X Is For Comics: An X-Men Podcast

The X-Men haven't had it so easy lately: they've faced Magneto, the Hellfire Club, and even taken in Carol Danvers after the Avengers left her to die. But nothing can prepare them for the menace of Deathbird, the Sidri, or the Brood! Oh wait, that's a lie... actually, Corsair can. Join the X-Men for their first major space mission since the Phoenix Saga as the course of mutant history is changed f...

Here's a few Moiras -- I mean reasons -- to listen to this episode of Dawn of X. I - it features nearly the full team: Nico, Jonah, Dylan, and Kyle! II -- Further deep analysis on Jon Hickman's already legendary new run of X-Men. III -- A holistic recap of the previous issues! IV -- More surprise character appearances than you'll know what to do with! V -- This book makes Powers of X #1 way more a...

Nico and Kevo have spent the last year tracing Captain Britain's journey from debut through obscurity in a vain attempt to trace intent and development across the character's unfortunate and storied canon. After having his title canceled and bouncing from back-up to back-up, Brian Braddock has come to the end of his adventures as a sidekick, wrapping up the Black Knight Saga before a revolutionary...

Year 0. Year 10. Year 100. Year 1000. Nico. Jonah. Kyle. Dylan. What do these things have in common? An all-new Dawn Of X, that's what! Following the shocking revelations of House of X #1, the X-Men begin to trace a journey through time starting in an era we thought we knew, moving to the now we believed we understood, before going to the future we all feared, ending at the Ascension we don't unde...

Nico and Jonah FINALLY break free of the Contest of Champions in time to... TRAVEL THROUGH TIME?! Join Nico, Jonah, and the newest addition to the team, figures and pop culture expert Mikey B -- fresh off his 3 part Contest of Champions experience -- as they hammer through Alpha Flight's earliest appearances! Read along with Uncanny X-Men 109, 120-121, 139-140.

In 1963, Uncanny X-Men #1 introduced the strangest teens of all. In 1975, Giant-Sized X-Men #1 brought a dynamic, diverse, adult cast of characters to the title. In 1991, Jim Lee and Chris Claremont redefined comics with X-Men #1. In 2002, Grant Morrison would make the X-Men new again with New X-Men. Every 10-15 years, the X-Men comic book franchise takes an evolutionary leap forward, with radical...

The team has come together for the final round of this so-called Contest of Champions! Listen as they take a last look at the miniseries event that introduced audiences to spending extra cash on appearances that go nowhere! Mikey, Kyle, Dylan, Kevo, Jonah, and Nico take one last stab at the story that certainly... happened... on an All-New All-Different Uncanny X Is For Podcast! READ ALONG with Co...

The Uncanny X-Men franchise has been revived, retconned, reloaded, relaunched, reset, and rebooted... but can it survive Jonathan Hickman? As the X-Men return to Krakoa, they prepare for the most intense experience of their lives: the beginning of the Hickman era. To show it means business, Marvel cancelled all X titles, replacing them with House of X and Powers of X! Join Nico and Jonah as they b...

Hang onto your X-Gene, as Nico and the Podcast of Champions is back at it for Round 2. This time, there's some actual championing. Join Nico, Kevo, Jonah, Mikey, Kyle, and Dylan as they continue to battle in a magical athletic stadium in the stars -- well, the Marvel heroes do, anyway -- in the Contest of Champions... for the toys... Part 2.

And lo, there came a great contest! And it was full of champions! Well, it had a few Champions. Most notably Darkstar. Nico calls together all of the heroes of the ANADUXISPAXE Universe: Jonah of Uncanny X-Men! Kyle of Champions! Kevo of Captain Britain! Dylan of Dazzler! Mikey of Alpha Flight! Together, these six hosts bring da noise, and -- thanks to the magic of multiparters -- time permits tha...

It’s a special episode! Nico! Jonah! Kevo! Kyle! The Dark Phoenix Squad reunites to cover Kitty’s Fairytale, a landmark issue from a year and a half later. The team discuss the ever-evolving world of X-Men through the lens of this alternate universe/catch-up issue and Colossus’s… biological material, while four adults pore over art looking for Wolverine’s disappearing shirt. PLUS! Fearless Leader...

Uncanny X-Men continues its run of unforgettable issues -- for better or for worse! This is an instance of for better (with a hint of worse) as Emma Frost and Storm switch bodies! There's plenty of awkward to go around as the X-Men find themselves in yet another Marvel Team-Up multi-parter! And you've got to start to asking yourself: with the X-Men appearing more and more, is it always better? For...

Welcome to #MutantMonday, the all-new day for the all-new, all-different, uncanny X is for Podcast: An X-Men Experience! Despite a promising start, Dazzler already hit a rough patch. Her title continues to pit her against villains that make no sense, she's given no development, and the creative team has seen almost as many changes as there are issues... and this is still only the first year of Daz...

What do you do when the character you've tried to make work for 5 years (but just couldn't make happen) finally hits as a supporting character in another title? Well, you peddle the same material they already didn't want the first time... but this time, you make it EVEN MORE CONFUSING. That's pretty much what happened with Captain Britain, who sees two-page fight sequences retold as two-page fight...

Nico and Jonah can't seem to stop hitting milestones with The Uncanny X-Men, and this episode is no different. The Uncanny X-Men, a title that was struggling in obscurity not even 5 years earlier, hits its mega-sized 150th issue! It's a big story, but -- as always -- this excellent milestone is followed up with a pointless annual, before another xenophobic tour in the Savage Land! Also: Magneto ha...

Uncanny X is for Podcast is proud to FINALLY PRESENT our FIRST FEMALE-HERO-LED TITLE! If only poor sweet Allison Blair were treated with respect. It's a dark road for the Dazzler, in which she is treated like property, a victim, and generally a second-stringer. That said, Nico, Jonah, and brand new host Dylan work to find the magic in the character, who will go onto become an iconic X-Man, an LGBT...

As Chris Claremont's X-Men grew, so did his reach throughout the Marvel Universe. Join Nico and Jonah as they explore Claremont's time bringing the X-Men to the pages of Spider-Woman and Avengers Annual. (Note: Avengers Annual 10 contains themes of sexual assault, kidnapping, and abuse as the X-Men help Carol Danvers (who would go onto become Captain Marvel) recover from her attack by Rogue, who f...

Once upon a time, Marvel believed in the potential of a UK take on the brave, bold Captain America. Two and a half years later, Captain Britain has gone from the star of his own solo weekly mag to co-starring... to backup starring... and now playing the sidekick to a backup feature that doesn't even make the cover of the reprint mag it's in. Join Nico and Kevo as they take a look at Brian Braddock...

The Uncanny X-Men can't stop relaunching. Following the departure of co-creator John Byrne, Chris Claremont was left to pick up the pieces of the X-Verse... but there's no stopping. Featuring appearances from Cyclops, Despair, Arcade, Doctor Doom, Banshee, Iceman, Havok, Polaris, and more, the Uncanny X-Men are getting bigger and bigger as they head toward the climatic 150th issue. Join Nico and J...

It's been 25 episodes, 9 months, and over 200 issues, and now the X is for Podcast team... LOSES ONE OF ITS OWN! Yes, the brawny, brainy, and beloved Kyle is moving onto [SECRET PROJECT], but -- of course -- we have to send him off in style. Join Nico, Jonah, Kevo, and more as the team comes together to say goodbye to one of their own and celebrate 25 episodes of X is for Podcast with this giant-s...

In the ALL-NEW All-Different Uncanny X Is For Podcast Variety, the X-Men have lost Banshee, Jean, and Scott — all in a year — but are they ready to lose John Byrne?! Join Nico and Jonah for a deep look at Claremont/Byrne's landmark final three issues, and join the team as they read the stories, interviews, and more that led to the end of the first great X-Men era. PLUS! Matthew Scott returns with...

It's the ALL-NEW X Is For Podcast! The Dark Phoenix Saga closed out five years of dynamic storytelling and so, too, must X say goodbye to its old format. But, just as the X-Men do, so too do Nico and Jonah! Join them for a discussion of the first post-Jean stories in the X-Verse, plus get Marvel Unlimited recommendations from Matthew Scott, and join Dr. Matt for The Medical Mutant Minute on an all...

She's really gone. Jean Grey has died, sacrificing herself on the moon for the sake of humanity. She's moved onto the next life... but the rest of the world can't. Nico and Jonah say goodbye to the Giant-Sized X-Men era, the Phoenix, and the first volume of Claremont's Uncanny fifteen year epic! Read along with Bizarre Adventures 27 and Uncanny X-Men 138.

The Dark Phoenix Saga changed the Marvel Universe forever... by giving it an endless source of material from which to make a quick buck! But... do they all matter? Join Nico and Jonah as they examine the X-Men Classic stories and Phoenix: The Untold Story to determine whether or not they belong in the Dark Phoenix Apocrypha! Read along with Phoenix: The Untold Story and X-Men Classic 34-36, 39-40,...

She is here. And she is terrible. The Dark Phoenix has come to the X-Men and they won't all survive the experience. What made the Dark Phoenix Saga so powerful? Was it the fearless storytelling? The seamless art? The corruption of Jean Grey -- the X-Men's beloved daughter, sister, and long-time love -- left an indelible mark on all comics. Join the X is for Podcast team in their entirety as they r...