of death and destruction. Our X-Men Vote team are hopping through the timelines with help from our fiery favorite! Some questions about that material at the end though... Over at the Greenhouse as the walls get repainted red thanks to the Sabreteeth Army. New developments and a push of desperation from Logan. New comics...