X Is For Comics: An X-Men Podcast

Nico, Jonah, Kyle, & Matty continue their exploration with Josh on Sunday morning with three very different characters -- Apocalypse in Excalibur, and the X-Men solo stars in their respective titles! First up, Excalibur sees motherhood, self-destruction, and an exploration of sword'n'sorcerery comics before turning this over to Wolverine & Cable -- ALL THIS PLUS ANOTHER GIVEAWAY?! WHAAAAAAAT! Join...

This Is X continues the Summer Celebration of X-Fandom with Josh (AsleepAtTheWeil) joining Nico, Jonah, Kyle, & Matty for their usual brand of Sunday Brunch comics club. Things kick off with the tea about X-Ships -- not the Blackbird, but rather the best and worst of X-Relationships across this spectrum of fans. From Jean (of course there's Jean) to Toad, the team talks the talk about who's zoomin...

Nico, Jonah, Kyle, & Matty continue their world tour of X-Guests with X-Twitter's very own RODDERZ (Haux Rod)! The team start things off with a guessing game about where Ororo may find herself in the pages of her giant-sized conclusion to the virus that has been plaguing her! Then the team look to the Motherland with Ben Percy for the team's favorite issue of X-Force yet, pitting the steel soldier...

Nico, Jonah, Kyle, & Matty continue their world tour of X-Guests with X-Twitter's very own RODDERZ (Haux Rod)! The team kicks things off in style -- with the Queen of Wakanda, the X-Men's Weather Witch -- STORM! From a discussion of her roles in the X-Men, to Rod's own personal connection to her, to the many loves of Ororo Monroe, the team take a deep look at what has kept Storm the most beloved X...

Nico, Jonah, Kyle, Matty. & Chango finish polishing off the Empyre titles and tie-ins with X-MEN #10 before diving into the other titles! Vulcan's origins are predominantly problematic, but finally, could it be his moment? Then, Cable's growing pains lead Scott & Emma & a sandwich. Then, journey through Marvel ONE MORE TIME as Fantomex shows us how he (and Ultimaton) fit into the bigger picture of...

Nico, Jonah, Kyle, & Matty are joined this week by the AMAZING ChangoATX, who brings the SPACE REAL on every level. The team opens with a discussion about the current state of the X-Divas (Jean! Emma! 'Ro! Kate! Lorna! & more!) before Chango helps the team trace the troubled trajectory of the EMPYRE space odyssey. The discussion turns raucous as they find themselves on the pages of EMPYRE X-MEN wh...

After a review of the other titles, the This Is X team DIVES IN on the X-Men's newest title, X-FACTOR. The team starts with a deep discussion of the history of the characters including the misogyny against Polaris, a complicated conversation about Daken's queerness, and more -- all including guest host Nathan! Join Nico, Jonah, & Kyle for another ridiculous X IS FOR PODCAST! READ ALONG with X-Fact...

The TIX Team is ready to take on the summer with NEW HELP! Coming on board to tackle this week's killer titles is X-Twitter's own Nathan (DazzlerAoA)! After kicking things off with a fearless fandom Dazzler deep dive, the guys tear into the vast of space and the goings on on the moon before throwing it in reverse back to Earth for X-Books proper, culminating in the first half of the X-Factor's deb...

Nico, Jonah, Kyle, & Matty dive right into a handful of this week's newest titles, kicking things off with the wrap up to X-Men/Fantastic Four, where the team discusses the killer creative team, tremendous cast, and yet, missed opportunities with the run. From there, the group looks at Hellions and remarks at the vast improvement issue-to-issue before wondering who Logan's...favorite....Drag Queen...

The This Is X team jumps headfirst into the newest Marvel X-Related Releases but not without discussing the big X OF SWORDS news -- including the much discussed image featuring the SWORDBEARERS! The team volleys theories, celebrates X-Twitter's love for Pogg Ur-Pogg, and then explain as much X-Tarot as you can handle! Then the team discusses Free Comic Book Day, Magneto, & Empyre, but not without...

The This Is X team is back and ready to tackle even more floral fright! First off, The Fantastic Four take to space from the pages of that other Empyre lead in that wasn't Incoming, Avengers Empyre 0 (my head is spinning) to read a predominantly fun space adventure split into three segments. Then the team talks Percy's X-Force and it's terrifying terrafloronic menace. From there, the team takes a...

Nico, Jonah, & Matty are back at it -- and they wrap up their discussion of New Mutants and the debut of the Hellions over in New Mutants #15-17! Then, The Uncanny X-Men are finally back from The Secret Wars, but of course, nothing stays secret for very long. Shortly after returning, their dragon-ride-home turn on the X-Men, leaving Lockheed to save the day -- then, prepare as Rogue & Kitty go thr...

This week, the This is X team gets crossover happy! Nico, Jonah, Matty, & Kyle dive into the newest titles, but first, the team takes a look at the bigger picture of the MU -- the status quo leading into the newest event! Nico, caught up on most things Marvel & Avengers, answers the team's questions before the discussion begins, and the discussion is wild! From Robbie Reyes actually having realist...

Nico and Jonah are back for an all new season of X is for Podcast, and this time they've brought along their newest co-host, Matty! The team takes a look at the story that changed everything; with the X-Men away in the Secret Wars, Kitty Pryde takes front and center! The trio discusses the elements of the Secret Wars that affect the X-Men, namely the love lives of Magneto and Colossus, both men of...

Nico, Jonah, Kyle, and Matty continue looking at the return of X! First, the team discusses theories surrounding Kate Pryde and the continued mysteries surrounding her death, disconnection from Krakoa, and more, before turning their attention to one of Kate's most beloved titles, classic Excalibur, and the Captain Britain that led to it! The team highlights the parallels Tini Howard creates betwee...

July 24th, 2019: the X-Men changed forever when Charles Xavier uttered the words "To me, my X-Men" in House of X #1. Since then, the X-Men have gained a mystical island, immortality, their own language, and the kind of stability they've always dreamed... so how is everything is still so dangerous and uncertain!? X is for Podcast begins a new era of coverage with THIS IS X: a modern, conversational...

The team continues its deep dive into Secret Wars, but also: this is real randy. Maybe it's the quarantine, but the team is MADDDDDD horny for the superheroes in this one. The Wrecking Crew looks hot af, though, and these issues are light on plot. Nico, Jonah, Dylan, Regina, and Kyle examine why Secret Wars 4 has been retold twice, and why the midpoint of the maxi-series represents the beginning o...

Who doesn't love a retcon? The X-Men sure do! The X-Teams have long faced revisions, retellings, and the reorienting of facts, and now the We Are Krakoa team faces them, too! Nico, Jonah, Regina, Kyle, and Dylan take a look at two of the most popular X-Men with questionable origins: Gambit and Nightcrawler! Then, join the crew as they look at Hope, Madrox, Storm, and Fantomex for more X-history th...

In 1984, the comics industry was irrevocably changed by the first major line-wide crossover: SECRET WARS! First up, Nico explains the origins (and not-so-secret history) behind the series from its toy-line-humble-begins to editorial and creative's at-odds over plot and characters. The whole crew, including mainstays Dylan and Jonah, along with We Are Krakoa's Kyle and Regina, then takes a look at...

X IS FOR PODCAST STANDS WITH BLACK LIVES MATTER. Our episode opens with a declarative statement of support for the movement, the black community as a whole, and for the efforts to defend black lives. To celebrate our 125th episode, the X is for Podcast team chronoskims back to the O5 (Cyclops, Beast, Angel, Marvel Girl, and Iceman) to examine... what if a different sibling pair replaced Scott and...

Captain Britain is finally back where he belongs: in his own solo stories... but not his own universe?! After their extensive detour through the pages of Miracleman, Nico and Kevo return to the hero that got them started with the run that put him on the map. Captain Britain enters the larger picture of the omniversal Marvel Universe, and he encounters the characters that would come to define him f...

Bobby's got cold feet while Hank's got too much feet: welcome to the origins of the Xavier Student Body! Nico, Jonah, Dylan, Regina, and Kyle take a look at the revised backstories of Beast and Iceman, though neither quite matches the X-Men we know and love. Like, uh, Iceman's really straight here, you guys. Then, join the team as they look at Kitty, Magik, Cannonball, Jubilee, and Armor to get a...

Return to the days before the House of X! The X-Men are probably best known for their psychics, and none are better known and loved (and conversely hated) than Jean Grey and Emma Frost! Join Nico, Jonah, Dylan, Regina, and Kyle as they take a look at the most recent origin retelling-line, featuring Phoenix and The White Queen, as they also take a look at The Origin of Marvel Comics: X-Men's introd...

The X-Men were riding high as one of Marvel's biggest successes: Claremont was churning out two books per month, Uncanny X-Men and New Mutants, filled with crossovers and plotting. But as the world of X grew, so, too, did the desire for the world around it to consume it. Thus, the issues leading to Secret Wars were born! Less of an arc than a quick-once over, Claremont used these four issues leadi...

Nico and Kevo say goodbye to Miracleman, Marvelman, and Mickey himself! In the early 90s, after Alan Moore left the title, the editorial team behind Miracleman (at Mooreís suggestion) turned the reins over to Neil Gaiman and Mark Buckingham. Gaiman was entering the first rock star phase of his career, comics were shifting away from superhero-exclusive, and British works were being imported... oddl...