X Is For Comics: An X-Men Podcast

The Guys are back – and it’s time to catch up with all things DD & WW! Take a look at the bet of the Daredevil titles and the whole Wonder Family. Check out:  MARVEL: Daredevil 20 - 24 Daredevil: Unleash Hell 1 – 5 Daredevil Cold Day In Hell 1 - 3 Spider-Girl 2 (Lady Bullseye) Eddie Brock: Carnage 4 - 7 (Muse) DC: Wonder Woman 15 - 23 Cheetah and Cheshire Rob the Justice League 1  Titans 2025 Annu...

The Guys are back – and it’s finally time! It’s Marvel vs DC! The guys take the first three issues of the crossover apart, examining the story, the perspective, the characters, and more! It’s a wild ride looking at now-unfamiliar versions of today’s biggest characters (and then some fraggin bastiches like Lobo, too). The guys read DC vs Marvel 1 & Marvel vs DC 2 - 3 on an all new X Is For Comics!...

The Guys are back – and it’s time to catch up with all things CROSSOVER! Nico & TK dive into the biggest, brightest, and best (we hope so, for $@^! sake) comic crossovers from Big Two! Check out:  We Are Yesterday Event New History Of The DC Universe 1 -  Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong 1 - 7 Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong v2 1 - 3 DC KO Preview Alien vs Avengers 1 - 4 Predator vs Spide...

Nico & TK continue their exploration of everything Marvel/DC/Amalgam with another bonus episode! Join the guys as they talk crossovers: Green Lantern/Silver Surfer: Unholy Alliances & Marvel VS DC/DC VS Marvel: Whose Side Are You On? X IS FOR COMICS/X IS FOR SHOW is a talk show for your favorite media, the same way THE OFFICE was a documentary about a paper company. Every week, THE ACTION PACK gat...

The Guys are back – and it’s time to catch up with all things Cosmic! Nico & Kevo dive into the FF titles (wow there’s a lot for once) & Green Lantern (that’s solo and Corps)! Check out:  Fantastic Four 24 - 33 Fantastic Four: Into the Depths Infinity Comic 1 - 6 Fantastic Four 1 The Fantastic Four: First Steps 1 Fantastic Four Presents: Franklin Richards – Son of a Genius #1 2025 Edition Herbie:...

The newest F4 movie is finally here – and it's full of firsts! The Big Name Cast reflects the golden heyday of the MCU. They finally gets Galactus right, feature incredible drop ins from the F4’s best eras. And somehow it's under two hours – and legitimately barely features Dr Doom. All this PLUS HERBIE? Join the Action Pack as they dive into the cosmic radiation storm of the new Fantastic Four mo...

Nico & TK continue their exploration of everything Marvel/DC/Amalgam with another bonus episode! Get ready for the crossovers that brought the two world to the brink of VS! 1995’s crossovers ranged from the wild and unexpected to the obvious and can’t-believe-it-took-this-long! Join the guys as they talk crossovers: Darkseid vs Galactus: The Hunger & Spider-Man/Batman: Disordered Minds (1995)! X I...

The Guys are back – and they’re ready to take on ALL OF THE ULTIMATE UNIVERSE and ABSOLUTE UNIVERSE titles so far, plus get hype for the upcoming Endgame at Marvel and expansion at DC! They’ll be ranking each book from both lines so be sure to vote along with the tiermaker! This summer, join XI4C as they take a look at some of the biggest Marvel/DC crossovers in history in anticipation of the upco...

Nico & TK continue their exploration of everything Marvel/DC/Amalgam with another bonus episode! With a double dose of Superman & Spider-Man (featuring Hulk & Wonder Woman), followed by Bats/Hulk & X-Men/Teen Titans – the guys find themselves at a 1994 Batman/Punisher Double Feature: Lake of Fire & Deadly Knights! These two titles feature era sales giants doing what these crossovers do best – ridi...

The Guys are back – and they’re ready to take on THE X-MEN & TITANS TITLES. This summer, join XI4C as they take a look at some of the biggest Marvel/DC crossovers in history in anticipation of the upcoming Deadpool/Batman in August. This week, check out a look at the Batman (DC) & Punisher (Marvel) titles from the last few months before they look at Batman/Punisher: Lake of Fire (Aug '94) & Punish...

Nico & TK continue their exploration of everything Marvel/DC/Amalgam with another bonus episode! Things kicked off with the first two crossovers - both Superman & Spider-Man, featuring appearances from Wonder Woman & The Hulk. This time, the Jade Giant takes front and center alongside the Caped Crusader in 1981’s DC Special Series! Then, one of the most famous crossover events of all time – Darkse...

The Guys are back – and they’re ready to take on THE X-MEN & TITANS TITLES. This summer, join XI4C as they take a look at some of the biggest Marvel/DC crossovers in history in anticipation of the upcoming Deadpool/Batman in August. This week, check out a look at the X-Men (Marvel) & Titans (DC) titles before they look at DC Special Series: Batman vs The Incredible Hulk (Sep '81) & Marvel & DC Pre...

It’s time to talk CROSSOVERS! Marvel! DC! It’s time to talk about what makes the two companies come together, so united, that they are willing to have their biggest names trade punches! Nico & TK, for the first time since 2023 begin a MAJOR PROJECT. Welcome to the world of Marvel vs DC, Amalgam, and more! Focused around the timing of Deadpool/Batman, the Amalgam Omnis, and who know what’s next, th...

The Guys are back – and they’re ready to take on THE SPIDER & SUPER TITLES. This summer, join XI4C as they take a look at some of the biggest Marvel/DC crossovers in history in anticipation of the upcoming Deadpool/Batman in August. This week, check out a look at the Spider-Man (Marvel) & Superman (DC) titles before they look at Superman VS The Amazing Spider-Man (01/76) & Marvel Treasury Edition...

The Guys are back and it’s time to talk Pride! Every year, DC & Marvel drop pride specials highlighting some of their most celebrated and often underutilized queer characters, and this year is no different. First, check out Marvel Pride, which while featuring almost none of the characters on the standard cover, includes Sera, Black Cat, Mystique, Escapade, and more! Then, turn your attention to DC...

The Guys are back – it’s Wednesday, and that means new books, news, and more! Nico & TK kick things off by taking a look at Marvel digital comics mainstay Jeff The Land Shark and his first print-first title! Then, flip the script and hop over to DC to take a look at a summer’s-film-tie-in, Krypto: The Last Dog of Krypto. This Summer of Superman title sees Ryan North take things back to Krypton. It...

The Guys are back – and It’s time to talk revising canon vs retcons vs reveals. Marvel and DC have survived for a century each by always knowing how and when to adjust what-just-happened. Sometimes, this works (Jean Grey was never Phoenix and is back) and sometimes it doesn’t (Jean Grey was never Phoenix and is back). More and more, these changes become events themselves with the act, the new hist...

It’s time to talk COSMIC COMICS – and Nico & TK are ready to go BIG. Any new cosmic title is on the table, and the guys are ready to goooo. Included in the discussion – Jonathan Hickman’s new space epic, Imperial with the debut issue, changing the landscape of the Marvel Universe – possibly forever – pulling in some of the biggest names in the multiverse; plus 2025 in Green Lantern titles – what’s...

It’s THE FIRST EPISODE of X Is For Comics – the show you already love but turned up to 11 and more on it than ever. Today, the Action Pack talks crossovers. There used to be a crossover season, but these days the crossover calendar never stops! And now Marvel & DC announce their first intercompany crossover in years - Deadpool/Batman. Nico & TK (along with producer Kevo) weigh in on crossovers, tw...

The guys are back and they are here to talk comics! Nico & TK take a look a line of recent number ones, kicking things off with two MCU-friendly duos – Spider-Man & Wolverine and Vision & The Scarlet Witch! The Marvel Universe is currently one MU under Doom where where do these titles fit in – and how much Steve Orlando’s Scarlet Witch do you need to read this? Plus, the Summer Of Superman continu...

Nico & TK are back – and they’re looking ahead to a summer full of big comics, new stories, and of course, swimsuit specials. The X-Men transition to a new period while the Marvel Universe ramps down One World Under Doom; a number of special titles reflecting the face of the MCU continue (New Thunderbolts*), while titles come to their end (Immortal Thor). Over at DC, the Absolute line continues, a...

Never has so much hinged on the meaning of an asterisk! The future of the MCU is coming fast, but before we can start Phase Six this summer we must first close out Phase Five with the long-waited THUNDERBOLTS*! It turns out that star held a lot more weight than we anticipated. What does that surprise ending mean for The Fantastic Four, Doomsday, and the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe? We’...

Born Again is already done for the year!? After 9 episodes, countless wild twists, new characters, murders, betrayals, affairs, and guest stars, the season come to a close with some of the most bizarre, intense, and at times jarring reveals yet. After a strong season, how will this extreme finale be judged, which stories does it pull from, and in fact will anyone be truly born again – it’s all thi...

IT’S ALL NUMBER ONES! The Absolute Universe launches a triple threat of new titles while the Amazing Spider-Man swings back into action. The legacy of rebooting Spider-Man in steeped in a long tradition of…well, not, and then suddenly doing it a lot. This volume, spinning directly out of the previous run, kicks off a new-old era for a familiar character. Then move over to DC for the newest iterati...

It’s a pretty big time for Daredevil – one of the biggest TV shows in the world and three comic titles, so the Action Pack is here to weigh in on it all. Checking in on Daredevil: Born Again with episodes 5 - 7 and some shocking turns for Muse, Kingpin, Heather, and more with a look back at how it all fits together, the team considers the future of the series, which is guaranteed for a second seas...