X Is For Comics: An X-Men Podcast

Nico & TK are talking about one of the most unforgettable debuts in X-Men history: the NEW X-Force, better known as X-Statix! The title takes the X-Men to places they’ve never been with a wild new cast, higher and more dire stakes, and just one rule: anyone can die at any time. Mister Sensitive, U-Go-Girl, Dead Girl, The Anarchist, and of course DOOP lead the charge into an all new era. Plus Nico gives a complete history of X-Force/Statix in the MU, including interviews, read orders, and more!

Nico & TK are talking NEW X-MEN: E IS FOR EXTINCTION! The duo finally talk about one of the best X-Men arcs of all time, responsible for changing the course of Marvel comics forever in just 3 issues. The conversation wraps through years of X-History exploring the core identity of what makes X-Men stories truly X-Men, the scrapped Alex Ross run, and of course every single wild page of these four issues, from the color theory to the character moments and everything in between. Join Professor X, Scott Summers, Jean Grey, Hank McCoy, Emma Frost, and new characters like Cassandra Nova, John Sublime, and Xorn as Nico & TK examine how everything changed in this moment. Read along with New X-Men #114 - 116 & Annual 2001 – it’s all this and more on an all new X Is For Comics!

Nico & TK are talking X-TREME X-MEN! A fan-controversial series, X-Treme is Claremont’s statement during the New X-Men era! Featuring Storm, Rogue, Bishop, Psylocke, Thunderbird, Beast, Sage, plus Lifeguard, Slipstream, Gateway, and more, XXM and it’s wild shipping schedule create a strange moment in the history of the X-Men. From a major character death at the hands of Vargas to the transformation of Ape-Beast into Cat-Beast to the return of the Shadow King and the Savage Land, join the team as they break down this one of a kind title. And then take a look at Fiona Avery’s unusual Rogue Icons origin series – featuring Jean Grey?! Read along with X-Treme X-Men #1 - 9 & Annual 2001; X-Treme X-Men: Savage Land #1 - 4; X-Men Icons Rogue  – it’s all this and more on an all new X Is For Comics!

It’s Friday – and that means it’s time for a bonus episode! Today, Nico with series producer (and Gargoyles expert) Kevo come together to discuss the incredible three-part Fantastic Four / Gargoyles crossover event! Pulling together the incredible canon of the Gargoyles show and comics, series creator Greg Weisman weaves a seamless Marvel classic for the ages with appearances from the Fantastic Four, Tony Stark, and legendary Marvel villains! Read along with Gargoyles: Demona #1, Fantastic Four x Gargoyles #1, and Gargoyles x Fantastic Four #1 – it’s all this and more on an all new X Is For Comics!

It’s time to look at the stories behind the stories – and Nico’s read and ready. The New X-Men era changed EVERYTHING for the X-Men and Marvel. But it wasn’t just New X-Men – there were many titles, but few had a creator behind them like Chris Claremont the way X-Treme X-Men did. Over the years, a lot of conversations have been revealed and evolved out of the experiences behind the scenes in the X-Office about how these two books came together. Now, using the Morrison Manifesto (published in the New X-Men Omnibus among other places) and Comics Creators On The X-Men, Nico pulls together interviews with Morrison, Claremont, and input from their collaborators like Marc Silvestri, Chris Bachalo, & more to create a picture of what happened to create these two titles. Read along with Comics Creators on The X-Men by Tom DeFalco & the Morrison Manifesto – it’s all this and more on an all new X Is For Comics!