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

You demanded it! We dive into all the issues that we've missed over the last two weeks amidst San Diego Comic Con and the Hellfire Gala. We're mixing up the format in this episode, a bit of Worth Mentioning points along with one minute each big picture thoughts, a rule we completely ignore, but it helps structure the conversation. We talk New Mutants: Lethal Legion #5, X-Men Red #13, The X-Cellent...

Oof!! It's a rough one folks, but a freakin HUGE story. This monster of a book clocks in at over 70 pages and they are filled with intense action, killer designs and the start of a new direction for the mutant people. The stakes have been raised. I don't want to tease any more, so you'll just have to dive in with us. Occasional special guest appearances by the crickets in our yard - sorry folks, i...

Oof! The Council isn't doing too well y'all. Everyone wants to do their own thing and nobody seems to have the right idea. Krakoa and Doug steal the show at the end... X-Force wraps up the Ghost Calendars with Nimrod Beast showing his version of paradise. Rogue and Gambit finishes strong after a rocky start and tie into an important character as we head to the Fall of X. We talk Immortal X-Men #13...

A villainous love story *swoon* - at least we know they're not parts of the same person now! Stasis and Mother Righteous put their plans out on the table... kind of. Part of the table is hidden, but that makes it intriguing. We're mixing a stew of plot threads together in X-Men as we catch up with former members, current threats and ominous premonitions. Laura rounds out her throwback story and Ja...

Genesis wants war, That's All! This Mama is being manipulated by the Invisible Touch of others, inspired to make Arakko a Land of Confusion. Tonight, Tonight, Tonight. Deadpool isn't a band name so let's just say Wade is working his way through the Atelier and we're here for it. Storm's going off the rails and the X-Men are worried. Plus gimmie that baby! Space folk coming in hot. We talk Heralds...

Coming at you days later! A jam packed week and weekend finds our podcasters unable to gather around the table, but fear not. We are here. Beast is popping off in the future left and right and yet I'm worries about Quentin most of all. Our New Mutant crew has all sorts of character fun as we get ready for the last issue. Speaking of last issues, Captain Britain has a quiet sendoff, wrapping up the...

War is coming at us from all sides! Genesis starts to make her move with an unexpected ally in X-Men Red. Wolverine and Beast have a heart to heart about their disagreements. Rogue and Gambit finally get to the core of the issue and start to work it out. A handful of Marvel Pride stories featuring mutants as well as a trip back in time with X-23 and off to the side with The X-Cellent. We talk X-Me...

The big one! The week we've had in our sights and whoohoo did it deliver. Kitty would have understood... Immortal's bomb drops and exploration were HUGE! The Orchis Boys building even more in the background of X-Men and Iron Man. War College ends and we all feel weird about it. X-Men Green keeps going and we feel upset about it... 2:20 News 20:09 X-Men Unlimited 23:17 Invincible Iron Man 32:44 Bis...

Another light week for the Krakoans as we gear up for the incoming Fall! Honestly though, as you'll hear us say, we were pleasantly surprised. Captain Britain hits some character high notes, but the plot still seems to move slowly, especially for a book that only has one more issue. Deadpool notches its best issue of the run in our opinion as all the elements come together and work - just silly fu...

We're piecing the stories together with the info we have, finding books and making it through the timelines. Lethal Legion seems to have the upper hand until our mutants get the band together! Poor Escapade is on the outs with her friends though. War College adds a little more on each of our stories, but still keeps them separate to frustrating detail. Storm rocks the punk look in the first issue...

A short stack that packs a punch as all the villains cook up that Murder Science! Orchis is on full display in X-Men. Humanity's self proclaimed saviors have no interest in using kid gloves with the mutants anymore. Just when you thought Beast was getting dealt with in Wolverine - there's more! More Beasts, more timeline shenanigans and even more Quentin Quire. Plus the X-Men Green team starts to...

Coming to you after a loaded weekend a bit later than normal but with a lightning bolt of intensity! Storm claps back on Xavier's commanding attitude. Wolverine and Beast shore up their sides and ready for conflict as the CIA gets in the way. Captain Marvel delivering the emotions and some great Rogue! Rogue & Gambit notch our favorite issue of the series yet but it's still struggling to win Justi...

The fallout continues! And that fall is a long one. They're brewing up some impending doom for the island and a lot of sadness from us. Storm goes to work in Immortal X-Men, dishing out reads left and right while getting some back in return. Sons of X delves into Mother Righteous' plans and the impact it's having on Legion, Nightcrawler, and even Nimrod. Scarlet Witch shocks everyone with its last...

Pfft, thanks a lot Mother Righteous! Such a huge week for the Sinister story as our latest event comes to a close - and sticks the landing! Some Otherworld updates to Morgan's plan (and renewed ally) and some bombastic Iron action from Mr. Tony Stark, appearing in two X books. That's right, I called Iron Man an X book. Strange times! Deadpool's giving sitcom vibes and we're here for it. Plus Gwen'...

RAGE!! So many feelings from these books this week y'all. Confusion, twists, and above all rage at the Council - at least from Alicia. We close out year 1000 of Sins of Sinister, usher in a new era of X-Force, explore our two separate narratives in War College and have good old fashioned New Mutants fun. We talk Nightcrawlers #3, X-Force #39, Bishop War College #3, New Mutants Lethal Legion #3, X-...

Space battles galore! Local Brood, far off Brood and even our even further off Arakki fighting for what's left of their world. The Brood swarm is getting a little too intense for our friends and we've got to do something about it - I wonder how Captain Marvel and her team would feel about Scott's proposal now... The Red Diamond Queen and her army approach the remainder of our Brotherhood as they t...

Too many titles to list! Too much news to keep track off!! It has been a loaded few weeks of announcements, reveals and developments, but we're here in our new podcast recording space catching up on it all. 3:15 News 26:40 Marvel Voices 30:50 Love Unlimited 35:05 X-Men Unlimited 38:47 Invincible Iron Man 47:14 X-Men Unforgiven 57:10 Deadpool 1:02:43 Captain Britain 1:14:00 Sabretooth and the Exile...

It's all about the X ladies in this week's comics! Storm, Kate, Destiny, Khora, and even a little visit from Mother. We're wrapping up our 100 year jaunt with Storm and the Bros (new unofficial title) as our team takes the fight to Orbis for a sneaky Star Wars adventure. Brothership forever! Marauders ends as threads are wrapped up quickly and Threshold has a bright past.. made future? Gene soup f...

 We're traveling across timelines and universes now, watch out mutants!! Taking a note from Bishop and throwing this episode back in time so you don't even notice it's going up Sunday. The Diamond Council have achieved a mutant miracle, but Nathaniel better watch his back as the Sinisters circle. Beast had uhh other plans. He was really looking forward to this next stage, just been sitting on an A...

The Nightkin gather their strength for Mother Righteous' cause, but is it indeed a holy one? What a week y'all! Jumping forward to 100 years in SoS with a cliffnotes of the destruction dealt by the Sinister Council. The Brood's ulterior plan revealed as a Season 1 villain makes their move - plus a new Krakoan citizen that's bound to upset some people. A new start to the New Mutants team with Escap...

It's like we don't know what to do when we're not ensnared in a Sinister hell dimension! Before we get sucked down that genetic rabbit hole, we've got a gene scheme of a different kind as the Peacock Man's full plan is revealed... and is awfully sinister. There's trouble in paradise as Rogue and Gambit spar over relationship woes and to make matters worse, Destiny is here to crash the vacation. Th...

We love it when evil plans don't go the way they're supposed to! Seeing Sinister this week brought us so much joy for the scheming mad man. But he's not the only diamond to talk about as Emma steals the show. Captain Britain kicks off her new series with Askani and Otherworld threats coming to upend peace in the 616. Sabretooth sets sail with his new crew and an interesting tale of Krakoa. And we...

Bring on the demons! Mix in some Hellions! We're thwiping in a mid-week interview with Zeb Wells!! We jump around on a variety of topics across Zeb's career at Marvel, including his current work on Justin's favorite wall crawler and of course our fan favorite murder squad. Praise Tarn this was a fun interview! Thanks for listening to our fifty-first episode of Season 4! We're cleaning up the cobwe...

Bring on the BAMF! We're crawling with new character combos this week as Sinister's team of deadly assassins debuts. Whose side is Mother Righteous even on!? Forward momentum with our bubs vs the beast as hands are played in Wolverine. A double dose of sleazoids in space makes Justin smile ear to ear as we kick off some Brood stories in X-Men and Captain Marvel. The Marauders aren't done with time...

What year is it!? 1990s? 2030 something? However far in the future Bishop is from? An alternate reality!?! E, all of the above. We've got a light week with some great books to dive into as Storm and the Brotherhood of Mutants and Bishop War College both kick off. Plus the part two of Bishop's X-Men Legends arc that surprise ends the title *gasp*. We talk Storm and the Brotherhood of Mutants #1, Bi...