X Is For Comics: An X-Men Podcast

The History of the Marvel Universe comes to a close in the future at the end of time! Of course, it’s not a direct line there; Nico, Jonah, Dylan, Regina, and Kyle take a look back, along with some friends, at the O5, original Bro’hood, and more, examining the characters from history that stand out, that faded away, and that no one ever liked anyway (WARREN). Then, the team wraps up THotMU before...

The X-Men are one of the few comics franchises that you can be sure literally every page will see collection. That's a fact of life. However, every now and then, something occurs, rendering issues unavailable to the collections department. Such is the case with The X-Men vs. the Micronauts! Having covered Micronauts #37 featuring Kurt earlier, Nico and Jonah sit down to teach Dylan all about the M...

The Marvel Universe took an unmissable step toward mutant mania as the millennium marched towards its conclusion! Nico, Kyle, Jonah, Dylan, and Regina discuss crossovers and X-epics ranging from X-Cutioner's Song, Age of Apocalypse, and Planet X, as well as the great MU like Secret Invasion, Civil War, and more, as the History of the Marvel Universe continues! Plus: Nico's love song to Songbird, D...

The We Are Krakoa/'80s Mutant Mania crossover continues! Mark Waid & Javier Rodriguez's masterful retelling of the Marvel Universe moves into the era the series began in: THE 1970s! Join as the team examines their favorite origin stories, ranging from Generation X's Monet to the unforgettable beginnings of some of the more classic members of the team before moving over to the series proper, where...

The future of comics lies in its past. Or maybe its present, although for something called The History of the Marvel Universe, it sure seemed to take place in the future. It's an '80s Mutant Mania/We Are Krakoa crossover as Nico, Jonah, Dylan, Regina, and Kyle discuss Mark Waid and Javier Rodriguez's epic The History of the Marvel Universe, taking a look at the first two issues of this retelling o...

The '80s saw the X-Men expand their brand more than just through titles focused on mutants; even their minor supporting characters took center-stage! Re-enter: ALPHA FLIGHT! After more than 5 years since Mac's introduction as Weapon Alpha and over a dozen guest appearances throughout the Marvel U, the '80s Team -- Nico, Jonah, and Dylan -- finally reaches the first major arc of Canada's OG OP supe...

The team is still at the last week of X-Releases, this time looking at Hickman and Yu's continued masterful run on X-Men! The King Egg is finally in play, and we have Shi'ar! Brood! Ronan?! BROO! It's been a ride to X-Men #9, and everyone has something to say about it! Then, the team takes a look at some recommendations: Nico offers up some Eternals, Captain Britain & MI13, and Daredevil/Elektra;...

Illyana Rasputin has taken her time in her slow climb to X-Men excellence. Once the nearly-nameless backgrounder to Colossus's muscle-man-mainstay, Illyana has become a force to be reckoned with in the Marvel Universe at large. From her place as a Captain in the Quiet Council to her time as a teacher at Strange Academy, this is the miniseries that started it all. Join Nico, Dylan, and Jonah as the...

The X-Men's Dawn of X continues to slowly roll out here on We Are Krakoa as the team takes a look at the penultimate issue from the last week of releases: Wolverine #2! Despite a killer creative team, the Social Council couldn't sink their teeth into it... but speaking of sharp teeth, Nico and Jonah talk Black Cat #9 and #10, featuring everyone's favorite Canucklehead, as well as The Hellfire Club...

The Social Council of Krakoa continue their slow crawl through the last week of released Marvel titles with a deep-dive into the Hellions! Whether it's the current lineup with Kwannon, Sinister, and Havok, or classic enemies of the New Mutants, members of the Xavier institute or more, the team breaks down every version of the famed baddies before looking at the previous version of the "bad X-Men."...

Nico and Kevo finish their tour of Alan Moore's legendary(ish... if you've heard of it, you know the thing is a monster) run on Marvelman, then Miracleman, and now Alan Moore doesn't even want his name on it (now credited as "The Original Writer"). The devastating ending finishes out Moore's Kid Miracleman saga and leads to Neil Gaiman & Mark Buckingham's never-finished-half-collected run, featuri...

Chris Claremont ran his X-world meticulously, using milestone numbers as a layout to a multi-tiered operation. The fallout of the events of Uncanny 175 sends the X-World regrouping. The specter of Logan's-wedding-that-wasn't and Scott's-wedding-that-was looms over the X-Men in more ways than one. Karma has disappeared, and the New Mutants' new adventure leads them to Nova Roma and Magma, their new...

The X-Books may be slowing down, but the Social Council of Krakoa show no signs of stopping! The team continues their slow, deep dive into the X-Men's most recently shipped titles with X-Men/Fantastic Four #3, examining the relationships, storylines, and villainy of the miniseries before taking a step back and playing an x is for Podcast trivia game, featuring factoids about the two teams' biggest...

Alpha Flight (sorta) first appeared way back in X-Men #109 and would go on to appear throughout the Marvel Universe over the years, a testament to the success of the era of X-Men that gave rise to them and their stellar character designs. But even the creators agree these early stories not only lacked the depth of storytelling the later years of the characters would come to be defined by, but also...

Comics may be slowing down, but that doesn't mean the We Are Krakoa team is doing the same. The team is splitting the last week of releases and taking a look at the series released so far! First up: Hickman and Davis's Giant-Sized Nightcrawler, which should have been called Giant-Sized Illyana Oh Plus Doug And Don't Forget Nightcrawler! Then, taking a look at Nightcrawler's former-home Excalibur's...

Diamond Distributors may not distribute comics? The team reacts with a discussion of digital vs. physical, possible avenues of release, and what books just NEED the tactile experience! Then, the Social Council of Krakoa looks at the pages of Outlawed, which featured a tremendous and diverse cast, but felt like a rehash of Civil War that in no clear way tied into Empyre, before turning to the X-Boo...

In Uncanny X-Men, nothing ever lasts for long. Logan’s happiness with Mariko ends when their engagement falls apart, Scott Summers leaves his past behind and marries an exact copy of Jean Grey (because that’s not creepy at all), and one-time enemy Rogue becomes the X-Men’s newest charge! As always, Nico, Jonah, and Dylan bring you the X-Men as only they can: uncut, unfiltered, and unapologetically...

It's tough to judge a team by its final story or by its first, but here, The X is for Podcast '80s Mutant Mania team does both: the team begins The Defenders (essentially) with its final adventure (issues #122-125), while simultaneous witnessing the birth of the new team, The New Defenders (issues #125-130). Filled with an unbelievable number of X-Characters for something not X-Men, including the...

The Dawn of X marches closer to X of Swords! First up: The New Movie New Mutants are delayed! Again! But this time, it's not Disney/Fox's fault! Then, to the newest books! The earliest issues of the current run of New Mutants have spilled out into the pages of New Mutants and X-Men! Ed Brisson's B-Team heads into battle against a reality warping mutant before the rest of the cast makes their way t...

In 1982, two comic powerhouses at the top of their respective games came together to tell a story that would take a successful character from popular-within-comic-circles to one of the most ubiquitous characters in the history of fictional heroes. The X is for Podcast guys deep dive into not just this legendary miniseries, but the Wolverine character as a whole. Nico and Jonah, a couple of sniktof...

While the X-Books continue to march at their own pace, March is Women's History Month, and Sunday was International's Women's Day, so X is for Podcast celebrates by recounting their favorite X-Women ever: Rogue, Storm, Kate, Emma, Jean... and that's just the kick-off! The team finishes playing catch-up in this Giant-Sized month: the team cheers the New Mutants' b-team featuring Boom Boom, Magma, a...

In 1982, two comic powerhouses at the top of their respective games came together to tell a story that would take a successful character from popular-within-comic-circles to one of the most ubiquitous characters in the history of fictional heroes. The X is for Podcast guys deep dive into not just this legendary miniseries, but the Wolverine character as a whole. Nico and Jonah, a couple of sniktof...

The X-Books were rocked by five major releases this week, but none were as important as the two flagship titles by Jonathan Hickman. Whether it was the giant-size tribute to Grant Morrison and Frank Quietly's New X-Men 121 or the unforgettable crucible of this new Lifedeath, this week changed the X-Men... including the faith of one of the X-Men. The team sits down to discuss the news about X of Sw...

Since the inception of the X-Men, we've seen 15 Leap Days come and go. So, of course, the Social Council of Krakoa couldn't wait to get their hands on those stories and tour through the history of the X-Men! The team strolls through the early era of the 1960s and finds how some things never change. Then, the team turns to the inconsistent 1970s before the powerhouse of the 80s and 90s, and ends wi...

In 1982, two comic powerhouses at the top of their respective games came together to tell a story that would take a successful character from popular-within-comic-circles to one of the most ubiquitous characters in the history of fictional heroes. The X is for Podcast guys deep dive into not just this legendary miniseries, but the Wolverine character as a whole. Nico and Jonah, a couple of sniktof...