X Is For Comics: An X-Men Podcast

Nico & TK finally reach one of the most influential – but often forgotten – series of the New X-Men era! New Mutants Volume 2 introduced an incredible number of new characters like Prodigy, Wind Dancer, Wither, Elixir, Anole, Rockslide, Hellion, Mercury, Surge – and so many more! Nico & TK breakdown the series’s main components, including the prelude story featuring Dani Moonster, written by the writers of New Mutants just before the series began. Nico & TK kick off a deep look at the next generation of mutants before beginning to delve into their title – leading to a three-part episode you don’t want to miss! Read along with New Mutants (v2) & X-Men Unlimited #42 – it’s all this and more on an all-new X Is For Comics!

Nico & TK continue their look at two of the biggest arcs in New X-Men – and X-Men history. The duo breakdown every page of Riot at Xavier’s – from the erasure of pre-Kick Quentin Quire to the unforgettable sacrifice the students take on to save the school. After the biggest battle on school grounds since Imperial, the title switches into a mystery that rocks the X-Men forever – someone shot Emma Frost with a diamond bullet, and there’s a long list of suspects. The arc brings babies, departures, and betrayals, all before the final stretch of New X-Men kick into high gear! Don’t miss this second part of the two-part episode run you don’t can’t miss! Read along with New X-Men #132 - 141 – it’s all this and more on an all-new X Is For Comics!

Nico & TK jump back into New X-Men for two of the biggest arcs of all-time – plus two of the most memorable one shots ever. First up – journey back to Genosha with Polaris, Storm, Charles, Jean, and more as they begin to unravel Magneto’s legacy. Then, meet Dust in a packed-to-the-brim single issue story before changing the face of the X-Men forever. Nico & TK kick off a deep look at Riot at Xavier’s before realizing they had too much to say – leading to a two-part episode you don’t want to miss! Read along with New X-Men #132 - 141 – it’s all this and more on an all-new X Is For Comics!

Nico is back with a solo episode that brings together some of the best threads of the nearly 20 years of stories for these heroes and 700 episodes of X Is For Comics! As the New X-Men era is barrelling towards its conclusion, there’s still new series launching. In an effort to transform the characters of the 90s into new identities for a post-Vertigo world, Cable was reimagined as Soldier X, forsaking so much of his classic iconography as they continue to evolve his mutant messiah narrative (only to abandon it in the end); Deadpool is reimagined as Agent X in the wake of Gail Simone’s run on the title (but is her new Agent X really Deadpool?); and Domino sees a new status quo with a deeper backstory, a complicated mission, and new characters breaking her free of the role of “girlfriend” her earliest adventures saw her cast in (though the threads set here only cause minor shifts). Read along with Soldier X #1 - 12, Agent X #1 - 15, & Domino (v2) #1 - 4 – it’s all this and more on an all-new X Is For Comics!

Nico & Jonah are back to talk MORE Uncanny X-Men. In a turning point era, the title begins to realize the potential of its characters – most notably Sammy & Cain while shining an unfavorable light on Warren & Paige. The stories move to more about The Dominant Species, the Alex / Lorna / Annie triangle, and less about Nightcrawler, Iceman, & Bobby for a whirlwind ride that changes the Uncanny X-Men! Read along with Uncanny 417 - 422 & stories from X-Men Unlimited 40 & 44 - 45 – it’s all this and more on an all-new X Is For Comics!