X Is For Comics: An X-Men Podcast

The X-Men are falling apart! On the road to the now legendary Apocalypse: The Twelve, the X-Men find themselves shattered – their lives come apart in ways they never expected: Scott, Logan, & Jean team up with Warren, Cable & X-Man to close out the nanites storyline; Bishop & Deathbird get up to time hijinks; Gambit revisits his past; Mystique tests Rogue and Kitty over Destiny’s Diaries; Alex & Lorna return (sorta); Marrow comes up against Pitor & Mikhail Rasputin; and then it’s time for the autopsy revealing that ***** is the new Death and has been replaced by a ******?! Prepare for the end days with X-Men: The Shattering featuring The Uncanny X-Men 372 - 375, X-Men 92 - 95, The Astonishing X-Men 1 - 3, X-Men Unlimited 025, Wolverine 145, & Gambit 8 - 9. It’s all this and more on an all new X Is For Comics: An X-Men Podcast!

As the team goes hard on 90s X-Men, it’s time to dive deeper into the sidestories, the spinoffs, and more! Introduced in Uncanny X-Men #371, X-Men #91, & X-Men Annual 1999 (plus the pages of Joe Casey’s Cable), the M-Tech line featured major tech characters, like Warlock & X-51, plus appearances from the X-Men, Brotherhood, Hellfire Club, and more! Join Nico as he takes a look at all of the issues of M-Tech (after our coverage of the debut arc last episode!), the short-lived Marvel line featuring X-51 #0 - 12, Deathlok #1 - 11, and Warlock #1 - 9! It’s all this and more on an all new X Is For Comics: An X-Men Podcast!

The Age Of Apocalypse kicks into gear! Nico & TK continue their detour into the most famous X-Men AU of all time as the official titles of one of the most memorable runs of the 90s launch hard! Join the team as they explore the titles through the Epic Collection Books, putting the narrative in continuity order – Book Two features X-Men Alpha 1, Generation Next 1, Astonishing X-Men 1, X-Calibre 1, Gambit & The X-Ternals 1 - 2, Weapon X 1 - 2, Amazing X-Men 1 - 2, Factor X 1 - 2, & X-Man 1. It’s all this and more on an all new X Is For Comics: An X-Men Podcast!

Magneto is back and he’s ready to ruin the X-Men’s day. The lead-up to New X-Men continues to gain steam as Alan Davis’s legendary-for-The-Twelve run kicks off and sees the return of MAJOR villains like Magneto – and soon Apocalypse. These moments set the stage for the future of X-Men as we know it, and the major relations of significant characters continue to grow – Wolverine, Storm, Colossus, Nightcrawler, Kitty, Gambit, & Rogue – plus more minor characters like Marrow. Join the team as they read late ‘98 into mid ‘99 and even picks up on the threads of classic Excalibur and more. Read along with Uncanny X-Men 366 - 371, X-Men 85 - 91, The Magneto War 1, Magneto Rex 1 - 3, Unlimited 23 - 24, & X-Men Annual 1999 Then, start The Hunt For Xavier, a six-part arc running through Uncanny X-Men 362-364 & X-Men 82-84 (42:10), which reintroduces The Brotherhood, repowers Xavier, and delivers a powerful new villain in…CEREBRO!? Finish things off (58:15) with X-Men & Doctor Doom Annual 1998 (featuring a shocking Onslaught reveal), Unlimited 22 (an early Brian K Vaughn tale), and Uncanny X-Men 365 (a Colossus/Magik holiday ghost story).

Get ready for the Age Of Apocalypse! Nico & TK take a detour into the most famous X-Men AU of all time featuring (mostly only slightly) twisted versions of your favorite characters, the triumph of Apocalypse, and the redemption of Magneto! Join the team as they explore the titles through the Epic Collection Books, putting the narrative in continuity order – Book One features X-Men Chronicles 1 - 2, X-Man #-1 & Annual '96, Tales from The Age of Apocalypse: By the Light, Tales from The Age of Apocalypse: Sinister Bloodlines, & Blink 1 - 4. It’s all this and more on an all new X Is For Comics: An X-Men Podcast!