The X-Wife Podcast: An Introduction to X-Men Comics

X-Men, X-Factor and X-Force! Death, Drama and Details Abound

Catch up on last week's comics with us as we talk through the big X titles of the week! X-Men serves up some details about The Iron Night, showing how Cyclops and Magneto came together to form the basis of this new team. X-Factor saves some scientists as Cecelia works through her relationship problems. And X-Force wraps up their fight against Nuklo with some devastating results. Plus T'Challa goes on a side quest in Avengers and Beak brings his family on a delightful vacation in From the Ashes.

01:55 News
04:18 Data is Beautiful
08:01 Personal News
11:51 Polls and General Questions
18:51 From the Ashes
23:05 Avengers
31:56 X-Force
53:41 X-Factor
1:07:11 X-Men

From the Ashes! Rising up out of the end of Krakoa, a new slate of titles takes the mutants in a variety of directions. What will they discover? How will they play off each other? Join us as we find out! Like, subscribe, follow, email, and @ us all over the internet at thexwifepodcast. If you enjoyed the episode, leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and tell your friends!

X-Men Kidnap! NYX vs The Krakoan! Dazzler vs Snarky Journalism - Issues from Oct 23 and 30

We're back with another double dose of issues as we tackle the last two weeks of books with our new format. We're testing it out, adjusting as we go, so let us know what you think! It's a bit of high level mixed with specific points and prompts. This X-Men continues to delight as the team's character beats play up the emotion, comedy and drama. NYX takes to the streets and challenge what it means to be mutant. Dazzler and X-Factor round out our From the Ashes tangies as we catch up with other titles and see what's going on with Lifeguard in Australia

03:41 News
11:32 Personal News
14:52 Polls and General Questions
20:34 From the Ashes
28:07 Avengers
43:49 X-Factor
1:00:31 Dazzler
1:10:46 X-Men
1:32:04 Wolverine Revenge
1:44:21 Ultimate X-Men
1:58:41 NYX

From the Ashes! Rising up out of the end of Krakoa, a new slate of titles takes the mutants in a variety of directions. What will they discover? How will they play off each other? Join us as we find out! Like, subscribe, follow, email, and @ us all over the internet at thexwifepodcast. If you enjoyed the episode, leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and tell your friends!

Comic Catchup! October 9 and 16 Books with Debuts of Sentinels, Mystique and More!

Battling the clock as we catch up on the last two weeks of comics! We're back from NYCC and had a great time and we're ready to dig into the stories. Two mainline followups with Uncanny and Exceptional both delivering on their brand of mutant recruitment. Two new books with Sentinels, giving us a different take of a villain story - and Mystique, going off on her own with an espionage mission. Plus Wolverine delivers some gorgeous art and emotional storytelling. There's more comics that I'm forgetting as I type this!

02:16 News
08:51 Data is Beautiful
11:15 Personal News
17:23 Polls and General Questions
28:43 From the Ashes
37:55 Venom War Wolverine
43:23 X-Force
51:59 Phoenix
1:02:57 Exceptional X-Men
1:14:57 Sentinels
1:26:42 Wolverine
1:35:12 Mystique
1:44:00 Uncanny X-Men

From the Ashes! Rising up out of the end of Krakoa, a new slate of titles takes the mutants in a variety of directions. What will they discover? How will they play off each other? Join us as we find out! Like, subscribe, follow, email, and @ us all over the internet at thexwifepodcast. If you enjoyed the episode, leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and tell your friends!

 

Storm's Solo Debuts! Plus a Massive Catch Up with Uncanny X-Men, X-Men, NYX, X-Force, Phoenix and More!

A jam packed episode with two weeks worth of comics! We're coming down from the highs of Uncanny Experience, but then lifted right back up by some solid mutant content. Storm shows off diplomacy on the worldwide scale as the X-Men dive deeper into the mystery. We get more information on our Outliers in Uncanny, as well as the status of the Morlock community in NYX. X-Force has some trouble with a fracture and Phoenix deals with the judgment of gods! Plus two Wolverine stories and two issues of a fantastic Beast arc in From the Ashes

01:32 News
07:44 Personal News
10:05 Polls and General Questions
18:37 Solo Challenge
24:24 From the Ashes
28:21 Wolverine Deep Cut
32:17 Wolverine Revenge
37:07 Phoenix
49:25 X-Force
01:01:32 NYX
01:14:11 Uncanny X-Men
01:28:37 X-Men
01:40:38 Storm

From the Ashes! Rising up out of the end of Krakoa, a new slate of titles takes the mutants in a variety of directions. What will they discover? How will they play off each other? Join us as we find out! Like, subscribe, follow, email, and @ us all over the internet at thexwifepodcast. If you enjoyed the episode, leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and tell your friends!

Dazzler Debuts! X-Men vs Upstarts as X-Factor Pits Mutant vs Mutant

A big ol stack of comics! The X-Men have a familiar threat playing a new song with Trevor Fitzroy, but who's pulling the strings behind him? Dazzler debuts to chart topping results and we're all here for it! X-Factor swings both our votes to the other direction as we excitedly simmer in the trouble at home between Polaris and Alex. Storm brings the mutant thunder in Avengers and Psylocke makes a first appearance in Ultimate X-Men. Plus Wolverine vs Marauder clones AND a Beast of a character study in From the Ashes.

01:11 News
07:44 Personal News
10:09 Polls and General Questions
21:15 From the Ashes
26:00 Wolverine Deep Cut
31:18 Ultimate X-Men
38:52 Avengers
45:29 X-Factor
01:02:56 Dazzler
01:19:14 X-Men

From the Ashes! Rising up out of the end of Krakoa, a new slate of titles takes the mutants in a variety of directions. What will they discover? How will they play off each other? Join us as we find out! Like, subscribe, follow, email, and @ us all over the internet at thexwifepodcast. If you enjoyed the episode, leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and tell your friends!

Wolverine and Exceptional X-Men Start! Uncanny X-Men Continues with Mystery

A doozy of a stack with a hearty helping of the Bubs! Issue one of the new series has Logan lost in the wilderness with only a best bud to bring him back. There's more to what's out there. On the other side of the timeline, Rogue's Uncanny team adds a handful of strays as we get the other side of the fateful phone call. A deep backstory pull with a mysterious Sarah who uhh goes through some changes. And we catch up on K Pryde's adventures in her home town. Smashing fourth walls and getting into the psyche of what life is like after Krakoa. Plus Venom War brings Logan into its mix as we start a mini series. AND a double dose of From the Ashes gets into the bigger story of what's going on with Magneto. We've got more questions than answers Max!

01:10 News
08:30 Data is Beautiful
14:28 Personal News
18:14 Poll and General Questions
27:00 From the Ashes
31:27 Venom War Wolverine
35:24 Wolverine
53:43 Uncanny X-Men
1:15:57 Exceptional X-Men

From the Ashes! Rising up out of the end of Krakoa, a new slate of titles takes the mutants in a variety of directions. What will they discover? How will they play off each other? Join us as we find out! Like, subscribe, follow, email, and @ us all over the internet at thexwifepodcast. If you enjoyed the episode, leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and tell your friends!

Interview with Dazzler solo writer Jason Loo

Time to hit the stage friends! We had writer Jason Loo in the recording booth for today's track. We dive into details about the upcoming mini series and the headlining act herself, Dazzler! We talk about her real life influences, the fashion and difficulty of being a mutant publicly in this From the Ashes time. Plus we get to know Jason, his journey as a comics creator and his love for the Marvel Universe.

From the Ashes! Rising up out of the end of Krakoa, a new slate of titles takes the mutants in a variety of directions. What will they discover? How will they play off each other? Join us as we find out! Like, subscribe, follow, email, and @ us all over the internet at thexwifepodcast. If you enjoyed the episode, leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and tell your friends!

X-Men Delivers! Plus NYX, X-Force and Ultimate X-Men - and all that Omega Red!

It feels like old times, a stack of comics as From the Ashes gets into full swing! X-Men dishes out its best issue yet as larger plots continue to build in the background. Scott with all the best lines. NYX takes us into this mutant mystery of New York as Wolverine plays her Private Investigator role. X-Force identifies the problem in Wakanda and quickly dispatches to figure it out. Over in the Ultimate Universe we get a big advance on both sides of this fight. Plus the finale of Samosud, Omega Red's delightful tale of vengeance.

01:50 News
06:34 Personal News
09:23 Polls and General Questions
11:26 From the Ashes
18:11 Ultimate X-Men
29:07 X-Force
49:29 NYX
1:10:50 X-Men

From the Ashes! Rising up out of the end of Krakoa, a new slate of titles takes the mutants in a variety of directions. What will they discover? How will they play off each other? Join us as we find out! Like, subscribe, follow, email, and @ us all over the internet at thexwifepodcast. If you enjoyed the episode, leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and tell your friends!

X-Men and Phoenix Return! X-Factor Debuts! Plus Bubs!

We're here again with a two week catch up - promises that it's not a regular shtick! Our X-Factor team has a short debut and a bit of a bloody shakeup in something that feels both new and oddly reminiscent of the past. Phoenix adds Corsair's problems to her own as the two find their way into the Black Order's mess. Plus a second issue of X-Men as we catch some recurring themes. Aliens!? Or something more. A stellar debut from Hickman and Capullo and a convincing end from Percy and Ohta as the Wolverine family expands into more titles. Plus the depth of character we never knew we needed for Omega Red!! Best Infinity Comic arc?

01:33 News
05:23 Personal News
08:25 Polls and General Questions
18:48 From the Ashes
26:42 Hellverine
31:46 Wolverine Revenge
43:16 X-Factor
1:07:44 Phoenix
1:28:30 X-Men

From the Ashes! Rising up out of the end of Krakoa, a new slate of titles takes the mutants in a variety of directions. What will they discover? How will they play off each other? Join us as we find out! Like, subscribe, follow, email, and @ us all over the internet at thexwifepodcast. If you enjoyed the episode, leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and tell your friends!

 

X-Force and Uncanny X-Men! Plus the end of Heir of Apocalypse and the start of Storm on Avengers

We're closing out loose threads while kicking off brand new ones! New Heir who dis? WHO IS THIS!? X-Force brings the big brain energy as Forge and Sage work to save the world. Uncanny has so much DEPTH! The character work is next level and we're all sorts of here for it. Plus Storm debuts on the Avengers! And a couple of bubs related entries round out a two week episode of coverage

01:11 News
08:58 Data is Beautiful
09:39 Personal News
12:28 Polls and General Questions
16:52 From the Ashes
22:28 Wolverine Deep Cut
25:44 Hellverine
32:00 Avengers
42:06 Heir of Apocalypse
56:40 X-Force
1:28:23 Uncanny X-Men

From the Ashes! Rising up out of the end of Krakoa, a new slate of titles takes the mutants in a variety of directions. What will they discover? How will they play off each other? Join us as we find out! Like, subscribe, follow, email, and @ us all over the internet at thexwifepodcast. If you enjoyed the episode, leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and tell your friends!